AUGUST buddies~ Symptom Spotting, Girl Talk & POAS party!

[dustergrl]

Duster at 3-4dpo you wouldn't have even implanted yet so no point in symptom spotting.
A lot of what you are experiencing can be attributed to simply being hyper-aware of your body due to TTC.

I'm sure you're probably right. It's hard not to be aware, but fx nonetheless. I'll be sorely disappointed if this has nothing to do with pg. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

Oh, absolutely FX regardless! I hope it didn't come off as if I meant otherwise.

The body hyper-awareness that comes from TTC is such a double edged sword. It can help you when you TTC and later on with NFP if you wish but it can also be crazy-making!

Oh, I know. The internet doesn't necessarily pick up on what we truly mean- that's best for in-person conversations. I know everyone here wishes the best for everyone else!

 

[sweetbliss89]

That is so cool about your blogger friend Macy!

Is it bad that when making my grocery list I thought "oh! I can be sneaky and buy a bunch of $1 tests to use!" Haha I feel like that thought contradicted all of the convincing I've been doing the last week of telling myself I'm not testing early. How will I resist those $1 tests tomorrow when I walk down that aisle?!

I believe it's early for imp but I swear I've been having cramping on my right side off and on all day. It happened just now and lasted about 2 mins.

 

[macydarling]

Sweet~ I do that with the cheapy test too. Im like...they're a dollar I HAVE to buy them. Lol. I had those right side pains too! Cant remember when, it was a few days ago but it lasted on and off two days. It mostly felt like dull pinching but one particular cramp made me say ouch out loud and double over. Weird! I was trying not to read into it too much.

 

[Snufkin]

Argh, major moody day today (~9dpo), because of course I took another test (not right in the morning though, I felt strong then and resisted) and it was clearly a BFN. I'm now convinced I must have been seeing ghosts yesterday. Logically I know that I'm still really early and anyway we've only just starts trying, and I still have all my symptoms, but I just feel a bit deflated today.

Doesn't help that I have to clean the whole house because it's a bombsite and the MIL is coming to stay tonight so she can take my daughter in the morning while OH takes me to the airport.

I'm glad I'm not the only one stocking up on cheapy tests though. Still, I kind of wish they didn't exist because I'm sure I wouldn't be testing at stupid-dpo if it was £7 a pop.

 

[caringo]

Argh, major moody day today (~9dpo), because of course I took another test (not right in the morning though, I felt strong then and resisted) and it was clearly a BFN. I'm now convinced I must have been seeing ghosts yesterday. Logically I know that I'm still really early and anyway we've only just starts trying, and I still have all my symptoms, but I just feel a bit deflated today.

Doesn't help that I have to clean the whole house because it's a bombsite and the MIL is coming to stay tonight so she can take my daughter in the morning while OH takes me to the airport.

I'm glad I'm not the only one stocking up on cheapy tests though. Still, I kind of wish they didn't exist because I'm sure I wouldn't be testing at stupid-dpo if it was £7 a pop.

Aw, sorry about the stupid ghosts hope your housecleaning goes well! And I definitely know what you mean about the tests haha - "stupid-dpo" made me laugh I feel justified testing every couple days at this point, but if I move onto my next cycle I will probably end up testing at stupid-dpo with cheapies because they're just so darn cheap!!

 

[jumpingo]

Still, I kind of wish they didn't exist because I'm sure I wouldn't be testing at stupid-dpo if it was £7 a pop.

yeah, stupid-dpo had me laughing too!

 

[sweetbliss89]

I don't even want to think about the amount of money that I've spent on cheap tests just because they were so cheap haha it will add up quickly I'm sure but I just can't resist. Maybe they will be out of stock and it will save me from my misery

Macy - I'm trying to not read into it either but it is so hard. I think I have successfully convinced myself that the bloating I've had since 3dpo is just from what I've eaten even though for me to wake up bloated is really not normal but oh well, I'd rather chalk it up to food rather than think it is some symptom at only 6dpo.

Snuf - I feel your pain! I have to do bookwork and grocery shopping today. Normally I love doing both of those things but I woke up and just didn't want to HAVE to do anything today. I'm pretty sure DH and I wouldn't be too happy when it came to dinner time and there wasn't anything to eat though haha. I hope your housework is more bearable than you're anticipating! Reward yourself with a nap or quiet time watching a movie with your daughter after you finish

 

[KatO79]

I will post a pic next time. I've decided that I've probably been seeing ghosts in the form of little pink lines today, so I'm not testing again until Sunday/Monday. I will NOT pack a test in my bag, I promise!

Kat, what's your plans in Russia?

We'll be going to Saint Petersburg most of the trip plus a couple of other towns I can't seem to remember the names of at the moment We'll also be going to a nature reserve so I can go birdwatching and see any other interesting animals. I know we'll also be spending a few days in Finland and a couple of days in Tallin, Estonia in the end.

We'll be rounding the whole trip with a 2 day visit to my big brother's summer house since him and his family will be in Denmark for part of their summer vacation.

It was a near thing with getting visas, wow the Russians are really strict. We had to get one of the hotels to redo their invitation twice before it was acceptable. Since we're driving, we had to include which town at the border we'd be arriving in and which town we'd last drive through before leaving Russia

I'm just sad that I'll be leaving our cat at her "grandparents'" place She's such a sweet girl and so attached to me. She was abused by her previous owner so is pretty shy around strangers or people she doesn't know very well. She doesn't even like it when I leave the apartment for a few hours, she gets this semi scared look, like she's not sure if I'm coming back So I'm dreading dropping her off Saturday night I'm sure I sound nuts to some

Anyway no AF yet, have had some cramping and keep running to the toilet but no blood, not even at my cervix. Think I've been having hot flashes too but maybe all this is in my head. We'll see

 

[dustergrl]

Kat, that's crazy with all the hoops to jump through to get into Russia! Maybe I missed it but how long will you be there for?

 

[hunni12]

Morning how is everyone ?

 

[KatO79]

Kat, that's crazy with all the hoops to jump through to get into Russia! Maybe I missed it but how long will you be there for?

It has been insane. We were actually starting to fear we might not get the visas in time and started making a plan B where we'd just go to Finland and Estonia. We were getting the impression that Russia doesn't really want turists. We might not do it again either since it was such a trial

We'll be in Russia for 9 days total, the rest our 2½ week vacation will be Finland and Estonia and a couple of days seeing my big brother at his summer house in Denmark.

So to anyone planning on going to Russia: apply for your visas in really, really good time! You'll be amazed at how much paperwork you need. I actually recommend doing it all through a travel agent as they know the rules, it was in hindsight insane of us to do the whole thing ourselves

 

[caringo]

Yikes Kat! I've never really wanted to go to Russia, def don't think I will now knowing how insane it all is!

Got a beautiful bold indent line this morning So I am officially out for July! Still not sure where I am in my cycle, but I had a nice big rise in temps this morning, higher than it's been since AF ended (except for when I was sick) so FX that I ovulated!

 

[Snufkin]

Kat, that sounds mad! Glad you got it all sorted and you'll be able to go! My mum went to St Petersburg ages ago and loved it! Hope you'll like it just as much.

I just had a look in the cupboard and found loads of left over OPKs. I used them a few cycles just to try and see if I'm ovulating when I thought I did and I seem to be quite regular, so I don't think I'll bother with them now. If anyone wants them you're welcome to them. I'm in the UK. Happy to send anywhere else, too, but will probably have to ask for postage then. I didn't count them, but I think I have about 16-18.

 

[dustergrl]

Kat, that's crazy with all the hoops to jump through to get into Russia! Maybe I missed it but how long will you be there for?

It has been insane. We were actually starting to fear we might not get the visas in time and started making a plan B where we'd just go to Finland and Estonia. We were getting the impression that Russia doesn't really want turists. We might not do it again either since it was such a trial

We'll be in Russia for 9 days total, the rest our 2½ week vacation will be Finland and Estonia and a couple of days seeing my big brother at his summer house in Denmark.

So to anyone planning on going to Russia: apply for your visas in really, really good time! You'll be amazed at how much paperwork you need. I actually recommend doing it all through a travel agent as they know the rules, it was in hindsight insane of us to do the whole thing ourselves

Kat- enjoy your vacation! I wouldn't doubt that they don't exactly want tourists. I have no particuular interest in traveling there but know plenty of people that have and they said it was beautiful!

 

[hunni12]

Kat, that sounds mad! Glad you got it all sorted and you'll be able to go! My mum went to St Petersburg ages ago and loved it! Hope you'll like it just as much.

I just had a look in the cupboard and found loads of left over OPKs. I used them a few cycles just to try and see if I'm ovulating when I thought I did and I seem to be quite regular, so I don't think I'll bother with them now. If anyone wants them you're welcome to them. I'm in the UK. Happy to send anywhere else, too, but will probably have to ask for postage then. I didn't count them, but I think I have about 16-18.

I would have asked but Im way in the US

 

[Snufkin]

I can check postage for you if you like...not like they're heavy or anything, but I've never sent stuff to the US from here, so no idea how much it would be.

 

[Snufkin]

Ha, never mind! It's not that dear. If you want them just pm me your address. I've counted them and there's 22!

 

[sweetbliss89]

Kat - have an awesome time on your trip!!


Just got back from my grocery shopping... I walked down the dreaded aisle that had the tests and I literally couldn't stop myself. At least I only grabbed 5 instead of taking the whole box that was there? I'm kind of mad at myself for getting them since I have spent 2 weeks telling myself that I wasn't going to test early and I wasn't going to get my hopes up at all this month. I'm just going to wait until at least Sunday or Monday (9 and 10 dpo) to even think about using them I guess. I really have no symptoms other than feeling fat after every time I eat, like super fat.... well I guess you could call it bloated.

 

[Snufkin]

We'll sweet bliss, you never know. Might just be your month! Fingers crossed anyway. Where's your fat feeling? With my first I had a feeling like my uterus was really hard...it was quite early on, before I had missed my period, and it was definitely worse just after eating or when I was sitting down in a way that would put pressure on that area. I thought it may be bloat at the time as I was visiting my German family and I was eating so. much. meat. but it wasn't. Definitely baby. I'm having the same feeling now, so I'm very hopeful. It's a bit lower down than a normal bloat would be?

If I am pregnant this month then I'd be due the week my SOS gran turns 90, wouldn't that be lovely?

 

[Snufkin]

Oh, an we should test together on monday! Be strong!