CD1, April 21.... Lets get together!!!

[Hena]

I usually spot for 2 days before AF. If AF is tomorrow, I should have started spotting yesterday!

That sounds like a really good sign!!!

 

[EngineerGirl]

Congrats claudia_ann and hope this month is the month for everyone else.

I try not to symptom spot, but I can't help but notice things. Like how my cramping, which has been sharp pains since I came off bcp, switched to a more generalized AF like cramp at 5DPO two days ago accompanied by nausea all morning and how I've been nauseous every morning since. I sometimes get nauseous when I'm tired so who knows what it all means, but it's hard not to hope!

 

[aquaria6]

Encouraging symptoms from everyone! I hope it means something good! Sorry about your cold Hena. Hope you are feeling better soon.

leylak- I wasn't going to test until AF was late (she's due on Monday), but my addiction accepts your offer to be test buddies Saturday morning, though I will be staying over at a friends house. . .that could be a little weird. She is one of my preggers best friends, so, I kind of have mixed feelings about it. She would be over the moon for me if I got my bfp, but there is a little pressure there, you know? Sometimes with all these pregnant people around me, I feel like a failure

I've was cramping like AF could show up any minute a few days ago and my bbs have been super sore. My cramping has kind of settled into a kind of pinching on my right side, kind of like ovulation pain. Feeling a little nauseous now, and I have been peeing like crazy. My lower back has been hurting too, but that could be that our mattress is from approximately 1973 (seriously DH's dad made it when he worked for a mattress factory during college), and I had aching in my wrist like carpal tunnel. Who knows . . .

Good luck and baby dust to everyone!

 

[aquaria6]

aquaria, shall we be test buddies this cycle? I am 10 DPO today. I have a 10 day LP so my due date is tomorrow. But there is a possibility that I ovulated 2 days later than FF guessed, so I will test on saturday if AF is not here by then. Do you accept?

I have no idea how long my LP is. . . I really need to start temping. I definitely will when I graduate in July! Is that how you know?

 

[EngineerGirl]

leylak and aquaria6 looking forward to hearing how it goes for you.

8DPO (or 9, I think FF marked ovulation a day late) here with a 13 day luteal phase, which puts AF's due date at the 24th. Here's hoping she doesn't come!

 

[leylak]

leylak- I wasn't going to test until AF was late (she's due on Monday), but my addiction accepts your offer to be test buddies Saturday morning, though I will be staying over at a friends house. . .that could be a little weird. She is one of my preggers best friends, so, I kind of have mixed feelings about it. She would be over the moon for me if I got my bfp, but there is a little pressure there, you know? Sometimes with all these pregnant people around me, I feel like a failure

I started spotting and had a temp decrease today so maybe I will not need to test at all. But there is hope till she gets me in full force. But I hope you get to celebrate your BFP with your friend. I totally understand how it feels like feeling like a failure...

I have no idea how long my LP is. . . I really need to start temping. I definitely will when I graduate in July! Is that how you know?

Yes, I have been temping since last september and I think my LP is 10 days. Today I am 11 DPO but I am not feeling pregnant at all. My boobs aren't sore. They always start hurting a few days after ovulation. If my temperatures weren't this high, I would suspect that I didn't ovulate this time. I don't know. I think I am waiting for AF, not a BFP...

 

[aquaria6]

You aren't out yet leylak! FX!!! Maybe not having sore boobs is a good sign.

Though not fun, nausea is a good symptom EngineerGirl! Good luck!

I'm kind of feeling like I'm out too, but we'll see what happens Saturday. Eeekk.

Baby Dust to all!!

 

[Hena]

AF is either a day late, was due today, or is due tomorrow depending on what cycle length my body has decided to go with this month....In any case, I don't think I can wait until Sunday to know. All these symptoms have me convinced I'm pg, and the longer I wait to test the greater the disappointment will be So if the witch doesn't land before tomorrow morning, it's poas time!
Good luck to all of you, I can't wait to hear!!!!

 

[aquaria6]

Good luck Hena!! Fingers crossed for us Saturday morning testers!

 

[EngineerGirl]

I'm going to have to see what DH says, but after 4 straight days of nausea I'm about ready to test tomorrow morning. Bought a test at the grocery store to have on hand. Either I'm pregnant, I'm stressing myself out to the point of being nauseous, or I should go get checked out for something that might be causing all this nausea.

9DPO today with a 13 day luteal phase (for the last two cycles, at least).

Hena, keep us updated. aquaria6 and leylak, it's not over this cycle until the cycle ends!

 

[Hena]

Well, I did the test first thing this morning and bfn...part of me is hoping it was too early, but I'm trying to be realistic at the same time. Still no AF anyway...maybe my cycles are just getting longer.
Good luck, aquaria6 and leylak! fx'd for your bfps today!!!
EngineerGirl, it's so hard to wait once you have the tests in your hand, isn't it? I hope that's pg nausea you have!!! GL, let us know when you decide to test!

 

[leylak]

Thanks Hena and aquaria. AF got me so i didn't need to test. Either my LP increased to 12 days or FF is mispredicting my ovulation time. Anyways, I am not feeling bad because of the AF. New cycle, new hopes...

 

[aquaria6]

That is a lovely way of looking at it lelak. Good luck!!

You could still get your BFP Hena. It is still rather early, right?

I couldn't bring myself to test this morning. I was feeling super crampy, and kind of like I am getting some sort of stomach bug . Maybe if af hasn't shown up by Monday, I might tempt my fate. Besides, I really didn't want to face another bfn especially when I wasn't at home.

Going to snuggle up with my kitties and watch a Harry Potter marathon while DH is off playing a show and try not to think about it.

 

[Hena]

what a great attitude, leylak! Lots of baby dust for this new cycle!

aquaria, HP marathon sounds like a great idea! Hope you feel better and AF stays away. Mine hasn't arrive yet, so I'm hoping I just tested too early....fingers still crossed for our bfps!

how is everyone else doing?

 

[EngineerGirl]

Gave in and tested at 10 DPO yesterday after feeling wretched all day. . We'll see if my temperature starts dropping tomorrow or Tuesday and comes on Wednesday when she's due. I was pretty sad yesterday, but today after some sleep I'm doing better.

leylak, 12 days is a great luteal phase. Here's hoping it stays that way for a next cycle for you.

 

[aquaria6]

Well, af got me today exactly as I suspected. On to the next cycle.

Keep us updated Hena and EngineerGirl!! Fingers crossed!!!

 

[Hena]

sorry aquaria, I hope this cycle is luckier! baby dust to you

I'm glad you're feeling better, EningeerGirl. I took my bfn on Sat pretty hard too. I'm in a state of limbo now, not wanting to get my hopes up but acting like I might be pg just in case...very odd feeling. I keep changing my cycle ticker to keep it current with my CD. I just set it at 35 because if AF doesn't start by then, that's when I'll try testing again.

 

[EngineerGirl]

Sorry aquaria6 - hope this new cycle is it for you!

Hena, keep us updated on how things go for you.

Today I realized that even nausea can be a symptom of IBS, which my doctor suspected I might have about a year ago. Certainly my cramps could be from it. So I could just be triggering my poor large intestine to act up and that may explain all my symptoms. I keep hoping I'm pregnant to have something to show for the nausea and cramping, though! My temp dipped slightly this morning, and my bet is it'll go down a ways tomorrow and AF will show Wednesday. Oh well...on to next cycle.

 

[Hena]

Well, today is CD 35, it's the latest I've ever been and still no AF so I did another test this morning...BFN. So I guess my cycles are just getting longer and I have to patiently wait for AF so I can get going on the next cycle.

Good luck, EngineerGirl, I hope those symptoms are from your BFP!

 

[Hena]

I think I was the last one holding out here, and AF finally showed this morning, 12 days late (!!!) So I'm officially out and starting a new cycle. Best of luck to all of you, and congrats again to those with BFPs! I hope the rest of us can join you in the Pregnancy forum soon!