January Snowdrops +*+* Testing Thread *+*+ Ring in the New Year with BFPs!

[m3mommy]

Oh and hers did end in a BFP! So hopefully mine keeps following this one!

 

[ehjmorris]

Hi ladies!
Hope your all is well, we’ve had stomach bug here over the New Year and now the kids have picked up some sort of ulcer virus hope it ends soon.

I hope that the lines darken for you and in timeframe @josephine3

I’m 8dpo and nothing on wondfo this morning but my opk was looking darkish, boobs still sore and still got the creamy tinged cm

 

[xZoeyx]

10dpo here and BFN too getting light cramping also. My boots are not tender and with both previous pregnancies that was my first sign, very tender boobs about a week prior to AF.
So I'm going to assume I'm "out" this month sadly. Used 2 x FRER aswell as period due in 5 days but also both BFN.

 

[jellybeanxx]

I’ve had 2 positive OPKs this cycle. The clearblue on CD19 and the regular OPK on CD26. Temp is still dropping today at CD28. I think it’s an anovulatory cycle for me

 

[Laurabub84]

Uhhh same thing, I did a test about 9pm, nothing obvious but a few hours later it's got a line!
I guess I have to stop obsessing for the day and go to bed. I would disregard them if I hadn't done a test a week ago that stayed almost completely white.

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I’m using the same tests and have had no issues with them when not pregnant. My hcg levels were down to 7 last Wednesday and I’m still getting a faint line with them so I think they seem to be good at picking up tiny amounts of hcg. My clinical guard for me personally I would say are just as good as frers. Can’t fault either, so I really hope yours will start darkening up. Fx’d

@josephine3 I definitely see something!

I’ve been lurking here every night but really haven’t had much to contribute. Doctors office called today and confirmed ovulation from my Day 21 bloodwork. I’m 8DPO and have been testing like a lunatic since 6DPO.

I have sore boobs, my face broke out SO BAD this morning, and I started getting nauseous this evening. I do not feel pregnant, but who knows?

I wanted to share this with you ladies though because it totally shocked me seeing it. I was looking through charts on FF and came across one that looked a lot like mine. So I overlayed it on mine and WOW. So crazy!

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oh wow, that’s amazing how similar they are. I really hope yours lead to your bfp too. 8dpo is still so early so you still have plenty of time for them to turn positive. Good luck

Hi ladies!
Hope your all is well, we’ve had stomach bug here over the New Year and now the kids have picked up some sort of ulcer virus hope it ends soon.

I hope that the lines darken for you and in timeframe @josephine3

I’m 8dpo and nothing on wondfo this morning but my opk was looking darkish, boobs still sore and still got the creamy tinged cm

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I’m sorry you’ve all been poorly. This winter has just been horrendous for illnesses. Everyone always seems to have something. I’m not one for being hot but roll on the summer I say. 8dpo is still very early and your symptoms sound promising. Good luck to you

10dpo here and BFN to getting light cramping also. My boots are not tender and with both previous pregnancies that was my first sign, very tender boobs about a week prior to AF.
So I'm going to assume I'm "out" this month sadly. Used 2 x FRER aswell as period due in 5 days but also both BFN.

sorry for the bfn, I hope if this cycle isn’t the one that the next one will be. Hugs

I’ve had 2 positive OPKs this cycle. The clearblue on CD19 and the regular OPK on CD26. Temp is still dropping today at CD28. I think it’s an anovulatory cycle for me

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oh Jelly, I want to give you a massive hug. I didn’t want to say before but with my anovulatory cycles my opks were always dark. It certainly seems as tho your body’s been trying. I hope you still manage to it you haven’t already and if not I hope it’s not drawn out. These cycles suck so bad and I really feel for you. Why can’t all bodies just work the same? It’s horribly frustrating. How long are your cycles when you do ovulate and how long is your lp if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[jellybeanxx]

@Laurabub84 thank you so much, you’ve made me emotional! My cycles vary even when I do ovulate so there’s no knowing for sure if it’ll still happen. I’m all over the place! My LP is around 10/11 days so quite short but it’s always been like that.
Thank you again for your kindness, it’s wonderful how much you help others even when you’ve been through so much yourself

 

[josephine3]

@xZoeyx and @ehjmorris good luck for your next tests xx

@jellybeanxx I really hope it's not a bust cycle for you. My friend didn't ever get a positive opk the cycle she fell pregnant!! Our bodies are weird sometimes. I don't temp so can't help three but I'd go by the first pos opk you had and take it from there. I get random dark ones towards the end of my cycle often.
@Laurabub84 I second what jellybean said you are so fab being so supportive after all you've been through you're so brave!
@Suggerhoney any update from you?

 

[josephine3]

And for me same thing this am. Although this one did 'show' faster, at about 45 mins I think but still not in time frame. Here it is at 5 mins then at about an hour.
I've had loads of cramping yesterday and today and still with the dodgy feeling af belly.

 

[josephine3]

I'm wondering if I should dip one in water and see what happens, but would water leave an evap or does it have to be pee lol?

 

[NDH]

Aww jellybean I really hope if it's an anovulatory cycle AF arrives soon so you can have a reset and try again.

Josephine idk about water but yet your husband to pee on one

Laura are you testing again today?


I've had a big temp rise this morning and feel a brightness, if that makes sense, in my womb. Feeling super hopeful today and I almost want to run out and buy some tests. But I'm going to be good and wait til at least the 10th when AF would be due.

My twins were talking about how much they miss our baby who died and then said soon I will have another baby in my tummy - my daughter interjected with two babies. I don't know what I would do if I have a second set of twins .

 

[littlewitch]

And for me same thing this am. Although this one did 'show' faster, at about 45 mins I think but still not in time frame. Here it is at 5 mins then at about an hour.
I've had loads of cramping yesterday and today and still with the dodgy feeling af belly.

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What dpo are you, Josephine3? I see a faint line on the dried test.
Last cycle, when I had my chemical, my husband was sweet enough to give me a urine sample to dip. His urine pregnancy test was stark negative. That way I definitely knew I was seeing real lines.
It made my heart hurts more when my lines faded, but at least I knew it was real with an experimental control of man pee.

 

[S_Dowd]

Hello! Sorry for my very long absence. First it was all the holiday craziness, then I got sick, and then my anxiety was really bad for a few days after ovulation. I also was trying to play it cool this cycle. I usually have a super long and wonky cycle after the holidays. But I shockingly ovulated on CD19 which is super early for me. I'm telling you intermittent fasting has given me the most regular cycles I have ever had 10/10 would recommend. Even with the stress and weirdness of the holidays and being sick, I still ovulated early!!!!

We BDed on CD 17 and CD 19, so our timing was great. I had super awful horrible anxiety from 3dpo-5 dpo and I cried like 5-6 times a day. It was not good. I had mild anxiety at 6 and 7 dpo and cried maybe once or twice a day, but very manageable thank goodness. And since my chemical, I've noticed this spike in anxiety the week after ovulation has become my new norm, so I didn't think anything of it.

Then on 7 dpo (night) DH and I dtd and I shoved some Kleenex in my underwear to catch the semen lol. Later when I removed it the tissue was stained light pink. But I've had no other spotting. Then yesterday evening (8dpo) I had some odd cramping. And this morning as well. No other symptoms yet. Here are my 8 dpo tests (top)and my 9 dpo tests (bottom) : I always see lines, so I don't trust my own judgement anymore. Lol

 

[NightFlower]

Well we dtd Thursday/Friday morning because it was almost midnight by then and again this morning (sat) so I think we have a great chance seeing as ovulation is tomorrow. I'm feeling pretty good about it. Now just hoping the tww goes by quickly. I'll most likely start testing at 7dpo so only 8 long days to go

Good luck ladies testing. Hope to see many new years s . Sorry to the ladies who are out already. May February be your month!

 

[NightFlower]

@S_Dowd I might see something on the top test. Good luck. Sorry your anxiety has been bad. I have the same thing too.

 

[S_Dowd]

@NightFlower Oh your timing was great this month! I have been praying for you, and I hope this is your month! I'm so sorry you deal with anxiety, too. I am grateful that I do get reprieves from it, so it isn't always constant. And I do see patterns emerging. It's always the worst in the evenings after dinner, and it's always bad from 3-5 dpo. But man when it's happening it just feels like it's never going to end. I never thought I would miss my social anxiety lol, but at least with social anxiety I could escape it/avoid it. Still awful, but my home was always this safe bubble where I didn't feel anxious. But this just hits no matter what I'm doing or where I am. I can be cuddled up in bed or taking a bubble bath and WHAM. I feel this terrifying sense of dread that something horrible is about to happen. I am so so sorry for you and everyone that has had to deal with this for so long. It has only been 4 months for me, and it has been the longest 4 months of my life. I am genuinely so so sorry. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

 

[josephine3]

@S_Dowd nice to see you back! I love when it gets busy round here although I struggle to keep up with everyone! I had a phase of getting really down before af, and I found something online called pmdd give it a Google, I feel I can see hints on your tests esp the top one but I also see lines on everything lol.

@littlewitch and @NDH I can't bring myself to ask oh he already thinks I'm crazy enough over ttc esp at this time in the month. And I'm only 7dpo today.
@NDH that's so sweet about the twins. How old was the baby you lost? They do say children have a sixth sense about these things do they know you are ttc? If it came out the blue I'd be taking that as a sign! Fxd for you you are so good at holding off testing x

 

[josephine3]

@NightFlower sounds like great timing to me!
So I've dipped a clear end simple this eve for some variety lol, they are 20miu. Here it is wet, I'm going to check on it in a mo about an hour later and see if anythings popped up. I'm kinda scared to look as these never give me evaps!

 

[NDH]

S_Dowd glad to have you back. I'm sorry your anxiety has been so bad . I am an anxiety sufferer too but it's not been too bad of late. Actually since my ADHD diagnosis last year and realising how much of my anxiety has been down to being unaware of my neurodivergence and the pressure I was putting on myself to mask my anxiety has gotten *so* much better as I've been rediscovering myself and letting go of standards that don't serve me.

I don't see anything on my crappy phone screen but that's not surprising as the resolution is so bad. But I'm holding thumbs for you


Nightflower glad you've had good timing this month. Sending you sticky baby dust

Josephine I lost my last baby at 14 weeks the day after my twins turned 4 in October. They were very excited to be big brother/sister. I'm hoping they are in tune with something since it came out of no where. My son was snuggling with me and started rubbing his tummy and said he wished he could feel the baby move.

FX for a clear line on your test when you check it.

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[NightFlower]

@NightFlower Oh your timing was great this month! I have been praying for you, and I hope this is your month! I'm so sorry you deal with anxiety, too. I am grateful that I do get reprieves from it, so it isn't always constant. And I do see patterns emerging. It's always the worst in the evenings after dinner, and it's always bad from 3-5 dpo. But man when it's happening it just feels like it's never going to end. I never thought I would miss my social anxiety lol, but at least with social anxiety I could escape it/avoid it. Still awful, but my home was always this safe bubble where I didn't feel anxious. But this just hits no matter what I'm doing or where I am. I can be cuddled up in bed or taking a bubble bath and WHAM. I feel this terrifying sense of dread that something horrible is about to happen. I am so so sorry for you and everyone that has had to deal with this for so long. It has only been 4 months for me, and it has been the longest 4 months of my life. I am genuinely so so sorry. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

I've had it for years. I hate it. My OH has to do the shopping because I can't go in to many stores. I rarely leave the house if I'm honest. It was after seeing my mom pass away that triggered it all. I also have agoraphobia and insomnia along with the panic/anxiety attacks. So it can be rough. I'm just glad my OH and son help and support me. I used to do therapy and was on meds but not anymore. Had to stop the meds because unsafe to use while ttc. So for now I just deal with it everyday.

 

[NightFlower]

Thanks ladies ❤ know we only bd twice but I think it's enough this cycle as it was great timing for us. Now we wait...

@josephine3 good luck with testing hope lines darken up and start showing in time limit. Fx they are not evap lines.