Late July Testers! Let's wait together!

[WishnandHopn]

I had never heard of cervical polyps...did you have them removed? I hope it's implantation bleeding and not AF sneaking up on you!

 

[WishnandHopn]

Cinderella, it's such a rollercoaster of emotions isn't it! At least your wait is half over.

 

[BelleNuit]

Beany, I hope the bleeding isn't anything serious!

Cinderella, When I first started TTC I was exactly like you. I scoured the web and forums for symptoms each day of the TWW. I started planning and thinking about how I would make my announcement, I even started buying a few maternity wear items haha.

I think I royally jinxed myself! At this point now I'm just hoping that it will happen naturally. I find myself planning what questions to ask at doctors appointments, and researching fertility treatments, IVF and adoption. I know I'm still in the realm of slightly normal. But its been long enough that it's also starting to get worrisome.

Since you're using a donor I will keep my fingers crossed extra tightly that you won't have to wait long!

 

[WishnandHopn]

Same here...the first month or two TTC during the 2ww I was researching good obstetricians and good hospitals to give birth in. I was so optimistic that it would happen fast! I miss those days

 

[jbuggx]

Af is due today. tests are still negative. I'm only using cheapies but that's bc I feel like if I was gonna get a positive on a digital I'd get at least a faint on a cheapie first. Ugh don't know what to think. Haven't been spotting. No signs of anything.

 

[Cinderella]

JBug, fingers crossed for you! Have you got any frers? You might just have low hcg??

Wish and Belle - thanks ladies, I feel slightly more sane! The worst thing is, I'm usually a really level headed person. I'm a realist at heart. I know my chances of getting pregnant first try, with only 2 insems are really low - BUT I can't stop this runaway train of optimism that I might just be one of the lucky ones. UGH!

I think secretly I'm worried as well about my donor. He's really nice, has agreed to be in it for the long haul but in reality, I'm not sure how he's going to handle needing to do this month after month with very little return. He has one other donor child, a girl which was conceived 3rd time so I think he thinks this is going to be easy!

 

[WishnandHopn]

That would definitely be nerve wracking...it's a good sign that he's got good swimmers if it only took 3 tries to conceive as a donor before! I've got my fingers crossed for you!

 

[MrsBeany85]

It's hard not to get carried away with it all sometimes Cinderella, you want to get excited about it all but you also don't want to be disappointed. Definitely a rollercoaster. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Wishn - had the polyps removed, but was told it was possible I could get others. They were totally benign, but they would bleed if they were touched or randomly in the middle of my cycle. They weren't painful or anything so I only found out they were there because of the extra bleeding.

Good luck jbugg, hoping you get that positive soon!

 

[BelleNuit]

Beany that's good to hear that your polyps were benign! I'm still going to hope it was IB for you

Cinderella, its totally normal to obsess while TTC.... that's why there are entire forums devoted to the cause! lol

I'm hoping this thread sees lots of BFPs in the next few weeks! I can't believe I'm 7 dpo already. It still seems like this cycle just started.

 

[OliveLove]

Day 6 for me. Had some cramps and lots of creamy cm that turned watery this evening. Still lots of crazy dreams - last night it was about my OH commenting about my boobs and how much bigger they've gotten LOL

 

[Cinderella]

8dpo - stupidly did an IC this morning, BFN. No squinters. In a way it's helping to ground me a little, like, I feel like it's negative this month so I can just get used to it, but with a little bit of optimism that I have a week for a possible better outcome.

Good luck Olive!

Belle - it felt really slow, but now I've hit 8dpo, it seems like it's going to be over in a second! How are you doing? Any symptoms?

 

[BelleNuit]

Cinderella, time seems to go faster and slower once you reach 8 dpo. The end is in sight!

I'm 8 dpo as well, and I'm experiencing a ton of symptoms this TWW, not that that means I'll get a bfp at the end of it all. I tend to experience pretty severe PMS with a lot of symptoms. This time it just seemed to happen immediately after O which is different. I'm so grouchy and irritable, bloated, bbs have hurt since day 1, back aches, nausea, fatigue. I have really scanty cm this go around when I usually have a lot of creamy cm.

But this isn't my first TWW so all of that ^^^ is pretty meaningless... just makes for a miserable Belle!

 

[Ask4joy]

It's so hard not to symptom spot! I think I O'd yesterday - same day as my +OPK, though it was nearly positive the day before. Temp jumped a bit this morning after being stable for quite a while. No big temp dip this month before O which I had the last 2 cycles that I temped. My temp always climbs somewhat slowly after O which sometimes makes it hard to determine O date but with my steady temps this cycle I think I can say it was yesterday. Felt the pinches in the afternoon and my ovary felt tender when we dtd last night. I have a good feeling about this month!

Last month with my CP I noticed I had a crazy heightened sense of smell long before my BFP and was constantly asking DH, do you smell that? I was doing it again last night and this morning when he was getting ready for work the smell of his mousse was overpowering. Trying to remember if I've had that in previous cycles?

 

[Weebles]

Belle, tww/pms symptoms drive me nuts. At first I just tried to focus on things that were different but now I try to just ignore things as much as I can.

Ask, I don't know if it's normal for you or not but I always have a heightened sense of smell during my leutal phase. I don't think it's all in my head either because it's kind of annoying and I seem to notice it even more now that I don't smoke.

8dpo is early Cinderella, lots of time for a BFP. I hope BFN's aren't something you get used to. I wish there was an easy mode for ttc but there is lots of support here.

I had my ultrasound today.. Day 16 of my cycle and I have a 20mm follicle on my left ovary but thats about all I know until I get called with the results.

 

[Ask4joy]

Weebles - I read a study that showed ovulating women having a heightened sense of smell during their peak fertile time, so that makes sense. What else will you find out from the ultrasound? I have one scheduled for Sept. if I'm not pregnant by then.

 

[Weebles]

She said she was checking my ovaries and my uterus. I know that they were measuring follicles but I'm not entirely sure what they were checking my uterus for. I will update when they call with the results.

 

[jbuggx]

af was due yesterday but she didn't show. Tests are still negative. No symptoms really. I have a lot of grumbling in my stomach though. I am occasionally spotting right after I have a bowl movements. Then it goes away immediately. Not sure what the heck that means but if I don't start my period this week then I guess I'll be going back to my RE and getting prescribed provera if I don't end up with a BFP.

 

[MissYogi]

I should be ovulating soon and I have not been feeling super great. Does anyone else get heartburn and a bit of nausea right before ovulation? Not sure if that's what is causing it or if it's because I have mostly given up coffee and that's caused (TMI) me to have trouble going number 2. I also keep being ridiculous and wondering if maybe I did accidentally get pregnant last month and am just completely rare in the fact that I had a period anyways. I know, I know, that's ridiculous, I'm clearly not pregnant, I'm just a terrible symptom spotter!

 

[OliveLove]

Thanks cinderella, I really don't think it's my month. I had so many symptoms last time and it meant nothing. This time I am not getting as many (still early) but I really feel like I'm not. I'm not terribly upset, it's only the first month of trying

bellenuit - if this month has out of ordinary symptoms it's usually great sign.

Ask - I'm trying to do the same - remember all the symptoms from the times I was actually pregnant (3 times). I remember my last pregnancy that ended up a mc I had this blow up at my sister for no reason at all and slammed the door, which is so out of character for me LOL I'm not feeling hormonal at all this time around.

weebles - I hope you get good news about your results!

Jbugg - it can be so frustrating being late but also getting BFN...I hope it will be a BFP soon!

missyogi - I never get a heartburn, but got a bit after my ovulation, not sure if that helps

 

[BelleNuit]

Weebles, a 20 mm follicle sounds like a nice size!! That must be somewhat reassuring for you!?

Jbugg, do you happen to temp or use OPKs? I hope you aren't out, and maybe just O'd later than you thought

Yogi, you aren't the only one to wonder if you actually are pregnant even though you got a period! lol. I have totally thought that once or twice. My mom actually was one of those ladies who got a period through a good portion of her pregnancies (totally not normal), so it makes me wonder!!

Olive, the only problem is that EVERY month seems to have some sort of unique sign haha. One month I had severe nausea and couldn't stop vomiting... thought for SURE I was pregnant BFN. Another month I couldn't stop sneezing (sure enough sneezing can be a pregnancy sign) BFN, one month I had a triphasic chart! thought for sure that this was it! BFN. Another month I had a so-called implantation dip, BFN. LOL. symptoms in the TWW are pretty meaningless. I feel like my body just tries to devise new ways to torture me