TWW buddies, where are ya?

[MrsLopes]

Hi ladies,

This is my first *new* post so please bare with me.

I'm 7 dpo today, which means I'm right in the middle of this darn TWW! Yesterday at 6 dpo I had a major temp dip which went back up today (woo hoo!) No clue what it could mean as I've read that it could be just a normal surge of estrogen *OR* it could be implantation. I guess only time will tell! Anyone else just twiddling their thumbs until they can test??

 

[mama.mouse]

Holding thumbs for you that it was implantation!

I'm 1 DPO today so I will wait with you x fairly sure I Od yesterday so noooooow WE WAIT

 

[kristymarie17]

I'm waiting as well!! 5 days past ovulation and just twiddling my thumbs right beside ya!

I have a pregnancy test on my bathroom counter that I stare at everyday. The whole time i'm showering I have to tell myself not to take it. This is our 3rd month TTC, but first month that I attempted to calulate my ovulation day.

If I don't have a BFP test, I will be looking into ovulation kits.

Do you ladies have any suggestions on good brands, or how to go about trying to find the most accurate surge for ovulation?

Thank you girls! And i'm crossing my fingers for both of you, baby dust is on its way!!

 

[Erin6714]

Hello ladies! I haven't been on B&B in several months. I was getting really stressed out and I had a lot of exciting things to look forward to in my summer (vacations, projects, etc.) sooo I decided to quit "thinking" so much and sort of backed away and focused on having fun and just let things happen.

There was still plenty of BD-ing of course and I've still always been aware of when my fertile time should be. This month though we re-focused and used our pre-seed. I feel really positive right now but we all know how that goes. AF is due 7/31 (Happy Birthday HP!! any fellow Potter fans out there?). So about another week left in the stupid TWW.

I am CD 20 My CP is medium-ish (im pretty sure its not high but idk if it would be considered low) but very soft and open. I was pretty sure I O'd back around the 15th based on my CM, but I've been having increased somewhat watery and white (is that considered creamy?) CM the last couple days. Enough that I've had to go to the bathroom because it just feels like a rush and then I feel all gross lol.

Thoughts?

 

[kristymarie17]

Hello ladies! I haven't been on B&B in several months. I was getting really stressed out and I had a lot of exciting things to look forward to in my summer (vacations, projects, etc.) sooo I decided to quit "thinking" so much and sort of backed away and focused on having fun and just let things happen.

There was still plenty of BD-ing of course and I've still always been aware of when my fertile time should be. This month though we re-focused and used our pre-seed. I feel really positive right now but we all know how that goes. AF is due 7/31 (Happy Birthday HP!! any fellow Potter fans out there?). So about another week left in the stupid TWW.

I am CD 20 My CP is medium-ish (im pretty sure its not high but idk if it would be considered low) but very soft and open. I was pretty sure I O'd back around the 15th based on my CM, but I've been having increased somewhat watery and white (is that considered creamy?) CM the last couple days. Enough that I've had to go to the bathroom because it just feels like a rush and then I feel all gross lol.

Thoughts?

Hey girly!!

I'm fairly new to this site, so I'm still learning everything. AF is due on 07/30-31 too and I estimated my ovulation day to be 07/16. But i was just counting the days. I wasn't using any ovulation sticks or anything. OH and I just started TTC, and this is our 3rd month. The first 2 months we were just saying if it happens it happens, but on the 3rd month I counted the days etc. If AF shows up this month, i will be purchasing ovulation strips and maybe that fern microscope? I do have a sample of that pre-seed that we haven't tried yet.

And I have no idea what all that discharge lingo means. I should maybe look into that a little more.

Good vibes to you and lots of

 

[bollz]

I'm just creeping into the TWW. Positive OPK @ 10.30am yesterday, so I suppose ovulation has/will be today or anytime up to tomorrow morning!

My partner and I use Concieve + (I think pretty much the same as preseed). I like it actually, I don't get much CM due to daily antihistamines so it helps!

I use OPK's I bought of Amazon.. not sure of a name but was 50 tests for £9! I wasn't sure about them as I always had a faint line and a couple of darker lines early cycle which confuses me but I stuck it out (and BD'd just in case!) and sure enough I got an almost positive on Wed eve and glaring positives twice on yesterday! It's back to negative today, so I guess my surge is done! So, from personal experience I'd maybe try a month of cheap ones before spending a fortune on kits or digi ones. Each to their own though obviously

Good luck guys, look forwards to hearing your news!

 

[kristymarie17]

I'm just creeping into the TWW. Positive OPK @ 10.30am yesterday, so I suppose ovulation has/will be today or anytime up to tomorrow morning!

My partner and I use Concieve + (I think pretty much the same as preseed). I like it actually, I don't get much CM due to daily antihistamines so it helps!

I use OPK's I bought of Amazon.. not sure of a name but was 50 tests for £9! I wasn't sure about them as I always had a faint line and a couple of darker lines early cycle which confuses me but I stuck it out (and BD'd just in case!) and sure enough I got an almost positive on Wed eve and glaring positives twice on yesterday! It's back to negative today, so I guess my surge is done! So, from personal experience I'd maybe try a month of cheap ones before spending a fortune on kits or digi ones. Each to their own though obviously

Good luck guys, look forwards to hearing your news!

Thank you!! and positive vibes to you

Do you suggest testing at a certain time?

 

[bollz]

This month, I did everyday after my period finished just to get an idea of what to expect really. I found I always have faint lines and had a couple darker but not positive lines day 8 & 12. But apparently you can get an increase in LH through the cycle. If it's not to be this month, I'll start around CD11 I think. I have longer cycles, so ovulation for me is more like CD20. But CD11 -positive covers if I do happen to have a normal 28 day cycle!

Time wise, I tested when I got home from work around 5pm. When I noticed it was quite a bit darker and noticed EWCM , I tested at 11am and 5pm and easily caught my surge!

My only tip would be to try and not drink much a couple hours before.. I found this hard as I like to drink lots of water! So I had a drink at 8am, then waited until 11am, tested and then drank what I'd normally drink over a morning in an hour 😄

 

[Erin6714]

Hello ladies! I haven't been on B&B in several months. I was getting really stressed out and I had a lot of exciting things to look forward to in my summer (vacations, projects, etc.) sooo I decided to quit "thinking" so much and sort of backed away and focused on having fun and just let things happen.

There was still plenty of BD-ing of course and I've still always been aware of when my fertile time should be. This month though we re-focused and used our pre-seed. I feel really positive right now but we all know how that goes. AF is due 7/31 (Happy Birthday HP!! any fellow Potter fans out there?). So about another week left in the stupid TWW.

I am CD 20 My CP is medium-ish (im pretty sure its not high but idk if it would be considered low) but very soft and open. I was pretty sure I O'd back around the 15th based on my CM, but I've been having increased somewhat watery and white (is that considered creamy?) CM the last couple days. Enough that I've had to go to the bathroom because it just feels like a rush and then I feel all gross lol.

Thoughts?

Hey girly!!

I'm fairly new to this site, so I'm still learning everything. AF is due on 07/30-31 too and I estimated my ovulation day to be 07/16. But i was just counting the days. I wasn't using any ovulation sticks or anything. OH and I just started TTC, and this is our 3rd month. The first 2 months we were just saying if it happens it happens, but on the 3rd month I counted the days etc. If AF shows up this month, i will be purchasing ovulation strips and maybe that fern microscope? I do have a sample of that pre-seed that we haven't tried yet.

And I have no idea what all that discharge lingo means. I should maybe look into that a little more.

Good vibes to you and lots of

Thanks Kristy!

CM really isn't a good indication of....well, anything really. Maybe of when you ovulate, but not really of whether or not you could be pregnant. But I'm at that point where I'm so anxious I just want to check anything. Like, yesterday I took 2 solid, out for the count, dead to the world, naps and it was AMAZEBALLS...but it probably means absolutely nothing. Today I'm still kind of groggy and a little moody, but all that could just be because AF is due in a week. TWW SUCKS!!!

And on a totally different note....here's some mixed emotions for ya. So, a 25 year old girl in my community that my husband and I are good friends with was recently diagnosed with a rare form of aggressive ovarian cancer. So she's starting a fight for her life. I'm finding myself feeling completely torn between my own disappointment about not getting pregnant yet and feeling silly because she may never get to even try. And I guess....I hate that my gratitude that I, at least as far as I know, am healthy doesn't really diminish my frustrations and fears about wanting to get pregnant and....well, not. I feel like I shouldn't be so worried about it when it could always be so much worse, and that's the stance my husband has kind of taken too, but what just because I don't have cancer I should just be okay with the fact that its taking forever? Ugggh....I hope none of this is making me sound like a horrible person. I swear I'm not. It's just...very confusing. I feel for this girl, my heart breaks for her and her family...but my heart still breaks for me every month too....

 

[mlambert521]

Hello ladies! I haven't been on B&B in several months. I was getting really stressed out and I had a lot of exciting things to look forward to in my summer (vacations, projects, etc.) sooo I decided to quit "thinking" so much and sort of backed away and focused on having fun and just let things happen.

There was still plenty of BD-ing of course and I've still always been aware of when my fertile time should be. This month though we re-focused and used our pre-seed. I feel really positive right now but we all know how that goes. AF is due 7/31 (Happy Birthday HP!! any fellow Potter fans out there?). So about another week left in the stupid TWW.

I am CD 20 My CP is medium-ish (im pretty sure its not high but idk if it would be considered low) but very soft and open. I was pretty sure I O'd back around the 15th based on my CM, but I've been having increased somewhat watery and white (is that considered creamy?) CM the last couple days. Enough that I've had to go to the bathroom because it just feels like a rush and then I feel all gross lol.

Thoughts?

I'm in basically the same boat. Only I'm cycle day 32. I was supposed to start yesterday, tested this morning. BFN maybe still too early?

 

[Erin6714]

Hello ladies! I haven't been on B&B in several months. I was getting really stressed out and I had a lot of exciting things to look forward to in my summer (vacations, projects, etc.) sooo I decided to quit "thinking" so much and sort of backed away and focused on having fun and just let things happen.

There was still plenty of BD-ing of course and I've still always been aware of when my fertile time should be. This month though we re-focused and used our pre-seed. I feel really positive right now but we all know how that goes. AF is due 7/31 (Happy Birthday HP!! any fellow Potter fans out there?). So about another week left in the stupid TWW.

I am CD 20 My CP is medium-ish (im pretty sure its not high but idk if it would be considered low) but very soft and open. I was pretty sure I O'd back around the 15th based on my CM, but I've been having increased somewhat watery and white (is that considered creamy?) CM the last couple days. Enough that I've had to go to the bathroom because it just feels like a rush and then I feel all gross lol.

Thoughts?

I'm in basically the same boat. Only I'm cycle day 32. I was supposed to start yesterday, tested this morning. BFN maybe still too early?

Hang in there dear! It could be too early. I've heard a lot of women say they didn't get a positive until a week or so late. To save yourself the anxiety though I would recommend waiting to test again until your at least a week or so late. Multiple BFN just cause more stress.