Welcome to the 'Two Week Wait'

[Philomena]

Hello Ladies! I am 5DPO.... anyone else about that too? Waiting is the hardest part! I've just noticed crazy hormonal emotions and tired.... and very wild dreams....

 

[DBZ34]

Hello everyone,
I am currently in my 2ww. Be trying for 3 years. AF started 28 March. Started first round of 100mg clomid April 1 till April 5. Had HSG done cd10. BD cd 12, 13, 17,18. Got pos opk cd18 am and negative pm. Strong cramps the same day in late afternoon. I have normal periods 27-28 days and always have cramps on left or right side every month around o. This month my cramps were all over (front, back, and sides) I also used preseed for the first time this month. Now I just wait.. When should I test?

Hi Babyready! Welcome to the TWW! I hope this wait ends in a BFP for you!

It looks like Lil has you covered on the testing. And I second the suggestion to temp. It's amazing what you can find out about your body. And while opks can give you a clue as to when you ovulate, temping confirms ovulation...and a lot of other things about your cycle.

I hope the clomid/HSG /preseed combo works for you! Keep us updated!

 

[Susan_MK]

Hi there
This is my first 2 week wait and I am going nuts! I am about 4 dpo now and this morning I am feeling a bit queasy and slightly dizzy, but maybe its just nerves? I have no idea what I am supposed to be feeling right now!

Another Susan!!

Susan! Welcome to them TWW! I hope this one ends in a BFP for you!

At 4DPO, it's a bit early to be feeling much that could be pg related. But in a few days, there could be loads.

The egg takes about 5 days to get out of the fallopian tubes and implantation can happen anywhere from 6-12DPO. Your body produces more progesterone after ovulation, which does cause a lot of symptoms on it own, whether you're pregnant or not.... When the egg implants, the amount of progesterone increases and can cause more symptoms. But right before AF, you might notice more symptoms too. A pos hpt, is really the only way to tell what's causing the symptoms. It's tough, but the best thing to do is to make a note of how you're feeling each day, so if this cycle isn't the one (though I hope hope hope it is), you'll know what to expect.

Feel free to symptom spot here and join in!

Thank you so much for the lovely welcome. Yeah, I kinda thought it was too soon to feel anything. I think I am just going to try to relax and focus on something else (possibly my work! )
I really hope we have a BFP this month, but hey, this is our first month TTC, so there is still much fun to be had. Thanx for all the support and good luck to everyone out there! BFP's to EVERYONE!

 

[Susan_MK]

Hello Ladies! I am 5DPO.... anyone else about that too? Waiting is the hardest part! I've just noticed crazy hormonal emotions and tired.... and very wild dreams....

Hi there
Yes, I am 5dpo today so we are in the same boat. Waiting is SO hard. I haven't had any real symptoms yet, only slight nausea and dizziness yesterday, but nothing this morning. I have also been having very vivid dreams!

 

[Nada A]

hey girls im back
it's been so long since i last posted here.. wish u all got ur bfps while i was away
so i'm currently 16 dpo af is 2 days late and i'm getting a BFN every single day !
i don't know what's wrong with my body but my period is always very regular just last month it came 2 days early but i'm never late !
can i be pregnant ? + if i was pregnant and it showed later i heard that late bfps always ends up in a miscarriage do u have any idea if that's true ? i just had a miscarriage 5 months ago , i don't want another one ..

 

[LilSluz]

Hi guys. I'm waiting for betas from Dr. - will call this morning, but my hopes have been sorta dashed this morning. I'm not out yet, but I feel like I'm hanging on by a thread, here. My temps dipped - in a big way today. Grant it, I took it at 4:30am instead of 6:30am, but that wouldn't make that much of a difference. Spotted a little pink yesterday which isn't a big deal. Also having sharp pains for last 2 days which is "supposedly ok". But put them all together and add a few cramps? We'll see.

At least I know I can get pregnant (again). I knew there was a good chance of mc bc of that MOTHERF*CK*R, but had so much hope anyway. I still have some, but I am a realistic person. Will post later. xoxo

 

[LilSluz]

hey girls im back
it's been so long since i last posted here.. wish u all got ur bfps while i was away
so i'm currently 16 dpo af is 2 days late and i'm getting a BFN every single day !
i don't know what's wrong with my body but my period is always very regular just last month it came 2 days early but i'm never late !
can i be pregnant ? + if i was pregnant and it showed later i heard that late bfps always ends up in a miscarriage do u have any idea if that's true ? i just had a miscarriage 5 months ago , i don't want another one ..

Nada, it usually would show BFP by now, but I have heard of some BFP's coming a week after AF. Not many, but it definitely seems to happen here & there. Sometimes our cycles just get prolonged for one reason or another. Hang in there. Wait a couple of more days & then if AF doesn't arrive test again, OK?

GL to you

 

[LilSluz]

Wendy - FX for you - catch that eggy!!! Sounds like a great plan, I don't blame you! (I've been TTC 1yr 4mos.)

Ella - good for you for not waiting 2yrs & doing whatever it takes to get your way . I would totally make an appt. w/that other Dr next time you want answers! That freaking sucks that you are stuck with one Dr office!!! argh.

 

[eoinandconor]

Hi Girls , its been so long since i posted properly on here, I was feeling so sick and tired , from morning sickness that lasted all day long not just morning, headaches, no energy , sinus, my whole face hurt, urine infection, i felt like a was living in a bubble it wasn't very nice, i have been waiting and waiting on my first scan which will finally take place on Fri morning im super nervous but super excited, Ireland really does live up to its name of being laid back no rush for anything over here, i won't see a midwife until im 28 weeks pregnant!!.. My mum is a nurse and i'm lucky she can do my sample tests and she confirm that antibiotics have cleared up the strep b infection i had.

Im showing already, i think being my 3rd pregnancy it knows what its doing this time and has just sprouted already, My eldest boy is so excited about us having a baby, one min he says, oh mummy i hope we get a new brother, next is oohhh mummy i would love a sister, My youngest said he does NOT want a new bro or sis he would prefer a baby elephant, ( if i get much fatter i think there might be one in there) hee hee, my mum cant believe how big i am already she joked im having twins!!

I'm having a good day today, just a little sickness so far and a dull headahce My friend had her baby 2 weeks ago, her 3rd little boy, he is sooo cute, the sickness and pain is all worth it in the end!

Girls i really hope you don't mind me posting about my pregnancy on this thread, i can understand what it feels like to wait and try so long and theres someone having a moan about being pregnant..

We tried for for 7 months before we fell pregnant this time and i feel blessed with another chance to become a mummy again.

Sending you all luck that BFP's are coming, we need more on this thread

Wendy sending u baby dust honey, u are next xxx

 

[LilSluz]

Oh Laura - sorry you felt yucky all this time! And being sick SUCKS.

I thought the Jamaicans were laid back, but jeez - scan at 13 weeks & no midwife until 28!? Don't worry another lady from UK on another thread is getting her 1st scan tomorrow at 12.5 weeks. I think she saw her midwife at 10 weeks tho.

Awww, so happy you are doing better! That baby elephant comment cracked me up!

 

[sarah_anne]

I wouldn't be so upset about it if I was guaranteed to get to go in again for another peek, but they'll only send me in at the discretion of my doctor! I may need to pull out the waterworks to see if they'll let me go again!!

Do it! I would totally cry in front of the doctor and try to get another appointment to see what bits the baby has.

Talked to my doctor yesterday. I can only go back if we pay for our own scan. Hubby and I have scheduled one for Saturday morning. FX!!!

 

[sarah_anne]

AFM: The trip to the doctor was uneventful...though better than I had imagined it being. I've got a blood test on Thursday...but only to check my iron and thyroid levels, as the past few days, my hands and feet have been freezing and I can't manage to warm them up. I wanted to ask why she couldn't slip a pg blood test in there...

But she told me that their office policy is two missed periods before a blood test, which is fair enough, because this could have been a fluke AF and she'll arrive right on schedule at the end of the month (Fx she won't. I'm tired of her showing up uninvited and DH and I have been BDing almost every day again..so maybe this time it'll work). DH was also fine with this, which surprised me a bit, since he was the one majorly pushing the blood test. I mean, he got really pissy when I suggested waiting until the end of the month, but I guess if it comes from the doctor, it must be right.

The visit was actually pretty positive....but then she told me that they also suggest waiting two years before they start medical intervention. I stared at her. I think my eyes bulged and my mouth hung open for a minute. TWO YEARS!?!?! No way. I'm not waiting that long...a year and a half at the most. And only because DH wanted us to start the count over. It's been 9 cycles, but he wants the official count at 4 cycles. I know some people go much longer, but I've had this idea that if it didn't work out, that there was some relief in sight...something that could help push us toward our ultimate goal...I've been more hopeful that it will happen sooner than later lately, but I'm still wigging out at the thought that I might have to go an additional year without any change or any help. Hopefully it won't come to that, but omg...two years. I think that's all I got out of that visit. I can't even remember what she said after that....lol.

TWO YEARS??? I think you need a new doctor! Holy crap! And they won't do a blood test until you've missed two periods??? My doctor will do a blood test as soon as you get a positive HPT or if you're 4 days late. That's insane!!!

 

[LilSluz]

Betas came back at a whopping 21. 14DPO Median range is 129. Will test again tomorrow but it would take a miracle...

 

[babyready12]

Hello everyone,
I am currently in my 2ww. Be trying for 3 years. AF started 28 March. Started first round of 100mg clomid April 1 till April 5. Had HSG done cd10. BD cd 12, 13, 17,18. Got pos opk cd18 am and negative pm. Strong cramps the same day in late afternoon. I have normal periods 27-28 days and always have cramps on left or right side every month around o. This month my cramps were all over (front, back, and sides) I also used preseed for the first time this month. Now I just wait.. When should I test?

Hi Babyready! Welcome to the TWW! I hope this wait ends in a BFP for you!

It looks like Lil has you covered on the testing. And I second the suggestion to temp. It's amazing what you can find out about your body. And while opks can give you a clue as to when you ovulate, temping confirms ovulation...and a lot of other things about your cycle.

I hope the clomid/HSG /preseed combo works for you! Keep us updated!

I have had mild sharp cramping yesterday and today (2-3dpo). What could this be from?

 

[JessikaKnupp]

Hi ladies! Its wonderful to meet you all! Im Jess! Need some advice if anyone cares to share!

So my husband and I had intercourse on 04/12. My estimated ovulation date was 04/15. On Saturday 04/14 I had a huge glib of jelly like clear cm when I wiped after using the restroom. I have never had this before not even at the time of ovulation. But since then I have stayed "wet" and even need a pantyliner.

Other than that I haven't had any real symptoms. In fact just the opposite. Ive had more energy than normal and I love getting up to go to the gym and eating healthy(which is not me at all) The only other thing ive noticed is ive been having more frequent headaches since "the glob". So I don't know but I'm not jumping to conclusions just yet. We haven't been trying but we haven't been preventing either.

Also I am now estimated 2 dpo.

Almost forgot... I slept all day yesterday! From 12pm to 5pm then was up for an hour then when beck to sleep by 6pm and slept til 810pm. Odd for me lately since ive been so energentic and last few weeks been awake by 10am and would stay up til 12/1am with no nap....

Hmmm...

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Hi Jessika!! Welcome to the TWW!! I hope this one ends in a BFP for you.

That glob of jelly was most likely egg-white cervical mucus (EWCM) and it's very good to have lots of because it's the kind of cm that makes it easier for sperm to reach the egg. And having it right before the day of ovulation is great. It's not really a symptom of anything, it's just what your body produces when it's feeling fertile. The more, the better.

The wetness that you're still feeling could also mean that you're still in a fertile time and ovulation might not have happened just yet, so I would keep up the sex (BD) until you dry up down there or at least for a couple more days, to make sure you're covered. Are you temping or using opks to figure out when you ovulate?

The headache is probably due to the changing hormones in your body. It happens around ovulation for a lot of women. And the tiredness yesterday could also be due to hormones. The progesterone your body produces after ovulation can cause a lot of symptoms that women associate with pregnancy, but it can be just because of the hormone surge that you feel that way.

At any rate, 2dpo is still early for symptoms. The egg takes about 5 days to get through your fallopian tubes and then implantation can occur from 6-12DPO, which is when you'd really feel the symptoms due to pregnancy.

Glad to have you here in the TWW! Keep us updated!!

Thanks so much for the information! Though my fiance and I tried for about 7 months last year ttc and did it all, temping and kits and all and all that time I never had the big globs of cm at ovulation like I did this time. Of course I always got a little bit but never in a big large glob of it. At the beginning of this year though we stopped trying and decided to let God decide when the right time would be. So just maybe...

 

[DBZ34]

TWO YEARS??? I think you need a new doctor! Holy crap! And they won't do a blood test until you've missed two periods??? My doctor will do a blood test as soon as you get a positive HPT or if you're 4 days late. That's insane!!!

I wish I could get a new doctor...I can't convince DH to move though, so I'm stuck with these people. I'm still hoping I can get the male doctor to take pity on me if it comes to it. Most men can't stand to see a woman cry, right? But yeah, that's the office policy. I suppose I should have know when the receptionist's reply to my blood test question was so snippy...

My plan is to wait another 10 days to see if ov will happen and if not, go in and tell them that I've missed two periods and ask for a blood test. And maybe I'll ask for the man doctor. I mean, if ov doesn't happen by CD24, I want them to check me out anyway for wonky cycles. I've been having super EWCM for a week straight and cramps for longer than that. I thought ov would have happened by now, but my temps aren't doing their usual downward pre-ov trend. I've got two more days until my normal ov day, so we'll see what happens in the mean time.

And how exciting! Saturday! Hopefully your little one will cooperate and give you a peek.

Betas came back at a whopping 21. 14DPO Median range is 129. Will test again tomorrow but it would take a miracle...

BIG Lil. It's still early though and that 'pregnant' was real clear. Maybe your bean is just a slow riser. I'm going to keep everything crossed for you and your bean and I'll be adding you to my prayers. Oh Lil, I hope it all works out. When will they do your bloods again?

I have had mild sharp cramping yesterday and today (2-3dpo). What could this be from?

It could be late ovulation pains. I've read about other women having them while using Clomid. I don't think it's anything to be worried about at the moment though. Think of it as a sign of a good strong ov. I hope you caught the egg this month!

 

[gemmy]

Good luck all ladies in th 2ww, I am almost there, I am doing my first opk in the morning but hoping for a negative since we haven't done the deed yet! dh so tired from all the decorating, I'm tired too. We will later (we have said) but know that it's gonna be an effort

Lils - I hope you get more reassurance soon hun - everything crossed for you, fingers and toes

Sarah - everything crossed that baby opens their legs on Saturday!!

Laura - lovely to hear from you, sorry you have been so ill. certainly don't mind hearing about your pregnancy, you give us hope. I am now on 6th month of trying...

Ella - hope you work out what is going on soon!! good luck!!

for everyone

 

[JessikaKnupp]

Snacking like crazy today & so sleepy.

 

[Philomena]

Hello Ladies! I am 5DPO.... anyone else about that too? Waiting is the hardest part! I've just noticed crazy hormonal emotions and tired.... and very wild dreams....

Hi there
Yes, I am 5dpo today so we are in the same boat. Waiting is SO hard. I haven't had any real symptoms yet, only slight nausea and dizziness yesterday, but nothing this morning. I have also been having very vivid dreams!

Yeah, my breasts are starting to get a little heavy, but they would for a regular period too.... I wish I could POAS already!

 

[DBZ34]

Today's new symptom...aversion to chicken. Omg. I was making dinner and it just stank. I thought it was bad, but I had DH smell it and he thought it smelled fine. So I cooked it and it just smelled so rank. Then when it came to eating it, I made myself eat most of it because I need the protein, but it just tasted terrible. DH thought it was delicious. I ended up spitting it out in the end because I thought I was going to throw up. So I gave up on dinner. But I could still smell it lingering in the kitchen. I've wiped down the counters twice to try to get rid of the smell.

My body is playing the dirtiest tricks on me at the moment. EWCM and aversions? Talk about mixed signals. I'm still trying to just go with the flow...but can I just fast-forward to the end of the month?