January 2WW!

I got a negative blood test back from the Dr (taken at 9dpo). I'm so bummed. I really thought everything was timed perfectly. I mean, we could not have possibly BD'd more than we did through O. But maybe that was the problem...lowered the sperm count too much? I know it's still "possible" to be pregnant if implantation took longer than usual, but I'm not counting on that. It's harder than I thought it would be...hearing/seeing "negative". With my last pregnancy I was literally praying on the bathroom floor that two lines DIDN'T show up (I wasn't ready for a second at that time.) And this time so much hard work and planning and calculating just to end up not pregnant really sucks. I know I shouldn't be so dramatic...I know others have been trying for multiple months. I'm just feeling defeated.

It IS really hard. I've had 3 pregnancies that were one-hit-wonders, really not even trying at all. Unfortunately my 3rd ended in m/c, and we've been REALLY trying the last 3 months to no avail. It's so frustrating. I don't even remember what it's like to DTD without ulterior motives! Don't give up hope yet...I'm 6dpo and I woke up with a raging headache this morning, I'm grasping at straws :)

Anchor, I am 6DPO today too and I also woke up with a raging headache (that will not subside!) Is this a good sign?? This is our third month of TTC with our GD sway, and I had tried unsuccessfully for 2 months with Shettles timing before I found Gender Dreaming in Sept (Thank goodness it didn't work then since I learned here that Shettles has been proven wrong!) Our two boys were one hit wonders as well. I am starting to get a little frustrated too. I can't lose any more weight on LE, so I'm just hoping and praying for a BFP this month!! What day will you test Anchor? I am thinking I will test on 9DPO. Sorry the test was negative BabyGirl. It is definitely a roller coaster.

Well I RARELY get headaches, and I'm actually a little excited about this one...cuz the last time I got one was in the early days of pg with DS. Same as you TTCPink, it's a bad one, cannot shake it, and there really is no reason for it. Plus I don't want to take anything for it, you know, just in case ;) HEY let's be POAS buddies, I was planning on 10dpo, but I've got a whole stack of ICs...

Yay! A POAS buddy! I can hold out until 10DPO if you want. We will have a better chance at seeing a BFP that day anyway. I have been spotting at 8DPO the last couple cycles so I am just praying my luteal phase is better this month. I agree about the headache...I rarely get them as well...though I was wondering if it could be a result of keeping blood sugar low? If that were the case I would think it would happen the rest of the month while on LE though, so I am hoping it is a sign!

Hi ladies!
Just found this section :-) I'm at 7dpo today and I've been swaying pink. For the last three days I've woken up with a terrible headache that luckily went away with a nice long shower... then today, right in the middle of the day, for no apparent reason, my back feels like a horse kickede in both kidneys. I get a lot of upper back/neck pain from working at my bench at my job, but I never have mid or lower back pain, and certainly not like this!! Crimony....
Here's hoping the back pain is a good sign for a bfp...!

Oh, and after being really good on the pink diet with no cheating, I went out to dinner tonight and did end up eating way more than I ought to have. Still small portions, but not 'pink friendly'... and now I'm super nauseated.... anybody else feel like that after a cheat? I'm thinking my poor tummy does not know what to do with all that protein and foie gras...lol!

Hey Anchor and TTCPink, can I get in on the POAS buddy action? I think we're the same dpo. And I just went to the dollar tree and bought $20 worth of tests, lol!

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And use bottled not tap water.

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Yes, we always use distilled, there were horror stories about people using tapwater...

Ugh I know its only 4 dpo but I have absolutely no symptoms of pregnancy......not feeling like this is my month :(

Hello everyone I am 3dpo and have been having some cramping, I never tracked ovulation with my girls so I don't know what symptoms I had in the 2ww.

If it helps...I had no symptoms until 7dpo...and even then it was just a headache. GL!

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If it helps...I had no symptoms until 7dpo...and even then it was just a headache. GL!

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well I had an ultra sound the day of or day after ovulation because they thought I had a cysts but there wasn't any cysts to be seen just fluid behind my uterus which means ovulation or a cyst burst since I was not in a lot of pain I assume it was ovulation, I didn't chart this month only using OPK so we will see what happens. I have a headache today so I guess this will just be a long wait.

Hello I will join you here, we DTD yesterday and today (TMI!) and got a positive OPK yesterday so hopefully the "magic" is happening today where sperm meets egg! Period due around the 24th... Fingers crossed for the rest of you :) x

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It IS really hard. I've had 3 pregnancies that were one-hit-wonders, really not even trying at all. Unfortunately my 3rd ended in m/c, and we've been REALLY trying the last 3 months to no avail. It's so frustrating. I don't even remember what it's like to DTD without ulterior motives! Don't give up hope yet...I'm 6dpo and I woke up with a raging headache this morning, I'm grasping at straws :)

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I know what you mean! It's month three for us now and I can see that it might not happen. DD1 was an accident and DDs 2 and 3 were planned but pretty much first attempt. I never ever thought it would be tricky to conceive, even though I'm older now. Fx for us all this month though.

I'm 3dpo now and can't believe how long it is until I can POAS. Isn't there anyone further on who is ready to? Given that I can't yet I'd like to live vicariously though a fellow TWWer.

Can I join you here? I got my positive opk Wednesday night/positive digi Thursday morning. Do t expect to get pregnant as I just oed after my identical twins miscarriage. Had my D&C on 12/28. Didn't expect to o so soon.

Good luck sunflower! I O'd fairly quickly after my mc too.

Thanks boymoms! I just hope it doesn't take long to get pregnant.
Sorry for your loss boymoms. When was your miscarriage?

This was years ago. I miscarried at 5 1/2-6 weeks and started bleeding again about a week later after the m/c bleeding stopped. I ovulated right on time and got preg with twins. They're 6 now! Lol!

Oh that gives me hope. I just lost identical twins and just hope I get pregnant super fast. It's been really hard on me. I think a BFP would make me happy!!!! Thanks for giving me hope!!!! xxx

Fingers crossed for you Sunflower! :-)

Anybody else itching to POAS? I forced myself not to today...but tomorrow morning is 10dpo, and I think I'll give it a go :-)
Especially now that boobs and nipples hurt without even touching them, my back is killing me, and I keep getting flushed/hot cheeks and feeling like I'm running a low temp. Minus the backache, exactly how I felt when I had a strong chemical pg over the summer! (Got a good line and then it faded before I could get in to the doc)

Trying not to get too excited, but dang. I'm excited...lol.

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Anybody else itching to POAS? I forced myself not to today...but tomorrow morning is 10dpo, and I think I'll give it a go :-)
Especially now that boobs and nipples hurt without even touching them, my back is killing me, and I keep getting flushed/hot cheeks and feeling like I'm running a low temp. Minus the backache, exactly how I felt when I had a strong chemical pg over the summer! (Got a good line and then it faded before I could get in to the doc)

Trying not to get too excited, but dang. I'm excited...lol.

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GL tomorrow, I hope you get your BFP

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Anybody else itching to POAS? I forced myself not to today...but tomorrow morning is 10dpo, and I think I'll give it a go :-)
Especially now that boobs and nipples hurt without even touching them, my back is killing me, and I keep getting flushed/hot cheeks and feeling like I'm running a low temp. Minus the backache, exactly how I felt when I had a strong chemical pg over the summer! (Got a good line and then it faded before I could get in to the doc)

Trying not to get too excited, but dang. I'm excited...lol.

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I am having a hard time holding myself back from POAS too!! I am 8DPO today, so trying to hold out until 10DPO on Tuesday. My boobs were so sore overnight that it hurt to turn over in bed. I have never had them hurt that bad before except when I was pregnant, but I am trying not to get my hopes up too high. I hope you see your BFP tomorrow morning yamanote!

Glad to see you here Sunflower!

GL to you all hope you get your BFP's :fx:

I'm jealous of all you ladies getting ready to POAS, I am so far away from that it seems (at 5 DPO) GL and keep us updated!!! We love to live through you ladies until we get there ourselves!!!

Thanks to all who have posted! I feel obsessed already and I am in my first month of trying. I had ewcm on Friday but my pee on a stick predictors did not show a distinct line until yesterday. We did FR for 12 days and then a two (or perhaps 1) day cutoff. I easily became pregnant with my two sons (4 and 5.5), but this time, we are 6 months post vasectomy reversal(if only my DH had believed me when I told him I didn't feel done!)and I don't actually know if we are fertile. I'm itching to cheat with the diet, but it is almost easy to keep my calories low as I feel so full so quickly now! The next 10 days are going to be long. Good luck to everyone. I have my fingers crossed for you all.

Thanks everybody! I'll keep you posted in the morning ... and TTCpink, fingers crossed for you Tuesday!

Thorz300- I know, that first week is killer, huh! Almost through it though, and then we'll be waiting for your poas post! :-)

Good luck Itester :-) Hope this is your cycle!

Ok ladies, I am really trying hard not to read into this too much, but I am feeling a lot of AF like cramping! If I wasn't possibly pg I would be using a heating pad right now. I haven't ever gotten menstrual cramping as a pregnancy sign but I have also never had cramps a whole week before AF is due!! HMMMm weird, but I guess I can only speculate for now and I will know if it means anything in a week! GL to everyone!!

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Ok ladies, I am really trying hard not to read into this too much, but I am feeling a lot of AF like cramping! If I wasn't possibly pg I would be using a heating pad right now. I haven't ever gotten menstrual cramping as a pregnancy sign but I have also never had cramps a whole week before AF is due!! HMMMm weird, but I guess I can only speculate for now and I will know if it means anything in a week! GL to everyone!!

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That sounds a great symptom... will you be waiting until 10 DPO to test?

Ooh, Thorz that sounds promising! Fingers crossed!

And if that's your current chart in your sig line, your temps are looking good so far too :-)

That sounds exciting Thorz. I'm having nothing here on 4 dpo! I don't expect anything yet but I'd love something to obsess over and overinterpret.

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That sounds a great symptom... will you be waiting until 10 DPO to test?

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I'm not quite sure. I really want to wait until 10 or 11 dpo but the urge to poas is creeping in. I am only 6 dpo but my LP is only 12 days so tomorrow would be 5 days before AF is due. I'm going to try really hard to wait at least until Friday

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Ooh, Thorz that sounds promising! Fingers crossed!

And if that's your current chart in your sig line, your temps are looking good so far too :-)

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Yep those are my current temps!

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I'm not quite sure. I really want to wait until 10 or 11 dpo but the urge to poas is creeping in. I am only 6 dpo but my LP is only 12 days so tomorrow would be 5 days before AF is due. I'm going to try really hard to wait at least until Friday

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I'm rooting for you, Thorz! Friday will be here before you know it. :)

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Ok ladies, I am really trying hard not to read into this too much, but I am feeling a lot of AF like cramping! If I wasn't possibly pg I would be using a heating pad right now. I haven't ever gotten menstrual cramping as a pregnancy sign but I have also never had cramps a whole week before AF is due!! HMMMm weird, but I guess I can only speculate for now and I will know if it means anything in a week! GL to everyone!!

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Praying its good news for you! Fx! Tx!

Ok, so I poas' d today, (10dpo) and got a bfn. But I'm not too bummed yet because my crazy bac k pain boob pain and temp started on Friday/Saturday, and everything says around 3 days to fully implant and another 2 days before hgc rises enough to be picked up on an hpt.

So, going on my theory that the ' weekend of pain' (lol) marked the start of implantation, thst means wednesday would likely be my first chance for a positive.

Btw, you don't think I'm waiting til Wed to test again, do you? Heck no! That's what I bought $20 worth of dollar store tests for, haha!

I'll check in again tomorrow...ttcpink and I will have to report in :-)

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Ok, so I poas' d today, (10dpo) and got a bfn. But I'm not too bummed yet because my crazy bac k pain boob pain and temp started on Friday/Saturday, and everything says around 3 days to fully implant and another 2 days before hgc rises enough to be picked up on an hpt.

So, going on my theory that the ' weekend of pain' (lol) marked the start of implantation, thst means wednesday would likely be my first chance for a positive.

Btw, you don't think I'm waiting til Wed to test again, do you? Heck no! That's what I bought $20 worth of dollar store tests for, haha!

I'll check in again tomorrow...ttcpink and I will have to report in :-)

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LOL you have a very positive fun attitude about it...I love it!

Sorry yamanote. You're not out yet. I'm at 9po and I think I'll wait 'til tomorrow. Waiting to see if ttcpink has any news....

Anchor, I forgot you and ttcpink are the same dpo! Fingers crossed for the three of us tomorrow! !