I am holding strong and still haven't tested!! There will be lots of us POAS tomorrow morning!!! Exciting!!
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I am holding strong and still haven't tested!! There will be lots of us POAS tomorrow morning!!! Exciting!!
I love your quote because I am totally obsessing and overinterpretting right now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mum to three girls
My hopeful signs: I usually spot at 8 or 9 DPO but today I have a pretty good amount of creamy CM. There was the smallest, tiniest, pin drop in the middle of the CM. This was nothing like the spotting I usually get which is tinted brown. I am hoping and praying it's a sign of implantation! Still have sore boobs, and I am sooooo hungry the last few days. I know all these could also signal AF...but for some reason I am feeling more hopeful this month. Even if it is not a BFP this month I am still so happy to see a more normal luteal phase and good temps this month. But who am I kidding...I am going to be SOOOO bummed if I see a BFN tomorrow.
TTC pink that sounds so promising! Eeks, can't wait for all of us to test tomorrow!
Me too!! Anyone know the odds of a positive test at 10DPO? Just something else to obsess about. I'll google it. LOL
Did anyone have frequent urination as a very early pregnancy symptom with their other pregnancies? I have to pee constantly and I'm not drinking more than usual. I've also felt like my period is coming at any minute, but have yet to start bleeding...which is very weird for me b/c by the time I start cramping I'm usually already bleeding. I had a negative blood test at 8-9 dpo and figured I was out, but now I'm starting to wonder. I'm terrified to test though...I can't stand reading the words "not pregnant" on the digital tests! I always thought the frequent urination was generally later in pregnancy, but this is a very noticeable change in my normal routine so I can't help thinking that something is up. Also, I've been on meds to treat a UTI for 5 days now, so it's not that. Oddly I'm peeing more now than I did when I had the full blown infection! Anyway, maybe I'm grasping at straws here. AF is due tomorrow. Hopefully I can stay away from that digi test until then!
This is pretty neat. You can click on each DPO to see the likelihood of a BFP, symptoms, etc.
Pregnancy Test Results for 10 Days Past Ovulation | Countdown to Pregnancy
BabyGirl, I would test again tomorrow if AF doesn't arrive...you never know! You may want to consider getting rechecked to make sure your UTI is responding to the antibiotic since you are having the frequent urination.
Awesome, TTC pink! After I read your post I though I'd do my own googol, lol. I didn't find this one, I love it.
good luck ladies, i spent forever here hope to see some of you over in the sept due date really soon!
Hi girls. 7DPO...this time is dragging by! And no real pregnancy symptoms beyond some mild nausea today which of course could be anything. Goodluck to all those POAS ladies tomorrow...can't wait to see some BFPs to celebrate! GL!
It certainly does drag on....I am 6DPO when are you planning on POAS?Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiettc
Thanks, TTCPink! I did have a follow up appointment today. No trace of the infection left, and they didn't do another blood test to check for HCG. I think I'll wait until Wednesday to POAS. I would rather get my period than see a BFN! Good luck to all tomorrow!! Can't wait to hear some good news :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TTCPink
Thanks for sharing this! It makes me want to wait as long as I can, though.... Getting negatives for five days would be hard to bear, but I don't know if I can wait, either. Those of you who are testing early, does the emotional up and down of testing and getting bfn get you down?Quote:
Originally Posted by TTCPink
TTCPink thanks for sharing that!
It definitely makes me feel more confident that I'm nowhere near out yet.
Itester, I used to let it get me down, but things have shifted for me lately: figured out a longstanding health problem that was the cause of 3 unsuccessful years of ttc, plus I've done more reasearch about the process itself and how long it takes (and how hard it is to pinpoint ovulation or implantation)... all of that plus graphs like the one you linked to.... and I'm relatively laid back about it now.
But ask me again if I hit 14dpo and still have bfn's lol ;-)
So I'm going to the dr on Wednesday, not for any particular reason, just because I am new to the area and need a new dr. (family dr not OBGYN) Anyhow they said they will do a battery of routine tests including a blood test does anyone know if this routine type of test would show HCG? Or if it is anything they will even be looking for? I will be 8 DPO at my appt.
GAWD I am a TERRIBLE 2WWer. I would actually rather get AF than get a BFN. I try to hold out as long as possible. To be honest, I've only ever POAS my last pg (ended in m/c) and the last 3 months since. It makes me crazy!Quote:
Originally Posted by ltester
Not likely, unless you ask for it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300
Forgot to add itester...my girlfriend just got BFNs on 8, 9 and 10 dpo...then a BFP on 11dpo.
When I switched Dr's they did similar routine testing, but didn't check for HCG. It all goes off to a lab and if they don't order a specific test it won't be checked for that particular thing. The testing is more for health related issues. But maybe you could mention you might be pregnant and maybe they'll throw that on the order.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300
Well if it all goes to a lab, I probably wouldn't find out til a day or two later, and by then I can just POAS so I probably wont mention it at all. 4 more days until I POAS!Quote:
Originally Posted by BabyGirl2013
Also, I wanted to mention that my cramps are gone :( I was hoping they were a good sign but they have vanished!
My last family doc was very picky about what they would run on me. I am 37 and they wouldn't even do a cholesterol because a didn't have a family history. I had to beg for a CBC. There is no way they will run an HCG without requesting it and even if they do run it, insurance may or may not cover it. If you have good insurance go ahead and request it. If you don't I would hold out... dollar store tests are much cheaper. They probably won't run an quantitative HCG (where you get a number) on you anyway, just a pregnancy tests and the preg tests that the doctor uses are NO DIFFERENT then what you can get at any local drug store.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300
Well, I am feeling much less optimistic now. Spotting has increased this evening and I am having cramps. I think AF is on her way. I'm only 9 DPO but I have a short luteal phase. I am worried that my short LP is not allowing enough time for implantation. I have read that Vitamin B6 can increase LP, but of course that sways blue. Sigh. I guess there is still a chance for this month...but since I spot every month at this time I really think it's AF starting to make her entrance. This is our third cycle TTC with our GD sway (after also TTC for a couple months before I found this site.) I now realize how lucky we were to conceive so quickly with our boys. This is becoming an emotional roller coaster of getting hopes up and being let down each month. I agree with those that say you would much rather see AF than a BFN...I am feeling the same way this month.
Good luck Anchor and BabyGirl if you test tomorrow. I guess I might test in the morning just in case, unless AF is here in full force by then. You never know...
So sorry! I'm still holding out hope for you! Anything is possible!Quote:
Originally Posted by TTCPink
Hang in there, TTCPink! I honestly didn't realize how difficult this was going to be either. I barely looked at my husband and got pregnant with both my boys. I'd never even seen a BFN prior to this attempt. I did want to let you know that I've taken B6 in the past and it did increase my LP in the first month of taking it daily (however I wasn't taking it for that purpose). I wonder what Atomic would say...if B6 sways blue heavily OR "if you don't get pregnant you don't have any chance at your DG" and to go for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TTCPink
Good luck Ttcpink! Fingers and toes crossed that it isn't AF already...! Keep us posted :-/
Cramps that vanish are actually a good pregnancy sign Thorz. :)
hmmmm I have never heard that. Why is it a good sign?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunflower3
Had them when I got pregnant in November. Atomic said it was a good sign. Implantation maybe???
But I was only 5 dpo at the time. Isn't that a little early for implantation cramps....Sorry I should know these things since I've had 3 kiddos, it is just that we never really ttc so I never really had to endure the misery of the 2ww the ONLY symptom I have ever felt with my kids is the pinch/twinge pains and immense hunger. So those random AF like cramps at 5 dpo really threw me off!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunflower3
I think its on the early side that the eggy would start implanting, but definitely not out of the realm of possibility! I think after fertilization it takes 2-4 days to travel down, then starts implanting...so could be :-)
Oh, and got a bfn when I poas' d this morning...but I'm waiting to see what tomorrow's test shows up since it seems more likely I'd have a decent amount of hgc tomorrow if this weekend was implantation (and not just a random terrible backache, boobache and fever)
Crossing fingers for tomorrow!
Anchor? Whatcha got? :-)
TTCPink? How's it going this morning?
Didn't realize it was so early for your cramping but egg can fertilize 6-12 dpo.
GL tomorrow Yamanote, sorry about the BFN
Yep the really bad cramps were on the late evening of 5 dpo then I really didn't feel anything yesterday, but I may have spoken too soon! I'm starting to cramp again but not nearly as bad at 5 dpo.
Knowing your friend got a bfp at 11 but not earlier makes me feel more confident in trying to wait until 11 dpo to test. It is funny how only 4 days out, I am experiencing what I am sure are psychosomatic symptoms, though, and I want to know as soon as possible. I've wanted this for so long, and while my two boys were so quickly conceived, I don't have the same confidence this time. There is more emotion tied up in it this time. Getting a dpn will definitely be disappointing, although reading all that you ladies have written makes me know that I am not alone which is huge.
Thorz, I wouldn't think that a break in the cramping would mean anything. I remember with my first pregnancy feeling something really early on but second guessing myself because I felt 'normal' again. Friday is your big day, right?
Yes Friday will be 10dpo so I really want to wait until then! But I know that I will be tempted to POAS earlier, I just hate all the BFN so I'm gonna try my hardest to wait until then! I hear you on the psychosomatic symptoms I have felt them every time these last 3 cycles. This is my only cycle with no real symptoms other than the cramping so that worries me a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by ltester
BFN :( The thing is...I really FEEL pregnant this month. Cramping, sore bbs, a couple of weird headaches. I know I'm not out yet, but now I'm regretting POAS today. Why didn't I wait 'til 12dpo? Aaaaaaaaaargh, so frustrating, now I'm just in a crappy mood.
You're not out either yamanote. And 'til I hear otherwise, I'm not counting TTC pink out yet either...
So sorry!!! We really need some BFP in here so I'm holding out hopes for all you ladies who are in the window!!! I don't think we have had any BFP in the January 2ww and if we have it isn't many....Lets get them started with you ladies who are at or past 10dpo!!!!!!! Positive thoughts coming your way!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Anchor
Thanks Anchor! I know, this is the first time since last summer's chemical that I truly feel pg again! I think we just got antsy.... tomorrow or Thursday maybe we'll get our bfp's :-) good luck!!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Anchor
I am feeling like I let myself get way too hopeful this month. BFN this morning for me this morning. Still spotting today. I expect it will turn into AF tomorrow. I am bummed...I just feel deflated. Was I really just imagining all those symptoms? Or maybe I had a little bean in there trying to implant but my crappy luteal phase washed it right out. Who knows. I think I might go ahead and make an appointment with my OBGYN and show him my charts and see if he thinks my luteal phase is a concern. This will make 5 months of trying while tracking ovulation and not conceiving (I am including the two months we tried before finding this website and swaying pink).
Yamanote and Anchor - I am rooting for you guys!! I really hope it was just too early to test.
Thorz, I have also heard that early cramps can be a sign of implantation on an earlier thread. Good luck to you!!
I would just LOVE to see a BFP in here soon. Good luck to ALL of you!! I will keep checking back to see if there is any news.
I think I am going to have a handful of my girl friends come over for a girls night tomorrow night (they don't know we are ttc) and then my DH has Thurs-Mon off work, so we are going to do a lot of house projects....This might be good for helping keep my mind off of this dumb 2ww. I love my DIY home projects, but a lot of the ones I have on my plate right now include wood stain, and I can't be handling oil based stains while I am possibly pregnant so I guess that will be my only positive thing that will come out of a BFN. It will give me a chance to do some furniture refinishing before we try again!!!
Oh and AF is due on our Anniversary, so I am so torn.....it can make for an extremely great anniversary gift for my husband (if I get a BFP a day or two before I can give him the positive test as an anniversary gift)....but if AF comes it can make for a depressing anniversary and AF is never welcome on our anniversary!!!! I'm starting to get bummed about the possibility of a BFN on our anniversary, we already had a BFN on Christmas...AF needs to stop being due on my important days lol!!!