July 2WW

[Christi]

Congrats to everyone with a BFP. I am so happy (and a little sad) today. My very best friend in the whole wide world since I was 5 years old just got a BFP (she wasn't swaying). I am 11 dpo and tested this morning (I know, it is still a little early), and got a BFN. Obviously, I am genuinely thrilled for my friend, but I was so hoping we would get preggo the same month, but it looks like it won't happen given the fact that when I was preggo with DS I got a positive on 11 dpo. AF isn't due until Monday, so I will retest then if she doesn't show up, but it is still a bit of a bummer.

My friend and I were really lucky, entirely unintentionally, we had our first boys 11 days apart. It was awesome because they were doing all the same stuff at the same time and we were having the same challenges and celebrations around the same time. I was just hoping to get to do that again for babies #2.

On the flip side, I was invited to interview for my DREAM job this week (it's a long shot, but still an interview is the first step to getting it), so if I get the job, it might be better if I am not pregnant. So its a bit of a mixed bag for me today.... sigh....

[Jamie86]

I'm really hoping feeling like I'm going to start AF any minute when I'm only 6DPO is a good sign. I'm cramping and my back and legs are hurting which usually means AF is coming but it's not time for that yet.

[stephk]

Hey Christi, I only got my BFP today at 12dpo with a digital. The cheapies were bfn today and yesterday. With my DS I had faint positive lines on 11dpo. Go for that interview regardless! Good luck!

Jamie - fingers crossed it's implantation

[Christi]

Oh, absolutely, I am going to the interview, regardless--I worked until the day before I went into labor and I'm sure that I will do the same thing this time around.

Steph, thanks for the pep talk about the negative result, it is still early, and I was using a cheapie so Monday may be a different story. (And of course, congrats on your BFP!!!!) But I still have an intuition that I'm not preggo this go round. We aggressively swayed for our first month TTC, so it's not like I've been getting BFN for months on end or anything. We might loosen a select few things for TTC month #2 (like increasing the time between repHresh and the attempt), but I will have this child for the rest of my life, so being patient to try to do the best (and reasonable) sway possible is important to me. I will be happy to have a healthy baby of any gender (since this is our last), but I want to know in my heart that we did everything reasonably within our power to sway for a girl.

Swaying reminds me of this prayer that my mom used to have hanging on her wall--
"God, God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference."

While we are trying to NOT be all Martha (at least for TTC pink), we do want to change the things we can (diet, supplements, pH, frequent release, one attempt, etc...), we also have to accept the things that we cannot change. May we all have the wisdom to know the difference!!

Good luck to everyone!

[BlessedMomma]

Omg christi I have been saying that prayer to myself for the past couple of days!! The words are soo true. Thank u for sharing it.

Rosie ur early symptoms give me soo much hope yhat maybe im not imagining it. And maybe the more pregnancies u have the earlier u feel them??

Steph again im so happy for ur bfp!

[BlessedMomma]

Jamie I would take that as a very good sign!

[daisymoo]

Oh my god was just checking this thread and cannot believe what I'm reading!! Massive massive huge congrats Steph!!! That is the most amazing news ever! So happy for you You so deserve this girlie!!!!


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[SamS_TTCPink]

Fingers crossed for you BlessedMomma!! It has to be your turn next. 💜💜

And goodluck with your interview Christi! 😊 And my cheap tests were still all negative til yesterday, despite my very dark BFP on FRER over a week ago. Oh, and my intuition was very wrong!! 😉

Jamie, hope it's implantation!

[essnce629]

Just got back from vacation a few hours ago and saw your awesome news Steph!!!!! Sooo excited for you! Congrats! I hope I'll be joining you next month!

[Christi]

Hmmm.... so I just got a teeny tiny spot of dark brown dried looking spotting tonight (11 dpo)... maybe implantation spotting?? AF doesn't usually start this way for me so it is definitely something different. I'm trying not to read too much into this, but this is my first sort of symptom that might be a glimmer of pregnancy. Cautiously optimistic........ come on BFP!!!!! (Om, om, om, going to my zen place of patience and serenity so I am not peeing on a stick every time I go to the bathroom, LOL....)