April TWW

vlagrl29

@moonlady-2 that's awesome news!  Congrats and hope it sticks!  You can probably go ahead and call your OB to have a blood test to confirm.

BelhurstBride

Congratulations @moonlady-2! Praying for a happy and healthy 9 months for you! 

I understand your apprehension. I feel like I'll have the same response. 

vlagrl29

Part of the reason I rarely test @BelhurstBride - it's like I'd rather not know.

BelhurstBride

@vlagrl29, it's actually the first time I've ever used them. 

TW***

Getting pregnant isn't something we've ever struggled with before. The past three months have been tough, but there's no saying, now that my period returned, my body won't go back to the way it was before.

Mack2342

@moonlady-2.  Congrats!  It's very hard to stay calm. Try and remember that you can only take one day at a time and for today you are pregnant.   This is what I told myself this last time around to try and keep the crazy at bay.  It worked for the most part. 

splashmountain

@moonlady-2 congrats! 

amberruka

Congratulations @moonlady-2!

ladipale

Congrats @moonlady-2 I'm with you and I'd rather not know right away but you do, so just take it one day at a time!

MimoCa

@moonlady-2 congrats!

ladipale

Fairly sure I'm a few days into TWW - familiar breast tenderness has started. Going to try and keep the crazy at bay - but we all know how that goes come 9 - 11 dpo!

hdaley

I go here now. 3 dpi according to FF. Anyone my cycle buddy here that wants to help keep me from going BSC and not test?

hdaley

I just realized that if this cycle works we will be due on Jan 2, 2018. I miscarried on Jan 2, 2017.........

ladipale

@hdaley - I'm 4ish DPO, so almost cycle buddy We can do it. 
That's crazy about the due date/miscarriage. so hard.

amberruka

@hdaley @ladipale I'm 2-3ish DPO, looks like we're all together in this one 

ladipale

Yes!!! @amberruka and @hdaley - we got this! 

Mack2342

Good luck ladies FX for you all. 

xoLove06ox

New to this board. Just curious if anyone had spotting/cramping for 4 days after ovulation. It is difficult to figure out the normal for myself as I haven't been temping or o tracking just typical period tracker. Pretty sure if my cycle is back to normal then I am on cd 20 out of 28/30. I miscarried on Feb 23rd so I'm working on my new normal. Thanks in advance

hdaley

Why can't my DH understand why Holidays like Easter bother me and they have a different meaning to me. I should be 26 weeks pregnant. During holidays more than any other day I think of how the holiday would have been different if we were still pregnant.  

Family gatherings are different. They know about the miscarriage so I feel that to avoid their stares and whispered questions I need to drink wine in order to prove that I am still barren. 

I am just so so over it. And I wish above all else my DH felt the same as I or at least handled me more gently and tried to understand my feelings. 

I hope everyone is having an Easier Easter than me.

hdaley

@xoLove06ox I have never spotted in the TWW with any of my pregnancies. Only time I spot is if I am on my period, usually at the tail end or when I was miscarrying. 

amberruka

I'm sorry you're having to go through all this @hdaley. Do you and DH talk about it much? I learned that men definitely handle things very differently than we do, it may be he's keeping more in to be strong for you.....?

vlagrl29

Hugs @hdaley - Easter and spring is giving me hope and happiness. We will all have our rainbows in due time.

xoLove06ox

I've only had the first pregnancy and I didn't have any spotting or any signs until my late period followed by mood swings and nausea. I am super moody and nauseous.

I also agree holidays are even worse after my mc. It is also super difficult to see pregnant women complaining about their symptoms without feeling a little jealous

ladipale

@hdaley - I feel you. Holidays are HARD. Today I had a choice - go hang with DH's family where his younger sister is pregnant and flippant about it - and where everyone fawns over her. Or, go hang with my family where there is a baby that was born a week after my due date with first loss and a baby born a few days before my second loss. Both are impossibly hard. Today was hard. DH does not get it. No one gets it - except you ladies. Hugs - hope you found some peace and joy today.

ladipale

I'm going BSC in the TWW even though I swore I wouldn't since our timing was not great. I'm like 5 - 6 dpo and SS. Today I smelled ALL.THE.SMELLS and I'm convinced it means I'm knocked up. Help me stay sane people!

hdaley

@ladipale I am if no help with the SS!  I am 6 dpo today and keep thinking " mmmm maybe I'll test in 2 days".  I am trying to convince myself that 8 dpo is not too early. But I don't want to see a negative either.  I had a dip in temps yesterday and they went back up today, so all I see is implantation dip!  But who knows!

hdaley

Deep breath in deep breath out.... what will be will be. 

BelhurstBride

I'm also 6ish DPO, so there really is a bunch of us in the same boat! 

@ladipale, that does sound awful. We decided to stay home and have friends over and just plan avoid having to deal with family! 

@hdaley, men are ridiculous. 

hdaley

Everyone around 6dpoish when are you testing?

ladipale

@hdaley - trying to hold out until next monday....

hdaley

@ladipale good luck!  I know I can't hold out that long! I'm thinking maybe Saturday.  I'll be 10dpo 

BelhurstBride

I'm trying not to test until 14dpo... we'll see how well that goes! 

amberruka

I'm a day or so behind y'all but we could do a pee pact 

vlagrl29

just don't buy any tests

hdaley

Lol @vlagrl29 too late. I got 20 Wondfos! I tried that last month but I caved around 7dpo and bought 2 at Walmart.  

hdaley

@BelhurstBride go you!  I know I don't have the will power to wait another week.  My luteal phase is around 11 days, so I'm shooting for 10 dpo.  So that would be the day before my period.

ladipale

How we doing this morning/afternoon ladies? @hdaley @BelhurstBride @amberruka

amberruka

Meh. You still smelling everything in sight @ladipale?

ladipale

@amberruka - not as much. such a shame  

hdaley

i have started staring at my chart willing it to tell me the future.  

ladipale

@hdaley - step away from the chart....