r/FirstTimeTTC

How many days after the first day of your period do you start testing with OPK?

CD31, 13DPO, predicted day 1 of my period. I’m always super regular, ovulate in the same 1-2 days each cycle, and my tracking app has been spot on with predicted periods every month. Tests have been negative since 11DPO. Was having some crampy/weird sensations in my lower abdomen off & on throughout the weekend. Woke up yesterday and felt like I had the FLU. Was up at 4:30am, chills, hot flashes, body aches, crampy again, and some very light spotting (which I thought was just my period starting) that tapered off during the day. Still crampy here & there today, no noticeable spotting. I’m so annoyed at this point I’d just rather my stupid period come instead of playing this limbo back & forth every day 🥲 I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve been trying not to test too much leading up to my period, but now I’m even more frustrated knowing it should be coming & I’m still negative. Especially when you’re trying not to overthink every little thing you feel in your body. UGH. I was coming to terms yesterday we were out yet again this month, but it’s so hard not getting your hopes up.

thanks for listening to my brain dump :)

I'm 10dpo I've been feeling period like cramps since yesterday. This is my IUI cycle. I usually have some breast pain by now. This time my breast doesn't hurt but directly behind nipples hurts. I had mild spotting at 6dpo evening and 9dpo morning and nothing in-between that. I have hopes for this cycle hut I have hope every TWW so its hard.

When my husband and I started TTC, I would have never anticipated how heartbreaking this process would be. We have been trying for 6 months with no success and I am really struggling. My husband has been wonderful and incredibly supportive, but I still feel so alone in this. I’m the only one in my social circle without kids and many of my friends conceived on the first try. If you’re willing to share, how long have you been trying for? How are you managing? Sending baby dust to all of us.

Love that my body gives me a new symptom I never normally get before my period every month! Ttc for 3 months. First month I felt sick the whole week before my period was convinced I was pregnant I wasn’t. Month two my boobs hurt and they never normally hurt before my period convinced me and I wasn’t. I tested 11dpo this morning and negative so I know I’m not but I’ve had a dry mouth/ bad taste/ metal all day which is apparently another thing that can happen just before your period!!!! I know if you have symptoms it would show on a test so i know its probably just a normal luteal phase symptom

I am 40, amh is 0.16 (i know it is very low) and we are trying to conceive. Now the doctor has given me thyronorm 50 (tsh was 4) and some vitamin D and some more supplements. Have been taking these since the last 7 to 8 days. I am always very regular on my periods, average cycle length is 27 days. (Only once last year it was 49 days) else im always super regular. I was expecting my periods on 16th May. But no sign of that till now. Has the 7 to 8 days of thyroid medicine put my period off gear or am I pregnant? So when should I do the pregnancy test? Has anyone been through something similar?

I had 4 positives around 8-9 DPO. (faint, but definitely there.) Even sent to my sister who went through 6 years of infertility to get a second opinion, and I knew she wouldn’t give me false hope. She agreed they were positive.

They got slightly stronger, then around 13 DPO started to fizzle and today nothing, and my period came.

We weren’t trying yet, but were planning to this summer so it’s still disappointing.

Was this a chemical?

I have uterus didelphys and am wondering if anyone else has had any experiences with that? My doctor suggested baby aspirin to help with implantation, but that because my uterus is a wonky shape and size, sometimes that can be difficult. Did aspirin help any of your little babies stick?

It’s our first cycle so I’m really not trying to be a pessimist. I know that chemicals and early miscarriages are not uncommon. I just wasn’t expecting to get pregnant first try, let alone lose it.