Anyone TTC for a long time will appreciate how those two little weeks can seem a lifetime and each cycle that passes without a BFP makes it seem longer.
The worst part about the TWW is symptom spotting!
Most pregnancy symptoms won't start to appear until around weeks 4-6 of pregnancy. Some symptoms are also signs of AF i.e cramping, swollen boobs etc. So whilst many will claim to have had pregnancy symptoms from the second they conceived, these symptoms will most likely be the result of hormonal changes that would be present whether you conceived or not.
That however, will not stop a long term TCCer from believing every single twinge, pain or slight feeling of nausea absolutely means they must be pregnant!
For the first 8-9 months of TTC I symptom spotted every cycle and convinced myself I was pregnant (even to the point of trying to tell myself that spotting before my AF must be implantation bleeding!). It drives you crazy and makes it even worse when AF arrives, as not only are you not pregnant you also feel really silly for having convinced yourself!
I have been keeping a fertility diary, tracking my cycles and ovulation signs. It was only when I reviewed this diary I realised that a lot of the symptoms I used to fuel my pregnancy fantasy beliefs were the same symptoms I had most months for AF.
In the last few months I have avoided symptom spotting - although that does not cure my POAS addiction (pee on a stick).
For some reason this cycle my symptom spotting has returned with a vengeance!
I am currently around 7dpo and driving myself mad!
I have : sore boobs, cramping, vivid dreams, tiredness.... etc
Of course I know that even if this is my lucky month the egg will have only just implanted and it's way too early for any symptoms (plus I have had all of these before lol)!
One week down...... One week to go!
Wish me luck!
:-D xxx
