Postponed my testing date.

[MissJuly10]

For all those wondering about my result, I and my husband decided to postpone it. This cycle seems unusually short and we have spoken at length about testing and agreed to wait longer.

I felt more cramping yesterday and thought I was out but no sign of AF, my cramps were still not as strong as usual so decided to see what happened today. No cramps today but went to the loo and thought I was out as I noticed creamy CM but with lots of tinges of pale brown/reddish so wiped, expecting blood and actually got pale pinky CM! I have also had short sharp pains in my left and right sides although mostly my right which stopped after about half an hour and then have had nothing all day except that so due to this as well, I'm putting my test off.

I don't feel overly excited because I feel like if I'm already expecting the worst then I won't be too disappointed right? Or at least that's what I keep telling myself...

 

[LouiseB]

I don't feel overly excited because I feel like if I'm already expecting the worst then I won't be too disappointed right? Or at least that's what I keep telling myself...

It's so easy to tell ourselves and each other how to feel - and it's good to hear it to keep us remotely grounded - but it just doesn't work like that unfortunately.

I think it was Clairebear that said something like that and i thought "That makes so much sense" but to be quite honest i think it just made me miserable expecting the worst and then getting the worst.

I don't think anything is going to make you feel more or less upset when you see that BFN, so no harm in allowing yourself to get a little bit hopeful beforehand

Just don't do what i did and convince yourself you are, but just allowing yourself to believe maybe, just maybe

 

[MissJuly10]

Thanks Louise.

Definitely not convinced, mostly cos I feel a bit crampy plus the CM earlier - I seriously thought I was out and was so surprised to just get milky/pinky CM! Thought it was so odd. I keep nipping to the loo expecting to see AF in full flow, but nothing at all.

x x

 

[Piglet's Mama]

Hi hun,
Hoping that when you and hubby do decide to test you get your lovely BFP
And if not, hoping that you are not too downhearted *hugs*
x

 

[MissJuly10]

Thanks hun.

There's no harm leaving the test a bit later, if we are indeedy preg then it will just up the hormone! DH thinks we should wait and see if we get to 50 days but I think that's a bit mad so not really sure when I will test. x x

 

[Piglet's Mama]

Maybe work out from the latest point you could have OV'd and just count forward 14 days; where will that bring you to? x

 

[MissJuly10]

The first day of AF was 23rd Sept. Means I would have OVed on the 9th. So I need to figure out how long from the end of the previous AF it took. Will do that now, thanks Jen, didn't even think of that! LOL. x x

 

[MissJuly10]

Ok first day of AF was 23rd, I would have OVed on 9th, last AF was from 5th to 8th of August so... that's 32 days from the end of AF to OV.. then 14 days was 23rd.

But this cycle is different because I've been keeping an extra close eye on it lol.

ODD!!!!

 

[Piglet's Mama]

I remember you saying you thought you OV'd earlier in the month, but then had more EWCM later on; let's say the latter was when you OV'd (just to be sure), just count forward 14 days from that point and voila x

 

[MissJuly10]

But the EWCM was days apart.. ?

 

[Piglet's Mama]

How about from the very last point of EWCM, as can you not be fertile for up to 5 days?
If there were two lots of EWCM's weeks apart then go from the last maybe... I don't know! This is why you NEED OPKs!
x

 

[MissJuly10]

Lol! It's ok hun, we're just going to keep BDing and see what happens. x x