I just wanted to stop and say thanks to everyone for all the lovely good wishes. I know it's early in the game, but I am feeling pretty secure about things and hoping for the best. I'm sure I will be blogging over the next few weeks until the ultrasound, but after that I hope not to flood this blog with only pregnancy posts (more on that at a later time). For now, I will share things that I think may be helpful for others. I know that when I was in the 2WW I likedto hear what others have gone through. I kept track of "symptoms" just in case it came in handy. If you're interested in looking, here you are.
Here is my chart up until today:
This is what happened during the 2WW:
Cycle Day (CD) 11: Blood work revealed my LH was starting to surge. The doctor called me in for an IUI the next day
CD12: IUI
CD13: no symptoms
CD14: no symptoms
CD15: Acupuncture treatment. That evening I had crazy cramping in my abdomen... to the point where I could not walk. I checked with my TCM and she said it was probably positive movement. I think that was when I was ovulating (as I have had similar pains in the past). As my chart shows, I probably ovulated that day or the day before.
CD16: Slight amount of spotting! I do not usually have this mid-cycle, so that was positive. Also my nipples felt a bit tingly.
CD17: Tired! At night I had heartburn (but we had chili for dinner, which could have contributed) and my nipples were a bit itchy.
CD18: Sore lower back. Felt a bit crampy. Also the next few days had a ton of CM in my underwear (sorry TMI).
CD19: Tired, sore lower back.
CD20: Sore back, heartburn at night
CD21: Had a sore in my mouth, which was unusual. Looked it up and couldn't really find a correlation, but wonder if it was hormone related?
CD22: Tired
CD23: Tired and a bit moody/emotional. Actually I had a big cry, and was sure AF was going to show up in the next few days.
CD24: Couldn't hold out any longer...HPT = BFN! Felt crampy when walking the dog in the morning - kind of pinchy pain and sore lower back (could this be implantation?) Again, emotional and wanted to cry throughout the day. Thought AF must be imminent.
CD25: Sore back, bloated feeling (AF MUST be here tomorrow!)
CD26: Had insomnia through the night (anxiety from testing?). Woke up in the middle of the night with the excema on my hands itching. The only other time I had this symptom was when I was pregnant last time... could it be? Sore back all day (and super full feeling abdomen after dinner). Blood test reveals BFP! Beta= 55.
CD27: BFP on home test!
CD28: Beta = 215
Since then, there haven't been any extremely prominent symptoms, but this weekend I am tired. Oh, and funny story this morning - We were on our way our for brunch and I was feeling kind of grumpy/emotional. I totally cried because I was worried that DH would get upset with me being grumpy and not like me. That made me cry. Can you say pregnancy???? Haha! I've felt a little nauseous and off today, and I hope that continues. :)

I'm so excited for you!! I remember when I got pregnant I was so confident AF was coming because the symptoms were basically identical too. I even got spotting that I thought for sure was the start of a period on the day I got my BFP. Tricky mother nature.
ReplyDeleteSending you nothing but positive vibes! And maybe some morning sickness =P
Congrats! Wishing you all the best!
ReplyDeleteHow fun. I couldn't get enough of googling 2ww symptoms! So good of you to share!!
ReplyDeleteLooking at your chart, I definitely agree that you ovulated on cd 14 or 15. (My guess would be on cd15.)
ReplyDeleteNausea is so strangely reassuring, isn't it? :)