I thought I wouldn't do it...

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Registered: 07-02-2003
I thought I wouldn't do it...
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Sun, 08-03-2003 - 12:28am
And yet here I am, at just barely 5 dpo and looking for every little sign, twinge, and tickle and wondering if they could mean something.

This is only my first month TTC. How the heck am I going to make it through more than one?

I was crying for no good reason earlier today (well, technically yesterday as it's just 12:19am), and have oddly sensitive nipples. I know full well that the odds of me having any physical symptoms at 5dpo are next to none, and yet still I wonder.

Am I losing my mind or did everyone get this anxious and excited during their first cycle? Does the constant speculation wear off? Will I be this obsessed until I get a BFP?

Just wondering...as I sit here, still thinking about my oddly sensitive nipples (LOL!).

Crazy Kristin

TTC #1, C1, CD18, 5 dpo

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Registered: 07-28-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 12:46am
Kristen,



You're not alone. This is my third month ttc and I can't sleep at night.

All I do is touch my chest to see if they are different(lol). I'd like to say it gets gets better but for me I am even more anxious. Sore nipples is a good sign. Good luck!

Jen

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Registered: 05-22-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 8:22am
I hate to say it, but it seems to last beyond the first cycle! LOL Sadly enough, I told myself I would just let it happen this cycle, but I'm still driving myself crazy this month! Hopefully, you will not have the same problem! Good luck!


Michelle

 

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Registered: 07-08-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 10:12am
Kristen,

At 4DPO, I am pondering the lack of soreness of my nipples! It does not get better. I am at cyle 3 TTC (after several months of "winging it" ...by the way, I also though I was pg every month then too) I have a friend who had twins after a very difficult time TTC. I call her all the time asking "did this happen to you" or "what does a cramp on the left side three inches down from my belly button mean" She laughs at me!

Tee

 

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Registered: 07-29-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 2:54pm
Unfortunately I have already managed to convince myself many time that I am pregnant when I wasn't. Try not to drive yourself crazy!! Just relax keep trying and it will happen. Gee, I should take my own advice, LOL. Good luck anyway!
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Registered: 07-29-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 5:34pm
I'm right with you! I am a pretty easy going person and I could not believe(but also could believe) how stressed my high-strung sister got trying to have her first child(it took her 8 months). And here I am just wondering. My breasts are gorged and sensitive, I have nausea after probably 10 or 12dpo. My period is do any day now, the 4th or the 5th. I just signed up to this site, looking for help for the "signs." My friends laughed at me when I told them, but I feel like a have a new set of friends who are going through what I am going through. My single friend can't appreciate, CM , or AF(or maybe she can with this one)!

And to make matters worse, there does not seem to be any definitives on when a woman can experience pregnancy symptoms...everyone is different they say....

So here we are....Have fun and remember someone will always take shorter or longer than you, but here's hoping it happens the right time for you...

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Registered: 07-02-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 10:29pm
Thanks to everyone for responding -- and making me feel like I'm not alone! I hope the endless speculation tapers off after cycle #1(I can understand how it could eventually consume one's life) but in the meantime since it's only my first month TTC I'm just going to go wild and speculate away!

Good luck to everyone!!! And thanks so much once again. It's nice to come to a place where everyone knows just how you feel! Aren't women just the best??

(((HUGS)))

Kristin

TTC #1

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Registered: 07-10-2003
Mon, 08-04-2003 - 8:18am
Kristin,

I am so right there with you, sister! This is my first time trying in a few months, because dh and I moved cross country recently. We'd been trying for a while, and I obsessed over every tiny little thing that felt a bit different. And here I am doing it again. I was convinced yesterday that I am pg, and I woke up this morning absolutely distraught that I am not! I still don't have AF, but my problem is cycles can run from 28 to 30 days, and those two extra days can be AGONY!

But it makes me feel so much better knowing that this is just how we react, and I am not crazy. I laughed for this first time this morning reading your post, because you described my situation exactly!

Love to all of us obsessors!

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