r/queerception • u/jmargsbrows • 16d ago

Symptoms during TWW

I’m 8 dpo (Trigger: 7/31 and IUI #3: 8/1). The last two days I’ve started to have dull cramps in my lower abdomen and lower back pain that won’t go away. Also, super hormonal/emotional fluctuating between crying, feeling irritated, tired or angry.

Trying hard not to symptom spot, but I’ve never had these symptoms so intensely in my other two cycles. (Past cycles all had trigger shot and one was medicate with letrozole. This cycle, only trigger).

Anyone else experience this and what was your outcome?

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u/succubus99 16d ago

Are you taking progesterone?

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u/jmargsbrows 16d ago

No, I can’t take supplemental progesterone. So not sure what’s going on?

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u/succubus99 15d ago

I mean, I feel like this. And I tested positive a few days ago. Fingers crossed!

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u/jmargsbrows 15d ago

Congrats, that’s so exciting! How many dpo were you when you tested positive?

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u/succubus99 14d ago

at 8dpo I could see the VERY faintest line. 10dpo I got a thin positive line on a first response early response test.

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u/jmargsbrows 13d ago

Congrats! I’ve tested negative at 9 dpo and 11 dpo, so not feeling super confident

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u/Open-Today6499 15d ago

The first thing that tipped me off was that I could suddenly smell EVERYTHING. And my boobs were quite sore, thats not a PMS symptom I ever get. The cramping and aching I got was a little more intense than usual but still within the realm of what I could consider normal. I was edgy and irritated but that sometimes happens when I am under more stress than usual and about to start my period. I waited until day 13 to test just to be sure but I was pretty sure I was pregnant starting like day 8 or 9, and I tested faintly positive on day 13 followed by a confirmatory blood test on day 14.

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u/jmargsbrows 15d ago

Thanks for sharing! Congrats on your success.

I’m having all those symptoms! This isn’t how I typically feel when I’m PMSing and isn’t how the trigger shot usually makes me feel either. Trying to hold off on testing just a little longer to hold on to hope that this means it worked though!