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Ah the joys of bloating. You may also need to poop if you haven't today.

I pretty much always get bad bloating during the TWW so I feel your frustration. Progesterone is elevated during the luteal phase reguardless of whether an egg was fertilized or not. Progesterone slows your digestion a bit causing lovely symptoms like bloating and constipation.

Hopefully the bloating and cramping is a good sign this time but if you're someone who tends to get your hopes up and then end up very disappointed you may want to try to keep your expectations in check by knowing that unfortunately bloating and cramping before a period is very common and normal.

Hey Nameless aria ,
I have had this bloating for like 2 weeks now(8dpo) , its usual for me because it usually shows up on the day of my expected period. So far i am 3 days late and still this hard glorious (lol) belly ! Thanks for responding !
Ade