Symptom spotting part 2 - Home of the suspicious boobs and other strange goings on!

Hello herethereandeverywhere - deffo sounds positive to me (being the expert that I am!). I hope you don't mind me saying but I always find it strange that ladies who have been there and done that with pregnancies don't know for sure if they're pregnant. I realise of course that it's not that easy and every pregnancy is different, but I still can't help but think that you must have some more of an idea than us first time frolickers! (This isn't meant as a criticism - obviously - just an observation about how unhelpful nature!)

Hope it all works out for you - and be sure to keep away from those fishy smelling people!

Hello all. I hope you don't mind me posting on your thread.

Like Imps7 I also feel the need to share my crazy symptom spotting DESPITE the fact I promised myself I wouldn't do this this time round! DD took 15 months ttc so I shouldn't get my hopes up.

I'm tentatively ttc no2, had a hideous birth 1st time round which left me with lots of ishoos including an aversion to, ahem, sex. Anyway, that's as sorted as it can be and this is the first month of being back 'in action'.

I tried opks this month but got no confirmation of ovulation (although for half the time I was testing with the 2 line ones which are impossible to interpret and I got bored of waiting 5 minutes for a result!) Didn't really notice any pant-snot but again, forgot to look

Anyway, af due on 18th. Have had the following things which I'm dutifully interpreting as symptoms:

• headache and slight light-headedness

*tired, wanted to go to bed early and napped in the afternoon both weekend days

• slight cramping low down and slightly pink discharge. af is NEVER early and I never get spotting. I got cramping at af time when pg with DD

*Good old suspicious boobs. Definitely felt funny sensations for the last few days which feel a bit like a very faint let-down reflex (sort of pins and needles tingly but not the whole boob, just little bits all over it IYSWIM) or like the feeling I got when I was heading for blocked ducts, slightly sore

• v.slight nausea in the morning (last couple of days)

• Today have been very conscious of nasty smells (kept checking shoes for dog poo but none there and someone on the tube smelt of fish

• woke in night last night with hot sweats (like I got after I had DD) and was REALLY hot in work today

Don't think I can hold out testing until Tuesday, might do one on Sunday instead!

Oooh goody just found this thread - this is my first cycle of TTC so the first TWW/obsessive symptom-spotting! Am desparate to share with someone - OH is not interested/does not understand and no one else has a clue that we're TTC (in fact all of our friends think we hate children!)

We've only SWI'd once (OH is working a lot at the moment) - last Tuesday (4 Jan). No idea when Ov was - I'm not doing charts as yet.

I have felt very different this month as compared to previous months - I have been off the pill for 12 months so my cycles are all natural now. Symptoms have been:

1. Sore nipples from 2 days after SWI (I never get sore nips - tender bbs before AF, definitely, but not sore nips);

1. A firm/slightly hot feeling in my uterus - I am very conscious of it being there IFKWIM;

1. Feeling hotter than usual at night for 4 days after SWI;

1. Slight feeling of light-headedness when I was laying in bed on Saturday morning;

1. Crampy/wind-type pains since Friday.

AF is due at the weekend - I can't wait to find out if the above are genuine pg symptoms, or if my mind is playing cruel tricks on me!

Imps

Hello sharon and welcome!

Saw the gp and have to go back for swabs and examination to see if theres anything to worry about regarding the spotting ive had between periods and the aches and pains. She didnt ask any questions at all about it but I guess there are so many possibilities the only way to know for sure if theres anything that needs to be treated is to take the swabs and exam. Of course trying to get an appointment at a time when dd can be supervised is difficult and also have to fit it between af, so going to be a couple of weeks. Had a teeny bit of peachy cm this morning (an indicator af is coming) not sure why its peach these days will add that to my list of complaints when I go to Drs but the pains have stopped at least as they do when you book an appointment with gp!

Hello, I'm new - to Mumsnet, to TTC, to all these abbreviations (got that one though as you can see!) and to the whole new world of 'is this a symptom or just my over hopeful head??!!'.
Convinced I had a chemical (silent) pregnancy last month (had lots of funny little symptoms) that ended in the heaviest period EVER.
Now trying agin - 'fertile period' this week; hubby is delighted at all the action!
First attempt was Monday and I already feel like things may be afoot; crampy pains, extreme tiredness, but could all be coincidental. So hard to know when you definitely want them to be SIGNS! Wondering how soon I can do a test this month and if it's a good idea anyway?!
Fingers crossed - and to everyone else who is ttc out there too. Will keep you posted.
PS Am 36 and a half so really hoping not left it too late

ive had another weird test yesterday, bfn hours later faint positive - though probably evap line, no idea, was as wide as test line and test line was purple this was light purple. Still got another week to go anyway and despite having very sore boobs with one looking incredibly suspicious I know it was outside the time and I have to assume its negative. Ive done a couple of other tests to see if they turned positive later and they havent so evap line I guess it is.

Im off to the doctors tomorrow about all the aches and pains ive been experiencing and some of the irregular bleeding ive had so ive come to the conclusion I have allsorts of illnesses so thought it better to get checked out.

Aha, innocent has described the 'sparkly' tum far better than me, it was a kind of warm tingly feeling. And a prodding feeling in my left side occasionally.

I've had a little bit of nausea but nothing else, no suspicious boobs, tired but not overly so, and yes, wind here too .

Am now 12 days post ov so I think that if it was happening this month, I'd know about it a bit more

Well, i'm in the same boat as all you guys!

Some of these may not be symptoms, but i thought i may list you everything that im seeing as a symptom:

Sore, very sore nipples
Boobs feeling verrrry heavy got some SB action going on.
Extreme tiredness, slept 12 hours 3 days on trot, can't do that now as i am back at work after days off.
No PM symptoms, no moods, no cramps no general bleurgh-ness - i keep thinking im getting cramps and then let out a big fart and it goes (TMI LOL) :o
Tingly feeling in my tummy and a slight stabby dull ache to the right.

Oh and a sore throat, but that is just the air con :)

As well as symptom spotting PG im trying to symptom spot AF (those on Oct bus will understand) due to unknown cycle length!

never heard that one either but I know what a suspicious boob is and its back!

Hello all

Could someone possibly explain the term "sparkly tum" please?

I'm on the 2WW, suffering badly with heartburn/indigestion which I never, ever get, and my lower tum feels really hot inside. Is this a sparkly tum? Am new to all this terminology.

Thank you!

oh no, its just so difficult isnt it, you having a break or hoping to make the most of being more fertile? I took a break seeing as though it was christmas but otherwise would have carried on. Ive had a lovely christmas and just enjoying the wine for now at least. I was at the loo and dd age 3 burts in like she does and she says whats that mammy? and I say thats what happens when you dont have babies and she bursts into tears saying she really wants a brother or a sister. Talk about making me feel guilty! So back to trying but secretly enjoying not being pg at the mo

what happened to assassin? Did she have a name change ive missed, cant see her any where????

Enjoy your holiday and I hope you and your family have a lovely christmas and everyone else here too

Bless you, there was certainly no need to worry. Two of my close mates are either pregnant (a few weeks ahead of what i would have been) or have a youngish baby. Everyone can see how i am with children. Theres hope for me to have more yet im not qui9te 25 lol.

Thinking of you and your dad radley xx

Hi everyone, I am symptom spotting like mad at the moment. I'm on day 21 of a cycle that is all over the place - anything from 28 to 35 days - so I have no idea when I'm due or when I ovulated. (Next month am going to start investigating when I ovulate properly as I have no clue at the mo!) I'm utterly exhausted today - really, really, really tired. It's the last week of term so it is tiring (I work in boarding so my hours are looooong) but I am far more tired than usual. I'm hoping this is a symptom... I also felt a bit nauseous this morning and keep feeling twinges that don't feel like period cramps but more like a pulling sensation. Fingers crossed but I'm not getting my hopes up - this is month 8 of trying and I'm beginning to be a bit despondent!

Hello,

I am out, AF arrived today, CD 31. Sure it's a MC/chem pg because is the longestcycle I've ever had including after pg, mc and coming off pill. Boobs had def changed and now noticeably paler, plus was having a lot of nausea.

So I'm just glad i didn't test after all yesterday as that would be even worse, but I am finding it hard to cope with so am just going to stay off here for now (not that I've been here very much!) lots of luck to you all, Radley got my fingers crossed for you to get your xmas bfp.

X

Addict4ed. You in no way at all offended me. DH and i separated for a completely different issue last month and no chance of a reconciliation. I've recently been trying to convince myself i don't want any more DC's but that hasn't worked to well people have seen through it completely lol.

I hope AF turns up in that case, so you can have lots of holiday cocktails and Father Christmas puts a BFP in your stocking!

I was expecting to wake up to AF but nothing, had cramps and shocking backache all yesterday afternoon and evening and was in a really bad mood. CD 30 today and cycles are maximum 29 days. So either AF comes today or will test tomorrow.

First time I got pregnant was the first cycle ever we didn't use contraception and I didn't even consider I could be pregnant, I didn't even test until AF two days late because I didn't notice I was late! Wish I could be like that now!