August bus in full summer swing, lightening strikes and symptoms spotting galore!

Morning ladies

Angel I am in same boat as u this morning. Cramps disappears for now but headache and tired despite 10 hrs sleep!!!! I'm cd 22 so won't poas till cd 26 as last cycle was 25 days so I'm reckoning if I get to 26 - thur I'm ok to test. Also think that will make me 11 days dpo so hopefully will b enough since by test reckons it can b used 4 days before af due.

Siarie - thanks for the reassurance on cm, fingers crossed and crossed 4 u to. I don't think the stressing about each stage seems to get any easier it's hard work hey

Tickle don't give up hope , it might still be to early for you to show up more,

Siarie - just take one day at a time and just enjoy that you are pregnant and look after yourself, no heavy lifting.

The cramps are no way near as bad yesterday, so not sure if they are related at all, I am a bit gassy and headachey, wish I had a crystal ball to see what's going on x

I'm just using dip strips from eBay, Siarie. I'm content to wait a couple more days but will try a first response if nothing's changed by then. :)

It is going to be a long couple of days though! Haha.

Oh no. I think I spoke too soon yesterday. I feel like a right moron.

Tested this morning - the mark is no darker at all. Not giving up hope (perhaps foolishly) but will leave myself undeclared to husband until I get either my period or a proper dark line. (If not within two more days I'll cave and get a different kind of test. I'm only on DPO12 so my brain is being a tad naive and telling me it's reasonable to have a really faint mark at this stage.)

Sparkle it is so frustrating this tww, our nerves will be shot by the end of it all, good luck!!

I said I would be good and not test till af is late after my bfn on Thursday. Which I have stuck too...but I have been frantically googling the stats of getting a false negative at 12dpo. I must stay away from Google as well as piss sticks!!!!

Some of you ladies have great symptoms. I have my fx for you all.

I am staying away from poas at the moment, i don't think il test to the day af is due, one month i went through 5 pregncay tests and the deflation on seeing it being negative was horrible, still got that crampy feeling, a lot more discharge than yesterday.

my main worry is last moth i began spotting brown blood a week before AF was due and convinced it was implantation bleeding, so i am hoping that if i do bleed this month then its for the right reasons , but if it happens like last month i think il try vit b complex,

will you be staying away from the sticks?

Thanks angel gd tip I read this somewhere else to so will defo only do this and since if I go to next cycle I have cbfm I will know 4 sure. R u staying away from poss or r u cracking?

Katy- ONLY take evening primrose oil from cd1 until day of ovulation if you take it after ovulation and you are preganant you could miscarry!!!

Thanks oh Lordy and sunbathing. I now have a full armoury 4 next month if no bfp. Cbfm, eve primrose till ov, cough medine, and vit b after. Will also keep taking folic acid and vit d. I might rattle when dtd but hopefully it will b worth while!!! Still haven't given up all hope of bfp but I like a plan b

katybear I get vit b in boots own multivit 're-energise' effervescent tablets (make dp take them too to replenish zinc lost when dtd).
Btw i read only take epo until you ovulate.

I've been taking 2x 500mg katybear. Only 99p for 65 in lidl!

I can see a faint line tinkle fx for a stronger line if you test again tomorrow.
Hope you manage to dtd tonight sunbathing.
I had a positive opk again this morning so we dtd again, will try tomorrow too, then I guess it's a waiting game.

Hmm in boots looking at vits. Anyone know what dose of eve primrose to take there r 1000 or 500. And I can't see any vit b do people take that?

Popped in to say hello having espied the new August thread - 85 replies already?!? - and THREE BFPs!!! Loving it! Massive congrats One, Tickle (hopefully a stronger line tomo!!) and Siarie - thanks for your stats too Siarie!! Super happy for you.

Loads of positive sounding symptoms for lots of you too, fingers x'd!

jazzy, that story's nuts! Where would you hide an 8lb baby?! Kitty that's mad you were similarly discreet as a bump!

Spending the weekend with our 6 month old niece and bro/sis in law who are staying with us again before returning to UK on Monday. Absolutely lovely spending time with a baby and DH is getting some practice/confidence-building time in! I was worried about being a bit envious but have been really enjoying it actually. The only thing I'm feeling is just how much your life is totally dominated by a baby!! Phew!! Hasn't put us off but certainly enjoying our 'freedom' more in the process of TTC.

Hi all
Tickle - I've got all crossed for u
Sarie - glad ur investing. I'm hoping there r variations on lots of cm = bfp as I'm dry as a dry thing tmi. Did have this yest and day b4 but not at all today boooooo. Still have cramps though but guess that could b af related as am day 21.
Sunbathing - how annoying not knowing that's y I'm going cbfm next month just need some more direction

Sorry SunbathingCat I know it is a disappointment to get a BFN especially when your body isn't acting as it should. At least this way you can be sure it is down to ovulation and can act accordingly to dtd. If this cycle comes to nothing then I would also recommend charting your temperature to track ovulation that way.