Halfway through my TWW and looking for company. Anyone in the same boat?

That's good I reckon (and a bargain too!) - so you won't miss it. Last month I got the positive on cd12 and the month before was cd15 so it was loads earlier than I expected! How long are your cycles?

I reckon I'll start on friday which will be cd8 - early I know but I bought a pack of 50 off Amazon for about £6!!

Hi remember - I know! I've never been so pleased to see a negative as I was this morning! Dh is in for a tiring week when I get home! It won't be long before you're opk-ing- what day are you starting them?!

Well done Sleeping. It all helps.

Fx the opks give you time to get home, Diamond!!

Definitely counting the days to next week when I can start opk-ing once more!!

Well done sleeping!! That's a great weight loss! Hope you stayed awake to dtd!
My first clearblue ovulation test today, I'm cd11, was very pleased to see it was negative as I'm still away from dh til tomorrow!
How is everyone this morning?

Hi finding - how many dpo are you? It's horrible isn't it? You drive yourself mad sometimes. Fingers crossed for you x

Hello I'm in my tww - it's actually my last cycle before I start taking clomid.

Ive had cramping which I think may have been implantation cramping but at the same time I had a spicy meal that day which could have caused it. It's driving me mad as I couldn't pinpoint what the pain was. It was pretty bad though and kept me awake.

I'm starting to feel some breast tenderness not and I usually don't get that until a day or so before af is due and it's not due for a while yet. At the same time I think that they may be sore because I've been prodding them to check so often.

The situation is driving me to distraction.

Evening all, I have lost 4 lbs tonight!! All the exercise though has made me so sleepy!! Must stay awake tonight long enough to DTD!!!

Hi hewy - yes hopefully the timing will be right for you. I keep wondering about ickle too - are you okay ickle?
That's great news remember about your mum, it definitely sounds like she's on the road to recovery

Mum home now, beginning to feel better now she's out of hospital and had a good night's sleep. Its going to take her a while to recover fully but, fx, she's on the way.

Of course I'll keep everyone up to date with progress (or otherwise)!!

Sorry remember. You never know...might not be AF. Let us know. Hope you get some answers. I have no idea what those levels are doing, but hopefully doc will give good advice.
Anyone heard from ickle? If you're out there ickle, let us know how you are. Fx.
My dh is away til tomorrow night and I'm wanting to dtd tonight just in case. Oh well. Patience and trust that timing will be right this month.

Hi remember - that's a shame, that happened to me last month - my af was a few days early, was gutting.
That's good you can go and discuss with your gp then, I'm not sure what it means either - let us know. Hopefully it'll be something minor and won't affect conception or pregnancy.
How's your mum doing?

Hi Diamond, I'm feeling less positive today. It seems as if this is more than spotting and more like the start of AF. No obvious clots but definite blood loss so looks like I'll be starting the wait until I can begin peeing on opk's again. Then again, I'm not sure what IB should be like!!

Also got appointment with GP on thuesday to discuss the fertility bloods I had done last month. Testosterone levels were low and they couldn't calculate the androgen free index. No idea what that means in terms of my ability to conceive or maintain a pregnancy though!!

Morning everyone!
Well I'm away in the middle of nowhere with the girls and have just discovered wifi!! Means I can catch up with you lot!
Starting my clearblue ovulation tests tomorrow but don't get home til Monday so hope I'm not too late to pounce on dh when I get home!!
sleeping - hopefully mine should start Monday too so we're cycle buddies , jealous you get a head start this weekend though !!
remember how is the spotting today? From what I've heard implantation is usually brown, light and lasts for a couple of days - the timing sounds right - fingers crossed for you.
Anyone testing soon?

My fertile week starts Monday supposedly :)

Means we can get a head start this weekend!

Well it looks like I may be out for this month. Either AF is putting in an appearance early or I've got some heavy spotting. +ve opk was last tuesday (14/04), af due by next monday (30/04).

If this were implantation bleeding what should it be like? At the moment it's just staining on toilet paper when I wipe plus a little patch on my undies. I don't usually get any obvious signs of AF arriving and feel the same ad I gave for last week or so.

Am confused.com!!

Hi hewy! Let us know how you get on with preseed- I've heard good things about it! I've also banned myself from symptom spotting this month - last month I was terrible!! Yes gearing up for fertile days next week - exciting!! That's a good theory dtd most nights anyway - to be honest with dh working shifts we dtd every night we can anyway so it should be covered. Although I'm stressing a bit because I'm going away for 3 nights tonight - and only get back Monday which is cd12, me and dh haven't been able to dtd this week because of his stupid shifts so I'm just hoping it is not too late when I get back - last month I got a positive ovulation on cd12 but the 2 months before that were cd15 so who knows? Just hope it's not earlier than last month. I'll start testing on Sunday anyway so should know what's going on!
remember that's great news about your mum being home today! Fingers crossed that antibiotic sorts her out! Well done for the willpower about not testing again - you're better than me at that!!!

Hi Diamond mum is home today!! Dr put her on an antibiotic I've never heard of (was a nurse so know most) so we asked she stay in to have the first dose and be monitored as she's got allergies to a few common ones and don't want to risk a reaction at home and a return to hospital!! She's also get crazy high bp for her normal range (though is now 'normal high' for someone her age) so they're going to monitor that a bit longer too!!

Hewy I know it was early, I'm just an impatient person. I promise not to test again until Sunday/Monday!!

Hi girls. I'm good thanks. Have invested in some preseed for this months attempt (not sure if it's a con but people really seem to rate it highly) and I'm gearing up fertile days. I'm not opk-ing. Just seeing how things go for now. We're dtd most nights atm so hopefully it shouldn't matter which exact day I ovulate. That's my theory anyway. Also banning myself from symptom spotting this month. Hmmm .... let's see how long that lasts!
Great to hear you sounding so positive haquoi.
Sleeping-12 miles is loads! Well done but don't go too hard too soon. I'm juicing veggies to try to change my bad diet habits and get some extra vitamins, but need to get out walking/running too. Feels good to get some exercise.
Diamond, you ready for fertile days??! Exciting!
Ickle hope you're ok. Let us know if your BFP has turned up yet. Fx for you.
Remember-9dpo is early. Don't drive yourself crazy until at least 12dpo. The fewer mad poas days, the better, in my opinion!

Hi remember yes 9 dpo is very early, there's definitely still time for your bfp
Your poor mum! Great to hear she's recovering though, bet that is such a relief, have you found out when she'll be coming home?

Hi Diamond, no I've not resisted. Tested this morning which is 9dpo and was bfn but I'm holding onto it being a case of trying too early and that my hpt's are just not that sensitive!!

Off to hospital to see mum in a minute and hoping we'll find out when she might be coming home. The consultant saw her yesterday and told her just how sick she was at the weekend - she was going into renal failure as well as having streptococcal septicaemia and pneumonia!! He said he's amazed by how quickly she's recovering! !

Wow sleeping that's pretty awesome! Walking is as good as running so just keep going! I went for a long walk in the sun yesterday but in bad shoes and my calves are killing me. Taking time off from running as I hurt my shins. It's annoying, running away from your problems (literally) is the best (and I'm just a beginner) xx

Hi haquoi - so pleased to hear you're doing well and that egg white cm sounds very promising - sounds like you need to get busy!!
Loving the shrek reference , I know, it's weird isn't it, was so down I'd failed again last month but now I'm gearing up for ovulation next week I'm feeling positive again. Fingers crossed for for all of us it will be our month and we will be sharing our early pregnancy symptoms soon
Wow sleeping that's really impressive, well done.
Hi strawb - how are you doing? How many dpo are you now?
How are you hewy?

I am really going for the diet and exercise and managed 12 miles on Tuesday!!!! All walking but better than nothing :)

Fx for you remember. diamond I'm doing much better, thanks! I don't do ovulation kits (yet), but go by cervical mucus and had some of the lovely egg white stuff this morning. Early for me, but exciting - it will probably be another short cycle! How are you feeling?

ickle I hope things have resolved for you?

sleeping good luck with the diet. I've been introduced to lemon tea (freshly squeezed segment of lemon and hot water) in the mornings which is absolutely amazing and helps you feel fresh.

Hewy I missed your message before, thank you. How are things with you?

Those in the 2ww how's it going?

Isn't it amazing how our bodies just reset our minds? We can be so low and stressed and then ziing! In the words of donkey from Shrek: 'let's do that again!'