It's staying light longer and we are taking the opportunity to get well and truly upduffed, yes that's right, three BFPs in one day! That's the May bus for you.

The problem is with symptom spotting is that for me personally I get all of the symptoms or none at all during my tww! It always makes me chuckle when other people discuss their symptoms before bfp because you can guarantee I've had the same symptoms without the bfp!

dizzy FYI I found some batteries on Amazon for under 2 quid for a pack of 10.... They're called lp41's or something similar....assuming yours uses the same battery.

Definitely thinking the thermometers are inaccurate! I will continue for another month at least tho, my post OV temps are looking better than pre ov, well less rocky anyway!

Thanks for the info trixie how often do you have reflexology sessions? I really hope it helps my pmt, I turn into a stroppy cow and I just can't help it, I feel so bad for dh, I kind of get angry with everything....

How are you getting on with accupuncture merry that is also on my list (but as it's more expensive it's on hold for the minute) :)

Hi spinning good to see you, hope you're well.

Fx for you banana it's so hard not to symptom spot. I'm awful for it. Ff is telling me as this is my first month temping to take a pg test at dpo 18!!! Only dpo 9 today :( to be honest I doubt i would even get to that point in my cycle before AF appears but seriously that's so long to wait

I've done opks but negative so I think it's just pre AF cm in my case. The cycle I want her to show her face she plays games with me!

dizzym that's really weird, my body is also up to mischief! I've had loads of wet cm today, tmi but enough to soak the lining in my knickers at one point.....

No idea whether this means my body is trying to ov (over a week late as I'm now cd27) or it's impending AF (but she'd be several days early as not expected until the weekend) as I do usually feel a bit wetter right before she comes. Either one of those will suit me, but if it's ov I would kinda like to know whether I need to dtd or not!!

I've started eating Brazil nuts again the last few days, maybe they're working their magic?!

spinning nice to see you here, hope the journey home isn't too stressful.

banana hang in there, Thursday will be here soon enough!

trixie how much are the batteries? Will have a look on Amazon... I really don't want to waste any more money on shitty digital thermometers but I don't want to have to stop temping either. Hopefully I'll get a replacement for my mercury thermometer and I'll stick with that in future.

Hi all

Someone pointed me in your direction

Thanks Trixie for asking after me. How are you? I'm ok thanks, af arrived on Friday, one day early. I left the Megabus but if it's ok with everyone I'll take a seat here

I'm still in Tenerife but fly back tomorrow for the summer so I'm busy cleaning today!

I'll add stats and catch up a little in a few days when I've got sorted back in UK.

Hope everyone here is well and we see some bfps very soon xx

Actually that wouldn't be possible as I'm on cd30. My body's playing tricks on me!

Southy I had a few sessions of reflexology before moving to acupuncture. It was nice and I could feel twinges when she pressed on a pressure point. Not had it long to see any benefits though.

I've got loads of ewcm so will dtd tonigh in case my body is trying to ov.

I have to say as I get closer to the day of AF it's getting harder not to symptom spot. I have nausea, I'm randomly going between feeling hot and getting these funny little chills, and my BBT temps are still up. I just have to keep telling myself that I had most of these last month and I wasn't pregnant then. AF is due sometime between now and Wednesday... I will be testing on Thursday morning if she hasn't arrived by then. God this week is going to be so damn slow!!

btw, speaking of familiar faces before has anyone heard anything of Spinning? Not seen her for a while.

Hi ladies, still lurking.

DizzyNorthern, how frustrating. I had to replace my thermometer after a while, I think when I looked into replacing the battery it worked out more expensive than replacing the thermometer!

Carlton, congratulations

Southy, grr, those evil pre AF cramps, bain of my life since I started TTC, the amount of time I spent googling 'cramps/pregnant' So pleased you are giving reflexology a go. It didn't get me my BFP but I found it really helped sort my cycles out, they became like clockwork and cramps and PMT improved. Helped me stay positive too.
At your first session the reflexologist will probably take info on your cycle and general health/diet etc. My sessions last about an hour and I just completely relax. Sometimes depending on which area is being worked on it can be a little bit painful but completely bearable. Enjoy

My temps have been mostly under 36.30 and I think only once this cycle they went up to 36.57 but came right back down again and never shot up again. Rise wasn't much last cycle either. Today it was 36.06 (maybe because AF is due) and has been 36.22 the past two days. I think I need to invest in another thermometer.

Hmm this is just reinforcing my doubts about the reliability of these thermometers. All we need is to see a temperature rise but the temps should at least be roughly consistent with actual bodily temps. southy that is way too low.... Surely it's bordering on hypothermic?! And the fact that your dh is also reading low just shows that the thermometer must be inaccurate.

Today's temp was 36.10 AGAIN. That's the last six days apart from yesterday now...... Surely it can't be right?! When you look at the ff chart gallery even the anovulatory charts for people that have thyroid issues or pcos have more fluctuation than that.....

I've written to Amazon to ask for a replacement for my Mercury thermometer. I only bought that because I thought it would rule out any doubts about the reliability of the digital ones. I'm not sure what to do in the meantime other than getting a new battery for my existing one.... I can't possibly fork out another fiver for a fourth thermometer.... What a waste of money!

See mine are very low, started at about 35.30, I even got dh to test his and he was always in the 35s too. It's now worked its way up to 36's but the normal thermometer is on 37's...

I didn't even think about the batteries dizzy probably because I've only had it for a couple of months but there's quite a difference between last cycles temps and this cycles. Will change the batteries and see whether it makes a difference but I am tempted to get another one to compare.

dizzym maybe it's worth trying a new battery? I might do the same

My first thermometer had my temps permanently very high....even pre ov it showed as 36.6 and over but after ov it barely increased so although my chart was biphasic the temps didn't seem to be the sustained required.2 and more to confirm ov. Then I had a supposed anovulatory cycle with that one so I bought another.

I got off to a good start with #2 as last months chart looked really good. However, my pre ov temps were 36.15+ so a whopping .5 degrees lower than thermometer #1! I'm sure my body hasn't changed that much in the space of a month!

I did also purchase in between #1 and #2 a Mercury bbt thermometer off amazon for 15 quid, but for some reason this one seems to be permanently stuck at 36.6 degrees! I've even tried running it under the cold tap and the Mercury doesn't move?! I should ask for a refund really!

So either my body is doolally, or I've been really unlucky three times with shit thermometers.

But yes, I am a bit crazy

I know it's so odd isn't it miss?! I wouldn't call it craziness banana Id call it a scientific experiment hehe let's all invest in a second thermometer!

Thinking about it you may be right dizzy and southy as the beep on my thermometer has gone a bit 'flat' and my temps have been rather low this cycle. I think I might get another one to compare as it'll put my mind at ease.

I've thought about getting a second thermometer to compare the two temps, but I think that way craziness lies!

What does the little A mean before the poundsign? it annoys me lol

southy i just looked for you then. . your so right they go from being like £4/5 to like £50 dont they?? weird there's no like £20 ones

I'm convinced my thermometer is up the shoot too dizzy because my temps were low so I compared with a normal thermometer and the Normal one was a degree higher. My dh said that's what I should expect with a £4 thermometer, so maybe they aren't as accurate as they should be... I can't seem to find a middle ground one though that is sensibly priced!

Ugh just realised my post makes now sense (early morning lol). I meant that I can't allow myself to start thinking my shitty temps are all down to a thermometer problem, as I did that last time I had an anovulatory cycle.... I spent so much time researching infertility and was obsessing about why I hadn't ovulated but convinced myself in the end that my thermometer was the problem. So I bought a new one and now the same thing has happened again, so I must have a problem with my hormones or something.

Oops I meant thanks banana lol

Oops I meant thanks banana lol