Thread 11 TTC#1. Let the fertile games begin! May the eggs be ever in your favour!

Pugmummy you must immediately buy a FRER!!! And test with FMU... will you be able to hold on in the morning to do this??? I know nothing but your spotting could have been implantation bleeding.

Choca sorry to hear about your hip. Glad DH is taking good care of you.

Miley and Confused - thanks for your interest. I am doing stimulated IVF rather than natural and I am taking LOADS of drugs!! Last cycle I did what is called down-regging, where you take drugs to quieten down your ovaries (or in my case ovary), then I had what they call a withdrawal bleed and what I call the period from hell Now I am taking a cocktail of drugs to stimulate the ovary and hopefully I will produce lots of lovely eggs. In about 14 days they will hopefully collect the lovely eggs (under very heavy sedation) and then they will place them in-vitro with my magic potion. Then hopefully the lovely eggs will become fertilised. They will let them grow for a few days (may be even 6) and then put 1 back. If there are any good ones left over they will freeze them. They put the egg in much the same way as an IUI is done - so speculum inserted, catheter through that and then embryo through that. And then TWOT begins (two weeks of torture).

Oops that was long... apologies of my rendition of War & Peace... speaking of which: Only just watching last 2 episodes... could not handle before I hope there is not a lot that will make me cry... if so I will pause and resume when feel able I am not a coward, I promise

Will have to pick up a frer tomorrow as we were out all day out a friends today and I couldn't get out to a shop.

You must all think I'm bonkers, but when I was looking at it, I could see something that looked like a very faint line, whether it is or not I don't know.

I'm pretty sure I ovulated somewhere between 30/1 - 4/2. I had 2 positive opk several days apart, but temp rise would indicate around the 1st Feb. So therefore af was due around the 17th this month. For several days before af was due, I had brown discharge that turned quite red and watery for half a day on the 16th and then stopped, brown stuff continued until the 18th where I woke up with red blood, moderate loss and definate af cramps (although not as painful as usual) so counted that as cd1.
By Friday though, there was only a very small amount of red blood loss and since yesterday, nothing.
I've had no symptoms to speak of, apart from yesterday and today I have felt nauseous and ive noticed more creamy cm than is usual for me at this point in my cycle. So the unusual af, plus the nausea was what prompted me to check using an ic this morning, thinking that surely it will be negative.

I'm so confused and feel stupid that I don't know what is going on.

Hi Ladies, how are we all?

Sorry had a manic weekend as always... not long until our scan now eek

Managed to get myself slammed hip first into the car but the door today (high wind) so OH went into 'protection' mode and had been laid up on the sofa all afternoon/evening being told to drink plenty and eat often (bless him he's a cutie!). Bruising is coming out already which is good, just annoyed as it was my hip I fractured years ago so don't need more damaged to it haha

Any news?!?!

Me too kwick I'm interested in all the injections you have to go through. It must be awful for you but will definitely be worth it in the long run

kwick when is your date with the the magic potion? Are the injections in preparation? Sorry, I am completely clueless with ivf. Good luck though! We are rooting for you!

Good luck kwick!!

I'm pretty bloated, but I think I've just eaten too many donuts over the past couple of weeks. Lol

Yet my boobs though slightly tender are fine! They're a bit fuller but not that sore. How bizarre! I'd take tender titties over vomming

Finally got round to watching the lion king and am already sobbing because I know what's coming. Why scar?! WHY?!

Oh God... Just saw the time... Less than 40 minutes before injections! Gulp!

Haha lillian something to look forward to!

first my sore boobs literally just kicked in today (and with a vengeance) at 6+2. without a bra I have to hold them steady just to walk or try to do a weird glidey walk to minimise bounce. I won't even attempt a treadmill at this rate!

elle my bloating started at 4dpo and still hasn't gone away. I wrote a very detailed and extensive list of my symptoms on a daily basis in ovia. I'll see if I can find it. I symptom spotted like a mf.

lara just shows how different we all ate. I got sore boobs at ovulation and before af last cycle but not yet in early preg

3-4 dpo Indi? That is interesting! I thought that would be way to early for symptoms.

Thanks Kwick, I will check out It starts with the egg! I am trying to get healthy at the moment in any case. this weekend not the best example! I know just what you mean about pregnant women, they are everywhere!

That's a great idea for SOD Zazzles!! I will look into it!

Starky I should have learnt by now not to ask him a question I don't want an excessively honest answer to. DH definitely has some Aspergers traits, normally I see it as a positive but sometimes...you just want them to say the right thing! Did you say your dad has Aspergers?

confused my boobs don't normally get sore before AF but they did a day before my BFP. They feel swollen and painful, and my nipples were/are sore.

In my experience symptoms for af can be so changeable I can read anything into them. I'll have a certain boob pain for 2-3 months in a row, think I've established a pattern, the next month no pain...and still Af rears her ugly head. Same with all symptoms. Could be either way but you won't know till you get your lovely two lines. Fingers crossed for you.

Congrats to any BFPers this week!! Lovely news xx

Confused I'd never had boob pain before AF so couldn't compare but I had it from about 3/4dpo and it was all down the sides and kind of in my armpits, apparently you feel it down the sides as its where you milk glands start developing first. Really painful dull ache as you described, I got my bfp around 11/12dpo. I don't want to make you crazy but sounds like a good sign to me.

Hope the rest of you lovely ladies are doing ok and have had a nice weekend full of sex or wine or cake..or all 3!

I got boob pain down the sides rather than nipple pain which was usual for af. I was convinced af was coming in all honesty as I had terrible cramping and bloating, too. Anything can be a symptom of af/bfp unfortunately

confused i literally have no symptoms!

I'm trying really hard not symptom spot this cycle. I always do really well in week one of the tww but by week two I get that little glimmer of hope...

Anyway can we talk boobs? I've had sore boobs since about 3dpo and they're consistently sore. It's like a dull ache that is worse on the sides and very high, almost up to my shoulders. Is that not too early for pms boobs? I've also got a monster spot which isn't developing and has been there for the last four days or so. I'm currently 9dpo.

What I want someone to do is tell me to stop being ridiculous and hopeful... It just seems like it started too early to be pms? Did anyone who had a bfp notice anything different about the pain they had as opposed to af?

Wow congrats MyMrK!

Congrats mymrknightley - lovely line there!!

Hahaha starky 'bone like a champ'!! I'll be singing the rocky music!

ni waves to ovulation buddy!!

Thanks starky! The most dangerous I get is spinning so I should be fine