The 2ww Symptom Spotting continues....

oops bucky I meant never leave MN...

abbeymeg!!! how are you? please tell us immediately.

bucky uh-oh I feel like a drug pusher who's just persuaded a friend to try something a bit 'harder'...now you'll leave MN and it'll be mine and GG's fault!!

spink some women's EWCM doesn't 'travel' down so you never see it. But, really it is there as the sperm need it for energy (it's like food) and it's the only type of CM that let's them swim through to the uterus. don't know about the metal mouth thing, I thought it was part of MS and the whole sensitivity to smells and taste thing (but that's just my guess), which some women get early on and some don't get till they're 6 or 7 weeks.

Long time, no see...

3 BLUMMIN WEEKS TO GET THE InTERNET BACK!

I promise to read through very soon, and I'm hoping for lots of bfp's.

I've missed you all

Sending big waves

DG - is it rubbish, the 'some women's EWCM isn't partic obvious' thing? - I do look out for mine but just can't find it so was quite happy up til now to believe it was there but just hiding..

..and.. if anyone has anything on the maybe-not-so-metallic metallic taste in pg mouths, I'd be grateful

oh and thanks!!

digitalgirl [impressedemoticon]

OMG Thank you for that it's so informative. I don't know if I can do it though! Maybe I'll try the OPK first! LOL

PS I check mine in the shower every morning, one leg up on the side of the bath! apparently squatting is better because it pushes your cervix closer to the opening, so I would assume lying down would make it harder to find

this is the one I came across. Don't be put off by the 'outside force invading' business, our DH's do that on quite a regular basis.

As long as you check in the same position with the same finger (!) everyday you can then compare it over the cycle.

Your cervix isn't actually moving, it's just changing shape. When it's soft it's much rounder and flatter, when it's hard it's much pointier - you may even find that it lies against one side of the vag canal, so have a good sweep round if you can't find it!

As you can tell, I'm quite obsessed . This is what happens when doctors refuse to tell you why you're having long periods you end up doing your own research...

dg you are a fountain of all knowledge in the TTC department. Can I ask you about this checking your cervix bit. I understand what you said about the positioning but how do you check. I'm really dim and need an instruction sheet Do you do it lying down and how do you know where your cervix is? Is there a website you've come across that helps you know how to do it? So many questions, sorry.

Hi lilibet - I've never had a coil so I can't speak from experience, but it sounds like you're having an anovulatory cycle where you don't ovulate. It's quite common for most women to have one or two of these a year, especially if there's a big change in their lives or they're under stress. Perhaps having the coil removed has put your hormones 'on hold' for a bit. The 36 bleed would be an anovulatory bleed rather than a proper period. You can count Wednesday as CD1 if it helps.

If you're still not getting any EWCM this new cycle you could also check your cervix position as a guide to when you think you might be ovulating, soft high and open means you're fertile - hard low and closed means you're not.

And if you want to get really technical you can chart your temperatures which will let you know after you've ovulated that you definitely have released an egg. You'll then know when to expect AF/ when to test.

Some women do opk's if their cycle is normally quite regular, then you only need to do them for one cycle to know which day you 'normally' ovulate. My cycles are irregular so I spent a fortune weeing on opks getting negatives, only to get a positive that didn't really produce an egg (i.e. no AF and no BFP). Hence I'm now checking cervix position and taking my temps.

By the way, have you taken a test? If it was pink/brown spotting it might have been implantation...

Hope that helps and good luck this time!

dgx

lilibet - sorry, I know nothing about the coil so I can't help with that... but I have heard that EWCM is less obvious for some women than others. I never see it, even with close knicker watching, but that didn't stop me getting pg last time... so maybe the EWCM isn't the best sign for you to look out for?

And on a completely different topic - I was wondering - this metallic taste that lots of people have in pg - does everyone have METALLIC or can it just be a strange bitter kind of thing??

by the way, I'm new to this thread - HELLOOO!

xx

lilibet Sorry no real advice for you but when I had the Merina coil removed it took 6 wks for me to have my first period. However I did not have a bleed for the two years or so that it was in so I didn't know what my cycle/period lengths were like anyway. Good luck.

No advice lilibet, but bumping for you.

Sorry, should have added that I'm 44, so time is of the essence!!

Have considered the fertility sticks that you wee on, but am not sure when to use them as I don't seem to be havign proper periods

Hello, I've not been on this thread beore but thought it may be the best place to come for a bit of advice.

My situation is this, period (periods are usually 4 - 6 days) 1st Sept, coil removed 12 Sept.

I had a bleed on 29th Sept which lasted 36 hours, checked my CM every day, didn't have any EWCM, had another 36 hour bleed which started on Wednesday which would have been day 26.

Any thoughts or opinion on this ladies?

Good afternoon all. I hope you girls that were lucky enough to meet up yesterday had a great time, it sounds like you did.

DG You are amazing being able to wait, I'm sure it is really hard for you but well done for doing it! I'm so hopeful for you.

I'm CD26 & wondering which day over the wkend to use my "4 day early test" at myself!

afternoon ladies not much to report here CD23 of a 27 day cycle no symptoms to report but since I never get any anyway I am taking that as a good sign. To take my mind of hpts I did had some retail therapy this morning.

Glad all you meet upers had a nice time

GG - when you off on your travels, is it tomorrow?

pixie - heres hoping for you my DP is away for 2 nights starting Sunday

Morning ladies - I had a lovely meet up with Dg and Bucky yesterday, but had to be the first to leave. Hope the rest of the day was as good - it was so great to meet you both!

DG - you have outrageous amounts of willpower not to test, but fingers crossed. I agree with Bucky - you did glow

what has happened to mumsnet? Everything is displaying weirdly and reading backwards today. Was it all the wine I had yesterday ?! No symptoms as I am CD16, so doubt anything will appear for a few days.

Morning Ladies,
DG you have so much will power, I would not be able to resist testing, keeping everything crossed for you (walking like a penguin!!!)lol

Well nothing to report here, keep thinking feel sick but think mind is playing its own game of trick or treat!

Have a good day.