Symptom Spotters Anonymous (egg spotting or implantation spotting let's have your symptoms)

I'm sorry witchandchips

Glad you're feeling more positive MTW sorry for missing your post Hope the Doctor is helpful.

Hello to everyone else!

AF arrived last night

Hooray for you Scary You can't do much more than that! Fingers crossed

THANK YOU all for your responses.

DG Am I right in thinking that the leutal phase is the amount of days between getting a positive on an OPK and the first day of your period? If so I don't think I have a problem there because although I ovulate early say CD9 I still didn't get my AF until CD25. Although I could maybe tell the doctor that I have short cycles and if she asks tell her I don't use OPK's... but then she'll probably send me out to buy a pack!

Scary Your story is very interesting, just doing something seems to help doesn't it?

Bucky That naughty Finn or is it naughty Bucky for drinking wine Deep in my heart I don't think there is anything wrong but I feel I have to do something at least find out what this areas NHS rules are on when I can be referred if no joy.

Hedgepig I suppose it depends on the NHS area you live in as to what they are willing to do. I'm 35 in June so they may take that into account and split the difference

I'm sure the doctor will send me away with a pep talk about how unlucky it was to have had 2 Chemical Pregnancies but that proves I can get PG. Perhaps I'll just ask for the Progesterone tests?

Thanks everyone I'm not feeling so sorry for myself anymore. I saw my friend who had her baby 10 days ago last night and made sure I had a lovely hold as I heard it is good for your fertility!!

Yay! fertilityfriend agrees with me that I ovulated on Saturday (and DH did his thing on both Fri and Sat). Three high temps have confirmed ovulation, so I guess now I am officially on the wait and for once I am pretty sure that DH and I did not get the timing wrong. It's not much but its a start.

My GP was happy to take blood tests for me after 10 month (over 40) to get things rolling but got the impression that I wouldn't get to see a specialist until the year. And if I was under 35 2years!
She said the bloods were normal , but I'm kicking myself cos I didn't get the numbers, but it's one less thing to obsess about.

Me CD12, had EWCM for last 2 days and my boobs now hurt so I think I have ov-ed. No symptoms yet

Aw O7MTW sorry poppet. If I am honest I did see your question, then the Finn Dog jumped up on me and knocked the glass of wine that I shouldn't have been drinking and the glass smashed all over the floor into a million peices. . After cleaning it all up and settling back down I carried on where I left off and completely forgot to respond!

I too am thinking of the 'doctor' dilemma. I am on cycle 8 and am nearly 36. Having read up on things and knowing that I can get a BFP even if I did MC, I have decided to hang on in there for a year. However, given what happened when Gryffingirl when to the docs after legitemately waiting a year, it may be worth going and pretending I have been trying since Sept 06 when I mc'd as they will have records of it. All the literature says that a person of my age can easily take a year or more to conceive, so given that I am pretty average, I am hoping that is what it is. However, if you feel that something is not right, are getting anxious about it, or just want to know that there is nothing wrong, I think you should definitely go. And don't forget, your DP should go too. If there is a problem it could be him grin. I hope there is no problem though and that the bean turns up soon.

Fairy Sorry for your loss.

Sorry about your bad news, tw. He sounds like a lovely man.

Apologies for not responding to your question 07, but I couldn't think of anything helpful to say. I did read something a while ago that said to go and see your doctor if you have been ttc for a year or if you are over 35 or if you feel that you need to get checked. This latter thing I think is the point. If your instinct is telling you to get checked out then you should, if only because being proactive can make things feel a bit better. And DG is right - if you can, make it about your periods, not about ttc when you speak to the Dr.

A quick story on that point... It took 7 months to conceive my daughter and when I came off the pill I noticed that I was getting period-type cramps a full week before AF showed up. I was worried I might have a luteal phase defect so I had myself referred to a consultant (privately) and was investigated for that. The Dr booked a scan for a few weeks later and took some blood, but before I could get the results I found out that I was pregnant. I can't help thinking that actually doing something about it helped me to conceive. It sounds silly, but it it how it felt to me.

No symptoms here but then I think I am only 4 DPO. My nips have been itchy and my tum feels bloated, but that could be progesterone/that brownie I had at lunch... (Detox starts next week)

TF, very sorry to hear about your grandfather. when my dad a died i didn't cry until the day of the funeral which was about 2 weeks later, then seemed to sob non stop and then not again.
anyway, he sounds like a lovely man who passed in the best way possible.
very good luck with the ttc. if its any help, i tested my CM, height and feel of cervix, and did OPK's just to make sure when the best time was. even bought clear blue fertlity monitor and was planning to use it this month but got BFP instead. going to hang on to it until i know this is a sticky one, but will then offer it up on here. anyway, a book i once read said the only way was to 'get obsessed and stay obsessed'. i think it was talking about life in general though.
gone on long enough.
take care of yourselves,

In the spirit of the thread's title, can I add my symptoms please....

• itchy nipples
• sore boobs
• did have some womb pains and lower back ache yesterday but not much today
• last week I was feeling nauseous ocasionally when hungry, but that's gone now

I am on cd24 (of 28) and 9 dpo.

I mc two years ago, and have not really been trying since then as it disheartened me. So this is our first cycle of really trying. Ds (4) took 18 months to conceive, so I think it highly unlikely that I am pg, but just have a niggling feeling that I am. Is tomorrow too early to test?

TF My sister knows it all too but she is 11 years older than me with 2 children and a grandson born last month and has that matron aura (sp?) Once at a family party she made me feel like the worst mother when DD cried and cried (possibly teething) I got home and cried and cried myself! I don't see her that often so that helps but she does have a kind heart.

My question was 16.14pm yesterday if you wanna read it but not to worry as I have made the decision to see the doctor for a chat anyway. Thanks though.

Oops crossed posts.
Sorry, I missed your question mumstheword
Can you repeat it?

Sorry to hear your news TF

Sounds like there are a few promising symptoms out there, fingers crossed for all of you.

CD25 and I'm sure TEW on her way

I've been hoping for a little feed back to my question last night but never mind as I had a very good heart to heart with DH last night (in between my tears must be PMT!) and he thinks its a good idea to just go and have a chat with the doctor and find out if tests can't be done yet when would be acceptable to go back.

I've been feeling really down about not falling PG after 9 months and just having a talk to DH helped and doing something proactive like seeing the doctor makes me feel a little more positive.

Thank you all for your lovey words, you made me cry!!
Yes, he was a wonderful man and I am so lucky that, during my pregnancy with DD, I was able to spend quite a lot of time with him. He told me how he met my granny and it all seemed so romantic with the backdrop of the war. I feel awful cos some details are hazy but I was pregnant and lost a few brain cells along the way

On a lighter note, my sister thinks I am becoming obsessed with ttc. Though she was loathed to use the word, that was what she said in the end.

She is 23 and is not thinking of children any time in the future and often comes out with,'oh well, if it were me.......'

I am not so sure I am being obsessed just interested and excited by the prospect.
I like taking my temp and seeing my body do what it ought to. She reckons we should just BD when we feel like it rather than on these specific days and it will happen when it ought to. I told her if DH and I didn't have dates, we mighten't bother BDing at all Life would take over. At least being aware means we are giving it our best shot.

She is just so self righteous, she drives me insane!! Particularily when she feels she knows best about something she knows absolutely nothing about!!
Everyone feels they know best before the have children, her time will come

Sorry about that, she spent the afternoon with DD and I, and the 3rd in row, we can only spend so much time together before fireworks.

How about taking up "symptom googling"..that wastes many a happy hour!

Newsflash...I have very very sore boobs, in fact I think I am experiencing "windy nips" as well documented on this thread - even if I am not pregnant in the slightest, I now feel part of the clan...

ye me too but hey ho its just the symptom spotting that keeps us from keeling over with boredom of the wait!! i find myself gettin impatient from about 1dpo i think!! i should get a different hobby i think than 'guess the symptom' which has been my personal fave of late
xx ei xx

MrsEi25 I'd be perfectly happy with a flashing blue nose or toes...if it just brought an end to my 2ww tedium! ;)

sorry meant jollybear didnt read it properly duh!!
xx ei xx

haha hattyyellow at least you said toes and not nose as that would be hard to keep quiet!!lol
still no sign of AF here despite the constant operation knicker watch!!ah well i dont know why i am botherinig as i seem to 'know' when AF is on her way and i have got no idea this time around!!
i will be buyin a new test tomorrow although i might get a different brand rather than asda cheapo ones due to the fact that they are obviously poo!!
xx ei xx

Hattyyellow I agree, the trouble is TCC does make you more aware of what is going on... down there The first month of TTC I felt I MUST be pregnant because I had soooo many symptoms!

It is rubbish that so many pregnancy symptoms are the same as PMT. It should be more obvious... like flashing blue toes or something

No news from me, except I am eating for England..but that always seems to happen at the end of the month!

Have been having twinges and sore bloated feeling in my uterus but am very sceptical about symptom spotting now - think it could just be things happening with my normal menstrual cycle..

twinklingfairy so sorry to hear about your grandfather

I don't think there is a standard reaction to grief, we all react in our own way..please don't feel bad...he sounds like an amazing man, you must feel glad to have known him and shared some of his life, I'm sure you all brought him lots of happiness..