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

FINGERS crossed even! Hahaha maybe that's a sign of pregnancy!

Hey girls, glad to see it's not just me being impatient!

twinklingfairy - am due to test on day 28 which is err mid week next week I think! gingers crossed for you!

jollybear I just got my OPK's from ebay. The chepest About £3 for 15 or something. They work fine for me.
I test anywhere between 12 and 7pm (one night, norm about 4pm) and have always got my positive in the end. Though do spend a few days thinking, are these things working at all??
But I ov at CD17 and am always begining to panic slightly by CD15. Stoopid cos I know my cycle by now, but there you go.
Though, in saying that, this month I only tested on CD16&17 and got positives both days, but that was cos I was temping so knew more about what was going in.
I would defo recommend it.
DH and I have a look at it every day to see what is going on, with me explaining all the abbreviations
I am such a yabber (just look at my posts) that there is just no way I could keep any of it to myself.)
Besides, my body is being reffered to as ours at the mo (we have ov'd, we are fertile, we have lots of EWCM, come on, jump on honeyetc etc), so this info should be as important to him as it is to me.

HI all.
DG yes, my temp went up three days ago so FF has put in my big red lines
So I am now on my 3DPO, yeah.
DH and \i at least BD before ov this month, last month we were a day late so I am feeling much more confident.
Also, an I know I am being silly cos it is waaay to early. But I feel I am this time, last month I totally knew I wasn't.
I think it is cos I don't necessarily want to be this month (LO's B'Days would be about 4 days apart) So I am convinced it will be sods law.
Then I was shopping yesterday when I had really strong flashbacks to when I had HG( is that what it was, really bad MS to point I was hospitalised) Anyway, the flashbacks were realy weird and I have never had them before.

Mibbes my temps go from 36.02 to 36.3 before ov and up to 36.6 after.
But I fluctuate quite a lot.
Mine looks like a jaggy mountain range. It is only really EWCM and the OPK's that mean I know for absolute sure, otherwise I may question myself. Though for 3 months now I have been pretty regular. CD17 ov, CD29 AF arrival.
Don't know how to do one of those links or I would show you mine.

HattyYellow when are you due to test cycle buddy. You made me with your impatience!

Reckon I will test Saturday after next, but will probably succumb before that
Especially if I keep getting strange nausea but no nausea feelings and my boobs are a little sore at night, though lying on them prob does not help.
So just a couple of days before you DG
When are you gonna test HattyYellow?

Jollybear Sorry you got a BFN.

Hatty I'm so with you on the bored of waiting front, so bored in fact I tested this morning at CD24 - BFN!

My cycles have been 25-27 days the last few months and I'm sure AF is one her way. You probably think I'm mad for not waiting until I'm actually late before testing but having had 2 chemical pergnancies I need to know so I can go back to Doc.

Can I ask your advice/opinions on the following please:

I'm heading into cycle 10 and had the coil removed last May. Do you think it's too soon to go to the doctors to ask for some simple test? I'm sure they'd say I have to wait 12 months and having got PG twice but them not being sticky ones there is no problem but thought some of you may have experience or advice you could share.

no not testing today as wasted too much money on tests in the last year!. will hold on for a day or so more. this way i also get nice feeling that i could be pregnant for longer

Hattyyellow I'm on CD 28 but last few cycles have been 28, 30, 40, 34, 31, 31 in reverse order - irregular to say the least. Hope the upset tummy is a symptom for you

witchandchips Sounds promising! Are you going to test?

due today, no af + have not had such big norks since i was breasfeeding. lower back pain as well though so probably is just too many mince pies

What day are you on Jolly? Not been on for ages and the thread moves so fast...

Have had upset tummy (tmi) - DH has convinced himself because of this that I am pregnant..so is not helping my crusade to not get my hopes up until I've tested!

Mibbles thanks for the info, I'll stay clear of first response in the future then! I'll have a go with OPKs next cycle (of course I'm still holding out a tiny bit of hope that I've tested too early!) and if I don't have any luck with those, I'll try temping. Hope your GP is helpful when you visit.

Hattyyellow You are not alone!

day 20...this is a hard 2ww this month...am drumming fingers and chewing nails and finding it hard not to think "Am I, aren't I?"...my work success goes up so much on the months when I don't waste two weeks wondering if I'm pregnant...

Who else is in 2ww? Sooooo bored of waiting...

HattyYellow (aka cbcb )

dg I had also read similar info about underactive thyroid - one of the symptoms is weight gain which is not generally an issue for me but it'd be great to have a genuine excuse for the post-xmas pounds Not that the condition would be great as it messes with ttc .
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, at least when I go to see GP I'll hopefully be armed with useful info about temps .

JollyBear sounds like you may have tested too early - I've heard that First Response are not
necessarily any better than others (CB for example also say they have a certain degree of success detecting pregnancy hormones up to 4 days prior to af).
The CM sounds promising as this is supposed to be a sign...
As for opks - all I can say is they didn't work for me but that may be because I don't ovulate in which case they did work ! Time will tell. There seems to be some debate as to whether FMU is ok with opks - I tried to use them late afternoon and tried not to pee for 4 hours prior - I used CB ones. CB opks advise that FMU is fine and this is often the most convenient time to test - have a look through MN threads I'm sure you'll find loads of helpful info
Anyway, you may not need them - fingers crossed !

Thanks Mibbles and DG - It is technically possible I've tested too early - my cycle is usually 30days, last month was 28 so I tested today (28)... but as it was a first response test I'm not getting my hopes up at all!

I've still (TMI alert!) got lots of CM before I felt a little gush and thought 'oh af's arrived' but it was just CM. It isn't EWCM so I presume I'm not having an odd late ovulation. I want to know when I ovulate so....

I'm going shopping online for OPKs for my next cycle now! Any recommendations anyone?

Jollybear sorry to hear BFN - how late are you ? you know what they say..it's not over until the fat red lady sings...

dg (or anyone who knows about temping).
I have been practising for next cycle as plan to chart temps - had a temp of 36.6 cd27. However it has dropped the last few days (cd28-30) to 36.4 which I thought meant af was due but still no sign atall (am on cd30). I am very confused as am pretty convinced did not ovulate this cycle so didn't neccessarliy expect temps to have risen... My query is that I read that BBT pre-ov should be between 36.6-36.8 then the rise should come post-ov. However it looks like my temps are below this threshold... does anyone have any experience of this ?
I plan visit to GP after a temping cycle anyway so will mention it then but just wondered what your experiences of temps are..?

Morning all,

BFN for me this morning

No AF yet but I'm sure it is only a matter of time.

I talked to DH this morn and we've decided to try OPKs next cycle so fingers crossed for an October baby! It is odd how making a decision to do something proactive can make you feel more positive.

Hope everyone else is OK.

Well done Hidingbehindthesofa

Sorry about TEW MOB

Any news Ei?

I've been messing about with fertility friend trying to figure out why my temps stay low for a couple of days after my positive OPK. I think it is just the way I am made but time will tell! Here's hoping for a nice high progesterone temp tomorrow morning then I can embark on my wait properly.

thanks for all your messages ladies.
madoldbird, how old are you? if thats not too rude a question?

jollybear, you sound just how i felt last week. fingers crossed for you tomorrow.
digitalgirl, i got my BFP 14dpo.
still can't quite believe it. must make doctors appt.

Good afternoon everyone

First of all hiding congratulations on your news!!

Bucky so glad to hear that things are much better with DP now. That's really good news. Hopefully some "supersperm" will have hung around, but the important thing is that the two of you are ok again. Thank you so much for that info - really interesting, and it hopefully means that i am not completely abnormal!!! Interesting info about timing etc. Oh, and meant to say the other day - love the idea of a name change to "MOET" in a few weeks!!!!

07mtw sorry you had a BFN. Maybe just testing too early? Still hope for a romantic conception!

picknmix sorry to hear about your friends dad. Sounds like a wonderful (that's not the right word in this context but hope you know what i mean) funeral. Hope your DH is in possession of supersperm too!!! (Or rather, that you are now in possession of his supersperm!!

jollybear symptoms are sounding good!

hattyyellow - hello! Like the new name!

mibbles hope your AF turns up soon, or you get a BFP of course!

ei any news yet??!!

dg hope we can all keep you entertained so time passes quickly until the 19th!!

Well, i was a bit down over the weekend, as AF turned up on Saturday, on CD 31. Mentioned it in the "waiting room" just to put myself at the top of the list again, but couldn't face "talking" about it on here until today. DH gutted as well, and i'm afraid to say the diet went out the window, and i also drowned my sorrows. A lot. Keep panicking that i am just old and past it. Feeeling bit better today, and really think that sorting my diet and weight out could really help. Can't bear to actual write how much i weigh, but have a BMI of 29, which is NOT GOOD. Going to cut out alcohol totally for a bit, as i read that even a bit can halve fertility. (We'll see how long that lasts!!!) Am seeing my nutritionalist again tomorrow so i'll see what she says. Anyway, as someone else said the other day - here's to an October baby!!

Congrats Hiding lovely news !

MrsEi25 and JollyBear - Good luck testing - fingers crossed for you both

No af here and af cramps have gone so no idea what is going on . Just want to get on with next cycle now.