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

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digitalgirl · 04/12/2007 19:38

New 2ww thread, have brought over mince pies and mulled wine and put up some fairylights

Come in, take your heels off and get cosy!

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BuckytheRedNosedReindeer · 24/12/2007 19:00

Just dropping in to say Merry Christmas to everyone. Have a fab day tomorrow. May Santa bring you all you wish for and may Rudolph not make a mess of your kitchen when eating his carrots.

Buckyx

Excitable · 24/12/2007 09:50

Twinklingfairy I'm really no expert on dreams - it's not something I've looked into very much at all, but I have a friend who's an accountant who spent about a year dreaming about her teeth falling out, and when she looked into it, she found an explanation that it was money worries. This holds true for her, as she is always thinking about her money and how best to save/invest it. Could this explanation mean more to you?

Mummy2 - it's not over until the fat red lady sings, you know. Sweetkitty had no symptoms at all and was pregnant, so you never know... This whole process reminds me of job interviews, you can give the performance of your life and still not get the gig. There's just nothing fair about it at all, but it will happen, you know.

I have the weirdest tits today. If I wasn't about to go away for christmas, I'd be starting a thread called wtf is wrong with my tits. The nipples feel like they've been twisted in that trick that nasty boys used to play at your school, but, like that happened all day and my boobs feel like they are made of lead shot, they're so heavy! I couldn't lie on my side in bed last night because they were so uncomfortable - I do hope it's a sign.

Anyway, I won't be able to post while I'm away, so I hope you all have a fab Christmas and I'll be back just before the new year...
[fs mile]

mummy2olivia · 23/12/2007 23:11

OOOH twinklingfairy- dont tease!!!

I always seem to get a few niggles about now so I'm presuming that this month is the same as all others- ie a fail!!!

Dont know what else can do to make it happen- have BD'd for 4 days up to and including O this month and its already feeling the same as all other months.

Was even contemplating agnus Castus- have started a thread on it- but think I've been talked out of it.

And heres hopi ng its not your health!!

twinklingfairy · 23/12/2007 22:48

5dpo, niggly cramps, oooh could be implantation M2O, far too soon for AF

twinklingfairy · 23/12/2007 22:47

excitable You got me looking up my dreams on the web too!!

I had a very strange dream the other night. I dreamt that I lost my two front teeth, because I had not flossed enough and when I did, they were loose and then just slipped straight out!
The dream anyliser (sp?) said that ,

To dream of rotten teeth shows that you have been telling someone a lie or using your smooth words for getting your own way no matter what. If your teeth are rotten, crooked, and/or falling out this means that your lies are hurting someone very badly and that you will soon be found out.

It's not true!! I haven't been telling anyone any lies!! Feel a bit upset about it now]

I know, it is all a load of old rubbish, but all the same!?

Oh, hang on, another one says

To dream that you have rotten or decaying teeth, forewarns that your health and/or business is in jeopardy. You may have uttered some false or foul words and those words are coming back to haunt you.

Oh, god! It's my health isn't it!?
It is going to take even longer for me to get baby #2, isn't it!!

mummy2olivia · 23/12/2007 21:57

5DPO- niggly mild cramps. its either wind or AF ALREADY!!!!

Hope everybody else is good

digitalgirl · 23/12/2007 21:43

picknmix that's such tragic news, makes you appreciate what you have in the here and now.

excitable perhaps you should buy some new shoes in the sales. i think that's what your subconscious is trying to tell you.

have been a bit ill lately (explains the weird dreams), but still managed to get a bit of BD'ing in . was wondering whether we should try and not overdo the bd'ing so early on, but it's xmas and I promised myself I'd not be a slave to my cycle and just go with the flow for a while.

so here's to a snuggly xmas and a rockin' new year!

dg

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Excitable · 23/12/2007 11:23

Still excited, even if I am on my own in here. Had a really lucid dream last night about shoes. I got really fixated about my shoes in my dream last night. I dreamed I lost my shoes, had to walk some distance without shoes to buy new shoes, but when I got to the nearest shoe shop, I couldn't focus on the shoes and they kept turning into the ugliest shoes I had ever seen and sometimes they were slippers, which I didn't need at all (anyone still with me?). Lastly, it was very important to me that DH didn't notice I had new shoes.

So this morning, I looked up on a dream dictionary website about shoes and this is what it said:

"If you are changing your shoes, then it refers to your changing roles. You are taking a new approach to life. If your forget your shoes, then it suggests that you are leaving restraints behind you. You are refusing to conform to some idea or attitude.

"If the shoes are new, then it suggests that you are overconfident in your success. Alternatively you may be on a life path that is unfamiliar to you.

"To dream that you are wearing inappropriate shoes for the activity at hand, denotes that your progress and path in life will be laborious and ill-prepared. It may also indicate that you are heading in the wrong direction and need to reevaluate your goals.

"To dream that you are not wearing any shoes, signifies that you have a lack of confidence in yourself and low self-assurance. You may be dealing with issues concerning your self-identity. Thus if you dream that you lose your shoes, then it suggests that you may be searching for your identity and finding/exploring who you are."

Wow! I didn't expect it to fit my situation so exactly! That's just bonkers! I'm not sure that it means that I'm pregnant this month, although I still think I am, but it certainly shows how I feel about this change in my life quite well.

Disclaimer: I don't actually believe in this stuff. Only when it suits me, obviously

Excitable · 22/12/2007 17:14

PicknMix - are you okay? Did you know him well? What awful news to get at this time of year.

Thanks Hopefully and Hedgepig for being my partners in crime. I am thoroughly enjoying pretending I'm pregnant. Our Christmas is often quite boring as we have one of those families where lots of people have died fairly recently and everyone is still reeling from it, so it makes me happy to think I have a nice secret. I'll test at New Years, which will be fun anyway, so I won't need cheering up in the same way.

Our family quite clearly needs a baby at Christmas to perk things up - actually I need a baby quite badly now. I know that it might not be this month, but I am fully prepared to be just as excitable next month - this is certainly better than when there was no chance of a baby... I wanted a baby for years but DH didn't, so even the possibility excites me. At least, it does today.

PicknMix · 22/12/2007 11:56

Hi all,

Sorry no time to read through so massive apologies if I've missed anything.

Had huge shocking news that best friends father was killed in car accident on Friday night.

Will try and catch up in a min, just wanted to make sure you're all ok

x

hedgepig · 21/12/2007 22:08

Excitable I'm sure funny feelings in toes are a sign, probably caused by the the blood flow being diverted to the womb .

I have tooth ache I wonder if that is a symptom too?

Excitable · 21/12/2007 19:42

Hopefully you are so right! I've got a funny feeling in my toe... and that's clearly a sign that I'm pregnant for sure!

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JollyBear · 21/12/2007 16:39

I probably won't be about much now with visiting relatives, festive fun and the like, so I just wanted to wish everyone a super Christmas and I hope we have lots of Christmas and new year BFPs. Good luck to all those testing!

DH and I are going to be trying to make a baby over Christmas , fingers crossed for all those doing the same!

Merry Christmas everybody!

hopefully · 21/12/2007 14:01

Everything's a sympton!

In the past hour I have had fun imagining nausea (poss down to eating a sandwich, a bag of crisps, 2 satsumas, some celebrations and 3 mini toffee waffles), pulling feeling across lower stomach (think this may have been expansion due to mini waffles etc) and needing to pee (I also drank a starbucks and about a pint of water with my feast). Imagining symptons is so much more fun than having real ones and wondering what's causing them!

Excitable · 21/12/2007 13:39

I'm very bored with my long cycles too. Another one and I think I'll have to cart myself off to the doctors.

Is an ache at the front of my pelvis on the right hand side a symptom?

hopefully · 21/12/2007 10:29

Fantastic DG, I will spend the rest of my last day at work before christmas imagining cramps, nausea, tiredness etc to my heart's content!

I really feel for people with long/unpredictable cycles. With my impatience/general brattiness, I would be having a proper tantrum if my cycles weren't regimentally organised.

digitalgirl · 21/12/2007 10:12

hopefully some eggs implant as early as 5dpo...so from tomorrow you can symptom spot with gusto. but don't let that stop you today.

i've just been talking to my mum about my long cycles. turns out she had the same. over 45 days, with 14 day AFs. and me and my sister are proof that you can conceive on wacky cycles. hooray!

anyway, am on CD10 and still spotting .

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hopefully · 21/12/2007 09:56

So how soon after ov am I allowed to start imagining pg symptons? I am 2-4 DPO (not charting or anything, so am estimating based on ewcm/length of cycle) and cannot find even a hint of an imaginary sympton yet. I want some! Anyone got any they want to lend me?

twinklingfairy · 20/12/2007 23:59

It is one thing to be poked and prodded when you are in labour, quite another at any other time. That does not sound nice at all, not surprised you are feeling a little sore DG.

My sister, now that is another thing. 23 and she took mum when she got her smear
And, when it is anything at all to do with discussing her nether regions, she insists that either I or my mum accompany her (then sits and stares at us when asked any questions, so we have to answer for her). I think that is a little niaive.
Where in earth did she get it from. I had my first smear when I was 16 (maybe I should be embarassed by that but they told me to get it done as soon as I was active, so I did as I was told) I didn't see the fear in it at all. They showed me how to check my boobs, at the same time, it all felt perfectly normal and natural to me.

Oh god just look at that ramble. I have defo had a few too many mugs of mulled wine

digitalgirl · 20/12/2007 22:41

quite surprisingly I've been on my own at home for over two hours and have only just succumbed to MN

suddenly started spotting again. which is rather annoying at CD9, have also had a constant ache down there which is odd. wondered if it was from the examination on tuesday. having not had a smear for a good few years I had forgotten just how uncomfortable that contraption thing is, a thought briefly flashed across my mind 'if this is unpleasant then what the hell is childbirth like and am I sure I want to do it?'.

the gynae also checked the size of my womb with her fingers which was also really weird...i suppose those of you out there who are already mothers are tutting at my naivety.

also, just watched a disturbing thing on the news...'natural cesareans' very very weird

well I've been taking this 'back on the booze' decision to heart. having quaffed champers at the company do on Tuesday night, I then met friends for bellini's last night and then another friend for a glass of wine today at lunchtime. DG's got her festive hat on now where's that virtual sherry?

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mummy2olivia · 20/12/2007 21:24

Hi again everyone- been knicker watching today. only 2dpo- what is wrong with me??!!

Can I have a drink???

BuckytheRedNosedReindeer · 20/12/2007 21:14

. Where is everyone? I wanna come and party too .

TEW has been super busy today. What's going on???? Did you all smack her about a bit, or did she manage to dodge you? Pull her hair next time and have a dynasty Alexis vs Chrystal fight and kick her ass. Actually, maybe I am the only person old enough to remember Chrystal and Alexis .

Where has my cycle Buddy PicknMix gone? hello there...hope your having a good day. I hope I don't scare you off like I did Abbey when she was my cycle buddy. .

Hi DG you have been very quiet. Are you out largin' it?

Ah well, seems like I missed you all, give me a call from the club if you are still in there. I fancy a bit of a bop and I've got my virtual party dress on. [grin[.

cbcb · 20/12/2007 19:56

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twinklingfairy · 20/12/2007 18:10

LOL yey!
Check you cbcb your totally mashed!!

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