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

DG Good luck at the doctors I'm sure he/she put your mind at rest.

Scary I'm so sorry it's so frustrating when you get the timing right and still no BFP. I do hope you and DH manage to be in the same place at the right time next month.

Sorry to hear that ScaryHairy fingers crossed for next time.

Still no sign of AF for me either. As it's my first cycle of trying I'm not totally sure where I am. I'm pretty regular and thought it was due yesterday but it could be today.

Have been getting crampy feelings for over a week now (which is unusual, I only normally get them when AF arrives) but have got the usual lumpy sore left boob today so I'm sure it's on it's way. Like you say, when you know it's on its way you just want it to rear its ugly head so you can get on with things again don't you?

AAhh ScaryHairy I'm so sorry you are feeling down. Are you getting any other AF signs ? It is not over yet but I know there is no point in raising hopes .
My AF has still not showed up and on CD39 am really fed up waiting - just want to get on with a cycle of temping now
Hi GryffinGirl nice to "meet" you.

Hi everyone

How are you all?

Am pretty sure now that AF is on her way. Temps have dropped - not to pre ov levels, but way down from where they were for the second day running.

It's silly; I know the odds are against us, and I know that even spot-on timing doesn't mean it happens, but I really felt sure that we had done the trick. Now I don't know how many cycles I will have to wait until DH and I are in the same place at the right time again. . I didn't think I would be this gutted.

I will pull myself together and am losing a bit of weight in case that helps and am totally avoiding caffeine and alcohol. Might give acupuncture another go. Anyway, let's hope AF hurries up so that I can get on with trying again.

Now one of you get a BFP to cheer me up...

Sorry I think you may be cycle 14 now, I really must pay more attention to detail.

GG Really lovely to have you back. I'm just starting cycle 10 and have been feeling really fed up and to see you hitting cycle 13 and being so up beat has given me the much needed kick up the arse! Thank you. I'm sorry you were ill whilst you were away, what a nightmare! I hope it didn't spoil it too much for you and you managed to enjoy it in the main.

Oh no hatty - just seen news of your BFN. I'm so sorry.

twinklefairy just seen something further down the thread from you about the TTC list and people not being so friendly. I thought the same. It's just a new bunch of people who form their networks, but you stay here with us . Also, I'm very sorry to read about your grandad passing away and hope you are doing ok.

MrsEi - I've just seen that you dreamed DG's BFP, so please let me know if you see anything for l'il old me in your dreams

hello everyone! My everything moves so quickly round here my head is spinning. Not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow after a very long time off. I'll simply have to get PG this month so I have a route out the door in 8.5 months

Love the new name cbcb now to be known as the very natty hattyyellow. Your DD's sound very creative little girls, I love their doll names

I had a lovely time away, but not so good when I got flu/bronchitus and ended up with antibotics (Note - American doctors very expensive!). So all my plans to burn overdraft in the shops failed when i spent five days in bed . It's typical - you have had a stressful year/busy job/mad Christmas and you come down with somehting rrally horrid just when you try to relax! However, being ill also seemed to delay AF, which was 3 days late and so i got my hopes up massively only for that to be dashed for the thirteenth time .

Nevermind, I am bright and sparkly with lots of TTC hope for the new year . 2008 will be my year and I am hoping that lots of DG's babydust rubs off on me . DG I am so insanely happy about your BFP and for you and your DH . I am all grin-ny sitting here thinking of little DigitalBean

hello to shreksmissus, scary 07MTW, Jolly and all the others! Hello to people I haven't met before.

Bucky - I am so sorry for the BFN . I am still here on the thread if you want a good moan and it doesn't look like I will be graduating for a wee while yet.

I have only had the tiniest skim of the threads because 4 weeks is a LOT to catch up on, so if anything major happened other than DG's absolutely fantabulous BFP news, please tell me so I don't let me put my foot in it

Lots of luck to everyone in 2008 (you probably wished each other fertile and happy new years weeks ago )

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Eat the melon, MOB. I'm sure I read that eating alkaline food like melon can stop (ahem) vaginal secretions from becoming too acidic and killing the swimmers.

Mibbes your DP is clearly very wise in the ways of women. Chocolate is an excellent remedy when you're feeling low.

GG good to see you back again.

HattyYellow sorry to hear about BFN. I think we are in the same boat as I think AF is due in 3 days and I am starting to cramp. I'm really quite annoyed, but that won't stop me testing and wasting all of my money until she finally puts in an appearance.

Hey GG how was the hols? Good to see you again (ps have had a name change from my old cat cbcb to my DD's names for their new dolls hatty and yellow)

Thanks for all the words of support for BFN...think AF pretty much on her way...

Just hoping she arrives tonight rather than tomorrow, as I have a loooooong day with a long journey to see a client. Would really rather not start mid-travel and have to rush off to train loos

Am going to sign up for fertility friend too .

Hello GG it is super to have you back! How was NYC?!

MTW I saw a thread started by fruitloop who was concerned the trial was ending, other tempers said that when the free trial runs out you loose some of the features but it still does the basics and calculates your OV for you. I'm mean so will be sticking to the free version

Hi GG it's been ages! How was the holiday? Lovely to have you back.

JB I've just joined FF and got the 30 day free trial. I haven't looked into costs for next month yet, lets hope I don't have to.

hello everyone ! I am returned to the real world after weeks of being away from the internet. I haven't had a chance to scan the whole thread yet, but huge congratulations to Digital

hello to anyone I haven't met before. A few new faces since the last time I was on. I'm excited to be back at CD13 for me today, so DH has a nice evening ahead of him . Maybe this will be my mont. I am getting tired of this. If nothing y the end of this month I am back to the doctor again and DH is off to take up his referral.

Thanks DG I'll get signed up for FF later on so I can get temping like my honorary cycle buddy mibbes

Any symptoms yet DG?

MOB Put down that book and get bd'ing!!

Hello all

Hatty So sorry for BFN It does get harder to pick yourself up but remember it will be no time at all before action stations again.

Mibbes Your DH sounds very thoughtful.

MOB pmsl at all the preperation but almost forgetting the bd'ing! Get to it girl

Thanks DG will get on the case tonight. It feels good to have something practical to do .
MOB get bd'ing missus. Can't help with your melons though, sorry !

Hello DG&digibean!! Look at you in your cap and gown looking all graduate-like!

Good morning everyone (or is it afternoon now?)

twinklingfairy lovely to see you back. It sounds like your grandad had a wonderful send off. I'm glad it went well for you all. about BFN.

scaryhairy what's that about your friend only doing HPT's when late?? We all know that's not normal, sane behaviour. Amazing what goes on behind closed doors - people actually waiting 'till they test. Shocking.

shreksmissus good to see you. How do you mange to stay up so late? Were you working? I'm normally half asleep by 10ish.You sound a bit perkier - hope you are. Hope the 2ww goes quick for you.

glastochick I know what you mean about thinking it would all happen pretty quick - i read all that stuff about being very fertile when coming off the pill - thought well, a month or two, that'll do it... and here i am a permenantly obsessed, hormonal wreck!!!

jollybear mibbes hattyyellow Can you hear me under that pile of coats?? Hope you all get your visits from the EW ( or preferably BFP's) soon. That sort of limbo situation is horrible.

Hello to everyone else.

Well i got my smiley face just now, so it's that crucial time! Haven't actually done any DBing for a few days, so i suppose we'd better get on with it. I'm going to carry on testing as last cycle i got them for three days, so i want to make sure we don't miss the actual ov day. I think i'm getting so caught up in eating the right stuff, taking supplements, exercising, reading books on the subject, doing OPK tests etc that i seem to be forgetting that it's actually necessary to have sex!!!

On another note, i have today developed an irrational hatred of melons. Three times now i have bought one, put it in the fruit bowl for it to ripen, kept checking it, then suddenly, overnight, they go wrinkled and rotten. When are you supposed to eat them? Fruit of the devil. Definitely.

Jollybear would love to be honorary cycle buddies
I have signed up for FF and got 20 emails of which I have only read 2... I do plan to read them soon though so that can chart temps properly next cycle - I just want to know what on earth is going on in there - esp after this cycle..
Get signed up soon as they send 1 email each day so takes 20 days - maybe they let you chart before you have them all though ! Do any of the FF ladies know ?

Ahhh mibbles your DP is lovely

hattyyellow I'd love to hide but as mibbes says, if she's coming to get me then I'd like her to get a move on!

mibbes have you joined fertilty friend to chart your temps? I'm not sure if I should join at the end of a cycle or wait for a new one. We should be honorary cycle buddies this month whenever our AFs arrive as it will be our first cycle of temping! Anyone else out there temping for the first time?!

This computer is a nightmare! I saved a document before and I could hear loud clicking and clunking. It is like trying to work on a commadore (sp?)64!

hattyyellow great plan ! Anything to hang on to hope a little while longer, although if definitely not PG then I suppose best she just gets on with it so we can start over.. my thermometer is on stand-by for my first fully-charted cycle