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

Cheers JB and Mibbes...

Tell you what, see that pile of coats in the corner of the 2WW waiting room?

Let's all hide under there and then the evil witch won't find us!

Quick, let's scarper...sssssshhhhh...

Mrsei hope the house move works !
Twinkling sorry for BFN but hope you tested too early
HattyYellow so sorry for BFN - I know how you feel as I was also convinced had hit the jackpot this cycle - was gutted last night
Jollybear sorry about BFN and thanks for your kind words. I had already decided to chart temps from next cycle so have thermometer at the ready
I have been practising for the past week and temps have been between 36.6 and 37.1 so they seem like post-ov temps...? But then it is very difficult to tell when I hadn't been charting in the early part of my cycle - I guess all women have varying temps and maybe these are my low ones...? Any charters out there able to advise ?
Dp was lovely last night - when I got BFN on CB (with no control line) he took us straight to Boots to get another - bought CBDs but I knew deep down that I would just get another BFN so just used a cheapie I had. After 2nd BFN he brought me Magners and chocolate...what a darling !
Anyway, am obviously holding out a small amount of hope while no AF and temps seem high - as far as being one of those people who take ages to register a BFP - I'd have to be very slow as on CD38 whihc makes me 7-3 days late.
It would seem there are a lot of AWOL AFs this month - what is all that about ?

Sorry about your BFN hattyyellow it is crap isn't it Sorry you feel so down today. We haven't told anyone we're TTC because I think it would add to the pressure somehow. I don't know if you have told people hattyyellow but I certainly find it hard to feel down and not be able to share the reason why IYSWIM. I suppose that is what we have MN for!

ps twinkling i know what you mean about the hymns..they played "abide with me" at my dad's and grandparents funerals and it always makes me blub if I hear it now!

BFN for me this morning

Gutted.

Was so so so secretly convinced it had worked this month. No feeling of AF coming. Have been in bed by 9pm every night shattered, eating like a ravenous bear and getting headaches all the time, like last time I got pg.

I'll probably find I'm coming down with some horrible bug and that explains the symptoms

Finding it much harder than previous months to pick myself up. DH being very positive but feeling all doom and gloom. Was so convinced after seeing EWCM the last few months that we were doing it at right time. Don't know whether to start forking out more money on a Persona etc...

Anyway, enough me, me, me...I can't complain when I've only been trying for 4 months and have already been blessed with children.

Twinking glad the funeral went well and you are okay..

Bucky so sorry to hear EW got you...glad to see you back...

DG loving the digibean!

Jollybear and mibbes sorry to see BFN's for you too...holding out some hope we all get late showing BFP's somehow!

Mrsei seriously considering moving house based on your advice!

Waving to mums, shrek and anyone else I have missed.

Off to sulk somewhere

xx

Morning all,

Mibbes, oops nearly called you mibbles again there, so sorry about the BFN. I'm in a similar position really still no AF and BFN. I did hope for a while I might be one of those ladies who takes ages to show + even when they are pregnant (really hope you are one of those!!).

I feel much better now I've decided to temp and use OPKs on my next cycle, deciding to do something proactive has helped me somehow, you could think about trying that mibbes. DG advised me yesterday to start temping now as this can help predict the high range I'll be looking for next cycle (THANKS DG I did it this morning - 36.17!)

shreksmissus hope you have a productive 2ww!! Do pop in with any symptoms

TF glad everything went OK - sorry about the BFN

Bucky great to see you back!

A big hello to everyone else!! The driving test analogy is a good one, although I was very poor at learning to drive. Anyone else fail for a dangerous fault?!! FYI: I knew I had time to overtake the bus before the oncoming car!! I only passed third time. I hope I'm better at TTC!

I'm in the office today and my computer is so old I swear it creaks when it is thinking!

twinklingfairy glad to hear the funeral went well. Your DD sounds like a little star. Bless.

Great analogy about the driving tests. I promised myself we would just see what happens and not get obsessed. Who was I kidding? Only on cycle 4 and I get more obsessed as the days pass! I stupidly believed I'd come off the pill, leave it a month for a proper cycle, then fall pregnant straight away and we'd be planning for an August baby

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Oh, don't worry MTW in amongst my ramble it was prob easy to miss

i suggest moving house as a good way to take your mind off TTC!! that was my best method of gettin preg!! as soon as we moved in i realised i was a few days late an i had DD 36+4 weeks later our house is on the market so im hoping it works twice in a row!!
xx ei xx

Twinkling glad the funeral was ok, and that you gave your Grandad a suitable send-off.

I know what you mean about ttc. One of my friends told me that she and her husband just had sex every few days for a few months and it happened. She was expecting it to take a year or more so was really pleased. She claims that she never even did a HPT until she was late. How the heck does that work? Even if I pretend to be relaxed about it all, from the moment DH and I agree to give it a go I am secretly working out when I am likely to ovulate and then counting the days of the two week wait. It is really hard to take a proper break so I think the only thing to do is to try to do relaxing things and to go easy on yourself. Either that or book a "learn to sky dive course" for a few months hence... sod's law you will get a BFP and have to cancel!

Love the idea of the bingo MrsEi.

TF How bloody insensitive of me! Sorry you got BFN

twinklingfairy am glad the funeral went well for you sorry about the BFN hun xx ei xx

Twinkling I'm so pleased it went well and good for your DD how proud you must have been of her. Good analogy re TTC & Driving Tests!

That took me ages!!
What a lot has happened, not sure I can remember it all.

Thank you for your thoughts yesterday and for asking after me today. The funeral went really well. I had a good old cry on Sunday evening when we had the service to bring the body into the church (it's those damn hymns, they set me off every time!!) but then surprised my self by being ok with it all on Monday.
DD was on such fantastic form and all the relatives loved seeing her and she behaved remarkably well in the church, which really helped. She helped more than me too, family in the pew behind were happy to have her to watch too.
We had two late nights of music playing and singing, which my Granddad would have just loved, so I think we sent him off in just the way he would have wanted.

On the TTC front. I couldn't wait when I got home and did a HPT,...BFN 10dpo and I am normally 11 days LP, so am now expecting AF a day.

Sooooo pleased for you DG can't believe that mrsei predicted it and am now holding my breath for you mibbes!!!

Poor you bucky and MTW and you are all right about the TTC train. I can't get off either. Take a break, um how?
Was thinking about how to explain it to my sister and the only way I could think on was as if she was trying to pass her driving test. You know your chances are slim first time round but you really hope you pass. Second time out you think defo this time and before you know it you are 'obsessed'. You really want it and you know if you only relax you will pass but how do you relax when you want it so bad and really it is such a simple thing to do.
Does that make sense. I haven't said it to her, she seemed much more receptive about it today, travelling home in the car, she was full of questions. But then we had a clash about something else so that was that.

Anyway, sorry rambling again

Hello to new people, this is such a lovely thread, see how they care.

Thanks ladies - agree MTW lots of late AF this month - I think xmas has a lot of answer for ! No idea what is going on with you though, she can be a teasing evil witch - if she is going to come she should do it properly or just Bugger Off !
aaahhh now that made me feel better

mibbes i think this month is the month for annoyingly long cycles as up to now so many of us have had them- me included!! dont worry i am still waitin for AF to kick in properly and it has been 5 days of light spotting!! new symptom tho!!... i have started havin sharp pains and then a little gush enough to need to change my pantyliner but nowhere near enough to need a proper pad iyswim!!(sorry TMI) i have had about 6 pains in the last 3 hours!! i also feel rather dizzy!! that might be down to the 1/2 a tub of skinny cow completely mintal icecream i have eaten tho... but what dya make of that then??
xx ei xx

Actually sorry one of my bleeds was 10 days after not that that makes much difference now just don't want to mislead people with my inaccuracies.

mibbes I've had two chemical PG's since May 07 and my bleeds tended to be up to a wk after I had a BFP. I was told at the hospital that if you do have a BFP and a chemical PG follows then the hormone remains in your body for up to 2 wks so I would have thought it would have shown on your tests tonight. I'm sorry I'm not sure how late you are? should have checked first.

So sorry it wasn't the outcome we had all hoped for.

Twinkling good to see you back, hope all went well. AF late yet, or any signs ?

Ladies, thank you so much for your kind words. I found an asda cheapie in my drawer and used that and again got BFN .
MrsEi don't be silly, my hopes were sky high before your dream. Still, it gives me hope for the coming months. I can save the CBDs for then
Have no idea what is going on with my body as have never been this late since AF regulated post-pill. Maybe the excitement of santa has delayed things. Either way, just want AF so can get on with next cycle. Is it possible it was a CP or do you always get AF straight afterwards ? Don't understand why I had mild cramps from cd25 for about a week, boob ache/tingling (which I have never had before) and dehydration - kind of wish I'd tested earlier in case it was and missed it... any advice ladies ?

Hi twinkling nice to see you back how are things? Did it go as well as could be expected yesterday?

Bucky perhaps the relaxed approach is best for you at the moment, I do hope so. Some of this biology & testing lark is quite complicated for a simple girl like me. I've thrown in relaxation in the form of Reflexolgy on Thursday so will let you know how that goes. Do you think you might put your name back on the list in the waiting room or are you gonna keep a low profile?

Hello all, I haven't had a chance to read through properly yet but .....
WOWEE!! DG You got a BFP!!!
What will we do without our oracle??

Now I will go and update myself with everyone elses news.

I hope you're feeling a bit better today Bucky. Maybe this cycle you could try lots of relaxing things - massages, manicures, reflexology etc. Hey, it can't hurt and might even help!

Mibbes your test sounds faulty. Am impressed with your steely resolve to wait this long before testing. I wish I had some willpower... Anyway, I have hopes for you now you've been dreamed about by Mrsei.

Hi DG and bean. Don't worry about the lack of symptoms. Other than being a bit tired I never had any when I was pg with my daughter and everything went pretty smoothly.

And hello to anyone I've missed, including visiting grads.

Nothing to report here. Fertilityfriend (on one setting anyway) has decided that my chart looks triphasic which might be promising but might mean nothing. I have had a few little twinges today but that's it. I did another test this morning (can you see a trend here?) - BFN of course - but since FF puts me at between CD8 and CD10 depending on the settings it might be a bit too early. I'll try again tomorrow (throwing good money after bad). Annoyingly today's test was a CB non-digital and there were a few blue dots where the vertical part of the cross would have been had it been a BFP. If I put all the lights on, lean towards the window over the loo and squint it looked like it might be a bit positive. Does anyone have any more straws for me to clutch at...?

bucky and others who may be interested...
what dya think of a mumsnet sweepstake?? we could put all the names in a hat and pick one out and the only rule is that if your name is called you MUST get a BFP...like bingo for the BDers...BDoooo!!!
xx ei xx