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

Congratulations Poppysocks. A line IS a line! With my DD I tested at 10dpo and got a very pale line. I was fuming with the test company and even took a photo to use as evidence of their inferior product!! The false positive is now 18 months old...

Thanks for the invitation to the meet-up, DG. Unfortuately I'm pretty tied up trying to get organised for christmas and am spending this weekend driving to rellies' houses to drop off presents (what glamour). No doubt you'll all have a great time.

Anyway, must go to bed, poor DH is looking weary after his monster commuting effort .

Thanks for replies. so implantation is possible then. It was only a tiny bit but just thought it a little strange. Mind you I think I may have had it last month so wont get too excited yet

Twinkling Yes DH are a pain, what do we need them for again. lol.

Abby Your DH definately deserves a TTC medal 9 days and still going strong. We did it 6 out of 7 then when my most fertile time had finished we had 3 nights off and DH thinks I only use him when I'm TTC so I was trying to prove him wrong.

Bucky Love the festive name by the way. Oh dear the dress isn't great after all. I had visions of you looking just like the model in the picture with your hair being blown and looking fabulous darling! Hope you find something else.

MTW could be...Fingers crossed.

The dress is going back tomorrow. I just tried it on again and DP agreed that I look like Alice in Wonderland

MTW - sounding good cycle buddy! So you're still b-ding too? I haven't quite given up yet - 9 days in a row and counting. Poor dh has actually started complaining about my demands. And endured despite my dodgy tummy and the risk of germs that I've posed this week. I am nominating him for a ttc medal!

Twinkling Fairy - sorry to hear about chemical pg. Your dh is keen - not moaning like mine! Don't think I'll ever get pestered for sex again .

DG defo told me that implantation happens around this time MTW
ooh! Hope so

grr aren't DH's pests
Mine is hanging around me in a hopeful manner, teehee!

Bucky Sexy dress I'm sure you'll be the only real belle of the ball.

Congratulations Poppysocks

to hear your news about your jobs GG & Shazza

DG Hope you're having a good night & AF or even better a BFP shows soon.

I have to go now as DH breathing down my neck wanting the laptop Can I just ask (and I'll grab laptop back later) I'm CD15/6dpo and had slight blood after sex tonight. Could this be anything to do with implantation? Felt nausea earlier but that could be too much tea. And I've had the odd ache down there but can't describe it and certainly isn't as painful as some of you have descriped Any ideas anyone? DH going on again so gotta go for now

Bucky loving your festive name - am smiling through the pain!

Ooh Abbey this is sounding very hopeful!!

I had exactly the same thing last month abbey
I was doubled up with pain and couldn't stand up for a few hours.
Well done you for taking paracetemol, it took me until DH to come home before I thought on that doh!!
Mine was just exactly where my ovaries are so I was absolutely sure that that was what it was.
I got a chemical pregnancy last month too. So hopefully yours will turn into a BFP and stick with you
Smile! Pain is good!!!

Bucky - could well be wind; I have felt disgusting for a week, and was actually off sick today. I've had a really upset stomach - feeling sick and really tired. The only thing is is that it does really feel like cramps. It's far too severe to be ovulation pain. If it carries on into the night I will ring NHS up. I realise ailments could well be symptoms, but I remember August when I had so many physical changes that I was convinced I was pg, but wasn't. Thank you for your concern though - and don't worry, dh will only put up with my moaning for so long until he takes action .

Sarah - You have given me hope already with the ewcm! And now the pain... Thanks

It still bloody hurts tho! Have caved and taken two paracetamol. I realise this is lightweight, but I daren't take anything stronger for fear of harming potential pg. I'm gritting my teeth through it at the minute. Might go medieval and send dh out to find me a bit of twig to bite down on!

But like Sarah's thinking better...maybe it is your lucky month.

Abbey . What could it be? Now don't be offended, but could it be wind? I had that once when I was on this cabbage soup diet thing and I, and don't laugh, I REALLY thought I was dying and it felt like it was my kidneys or something . Super painful and it didn't feel like my stomach. Obviously, you know what cramps feel like so it probably isn't but sometimes pains aren't originating where you think they are. Like a heart attack being a pain in the shoulder...etc. Hmm, I'm not really doing ANYTHING to make you feel better am I? I am worried though...maybe you should call NHS Direct and see what they say [worried emoticon].

abbey,

I had those pains this month, convinced myself that it was a appendix, and i got a bfp this month xxxx

Bucky - v jealous of your new dress - saw that ages ago and it's lovely!

Right - am appealing for help or suggestions. I'm day 15 and I have (in the last couple of hours) got the most horrendous cramps. I have had some ovulation pain before, but nothing like this. Plus, I should have ovulated by now. The worrying thing is it's all on the right side. It's hurting like mad; I'm seriously considering NHS direct.

Oh, got a dress from Monsoon...I bet at least 4 other people are wearing it tomorrow night! Then again, there are only about 10 women in my company so maybe just 2 will have it on.

Its a shorter emerald green version of the purple one Helena is wearing in the photo on here party dress

Congrats Poppysocks

DG hope you went out and are enjoying yourself. I hope it does turn into a BFP but if not it looks like I will be the only boring 2ww-er on Saturday . I am being really good today but tomorrow is our company Xmas party so I have to hatch an abstinence plan. Oh dear I sound like a right alkie...I'm really not, you just become so aware of what you drink when ttc.

GG and shazza that job stuff sounds horrid. My question is..WHY could they not wait till after Xmas it's only bleedin' 18 days away (not counting xmas day)?

It's a pleasure madoldturkey! Just keeping my fingers crossed that the line's still there tomorrow morning and that I haven't just imagined it. (Did get poor DH to check, having just turned the lights on this morning with no warning!)

I'd offer you my daft cat GG but she has a habit of dragging poor caught animals and birds in alive, thinking that we'll somehow be more impressed that way.... So, we don't have a mouse problem as it stands, but do get one occasionally when she lets one go.

Just dashing in to say poppysocks Congrats!!!!! Lovely news, and there i was earlier saying we needed a BFP here - thank you for obliging

GG my 3 cats are just packing their bags and getting on the train to offer their services to you. What station shall they get off at?!

excitable - mutilated mice my not be very nice, but it's probably better than having one skittering around my kitchen , so if I could borrow Tiddles I'd be much obliged . DH is absolutely phobic about rodents, which is really very funny

Sorry bambam - I've had pains like this around day 14 too. The first time I had a 28 day cycle and the second time I had a 43 day cycle. The pain was enough to wake me up both times. No dragging pain at all this month, so I'm completely confused. i'm sure it's connected to your cycle, but if anyone has an explanation, I'd be interested to know too!

errmm [hangs head in shame] i was just wondering if answear my earlier question this is my first ttc month i got a ds 2 but he was a very happy chance after 5 cycles of ivf and 4 of ai and eventually just gave up and hey presto but now want another bambino [sorry am waffling] anyway i had dragging pain in my lower back and lower right abdomen for most of last night and am on day 14 could this be ov pain i sometimes have a 28 day and then other times longer or shorter so am confused and a bit scared that i have got on ttc train again ....anybody?

Yeah poppysocks
Thats four BFP's today, tht I have heard of

So pleased to hear that it is feb/march that the cut off is, North of the Border, cos I am up there too and I was a little worried for my september born DD but not worried at all now

CD15 here and nothing to report, a little EWCM but not too much, temps are still up and negatives on my OPK tests so not much BD going on. Hope I am not getting all these signs wrong and missing BD opportunites but really don't think I have ov'd so don't see much point in trying to jump a tired DH.
Next week I will get going though, I reckon. Mind you, haven't tested today, who knows I may have to jump DH whether he likes it or not

You can borrow my cat, GriffinGirl but you might regret it. He has a really disconcerting habit of laying out remains of mice like a science experiment - very gory and also messy.

OHMIGOD contratulations poppysocks ! You never have to worry about August babies if you are North of the Border (which in my humble Jock opinion is the best place to live ) That is brilliant news! Bucky and me will just have to drink your share of the mulled wine

Shazza - this job uncertainty stuff is killing me. I am really sorry to hear you may be in the same boat My firm's enhanced maternity policy is blardy good and I was holding out to get PG. I have been pretty miserably over-worked for along time now and don't like my job, but I am too scared to change and lose out on all the benefits, 'cause I keep thinking "it will be this month" or "just one more month and I will be PG".

"scaryhairy" - come to the meet up on Saturday lunchtime! i think we are still deciding on a venue but it will be central-ish London

hello to everyone else.

Well, I may not have a baby but I have heard the patter of tiny feet around my flat and I have little ones running around - mice that is. The gryffin household has some unwelcome guests. Anyone got a cat I can borrow