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

poppysocks, no idea, i am going to see midwife on the 18th Dec, been speaking to my step dd who is training to be a midwife.. i explained my last two dodgy cycles of 36 days and the fact that i had some spotting in the previous cycle and my last AF was nothing to write home about and she reckons I may be further along that what i thought!!!

We here's hoping... i really reckon not so i think around the 16th August but really really not sure!!!xxxx

Thank you everyone! Perhaps poppysocks wasn't such a sensible username...!

Not too worried about the August baby thing as we live north of the border where it seems that the cut off is actually end of Feb/start of March, so this one will actually be slap bang in the middle of the year, whereas DD who is the end of Feb will be the one always trying to catch up. May change if we end up down south again, but will deal with that if/when!

Only thing making me feel slightly nervous is that we always said that a 2.5 yr gap was what we hoped for, ideally. Checked up and it seems my due date will be 17th Feb. EXACTLY 2.5 yrs after DD's. Seems too good to be true....

Sorry Scary forgot to also salute your DH's dedication before. Good stuff!

Sarah - any idea when you might be due?

Scary your DH gets the cool husband points from me this month - that's fantastic dedication! I will be telling my DH all about that in the hope that some of it will rub off on him. He is being uncharacteristically rubbish this week and I am not taking it well.

Poppysocks a line is a line is a line - congratulations! No worrying about August babies, now. Honestly this is really true, I know a real live astro physicist who was once an August baby and now lectures in something called Cosmology in Rome and is the cleverest man I know.

I have pre-menstrual symptoms big time - I'm stroppy and unreasonable and want to eat lots and my brain has gone. Brain has gone big time, actually. I nearly called poor PS Poopysocks, which isn't at all fair. I'm only CD 13 for goodness sake - how can this be? Anyone know if this is a symptom? Hormones are driving me mental. I'm going to have them all removed as they are so pointless. Anyone else for a hormonectomy?

yeahhhhhhh Poppysocks

so so pleased for you!!!! fingers crossed the line will be even stronger tomorrow!! If its any consolation I'm still testing every day!! xxxxxx

So sorry to hear about your BFN DG and about the work situations, GG and Shazza. So much for Christmas cheer, but then I suppose mince pies and mulled wine all provide a sugar packed distraction.

No mulled wine for me this Christmas. BFP this morning!!!!

It was pretty faint, but wasn't expecting AF until the weekend. Couldn't resist the temptation and with DD and I leaving DH home alone for a week from tomorrow I wanted to know while we were still together.

Will check again tomorrow because the line was faint, but I've learnt from you ladies that a line is a line. Right?

DG my heart goes out to you, i really hope it will turn into a BFP.. how are you temps? are they still up?? Big Huge Massive Hugs

Sorry to hear about your threatened redundancy Shazza, i know a little about employment law as have been doing recruitment for more years than i care to think about so will give you any help if you need it!!xxxx

Really sorry about your BFN DG really don't know what to say to help. So hoping a big hug will be ok >

GG Understand entirely about the work thing. After waiting best part of 2 years to start TTC no 2, because of trying to be sensible, have enough money and waiting for the right time etc. Now looks like we may also be made redundant. Which is rather crap. Entitled to enhanced company maternity pay, cause of length of service all in all entitled to 30 weeks full pay. But if made redundant I'm screwed. I do a bit of HR so have been onto the employee/ers law people to see where 'company' stand when making PG people redundant, as in are they obliged to pay the CMP aswell. So waiting for response. Sorry for babble, I know the most important thing is having a healthy baby but anybody think luck comes in one door and goes out the other?

Good morning everyone

DG so sorry to hear about the BFN i hope that AF turns up, at least. i feel guilty for moaning about her turning up here early - at least i know where i stand. I really hope that she turns up ASAP for you. I can understand you not wanting to go out tonight, but maybe a few drinks might be in order after all this??

santasmissus

good morning well actualy now it's afternoon i am on day 14 and most of last night i had dragging pain in my lower back and a liitle to yhe font on the right is this ovulating pain? tmi i know but we have bd this am have bin doing a day on and day off so to speak and will continue to day 18 oh i so i said i would not become obsessed it only our 1st month of ttc!!!

oh DG no . I am so, so sorry to hear that it was BFN. I know exactly how you feel, m'dear. Thinking of you, and I suppose it is not over until AF turns up. I am sure that all the temping and charting will stand youin great stead and prove all your hunches right.

santasmissus - fingers crossed for you. Are you testing today?

just a quick one as i'm desperate for sleep (nights at the moment)

heellllooooooooo everyone, the above desperation for sleep means can't write to everyone

feel very hormonal, almost unusually so, have some draggy/achiness in lower abdomen but have been like that on and off for nigh on 10days now, some nausea but probably due to tiredness, tiredness but probably due to nightshift. starting to panic that these are all imaginary and perhaps i didn't even ov this month anyway probably links back to v. hoemonal, either for af or pg, obviously hoping the latter. still no definite sign of her though. think i put no show yesterday down as a curiosity and if no show today surprise

night night all

morning all

I am in the most boring part of the month - CD2 and it is duuuuuulll. Funnily enough, I have no symptoms to report

I can't hand around long today because we all had a pep talk at work last night from the big bosses along the lines of "there will be a recession, we are all doomed, you lot will all have to work harder, if you don't you will have to opportunity to consider a career change. p.s. we're watching you", which put a bit of a dampener on the old festive cheer! AND after we won that award last week you'd think they'd give us time to bask in the glory a bit . Ho hum, better get up the duff quickly so they can't make me redundant

good morning everyone,

I hope we are all well and in a festive mood, i've brought mince pies and a chocolate yule type log ( oh and plenty of fresh fruit and veg for me!!)

Well ladies for those of you who smoke or used to smoke you will know how i feel, i did try and cut down when i was ttc (not very successfully) and now on day 3 of no smoking!! its killing me but baby is much more important!!

Update on symptoms, well i had very little this month, had a tugging feeling in my womb for a few evening, boobs very very slightly tender and both of them not just my usual one boob!! Biggest difference for me was very little cm, in fact so little i barely noticed it!!

However before i ouvlated there was enough cm/ewcm to sink a ship!!!

Hope any/some/none of that helps!!! I'm off to eat more, i cannot stop eating ( but they may be solely due to not smoking!!)

Babydust to all ***

Picknmix You've been spotted no sneaking in here How could we forget you! Don't worry about not having any symptoms most of us stay here all month long.

Scary I'm so impressed at your DH travelled 200 miles to help you out, that is dedication, I hope it worked

Hello to everyone else.

I'm 5 dpo. Obsessing about symptoms that I don't have.....are my boobs feeling heavier yet, what's my cm looking like, whats that ache down by my womb area that lasted for 30 seconds, why am I so tired and ooh I think that was a little nausea. All too early and all can be explained by other things. The 2ww really is tough because there is nothing more you can do but wait and I am just not a patient person. at myself.

Hi everyone
Have only just finished work (grrr) so you've probably gone to bed by now...

coolkat - hope you're ok, and come back to see us when you're ready.
Sarah and Shazza - so glad everything is going well, and it is nice you're hanging about for a bit longer

cbcb - congratulations on your anniversary. I wonder if your DH will get you something nice made of turquoise (cue dreamy jewellery fantasies)

dg - I read on your profile that you're in N London. I'm in Ally Pally - are you anywhere near me?

After my rant about the OPK smiling when DH was away on business (when I was expecting to ovulate this weekend) DH (a very good man) came home over 200 miles to (ahem) help me out. Unfortunately I suspect we had missed the moment as ewcm had all but gone. Actually I am starting to wonder if it could have been a surge without ovulation, and the good bit is yet to come. Time will tell, but am trying very hard not to get my hopes up too much...

hey all,
just spent most of this evening reading old threads - fun
got a question: if you use an OPK, what CD do you start testing? just bought 1st response one (at great expense) and you only get 5 tests in a box - so when to start? i have fairly reg 28/30 day cycle.
baby dust to all
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BTW i'm an august baby and i'm really really smart! (all that tryingt to keep up with everyone else i guess)

gg big queues are not good . Open to ideas.

Bucky - am paddling in the stuff. It's rather grim. It'd better be worth it!

I've been feeling really poorly for the last few days. Sick all day, with a headache and a dodgy tummy. I'm still working, though it's getting harder. I'm more worried about ttc - hoping this won't prevent me from catching.

Perhaps ewcm is a poorly side-effect?

Bucky I can't be in charge of keeping you away from alcohol !!! I went to the outdoor market at Hyde Park last weekend and it is lovely for food and drink but SOOOO busy at all times with amassive queues. I'll email the meet up crowd sperately, rather than clog up the thread here with a few ideas (all welcome to attend - please come and [hopeful emoticon])

Actually, Twilight it's sounding really hopeful for you too...fingers crossed. x

oh NO...how could I forget me old pal Twilight . Poppysocks, Jollybear and hidingbehindthesofa festive greetings and baby dust to you too.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Well 3dpo now...so apart from a bit of aching in the womb region nothing to report. It's a bit early for symptoms so I am putting it down to all the food I am eating already.

I laughed out loud at abbey and her masses of EWCM , not sure if I should be very pleased for you or consoling you for your discomfort though.

dg I am getting very excited...the temps can't lie surely??? [hopeful emoticon]. Ooh, this could be it . Hey there seems to be a groovy Christmas market in Hyde Park at the moment, maybe we can check it out on Saturday? GG you are in charge of keeping me away from the alcohol .
ClairePO your not far away are you? Why not join us? And everyone else of course, the invitation is still open.

cbcb Green and blacks mmm, my favourite of all time is Haagen Daas (sp?) Pralines and Cream, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Big shout out to Glastochick and of course Madoldturkey sorry about TEW but now you can crack open the wine and have two for me...I'm being good today. Ooh you know if I was one for a tipple I would be able to tell you that I found the best wine..Its a sparkling Rose from M&S and if I actually drank wine I would be able to tell you that it tastes just like pink champagne but obviously I don't drink as I am good so I can't tell you that .

Hi to Shazza and Sarah glad its going well and you don't have any sickness yet.

Welcome MissusHoHoHo I recognise you from the waiting room . Right now I have made a rod for my own back, as I can't go back a page to see who I have missed out! 07MTW of course and Santasmissus can't forget you and um, well everyone else...hope your having the best night. x