WHAT DO WE WANT??...BFPs WHEN DO WE WANT THEM??...NOW!!!! symptom spotters and 2wwaiters brand spanking new thread [grin]

morning ladies

Don't get too excited Ei. Really after the last few months I am certainly not going to...

Welcome back Mibbes - glad you had a good holiday. It sounds very healthy going on holiday and hill walking. When I go away my exercise regime consists of walking to the sun lounger and picking up a book!

Ei the wind has been evil. Last night I thought my windows might blow in (overactive imagination) but it was far worse here last night than it was on Sunday.

Have you had any more dreams Ei?

Treats and JB you are both very good holding out to test. I cracked and did one today even though I am 9dpo at most. I thought there might be a line, then there didn't seem to be one any more after a while, so who knows. Moral of the story - don't test until at least 10dpo and use FMU! I hav cramps too, but sort of fleeting, so who knows what gives.

I must not obsess, I must not obsess.

Has anyone seen 07MTW? I was wondering how things are going for her...

Hello to everyone else who is here tonight.

Thanks for the welcome back ladies - went to Madeira and had a lovely time relaxing in the sun, hill walking and of course BD'ing

hi ei the wind is a pain isnt it!!

Hi everyone. Hope you had a good holiday mibbes (former cycle buddy, although I seem to be two days ahead now). My ov'ing signs have been all over the shop this month as well.

Trying and failing not to obsess, even though it's at least a week and a half until AF is due. I WILL NOT do a test this month until I'm at least on Day 35......

lol - thank you

I figure if I am ovulating I would have by now (CD17 now) so am hoping that all the practice has paid off.

beanie Stress about TTC, symptom spotting (or not), and the dragging nature of the 2WW as much as you like . That is what the symptom spotting thread is for .

I just mean relax about the opks because they don't work for everyone and you might be worrying unnecessarily because you ov a few days ago but missed the surge. Maybe the surge is shorter on a short cycle? I have no scientific basis for that!! It just occured to me!

Thanks Jollybear

I am trying to relax

welcome back m hope that you had a great time? where did you go?

Hello hatty, I'm 8DPO at the moment and am not going to test before Sunday but would like to hold out for longer to avoid a dreaded BFN and then the 'oh I must have tested too early' senario! Great sounding symptoms there, are you going to hold out or give into the temptation of testing?

Great to see you back mibbes . Mmm, travelling might have set your ov back a few days or messed your temps up a bit. My temp rose slightly the day before ov this cycle and then shot up the next day so fingers crossed you'll get a rise tomorrow. Set your DP's alarm extra early tomorrow for a sneaky bd before he goes away .

Hello ladies ! Am back from holidays now. Looks like you have been busy on here. Sorry for those who TEW got - grrr she is soo evil .
So much to catch up with - was hoping to see lots of BFPs, but maybe this weekend... fingers crossed ladies ! JB missed you too and all you other lovely ladies !
I'll do a proper catch-up post tomorrow when have more time as still off work and about to go out.
Quick update here is that have been bd'ing lots but temp still hasn't risen and on day 20 ! Ov'd on cd 17 last cycle so keep thinking "excellent another BD in the bag temp will rise tomorrow" then it doesn't . DP will be away from tomorrow so I need the rise to happen ! Had a small rise today but don't think it is enough for ov... how frustrating but thank goodness for temping as would have stopped BD'ing at the weekend without it

'speak' properly tomorrow.

morning jb and hy - thanks for good luck

ps fairy we flew to NZ and back with our twins when they were nearly 1 and then nearly 2. .

Agree lots of snacks, particulary raisins in little boxes that take longer to extract by little hands! New solid books, have you seen "busy railway"? Has lots of dials to turn and pop up bits and is very chunkily made in solid cardboard.

And little bag full of random tat. Our girls got flight bags on board with little toys and colouring books in and they loved them.

People will appreciate that you are trying to occupy them and strangers can be lovely. One lady played peekaboo with my girls from the seat behind for hours!

Hey JB hanging onto my sanity by a whisker on day 29 . Are you going to test this month or just wait to see if AF comes? Sorry, my rotten brain has forgotten how long your cycles are/what day you're on?

Dh convinced I'm pregnant as my PMT/hormones has been terrible this month, far worse than normal - crying at the drop of a hat, tired, ratty, so forgetful that I am leaving random things in random places and then crying because I can't find them!

I however feel like period due any minute, feel very crampy and liquidy (sorry far too much information). .

Tantik I am so utterly jealous of you living in Rome. I visited years ago and it would be my number one place to move to if we could move abroad again tomorrow. Such an amazing city..

pink well done holding out! Really hope you get some good news soon!

ei where are you? we need some more predicitions!!

Morning all,

Hello GG, MOB, ei, mibbes! Where are you hiding?

bucky Have a great time on your holiday! I wish I could come along in your suitcase .

Tankit How lovely to live in Rome! Is your DH Italian?

Hatty How are you? Hope AF hasn't reared her ugly head and you are gearing up to test.

SH Hope FF is right because a Sunday bd for a Monday ov would be perfect . LOL at your DH!

pink Clear wet CM is usually fertile so you might be ov now. You could be pregnant but as it is your first cycle off the pill, frustrating as it is, you are just as likely to be having a long cycle. Hope that doesn't sound harsh! I obviously hope you get your BFP on Monday.

Beanie Try not to fret too much (easier said than done I know!), hopefully you just missed the surge which is very easy to do with opks.

Fairy How is your temp today? Hope it is staying high.

Well I have no symptoms at all I'm afraid. How very dull. Temp still high though .

morning all hope wind hasnt ruffled anyone up too much
hope u all have a good morning

thanks fairy
morning emmsy1 i am testing monday

Morning ladies! have we had any sneaky testers this morning???

Thanks TantiK and Scary for the train info.
I will wait to see what happens if I need to make the journey or not. But entertain and feed seems to be the answer

I think I would leave off testing again if I were you pink. On my first cycle after DD I was in the 40's (cycle days, not my age) and I gave up testing in the end. What is meant to be will be and if AF turns up, then it wasn't meant to be, but if not, another week sounds long enough to wait.

Boobs still giving the odd twinge, but really I think they do this every month. I am heading down the negative path for a while, just in case I get my low temp tomorrow morning.
I always start going down the chart, 2 days before AF, so tomorrow will tell.
Mind you, even if it is low, I will still convince myself it is just a blip

Hmm, I am not very good at staying on that old negative path, am I?

Fairy that could be implantation. How very exciting! I have taken my daughter (nearly 2) on a lot of European flights. Between the getting to the airport, hanging about in general, delays etc there have been a number of times we've been travelling for over 6 hours and it is ok. Take toys and tons of snacks and try to feed your LO into submission!

JB Fertility Friend now says I am now 8dpo, but it doesn't seem sure. I hope so as that would mean I ov'd on Monday having BD'd on Sunday night. But anyway I am starting to accept that for some reason this is going to take a loooong time, so I am not getting too excited. It's nice there's lots of us finding out at once. I really hope everyone gets BFPs!!

Tantik I know what you mean but for some reason my DH always wants to BD when we're at my parents' place. I think he's living in some teenage timewarp and thinks it is naughty. So sorry, that must be TMI!! You just have to be very quiet!!

Hello to Pinkgirl and Beaniestevie and anyone ele who's about. I hope you're all well.