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

It was actually Saturday night not Friday night that I washed it DP reminds me . Aaaaah, its all nice and shiny. .

No sign of AF maybe tomorrow actually, my calculations were a bit pants...think I ov on CD15 add 11 days for LP, that would be CD27 that she actually would arrive no?

Hope everyone is having a good day.

morning ladies
cd 11 for me already bd last night ye!!
bucky can smell your fresh hair from here.
good luck tstt and bucky

HI Bucky hurray for sweet smelling locks ! I have everything crossed that the old cow stays away hun. I'd love to see you get BFP this month xx
toosoon hope you get BFP soon, symptoms sounds good

Hello!
I'm sneaking back on here-didn't think I would be

I will apologise now for not having read the most recent posts .

It's potentially only a one week wait now though . My symptoms (or lack of ) are different this month. Last time I was very "crampy" for nearly the whole two weeks but this time nothing,although my boobs are starting to feel different (could be wishful thinking). Talk about confusing! I was disappointed when I wasn't pg-it felt like confirmation I'm getting old. I'm very fortunate that getting pregnant in the past hasn't been a problem for me (hope I haven't offended anyone ). This feels like my last chance for another dc as I'm rapidly heading towards 40 and for some reason that's my cut off point!

Drum roll..........

I HAVE WASHED MY HAIR .

Actually twice, once on Friday night and then I built a fence in my garden over the weekend, so washed it again last night. DP said 'it smells gooood'. However, he had some kind of food poisoning so clean hair did not equal mucho action in the BDing department.

Scary glad the news was hopeful, keeping fingers and toes crossed.

Hatty Glad you had a good break.

Gryffin Looking good in the DH behaviour department.

Re the meet up, have been uber busy today, so couldn't make another suggestion for dates. My computer is having a mare as I write this so will have to end my post soon [arrrghhh]

Quickly, symptoms, slight nausea today and aching ovaries...CD25 expecting AF tomorrow.

Night night, sorry this post is so erratic, honestly I have to keep typing as if I stop the cursor is jumping all over and the page keeps closing!

Thanks Tinkerbell.

evening scary - that is great news hun
how exciting!!
good luck for scan on wedxx

Yes Mibbes, it was internal and they didn't see anything. I'm told that you would expect to see something by the time HCG levels reach 2000, which mine should do by Weds if they are doubling every 48 hours. If you go for a scan I hope you see yours. It makes it more real somehow IMO.

How's the hair Bucky?

Ei, sorry I missed you (maybe I have the power now and being blamked by me brings BFP !). Well done for not testing, I am very proud (if rather surprised !!)

Hi JB no I still feel like I am pretending, even did another test yesterday to check ! Not got any real symptoms, just feel normal. And you my lady, get to the bedroom !
GG so sorry she came but it is good news to hear that DH is making positive steps. He may want it more than you realise (or he is willing to admit). My DP seemed completely ambivalent towards us having a family and I felt like he only agreed to stop contraception to keep me happy, but now he is more excited than me ! (only because I am cautious about getting too confident about it too early iykwim). I really hope you get referred soon and get things moving.
hatty glad internal was ok and I had my day21 bloods done on day 25 for the same reason as my cycles are usually 30-35 days. Exactly as JB says, I aimed for approx 7 days after expected ov, hope that helps.
MOB you must temp it is so good knowing what is going on ! But then maybe you won't need to, I'm sure quiche is a common PG craving
Scary woohoo (cautiously), I assume you had internal scan at this early stage ? I really hope they find the beany this time. I guess then there is no way they'll see my beany at my scan on Thu (for pre-AF spotting). I am going to see GP tomorrow to tell her my news and see if I still have to go for scan.
Bucky do you have clean hair yet ?

Hello Ladies

Cautiously good news for me today. My HCG levels more than doubled in a bit under 48 hours. This makes it less likely that bean is ectopic. This Weds I have another scan. If we don't see anything this time, then I think I have to face some unhappy facts, but hopefully there will be some sign of my bean in the right place.

MOB craving quiche is definitely a symptom (who the heck would eat it otherwise?!)

I'm glad you had a lovely night away Hatty and that your internal was ok.

That's good early EWCM, JB. Am I right in thinking you are CD11 or so? That must give you a lovely long fertile window.

Mibbes How is it going with with Minimibbes? Have you got your GP to book you into the hospital yet?

I'm glad your DH is stepping up GG. Those manvits can't do any harm. You've been ttc for a bit now, haven't you? Seriously I think you should demand that your GP refer you to a consultant. An if he won't I would speak to a different GP or consider going private (pick a consultant and call him/her direct)- is that an option? I've also heard that acupuncture can be good for the swimmers, so could you get your DH to try that?

Hi also to Picknmix, Ei, Shakeysgirl, Beanie, TB2. Thanks for all of your good wishes in the past week or so. It has not been easy and it is really good to be able to come on here and talk about it. Especially as I have only told one of my r/l friends about what's been happening.

Good evening everyone.

Welcome to fishnchips

scaryhairy i so hope that today brought some positive news for you. XX

JB EWCM!!! Let the BDing begin in the JB household!

GG Yes, i was secretly hoping for a surprise BFP for you too. Well done to DH though for making such an effort. He may think that he is happy with just the two of you, but just wait until that baby arrives (and it WILL do) he will no doubt be besotted!

EI things are so promising for you - i had another sneaky look at your chart (crumbs, i am nosy, aren't i?) and it looks (to my untrained eye) great. Have you still held off from testing????

Hattyyellow so pleased you had a lovely weekend away, and that the internal was ok today. Sorry, am not very clued up on blood tests etc.

Mibbes how is our pregnant lady?? Had a really good throwing up session yet??!

Bucky So come on, IS that hair washed yet??!

Hello to also to picknmix TB2 shakeysgirl beaniesteve

No major symptoms here, apart from the usual slightly tingly boobs. Oh, and a longing for quiche, which DH is convinced means i am pregnant! (No it just means i am greedy) Wish i had temped this month ( i was going to start, but forgot) when i get to CD1 again, can everyone please remind me!!!

hi hatty glad that you had a great wknd internal examination and all lol
glad that test wast to bad good luck with bloods

Hello hatty, follow northerner , glad you had a good weekend! I've been reading TCOYF this weekend so lets see if I remember any of it! I think the blood test timings are based on a 28 day cycle so the 21 day one would be typically 7 days after ov. If you know when you ov it would be easier to work out when to have it. The LP (after ov) can very from 10-16 days, so you might get the timings wrong if you don't know how long yours is. Does any of that make sense?! Glad to hear the internal wasn't too awful.

GG I was hoping so badly for a surprise BFP for you . Good luck for the appointment on Wednesday. Your GP had better refer you . If you are going private then hopefully you won't have to endure any more long waits.

hatty - did you go for the onion tart or trout in the end ? PMSL at the "internal examination" during your weekend away! See, i told you to look out your saucy undies . Hope the medical examiniation went ok. i can't really help much with cycle queries. Because my issues are on the..erm...boy side of things I am a bit clueless, but someone clever like DG will probably look in soon and help.

I think Bucky, our resident Party Planner, may have sorted out the London/SE meet up, if any other ladies want to join us for lunch in the Big Smoke?? I am willing you Northern ladies to get your DHs/DPs to mind the dog/DCs/house, jump on a train to Kings X and join us. Hopefully, we'll have synchronised cycle days and all be at CD2 so we can indulge in LOTS of wine and G&Ts with no guilt factor!

Morning ladies

Scaryhairy everything crossed that it all goes okay for you.

GG sorry to hear your DH's results weren't great. Really glad you sorted things out, wish I could do something magical to make things happen for you.

JB hurrah for the ewcm, hope you keeping busy! Glad to hear there is another person based in North here .

Bucky you washed your hair yet?!

Well me, me, me. Had a lovely lovely night away - it was bliss. Still laughing at Mibbes asking if we had a good time and if I'd had my internal yet in the same sentance! Hope you feeling well Mibbes.

Went to docs this morning, she did the internal which (as some of you reassured me) wasn't too bad - the uterus apparently feels fine and there are no massive cysts on the ovaries but there might still be tiny polycystic ones as the internal can't tell that.

Now have to go for blood tests soon. Now, I need help. Is the day 21 test so called because it's 7 days before an average cycle ends? I need dg I remember her changing her blood test day I think as her cycle was long and 21 days wouldn't really reveal much.

If my cycles are generally around 30-32 days should I be booking in at about 25/26 days for that?

Any advice gratefully recieved...

hi jb and gg jb - good luck ewcm is great
gg- sorry that af got you - well done to dh for making an effort.
good luck on wed

AF did arrive - as predicted, but it took it's time!

Jollybear - DH has not been chained to the internet over the weekend, but he printed out stuff on Friday (an improvement ) and was reading it, has been at the gym, eaten a lot of fruit (organic ) and taken Man Vitamins. Soooo we are making progress, slowly, but actually I know he is doing this for me - he is (i think) probably quite happy to be just the two of us . GP appointment on Wednesday at 9am....expect another rant on Wed afternoon about the general uselessness of getting anywhere

I haven't given up all hope of TTC, but I am also sure that with a sperm count as low as my DH's, "assisted conception" is a very real possibility for us.

welcome to fishandchips!! Hope you get a BFP very soon.

hello to everyone else!

scary - are you ok today? Thinking of you.

Morning all,

Welcome and good luck fishandchips. mibbes Now do you feel like a pregnant lady?

MOB Fingers crossed for you. Waiting is so hard with a longer cycle isn't it!

GG Hope your DH has been chained to the internet doing his research! I hope soooo much that your AF didn't arrive though.

bucky How are you feeling today? Any symptoms for us apart from smelly hair?!

ei I'm so very hopeful for you but would miss you and your psychic powers lots .

scary I read that same story in TCOYF and thought of you! Will be thinking of you today

CD12 for me and just got EWCM! Woooo!

Hello to everyone else and hope you are all well hatty, picknmix, tinker, beanie, shakey and anyone I'm missed.

morning ladies

good luck fncps and ei

Thanks for the welcome!

I have had nausea on and off since friday but today I'm beginning to think its not the big curry I had on thursday night ! Am quite shocked as its our first month of TTC. Still there's a few more days left to wait before I test. AF due around 7th april - when's the earliest I can test? I can't even remember when I tested when I had DD!! Is memory loss a symptom?!

EI - when will you test? hope the nausea continues !