Anyone else on CD1 who wants to join me?

Hello ladies,

So sorry about your doctor's appointment existentialist she didn't seem to know much did she? Can't you ask for a different doctor? How annoying, like this isn't stressful enough.

Hey smiley i'm due to test soon i think although not sure it is a good idea (Advice from our pg observers would be much appreciated) I'm only 6DPO today but i'm on CD27, and no symptoms to spot yet. The only thing i can relate to is the acheing back and a horrible pins and needles feeling in my left leg for 2 days. Not even sure that's a symptom! lol . I'm trying not to symptom spot because i'm dreading the disapointment again. Not even sure if i would be getting symptoms this early. Any ideas?!
The past 2 cycles have been 29days so that means AF is due on Thursday, but that's still only 9DPO. Is that normal?! Or am i just to expect a long cycle this time. It's the first month i've been able to tell when i OV'd so not really much help looking at past cycles!

Morning girlies

Been symptom spotting soooo much this weekend, I've now had a crampy belly for over a week, megga sore boobs (DH says they look bigger too) and couldn't get comfy on the sofa last night as lower back was sore, still think my mind is playing tricks on me & its just a big AF buildup but only time will tell, earliest I'm due AF is Weds & lastest is next Wed, going to buy a couple of tests & try to hold off doing them till next week.....When I got pg with ds I had the same symptoms & did the test the day AF was due and before I'd even finished weeing on the stick I got a possitive line so hoping if I can't wait long enough it may show up early if I am pg ...who else is (fingers crossed) testing next week

Hi,

Went to GP and said either I am pregnant in which case I had period and one positive but after time limit test and several negative ones os am I still pregnant, or negative in which case which sore boobs for last two weeks and metallic taste, and she sent away urine for testing but not blood, and said boobs will just be hormonal.

I am annoyed because yes boobs sore pre period starting but now it is 10 days post period so shouldn't be sore now so hormones wouldn't explain that. And also because I told her about the one positive test but she said it's possible to get a false positive because of an LH surge pre period. This would be fine but the positive result ()after time limit on test) came on cycle day 7 so couldn't be because of a pre period LH surge because the test wasn't done pre period but she didn't seem to understand this.

So now I annoyed because I felt she didn;t get it and knew less than me about these things, and have to wait for urine result and if negative still need to go back and ask for blood test or to get them to check out the very sore boobs.

Have bought another shop bought test (one clear blue and one sainsbury own) but don't need loo so can't test yet.

I just want to cry with frustration.

Morning all

I'm still keeping an eye on you

Went down to see my parents and sis yesterday - wasn't sure if I would tell them but cracked just after lunch and it was lovely to share the news and see them so happy

6+3 today - meeting the midwife this time next week Had a wobble on Friday due to lack of symptoms, but it sounds like nobody in my family has ever suffered from MS or extreme tiredness so I should just count myself lucky

I hope the 2WW and symptom spotting is not driving you all mad !

I have 2 more symptoms for you to spot - remembered them last night

1 - If you have long hair that always fills up the plug in the shower, watch out for that plug being EMPTY of hair - hair loss seems to slow down or stop. I've also had to shave my legs a lot more. I looked for this on the day I got my BFP, so it can be an early symptom

2 - ahem - lady bits look red / purple with all the extra blood flow to that area. I'm not sure when that symptom starts though ..

Where have all you lovely Ladies gone? Suppose it is a quiet period until next week [smlie]

Hello my dears,

Well, it's a big glass of wine and a very hot bath for me tonight [wistful wink]. AF arrived this morning.

I'm disappointed, of course, but also sort of pleased to have a period after 17 years on the pill. And it's easier to know one way or the other than to keep waiting and second-guessing.

I think one of my main issues may be scant CM - any ideas on how to increase this? I'm taking evening primrose oil, swigging grapefruit juice (am I the only one who actually likes it?!) and keeping up my fluid intake. The other methods I've heard of are taking expectorant cough mixture or agnus castis - does anyone have any experience of these methods?

So glad to be able to vent to you guys!

Existcat - first signs! I had to make numberous apologies to people once I found out I was pregnant as I had been a bitch from hell to everyone before that and had no idea what was wrong with me!!!

Hello, lovely girlies, I need to have a bit of a rant...

HOW have I turned from a reasonably grounded woman into this madly unpredictable creature whose mood depends entirely on her morning temperature?! After a week of excitement about raised temps post-OV (now 12 DPO), I had a huge drop in temp this morning. I KNOW it's stupid, but it's made me feel all what's-the-point-of-anything-ish.

How do other people stay sane?

(PS Have managed to keep all this from DH, so that's something, at least. I don't want another of those half-smiling, half-exasperated "How have I ended up married to a lunatic?" looks )

Jools I craved beer when pregnant with my DD and I'm not a beer drinker! Thats it you're having a girl

Hey Yellow im so sorry that your body is doing this to you. Us ladies have very strange bodies that are very good at fooling us or at least keeping us guessing. I hope you get some answers on Monday and can at least put your mind at ease.]

Hi Jools, did think of that but if negative still will be wondering because of sore boobs etc and if positive still will be wondering because I had 3 day bleed. One for the gp I think.

YellowFlowers - this must be really messing with your head I hope you get some answers soon.

Have you thought of trying a ClearBlue digital with FMU ? It might give you a more concrete result either way.

me again. the line is pretty unambiguously there now, though only got darker several hours after test, and wasn't there at all when I redid it on tesco own test. Anyway, guess will find out when I go to doctor on mon. bit of a rollercoaster...

yes, am going to make appt for monday and cancel it if I don;t need it then. Best friend came over and saw test and agreed faint line but also thought was probs not positive as so very faint and maybe evaporation

Yellow, I do think you should see a GP. You need to know what is happenning one way or t'other.

Becky - I think we are going to have to start calling you Becky10times. I am very impressed!! Not to mention a touch envious.

Ooh Funtime I haven't had jelly for ages!!! sounds like a plan for the weekend.
I think you're like our agony aunt on here! advice much appreciated of course.

Smiley how do you cope with the thought of your DH going to fight?! I'd hate that, im sure you do too. And I did get the swollen gland under my armpit at one time but like you was told it was due to hormone levels.

Becky 10 times?! well done, no wonder you're so tired!! At least if you don't get a clear result from the OV sticks you know you haven't missed it.

Existentialist you are not alone! every month I tell myself not to get too excited as it may not happen but every month i am deeply disappointed. For instance, this morning (2DPO) I had a sharp pain in my lower abdomen (very similar to a period cramp) and I thought "ooh what's that?!" then only to realise .... tmi alert........ it was wind how embarrassing?!
But as you can see i'm neurotic too so we can be obsessed together!

I'd go and see your GP Yellowflowers. When I had my CP I got checked over in the hospital (previous ectopic which you all now know about) and they reckoned that usually the hormones plummet and is usual, as in my case, to get a negative test the day after a positive.

Anyway I'm rambling . If you are still getting a weak positive test a week after AF/CP then you should see your GP simply so that they can do their own test and, if needed, a blood test to confirm one way or t'other. I know that I sound bossy, but Auntie Funtime only has your best interests at heart .

Smiley - I get the same. I've given myself numerous 'lumpy' scares over the years and will now only check my books straight after my period to save myself the panic.

What a little haven we seem to have here. I went over to 'chat' for the first time in ages and it seems that there have been troll-outings all over the place! I think that I'll stay here, put my feet up and tuck into that bowl of jelly that I made on a whim last night .

Hmmmmm yellow this seems very confusing! I would maybe do another test first thing tomorrow. After my miscarriage last time I continued getting faint positive (getting fainter) for a week after. The doctor who I saw after my misscarriage have me lots of tests and told me to take them every other day until it was negative to be sure it wasn't an ectopic pregnancy. I'd leave it till Sunday and pee on stick first thing in morning.
Am definitely more relaxed this month, or maybe that's just today - who knows. Am goign to persevere with the sticks but doubt I could have missed OV so far as have been BD-ing nearly every day for about 10 days - v. tired!!!!
I'm off to friends b-day party tonight and wedding tomorrow so am very much looking forward to weekend

hi nelix thanks for letting me know, its good to know someone else gets the same when AF due, its usually a good way of telling its on the way..but a little confussed this time on the timing, so fingers crossed its pg hormones instead.

DH has a 16 wk course to go on in September but will see him most nights except for the odd wk or so when he will be away, after that who knows, hopefully he'll get a shore based job, but could have to go & fight for 6 months

yellow fingers crossed for you that its just taking its time to produce a poss result

I don't think you're going mad, yellow, and I don't have any views on whether it might be a bfp after all, but just wanted to send you some support. Do go and see a doctor...

Smiley I've had the sore armpit thing for the first time ever since I came off the pill four weeks ago. Very reassuring that you mentioned it as I was starting to think that I had been inventing outlandish symptoms!

I'm trying to give myself a stern talking-to about not getting too excited before it's time to test next week. Trouble is, I'm not listening to myself. I know it's vv unlikely that I'll get a bfp but I can't help wishful thinking. Argh, I'm not usually (quite) as crazy-obsessive as this!

Re alcohol - I've more or less given up just in case and in the hope of giving my body the best possible chance of conceiving. I've been very susprised at how easy it was - I've always loved a glass of wine of an evening - and how very much my sleep and energy levels have improved. That said, if AF arrives next week, my plan is to get at least moderately sozzled whilst taking a very hot bath .

shit, maybe ignore that. the line was def there within a minute of peeing on stick and for a couple of mins after but now ten mins later and there is nothing there - nothing at all. Maybe I am going truly mad?

Hi,

Okay, I am confused. To recap - got Af on day 34 (or usual 30 day cycle) after couple of days very metallic taste - light flow for two days, very heavy for one then just stopped abruptly last Sunday (am writing this on Fri) whereas usually af would peter out, this just stopped, but had been heavy, a bit clotty and bright red. During this time had 2 very faint lines but as was on AF assumed chemical pregnancy. Breasts however have been hurting for a week, though not continuously but on and off. Metallic taste stopped but feel sick after dinner each evening, though not to point of being sick. Just peed on stick (having had cup of tea and grapefruit juice, so maybe diluted) as have got a faint line. As in very faint, but don't have to hold up to light, but very very faint. Cursory glance would say nothing, but look hard and it's def there. This was within a minute so not evaporation line.

Test was with clearblue early, not digital. Are they the ones renowned for looking like a line when there is none.

I know I have to just make doctors appt but please advise what you think.Am I bfp? Should I be excited. Or could this be faint line after cp given I did have 3 days bleeding.

aaaaaargh.

Hi Nelix - haven't seen you for ages How are things ?

Wanabe - re the alcohol - I'd got to the point where I drink very little anyway - 4 glasses of wine and I wanted to crawl into bed ! For my 3 months of TTC, I used to happily drink in moderation up to around 6DPO but generally stopped after that, as each month I convinced myself I had symptoms !!!

I now haven't had anything alcoholic for 4 weeks and am craving beer

Hi Girls

Question for you, does anyone else get a small sore lump in their armpit when you are building up for your AF. I noticed it about a year or so ago and asked the doc about it, she said not to worry as it was just a hormone surge in my glands and would go away once my AF arrived....it does. It appeared yesterday this month 6 days early for a 3 wk AF and 13 days early for a 4 wk AF...I don't want to get my hopes up early but do you think it could be PG hormones instead of AF????

I live out in Gibraltar at the mo as my DH is in the Navy (back Aug 09) & have got to go back to UK for a meeting for 4 days next wk, so I think I'll buy a few test kits & do a sneaky one while I'm away...told myself I wasn't going to let tcc'ing take over, but its soooooo hard not to let it, I'll relax a bit more next month if its a Neg & stop myself looking for pg signs that probably are not even there