Hi Queenie - swimming really shouldn't really have any sort of detrimental effect on a pregnancy - even a little one. I understand your concern with the cramping but as far as I am aware the two events are most likely to be unrelated. Cramping is pretty common in the early days - your bean is making itself comfy!
If you want to knock it on the head for a few days though I can totally empathise. I remember being 6 weeks with my ds and going to a Pilates class. That night I had a slight bleed - bright red,and was convinced it was the class. Maybe it was maybe it wasn't. I didn't do another one though - ironically I stuck to swimming after that which I really enjoyed actually, especially when I was big.
Interesting notes on low progesterone. I just hope any treatments work for you Ray. Thing is I wouldn;'t be eligable for any of these tests unless I have at least one other mc which, frankly, is a possibility that I'm not prepared to entertain at the moment.
Well done to all those losing weight. Jools even with your metabolism you sound like you're doing well. After my ds was born I put on a stone (yes, afterwards - it was all those biscuits when I was bfing) and I did a very low carb, zero sugar diet to shift it. It worked pretty fast but I noticed that the weight came off in clumps - I'd lose nothing for 2 weeks and then would lose a few pounds almost overnight. Its why you shouldn't weight yourself everyday - its something to do with fat cells and the way they retain their mass or density or something.
I could probably do with losing some but I'm not that fussed to be honest. We chucked out our scales a few months ago as they left a rusty mark on the bathroom floor so I've no idea what I weigh. It's about the same or slightly less than before we had ds though - I still wear some of my clothes from that time. I don't do any proper exercise now thought which is crap - I used to be a gym and swim bunny. I do walk a lot though with ds mainly - possibly my saving grace. We live pretty centrally so most places are walkable.
I'm waffling. I really have very little to say from my side. Am 5 or 6 days post ov (to the best of my knowledge). No symptoms really apart from sense of smell being high but it was like that before ov as well. Have had a little cramping but again, not an unknown occurence. I was so determined that it was going to happen this cycle and that this one wouild be for keeps. Have now got to start coming to terms with the fact that it might not happen.