Symptom spotting part 2 - Home of the suspicious boobs and other strange goings on!

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Welcome to our new thread where everyone's welcome. Sit back with your favourite drink and get all those 'suspicious' symptoms off your chest including the ever popular suspicious boob (sb).

If you're squeamish this may not be the thread for you, as this thread is dedicated to those with strange goings on where no symptom is TMI.

Good luck to us all for that elusive BFP to arrive soon. Who'll be the first to get one?

im with you arthurs on the struggling to find time & energy! dp has a job which is really physical and i am just always knackered when i get home that half the time i couldnt be annoyed doing anything.

munki so sorry your feeling so low-i second what arthurs said though, it is completely normal to feel like this, esp if youve fallen so quickly before. my ds is 3 tomorrow and we didnt want such a big age gap between him and another dc but things just havnt worked out the way we wanted. we started ttc#2 when ds was 9 months old and now im just hoping that we will have another dc before he turns 4.

arthurs its such a pain in the arse when af doesnt show up yet tests are bfn, its so hard to keep yourself motivated.

how is everyone else doing? im on cd7 at the minute so am going to start the ov tests in a few days, hopefully we see a positive this month

Im on CD23 I think so no doubt this time next week I will be sat here with AF. Was starting to have some doubts about ttc thinking maybe it was time for me to take steps to launch a career but I think having a baby is right for us now, despite the urge to sell all of DD's old clothes and toys!

Tell you what though ladies ive stocked up on some new naughty underwear and it is certainly good motivation to get on with ttc and tbh its turned it from being something we must do to something we cant wait to do - totally recommend it!

Sorry for typing DS instead of DD munki - these 6am starts are getting to me!

Good luck with the ovulation tests assassin - I will keep my fingers crossed and if we don't hear from you in a few days time we will assume you are otherwise occupied!

Good idea boop! Although the last time I tried this I came downstairs all trussed up and feeling fruity and my husband gave me one look and said 'I need to stack the dishwasher'. And they say the romance dies after a few years...

Booking a 'date' is good too, something to look forward to all day, send the odd text, really helps.

Ive been so naughty lately putting dd to bed early but its all in a good cause and she would love a sister! Just hope this keeps up, dont know if its because im off the pill or whether its the ttc thats got my drive back but either way I like it!

Im also doing well not doing any premature testing!

Aww, thanks for your kind messages arthurs and assassin. I am an eejit though and I don't deserve it! Am CD 12 today, had loads of EWCM but - TMI alert - tinged brown. Have had this since coming off the pill (first couple of cycles off it actually had loads and loads of brown CM for about ten days after AF - thank god that's now stopped!) - would that be a problem do you think?

Anyway we have been managing to, er, do the deed quite a lot lately - my tip is to just do it, I find the more we do the more we want to if you see what I mean... Though it is just for seven days a month, then I start getting really hormonal and narky and we just get grumpy with each other... Poor DH...

Can I join in? TTC 2nd at the moment. This is the first month off trying, think am about 6DPO. Started this month thinking, well if it's meant to be it'll happen, am not going to stress, think about it etc etc. Ha!!! Am sitting here frantically googling early pregnancy symptoms. So far am knackered (but always am), weeing a lot and feel full.....

Morning all, hope everyone is doing well - welcome to Banana - and I too thought i was going to be all chilled out about ttc as well!

Just a quick update, I am on Day 47!!! Still no AF, haven't tested again since last time, might do another on Saturday, which will be Day 50. Had a weird old thing yesterday when I was convinced AF was about to start, womb and uterus felt incredibly heavy and hard to the touch (feeling behind stomach fat) - even DH thought it felt really hard.

I am thinking about going back to the doc's because if my cycle is going to be this long every time then how the frig am I meant to even have a stab at guessing when I am ovulating - if indeed I am.

Feeling a bit down about it all.

oh arthurs my heart goes out to you, its so awful when af goes awol but not for the reason you want. I would def go back to your gp-maybe ask for the day 3 and day 21 blood tests to check progesterone levels.

Welcome to the madness Banana

munki if you are an eejit then we are all eejits!! lol seriously though, this ttc malarky is tough going.
As for your brown cm, maybe your bodys just having a good clearout after being on the pill? I cant remember what mine was like after coming off the pill it was that long ago lol

cd9 for me and i think i might start the ov tests tomorrow, just in case.

I am sitting here making lists of christmas presents i need to get lol yes, i am one of those people that loooooove christmas and im so organised when it comes to presents and as i get paid monthly i find it easier to start in september so that im not completely skint come christmas time. I know that alot of people are probably cringing at the thought of me mentioning christmas in SEPTEMBER!!! (sticks out tongue emoticon)

Thanks assassin - I knew you would understand! Good luck starting the ovulation tests, I am really hoping you get the green light!

As for Christmas, you are not the only one, I made a list yesterday!

Oh yay christmas! Im nearly finished my shopping, thats right nearly finished! Hoping to save a few quid this year by not having to buy myself any wine, hopefully wont be allowed any this year

arthurs that is so crap, I hope you can get some answers from the doc. why do our bodies do these things? just to mess with our minds, i reckon.

i've had a suspicious boob event - my right boob just started hurting like hell all down one side, for about a minute, then stopped. love it - i haven't even ovulated yet and i'm still 'having symptoms'!

bossyboop i'm kind of assuming that i won't be drinking at christmas but at the same time planning on drowning my sorrows in a big way if i'm not pg by then... (in fact that will be my way of consoling myself - that and loads and loads of stilton and brie and pate!)

Mmm stinky cheese, I love it - maybe we should be listing the stuff we can enjoy while we are still not pg...

Sleeping on my front! Not as thrilling as wine I know but the memories of trying to get to sleep on my left side spending most of the night moving pillows round yawn yawn, making the most of snuggling down on my front while I can. Im full of cold so a bit of vapour rub is my luxury right now! Cant remember who was on about the decaf teabags but ive made the switch and they are nice, ive given some decaf cuppas to some unsuspecting people and they never noticed!

Great thread - I haven't posted for a while, since last MC but I am so excited because I am sure I am p!! and interuterine this time

Got jiggy when there was ff - and stood on my head afterwards!! (Worked with dd - now 4)

Symptoms - slight spotting (probably implantation) 3 days before due fading to straw colour. (Had with dd) Overdue by couple of days now

Tender boobs
heavy sensation in stomach (did not get with ectopics)
Calm happy mood interspersed with crotchetiness (not stressed and gloomy as with PMT)

Shall do test today - & if positive, I'll be posting & then straight to EPU - see history below:

TTC since 2008

3 MCs ( 2 in first 5 wks - one at 11 wks)

• 3 ectopics 1 precious dd - aged 4 (2006)

since dd I have had 2 ectopics & 2 normal MCs, one at 5 and another at 11 wks.

Fingers crossed for you MissHavisham - it sounds pretty hopeful, good luck with the test!

Adding to our 'things you can do while not pg' I was thinking exactly the same as you bossy - I would also like to add not having heartburn all night - that was the worst thing when pg with Arthur!

Good luck misshavisham!! let us know how you get on! pmsl at you standing on your head!! the lengths we women go to

Im with you re the heartburn arthurs! god it was hell, i used to sit on the edge of my bed crying in the middle of the night-nothing worked to ease it. I actually drank 3 litres of milk in one day, dp said he was going to buy me a cow for christmas that year lol

Bossy i am on the decaf tea and coffee,though tbh i can really notice the difference and am missing my earl grey booo. Though i will happily drink decaf if it gets me the bfp we want!

Hooray - was positive - I knew it!! This standing on head thing really works!!

And no spotting or pain at all now - fingers so crossed all's well and in the right place!! - need to phone the local EPU for a scan.

Feeling a bit tired, spaced out and queazy- good sign!! & having to remember what not to eat!- No more peanuts (although I never know what the lastest thing is with them) buckets of coffee (my weakness) - or Friday night bottles of wine! - you can add all that to your list. Up early to catch up on some work.

Good luck everyone - if it can work for me....!!

Congratulations MissHavisham! - all the very best wishes to you.

congratulations! Hope all goes well for you this time

congratulations MissHavisham . Off to practice standing on my head which should be a challenge as haven't attempted anything like for over 30 years!
Been studying hairbrush and seem to be losing same amount of hair as normal...however feeling bit sicky and stomach seems bit swollen (or is it just fat?). Oh and just want carbs but that's quite normal for me as well. So who knows! Am due next weekend-how early can I test? Am glad I am living up to my promise to self and dp that would be laid back and chilled re this whole TTC thing

Ah yes banana - I can tell you are perfectly laid back about it all

Quick update - Day 51(?), no AF, BFN - frustration and upset at this led to massive row with DH - we are now on our second day of not speaking, let alone doing anything else.

I give up.

hi ladies im back :) oh arthurs in very un mumsnetter fashion have a big hug then please take the gooey smelly cheese, spicy heartburn inducing food(oh just the memory of the awful heartburn used to bring tears to my eyes) and a large glass of vino. I am so sorry, we're in a similar boat with such erratic cycles and what not. Please feel free to pm me if you want to chat. I would go to the doc, I have a hormone imbalance and the day 21 tests, fsh, thyroid etc pointed to this. I went down the natural route after nearly a year of clomid. Let me know if you want more info I know its not everyone's cup of tea. bananas could you explain the hair in hairbrush thing? Is this a new symptom for me to show a little interest in obsessover :) Congratulations mrshavisham Will catch up on rest of thread and post later. News my end- I actually only blooming ovulated after 11 weeks of nothing and boy I felt it. Now in 2ww- feel all over the place. Trying to convince myself I wont mind if this is not the month. Feel I've been given a chance but did I do enough? Did we dtd enough? On top of this dp's non reaction to the positive opk made me feel so flat :( we dtd day before positive test and under 24 hours after the test. Is that right? On top of all this ds cant shift this cold so maybe another trip to the docs- might as well live there at the moment. So for the huge message on phone.

allthatjazz my theory is that as you lose less hair when pregnant I need to study my hairbrush after brushing...this morning I thought there was less than normal...
arthurs sorry to hear you are having a tough time with DH, are you speaking now?

Thanks for the support jazz and banana - we are still not speaking and I can't work out a way for us to communicate again. I have settled on a letter, best way to get my points across without descending into another row.

I think I will try and see the doctor, just because I am experiencing the same sort of pains I did before I had a laparoscopy back in 2002. That time they discovered loads of scar tissue and I am concerned that it has grown back.

I really appreciate your offer of a longer chat jazz - and I may well be in touch.

Thanks chaps