newton if you do go the digi route, at least wait until fmu to test... they are known to be less sensitive than the IC's and so if you use afternoon wee that hasn't been held for a good four hours at least then you risk the 'not pregnant' flashing up even if you totally are (which you totally are, by the way... Congrats! 
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I've used the superdrug early result ones - they give stronger lines than the first response early result and supposedly not actually more sensitive so they must just have a bit more dye in them - which is useful when the lines are squint worthy. But, a line is a line. Unless it's a line that appears after the time limit and then it might be a line, but it might not But two lots of lines sounds up the duff to me!
martha I don't know how you hold the heck out especially with ICs in the house! I know how seeing a second line is going to be a yay/oh, wait for it moment... but as we've said before better to know and be able to exaggerate report it to your docs IF it turns out to be another CP than not know at all. I think. Bottom line is it's your body, your mental health choice. Still gagging on taking the b100?
IQ Good luck with the GTT - I'm having one at 28 weeks after all (midwife said no need, consultant disagreed) and quite happy to do it - better to know and take action then be in blissful ignorance and it to cause problems for the baby.
Speaking of diabetes, hope you're hanging in there baby? Thinking of you - it's never fun when your whole perspective has to shift to accommodate condition previously perfectly controlled.
Still holding you in my thoughts, jaffa
As for ttc 'pressure' with DS2 I charted and knew when my fertile time was but as far as DF was concerned we were kinda 'not trying, not preventing' as he didn't want to feel pressured into having sex at the 'right' time and the implications of how it feels on the months when it doesn't work out. As it happened, I fell pregnant the second cycle with DS2. When it came to DS3, I was charting to see where my cycles were 6-7 months post partum... we were being 'careless' and I was trying to see if I was even ovulating/LP was decent/needed to worry about it. Anyway, at the 8 month cycle I was pretty sure I had a CP and felt strangely upset. Spoke to DF about it and he felt sad too so we came to the conclusion that as much as our heads were saying 'NO MORE!' (DS2 was, and still is, incredibly hard work ) our hearts must be saying something different for us to not be using contraception and not making sure we avoid potentially fertile times... so we said 'lets ttc!' thinking a) I was still breastfeeding day and night so it would probably take a while b) I was 37, it'd take a while and c) it's definitely gonna take a while, right? I was pregnant the next cycle! Of course, that pregnancy came crashing to an end at 16+6 with an induction and emergency erpc at midnight when I 'nearly died' (bp was 50/24!).
TTC following the loss was our first taste of 'ttc pressure'. My body took 5 cycles to 'get back to normal' (lp started off at a woeful 7/8 days) and as much as technnically we didn't stand a chance with such a short lp we were still 'trying' thinking 'this might be the month I straighten out, this might be our chance' and it became very consuming to 'do it' at the right times (which were also difficult to wait for with a late ovulation too!). There were definitely a couple of very UNenjoyable unions for both of us. Then I'd lay there and think 'actually, I hope I don't get pregnant from that one' because I wanted it to be a 'romantic, love filled 'I want you' thing rather than a fuctional, duty, 'means to an end' thing . I also became very wobbly each month as af approached convinced I didn't actually want to be pregnant with a new baby; I just wanted my lost baby back. It wasn't fun. At all. As it turns out, the first month I finally did straighten out I fell pregnant with this baby so I do realise how very blessed I am to get pregnant easily (when it's actually possible!) but we did feel awful for those months waiting for it all to actually be possible. DF very much feeling the pressure to 'knock me up' and me very much feeling the pressure for my body to just sort itself out and stop being so rubbish! We just kept talking. Not constantly (that would be exhausting!) but just enough to reassure each other and make sure we were still on the same page. And I vented here. Quite a bit. There are other ladies who puled out the stops with heels, showers(!) ( ) sex in 'different' places, like the garage ( ) and that might be something to consider. And echos my 'wanting it to be about wanting each other' feeling. Doesn't have to be full on lingerie/nights in hotels or anything, but if there's a little something you know DH likes then capitilse on it! Of only for one night during your fertile time that doesn't fit in with your 'normal' times for having sex (so that the pressure/awareness doesn't creep in- nothing screams manipulation more than three days/nights on the bounce midweek when you are weekenders). bonzo I applaud you for yours and DH's 'directness'. Wouldn't be for me, but coming out and saying it may give food for thought for others for whom it would be a consideration for.
Well, haven't I just waffled on? Hmmm. Waffles. With maple syrup and cream. Shame I have neither waffles or cream... would drinkng maple syrup out of the bottle make me a bad person? 