The Elderberry Sausage Wangers (thread 5) and the hunt for immaculate conception - a frightfully good thread for the over-30s TTC their first baby.

[Bunnygirlie]

Our new home, hope we will all be very unhappy here and leave soon ;-)

That would be worse Boodle, you'd see a likely looking letter coming through, get all excited and rush home from work and it's just spam :(
Given it took 6 months to be referred to a dermatologist, I'm quite impressed that the GP thought it would be 4 months to get to the fertility clinic! Not that I'm expecting miracles to start happening at the first appointment, it's just nice to know that someone has given the ball a little nudge and it's starting to roll along slowly. Makes me feel like we're not shooting into the dark aimlessly. pun intended.

Crikey some BFPs at last, congrats!

Feeling very hormonal and periody so best not say anymore as my negative bitter side may come out

I was irrational grumpy and cleaning things at the weekend and that usually mean AF is on her way.

well I tested again and the line isnt any darker, I'm scared its a chemical.

Did you try a digital test maybe? X

not yet fairy it would say pregnant as like this test it is just picking up the hcg hormone, I just want the line to get darker so I know its a well stuck iccle egg.

and now I have some brownish slightly reddish cm/discharge, it is still too early for AF --nnot due till Thursday, I am so scared. The last thing I want to do it go to work right now!

Mother, just phone in sick!!! Do try not to worry (easy me saying that, I know). Sending positive thoughts xxx

Mother when I got my BFP I had brownish CM for half a day on the Monday and AF was due on the Thursday. I tested and got BFP on the Wednesday.

I totally understand your worry as the early days are so stressful but you've got a BFP for now so are definitely pregnant and the brown CM is characteristic of implantation. If it is implantation your BFP line should start getting darker from tomorrow. Do you temp at all? If you do my temperature dropped below cover the day before the brown CM and shot into orbit the day after it, which apparently is common.

There's no point me saying don't worry as the whole of pregnancy is one big worry and this is just the beginning, but from what you've said you things seem to be going very similarly to the way mine did and i'm 23 weeks now with a little girl kicking me as I type.

Rach I could actually kiss you right now, it's just such a roller coaster! I was starting to almost believe it then wiped and saw the browny red and just thought the worst. I have no cramps so I figure that is a good sign, that is the shiny glimmer of hope I am clinging onto! I got a BFP yesterday, browny red cm this morning and AF not due till Thursday, I'm keep everything crossed.

Someone asked for pictures of the test which I've posted.

Mother look at my photo - much paler than yours!! That was my first test - and taken a few hours after testing, so I think it had even darkened a bit by the time I took the photo. As I said it took a good week to darken as I tested 2-3 days before AF due.

Mother I didn't mention it as thought it irrelevant but I also had totally unexplained bright red AF style bleeding for a whole day at 8dpo (brown implantation CM was 11dpo) and had bleeds at 6 weeks and 9 weeks. Obviously each time it happened caused me to panic but I have since learned that unexplained bleeding is relatively common in early pregnancy and is not necessarily a sign that it's all gone Pete Tong.

Keep your chin up, what you've currently got sounds like implantation.

P.S. Your dog is well cute!

Oooh! Didn't see your dog - gorgeous!

mother those lines look fab to me. I suspect you will worry regardless of what people say BUT from everything I have heard/read there is no 'normal' at this stage; some people have cramps, some don't, some people have bleeding, some don't, some people have symptoms and some don't. We all have everything crossed for stickiness, and feel free to moan/grumble/worry on here all you like.
Ps lock up your dog as I want to steal her SO much!

Cheers ladies, had no more brown or red so I've calmed down a bit sorry for the mini breakdown lol

Oh and thanks re the pooch, she's my bubba, has me wrapped around her paw sad but true

That's ok have as many mini breakdowns as you need to get through the next few weeks days!

cheers merkin means a lot.

She was a nightmare puppy but shes grown into the most loving, playful, cute furball, cant imagine being without her.

V v cute dog! I have 2 jack Russell terrorists lol.

Ah I managed to get a photo on! But it's not v good I'm afraid - bit blurry

Whoa, wangers! Sat down for a nice catch-up after my dirty weekend, and so much has happened!! So happy for you both fairy and mother! That is awesome and as jealous as I am (in a nice way, of course), your BFPs give me hope for the rest of us who are still temporarily hanging out on this sofa!

Will add myself to the list:
Sloaneraver, 34, married, TTC for first time since Feb 2013, AF due today
Soph 33, married, TTC #1 since Jul 11, think AF due 27th
Pipbin, 37, TTC since May 2011, on the waiting list for IVF AF due 28th
Aquarius, 32, cycle 10/11, af due 8 March ish
navis176, 35, cycle 5 since mmc, af due 14 March
Boodle, 30, Cycle 19, awaiting FS referral and AF due 15th March
Happylass, 35 cycle 7 AF due 17th March
Merkin, 31, cycle 8, AF due between 19 and 21 Mar
Barkingtreefrog, 33, ttc since January 2012, BFP due 21 March
Twinklestar2, 34, ttc since August 2011, BFP due 22 March
Thunderbuns, 34, cycle 3 since mmc, af due 23rd March
Bunny, 33, married, TTC since June 2012, first for both of us, AF due 27th March
CaptainMoll - 32, TTC since August 2011, AF due 27 March ish Lap and Dye in a couple of months, DH still awaiting proper test results.. *sigh
ILoveMyCats - 31 (nearly 32), ttc #1 since sept 2012, cycle 3 due to long cycle craziness AF due date unknown but FX soon!
SidneyBristow, 38, ttc since July 2012 (cycle 8), AF due 8 March; awaiting blood test results & appt for ultrasound

RECENT GRADS;
MotherOfCleo, 29, ttc#1, BFP today (eeeek)
Fairydogmother - 33, TTC from January 2013. BFP 24 Feb

My CBFM gave me Peak fertility readings on Fri-Sun, so perfect timing with our weekend trip, but am now kind of paranoid that we didn't DDT enough! Which is just so stupid. iPhone app tells me I'm OVing today, with peak days starting Sunday through tomorrow, so God only knows what's going on. Not sure if I'm starting the 2ww today, or if we should just presume ShagWeek is still in effect.

Fairy dont think you've made your profile public so we can't see your pic (either that or I'm being useless!)

Sidney I say keep on shagging if you aren't too knackered after your dirty weekend lol

CD3 here so waiting for witch to leave so we can attempt DTDing but I am dreading it, we've had 3 disastrous months with December illness and then performance troubles so I am just worried March will be the same again (sob)

Had Day3 blood test today and booked in for Day24, hubby has jizz test next friday so its tests galore here!

Keep everything crossed! Actually don't do that, if you cross your legs no babies will be made

bunny had to lol at 'jizz' test, haven't heard that for years!

fairy I can't c it either!

Think AF is rearing her ugly head, was really hoping it was implantation bleeding wishful think

Soph that's crap, sorry