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The caravan of crap! for those of us who are browned off but not to the extent of those over there in the hut

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Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 01/08/2007 22:32

Well welcome to the caravan sat on the top of a hill somewhere in Dorset some days its good here the weather is fine and all is happy other days the weather is crap and so is everything else!

Feel free to come in be happy, sad or just moody - Just no counting dates or charting or temping just us girls having a chat over a cupper looking out the window through the orange (yes orange) curtain x

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nomoremagnolia · 17/08/2007 10:31

how about a camp fire - then we can cook bananas in their skins with chocolate inside and toast marshmallows?

looneytune · 17/08/2007 10:31

Mmmmmm, that made my mouth water!!!

libralady · 17/08/2007 13:14

Hi all,
Definitely browned off today. Thought my back was getting better as I managed to get through yesterday with np painkillers.
Now hunched over like a little old lady and in agonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
On my crutches again as can't move around without holding onto something.
Just spent the last couple of hours shuffling through Asda to do the weekly shop. I hate shopping at the best of times.
Have got home and put the chiller stuff away. The rest is in bags on the floor waiting for DH to get home.
All I want to do is lie down but I've got Physio this afternoon and the last thing I feel like is being manipulated and pulled and pushed in every direction
And to make matters worse my Mum was bitching about the length of the queues so I snapped at her and now she's not speaking to me.
If only I could have a back transplant!

mslucy · 17/08/2007 16:21

libralady - your back sounds horrid.

Have you been to the doc recently.

One of the few advantages of being a near midget (5'3) is that you rarely get back problems.

Having said that, I sometimes feel it's going to go when I carry ds downstairs.

libralady · 17/08/2007 17:12

Hi mslucy,
Went to the Drs on Monday and saw my consultant on Wednesday evening. All appears to be ok apart from the back strain. Will just have to wait for things to run its course.

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 17/08/2007 20:58

libralady sorry about your back

I told my DH about the caravan today and when I left him watching BB8 he shouted up the stairs after me 'don't let the caravan door hit you on the butt'

Well, isn't it funny that any symptoms you are sure you have disappear as soon as you realise that the tests are BFN when would be BFP by now if I was PG and your AF is coming oh well I vow not to test early any more of get my hopes up like this month don't even know why I did it as have been quite calm for the last few months pesky boobs that did it to me

Hope you all have a brilliant weekend am off to my Mums tomorrow which will be fun as my sister and her 2 ds's are there as they are in between houses!

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bobbydazzler · 17/08/2007 21:52

Hi TSLM

Pesky boobs and bad brain working overtime but so very easy to do once you succumb to the evil testing business!

Believe it or not i was considering testing tomorrow, could be anywhere between one and three days early. My excuse being that I could have a few drinks tomorrow night if I am not, we are going to visit friends in Edinburgh, but I think I would rather live for the hope that I might be for as long as possible than test and then be in a down mood when we go up there.

Not to mention all the lecturing I gave you and looney about testing early .

Enjoy your visit to your Mums and good luck for Sunday and AF staying away.My AF can show any time between day 26 and 28 so it basically means 3 days of torture, several months I have got thru days 26 and 27 only for it to show on day 28 .

Libra lady sorry to hear that you have had a crappo day with your back and shopping queues and your Mum, hope you have made it up now and are in less pain.

Nomoremagnolia look forward to your next visit with goodies bring some more of the Hut dwellers. Maybe we could have a game of footie between the caravan and the night club like they did in WW1.

looneytune · 18/08/2007 10:53

BobbyDazzler, that sounds like torture This month (even though first ttc) has done my head in soooo much, I've decided I can't be like this every month. I'm CD28 and DO feel like it's on it's way Funny though, I'm not that bothered now. Now I have an explanation for the things I was feeling, I actually feel better for knowing! I've decided that I'm going to TRY MY BEST to just get on with it i.e. stay off the pill and just have sex like we normally do. We do every other/few days anyway so I shouldn't really need to check out for ovulation etc! Anyway, I say I'm going to try, bet I end up buying the biggest bulk pack of OV sticks (or whatever it is) lol . I do understand the being able to drink thing, a lot of me wanting to know was so I knew whether or not I could have a drink (not that it helped as I'd still not be sure as early test). I can't stand the thought of spending months not drinking 'just in case' and I was drinking when pg with ds as I didn't know.

Anyway, fingers crossed for a BFP for you, you've waited long enough!!!!

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 18/08/2007 20:26

With a heavy heart I can report AF started this evening

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looneytune · 19/08/2007 07:48

TLSM - sorry AF has arrived I'm expecting to be posting the same thing later today. I definitely feel it coming and today would be the day if I was still on the pill, not sure if it will now I'm not, time will tell!

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 19/08/2007 13:35

Right well now am completely confused TMI in advance - I wipes last night after going to the loo and there was a little red blood so I thought thats it AF so put a pad in and went to bed got up this morning nothing on pad went for a wee and checked my cervix whilst there and it has gone high and soft no sign of any blood or AF so i used a cheapy Sainsburys test and there was the fainted line and I mean really really faint hold up to the light fain so went to Tescos and bought a Clearblue wanted a first response and they dodnt have any anyway came home tested again and again there is a faint line it is very faint but deff there so am I or ant I ahhhhh

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scorpio1 · 19/08/2007 13:38

how long ago did you ov? i got v v strong bfp on 13 dpo. has the line got colour?

scorpio1 · 19/08/2007 13:38

oh and hello, btw sorry to hear you are down.

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 19/08/2007 13:44

Hi on the Clearblue its blue the line I have no idea when I oved this month as decided not to bother testing as was letting it take over! I should say my boobs are killing, was nearly sick in tescos walking throught the meat section and have a right back ache!

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scorpio1 · 19/08/2007 13:46

is it control line thick? can you post pic on your profile? if there is a line and its deffo blue, then yes, you will be.

clearblue dye is strongest on the left of the vertical line, iyswim? so you may have a line stronger blue there? or just to the left of the middle?

Really hope it is for you!

jacobandlysette · 19/08/2007 13:51

TLSM will keep my fingers crossed for you sorting out those lines!

nomoremagnolia please bring us chocolate today!!! it's such horrid weather out there. I'm not very good at football so don't pick me for our footie match anyone!

not much else to report here but i don't think dh and my arguing and not much BDing this month has been condusive to ttc, but we'll see. got to wait till wednesday (or tuesday or monday or thursday, i just don't know anymore), so......

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 19/08/2007 13:54

My camara wont focus that close but there is a line and it is deff blue and it is stronger on the left side! but it is very very faint!

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Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 19/08/2007 13:56

am going to test again tomorrow morning with the other sainsburys test then will report back

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TheMuppetMuggle · 19/08/2007 13:57

Hey Ladies can i join, we decided last nite that we'll start trying for baby no 2

scorpio1 · 19/08/2007 13:57

weird! maybe go docs for a blood test? or pee again tomorrow morning, or dont wee for a few hours (like 4 or more)and then test later today, because you didnt have much time between wees earlier?

i used Predictor test-easy to tell because its a dot. maybe use one of those? pedictor

TheMuppetMuggle · 19/08/2007 16:53

Am Glad our week of camping was in the brilliant sunshine

But am back and can now concentrate on lots of BD for baby no 2

looneytune · 19/08/2007 17:08

TLSM - gosh, i soooo hope it's a BFP I'm still waiting for my period but it's got to be coming as it feels like it. Can I just ask about the cervix checking??? What examples can you give of what things mean? I also saw someone mention checking CM inside? ANYTHING anyone can tell me would be great. I've never checked before but just did and I presume it's what you call hard and low? and it's milky lotion like (sorry tmi). Just fancy knowing what some of you others obviously do!!! Presuming all this confirms it's on it's way? And it hurts more now

TheMuppetMuggle · 19/08/2007 17:12

That would help me out alot to
Knowing what to look for and check for.

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 19/08/2007 18:23

ok this is what I know but am no expert

your CM is cervix mucus this is the liquid you will fill and will sometimes come out on your finger if you examine yourself, this changes through the month as follows:

Before Ovulation (low chance of pregnancy):
The first few days following AF there will be little or no CM present. You will feel dryness

Approaching Ovulation (chance of pregnancy):
The first CM that appears should be moist or sticky and should be white or cream in colour. if you have it on your finger You will only be able to pull your fingers about 1 cm apart before it breaks.

Right around ovulation (high chance of pregnancy):
At this stage, cm resembles egg whites. It is the thinnest, clearest and most abundant at this point in the cycle. if you have some on your finger the the mucus can stretch quite a way (several centimetres) before it breaks (if it breaks at all). ) The amount of this thin mucus will steadily increase until you experience your 'mucus peak'. This is the last day of this period where the chance of conception is high. It is closely tied to ovulation. During this phase, the sperm's survival rate is higher. It can survive in cervical mucus for up to 72 hours, a significantly longer time than during the rest of the cycle.

After Ovulation (low chance of pregnancy):
After ovulation, there is a marked change in CM appearance. It returns to the sticky stage (does not stretch during finger test).

I always check mine and it is such a good way of testing and its free

with your cervix position this is slightly different for each women I for instance can feel mine all the time sometimes its so low its only just at the entrance and other women find it hard even to reach it! but these are the outlines -

Prior to ovulation - during the first half of your cycle, the cervix will feel relatively firm (like touching your nose) and dry to the touch - and the position of the cervix will be low in your vagina (easy to reach). The entrance of the cervix will feel closed.

However, as you approach ovulation, the cervix will become increasingly soft and will increasingly moisten in order to create a more fertile environment for the sperm. The entrance of the cervix will feel open and begin to lift. At the highest point, the cervix may be a bit difficult to reach and the entrance of the cervix will increase in size. The feel of your cervix will be softer - like touching your lip. At this point, you are at your most fertile time.

Following ovulation, the cervix begins to return to a firmer state and the entrance will begin to close. Also, the position of the cervix will again drop and become easy to reach.

Then your are PG your cervix rises up and becomes soft but this sometimes doesn't happen for a few weeks after you become pregnant

Right hope that helps any Q please just ask

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TheMuppetMuggle · 19/08/2007 20:07

Thanks chick thats good info to know

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