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Symptom Spotters Anonymous (egg spotting or implantation spotting let's have your symptoms)

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digitalgirl · 04/12/2007 19:38

New 2ww thread, have brought over mince pies and mulled wine and put up some fairylights

Come in, take your heels off and get cosy!

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JingleBelgoHoHoHo · 27/12/2007 13:03

Scarey hairy - how

Does anyone monitor hair lose as a way of knowing if they have concieved or not?

I have fairly thick hair, and one or two handfuls come out when I wash it. But when I'm pregnant, no hair comes out. It's been a clear sign in two of my pregnancies.

LuckyBucky · 27/12/2007 16:51

Hello everyone.

I thought I would drop in and say hi, in part to stop myself from eating mince pies. A great time was had by all in Chez Bucky, but the outlaws come tomorrow so anything could happen. DPs mother is afraid of Finn the dog before she has even arrived and his dad already said he is going to feed him quality street so I am fretting. We also lost Finn in a wood yesterday for half an hour so we are still in recovery.

CD10 for me already . Egg hatching soon hopefully.

Welcome readyfornum2 hope you have some New year luck. Throwing baby dust your way.

Hope everyone surfaces soon. It's very quiet here.

coolkat · 27/12/2007 17:06

Hi Ladies hope you had a good Christmas I have eaten so much I am going to pop, Turkey and Jackets pots again today!!

Well waiting for AF to arrive following MC so that I can keep track of where I am. Had unprotected naughties quite a bit so just a waiting game. Every where I look there are babies and my new years resolution is I AM going to have one!! Hope not to break it!!

Ew Bucky the IL's - good luck, went to the sales today and I did not think much to them

See you all soon. X

PicknMix · 27/12/2007 18:10

Hi all!

Glad to hear others have eaten their fair share of Christmas excess - I am now sporting a tubby tummy and really should stop with the choc but sooooo many nice boxes were given and I just can't help myself!!!

Hi to my cycle buddy Bucky! Let the bding commence! I have missed out on an in-law visit as they live in USA but they are due to return at the end of Jan and we have to move out (we currently living in their house!) so am frantically house hunting at the mo!

Hi to readyfornum2 and welcome!

Coolcat how brave of you to 'brave' the sales - can't be bothered with all the pushing and shoving so can't bring myself to go. Am back at work now anyway . Am with you on the New Years resolution!!

Twas my birthday yesterday so double celebrations, sad that nothing left to look forward to now (you'd think I'd be used to that by now!!).

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digitalgirl · 27/12/2007 19:05

hi ladies, hope you've all had lovely xmases.

DH and I have been at home for the past week enjoying all the lie-ins and yummy food. Have currently got my little brothers over who have already exhausted all their toys and are playing online games.

Haven't made any NYE plans yet, left it a bit late

Feeling quite pleased that I've not been overly obsessive this month. Have got to CD16 so quickly. Maybe with all the booze and lazy lounging I'll even ovulate this month. Could be another couple of weeks till that happens but that's ok, I look at it as a three week fertile phase (can you tell I'm feeling positive again?)

Here's to a new year and a new chance for us to get our BFPs

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mummy2olivia · 27/12/2007 21:03

Hi everyone- hope you have all had good christmas's!!

digital girl I envy you for not obsessing! I have been terrible this month. Swinging through emotional highs and very lows

We are only on cycle 5 of PROPER trying (not just stabbing in the dark!!) but I really feel as though it has been ages and feel like it isnt gonna happen. I'm being really dramatic and glum, i know. A close family member has just announced she is pg as well which has made me feel worse. Put a brave face on it and even looked in mamas and papas today for some stuff for her . want to be shopping for me!!! Does anyone else feel like this??? I cant imagine it being me and to top it off since xmas day DD is the child from hell- I need a trade in!!

Enough of me anyway- how we all doing?? We need a BFP soon- anyone ready to test?

I'm 9DPO and TBH I feel as though I have a urine infection- gripey, wee hurts etc. Hope this is a good sign although I flipping doubt it!! No other symptoms to report. hope thats a good sign too!!

ClairePO · 28/12/2007 11:31

Morning all, I did some online sale shopping as to lazy to get into it properly, we are heading off to enjoy the lovely sunshine at Woburn or Whipsnade soon. Bucky I do envy you having Finn - DP and I will have to get a gawgie of our own soon and stop just borrowing his mums.

We did the in-law thing yesterday and I quite enjoyed it!

Does anyone else have a food mountain remaining? I haven't touched the cheeses I bought (is it safe to have the brie and goats cheese now I'm in the 2ww? oh what the hell I will eat it anyway), we haven't even cut into the Christmas cake (I had to make my own marzipan, raw eggs, oh what the hell) but we have been making the most of the cocktail shaker and recipe book my parents bought my OH (once again with feeling, oh what the hell!!).

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digitalgirl · 28/12/2007 17:47

ok - was supposed to be all chilled about ttc this month, especially with our holiday to zanzibar booked and now the nurse has told me to stop ttc until 3 weeks after we're back

Jan was going to be countdown to fab holiday instead of countdown to AF/BFP (but with BFP being a lovely bonus). Now we're hoping to change the destination because I can't bear the thought of going back to using precautions for the next two months.

Promised myself I wouldn't put my life on hold for ttc, but didn't think that meant putting ttc on hold.

Have had EWCM and been bd'ing for the last few days so it may be too late for stopping (even though I'm not expecting to ovulate for at least another week). Oh well, we shall see.

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colabottle · 28/12/2007 18:06

hi everyone, im new here and have just started the 2ww. not very confident as dh has been unwell and wouldnt play . anyway good luck to everyone

LuckyBucky · 28/12/2007 20:11

DG Did I miss something? . Why did the nurse say to stop ttc?

Hi ClairePO you must live near me...I lurve Woburn. My DP thinks I have a bit of a sickness because I always want to go there and see the lions. Last time we went they had a massive fight, it was really dramatic and the park warden people all had to rush over in their jeeps and break up the fight . Finn is a poppet, he is such a good boy and has broken a record today after breaking a toy in precisely 3 minutes after being given it.

Welcome to Colabottle and a bit shout out to PicknMix my cycle buddy .

I am really nervous about this month. I feel like it's never going to happen . I'm loving the time off work though, so all is good at the mo. I am also hoping my 2008 name will be a self fulfilling prophecy .

LuckyBucky · 28/12/2007 20:13

that post was a bit disjointed . I have alot of unused mental energy at the moment as I am not at work so my mind flits from one thing to another....Hope it made sense...

colabottle · 28/12/2007 21:14

thanks for the welcome. i understood your post. think DG might not be able to ttc on hols cos of the maleria tablets and stuff??????? might be wrong and usually are :O
How long have you been ttc for. this is ou 1st month ttc number2 so not in a rush really,

Excitable · 29/12/2007 13:20

OMG - BFP over here! Can't believe it - now I have to drink "gin" and tonics all NYE!!

Looks like the nearly exploding norks were a sign after all...

readyfornum2 · 29/12/2007 14:15

congratulations what a fantastic start for the new year

readyfornum2 · 29/12/2007 16:25

Well AF is due on new years day for me and unless a christmas miracle has taken place I doubt I will get a bfp this month but im looking forward to the new year and starting on the ttc trail!
Although I have DS I dont know what early symptoms to look out for as he was a bit of a shock! I had been on a low calorie diet to shift some weight and it was only when I couldnt stop eating after months of strong willpower that I realised I was 2 days late, I tested just to rule it out so was utterly shocked when it was positive
I know full well that I will be obsessed with symptom spotting as we had a scare a couple of months before I fell with DS lol
Lets hope that we all get our bfps in 2008 x

libraladytistheseasontobejolly · 29/12/2007 17:39

Well done excitable. Many congratulations. When is your due date? August or September?

Excitable · 29/12/2007 18:17

Hi LibraLady - Pregnancy Tracker thinks I'm due on 31st August, but I have wacko cycles (41, 27 and 45 days) so really, it could be any time between the last week in August and the 2nd week in September! Never mind - just happy to be PG really!!

ScaryHairy · 29/12/2007 22:06

Well done Excitable - send some of your good luck our way, there's a love!

Readyfornum2 - it sounds like you are in the same boat as me as I also have an 18 month old (a DD in my case). DH and I were saying today that we had better hurry up and conceive number 2 before DD hits the terrible twos and puts us off. Judging from the mammoth tantrums she threw today we really had better get a move on!

Bucky it is going to happen for you. New name = better luck.

I am sitting about waiting for my egg to pop out at the moment. Anytime in the next few days could be O day, which will be good timing as DH is around for once. Fingers crossed....

MerryBiglipsmas · 29/12/2007 22:14

Hello girls

as im on the 2ww (im lurking more than posting)..im on 5 or 6 dpo (ov day was 24th)..but my breasts are ssooo tender..is this too early to have the pg signs as i think so..

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digitalgirl · 29/12/2007 22:45

congrats excitable what exciting news! And all the more hopeful for us ladies with long/erratic cycles, good luck and hope to join you soon.

bucky sorry am dropping confusing posts all over the place. Think we're definitely changing our holiday destination so I don't have to take malaria tablets, might go to Mauritius or the seychelles instead just want to keep ttc'ing

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santasmissus · 29/12/2007 22:47

oooohhhhhhhh excitable CONGRATULATIONS! what a fab start to 2008!!

hope everyone had lovely christmas and got lots of lovely things. we had a great time. loads of family stuff which was fab. eaten far too much, now feeling very very fat, got some lovely stuff and to top it off dd had her first really aware christmas (she's 2.8) and loved her blackboard/easel and paints back at work now

reckon i'm 10dpo now. af due tuesday. not hopeful as have absolutely no sympotms but can't remember if i had symptoms pre af due date the last couple of times. was really sick from about 4+4/5 though. we shall see, we shall see. i am so impatient

StarlightMcKenzie · 30/12/2007 08:47

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MerryBiglipsmas · 30/12/2007 12:06

yippee!!! Starlight...many congrats to you!

ScaryHairy · 30/12/2007 12:31

Yay Starlight. I'm very pleased for you.

Very of DG. Please go to the Seychelles so I can live vicariously...

santasmissus · 30/12/2007 12:54

wow starlight congratulations!!!
seems we're on a roll - long may it continue!!