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

[digitalgirl]

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!

I have a question. If I was to start temping, what's the best time of day to take your temperature?

sarah no [tut] called up for them, but surgery said they'd not come in yet and to call on Friday evening.

glastochick you have to take your basal body temperature (BBT) which is your resting temperature in the morning when you wake up. You can't get out of bed to take it so stick the thermometer on your bedside table or under your pillow. Don't drink water beforehand or get up (e.g to go to the loo) for three hours before you take it.

However, it's still not over for you...how long are your cycles normally?

oh how annoying dg but your symptoms are still mega good, so i'm holding out alot of hope that you will join me and shazza xxx

Thanks DG. Taking a temp should be fairly easy then, as long as my beastly cats don't decide the termometer is a toy and spend their time batting it around the room (they're not beastly really, I just like to make out they are ).

I'm just curious. There are all these different things that can be done and I don't think I'm going to go down the route of temping just yet. It's only cycle 2 but maybe if we're still TTC come April or May I'll think about taking more control. I'm also quite curious to know exactly when it is I do ovulate.

no worries glastochick
charting temps not for everyone, but if you have irregular cycles then i'd say it's a great way of working out when you've ovulated so you don't end up taking loads of early tests and seeing loads of BFNs.

I'm only on cycle 3 and felt like i needed something more than looking for EWCM as a way to tell. I get the odd day of EWCM right up to AF, so it's not the best indicator for me.

Cbcb - yep, at first, but they catch up. I stupidly sent dd to a nursery where they didn't start her on with things as early as other children because she was the youngest (16th August). This did not help to bridge the gap! I've always worked with her on things to try to bring her on.

By the time that they reach secondary there does not seem to be a difference - I've had really bright students who are streets ahead of their peers who are August birthdays; I've also had weaker students who are the oldest in the year.

I think, like with most things where children are concerned, it's what the parents put in to their kids' education. If you encourage them, then it won't be an issue.

Hello all

What a lovely festive thread. Pops a chocolate yule log next to the mince pies

I wondered about the August baby thing too cbcb. I've also been wondering that if this month isn't our month (8dpo at the mo so will know either way in a week or so) whether or not I want to be pregnant over the summer. The tubes are bad enough then with the heat as it is without a huge bump. Not sure I really want to stop trying for a few months though so humm on that one!

Claire - all I remember is having ankles like an elephant! They're the one bit of me that remains slim, no matter what the rest of me is doing... until August heat and a rather large bump! But, honestly, if it was so bad then I would not be b-ding like mad in an attempt to do it all again at the same time of year.

I've never had a reservation over when my baby would be born, I selfishly wanted a summer baby so that I get summer off and can throw outdoor birthday parties.

Before we started ttc I always thought we would stop ttc'ing in March so as not to get a december baby (and save on the cost of xmas), but now we're actually ttc I can't imagine stopping just in case we miss our chance!

just realised i contradicted myself in last post. ignore me...i have no idea what my own opinions are. is that symptom?

Most definitely a sympton DG.

cb I am in the UK yes, and if it was a summer like last that would be OK :O then again I wouldn't wish the summer of 2007 on anyone again LOL

Hi all, I'm back (packed dd off to bed, mug of tea in hand...)

I'm an August baby. I was the youngest in the school when I started reception but it didn't do me any harm - I'm a bloomin' genius

dd's birthday is in May and I can see a difference between her and some of the older sept children - mainly in her handwriting but nothing major. And having a may baby meant I had the whole summer off on maternity leave - result!!

(ps - this is a sympton spotting thread but I have no symptoms to spot )

Well 3dpo now...so apart from a bit of aching in the womb region nothing to report. It's a bit early for symptoms so I am putting it down to all the food I am eating already.

I laughed out loud at abbey and her masses of EWCM , not sure if I should be very pleased for you or consoling you for your discomfort though.

dg I am getting very excited...the temps can't lie surely??? [hopeful emoticon]. Ooh, this could be it . Hey there seems to be a groovy Christmas market in Hyde Park at the moment, maybe we can check it out on Saturday? GG you are in charge of keeping me away from the alcohol .
ClairePO your not far away are you? Why not join us? And everyone else of course, the invitation is still open.

cbcb Green and blacks mmm, my favourite of all time is Haagen Daas (sp?) Pralines and Cream, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Big shout out to Glastochick and of course Madoldturkey sorry about TEW but now you can crack open the wine and have two for me...I'm being good today. Ooh you know if I was one for a tipple I would be able to tell you that I found the best wine..Its a sparkling Rose from M&S and if I actually drank wine I would be able to tell you that it tastes just like pink champagne but obviously I don't drink as I am good so I can't tell you that .

Hi to Shazza and Sarah glad its going well and you don't have any sickness yet.

Welcome MissusHoHoHo I recognise you from the waiting room . Right now I have made a rod for my own back, as I can't go back a page to see who I have missed out! 07MTW of course and Santasmissus can't forget you and um, well everyone else...hope your having the best night. x

oh NO...how could I forget me old pal Twilight . Poppysocks, Jollybear and hidingbehindthesofa festive greetings and baby dust to you too.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Actually, Twilight it's sounding really hopeful for you too...fingers crossed. x

Bucky I can't be in charge of keeping you away from alcohol !!! I went to the outdoor market at Hyde Park last weekend and it is lovely for food and drink but SOOOO busy at all times with amassive queues. I'll email the meet up crowd sperately, rather than clog up the thread here with a few ideas (all welcome to attend - please come and [hopeful emoticon])

Bucky - am paddling in the stuff. It's rather grim. It'd better be worth it!

I've been feeling really poorly for the last few days. Sick all day, with a headache and a dodgy tummy. I'm still working, though it's getting harder. I'm more worried about ttc - hoping this won't prevent me from catching.

Perhaps ewcm is a poorly side-effect?

gg big queues are not good . Open to ideas.

hey all,
just spent most of this evening reading old threads - fun
got a question: if you use an OPK, what CD do you start testing? just bought 1st response one (at great expense) and you only get 5 tests in a box - so when to start? i have fairly reg 28/30 day cycle.
baby dust to all
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BTW i'm an august baby and i'm really really smart! (all that tryingt to keep up with everyone else i guess)

Hi everyone
Have only just finished work (grrr) so you've probably gone to bed by now...

coolkat - hope you're ok, and come back to see us when you're ready.
Sarah and Shazza - so glad everything is going well, and it is nice you're hanging about for a bit longer

cbcb - congratulations on your anniversary. I wonder if your DH will get you something nice made of turquoise (cue dreamy jewellery fantasies)

dg - I read on your profile that you're in N London. I'm in Ally Pally - are you anywhere near me?

After my rant about the OPK smiling when DH was away on business (when I was expecting to ovulate this weekend) DH (a very good man) came home over 200 miles to (ahem) help me out. Unfortunately I suspect we had missed the moment as ewcm had all but gone. Actually I am starting to wonder if it could have been a surge without ovulation, and the good bit is yet to come. Time will tell, but am trying very hard not to get my hopes up too much...

Picknmix You've been spotted no sneaking in here How could we forget you! Don't worry about not having any symptoms most of us stay here all month long.

Scary I'm so impressed at your DH travelled 200 miles to help you out, that is dedication, I hope it worked

Hello to everyone else.

I'm 5 dpo. Obsessing about symptoms that I don't have.....are my boobs feeling heavier yet, what's my cm looking like, whats that ache down by my womb area that lasted for 30 seconds, why am I so tired and ooh I think that was a little nausea. All too early and all can be explained by other things. The 2ww really is tough because there is nothing more you can do but wait and I am just not a patient person. at myself.