2ww and the bit in between. BFP's we're waiting!

[Bucky2008]

Maybe a nice shiny new thread will get us all enthusiastic again. I am on my rubbish diet so I only have nuts and beans to put out on the table. Oh and gin of course ;o) Anyone got any cakes to tempt me with?

Ding ding....let's...go

Do you think I have gone a bit mad

Sorry to gatecrash, but wanted to say hi to MTW. I had left a post for you on another thread but you obviously weren't there.

Hi to anybody else who remebers me x

Hi Shazza I was only thinking of you the other day. Not long until your due date now How are you? I'm doing fine 20 wks now, scan next Tues.

No I'll be 32 weeks Saturday. Starting to get very nervous. I'm glad it's all going well for you. As I say I did leave a message on one of the other threads for you.

Nice to see some familiar names, there are quite a few 2ww threads and eveytime I had a look I couldn't find any of you. Sorry, obviously not nice you're still here of course x

Evening all,

Shazza I remember you - can't believe you're 32 weeks though, hope you're coping well and everyone is healthy

Sorry to hear about the bfn Sparkly, high temp sounds promising though, will keep my fingers crossed for you - are you going to test again?

Good to see you MTW - don't forget to pop in again on Tues to let us know how the scan goes

GG that sounds painful!!! Glad to hear everything looks printine though and that its not too long to wait until the 23rd. Hope your hellish day didn't go quite as badly as you thought it might.

I think maybe I may have jumped the gun a little bit and that maybe I haven't ov'ed at all - gotta love PCOS, sooo confusing sometimes!

Hi to everyone else, hope you're all doing ok?

Hi everyone

I remember you too Shazza. I think you had just got your BFP when I started lurking on the conception threads. I hope everything is going well.

I hope you're feeling ok GG and am glad that the HSG confirmed what we all knew (that you have perfect innards). I'm sorry to hear it hurt, but on the plus-side, when you get your baby, none of the indignity of giving birth will bother you one jot after this!

Good to see you MTW and I hope the scan goes well.

How many days of high temps have you had so far, Sparkly?

Are you well Picknmix? Have you booked that GP appointment yet? If you think you haven't ov'd yet, you know what that means (back to the bedroom with you! )

Hello to everyone else - Bucky, Ei, MOB and the rest of you. I hope you're all ok.

FF has confirmed that I ov'd on Saturday, which does seem likely (although it might have been Sunday, I think). Either way this means I am on for a flipping short cycle - 29 days - which I hardy ever get. I'm pleased about this because it means the next egg will come sooner and I can get back on with ttc!

PnM I might test again tomorrow if temp stays high but think I would have had a BFP by now if I was pg. at PCOS!!!!
Scary I'm 14DPO and possibly triphastic according to FF but think AF will arrive soon. I hope the 2WW passes quickly for you.

Here is my chart

You would not necessarily have got a BFP by now. I think your chart looks as good as any. I guess tomorrow will tell!

(also, when you tested, did you use a decent brand and FMU?)

Have tested 3 times in 2 days...I'm so crap!!! Yday I used Tesco own brand at 4:30, today I used the same with FMU and this evening I used a CB and STILL got BFNs. Have one more test left for tomorrow (if temp is still up). Boobs not as sore as they were and I've been scoffing all day so I'm pretty sure she will show up soon.

Ah well. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you anyway!

Thank you

Sparkly about the bfn but still have my fingers crossed for tomorrow for you - had a peek at your ff chart and it looks pretty good so far!

I'm doing ok thanks SH - I haven't made an appt yet but I'm working up to it! I don't know why I have such an aversion to it - although I've always had this weird feeling that I'll never be able to have children so I guess I'm panicking that my fears will become reality. Sometimess its just easier not knowing. Sometimes. Obviously with something as important as this I can't just base my concerns on a 'feeling' though!

Really pleased to hear your cycle is a short one this month so the wait is that bit shorter for you! Must also be a relief that everything seems in 'working order' so far after all your body has been through recently!

Am busy dreaming thoughts about your holiday in Mauritious (sp?) and GGs trip to Borneo as I plan our summer camping trip to Devon

Picknmix Just wanted to say it must be easier sometimes not to know if your "feeling" about never having children is right or wrong but work your way up to that appt. You may find out everything is fine but if there are difficulties there is so much help now that your baby dreams can some true. I'm really hoping so.

And Devon.... beautiful place we go camping there too if only we could guarantee the weather.

hi ladies
job hunting isnt going too well at the mo! i have applied for a few jobs and havent heard from any of the yet so fingers crossed!! i have no idea when i oved this month but i have assumed by my EWCM etc that it was around CD9/CD10 or so and if that is true then going by the length of my LP last cycle (10 days) i am about 2/3 days late!! thats all depending on the fact that i oved when i suspect i did and i have had cramps on and off for the past few days so i am really hoping my relaxed approach did it this cycle but who knows!! i need to venture out of the house to buy a test tomorrow so fingers crossed!!
a big hello to PnM MOB SH GG mibbes sparkly bucky JB hatty abby beanie and anyone else i have missed
just a quick question.... is anyone called angie/angela IRL by any chance?? i had a dream last night where i got a birth announcement card (its a boy BTW!!) from angie. i dont know anyone called angie myself IRL so i thought its worth askin on here!!
ok il pop back later ladies

xx ei xx

Afternoon ladies

sparkly any news today? Hope AF hasn't arrived.

GG Poor thing. The HSG sounded horrible. Hope you have recovered now. Roll on 23rd, and hopefully they will tell you exactly what they are going to do to get baby-gryffin here. And Happy Birthday yesterday!!! Hope you had a lovely time and did something nice.

Shazza Hi! Glad to hear you are doing well. You were around when i first started on here.

07MTW Lovely to hear from you. Sorry i didn't mention you in my last post. 20 week scan next week?! Where has that time gone??!!! Do let us know how it goes. Are you finding out the flavour?

SH that's good to hear that FF thinks you have ov'd. Not long to wait until the next cycle!

PnM We are going to Dorset in the summer - all the best people go to the west country!

EI EXCUSE ME!!! You are late - and you haven't tested??? GO AND BUY A TEST!!!

My temp took a nose dive today, to well below the coverline, which is exactly what happened at 12DPO last time. So i know whats going to happen. Am going to talk to DH about tests etc again - at my advanced age we can't hang around!!

On a positive note - one of my guinea pigs is about to give birth - at least there will be babies in the house I can't believe how nervous i am!!

GG It sounded awful - I've heard bad things before - that it can be quite painful and draining - but I've also heard that people have conceived quickly afterwards as it flushes them out. I hope this is the case for you. Are you still trying at the moment? Good luck.

My scan went really well. Phew!! I was really worried, but so far so good. It has a huge head, is 4.75cm long, and has wiggly legs!

I nearly shouted at the sonographer though when she told me I hadn't drunk enough water, sent me out to drink more and come back in 20minutes, then took someone else in instead. After 55 minutes - and threatening to have an accident in the reception - finally got back in. It was rather painful!

So, things seem to be ticking along nicely here. I can sit upright again, the baby is doing fine; my main worry is the huge pile of GCSE papers that have started arriving at my door ready for marking.

should have put lots of smiley faces for happy scan

Yay for a good scan, Abby. How utterly lovely.

Ei I can't believe you are late an haven't tested - that's really incredible to me as I always test at 11dpo on the dot! Good luck for when you do test.

MOB does that make you the guinea pig midwife? (I don't know why I find that so funny...)

Picknmix I hope you get the nerve to make your appointment soon. It isn't easy admitting that there might be something wrong, but what if it is something that can be fixed really easily? You would be so much better off for having done it. I am of your camping trip. My DH is high-maintenance (!) and just doesn't understand how lovely it is to wake up in a tent to the noise of the birds, stick your head outside and have instant fresh air!

GG I hope you are feeling ok today and that work is not too manic.

How are you doing today Sparkly?

Strangeness afoot here... I am pretty certain that I cannot be pregnant (condoms used, peak day avoided etc etc) but this would be a bumper month if I were symptom spotting. I've got: increased CM, heartburn, a crazy sense of smell, a sore right boob and am famished! Completely ridiculous since I am not pregnant and am barely 4 days past ovulation!! Well it just goes to show how unscientific all this symptom spotting malarky is!

Hello helloo ladies

Abby - hurrah for the little abby-meglet . I bet you are absolutely thrilled. You'll need to post the scan pictures on your profile so we can see how he/she grows.

MOB - sorry to hear your temp has dipped . Have you spoken to your DH yet about going for a test? I know what it is like when you suspect your other half may be the reason for FTC and I don't have children of my own, but i sort of knew if that makes sense but it took me a while to persuade him. It's a big thing for a man to discuss or face up to, but it has been good for us to know because it takes away the uncertainty and you can work through it together. My DH is also surprising me with all his vitamin taking and no-alcohol (although he wants a drink this weekend when we are away, so I have graciously agreed ).

Bucky - cooooo-eeeee ! Are you about? I am so sorry that TEW got you . I am sure i will be around next month too, so stick with me and can't wait for the lunch with Digitalgirl at the end of the month.

Feeling a bit better after the HSG - was much worse than I thought it would be pain-wise and the anti-biotics are yyyeeeuuuucccchhhhh [vomit emoticon], but that's it for us. HSG was on CD12 and they didn't say we couldn't BD, so even thought I think i ovulate on CD14 every month, we got down to it in some last minute trying. Maybe being flushed out will help? CD15 for me, so the very start of the 2WW, but at least I am off on holiday to enjoy it and I can symptom spot in the sunshine although that's also known as clutching at straws.

picknmix - big hugs to you (((((((((((hugs))))))))))))). The 12 month milestone is not easy, I so know ho wyou feel and thinking of you, but like i was trying to say to MOB, it does make you feel more positive and empowered to make first GP the appointment and do somehting although it was a bit of a head flip. Don't get fobbed off by the GP like Bucky and I did first time. I think there is a tendency to make us feel like hysterical woman obsessing over babies, but i think as has been proved time and time again on these threads - us wimmin know our own bodies and often know a lot more about fertility theory that your average GP. After all our temping and symptom spotting you know everything, so go and demand your rights to a referral, my girl, if that's what you want

Scary - you'd sypathise with my working hours at the moment, being in the same line. I am bleedin' shattered [knackered emoticon] hence not posting very much. LOL at symptom spotting using fulll contraception, but maybe one of your DH's swimmers has slipped through the net this month? Holidays make you relax, so could they manage to give you a BFP? Hope so What CD are you on now?

hello to everyone else - sorry for not saying a big hello to people by name. I wanted to say a huge thanks to everyone on this thread for keeping me (almost) sane over the last few months. i couldn't have done it without you ladies!

hello to shazza - OMG it seems like only yesterday since you were here!!

I forgot ei _ have you tested yet. i am on tenterhooks for you and everything crossed. Good luck with the job hunt too

PnM I love Devon....we need to start planning our summer camping!
MOB Spotting arrived yday am and then AF showed her ugly face last night. about your temp drop. xx
Ei Any news from you missy?
Scary I'm doing ok. Going to stock up on OPKs and pre-seed ready for OV. You have lots of symptoms .
GG Hope you managed to catch your egg and enjoy symptom spotting in the sunshine.

Hi to everyone else.

Cooooeeeee Ei did you test yet?

Sparkly It is wierd re my symptoms right? I'm still starving but the rest have abated. Now I am counting down the days until I can ttc again! Good luck with the pre-seed. Also, loads of articles I have read have said that many women don't drink enough water which impedes conception (and reduces EWCM production), so make sure you drink plenty of water too. (I have no idea why I am imparting that advice btw, for all I know you could be a 4 litre a day girl, but I found it really interesting and wanted to post it somewhere!)

GG I kind of hope one of DH's swimmers did escape, but then I would get SUCH a bollocking from the hospital and I would be worried about the baby. Still I would LMAO if I spent all those months ttc and nada, and then the one time I used contraception I got pregnant (preferably with twins!). In fairness neither of us has had a great deal of practice putting on condoms until recently! Maybe we've forgotten how... Have a great holiday and for heaven's sake, forget about work. Maybe a nice break is just what you and your extra clean tubes need...

How are those naughty dogs, bucky?

Waves to the rest of you.I hope you're all well.

Hey girls

Its really late but I am, despite my promises, still being rubbish at checking in. Work is just SOOOO busy I have no life.

Quick messages:

GG That sounds awful I am scared to go for my test now!!! Hope you feel better and sorry I did not check on you sooner.

MOB let us know when the new arrivals come. Don't forget to warm the towels and have the bowl of water ready.

PnM I know exactly how you feel about making the appointment....it took me AGES and I am still not overjoyed at the thought. But, we want a baby so if it will help....

Ei you are spooky , yes there is somebody called Angela on here. Not me but there is somebody....

Hi to Scary and Abby and shazza...and I know I have missed important people off and have lots of hugs left over for you. I have a split lip where Molly headbutted me and a massive bruise on my hip where Finn pulled me into a gate trying to get to DP. So have been in the wars today. Anyway, and getting sleepy so must go. Only CD7 today so nothing to report.

Night night. xx

oh quick hi to sparkly too!

Evening Ladies

Abby Lovely, lovely news that the scan went well. Hope you have done a little of the marking now! Don't envy you that at all.

EI Well?? Don't keep us in suspense! (Hope you are ok)

SH I am secretly hoping for a surprise, condom busting BFP for you!! I know you would be worried, and would be shouted at by the doctors, but if those swimmers are determined... I don't feel like a guinea pig midwife, i feel more like an anxious grandmother!!! I keep peering in the cage and fussing over her - she's probably started an AIBU thread on guineapigsnet about me

sparkly sorry about AF arriving. Hope you are ok.

GG Have you gone away - i think i have got a bit confused! It's not the borneo trip is it? Actually, if you are away - it's a bit silly asking you - hopefully someone else can fill me in!! If you are away i hope you are having a lovely time.

Bucky hope you are ok with all your dog-inflicted wounds!! Sounds like they are quite a handful (a very, very lovely handful though)

Hello to everyone else - especially JB i have been thinking about you today, and hoping you are a little better now.

Well, no GP babies here yet. I can't stand the suspense! As predicted by my temp drop the other day, CD2 here for me. Arrived in full force yesterday. Feel fed-up, but not completely fed-up, IYSWIM. I think the temping helps me, as it gives me a realistic picture, and i don't get my hopes up quite as much.

Had a real chat with DH today - he started on the "we said we'd wait a year" talk again, and i explained that given my age, (38 soonish) we needed to find out about any potential problems before it is all too late. I said that by having tests we will know one of 3 things

1. there is no problem and we just need to keep trying
2. there is a problem, and we can have treatment, or assisted conception in some way.
3. there is a problem and we will never be able to concieve

I feel that i can cope with any of those three (obviously the third would be the most difficult to come to terms with) but it is the not knowing anything at the moment that is taking its toll on me. Like you said GG i think it may be DH, simply because i have had DC's and he hasn't, but i musn't assume that. Anyhow, he understood what i was saying, and said that he will call the surgery on Monday to make an appt to see his GP. I feel kind of relieved, and a little more positive than i have done in recent weeks.

Sorry to go on and on about myself, but it helps to say what is going on in my head, and you lot are the only people i can really talk to!

Hope you all have lovely weekends. XX

Scary Yes weird about the symptoms. Have you had anymore? I don't drink anywhere near enough water so thanks for that tip. I really will try ANYTHING!!
Bucky Hi - hope you haven't had anymore bumps. Look after yourself.
MoB Sorry she got you . Great news that your DP is going to the GP. Men are a bit rubbish with seeing docs etc. Fingers crossed for you.