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[C1NDY]

Hi everyone I have started a new thread... hope you like the new home, this is where it will all happen. (Cindy opens a bottle of champagne) Here's a drink to all and to our month ofthe BFP... .... baby dust all around ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

No lol, just she tends to demand 'princess and the pea' thickness levels of 'mattress' for the first few days !

lol you're so funny! I like that one, will have to use that i think.

Just reading other people's success stories (dangerous i know) and apparently gas is a symptom, so is creamy white cm, and "stretching" feelings in the lower abdomen interesting!!

When is too early to test? I'm only 8DPO and im thinking maybe 11DPO is too early?

Feeling very strange and possibly the most positive i have felt so far but that in itself is scaring me. I don't think i can stop myself from getting excited at the posibility but at the same time, the higher i get the harder i fall right?

Grrrrr why am i doing this to myself?? the 2ww is a rollercoaster of emotional torture!!!!

Just wanted to say something. You know, I'm all new to this, so I can't/won't even try to say that the TTC has got me down, at least anywhere near as much as it must get to you once your months or years in... BUT I have been feeling pretty low lately, as well as feeling really crap physically due to the god-awful manflu that has taken up permanent residence in my head and chest.

But. Without fail, every single time (and that's many a time...) that I log on here and have a little look around, (despite sometimes making me cry, which generally just comes with being me rather than being a sympton!) but I've never, ever, been on here without at least a smile, and I've been known to giggle out loud at you all.

So - while I'm waiting for the latest OPK to line up, I just wanted to say a massive, ginormous big

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mumsnet is a ray of sunshine!

Wanabe wind is def a symptom. I'm now 7 wks & have only just got over it about 3/5 days before I was due AF I got really windy & just kept telling DH that it was the babies fault (didn't know I was pg then but felt better blaming it) & after I got a +ive it got worse, really bad sometimes & just kept popping out at the most inappropriate moments & when I say popping I mean popping I real pop sound (not like me at all)

and lotion like cm is a def too I'm still getting oodles of it now, it takes knicker checking to a new level as you feel wet all the time & hope that its not anything worse everytime you visit the loo

Talking about that I've had a little bit of pink the last two mornings but I worked out my dates & if this month was another 21 day cycle I would be due about now, so not too worried as I know you can have a sort of period when AF is due & I only have the normal stretchy cramps not AF pains

Wasabi how are you today x

lol Funtime !! I love coming to the Wales offices - people are so much more relaxed and friendly than in London - even the taxi drivers !!

If you ever wanted a real life meet and are anywhere near the train line to Swansea, let me know

Wanabe - those are MAJOR symptoms I never had the creamy cm last time - just a teeny yellow blob one day (had a teeny teeny bit of the creamy stuff once last week) but have read loads about it - as for windy I was blowing a gale last time !!

Still not sure here - the very very very mild abdominal twinges come and go. Felt sicky this morning after brekkie in the hotel and struggled to eat as much as normal. I had vaguely itchy boobs last night ... Who knows - am on the home stretch now I think at 9 or 10 DPO. If my cycle is back to normal, AF should arrive on Monday or Tuesday and I normally get some pre AF spotting. Am going to try and hold out till Tuesday if I can ... I'd rather see AF arrive than see a BFN

Oh, and I meant to say to Broodzilla - what a lovely thing to say I feel it too - I only discovered MNet in July, but would be lost now without somewhere to have girlie chats with lots of TMI

Another CM question - sorry if TMI - I'm very very wet down there all the time, so much so that I keep going for a knicker check to see what is going on - not creamy though - just wet and almost odourless (slight sweet smell) Is this possibly a symptom ? I can't remember that one from last time ??

C1ndy - i used robitsun (something like that) and used the DH plan last month. This month i had been feeling so poorly with virus that we sort of BD and then the day before the OPK was pos and the day it was pos and then couldn't be bothered to do anymore and what do you know that is the month i get a BFP. All the month buying vits, EPO, cough syrup and it didn't work.
Pezz, i know what you mean about no symtoms. My PMT symptoms changed each month from tingling boobs to pains i thought were inbedding and each time they changed i thought ths is it. This month there were no pains and no tingling boobs. I am not 1 to test early so did leave about a week and by then my boobs were overspilling my bra . Now i have to go get a new size. Also at night boobs so sore can't take bra off -ouch- x

Broodzilla what a wonderful thing to say... I'm touched, thank you for your lovely words

Jools goush, it sounds really positive. I have everything crossed for you!! let me know when you test

Quite a few of you are testing so please let us have the results when they are in... this is the exciting bit.

I had something strange thing happen to me. As I told you all I am a real OPK junkie... well my sticks turned pink on CD13... but as a nutter i tested again on CD14.. the stick was pink... then tested on CD15 and yes the stick was pink again - same consistancy as CD13... then being sad as I am tested on CD16 and yes all signs of another positive.. both line were the same colour but a little less coloured pink. I may test again tonight... but does this mean that I have not ovulated yet and that I just have a very high L-thingy surge [humm]. Has anyone experienced this?? do I have faulty sticks??

Spats there are two Robitsun cough mixtures being sold.. which one did you select. If I don't get a BFP this month then I am going to use it next month.

I guess I am now on the 2WW... lets hope time flys by... lets hope we all get BFPs (Cindy throws baby dust to all ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)

Broodzilla - what you said was so lovely and so true!

cindy - I did a bit of reading up about OPKs yesterday and it was saying that some people get a quick surge whilst others get a longer, more gradual one. So perhaps the four positives were linked to that?

I still don't know whether or not I've ov'd due to ambigious opk results, also while quite wet down there (tmi!) no EWCM...I reckon it will happen in the next few days so will keep BDing every two days...

Also did a bit of research on ttc and orgasms - the consensus seems to be they go very well together

p.s. jools / wannabe / funtime - look forward to the collective testing on Sunday!! Sounds promising for all of you. Fingers crossed.

I don't know how you feel but as I get near to the end of the 2ww, I find it quite a relief as i'm about to find out for sure whether i am or am not PG (rather than my continual hoping beforehand). The 2ww drives me crazy. Wish there was a way of knowing instantly...

Cindy - it was Robitussin cehsty cough medicine in a red packet. Actually says on the side that is loosens and thins mucus. As i said i didn't use it this month. however i do know its necessary to try anything just to feel in control of it. My cupboard is still bursting with 1/2 empty tubs of EPO, B12, cough syrup. Also i was on antihistamine daily and read somewhere that that dries up mucus so came off it. Did post that last year but for anyone new who doesn't know that is something to think about. Summer i guess is when people use it most for hayfever, but i have chronic idiopathic urticaria and so was on it all year round.

Looking foward to the sun testing gangs news. Will be logging in eagerly.

I read that if you orgasm its more likely to be a boy, apparentlythe Ph inside you changes and kills off girl sperm???!!!! Who know eh? All i can say was i was too tired and poorly to have 1 this month so i will be testing the theory out!!!

Off to buy new bra for huge boobs If it wasn't for them i would forget i was pg. Baby dust to all xx

Lol Jules - I'd be hopeless in London, I just don't get all the stress and rushing about. I was behind the door and a long way down the corridor when they handed out competitiveness .

Unfortunately, I'm also at the other end of Wales. If you think that they're laid back down south you should try coming up north! The countryside is too fab and your need of your neighbours too great to get all hot and bothered about the little things. Mind you, it's a nightmare trying to get a decent pint of ale .

Feeling really rough this morning but I just don't 'feel' pregnant, which I did with ds and the mmc, but not the 2 other early mc's.

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh .

Broodzilla - you're lovely, you are!

Hi evertyne - I lvoe this thread too and second everything broozilla has said.

I am 2ww now too I think, though really should bd tomorrow too. Still feeling ill though and had major throwing up yesterday. Bah!

Can't wait to hearabout all the bfps on Sunday when you've all tested, though please don;t go and leave just me on this thread.
x

Don't worry yellowflowers, even if it's a bfp I wouldn't dare go and play in the antenatal section until the 12-week scan was well and truly behind me!

Just noticed, why can't I spell Jools properly - another symptom (slaps own face ).

Hello all,

I love this thread too - just in case you hadn't noticed! For all those stranded in the 2WW, I agree that increased CM and increased, erm, parpiness are indeed symptoms. I had and continue to have both! Apparently one of the effects of progesterone is to slow down the digestive system because it relaxes all the ligaments and tissues so stuff lingers for longer! Hence more burping and farting - nice
I'm looking forward to seeing some good test results on Sunday/Monday!

I am feeling ok today. Went and got my blood taken at the hospital this morning so we're still playing the waiting game. I keep getting short stabby pains in my boobs and other areas (!) which I remember having last time - so am crossing my fingers that this, and having lots of CM are good signs. When you're in my position you clutch at any passing straw.....

Oh yes and Cindy - remember what I said about just because you have a LH surge doesn;'t guarantee that you will ov immediately afterwards.

Are you temping as well? Apparently that is the only real way of establishing the time you ov'd. I bloody wish I'd done it now because this would take the guess work out of my timings to some degree.

Aww what lovely messages today!! Broodzilla i totally understand what you say and like most of the other ladies i don't know what i'd do without MN now! you all indulge my neuroticism and obsessions!

I'm getting excited now (probably not a good thing) but very anxious at the same time. Worried i wont get the result i want .

Wasabi i hope these are positive symptoms/signs for you, fingers crossed for you.

Oh and have some "stretchy" feeling cramps today too, very mild but coming on in waves. Also, my boobs were itching last night but nothing today.

Hi all - just been to the loo and had some stretchy lotiony white CM...don't know if that means EWCM is on its way and I'm about to Ov or whether I have Ov'd and I'm getting the seemingly all important creamy, lotiony CM post Ov!!?

One things for sure, if this month isn't successful, I'm definitely going to temp next month...

wasabi - sounding good for you lovely!! I do hope so anyway. Is tomorrow when you get your blood tests back? I think you're handling all this brilliantly by the way.

wanabe - I'd be excited if I were you!!

Hi ladies - just checking in to see how you all are. Wanabe your symptoms are sounding very promising. Looking forward to hearing positive results on Sunday for all of you who will be testing! 11DPO is not too early to test - I tested then and got a line with First Response.

I really recommend temping to those who can be bothered with the hassle of remembering to take your temp each morning before you get up. It really helped me to get to know my cycle and pin point exactly when I was going to OV. Meant my DH and I could 'concentrate' our efforts to the three days before OVing and reduce our chance of 'running out of steam'

Wasabi It does sound positive for you sweetie - when do you get the blood results back? And I second what Queenie has written - you are handling this brilliantly [hugs] x