You lot are very chatty! 
banana sounds like a complete nightmare. It's bad enough going through mc without the ineptitude of staff who don't know how to deal with something outside of the norm. Hope they get to the bottom of it very quickly for you. I'm glad Julez and Mummy have been able to shed some light, but hideous that you've all been through such horrible uncertainty. I sometimes wonder if my endless bleeding was because of similar reasons. Whatever the case, it must have eventually cleared on its own. It's so hard when there are so many unanswered questions though, isn't it?
Mummy You couldn't have picked a worse time to come to England, could you? Hope you're enjoying the weather! 
Hoorah for the positive email from your doctor.
Coconuts I feel mean talking about my Mum like that, but also a bit sad. Most people here seem to really rave about their Mums and, don't get me wrong, she can be a real superstar sometimes. A big part of me really needs her right now, but a bigger part of me needs the reassurance of total secrecy. In some ways, the burden on me is a huge weight and I know I may live to regret it if I get bad news and have to backtrack later. It seems unreasonable to expect people to express sympathy for you over a pregnancy they never knew about. However, that would still be easier than the feeling of failure and utter misery I would suffer if it happened again, knowing she'd told people without my say so.
Glad DD's appt went well and I'm sending you happy vibes until the 9th. 
Your experience today does sound a bit weird. What cd are you on?
Lady I'm grinning from ear to ear at your tenacity and assertiveness! Very well done you.
battery If only I could pretend it wasn't happening for the next 7 or so weeks. Impossible for someone as mental as I am! Hugs for you. Charting is bloody miserable, but unfortunately ludicrously difficult to stop once you start. Loving your Christmas name!
Julez Sorry to hear about your shoulder pain. Have you mentioned this to your consultant? I seem to recall it being one of the pains associated with womb issues, though I'm sure I've only heard of that in ectopic pregnancies. Still, my sister had hideous shoulder pain after the arrival of one of her DC, so I wonder if it's referred pain due to the pg? Gosh those iron levels are low. No wonder you feel pants!
LAF I keep doing the OMW knicker checking, but it's futile because I didn't have any noticable bleeding until week 11 last time around. I also can't feel any reassurance from symptoms because I know you can have every single pg symptom under the sun even with an anembryonic - which I now know was doomed from the outset - but I knew nothing until the 12 week scan. So, I'm comforted and terrified in equal measure about the 7 week scan. I have my hand stuck out for you to hold over the next few days. Drags like hell doesn't it? Try to stay positive. It's all we can do.
frazzled Thank you. Your post made me cry! 
I really needed permission for feeling so angry and hostile, so thank you for humouring me. I've seen a side to myself that I really don't like but, given her recent behaviour, I don't think it's completely unjustified. Oddly, I feel like we've been drifting since the moment we both had kids, when it should have brought us closer. It's sad, but I'm beginning to think my life wouldn't be that much worse for her absence. Maybe that has freaked me out a bit. I'm very mistrusting of most people and have a tendency to be very secretive, which does not bode well for friendships! You're right that I should keep the madness away from RL folk. Tbh I can't even fully express the way I feel to DH. I doubt he would say the right thing when up against my crazy hormones and I need to at least think he's on my side IYKWIM!
Sorry about the kitchen situation. The snow doesn't help the mood, does it? It's snowed consisently all night and all day here, so it's like The Shining out there! I've tried to keep the cabin fever at bay by laughing at muppets skating and sliding all over the roads in their cars. Seriously, what is so important that it warrants a life or death journey? Leave your cars at home people! Sounds a bit pathetic I know, but I don't want to risk falling in my current condition!
justmee Nice to hear from you again. Sorry you're having such a shitty time. I know exactly how it feels to cope with your SIL falling pg at a VERY inappropriate time. I hope yours is slightly more sensitive about it than mine was, but it doesn't help even if they are the most sensitive person in the world, does it?
Memory fails me. Have you had LH and FSH tests done between days 1 and 3 of your cycle? Only reason I ask is that if you're getting 3+ days of positives on OPKs, it could be that your LH levels are too high. I think this is one of the main reasons I miscarried, so it's worth checking out. It could just be a blip this month, so don't get stressed. There are a lot of reasons for fluctuations in hormones. This one just rang a few bells with me.
Lunatic Hope you're feeling okay. Waves to anyone else who is lurking!
It's like a blizzard out there today. I'm grateful for the distraction, but could really do with a trip to the supermarket. You always run out of stuff when you're snowed in and there's 6 feet of snow on top of the car. I wouldn't dream of attempting to drive in this though. I really have to question what some people are thinking going out in weather like this.
Decided to do another digital test today, purely because I had one and it now says 2-3 weeks, as of course it would. Still reassuring to know the hcg is going up rather than dropping though. I reckon I'm about 5 + 2 today and have very few symptoms apart from tiredness, hunger and sore boobs. I had a couple of random retchy moments yesterday, but I feel quite well other than that. Just counting down the days until my appt.
I'm also pretty worried about Christmas if I'm honest. I should be nearly 9 weeks pregnant at that point and I don't think I'll be ready to tell people at that stage, even with a positive scan. I have no idea how to hide this from my parents and in-laws without them guessing when I refuse a drink. I did toy with the idea of telling them I'm on antibiotics, but I've done that before and I doubt it would wash. Mind you, I doubt anyone would even dare question the chance that I might be pg unless they're even more insensitive than I thought, so maybe it might work... 
Of course, until the scan this is largely academic. I wish I could stop fantasising and accept that it all might be a total waste of time. If anything, I think I might be feeling a little too positive. Will be a very long fall if there's no hb. 