hello all, hope all had gud weekend !

hs- how did the appnt go ? hope u got some ans !

lotus- any updates ? did u test yet ? fx 4r ya !

nell - sorry abt the wasted cycle dear thanks 4r the info ! hope u have better cycle next time & meanwhile can u ttc on ur own ?? r u goin u try the same proc next cycle too ?

mrshy- sorry abt the wat ever ur gut says,v r with u to support every decision is this cycle a monitored too..incase, i guess u'll have to tell the hosp abt upping ur dose on ur own ! ur plan abt private gp sounds promising but hope u'll not get to that ! gud luck dear !

Hi Yum, my appointment went badly. I had a pap and she said I have an inflamed cervix so all testing is put on hold until I get it checked out so I have been referred for a colposcy. I just hope its nothing serious. Do you think it is a sign that I have cervical erosion? She did say that it was probably the reason why I was spotting but when I asked why it would only be in the luteal phase she said that sounds more like a hormonal issue so I'm a bit confused xxx
Sorry MrsHY, the nasty witch got you. If I was in your position I think I would try the 100mg and hope for the best. Good luck with whatever you decide xxx

Well the spotting is so incredibly minor that it's barely there, just off coloured CM. So much better then this time last cycle! So maybe the B50 complex helped?!? I sure hope so. I'm trying not to test until Thursday morning as my LP is short and it'll only be 10 or 11 DPO then. Boy am I ever hoping that this is a good sign toward a BFP!!!

Thanks for the link Nell! I did read that last week but couldn't find it again when I googled it, I've had another read through it and I'm sure DH morphology is fine, though I do find it odd that they've decreased the normal figures so dramatically!

Happyshopper, sorry to hear your results and I hope your next appointment comes through quickly.

Good luck with testing Lotusflower!

AFM I got my smiley on Monday night and again yesterday morning. We used the softcups the last 2 nights and boy are they easy to use! I really would recommend them. No or lube came out overnight, and I felt so much cleaner the next day. Needless to say, I always shower, but it usually still comes out over the course of the next day, whereas it's now all contained in the cup. FX'd it helps me get my ! Also drinking Green tea from this cycle x

Happyshopper - sorry to hear the appointment didn't go well. Where were you in your cycle? It's possible if just post O that your cervix is a little inflamed from a lot of BD'ing or like you say cervical erosion (which is harmless completely). Hope the coloscopy goes well - did they take any swobs asides your pap or will they do that at coloscopy? Hope you don't have too long a wait for the appointment.

Lotusflower = fx for you, sounds very promising!

MrsPttc - yeah I think the old measure for morphology was basically does it have a head and one tail, now the measures are very specific and to be considered 'normal' it's precise measurement for the shape of the head, length of tail etc hence the drop from 30 to 5%.
Glad the softcup use went well - was it fiddly putting it in after BD? Did you lose some semen in the process? I'm thinking of trying them on our next natural cycle, I like the benefit of not being leaky too! Were they easy to find in the UK - do boots do them?

Hi Nell, boots do the Mooncups, the reusable ones but have heard softcups are better as they're smaller so keep the semen nearer the cervix. I bought mine from Amazon. I practised with one a few weeks ago when sitting on the toilet & it was quite hard, but when youre all wet down there anyway after BD (I use conceive plus) it just slid right in!! No I hardly lost any semen at all & was sooo less messy! x

Yes I bought a mooncup on a whim last cycle while buying OPK's in boots. It's not for me. I tried it once after BD but I didn't feel it kept anything near the cervix, I just had a moonful cup of BD juice!. It also leaked and sort of sat uncomfortably wonky inside me. I suppose I need to persevere and practice using it but the one try put me off tbh as like i say i felt it sat too low down to help keep semen near the cervix.
It also was sort of suction based, as in popping it in and removing had this big thwoooop noise/effect which was interesting.
Are the softcups similar to my experience with the mooncup - should i give them a try?

Hi gals,

Sorry, been gone for awhile and just caught up on the posts. It seems like everyone is still working towards their BFP, hope June is the month for us spotters.

Hard to believe, but my two weeks since AF has come and gone, got my smiley face today, so we're hoping for a BFP again this month. The 2ww officially starts for us tomorrow. What has me so confused is that my OV date has been 14-16 days since I've been using OPK's (4th month now, I believe) with an average LP of 14-15 days. My question is, are any of you gals here completely on time with your cycles even through the spotting? Spotting has begun from 5dpo to 9dpo for me, but it hasn't missed a single month since my MC back in January, it's so confusing.

Oh, and I also have a question about the softcups. Do you have a direct link to them from Amazon? I'm here in the US, so I'm not sure where to get them from... if this turns out to be another BFN month, then I think we just might try them as I've been hearing a lot of praise regarding them, but have never seen/used one myself.

Thanks in advance. =)

Hiya Cosmos - I had a look on the softcups webby, there's a video of what they look like and how to use them. I gather they're easier to find in the US than the UK tbh and I think you might get them in most of the big pharmacies (on the tampon, sanitary care aisle as that's what they're meant for really!) if you didn't want to internet order.

Re my cycle, yes it's regular despite the spotting, My O is around Cd12 and my LP always 11-13 days regardless of when the spotting starts (usually 4-7dpo for me)

FX for your BFP this month!

Hi ladies,

Thought I'd shed some insight into my spotting. I went to the doctor's today and my day 21 prog. was fine however I had a random blood draw a few weeks ago and my LH to FSH is 4:1. This is a sign of PCOS and I know spotting is common with PCOS. I have no other markers of PCOS but the bloodwork makes it fairly apparent. I had bloodwork done before I conceived my son and I had a high ratio then as well. So, at this point it looks like I have PCOS. I guess at least I have a diagnosis.