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[HollyMonkey]

OMG! What a week (and weekend)! I haven't posted for ages and I've missed so much!
(I tend to use '!!!!' too much....sorry!!)
On Saturday I ran a seminar on natural health for children from 9am to 12pm, then came home and had a birthday party for my 10 year old, then there was a huge rugby final game on so we had people round for that and then I got called out after just over 1 hour's sleep to deliver a baby! POOPED is not even the word!
On top of that, the whole of last week I have had a stomach bug and have been living on apples and water (diarrhoea not vomiting so little hope of a symptom there). Loads of fevers and chills so my temp tracking has gone completely for a loop.
No pregnancy symptoms for me, though I felt very positive post-BD. My DH is still very positive and I'm trying to smile along but it just seems sort of fake.
My resolve to not test until AF is due (on 6th) broke down this morning as I have tests that I brought home from my rooms and thought 'what the hell, they're free'! Needless to say Last month AF was 2 weeks late and I got so excited despite the bfn's that I think I'm just over it...for now

Oh well....I'm off to make vegetarian sushi for the birthday dinner tonight and take my mind off it all

Thanks for keeping me laughing ladies!

It's awful isn't it TrinityMom? I get left behind if I don't drop in for a few hours! Mind you it's just as well you weren't there for the coordinated POAS with a clock change, heaven knows what time it is in South Africa?! East and West Coast America is confusing enough for me! Are you drinking your coffee or your wine?

You're like me- we did BD around what I felt was a great O, lots of EWCM, good libido, lots of ferning on my stepson's toy microscope, +opks......but now....NOTHING! Except a fews
You're very lucky with your DH, mine wouldn't know one end of my cycle from the other, every day would be O day if he had his way!
And don't worry about using too many !!!!!!!! We will off course be counting how many you use, and you will be fined accordingly if you exceed the accepted number,and the money will go towards buying IC's which we will distribute equally between us.
Vegetarian Sushi sounds good- don't offer any to our pregnant mascot Kit_cat though!
Stay with us TrinityMom, you may have that yet, spookier things have happened on this thread........

 

[LittleSpy]

So if your temp stays up tomorrow... are you going to feel better about it??

I honestly don't think I'll even seriously consider that I'm actually pregnant until I get a !
If my temp is still up tomorrow I'll probably just be frustrated because that means I have to wait an extra day for AF. Then again I'll be slightly pleased because that will mean my LP is longer than I thought (I thought 12 days which makes AF due Wednesday).

I start having doubts and then I start getting excited about how much beer I'll be able to drink this weekend if AF shows up. I'm big on silver linings!

 

[kit_cat]

So if your temp stays up tomorrow... are you going to feel better about it??

I honestly don't think I'll even seriously consider that I'm actually pregnant until I get a !
If my temp is still up tomorrow I'll probably just be frustrated because that means I have to wait an extra day for AF. Then again I'll be slightly pleased because that will mean my LP is longer than I thought (I thought 12 days which makes AF due Wednesday).

I start having doubts and then I start getting excited about how much beer I'll be able to drink this weekend if AF shows up. I'm big on silver linings!

Littlespy.....had to chip in when I read that last statement re the beer!! A girl after my own heart! Love it

 

[newbie_ttc]

So if your temp stays up tomorrow... are you going to feel better about it??

I honestly don't think I'll even seriously consider that I'm actually pregnant until I get a !
If my temp is still up tomorrow I'll probably just be frustrated because that means I have to wait an extra day for AF. Then again I'll be slightly pleased because that will mean my LP is longer than I thought (I thought 12 days which makes AF due Wednesday).

I start having doubts and then I start getting excited about how much beer I'll be able to drink this weekend if AF shows up. I'm big on silver linings!

Littlespy.....had to chip in when I read that last statement re the beer!! A girl after my own heart! Love it

I agree! I always celebrate AF with a nice stiff drink!! the can't steal all my joy!!

 

[newbie_ttc]

Gosh! that was a lot of catching up to do! that'll teach me for staying away too long. No symptoms today, but i woke up with a scratchy throat and a headache! really annoyed about this! Not b/c i don't want to be sick, but b/c of the timing... any symptoms i may or may not have will now be camouflaged by cold symptoms, and i'm sure my temp is going to be unreliable after today *sigh*

Fx'ed tightly for everyone still! looking forward to updates on Wednesday and Friday and those in between from littlespy

 

[Mollykins]

Gosh! that was a lot of catching up to do! that'll teach me for staying away too long. No symptoms today, but i woke up with a scratchy throat and a headache! really annoyed about this! Not b/c i don't want to be sick, but b/c of the timing... any symptoms i may or may not have will now be camouflaged by cold symptoms, and i'm sure my temp is going to be unreliable after today *sigh*

Fx'ed tightly for everyone still! looking forward to updates on Wednesday and Friday and those in between from littlespy

Hey sweets! I just want you to go ahead and do a search for sore throats in early pregnancy. I'm counting it as a symptom! And hey- upside about your temps being wonky after this? You are 10 dpo... only 3 more days for you (according to your ticker).

 

[HollyMonkey]

Can I come to the drinks party girls? I'll bring a nice bottle of French wine along for us!
So another this morning for me- I'm at best 9dpo, at worst 11, which is why I've set my mood as cynical....not even an evap line on the horizon...

Not a symptom on the horizon either, and I don't think even a math whizz such as Mollykins can alter my equation But I'm feeling positive about the next round now, I'm going to do all that healthy diet stuff, drink grapefruit juice etc

Good luck with your if any of you are POAS today!

 

[HollyMonkey]

Gosh! that was a lot of catching up to do! that'll teach me for staying away too long. No symptoms today, but i woke up with a scratchy throat and a headache! really annoyed about this! Not b/c i don't want to be sick, but b/c of the timing... any symptoms i may or may not have will now be camouflaged by cold symptoms, and i'm sure my temp is going to be unreliable after today *sigh*

Fx'ed tightly for everyone still! looking forward to updates on Wednesday and Friday and those in between from littlespy

Hee hee that's why I thought I'd better drop in this morning, less catching up to do later!!
I have heard of sore throat as a symptom, but then I got one last month at a few dpo, which turned into flu, so I don't trust them. Gosh I should change my 'mood' indicator, I think it's making me more cynical than I actually am!!
Do you have a very runny nose and sneezing though? I had that with a pregnancy so I'm less cynical about runny noses than I am about sore throats! Ok ok I'll go and change that mood indicator....

 

[HollyMonkey]

There that's better I've changed my mood. Have a psychedelic day everyone!:

 

[TrinityMom]

I'm out
AF arrived....4 days early. Last month 2 weeks late! I've never been irregular before! Also never battled to fall pregnant before - every other time it's been first time round

 

[TrinityMom]

But I'm feeling positive about the next round now, I'm going to do all that healthy diet stuff, drink grapefruit juice etc

Good luck with your if any of you are POAS today!

DO share these healthy diet tips please...and what's with the cough syrup someone was buying??

 

[HollyMonkey]

But I'm feeling positive about the next round now, I'm going to do all that healthy diet stuff, drink grapefruit juice etc

Good luck with your if any of you are POAS today!

DO share these healthy diet tips please...and what's with the cough syrup someone was buying??

Sorry the got you!

Nothing terribly scientific to my dietry plan- just generally upping my fruit and veg, reducing my alcohol and caffeine etc. My ttc buddy StillWaiting says grapefruit juice is good for fertile CM, and I think the cough syrup is for CM too, but I personally tend to avoid anything medicinal where possible!

 

[emandi]

But I'm feeling positive about the next round now, I'm going to do all that healthy diet stuff, drink grapefruit juice etc

Good luck with your if any of you are POAS today!

DO share these healthy diet tips please...and what's with the cough syrup someone was buying??

Oh TrinityMom,
I am sorry to hear about your nasty surprise.
On the other hand you will be testing first next month and make us all jealous
About some advice now, try to avoid soya products as they affect sperm.
I have been using cough medicine (expectorant) and conceived on a first go last time (shame it ended up in MC). You have to use one containing quaifenesin as a main component. In America is (I think) Robitusin, not sure if you can get it in SA, but you def get something similar. It thins mucus (all also CM). But I think grapefruit juice might do just the same.
I have been using also Apimist plus Pollen product, but not sure if you can get it in SA. This one improves egg quality.
Hope you found it useful

I might be out any minute as well, my lower back and abdominal pain is killing me 2.day already, tiny bit of spotting ...

Lots of love

 

[Crunchie]

I gave in and tested and bfn and no sign or syptom of af !!! Sorry af got u ...... I have crazy irregular cycles so if I don't fall this month they are going to test me for pcos !!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh ! I was soooooooo innocent about a year ago .... Now I have turned into a poas/cm/symptom spotter/nipple poking/tww addict

What happend to me ???

 

[emandi]

Hello ladies ,
just a little update from me. Still confused more than ever .
It's been second day I've been having quite intense lower back and abdominal pain. Spotting here and there (only when I wipe, but not every time), feeling a bit dodgy with a bit of temperature I assume.
Don't know what it all means

To Mollykins and other lovely ladies who were asking when I plan to test - will be testing on Wednesday and Friday (or maybe every day as I didn't resist today already, but I am afraid I have nothing to share as it was )

Love to you all

 

[emandi]

... and I was pregnant in my dream ... again!!!

 

[LittleSpy]

Trinitymom -- So sorry to hear got you. Have a drink for me tonight!
Molly -- chin up! FF tells me today that only 40someodd% of + pregnancy tests are reported 11dpo or before.

As for me, my TEMP FREAKING SKYROCKETED today. Pre O I was temping around 96.5-96.9 most days. After O I've been 97.6-97.8 or so. Today I was at 98.67!! Um.. my temperature doesn't normally run that high even when I'm active during the day. I'm also still not spotting & have plenty of creamy cm (sorry tmi). I'm definitely wobbling now. I still feel like AF could get me at any time without me being surprised though.

I didn't POAS this morning (can you freaking believe it!?). I'm trying just to see what happens. Still thinking maybe I O'd later than FF thinks (I had O pains the same day my temp rose so I think I could possibly be a 10dpo instead of 11). Waiting waiting waiting.

 

[Mollykins]

TrinityMom- So sorry the got your this time around. The only bit of advice I can add is maybe you can try pre-seed? I haven't tried it (yet) but I've heard amazing things. FX for you that next month is all yours sweets.

Emandi- You are 10 dpo with some cramping, lower back pain, and light spotting?? Hmm... you know... that sounds suspiciously like implantation bleeding/spotting. IB happens between 6-12 dpo. So you had another dream you were pregnant... you know that's a sign. Oh and you are feeling warm.
PIB (possible ib) + PD (pg dream) + W (warm) = Yep... there you have it.

Crunchie- I think we are all "poas/cm/symptom spotter/nipple poking/tww addict"'s. You are in good company here. Sorry about your bfn this morning. I really despise those one lined tests. I think we must be ordering the wrong ones... perhaps we should be calling the company and requesting the ones with two lines???

LittleSpy- I'm afraid that for you love, I have some bad news.... I'm really sorry to have to tell you this but... you are not going to be able to have another beer for at least nine months. Can't wait for your test tomorrow!

Ladies- I am beginning to feel the urge to POAS. But if I cave and test tomorrow, I will have to go out and buy another test for Friday... BUT... if I test tomorrow, I wouldn't have to buy another test unless AF didn't show up on Friday. And if AF didn't show on Friday and I went to buy a test, there would be (theoretically speaking) enough HCG in my body to register a positive on 2mu. Hmm. Oh the rationalizations of the POAS-addict!

 

[Mollykins]

HollyMonkey- You bring the wine... I'll bring the food. No sense in drinking on an empty stomach. So are you testing every day? I am fairly sure you said that you were going to but I can't remember...
Oh and I do not have to do your math. I really do not. You think you are out because of lack of symptoms.... that's not a good enough reason. Our most loved mascot Kit, didn't have any symptoms either... well, other than a couple small ones.

 

[LittleSpy]

Molly, just do it! Crunchie & I need another testing buddy tomorrow.

I read (reading gets me into so much trouble) that 12% of all pregnant women's charts are triphasic (which is what mine looks like it'll be after today). Only 5% of non-pregnant women have triphasic charts. That means, if your bbt chart is triphasic, then it's 3x more likely that you're pregnant than not. Right? I'm not the math guru here.
It's definitely morely likely that I'm in the 12% of pregnant women than the 5% of non-pregnant women. Yeah?