Lovie, put away the OPKs you need to do preggo test girl!!! We're all waiting now!! I do love I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant - you gotta wonder how some women miss it, especially with cravings and weight gain (but lots are on birth control which is probably why to give them some credit!).
Summer, well done on the 31lbs - that is amazing. 50mg is usually a starting dose but lots of women are on 100mg (my FS did 100mg straight away) and sometimes you se doses as high as 200mg but that is really rare. I had three months, went back to have a chat, cried some more, had nothing done and got a prescription for another three months. I'd already had my tubes checked and all clear, the only monitoring was 7dpo tests like Cran said to check progesterone levels (nice and high means you have ovulated). They try and force you to do it on day 21 which is fine is you O on CD14 (which I did apparently!) but if you O later (or even earlier) then adjust your appt accordingly if you can (that's if you get the blood tests - you don't ask you don't get).
Emmy, sorry yo're feeling poorly. I had a yukky bug several months ago where it was TMI ALERT coming out of both ends and I really don't think it was food poisoning (though it could have been but would have been my slow cooked spag bol which seems unlikely!). Get plenty of rest, plenty of water and try and up your Vit C (Ribena works better than orange juice) to boost your immune system. Get well soon.
Twinks, glad you are feeling better today. Just put this episode behind you and when you meet your friend just clear the air (provided she is adult enough to do that, something I'm not entirely sure of given her comments on here, but her text was promising). Just enjoy the bank hols and take it easy.
And so what if women want to have babies later in life - it's not a crime!!! I do think it's a bit wrong (just my opinion) if the woman has gone through the menopause though (and is in her 50s/60s, rather than someone who went through it prematurely like my mother in her early 30s after she'd had me!). So many women have careers now, it's not the 1950s where you get married in your late teens/early twenties and make babies and cook dinner - it's the 21st century. Glad I didn't watch it too (though I wouldn't say I'm old, but some girls on here (not B2B!) make me feel like a granny - and I'm sure some girls I went to school with are grannies by 31/32!!!)
Sorry, I know I said I wouldn't come on here after I reached a certain point (12w I think), but I always check what you are up to as you are all my friends - I hope you don't mind
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Think I pulled something in my tummy too as it's really aching 
