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[HappyCpl]

Morning everyone!

Elt - getting excited for you!!!!

Hann - scary stuff friend. Hang tight and as banana said try not to work yourself up too much. If it gets any more is there a hospital or something you can get to or are you completely outta luck on hols? Fx and prayers for you!!!

Afm - well....not only did I get a , no AF and a massive temp drop this morning, but thanks to that drop ff has also seen fit to demote my crosshairs....not instead of 15 dpo I'm apparently 5 dpo! Ugh Happy Anniversary! Lol

So once again, no idea if I've ovulated. Looking at my temps the last couple days I wondered if I really just ovulated a few days ago. Bd was def better timed so that would be nice...but it's pretty annoying to think the 2ww is over an then suddenly you're right back in the middle of it! And of course once again I didn't opk that day. I suck! Lol I just want to know if I really ovulate! Is that so much to ask?? Hope you all have a better morning

sorry for your BFN

 

[banana07]

Oh mama - I really fell for you you're the definition of the rollercoaster of emotions - hopefully you'll get solid physical proof of something soon

afm almost forgot to mention did an opk last night and much darker then previous but still not same as control line I would say about 60% as dark and again this morning same thing maybe very slightly darker again about 70% - today is CD18 so the day I always get my smiley face on my OPK and have just got some pretty bad cramps in my lower left (its always my left ??? - is this normal - 3rd month in a row being my left??). So have dtd last 3 night and hopefully tonight and tomorrow night will give dh a rest then!! As I said before he is getting the camera into his stomach this evening so hopefully he'll be ok tonight. Sorry mama I just remembered your asked before about him, he is fine just has a hernia in his stomach he's had it for years got it checked out about 6 years ago and just never bothered to do anything about it just means some of the food in his stomach comes back up so he constantly burping and has to avoid lots of nice food (which he doesn't)!!

Oh just thinking now last time he had it done I was just a couple of weeks pregnant - wonder is it a good omen!!!!

 

[marieb]

Hey all having a bit of a scary time, last night before bed I wiped and there was a bit of light brown tinged cm about the size of a 50p and then 20p then nothing but clear. This morning there was more cm but this time it had some pink lines in it. If I hadn't have been examining my cm I might have missed it but I still always do so I could see it def there. What do you think? I am obviously assuming the worst and that I'm about to mc. I'm on holiday still until Friday so I can't even get to a dr so I'm just going to have to wait and see what happens. I'm terrified!

I've been having brown spotting for the last week and a half so I've done lots and lots of googling on the subject. Brown or pink spotting without cramping is really common in the first trimester. I called my midwives when I first noticed my spotting and they said not to worry unless it gets bright red or is accompanied by cramps.
I know it's so hard to worry because even though I've had an ultrasound and have heard my baby's heartbeat on the doppler I'm still a bit of a nervous wreck now!
I would bring it up with your doctor or midwife just so they know what's going on but if it's just brown/pink spotting it's likely not a huge deal.

Do you have an ultrasound soon?

 

[runnergrl]

hi girls. just cheking in. Yes, brown spotting is nothing to worry about. If there is a real problem with the pregnancy and/or baby, you will know. Trust me.. its a flow, not spotting....
just wanted to share that. hopefully it gives you both peace of mind

 

[Jessicabaxter]

I've also had spotting with my first and doc said it was blood from period u didnt get. I've MC as well and know that spotting with out cramping or bright red is not a mc. Hope this helps!

 

[Hann12]

Thank you so much girls, your words have helped and I really appreciate it. I have relaxed today as much as I could and tried not to think about it. I had one more tiny bit when I wiped earlier so it's still there but I'm hoping it's gone tomorrow but guess that's down to fate. I have my scan on Saturday so not too long to wait. Just really hoping everything is okay!
Marie - I get how scary it is for you now - must be reassuring to hear the heartbeat though. I hope I get to there!

 

[HappyCpl]

It's quiet in here today. Hope everyone is doing well.

If this nausea is not pregnancy related, I wish it would go away. No heartburn today. Just fatigue, nausea, indigestion, and a dull headache. Good news is my upper respiratory issues have gone away!! Loving that. Lol.

Hann - Can't wait to hear the results of your scan Saturday.

 

[HappyCpl]

Oh, and I've had creamy CM today and yesterday. More today than yesterday. Usually only happens the day before or the day of AF's arrival.

 

[banana07]

Hey - Hann hope you feeling better - some good post from the girls there

Happycpl - hope it is preg related!!! When did you say your testing again before saturday???

I think I may have O'd today which is 1 day earlier than last 2 months. Going to take my last opk test now this eve but had to pretty dark ones last 2 days and had the most awful cramps this evening very lower ones thought I was going to pass out had to sit down!! Hopefully that is it. Exhausted now and DH is really really tired and cranky so will be a serious push and ask to dtd tonight but really really feel I need to - fx

Oh and my car broke down this eve had to get it toed away for repair - feck it

 

[MamaMac123]

Banana - ugh sorry about your car! Car problems suck!

Hann - sounds like those with more experience have given you some peace of mind I'm glad they've been here for you. Fx for you scan!

Happycpl - symptoms sound promising! Fx and to you!

Afm - not much to report. Took an OPK and it was pretty faint. Figured I better take one so that when ff moves my ov date to today I can disregard it! :eyeroll:

One thing, my cervix dropped big time. Been pretty high and open last few days and now it's low, closed and getting firm. Also have had huge amounts of yellowish/whitish snot like cm. Anyone have any input on that? At what point in a cycle is that typical? I usually have pretty watery cm (prob due to DH and I bd pretty regularly) but after the weekend anniversary event we've taken a few nights off haha Anyway, just wondering if it may give me a clue as to where I actually am in my cycle.

 

[HappyCpl]

Banana I'll prob go get some tests tonight and start testing Thursday. If I can wait. That totally stinks about your car.

Mama - when are you testing again? Your symptoms sound very good!! FX'd!!'

 

[elt1013]

Hello

Hann- sounds like the girls really know what they are talking about and gave you great advice/insight. I have never had experience with this but can imagine it has to be scarey. If you are anything like me, you probably didn't realize how common m/c are until BnB. Unbelievable how common they are, and my heart goes out to all the ladies who have had to go through such an aweful experience as that. Sounds like what is going on with you is not at all related to that though and I can't wait to hear about your scan!

Happy- fx for you that all those are preg symptoms, sounds promising, but as we all know, our bodies sure do like to play tricks on us in the tww. Hopefully not the case with you.

Mama- sorry that your cycle seems to be so confusing...this one was definately confusing for me aswell, so hope you get some answers soon! Atleast if you didn't ovulate until later, that would explain the bfns and you know you still have a chance!

Banana- yay for those opks getting darker and sorry the O pains are so bad. Do you feel good about your chances this month with the bd routine and all? I really hope we get another bfp soon in here! It is kind of nice having some of our cycles kind of spread out in here, because when one of us loses hope for our own bfp, we still have others to get excited and have hope for.

Well, obviosely BFN for me this morning, which is fine because I was pretty much expecting it at 7dpo. Temp is still up there though and still lots of watery cm. Weird but different than usual so I suppose it could be good sign. I really don't have any other symptoms besides a little heartburn here and there but that isn't that unusual for me in the tww. No mood swings though yet, which I always have by now, so fx! all around in here. Hoping for another BFP soon!

 

[HappyCpl]

Oh Elt, sounding good! FX'd we all get our BFP's together this cycle!!!

 

[IsaacRalph]

Morning girls!
Had a busy day yesterday so didn't have time to catch up on here sorry!
Han- hope your trying to relax & enjoy your holiday. Hope the spotting has settled but remember you had implantation bleeding/spotting & it could be just left over from that! It could also be old blood from last cycle which can come from the cervix. I don't think you should prepare for the worst at all!

Happycpl- those symptoms still sound really good, when you testing?

Mama- bummer that ff changed your ov date, how very confusing for you! So your still in with a shot this cycle well that's exciting! Have you had any ov pains?

Banana- I always get ov pains few days before especially when bding, keep an eye in those opks as I find them really good! It should show full on positive for you soon & then go from there! Keep up that bding up. Hope your dh is feeling ok.

Elt- boo for the bfn but as you said 7dpo is so so early not many show up at this stage. Good luck over the next few days.

Afm- after having a down day yesterday I am starting to perk up a bit! AF has nearly left the building just a bit of brown spotting now been wearing pantyliners since yesterday so only 2 day flow this month! Used to worry when ttc my ds that it was too light & the lining was too thin but then went onto having ds fine. So reading up I can take raspberry leaf tea to improve the thickness of my womb lining! Got my ultrasound on 2nd Oct so they will measure it then. Probably just worrying over nothing but the raspberry leaf tea is fine to take up to ovulation so can't hurt. Anyway have a great day girlies Xx

 

[banana07]

Morning girls

ELT - sorry about the BFN but as you said 7dpo is really really early even so its still horrible to see!! fx for you in next few days - when will you test again??

Happycpl - I have swore to myself this month that I wouldn't test until at least 14dpo but I'm pretty confident i will not stick to this esp since I have 3 tests that I ordered online a few weeks ago sitting at home!!

Mamamac - sounds like your still in with a really good chance - esp with all the bd you do be at!!!

Its great to see all the girls are still here keeping an eye on us even if they are not fully active and giving Hann such good advice Cheers Girls

Issacralph - whoo for AF leaving the building - be careful with the raspberry tea tho don't they use that to help bring on labour, just make sure you do the right research I would imagine if its used to bring on labour its not good for ttc you want the eggy to stay in there!! Just do good research before you do anything.

Afm, managed to dtd last night just about, I don't check my cp but usually around this time in the month and ususally after the +opks sex is really painful I can physically feel that my cervix is way down and tender so would that happen before / during or after Ov normally?? I have no opk left and will cost me €27 to get more as can't get cheap ones here only online so I'm just going to presume I have O'd between the pretty dark opks last 2 day, its the same as past cycles, the cramps and the low cervix. Don't think we'll manage to dtd tonight last night was a serious push plus I think Dh is working but I'll give it a go tomorrow night just incase I have O'd later then I think - have done the last 4 nights now so hopefully I'm covered. Of course totally pesamistic (sp?) already feel out!!!

 

[banana07]

Very confused been googling this last half hour and totally conflicing stories as to why sex is so painful yes everyone agrees it to do with ovulation but some say its before Ov and some say after. Some say the cervix comes forward (whatever forward means in a horizontal passage!!) and some say its higher. If it was higher why would it hurt, it only makes sense pain wise that its lower down or moved in some way. Has anyone any idea what painful sex / tender cervix means, that I have or am about it ov or currently ovulating???

Wonder if thats what I have been doing wrong, we usually bd the day of the +opk and maybe the day after but what if I don't actuallly Ov until another day or so and the sperm hasn't survied from the previous days?? I think my plan to leave tonight and go for it again tomorrow night might cover that??

 

[IsaacRalph]

Just read them, some of them were so funny while others were extremely sad. Really highlights the TTC rollercoster of emotions!

How's everyones temps this morning?

Banana I love reading your posts be ause they are so Irish - the way you write is exactly how you speak, it's great! I used to work in an Irish bar in sydney and it brings back memories when you say things like 'it's grand'. Sorry I had to tell you that!!

I'm excited to see how mamas getting on when she gets back on!!

I did my final digi this morning, you know how they take 2 minutes to process, well it took less than 20 seconds and there it was 3+ - a lovely sight to greet me! Felt a bit more nauseous this morning too but that could be because I was up half the night with my DD. she normally sleeps pretty well but I guess as we are on holiday she's decided she is in a strange place so we are getting night wake ups!

Morning girls

ELT - sorry about the BFN but as you said 7dpo is really really early even so its still horrible to see!! fx for you in next few days - when will you test again??

Happycpl - I have swore to myself this month that I wouldn't test until at least 14dpo but I'm pretty confident i will not stick to this esp since I have 3 tests that I ordered online a few weeks ago sitting at home!!

Mamamac - sounds like your still in with a really good chance - esp with all the bd you do be at!!!

Its great to see all the girls are still here keeping an eye on us even if they are not fully active and giving Hann such good advice Cheers Girls

Issacralph - whoo for AF leaving the building - be careful with the raspberry tea tho don't they use that to help bring on labour, just make sure you do the right research I would imagine if its used to bring on labour its not good for ttc you want the eggy to stay in there!! Just do good research before you do anything.

Afm, managed to dtd last night just about, I don't check my cp but usually around this time in the month and ususally after the +opks sex is really painful I can physically feel that my cervix is way down and tender so would that happen before / during or after Ov normally?? I have no opk left and will cost me €27 to get more as can't get cheap ones here only online so I'm just going to presume I have O'd between the pretty dark opks last 2 day, its the same as past cycles, the cramps and the low cervix. Don't think we'll manage to dtd tonight last night was a serious push plus I think Dh is working but I'll give it a go tomorrow night just incase I have O'd later then I think - have done the last 4 nights now so hopefully I'm covered. Of course totally pesamistic (sp?) already feel out!!!

Well done on all that bding! Like I said before I always start having pain & painful during sex few days before I ovulate & day of ovulation the worst, pain is sometimes there day after too. I would keep testing with the ic to cover all bases buy your plan sounds fine to BD tomoz, have a break a bit! Raspberry leaf tea is fine to take until ovulation then stop as it can cause your uterus to contract, I also take evening primrose & stop at ovulation!

 

[MamaMac123]

Hi ladies,

Happycpl - your symptoms sound promising! Fx for u! I'm not going to test again until the 28th (day after ff says I should start period) unless I start puking or something major haha I just can't deal with all the

Elt - sorry about your but still way early. Fx!!!

Isaac - good luck with the tea! maybe with that little boost you'll get your sticky bean

Hann - hows the spotting today hun?

Afm - this morning I've got a major increase in cm...it's sort of a watery/creamy white cm. very odd not at all my norm. Not sure what this means but I'm taking note of it. Also my cervix was back up high and soft this morning. It's odd for it to be moving up and down so much like that. :shrugs:

 

[elt1013]

Hi ladies,

Happycpl - your symptoms sound promising! Fx for u! I'm not going to test again until the 28th (day after ff says I should start period) unless I start puking or something major haha I just can't deal with all the

Elt - sorry about your but still way early. Fx!!!

Isaac - good luck with the tea! maybe with that little boost you'll get your sticky bean

Hann - hows the spotting today hun?

Afm - this morning I've got a major increase in cm...it's sort of a watery/creamy white cm. very odd not at all my norm. Not sure what this means but I'm taking note of it. Also my cervix was back up high and soft this morning. It's odd for it to be moving up and down so much like that. :shrugs:

Mama- I find that I can't figure out the cp thing either...mine is all over the place aswell! I don't really seem to get much info from checking it but I do anyhow.

Well, I have had some pretty bad nausea and stuffy nose last night and this morning and some bloody snot when blowing my nose (sorry tmi). Hoping it is another good sign, but I could just be coming down with something. I tested this morning again with ic and frer, both bfn, but I will probably keep testing everyday until af, as I have no self control with all these ics laying around, lol. My lp last month was 11 days, so I am hoping for atleast that this month aswell.

 

[banana07]

Thanks Issac - I hope I am ov when I think I am and not later if it is later means I haven't been bd enough so was never really in with a chance but even worse my lp is only 10 or 12 days so if I'm ov even later my lp would be even shorter I'll do the temps next month might give me a better idea.

Mamamac - I haven't a clue about cp - mine changed yesterday (well sex was painful so I figure it changed - without going inside it just felt lower if that makes sense too!). Spent ages today googling and everything says your cervix goes higher when you ov I would have thought it was opposite so that it would be lower to make it easier to get the sperm up there instead of having it further to travel. Oh I dunno am counting myself in the 2ww from today / 1dpo anyway hopefully I'm right!!

Oh also put 2 & 2 together today and I def get the worst pain the day I get my pos OPK and the sex is painful the next day had to have a good think but thats def it???