Hi everyone

PLC - I was thinking of you yesterday and am soooooo happy you have reached this important milestone.

Acria - I am interested in the whole "O" pain thing, too. I had never had it before my first loss last September at age 37. Since then I have been getting it for maybe 4 or 5 days around O. I looked on other forums and it seems it can come days before, during or even a day after O.

Vanaithi - My first period arrived on time, but was not normal for me. 2 days fresh medium bleeding (sorry tmi). I spotted fresh on Day 7 a few hours later after BD, but put it down to that. Then I spotted on Day 9. I told my GP about this. She said the spotting on day 9 was not normal. I understand the first can be very heavy or very light. I am keen to see what my AF arriving approx next Monday will be like. Hoping it is a boringly normal 4-5 day effort.

Jodsan - thanks SO MUCH for your msg explaining ANA. I do not know if I am mean't to reply to the msg here or in some other way - a bit new to this forum business. I read your reply to flowerchild with great interest. I also was tested for the anticardioplan (spelling?) antibodies and they came up negative. Is this the other testing you were referring to? My folate was nice and high so it is not the homocystine thingo. I have read some women have an MTHFR issue - don't know if that is related to ANA, but apparently common for MC - but my GP had not heard of it. I am seeing an FS in a couple of weeks and would love to be armed with some intelligent questions (so would love to learn more from you). I looked up Lupus yesterday and, while I do not have the sore joints, I do continue to be very vulnerable to bouts of fatigue. That is probably the only thing I could find in common with the lupus.

Flowerchild - forgive my naivity, but is the test for NK cells something separate to request? I did look up the link - excellent reading, thank you.

ME - a bit in the doldrums. Have to change the age on my signature tomorrow. 38 seems to be a bit of a landmark figure when you read about egg quality and that damned downward hill. But am doing my very best to make sure my machinery is in the best possible working order for my next PG. Did a POAS today at only 9dpo. Did not want to get a BFN on my birthday. Surprise: BFN. Too early anyways...

TO EVERYONE ELSE - a big "hi" Hope you are having a smooth-sailing week. Good luck to all in their TWW.