Hi girls

Mouse, that sounds very promising! good luck visiting the doc on wed, hopefully she'll be able to confirm the bfp for you!

Leyla, i have never noticed spotting around o time but i have heard of it, and i know it does happen. apparently it's the result of the sudden drop in oestrogen just before ovulation, before progesterone has been released to sustain the lining. some girls use this sign as one of their ovulation 'indicators'.

Satya, the time away sounds lovely, i hope you guys enjoy yourselves. i don't know a whole lot about fibroids but i didn't think they could cause m/cs?? i'm not sure, but i know friends who have them and haven't had them removed because they haven't really impacted them badly. in any case, good luck with it all, i've got my fingers crossed.

TimNik, when i first started charting over a year ago i started on day 6, so no, it doesn't matter if you start after day 1. it does take some time to get used to, but once you get the hang of it it's great, i really love knowing what my body's doing (except when it's doing something bad...). i can recommend a really good book on charting if you're interested. Sorry about the termites too - that sounds like hell!!

Megsmum - fingers crossed for you! the hunger and needing to go to the loo are great symptoms. i hope this is your month.

Salt, that's a fantastic temp shift today! i reckon you ovulated yesterday, but i guess time will tell. hopefully your temp stays up there. i hope you start to feel better soon too.

Kiwigirl, have been stalking your chart too it's confusing but that rise yesterday has got to be good! it's great that you can't feel AF on her way, only a few more days of waiting.

Bun, you sound like you're in a pretty good place at the moment, considering the huge emotional turmoil that is pregnancy after a miscarriage! your bt results are fabulous. i hope the next couple of weeks zooms past so you can see your little baby at your scan.

Shellbell, i'm sorry AF arrived and for the effect it's had on you and DH. i just wish there was something i could say to make you feel better.

Sharon sorry about the spotting, the first few days of AF are such a downer. it's interesting what your doc said too, but one thing i've found with this whole TTC/pg thing is that everyone, even doctors, seems to have a different opinion. but i always though sperm lasted longer than the egg too.

Hi Belinda, 16 day AF sounds awful. are you taking iron? hopefully it sorts itself out soon, it must be hard to deal with for that long.

i have been very teary lately, last night i just sobbed with the anxiety this pg has caused. and as i write this to a forum full of girls who would love to be pg, i feel enormously guilty, as i know i am very fortunate to be pregnant, but it is just hard to be positive and not worry all the time. i've been snapping at DH all day (he's smart and has gone out for a few hours!) as i dreamt last night that at my scan on tues i saw two heartbeats, but one of them stopped beating on screen while we were watching. then when i woke up this morning my boobs weren't nearly as sore as they have been, so the anxiety/worry has gone into overdrive. the first scan is a few days away now and feel sick at the thought of it. even though my last experience in that room was good (when i saw my baby's heartbeat for the first time) i just can't stop remembering the feeling of being told at my 12 week scan there was no heartbeat anymore.
anyway, sorry to whinge, i don't want to seem ungrateful for what i have been given. i just have to accept that i have no control over this pregnancy and it is a waiting game. in the meantime, i have arrived at the wrong end of a pack of choc orange tim tams...