Hi all you lovely supportive ladies. I am sorry I have not been around the last few days ? we have been changing over internet/phone suppliers and things have been on hold.

Jodsan ? we do sound similar. Thanks for the tips about Estrogen dominance. I did speak to my FS about it (my vent about the appointment is below), and he seemed to brush my questions off. But ? I do reckon that?s it. Can I ask, is it giving you spotting outside of your normal period? I have spotted very lightly today on Day 8, 3 days after finishing my AF. Fortunately, I am already doing most of the things on your list. DH and I are vegetarians. I have recently switched to Organic free range eggs because I eat an egg a day and have read the others are packed with the hormones you were speaking of. I don?t drink coffee either, and have managed to get down to one black tea a day (with 1 or 2 green or white teas a day). I fail in the exercise area. I am fairly trim, but know I could use some more cardio. When are your exams? You must be busy studying with a 2 year old! Good to read about lunar cycles ? I have printed mine off. Seems to be past the forecasted ?O? this month, so maybe DH and I will do some extened BD?ing

Jenushka ? in my last pregnancy I conceived on the third cycle. It was the only month I used PreSeed. My DH is certain the PreSeed helped, especially as we have read CM is less hospitable (not just less in volume ) as we get older. I will never know if it helped or hindered the pregnancy. You will see in my ?vent? below what my FS had to say about it? And a belated congrats on the +OPK

Jen ? I noticed you were asking Jenushka about applying PreSeed? I just want you to know that that stuff is FUN!. There is too much in the applicator, so we are not going to use it all this time. But (TMI) it does not all just need to be inserted. DH also likes it applied on to you know where. Great forplay. How embarrassing. I just know he is really looking forward to our getting back in the saddle this month.

SaraJane ? congrats on the house. Looks like a lot of positive energy is coming your way

Issy ? Agree with you on the whole OPK?s. Test line for me gets darker and darker, but never quite matches the control. Can?t find a brand I like either! BTW ? I love those PJ-wearing lazy rainy days!

Acria ? Sorry about AF. I had everything crossed for you. Even though we were not supposed to try last month, we did succumb one night near ?O? and I was positive I had symptoms. I know you must be feeling very disappointed

BettyBoop ? sorry about your chart. I know what you mean about seeing other babies. Some days I go out and it seems to be raining gorgeous newborns. It is like they are all out on one big playdate. It is hard. But you have your AF ? you are a FERTILE woman

Mollycat ? enjoy your new haircut. After my recent MC one of the first things I did was go shorter and really light blonde. I had pretty bad regrowth prior because I don?t colour my hair in the first trimester. I hope it has made you feel sweet.

Megsmum ? congratulations on your decision. and good luck with your new way forward.

Krystielove ? good luck with the OB appointment on Friday.

AFM ? Saw my FS yesterday. Day 7 of first TTC cycle (after having two periods). Armed with an A4 page of questions inspired by reading from our Flowerchild, I got no answers. I still do not understand how my chromosomally normal baby with a perfect heartbeat got taken from us before 10 weeks. ?There must be something wrong with my machinery,? I insisted. So he has offered to perform a barrage of tests which were all the ones I was hoping for (including the Factor V Leiden one Flowerchild has spoken of). He suspects they will come back fine. Maybe I am overeacting, but I don't want to go through another MC. I would like to go into the next pregnancy knowing everything is in good working order. I will also be having an ultrasound next month related to some cramping I am having throughout my cycle. But the FS did say a few things which got my goat up. For one, I was accused of doing too much reading. It is not the first time I have been told this. Secondly, I asked him what he thought of PreSeed (which I believe helped us with our last conception). The FS said it is very expensive and I might as well be using Olive Oil! None the less ? I have two boxes waiting in my ensuite and fully intend to enjoy them. Thirdly, I had a question for him about my high BBT?s. I had printed off some lovely pages of charts. He handed them back to me and said he thought BBT-ing was a waste of time! AGGGGGH! I will not bore you all with the full conversation, but I did feel a little deflated. I had been looking forward to the appointment and having a good conversation about what we have been through and what the best way forward is, but mostly got non-commital monosyllabic one-word answers. OK ? have fully vented now!

This is a very long entry. Hope I have not bored you all!