Hi everyone

Thanks for the lovely welcome back - I missed you all and often wondered how you were all going

ButterflyForever - Hi and welcome to our little support group. I am very sorry to hear of your loss and wish our lives could have crossed paths under different circumstances I know the ladies here have been an enormous support for me over the last 6 months since we lost our son at 18 weeks. It took us 3 years to conceive him and we are hoping that it won't take long to fall pg again but my cycles have been very wonky and age isn't exactly on my side Anyway, I understand how you feel that you want your daughter back Have you got a good support network of family or friends to help you? I found talking to a psych was very helpful and got me through some of my darkest times.

Blessed - I have just used the Lullaby conceptions OPTs and found them to be cheap (I think I bought 30 of them for the same reason as you) and quite good. I did get two days in a row where the line seemed to show just as darker or darker than the control, although I still find this tricky. The digital type - Clearblue - are much more expensive but they give you a smiley face if positive rather than you having to work out the shade of the colour. While I was overseas I bought a Clearblue Fertility Monitor which if AF arrives this cycle then I will start using next cycle. I found I was just getting so frustrated trying to follow the signs of temps, CM, OPKs and maybe baby (which doesn't seem to work for me) that I wanted something that was a bit simpler so I am hoping that the fertility monitor will do this. Good luck with your OPTs and I hope your cycles settle down soon.

Beata - I am so glad that your scan went well today - yay! Take care and thinking of you hun xx

Megan - I hope all is going well with you and 2nd trimester now, how exciting! Thinking of you too xx

Bec - how are things going with you?

Samcougar - sorry that AF arrived It's hard when you are feeling so positive isn't it? I am going through the same thing at the moment - would love to have brought back an extra bundle while we are away but also I would love for my cycles to be regular again and for AF to arrive early next week. And your DH sounds so wonderful and romantic - must be related to my DH . I hope you enjoyed your break - 2 weeks at the beach sounds like heaven!

AFM, well finished my first week back at work. I do feel like I have had a good break and yes I definitely needed it. Unfortunately DH spent quite a bit of time stressing about work and after one day back has decided to pursue other opportunities. He is over trying to push for a career and has decided to settle on lifestyle and less stress instead, which I am really pleased about! As I mentioned above I took a heap of OPKs with me and I think we managed to time BDing right and DH's aunt told me that their son and DIL conceived their child in the room we were in, not that I thought it was obvious what we were up to So she thinks their house is lucky when it comes to making babies. I hope she's right. Work is crazy busy with someone in my team resigning, one on leave and one away for the next few weeks doing other stuff, leaves a grand total of me to do 4 people's work - not happy! But I'm trying not to take it all too seriously.

Anyway, I have rambled enough. I hope to be back into BB regularly again from now on.

Take care all
oxo