Uk SMOG Wannabes ~ January

[zanacal]

Lavender - are you taking any blood thinners? Cranberry, low dosage aspirin or (to a lesser extent) Saw Palmetto? Have you started a new thread about this, I'm sure somebody will have some ideas!

[Lavenderlime]

Zanacal I'm not taking asprin but I'm taking cranberry sups but this month have only taken it for about a week as didn't take it durring the 2ww in December and held off a bit with my funny AF incase it turned out to be heavy implantation bleeding. I've now stopped taking it as in the 2WW even though I didn't attempt this month we have DD unprotected for a few times using the withdrawel method which has been fail safe for us in the past. I also used some rephresh just before so sure if any rouges did get through they wouldn't survive. But there's always a very small chance obviously.
I will Def start a new thread though.

Deaks. I haven't got a scooby what's going on..... it could be so many things taken about 10 cheapie ebay HPT between 10dpo last cycle and yesterday all BFN. But I don't feel right in myself so going to ask for blood test tomorrow to completely rule out pregnancy and may shed light if say I have a hormone imbalance or something from swaying?? I thought I may have an ovarian cyst at one point because I was having the pain in my side. Hopefully the Doc can shed some light tomorrow. This is also the first month that I haven't been using OPK's so no clue when I ovulated but had some EWCM about 3 or 4 days before the bleeding and through googling ovulation bleeding happens before ovulation not after due to a drop in estrogen levels but only 30% people get it.
Anyway going to stop wittering on and start a new thread.

[deaks66]

deaks, thank you for caring I first strained my back so badly that I had to take medication that knocked me out all of Friday (dh had to stay at home from work to mind the kids and household), then ds2 and dd caught a tummy bug in their little nursery that they started going to (they only went for a couple of days before they caught the bug sigh), they are on the mend now, but gosh, all the laundry and night wakings. Then we wake up this morning to a freezing house... turns out our heating is broken, luckily they can fix it tomorrow around 11ish... will have to boil water in a kettle tonight and somehow try and wash my hair. Guess they managed for generations without even a kettle.

I am also so freaked out with the diet. I read so many contradicting things that I dont know what is right anymore. Guess it matters little as long as you follow the general idea (high Cal and Mag, low salt and calories). So I tried to stay off here for a bit.

How are you, what cycle day are you on? I am happy to say that my PH has come down to 4.8. Thats a start. I dont remember what cycle day i am on, I think something like 10. I dont even start temping until around 12 as I o sooo late.
Are you back on the diet now?

Hope everyone else is well, the thread is moving so fast. Its really sunny here, hope you all get to soak some sun in today too wherever you are xx

Oh nini, what a nightmare for you...just too many things going wrong at once! Glad you are having some sunshine where you are but im right in remembering you are in europe right, so im hoping nowhere to chilly!! It is freezing in the uk today so no heating would be awful...happened to us last year and we had to camp out in the lounge with our log fire blazing...still brrrr!

I think youre right about the diet, just stick to the main principles which seem to tally with most of the diet variations. Think i might be doing rubbish with the calories side of things as although my main meals are definately off the diet, i have been eating lots of cake and biscuits since christmas! oh well!

Im cd 8 so similar to you. Cant wait to get this months attempt/s done but relaxing with the whole thinking/planning for it!

Glad you will get your heating fixed tomorrow then fx this is a better wk for you X

[deaks66]

Deaks. I haven't got a scooby what's going on..... it could be so many things taken about 10 cheapie ebay HPT between 10dpo last cycle and yesterday all BFN. But I don't feel right in myself so going to ask for blood test tomorrow to completely rule out pregnancy and may shed light if say I have a hormone imbalance or something from swaying?? I thought I may have an ovarian cyst at one point because I was having the pain in my side. Hopefully the Doc can shed some light tomorrow. This is also the first month that I haven't been using OPK's so no clue when I ovulated but had some EWCM about 3 or 4 days before the bleeding and through googling ovulation bleeding happens before ovulation not after due to a drop in estrogen levels but only 30% people get it.
Anyway going to stop wittering on and start a new thread.

Oh hun, you can witter away as much as you like to us...god i do it all the time! Glad you are going to get blood tests done...you will get to the bottom of it and hopefully its something and nothing related to ovulation...certainly ties in with your ewcm! Will you mention the diet to the doc? X

[GeCon]

Can I ask where you ladies are getting your liquorice root from? The only place I can find it at is Holland & Barrett.

[indigoviolet]

Hi ladies!

Been away this weekend so havn't been on, you have been busy! LOVING the bump pics, you all look amazing!

Thanks for the reasurrance about the sickness, and all your lovely responses. I'm sure you are all right and it will be fine. I did feel a bit worse at work on Friday and this evening not good either- the happiest I've been feeling ill! funny how I was just desperate for it to go away and now I'm loving every minute of feeling awful! Thinking of going to get a private 10week scan just to make myself relax a bit. Have my 12 week one booked but it is 2 weeks tomorrow, such a long time away!

I have loved catching up with all your posts this evening have missed you all!

[chocolate]

Hi everyone, hope your all ok, hope your heating is fixed nini but glad your not in the UK, its freezing here!

Lavenderlime, I wouldnt mention supps etc. just yet, she may then just say 'ahh that'll be it' and fob you off, see what she recommends first, maybe a scan or something. I agree with Zanacal about starting a thread, atomic may help there.

GeCon, I think when I got mine they were from Holland and Barrett too, prob. find them online somewhere I guess

[Inglewood]

Can I ask where you ladies are getting your liquorice root from? The only place I can find it at is Holland & Barrett.

Yip that's where I bought Dh's! x

[nini]

I am near Munich and it gets way colder here than in most places of the UK, although this winter is mild. Nevertheless, it is freezing here now and I am waiting for the plumber to get here and hope he can fix it really quickly.... having no heating means also having no warm water... how did people cope in the past, seems impossible... the water is now freezing, I am contemplating using my Evian to brush my teeth, LOL. Its still really sunny though, beautiful out there, only I havent had a shower for the 2nd day in a row now and wont leave the house until I have had one


Deaks I have everything crossed for you, you usually o around CD15 dont you? I am not attempting this month as havent been on diet long enough... will most likely have my attempt around 29February. Luckily my ph has gone down to 4.9 when I last measured it. I have to calibrate my Hanna, have never done it before and I am not sure if it actually gives reliable readings at the moment...

[Lavenderlime]

Morning went to see the dr.this a.m didn't mention diet or sups and none the wiser but she said she'd ruled out it being anything sinister and to carry on TTC. She said if it was etopic I would be in pain. I started another thread and atomic thinks it's down to the cranberry sups. Only time will tell really. Anyway that's enough of that! how are you all?

Nini good news about the plummer!

Deaks good luck this month are you just having a one shot O+12 or another attempt on top of that?

Kell how exciting about the puppies! Also did you ever here back from YSL about your eyes?