Should i test!

[mrsflux]

We are on month 3 of ttc dc2.
Af is due tomorrow. So today is cd34 of my usual 35 day cycle.

I have no symptoms except feeling tubby.

This is may be because I ate too much naughty stuff on holiday last week. However I didn't think I'd continue to put weight on after I got home! Shorts that fitted but were snug on holiday are now unwearable! I wore them last week for a whole day but couldn't fasten them and breathe today!


So... Should I test?

[beckie90]

you could test, i tested 4 days early with a predictor and got a posative, so its totaly up to you. good luck :)

[zinnia]

I would say def not, having done just that the last couple of months and consequently being v disappointed.

Received opinion seems to be that it's better to wait till AF is actually late, ideally 5 days late (!) though obviously that's pretty tough to hang on for.

Either you'll get a BFN and be gutted, have wasted a test and then just be depressed waiting for AF to show up, OR you'll get a TW/BFP, which will still be v early and might not stick, in which case you could well be left with the heartbreak of a CP.

The longer you wait the better, really. Sorry, that's probably not what you want to hear...!

[hairytriangle]

only if you use the early response test. otherwise there's no point

Not sure feeling tubby is a symptom of very early pregnancy!

[mrsflux]

I know I'm going to get my hopes up for nothing.

The feeling tubby thing is very vague as symptoms go. I've got none of the sick feeling I had early on with ds. However I did expand quite early on last time- I was in maternity trousers at about 9 weeks!

[beckie90]

i agree mrsflux, before i found out i seemed to feel very wobbly and fat, think it was water retention or something, its happend both times though now, but it goes after a while

[MummyAbroad]

No, you shouldnt, and neither should I. But I just have (BFN)

Impossible to resist isnt it?!!!

[mrsflux]

Just told dh my suspisions - af due tomorrow, not feeling hormonal. Shrinking shorts/ tubby feeling.
He says "bloody hell, that's mad that it!"

Anyone would think we weren't ttc like mad things!

[mrsflux]

Men!

[GirlWithTheMouseyHair]

leave it if you can - I'm desperate to test but think I'm not due for a few more days (irregular periods), will undoubtedly get a BFN regardless of if I am or not seeing as I didn't get BFP with DS til 7 weeks!

we're on month 2 for DC2...how come it hasn't happened IMMEDIATELY like DS?!

[mrsflux]

girl - I know! Comparig it to last time is so frustrating! Ds was conceived on month 3. Which doesn't help with my getting my hopes up.
I also had irregular periods before ds (try anything up to 60days!) they've been ok since but aware that the more i stress about getting pg the more likely af will be late.
Not had anything more than 35 days for a long time tho...

[Ell11]

I think wait. I hate getting negatives and actually find I'd rather be told by AF if I'm not preggers. I've been TTC for 11 months with cycles that fluctuate from 30 - 38 days so have learned from experience!