When to test

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Sorry to add a bit of a me, me, me thread. I’m new here, that’s my excuse

Last month I had an earlier than expected period by about 4 or 5 days (have been on the implant for 6 years before I got it removed in December, a few months after it ‘ran out’) but I’ve been using the Glow App and given that if my cycles are regulating to something similar to last month, I’d have ovulated around the 4th of May (didn’t opk as we were away on a little anniversary holiday. And this was going to be a less obsessive month... worked out well, obviously) but my app is still saying that I will have ovulated on the 9th May.

I tested on the 8th and 9th and got two strong positives, we’ve dtd every other day except for these two days where we got busy on both days but this is when I ran out of OPKs so not sure if the positives would have carried on. I’ve read that they can detect pregnancy sometimes but even given that I could have ovulated on the 4th, could those positives be too early to be picking up the pregnancy hormones?

Anyway, my boobs are sore, I’ve been dry retching all morning, Friday night I had faint period like cramps and my back has been in agony since Tuesday. If I blow my nose it bleeds and on Thursday I spent the day at my desk holding back tears for absolutely no reason. This morning I also had some creamy discharge in my pants (sorry for the overshare) when I went to pee, never usually have anything in my pants until the dreaded blob comes. But these symptoms seem a bit early if I did ovulate on the 9th but not so much on the 4th?

Pregnancy tests scare the life out of me, I can’t handle rejection apparently haha! I’ve got one sitting in my drawer but I don’t want to waste it, because if I’m going off symptoms and google, I’ve been pregnant for the last few months.

So, following on from the ramble above, when should I test because I don’t really know when to expect AF. Should I follow my symptoms or my app? Ohhhh the mindf*ckery of trying to conceive.

[Owlpatrol]

Hi lovely I'd go with the app if you usually have 28 day cycles and test around the time af is due. Good luck! When does it say it's due?

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Thanks owl! App says the 23rd, it’s going to be a long old wait. Patience is not a virtue I was blessed with haha.

[spugzbunny]

Even for the 4th those symptoms are early. Pregnancy symptoms and period symptoms are basically identical at this stage. You would normally consider ovulation to be 24-48 hours from the FIRST positive opk. I would then test 12 days after that.

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Thanks Spugz. It’s probably my obsessive symptom spotting is more likely to be noticing lingering ovulation symptoms at the moment?

I don’t know anyone who’s had to ‘try’ for a baby, lucky sods, so I feel like everything is a stab in the dark at the moment. Glad I found this site though before I drive myself mad

[gg5891]

Not much I can say really, except both of my pregnancies ( first turned out ectopic last July and I'm currently 38 weeks) were picked up by positive ovulation tests not by pregnancy tests! I was irregular after my implant was removed so I kept texting and had positive ovulation tests for 5 days in a row. Good luck

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Sorry to hear that gg, and congratulations, too! I bet you can’t wait to meet the little one

Thank you! Fingers crossed this is the month. I’ve gone through OPKs like nothing over the last few months. The time I get something interesting, I run out. Doh!

[gg5891]

Do you get them online? I got the one step ones - they are really sensitive and the ones used by the nhs

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Yes, they’re the One Step ones, I got them from eBay for a couple of pounds. Wow, really? I kind of wrote them off being dodgy internet ones.

I’m really tempted to buy some more but I was looking at the One Step pregnancy tests too. Probably need to get over my fear of pregnancy testing at some point haha.

[BuntyII]

When I got pregnant with DS I conceived on Tuesday (confirmed by scan) and on Friday Saturday and Sunday had very strong positive OPKs. A few people on that bus reported similar

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Hi Buntyll, how long after the positive OPK did you get your positive pregnancy test?

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

So, it turns out my app probably was right and I ovulated around the time of my positive OPKs, probably shouldn’t doubt science... so today is 10DPO if all is right in terms of that.

Been testing for the last couple of days with cheapies and got this today. What do you ladies think?

Notgettingexcitednotgettingexcited

[xLeanne128]

There is defo something on that test! That's what my first positive looked like!!! X

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

I’ve been so convinced that this is the month, now I have that I’m petrified it’s not going to be and that I was just seeing things. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’ve had faint cramps all day that are playing with my mind.

Fingers crossed though!

[xLeanne128]

I'm 9 weeks now and have had period cramps all the way through most people get them when they get there bfp but think it can't be because of af type cramps. Test in the morning with fmu or hold for 3/4 hours to confirm! Xx

[Lmj25]

I can see a line on that test! X

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Ohh congrats Leanne! That’s good to hear, I really want to re-test but I’m peeing every 10 minutes so will have to wait until the morning haha.

Thanks for looking LMJ. I’m hoping I can get a BF!!!p soon. So I can start to believe it 😂

[xLeanne128]

Thankyou :) that was also my first symptom! Don't need to pee more now but was worse the day I got my bfp also my boobs looked like road maps they were very veiny!! Fingers are crossed for you xx

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Thank you! My boobs just feel like they could explode! They used to get sore when I had the implant but fairly sure since having it removed they’ve not. They definitely didn’t last month because it was how convinced myself I wasn’t pregnant. Now though. 💣💣

Here’s this morning’s test. I think I expected the boldest of lines so I’m feeling quite disappointed. I want to buy a FRER but only if it’s going to be positive. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

[leanne9312]

I would try one because sometimes the cheap tests went as sensitive as they make out!

[RLOU88]

Get a FRER, it will be positive going by that test. Mine was identical and doesn’t always get much darker on them throwaways it really depends on the amount of dye in some of them. Good luck!

[xLeanne128]

There's still something on that test though! They do take a while to get darker xx

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

I held my pee since about half 5 this morning waiting for Tesco to open, walked in with my legs platted. No FRERs. 😩

I thought I’m not holding pee for nothing so tried one of the cheapies again because I drink more at night so thought my pee might be more concentrated now. Got what I think is the boldest line yet.

I think my fear of testing has gone out of the window now haha.

The others when they have dried (which I know you should throw them out after 10 minutes) are SO faint that I couldn’t convince myself but this line actually seems pink. And I’ve not had to hold in the window to see something.

[xLeanne128]

Yay :)! Fingers crossed for you a happy healthy rest of pregnancy and a nice line. Dont fixate on them though i was aboit 24dpo when i got a line as dark as control xx

[Hotdamndiggitydam]

Thank you so much. And thanks for your help too! Hope you have the best pregnancy too! 😁

I don’t think hubby quite believes it yet, so I think I’ll wait until my period is actually due and get a digital. He better believe it if it’s in black and white 😂.

[xLeanne128]

I got a positive on a digital when my ic was still extremely faint so I dont think youll have to wait long. I got my 1-2 at this (see ic attached and then 2-3 at this faint line!)