Cryptic pregnancy or stupidity?

Okay so I was trying to see if I was having a cryptic pregnancy bc all my test come back positive but when I take then at a doctors office they are neg and I have a belly bump that’s coming in so I’m really lost abd I feel kicks now

MrsBcup,
Have you seen dr?what was outcome?I had periods 10th January ,but I have always irregular cycles because of PCOS,but this time my cycles are super long more then +100 days.i have gain very big bump .no other symptoms. I am not weighted person.today my son school teacher told me! are you pregnant ?but my HPTs are negative, iam extremely worry.

Pregnancy tests don’t stop working after a certain time - they detect from approx 10-25 mIU/ml which is a likely HCG level after approximately 10 days after ovulation and conception.

Even in the third trimester levels are likely to be 1000+ so will be detected by pregnancy tests. They reduce during pregnancy but not to below the levels detected by home pregnancy tests.

OP what’s your diet like? Have you eaten lots of processed foods or cruciferous vegetables? Are you constipated?

If you don’t fart or poo much in the next couple of days I’d be back to the GP and state you need to be seen.

I would definitely try book a private scan just for peace of mind. Give them a phone and explain and I'm sure they'd be happy to book you in

Sperm can live for up to 10 days inside the uterus ( my evidence of this is now 7 yrs old), so your dates, while it's unlikely, do not rule out pregnancy.
Hope you get to the bottom of what's going on and get the outcome you want OP

This is how my stomach got when I was diagnosed with ceoliac's disease a few years back. I was so big I had work colleagues congratulating me on my pregnancy-I looked around 7 months gone and carried the bloat exactly the same way as you.

I puff up like that now when I've been gluttened amd it's two or so weeks to deflate.

Are you fatigued? Fuzzy head? Teary? Sore lower back? Feelings of complete doom and dread? If so, it could be a new sensitivity to gluten or wheat.

Cryptic pregancies are definitely real, my DP had one. First we knew of her pregnancy was her going into labour.

She was on the pill at the time so periods were irregular and almost non-existent. She had breakthrough bleeding at times through the pregnancy so thought that they were her periods.

Due to her tilted uterus and the baby's position, she didn't really show, and couldn't feel kicks or baby moving.

She never used a pregnancy test but have found out since that they're not always accurate at a late stage. They test for hCG which starts to fall after 10 - 12 weeks.

Because we've always been quite open about what happened to us, in the last 14 years we've met 3 other couples who've found out they were pregnant either very very late or when they went into labour, mostly through friends who asked us if we'd be OK chatting with them when they found out.

Bless you, go and see a doctor. Unlikely to be pregnant, if all the tests are negative, but this bloating isn't normal, or comfortable.

I often get what feels like a baby moving but it's gas. This does sound like that tbh. I would be really surprised if you were pregnant but you should push to see the doctor anyway.

Sorry OP I've no advice but I'm fuming on your behalf after hearing about the receptionist. How dare she. Its none of her business why you need to see the dr

I'd be asking to speak to the practice manager. I know receptionists have to try & do some sort of screening but unless she's a qualified doctor doing some odd-jobbing she should not have given medical advice over the phone. A receptionist did that to DH's 'auntie' and she died two days later.

Please don’t dismiss it even if you think you aren’t pregnant. There are conditions that need treatment urgently that present like this, please don’t put it off.

The GP receptionist should really not have refused you an appointment.

Definitely needs further investigation, why are some GP receptionists so hard to get past?!

Oh god. So this happened to me but under very specific circumstances.

TTC for 10 years, 15 miscarriages, 12 or which were before 8 weeks so I'd been through a lot and due to totally irregular cycles I never knew when to expect a period.

Anyway, I had a 'period' then bled heavily 3 weeks later so assumed another miscarriage. Took a pregnancy test and there was a faint line so yep I thought - miscarriage again. We decided to stop trying because it was like the last straw. We then didn't have sex again.

Anyway, I had bleeds on and off on a roughly monthly schedules so assumed all was well. I'm a size 18 (this becomes important later). I thought I had a stomach bug about a month after the miscarriage because i was throwing up daily for a couple of weeks and felt really shite.

Anyway, 6 months after the 'miscarriage' (you can see where this is going) i suddenly got this walloping great 'roll over' feeling in my stomach that kept happening. It made me feel ill every time it happened (usually after eating) so I went to the doctors.

GP had a feel, immediately found my uterus and asked if i could be pregnant. I told her no because I'd not had sex since my last miscarriage, I'd had periods all the way through since then etc. Anyway, the midwife happened to be at the surgery that day so she grabbed her and her doppler and with a bit of wriggling about, we had a little heartbeat that wasnt mine

I got sent up to the early pregnancy unit the next day for a scan and i will never forget the words in Feb:

'When did you say you miscarried?'
'July last year, why?'
'I don't think you actually miscarried. You're around 30 weeks pregnant and due in early April'

Lots of testing and scanning ensued, but all in all he was totally fine.

He arrived 3 weeks early, totally perfect and he's just turned 1

OP unless you think normal weight gain has caused your abdomen and breasts to increase in size, then you still need to get back on to your GP because if it isn't weight gain; this needs investigating. Please call them back and refuse to get into a discussion with the receptionist about symptoms.

If you’ve been pregnant before the surely you remember how hard the MW would palpate your belly? Do that. At 5 months if there is a baby in there you’ll feel it.

The ‘movement’ you feel is probably just intestinal. I get it a lot, am not pregnant.

Not saying you don’t need a doctor, as lots of other things can cause this, just that you’re unlikely to be pregnant if you can’t feel anything in your abdomen.

Ring the surgery back, tell the receptionist that you need to see the GP. If she says that she won't, ask for the practice manager. If they still say no, get in touch with the health board. You definitely need to get checked out.

Did you tell the receptionist about the period issues etc?

It's probably nothing but you do need to get it checked asap. If you can't get a check then go to emergency, especially if your stomach is hard.