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AAAAAAAAGH AF due today and am freaking out here

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emeraldgirl1 · 16/07/2012 10:14

Been ttc for last 6 months and AF due today.
Am driving myself properly NUTS stressing out about it right now. Dreading going to loo every time I need to in case I see evidence I don't want to see :( As if not going to the loo is going to prevent AF coming!!!!
Stupidly working from home today so am able to obsess about it more and more...
Worse thing is that have had even more crazy symptoms than usual this month so am stupidly convincing myself I've struck gold this time when in reality of course the chances are it's just bad PMA.
Any advice for how to get through the day until my period inevitably makes an unwelcome appearance??

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Mama1980 · 16/07/2012 11:31

I'm no oracle either Wink but All sounds promising. For me the dead giveaway is sickness my body only has to think about pregnancy and I'm violently Ill at every opportunity Grin no tiredness but everyone is different. I would try to wait until tomorrow to test if you possibly can. I have my fingers crossed for you.....

emeraldgirl1 · 16/07/2012 11:27

SomethingSuitablyWitty - am being dim - what is FMU?

The tiredness really took me by surprise last week but then I am prone to tiredness in week before period so who knows? It was astonishing though, I could barely keep my eyes open some days.

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SomethingSuitablyWitty · 16/07/2012 11:23

I'm no oracle, but am quite happy to fuel the flames of your madness if you like. Wink

The symptoms do sound promising, especially, IMO, the tiredness, which can be a real giveaway for some people.

It's true that you have to be a bit disciplined with the POAS and sounds like you managed to both upset yourself and piss away a fair few bob last month, so if you can, wait until tomorrow and test only if there is no sign at all of AF. If you use FMU, you should have a clear answer one way or the other by then. And no more poasing allowed after that, unless several days have passed with no AF. So you could buy a test this afternoon after the delivery and then use tomorrow or if irrelevant by then, save for next month.

TBH, when I had DD, I had no symptoms at all really except the tiredness, which I really only noticed when looking back on it, but just thought I was a bit knackered at the time. So you can't build on the ol' symptoms too much.

Fingers crossed for you though!! The 2ww is always hard.

emeraldgirl1 · 16/07/2012 11:06

thanks for replies ladies!!
Well, 2 issues with POAS are that a) I think have developed a POAS phobia after breakdown madness last month... and b) I am stuck in waiting for DHL delivery God knows when so can't nip up the road to get sticks to pee on anyway...

Would LOVE to while away the time/share the madness with symptom run-down though, if you're at all interested!!!

boobs massive and sore and swollen for whole of last week - I do get this with PMS but not usually quite as bad as this. Also boobs 'tingly' sometimes if that makes any sense?

stomach upset for no apparent reason for last 2 days.

bloated and kind of 'hard' tummy, again I do get this with PMS but this does some worse... or am I just imagining...?

more spots than usual with PMS

odd taste in mouth once or twice

knackered more than usual and have actually fallen asleep in the afternoon 2 or 3 times in the past 2 weeks.

Mumsnet oracle - what is your verdict???! Wink

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SomethingSuitablyWitty · 16/07/2012 10:53

Yeah, go on. POAS and tell us :)

Hey, at least you'll know one way or the other. I think a test is likely to be accurate, given that you have had the self-restraint to wait this long. Though maybe you have a no-testing-til-AF-actually-late policy? Very sensible if so.

You could while away the time by giving us a run-down of your symptoms if you like?

wilderumpus · 16/07/2012 10:50

erm, do a test? Grin

emeraldgirl1 · 16/07/2012 10:15

edit - That would be PMS btw not PMA - God knows what PMA would be... Pre menstrual anxiety??? :)

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