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Calling all symptom spotters - join me in my madness!

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whyhastherumgone · 09/05/2018 09:10

I don't really think I'm gonna get a positive test this month, but there is a CHANCE as we dtd just before my positive OPK but not any more as I was ill.

So naturally, now that the seed has been planted (ho hum) i'm noticing all kinds of weirdness:

Left-hand pelvic pain
Kind of stabby left-had abdominal pain
Bloating and SO MUCH GAS (could be the over indulgent bank holiday weekend)
Heart rate really increased but has now dipped (Could be my stupid tracker which keeps malfunctioning and frequently thinks I'm dead)
funky smelling urine
SO TIRED
Feeling vaguely queasy

Anyone else? Let's compare!!! I can take a test in six days but I think I'm gonna wait it out to see if AF arrives as tests are so expensive...

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Kee80 · 16/05/2018 22:31

@Pudding01 test over the weekend or Monday. If your anything like me is start testing at the weekend haha.

I think it's so hard to tell symptoms at this stage. With my son I had no symptoms at all same with my 2nd pregnancy. With my 3rd I really thought af was coming all the usual symptoms but it never came. Symptoms are so similar to each other sometimes it's just so hard to tell xx

Pudding01 · 16/05/2018 22:11

Thanks @Kee80 I'm crossing everything!
Not too sure, this was the first month I didn't track as I was getting myself stressed after 7 months of trying and failing Sad But I think I ovulated early last week as had cramps since then, so maybe 6-8dpo. I've ovulated 12-13 days before my period last few cycles.
Kind of wish I tracked now! Lol
Can you get cramping, headaches and what feels like a slightly swollen left boob when af is due? X

Kee80 · 16/05/2018 21:57

@Pudding01 hope you get your bfp too. How many dpo are you? Xx

Kee80 · 16/05/2018 21:55

Congratulations @Curlypop so happy for you.

@whyhastherumgone a line is a line so try to stop worrying (easier said than done) your wee just may be more concentrated at times. Just give it a couple more days. You will be fine.

Has any of you had any symptoms xx

Pudding01 · 16/05/2018 21:47

Congratulations on the BFPs!! Thanks
Feels like time is going so slow for me waiting for next week!! I don't know when yo test as my last 3 cycles were 28, 29 and 32 days! Although I'm convinced last one was a CP... So AF could be anywhere between Monday and Friday! I'm trying not to let it take over, but I've been cramping on and off for around 8/9 days and moody. Could just be hormones. Could be early period coming.
I really hope it's not though x

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whyhastherumgone · 16/05/2018 21:39

oh wow @curlypop congrats what a great line!

Thank you i’m going to try and sit on my hands now til af due date and keep reminding myself that even on the fainter ones I’ve got a clear line each time!

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Curlypop · 16/05/2018 21:20

I'm sorry AF arrived @Kee80 and keep positive @whyhastherumgone - leave it a day or two then Test maybe?
I did a cheapy test this morning

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whyhastherumgone · 16/05/2018 21:17

Hello @kee80 i’m so sorry to hear AF arrived - strange it was early!

Thanks for thinking of
me - I’m a bit frustrated and worried to be honest. I had the faint am test followed by dark pm test then faint am and dark on again.
so they are progressing but much fainter in the morning. I was reassured by the darker ones but then stupidly did another one about
fifteen minutes ago and it was faint again - not a squinter but faint. I know that it’s probably solution as i’m still not due on for a few days, but I can’t help but worry.

I had managed to calm myself down then i saw another poster had posted a thread about almost the same thing and they were taking it as a bad sign so it’s made
me worry again :( sorry,
I know I should be happy with the bfp but apparently I’m an anxious mess already!

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Kee80 · 16/05/2018 20:37

@Curlypop @whyhastherumgone have any of you done anymore tests Smile

Kee80 · 15/05/2018 18:09

Well I'm officially OUT. Af came 2 days early. Strange for me I'm always usually 2-3 days late.

Here's to next month xx

Kee80 · 15/05/2018 16:13

@whyhastherumgone just see how the spotting goes and keep testing. Fingers crossed it's a sticky bean for you ❤️

Anymore test updates? Good luck ladies

Pudding01 · 15/05/2018 13:58

Just caught up on this thread before commenting. Congratulations @whyhastherumgone I hope it sticks for you and you have another good test today/tomorrow Smile
I'd like to join please. Been trying since Sept, but was still part time breast feeding, so af didn't come back until Feb. I did ovulate though, as I was using digital tests.
Think I had a chemical pregnancy last cycle, after a faint positive & late period, so I decided to give up tracking & just go with it.
No idea when I ovulated, but I think it would have been at some point last week. My last period was 23/04.
I thought I felt my usual cramping weekend before last, but it's carried on for days and my moods have been so up and down! Constantly tired, headaches & spots... So god knows what's happening. Kind of wish I just tracked now so I know when I ovulated and when to test. BFN today, but it's probably way too soon

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whyhastherumgone · 15/05/2018 12:58

Thanks but I think it might not stick :( after the faint test i’ve now got brown spotting so I’m guessing it doesn’t look good

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MrsMDD · 15/05/2018 10:58

Congratulations @wherehastherumgone that's brilliant news!! I'd say its just more lighter after the 4am wee!

Still no AF today so 6 days late and afraid to test again..

Muffin7 · 15/05/2018 08:14

Morning all. I am 7dpo and am the moodiest/ most emotional human I have ever encountered, is this normal? I'm not usually moody until the day before af.

Kee80 · 15/05/2018 08:12

@whyhastherumgone try not to worry some ladies get darker lines in the afternoon. Try another tomorrow or if your anything like me try again this afternoon 😂

Congratulations xx

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whyhastherumgone · 15/05/2018 08:10

I’m a bit confused/worried. Took a frer yesterday afternoon and got a fairly dark line! Then did another with with FMU today because you know, there are two in a pack and apparently yesterday’s wasn’t good enough and now the line is lighter :-/

I did get up and go for a long wee at about 4am and took the test at 7.30M when I didn’t feel
like I needed to go that much and it did look more concentrated in the afternoon.

So I feel like I should be happy I got a bfp but I’m just a bit freaked
out that it might be chemical or something as my period isn’t due til friday

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TwinkleBear · 14/05/2018 10:38

I was really hopeful yesterday as I was getting some spotting for 2 days which I've never had before, so was really hoping it would be an IB, but alas it turned into a regular flow this morning Sad 3 days early as well. Oh well. Traveling in a few weeks anyway so at least I can look forward to enjoying my holiday. Would have been extremely lucky to happen 1st cycle TTC. Keeping fingers crossed it won't take too long. Please send baby dust my way! Wishing you all get the BFP's you want!

MrsMDD · 14/05/2018 10:26

Still confused here too. Was due AF last Thursday 5 days late now. Had BFN on Thursday and Saturday but still no sign of AF half afraid to test again. Usually never late though!

MaGratgarlik1983 · 14/05/2018 10:19

Confused! Got ewcm again so took an ov strip test, negative. But solid smiley on digital! Am due af any day! So odd.

Kee80 · 14/05/2018 10:16

Morning all. How are we all?

Anyone done any tests yet any bfp? I have my fingers crossed for you all. Xx

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whyhastherumgone · 13/05/2018 17:31

@kee80 Flowers

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Kee80 · 13/05/2018 16:45

@whyhastherumgone thank you but I've accepted af will arrive right on time.

I've had really sore boobs which seem to have disappeared today which can't be a good sign. Still have strange cramps and twinges but also getting the dull af ache now 😞

Good luck ladies fingers crossed for you all xx

MaGratgarlik1983 · 13/05/2018 13:22

Hi ladies, may I join you? I think I'm 10or 11 dpo (thought it was more but I thought you ov straight away after static smiley so didn't take the delay into account oops!!) and am officially a POAS addict!
Had lots of symptoms earlier, but now I just feel run down. I have a cold and bigger boobs. Headache. Nausea in waves and weeing lots! I feel different and would have sworn I was pg but all tests bfn! Annoyingly, it's only our first month ttc #2, so I wouldn't mind not being upduffed as I wasn't expecting it to happen that quickly. But I've been without wine or soft cheese for what seems like aagggeeees now! If I'm pg, I don't mind but if not, I quite fancy a glass of red! Off on holiday on Wednesday and want to be out of limbo by then!!

TwinkleBear · 13/05/2018 13:09

Thanks! Getting a bit more light brown spotting today which I've never had before in a normal cycle. If it's implantation how long should it last???