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7DPO symptoms - I’m going crazy, anyone else?

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SophT27 · 26/06/2022 19:09

I think I’m going crazy. Last month I had a faint positive which led to a chemical pregnancy. I wasn’t necessarily TTC, but that line made my heart flutter and I felt devastated when AF arrived.

flash forward to now and I’m 7 DPO. Yesterday I had some cramping and some pink spotting. Today I’m still cramping, I also have lower back ache and I have some brown loss on wiping (sorry, I know TMI). This afternoon I felt a little bit nauseous and now I think I’m reading into every, tiny, little thing!

I know it’s too early to test, and also that the chances of this being down to the imminent arrival of AF are high, but I’m finding it hard not to read into things and get my hopes up. Anyone else in a similar boat? would love to chat.

I should probably add that AF is due 4th July my periods are usually on time (give or take a day).

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SophT27 · 26/06/2022 21:00

@Angie2018 spotting started yesterday. I had some cramping on Friday. I think if I didn’t have the stomach ache, it wouldn’t be playing on my mind quite so much. If that makes sense?

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Angie2018 · 26/06/2022 20:58

@SophT27 I think if it's bothering you I would just test knowing that if it's negative or vvvv faint it is likely to change in a few days! How many days ago did the sporting start? Can take 3-5 days for HCG to get to a detectable level x

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SophT27 · 26/06/2022 20:11

@Angie2018 thank you. I’ll try and get hold of one of my those tomorrow. Part of me wants to test early, another part of me doesn’t and thinks I should just wait for AF to arrive (or not).

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Angie2018 · 26/06/2022 19:42

@SophT27 I also didn't get sore boobs last month when I normally do so that was also a sign. Just be positive because everything you describe sounds text book implantation. If you get a test make sure you get a first response early result test as that's the most sensitive on the market x

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SophT27 · 26/06/2022 19:22

@Angie2018 I haven’t noticed any breast tenderness, and to be honest I couldn’t tell you how I usually feel after ovulation, but I do feel a bit bloated and I have had a bit of a funny tummy.

i’m winding myself up with all this symptom spotting, and I know it’s probably for nothing. A week seems like an eternity right now. Part of me hopes that if this is the lead up to AF that it comes early so I can be put out of my misery.

I don’t have any tests at home at all, but I might have to pop to town tomorrow to get something.

I don’t want to bother my husband with my craziness 🫣

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Angie2018 · 26/06/2022 19:16

@SophT27 to be honest it just sounds like implantation stuff.... it's exactly what I had last month. It was a chemical pregnancy but unrelated to those symptoms. The spotting and cramping were huge signs for me. Do you have any bloating or funny bowel movements? Are your boobs normally sore after ovulation / before AF and not now? Or more sore? I had a headache, cramps, light spitting which was pink / red when wipes for the first day & then watery brown a few wipes for 2 days after. You may have implanted early. You could try an FRER test if you have one? But if it's negative it's likely it's still early xx