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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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Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 21:25

@SophT27 im normally 28 days. Ah another week possibly on top of the 2ww is mental isn't it, definitely wouldn't be waiting that long 😅
I actually have a couple of early clear blue ones but going to try and wait.
Hope your test is positive Sat and you send a pic with a BFP! 🤞🏻

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SophT27 · 06/07/2022 21:06

@Dawnymillz how long is your cycle usually?

flo is usually really accurate for me too. I’ve just been looking on there now and it said variation in your cycle is normal and that it will keep telling me my period could be due today until the 7 day period is up and then it will show as a grey circle on the calendar as a late period.

could you test earlier on a FRER?

I might test Saturday, I have a cheapie test at home that I could use when our holiday is over.

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Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 20:52

@GothGirlSophie it is such a long wait so dont blame you at all! When is AF due for you again?
AF is due on Sunday for me so Flo tells me and its normally spot on. I think I'm going to try to wait until Tues if I can but could cave 🙈 I'm exhausted this evening!

GothGirlSophie · 06/07/2022 20:33

@Dawnymillz I might test Saturday, when I’m home. I don’t think I can wait till Monday. Saturday seems bad enough. That’s if AF doesn’t make an appearance beforehand.

how about you? When do you think you will test now?

Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 19:56

@Ems1000 I didn't either I dont think. My CM was thick and white when I first started symptom spotting, think I was about 7/8 DPO, maybe a bit more.

@SophT27 Monday seems like ages away. You will have to have a busy weekend to occupy yourself 😊 I totally understand that, you feel very pregnant one minute and then second guess yourself the next.

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SophT27 · 06/07/2022 18:41

@Dawnymillz we are back on Friday, so earliest I can test is Monday which will be 5 days over due AF if it doesn’t arrive before then. Flo says a period can be up to 7 days late. Saturday will also be day 30 of my cycle if AF hasn’t arrived.

sometimes I feel positive about my symptoms and other times not so.

@smallfluffy thank you 🥰

@Ems1000 I didn’t notice that 5DPO but I have to be honest and say I didn’t start symptom spotting until 6DPO when I started having cramps and spotting.

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Ems1000 · 06/07/2022 17:56

Has anyone experienced white stretchy cervical mucus one minute and then clear stretchy mucus the next? 5 dpo

Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 16:27

@SophT27 your symptoms sounds very positive too! You just want to know at this stage dont you. When are you back from hols? How many days after AF due date does Flo say you should test? Manifesting those BFPs 😁

smallfluffy · 06/07/2022 15:48

Oh op, i am weirdly invested in your post. Can't wait for you to test. Wishing you luck xx

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SophT27 · 06/07/2022 15:42

@Dawnymillz that sounds really positive and I’m keeping everything crossed for you. I will be so excited for you if you are.

@Fabpinky it sounds like a BFP is coming your way too!

I feel exhausted today, but it’s hot and muggy where we are. I feel non-specifically like s**t though. I could just cry today. I feel headachy and dizzy predominantly I would say.

But, my cramps are nowhere near as bad today as they were yesterday and I’ve had the tiniest, I mean minuscule, amount of brown spotting.

I think it’s all getting to me. I can’t stop thinking about the what ifs.

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Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 14:23

@Fabpinky @SophT27 😂😂 you would like to think so!! Hoping to see the BFP pics from all 3 of us 🤗
It would be strange to feel randomly tired, I mean the weather isn't warm/muggy to make you feel sleepy. Well it isn't in Ireland anyway 😅

Fabpinky · 06/07/2022 14:15

@Dawnymillz @SophT27 surely at least one of us has got to be pregnant?! 😂 yeah I’m feeling really sick today and tired, keep cat napping, but keep wondering if I’m imaging it haha

Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 14:08

Yeah I would agree with @Fabpinky , wait a wee bit longer just to be sure. It's so hard though!! Girls I have stronger symptoms today and getting excited, dizzy, hunger and nausea at the same time, cramps and the metallic taste in my mouth. Hope this is it for us!

Fabpinky · 06/07/2022 11:59

@SophT27 ohh I see. I’d probably wait a few more days. It’s just so hard!

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SophT27 · 06/07/2022 11:47

@Fabpinky i’ve only been using Flo for 6 months and I’ve only been off contraception for about 9 months, so I don’t know before then, but the last 5 months have been in that time frame.

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Fabpinky · 06/07/2022 09:44

How long have you had a 22-24 day cycle for? @SophT27

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SophT27 · 06/07/2022 09:32

Do you think I should wait until after day 28? Just in case I’ve switched to a 28 day cycle? @Dawnymillz

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Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 09:17

Lovely time at the cinema thanks! Haha googling is the worst isn't it, everything is a symptom! 😅 @SophT27 I think you might have to, please let us know how you get on! I still think I'm going to hold off until a couple of days after AF is due (as hard as that is...). Definitely agree with you both about anxiety related symptoms!!

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SophT27 · 06/07/2022 09:14

Thank you @Bre10 are you TTC?

@Fabpinky @pcosandme.x @Dawnymillz no AF for me again this morning but I still have that dull, crampy pain in my tummy and now cycle day 27.

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Fabpinky · 06/07/2022 08:12

@Bre10 thank you, are you trying?

pcosandme.x · 06/07/2022 08:07

No af here either👀🩸

Bre10 · 06/07/2022 07:57

Hey ladies feel so invested afyr reading your post. Hope you are pregnant, rooting for you

Fabpinky · 06/07/2022 07:55

@SophT27 i definitely know what you mean about anxiety manifesting the symptoms! I feel silly to even think I could be preg.

no AF here

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SophT27 · 06/07/2022 07:52

@Dawnymillz I hope you had a lovely time at the cinema.

nausea, dizziness and cramping are possible symptoms for sure (because I’ve googled them 🤣). so that does all sound pretty positive. When do you think you’ll test now?

I think I’m going to have to bite the bullet, but I do feel nervous about it all.

I think I’m just worried that I’m so anxious it has manifested the symptoms and delayed AF and that really it could be all too good to be true. If that even makes sense??

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Dawnymillz · 06/07/2022 07:44

Hey girls, just catching up. Was at the cinema last night. Good to take my mind off everything 😅 @SophT27 I would be so tempted to test if I was you! Your symptoms do sound very positive. Hoping for that BFP 🤞🏻 I'm also in the nausea camp with yous, although I can sometimes feel nauseous around AF so who knows! Crampy yesterday and feeling really strange (dizzy, weird pains down legs and on hip and feeling cold - nearly thought I had covid again). Are they possible symptoms??