Worried, could I be pregnant?

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Okay not asking could I be pregnant without attaching test. I’m thinking (hoping) this is an evaporation line.

1. I’m 46, have two children, had fertility treatment as getting pregnant wasn’t easy!

1. After DC2 husband had vasectomy which was confirmed successful (6 years ago).

1. My periods are regular within 1 or 2 days. Years of infertility had me tracking them on my phone, I still do. Last period was two weeks ago and completely normal, lasting 5 days. They are I assume very average, a day or two of super Tampax before moving to regular ones for the rest.

1. I’ve gained weight inexplicably.

1. I’m exhausted like I can’t describe. I’ve only been this tired in pregnancy before.

1. I can feel weird movement in my lower abdomen. At least every hour. It is exactly like baby kicking. Exactly. It doesn’t seem to matter if I eat or not, I tried fasting 20 hours and it still persisted. If I eat something sweet the movement increases. It’s in my very lower abdomen and is freaking me out. I felt both my children very early on, by 16 weeks. Exactly what I am feeling now!

1. I’ve been pregnant four times (two miscarriages at 9 and 11 weeks). Everyone I’ve been sick as anything and ended up on anti nausea medication. I’ve not felt sick at all. I also felt my boobs were exploding. They feel perfectly normal.

1. I’m diabetic and haven’t seen any issues with blood sugar. During pregnancy my insulin requirement rockets, but hasn’t.

1. Above test was done as a rule it out. The line appeared after 5 mins but before 10 so could be evaporation maybe? However in all four of my previous pregnancies they came up after the five min window too…

I know I need to phone my GP and see someone but getting an appointment is still impossible and the best I can hope for is a phone consultation the end of the week if I’m lucky and I’m freaking out now. I’m also away for work from 5am leave the house Tuesday and not back until 10pm Thursday, travelling with colleagues so calling the surgery in the timeframe they take calls is impossible anyway; they open lines 9-11 and last time it took over 50 calls to get through. Appointments are generally gone within the first 30 mins and so it’s very unlikely I can get actual medical advice for another week…

I just don’t really know what to do. And I’m panicking. DC are both primary age, I have a full time professional job (as does DH) and definitely don’t have time or inclination to be pregnant.

Think you need to take another test, it looks unclear to me - but I would def try a first response and see what happens. I hope its the right result for you

Gaining weight and tiredness can be peri menopause, and you’re the right age for that.
Movement in your lower abdomen can be bowel.
I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion you’re pregnant yet. Can you do a different test ?

Take another test.

As a fellow type 1, I would just email the hospital diabetes team and wait for a reply from them. Or call them instead of your gp. I found them more proactive and faster than my gp. Except with the emails, which can take anything from few minutes or three weeks to receive a reply.

I'm not referring to the diabetes maternity department, but the normal 6 months ( think it is annualy now) diabetes check up department.

Sorry you are in this position OP, I agree that I would get a better test, thinking FRER. I have had evap lines on the cheapie tests, hopefully this will give you a more definitive answer.

I’ll try and get another test today but obviously can’t do a first morning wee until tomorrow. Lots of family stuff on today so nipping out will be tricky and need to check what’s open!

Had my last diabetic review including all the blood tests about four weeks ago, I’m not sure I can contact them direct as tried to change my appointment and had terrible issues (ended up changing everything else to keep the original day/time as just couldn’t get them on phone or a response to an email).

I agree tiredness and weight could be peri. But it’s the abdomen movement that bothers me most as it doesn’t seem to matter if I don’t eat, or if I need the loo, don’t need the loo. It’s just there and has been intensifying over the last 10 days or so!

But if your last period was only 2 weeks ago, you really wouldn't be feeling any movement yet! And if you were much further along and therefore able to be feeling movement, then the test should be way darker surely?

If you had a period two weeks ago you wouldn't be feeling movement.

Was it a normal period 2 weeks ago, or maybe implantation bleeding? That test does look positive to me.

If you were feeling baby movement you would likely be too pregnant for a pregnancy test to be reliable.

Hopefully it's just peri being a nightmare.

That’s an evap line, don’t panic.

Also, my friend had these come up during ovulation once. I don’t know if it’s possible as I know ovulation tests can pick up pregnancy but just something I recall.

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If you had a period two weeks ago you wouldn't be feeling movement.

Yes logically but then you read stories of people giving birth having not known they we’re pregnant and having had regular bleeding throughout!

Well there's definitely a line, but if you had a period 2 weeks ago then you'd be ovulating now surely? You'd be way too early to feel any movement. Pregnancy seems unlikely based on what you've said.

OP, I've heard an almost identical story to this.

What I will say is that the person, also mid-40s with a seemingly positive pregnancy test, regular periods, weight gain and crucially, flutters in lower abdomen feeling just like baby movements turned out to be a problem with her ovaries.

Please get checked out by a doctor. I'd say it's unlikely you're pregnant but there could be another medical explanation for what you're experiencing which may need treatment.

Good luck!

It's just your bowels moving. Trapped wind etc.