Could I be pregnant?

[Dontthinkofthegame]

This might be a long one but any advice would be gratefully received!

I will try and condense this as much as possible.

Due to certain things in my early teens I have had massive hormonal issues as I have got older.

I don’t have a cycle, I don’t ovulate, I don’t have periods, I don’t have early onset menopause I just don’t have periods or ovulate basically.

I pretty much came to the heartbreaking realisation that I wasn’t going to be able to have children.

TMI warning!
A couple of weeks ago I noticed some heavy discharge, I never get discharge normally.
I had some ovulation tests left from when I was trying to figure out if I ever ovulated (Under my DR’s guidance) so for some reason I just thought try one.

It said quite clearly I was ovulating. (I did test again 6 hours later and same result)

I told DH about it and that I was pretty sure I was actually ovulating, we had sex that night, I checked again (twice) the next day and it still said I was ovulating, we had sex that night, tried another ovulation test the next day and it was negative.

I am now really struggling with the wait to see if anything might’ve actually happened (could I have got pregnant?) I took a test today as I just couldn’t wait any longer. Going by the dates It would be 9 days before my period. The test was negative but I don’t know if I tested too early and it came up negative, or if I would’ve seen even a very faint line had I been pregnant?

I know it’s probably really unlikely for me to get pregnant but I just feel like I’m going mad checking to see if I feel sick, have breast pain etc etc.
I feel like this is my one and only chance after years of thinking it will never happen.

I just really need talking down and a bit of a handhold.
Is there still a possibility even with a negative pregnancy test?

I suppose I will just have to wait until 6 days before my supposed period date but I feel like I’m going mad with wait.

I’m a bit confused by your timeline. If you think you ovulated around two weeks ago your period would be due around now surely?

I would say you def tested too early. I did have a positive pregnancy test 3 years back when I was pregnant with my son 3 days before my period was due BUT although only he survived the pregnancy I was initially pregnant with twins so the hormone levels were much higher early on and were therefore detected by the test. You def still have a chance I would say if a positive pregnancy test but I would have no medical knowledge about your previous issues. I will keep everything crossed for you. Good luck x

Ok I didn’t want to be really tmi but I ovulated and had sex on 2nd, then still ovulating and had sex on 3rd, Negative ovulation test on 4th.

It looks like I should have a period on 19th so I should in theory test on 13th but I tested today and it was negative.

This is all supposing it is a normal cycle.

Oh and I used the 6 day before period test.

Hi. The six days early preg test never picked up any of my pregnancies until the day before my period was due so dont feel too disheartened if they're negative as you're testing very early

I wish you all the best!

Ok. So you ovulated a week ago. Then you’re definitely testing too early. Leave it another week. Good luck. Hopefully this is good news even if no baby this time.

Hoping for you OP. It’s possible. But I would wait until your period is due to take another test. Also you are most likely to get pregnant if you have sex before you ovulate. It’s best to have sex every 2-3 days throughout your cycle. And most important before the time of ovulation. Although I get that that may be very hard for you to know if and when it’s happening.

If you ovulated on the 2nd then you’re unlikely to get a positive test until the 16th, maybe a day or two earlier or later. You won’t have any symptoms yet either, the hormone levels will be too low. Even very sensitive tests couldn’t pick it up yet.

Test again on the 16th. Good luck!

The six day before tests are not actually six days before period, they are five days before with the sixth day being the day your period is due, they are only about 70% accurate at that point with accuracy rising the closer you get to your period due date.
At most you are only 7 days post ovulation, implantation usually happens between 6dpo and 12dpo with a positive test possible a couple of days after implantation.
In short it’s too early to test and while frustrating not knowing it’s best to wait until the day your period is due to get an accurate result.
Good luck and I hope you get the result you want!

Another one here saying it's far too early to get a positive result. Don't lose hope yet! I'm crossing everything for you

Thank you all for your reassurance!

It’s been 20 years since I had a semi regular cycle (it was always a bit unpredictable) it has slowly got worse as I have got older to literally having three cycles in the last 5 years.
To have ovulated and actually caught it is just a miracle to me tbh.

I’m really concerned with how crushed I will feel if I’m not pregnant.

Hopefully even if I’m not it’s a good sign? I started some new pills 5ish months ago and the DR gave me some tablets that forced a bleed beforehand so maybe it might be making a difference 🤞

It's a good sign you've ovulated, whatever the outcome op - please try to hold onto that, whatever happens. I know it's hard but try not to get your hopes up too much this time around. As I'm sure you're aware, the symptoms of pregnancy can also mimic pre-menstrual symptoms. But I have everything crossed for you that it's good news for you. Test again in a few days. Wishing you the best of luck.

What are the pills you are on? Is it Clomid?

Are you / have you looked into help with getting pregnant? Just because you don't ovulate on your own doesn't mean IVF or similar wouldn't work for you.

Sorry, meant pre-menstrual symptoms can mimic the signs of pregnancy.

Yes 9 days before your period is too early so it's not necessarily bad news.

I got a very faint positive at 8 dpo, I'd buy a first response and try again in a couple of days

And good luck OP, I hope you get the outcome you want

Good luck. I keep checking back to see if you’ve updated and now I’m blatantly posting just to place mark!

Good luck OP.

I was very silly this morning and did another test, just thinking I might as well and it was negative. I know it’s still to early but I thought maybe there would be the faintest of lines if I was.

Tbh it’s helped me to feel a bit more resigned to the fact I’m probably not pregnant and realistically unlikely to get pregnant without serious medical intervention.

Due to having massive budget cuts my local fertility consultant didn’t really want to touch my case and has basically told my GP there is very little they will do for now that the GP can’t at the moment.
The GP has said he is concerned about putting me on Clomid as 1, he isn’t a fertility specialist and 2, I would need certain regular tests while taking it (I’m not sure why GP couldn’t do that?)
So I’m taking folic acid and metformin.

I suppose I’ll be happy if I get a period as maybe it shows things are starting to get better, but quite honestly I will also be really sad.

Any update OP?

I’d go back and ask to see a different GP. I was under the impression that GP stood for General Practitioner so, by definition, they aren’t an expert in any medical area (not to down play the amazing work GPs do) so to palm you off with “I’m not a fertility specialist so I don’t want to do XYZ” isn’t really fair. Could they refer you to a fertility specialist? Especially after this new development.