this is another one of those could I be pregnant threads, and I know what the answer is but ...

[tooscaredtotest]

I'm too scared to test

I am a regular but have changed my name. Started bleeding on Sunday, just thought it was af but 3 days early. Enough bleeding to fill a sanitary pad, then on Monday it stopped. Had wondered if it could be implantation but really just figured it must be a light period. Then this morning I have woken up with bad period type pains, but there?s no bleeding but have lots of cm. Part of me wants to go out and buy a pregnancy test, but I?m afraid to, we?ve been ttc for nearly two years and due to fertility issues I know it?s unlikely that I could be pg. I also stopped taking my pro natal vitamins about two months ago because we?d resigned ourselves to the fact we weren?t going to have another baby.

Tell me to get a grip and to resist the urge to throw away another £8 on a test I know will be negative. I've spent so much money on tests over the past two years I just don't think I can look at another bfn.

try and be patient - resist the urge to test for another week. Hopefully by then you will have a better idea.

And maybe as a precaution start taking those vitamins again for a while.

Hope it works out the way you want it to.

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I do think there is potential to go mad if waiting. also if it's bfn the wondering if "maybe I tested too early?"

have to go out in a bit so maybe I'll buy a test, and maybe I'll start taking the vitamins just in case.

Give it a few days. Maybe wait until next Mon.

Tests are a bit of a loaded issue for me. After 3 miscarriages, one with a somewhat unexpected pregnancy I was quite confused about at the beginning, I doubt I'll ever be able to get a test again, be it bfp or n, without very mixed feelings.

Hope you get the result you want

Whatever you do and whatever the outcome, you know you can talk to us. I really hope that you are, babydust and everything crossed.

You can get tests from the pound shop for £1. Or free at the doctors?

Sorry to hijack but is an increase in cm a sign of pregnancy?

Hope you get the outcome you want tooscared.

or 20 for around £5.40 on ebay - including postage!

Oh it's hard to know what to do, isn't it? I think pregnancy tests are a bit of a mixed blessing really. If they didn't exist then we would just have to sit back and wait, so there wouldn't be this dilemma ... Sorry not helpful but I know how bfn's make me feel too (ttc but not for as long as you).

Thing is, if you take a test and it's negative, then you will wonder if you tested too early. Try to wait until next week if you can (easier said than done, I know)

((hugs))

Sorry to hijack but is an increase in cm a sign of pregnancy?

Hope you get the outcome you want tooscared.

I'm hijacking here, really, as I am no longer TTC having had a little boy in July. But we were trying for 4 years so I think I have useful input to offer.
My advice would be to really try not to do a test the minute you think you might be pregnant. Very difficult I know, but I wasted a lot of money on tests when, TBH, I probably knew deep down that I wasn't. IMO the best thing to do is to try to put it out of your mind to an extent, act as if you were (ie no drinking binges, take folic acid, etc.) and see what happens. When I did conceive, I didn't do a test until I was nearly 8 weeks gone as I was so scared of a negative result, but this time I think I knew deep down that I was. Trust your instincts is what I'm saying, I suppose.

Beansprout - like so many so called symptoms, it can be and then again, it might not be! sorry!!