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early symptoms- when do I test!???

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AnxiousBetty · 13/03/2016 13:57

Hi there, I ov either on the 28th of this month or a couple days later, I'm not sure if I am 9dpo or 14 dpo at this point but I'm guessing more towards 9dpo so ... With that my symptoms have been as following :
6 or 11dpo - slight nausea, headaches, peeing a lot, bloating, constipation, tiredness, little bit of white cm
7 or 12dpo - woke up feeling nauseous and that carried on with public transport but haven't been sick, woke up with lower leg cramps too. Feeling pregnant. Boobs are still swollen and still bloated. Cm has returned to clear and stretchy consistency Took a test but BFN 
8 or 13dpo - symptoms easier today, feeling tired and breasts have been fluctuating a bit in size but no tenderness, had more cramping and sharp abdominal pains than normal but no bleeding. Felt a bit nauseous eating salted crisps but other than that not much nausea. 
Still stuck with the clear stretchy cm
9 or 14dpo - had more cramping today in the morning and still feeling extremely thirsty and needing the loo a lot. Nipples have been slightly tender but only for a short while. I'm now basically all dried up down there, no sign of any cm.... Good or bad sign Hmm???? 

I'm trying so hard to resist the testing urge but I bought 4 asda own early response tests yesterday and it's so tempting. Would tomorrow (10 dpo) be too early!? af is due Wednesday or Thursday as far as I know so that would be 12 or 13dpo

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ermmm · 14/04/2016 10:02

I have just read all the thread... Was following ur excitement Betty 💐.
And actually cried happy tears when I saw ur test pic.
dont really feel I can comment on the bf thing as a newbie but loads of hugs and best wishes 💐

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Jod1985 · 14/04/2016 10:51

I can't get you out of my mind betty. How are you today? Xx

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AnxiousBetty · 14/04/2016 12:04

I'm doing okay today, OH and I are on better terms and I went to the clinic this morning and had an ultrasound etc and found out I'm 6 weeks 1 days today Sad xx

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Jod1985 · 14/04/2016 13:01

Did seeing bean on the ultrasound make you or Your BF feel any different?

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WickerHearts · 14/04/2016 13:04

Betty I'm so sorry Sad I know how much you wanted this and how excited you were to get your BFP. I think it is very unfair of you OH to put you through all of this when you both decided to try for a baby...Be 100% sure this is what is best and what you want before you do it...hugs xxx

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Jod1985 · 14/04/2016 13:09

I think it's very unfair too. What happens if hypothetically you fall PG accidentally in the future? Would he still leave you or ask you to terminate? I would be afraid to have intercourse. I really feel sympathy for you and OH has a lot to answer for.
I'm afraid you are a lot more understanding than me cos I can tell you if it were me his bags would be packed and he could sling he hook. I'm hoping you won't take offence to me being honest. Xx

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RonBurgundysMoustache · 14/04/2016 13:37

Ladies, I hope you don't mind me butting in I have been lurking and just wanted to say to Betty please please be 100% sure this decision is right for YOU, doing this just to save your relationship will be a huge strain which could very well end up in you separating anyway.. I speak from personal experience an ex did the same to me and I did terminate to save my relationship.. And I never forgave him and ultimately our relationship was ruined and we split up a year later.. I then very sadly suffered two miscarriages years later with my husband and the feeling of knowing I could maybe have had a child that would have been 10 this year was heartbreaking.. I am incredibly lucky that I have since gone on to have two healthy babies but I just wanted to let you know this decision will live with you forever.. If you are certain it is for the best then that's fine and I hope you will both be happy and in later years have your family, but if you are not sure please think carefully about this.

Again I am sorry to butt in out of nowhere and I do not mean any offence I just wanted to let you know, I've been there and it isn't easy, i wish you all the best Flowers

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Chinks123 · 14/04/2016 14:03

Please be 10000% sure Betty, because you may come to resent your partner afterwards, I'm sure how big a decision this is but please think about it. I just read all 15 pages and was so happy for you, feel Abit deflated for you now. My oh freaked when I fell pg really quickly into the relationship, and said he needed to think and maybe we should get an abortion...a few days later he said he wanted the baby he was just scared. We now have a 2 year old DD who he adores. If it really is the right decision for you both then that is entirely your decision, but just be sure it's what you want.

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Chinks123 · 14/04/2016 14:03

And sorry for butting in aswell Flowers just wanted to offer advice.

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AnxiousBetty · 14/04/2016 14:14

I really appreciate all you ladies being there for me and offering advice and people to talk to. I was so excited to have a baby with him because I really am in love with him but deep down now I've realised that maybe it was too early for him, he loves to travel and I think he just wanted to do more for a couple of years before we wouldn't be able to do quite so much. As much as I'm prepared to settle down completely and raise my little family I wouldn't be able to do it without his support. I've got another couple of weeks before my appointment to think for sure, it was difficult to see my bean on the screen at the appointment and I got some pictures too but it didn't change how OH felt, we couldn't see a lot so I don't think he thinks of it as being developed yet xx

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RonBurgundysMoustache · 14/04/2016 15:00

betty with all due respect there is no "right" time to have a child, and I just really hope your OH doesn't come to realise he doesn't actually want them at all, and you are left without children which is obviously something you desperately want, as others said he agreed to trying to conceive, this wasn't an accident, ok it may have been a little sooner than both of you planned for but it really isn't fair of him to just suddenly decide it isn't actually what he wants now.. Again I'm sorry to be so blunt I'm just concerned that you are Already in love with your baby and quite rightly so....I just hope this is really right for you and not just him... What happens if you fall pregnant again in the next year or so would that time make a difference or would it still not be the right time? Maybe a few weeks more he will start to come round, whatever happens I really do wish you all the best and hope you don't mind me commenting, just wanted you to hear the reality of that happens after from someone who has been there.

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Footprints1 · 14/04/2016 18:50

I'm so sorry Betty this is awful to happen to you. I know you need to do whatever u feel is right, but yes I agree with others that u need to make sure this is right for you.

I really think you need to consider having support from your friends and family as if it meant you were on your own you would get help. A chance of bringing a little life into the world with your love I'm sure is suffice. Theres so many single mums out there succeeding!! There's plenty of help and support out there. I don't know you, but happy to offer support advice to help you. I know you love him, but think u need to question if he really loves you and is putting you first. You know yourself how difficult it can be conceiving so worry it might be something you may regret further down the road if it didn't happen straight away.

Please please get advice, not from him or his family but from other people who may be able to support you.

Big hugs, and please don't take offence of what people say- we just care for you Xx

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sabzh · 14/04/2016 19:00

I completely agree with all the other ladies Betty. They make very valid points which I think your OH needs to consider too. Its YOUR baby too and what you want should matter too. After all you are the one that is growing a precious baby inside you and it would be you that would ultimately have to bear the most of the pain physically and mentally. I've never had a termination before but I have suffered from a MC and I can tell you that the pain of losing what could have been was unbearable. It took months to even come to terms with it and as strong as our relationship was, it put a huge strain on it. I know a MC is different from a termination as it isnt by choice a baby is lost. If that were me, I could not live with myself knowing that I willingly ended a life just because my OH changed his mind. I would ultimately end up resenting him. You said you wouldnt want to be with someone knowing they hate you for keeping the baby but what if you end up hating and resenting him instead? Where would that leave your relationship?
Betty I am sorry I don't mean to offend you by being honest but I just think your OH should not have put you in this situation at all and I really feel for you knowing how much you wanted your BFP to happen. Please, I beg you reconsider and don't make a decision you will regret for the rest of your life. Xxx

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raddersmrs · 14/04/2016 20:42

I also agree with all the other posts, you really need to make sure you are making the right decision for you.
How much can someone actually love you to say oh yes I will have a baby with you, do the act to make a baby knowing it's without protection, then ask you to terminate when it happens. He played part of it too. He had unprotected sex

What happens if in the future you try for a baby and then can't conceive?

I also think it will put strain on the relationship and you will resent him. Especially if other people start saying they are pregnant or even if you see a baby.
He should be sticking by you with something as big as this.

Again I don't mean to be blunt or horrible. I truly believe you need to do what is right by both of you. But I know if my OH did that to me, irrelevant of if I kept the baby or not I certainly wouldn't be staying with him and I definitely would not be able to even contemplate having sex with him again.

Just another opinion and I truly hope this all works out for you and both of you are happy whatever the outcome. Sending lots of hugs to get you through xxx

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sabzh · 14/04/2016 21:13

Betty you obviously love your partner so much so that you would sacrifice your happiness to keep him happy. But can you say the same for him? Why can he not sacrifice his happiness for yours? Doesn't bringing a life in to this world take president over travelling? You can do that as a family together. Im sorry i think its just so selfish of him and unfair.

Sending you baby hugs too xxx

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Jod1985 · 17/04/2016 11:01

Hi all, betty still thinking of you lovely. Hope you are ok? Don't be a stranger. Xxxx

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AnxiousBetty · 17/04/2016 13:58

Hi ladies, sorry for not being on here so often, things are getting better gradually with me and OH as he is definitely starting to be more honest with how he feels and therefore i can be more honest with how I feel too. I think we both agree now that it would tear us apart to have a baby with us and that our relationship needs to be a bit stronger before we can bring another life into the world. As much as I would love to have my baby and love it with all my heart, which I do already, i don't think it is going to be quite right to do so. Thank you all for being there and giving the best advice you can, I do agree with a lot of your points and am talking to OH about each one gradually. It's difficult and it's a hard decision but right now I don't feel like there's another viable answer Confused

Despite all this. How are all you ladies doing!? Don't want this to become all about me! Have any of you had your bfp and how are the pregnant ladies doing?

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Stewart2016 · 17/04/2016 20:20

Hi ladies,

I'm very new to this and I was wondering if anybody would be kind enough to maybe give me some insight or help, so here I go... I came of the pill after about 1.5 years on 11th Feb I had the normal withdrawal bleed then , I had a normal period 32 days after on 13th March I'm assuming I was expecting my period again 32 days later so would of been 14th April or am I timing that wrong? Anyway I haven't had a period so I'm now 4 days late I had sex around my ovulation times which said would be 28th-2nd April that's according to a 32 day cycle, me and my fiancé are trying for a child.. I've taken 3 varieties of pregnancy test and they both came up negative...(sorry if I sound like an absolute muppet) so I guess what I'm asking is, is it normal to maybe miss a period after having a normal period after stopping the pill? Or could I possibly be pregnant? I really hope someone could give me some insight I'm going out of my mind lol! Smile xx

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sabzh · 17/04/2016 21:24

Welcome Stewart2016. I've never been on the pill so I can't comment on how it works. Not sure if you have read the whole of this thread but it took me 4 BFN before i got my BFP on day 55 or so! So be hopeful x


Glad to hear things are better between you both Betty. X

Im always tired and suffering from back pain alot these days x**
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Stewart2016 · 17/04/2016 21:37

Good evening Sabzh... Thank you so much for your reply... It means a lot I will just wait it out and if there's no sign of AF I will call the doctors for a blood test... Just really hope I get positive lol xx

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WickerHearts · 17/04/2016 21:56

Betty my lovely I'm glad you're on better terms with your OH, but you must be gutted about giving up your bubba. As long as you're 100% sure about this and it is the right decision for you, I'm sure you'll have a lot of support from the ladies on here. Feel like I've been on this whole journey with you, odd as you're basically a stranger, but I've been thinking of you. Hope you're doing ok Smile xx

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WickerHearts · 17/04/2016 22:01

And Stewart your body is probably still adjusting to not being fed with hormones. Unfortunately all you can do is wait for either your BFP or AF x

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ermmm · 17/04/2016 23:00

Are my symptoms weird... In the morn I'm ready to take on the world. I went for a brisk walk that I do regularly anyhow. I have totally gown off food- don't even feel hungry😶. All I've been able to eat today is noodles that DD made for herself for lunch and I had the extra bit she made... Nothing else at all.
Also I can't sleep in the night at all. Be up till 2 and then back up again at 5 . Am surprised I wanted to go walking with so little sleep lol.

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MagicalMrsMistoffelees · 18/04/2016 17:31

I have no problem with abortion. I know people who have had them for a variety of reasons and I've supported them. I myself would consider an abortion in the right circumstances. And Betty only you are in this situation and must do what's right for you.

However, please, please don't do this for anyone but yourself! This wasn't an accidental pregnancy because the pill failed or the condom split. You weren't in an unhappy relationship. It's not a new relationship or resulting from a one night stand. You didn't 'trick' the father. You're not a couple of teenagers. In those scenarios things would be very different.

He feels how he feels, fine - even though really it's a bit late to be having second thoughts. But don't let him mess with your mind and do it to keep him happy! You must see that if you do terminate the pregnancy you will probably find it very difficult to forgive him. You may find you keep denying your own emotions in order to appease and keep him. And it's likely that a few months down the line you will find any love and respect you had for him will have disappeared and you won't want him anyway. Don't do this just because you want to keep him. You're in the midst of this right now but you may find you'll look back at this time with disgust at his outrageous u-turn.

So do what you must but don't blindly think this will save your relationship. It is very unlikely to go back to how it was before anyway because he has revealed himself to be something other than you thought he was. The trauma of terminating a pregnancy you really wanted because he simply 'changed his mind' will impact hugely on your regards for this man.

Good luck. You are in an impossible situation and I'm so very sorry for you and your baby that your boyfriend is such a massive prick. ThanksThanksThanks

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SusieBu16 · 18/04/2016 20:39

I'm so so sorry to hear all of this Betty :(
I'm really new to posting to bare with me ladies.
My son is now 5...his father tried to make me have an abortion and we were in a (so I thought) stable happy relationship, so I agreed but couldn't do it just woke up one day and thought how selfish!! His dad stayed and eventually got excited...until my son turned 2 and he decided he didn't really like family life!
But I am a stronger much happier person, my son is amazing, and I am very happy with my now husband.

TTC baby number 2 at the minute (hence the post stalking!)

I hope I am not speaking out of turn. I just wanted to let you know others have been there.

Good luck whichever decision you make, just make sure you are doing it for YOU! Because if one day he flakes on you again, how will you feel :( xx

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