1 week until AF- Veiny Boobs, increased CM and slight bleed yesterday...is this a sign????

[beckyjones]

Sorry for the extremely graphic title for this conversation but I need some assurance that the things that are happening to my body isn't me being over excited..?

I wore white pants yesterday and when I went to the loo there was a slight spot of which could have been light blood or very dark red/orange CM.. nothing more today but I was sooo bloated yesterday I had to undo my trousers.. this has now passed.

Also my boobs are very sore so much that I had to put my bra on lying down this morning and also felt quite tearful when I took it off last night..

I feel sick but haven't been sick, when I think of being sick (generally do this if hung over as it speeds the process)- It makes it worse..

Also I have very heavy CM, not egg like when I was ovulating but thick and slightly sticky..

I know that you are probably eating your lunch while reading this and I do sincerely apologise but I have suffered an ectopic and a miscarriage (MC in Oct 06)- my husband doesn't want to get over excited nor will he let me test early becaise I have done this lots of times over the last 6 months and got BFP but then a couple of days later got my AF... We have been trying for 18 months and I am desperate for a baby- I didn't feel this out of sorts when I was pregnant last time, but I don't think I had very high hormone levels... also woke up this morning full of spots and I usually have very clear skin.. have had to go to bed the last couple of nights because I am sooo tired- but could these symptoms just be in my head?
My AF is due next Tues

Please help x

i often feel tearful when i take my bra off at night and see how saggy my boobs have become!

sorry....couldn't resist!

sound like promising signs don't they, but please don't get too excited yet or if af does arrive it will hit you even harder! good luck

thank you so much greedyforbabies- that made me smile- I feel like crying because my boobs are looking horrid, they were like this when I was last pregnant and they have never really got back to normal infact they have gone up a size which is very uncomfortable... I don't want to be excited but I want this soo much .. I think I am going slowly insane as I lay in the bath last night thinking of new and exciting ways of telling my nearest and dearest when I am 12 weeks pregnant.. don't know about babies Ithink I need to be in a mental hospital!!!

i do that too! i have thought of exciting ways to tell my dh and what my parents will say when we tell them and what to call it and if i would find out the sex, etc.....i have played it all out in my head......its sad isn't it? BUT, its completely natural and we all do it (i hope!)
i have also convinced myself i am pg lots of times and it is harder to cope with af when you do....just assume you aren't and if you are......FANTASTIC! that is what i am going to try and do from now on! although this month i know i really wont be!

Thank god it's not just me... its so hard I was getting my lunch from starbucks and a woman in there was telling er friends all about her cravings etc because she was pregnant- I am envious, it's horrible I shouldn't be likes this, but 18 months down the line it's killing me... I'm 24 I should be as a fertile as a rabbit and my husband is 28 and he has been through all the routine tests and is in excellent health- I feel like maybe we don't match in that way if after all this time we aren't getting it right- the hardest was after the MC where I felt so responsible for not being able to hold onto to the bean.. it's a nightmare

oh bless you, i have no experience of miscarriage or ectopic so cant really say much unless you want all the normal crap that i am sure you get all the time like ' at least you know you can get pg' and 'dont worry you are still young'.......sound familiar?
all i can say is GOOD LUCK for this month, i really hope your spotting etc is a good sign and that next tue you will be jumping for joy!

thanks so much- fingers crossed I will definitely update this thread so keep an eye out-
All I can say is that when we do get a little bundle of joy it will be very wanted and smothered with love!

sorry but pmsl at greedyforbabies .

Becky I would say it's quite early for such severe simptoms, yes it does sound hopeful but these boards are full of posts from people who say that they've got "sore boobs" were "sick this morning" feel "bloated" and are "sure I must be pregnant" only for af to arrive days later. Having been ttc for nearly 21 months now I absolutely know where you are coming from on the thinking every month that maybe this could be it and sitting thinking about how to tell people so you are definitely not alone there.

I would say to rather think that you're not pregnant, then if you are it will come as a lovely surprise, and don't, not under any circumstances, test before your af is a couple of days late.

good luck xxx

You speak great advice wannabe- my husband says the same but I get itchy pregnancy test buying hands by day 29 of my cycle.. I should have shares in clearblue!

I will take your advice about expecting a BFN because at the end of the day this will generally be the outcome, it is just so horrible when you want something and can't have it.. I would give anything I could- over the last year I have given up smoking, given up coffee, all caffine infused drinks, taken folic acid, all sorts of herbal remedies, accupuncture, reflexology... I just don't know what else I can do!!!!

Fingers and toes crossed for you... I would also like to reiterate, don't test until after AF due. The ClearBlueFairy will get upset if you do All the best.

becky my filosophy is, never, ever, keep preg tests in the house. that way the urge to test is less. then put aside the money you would have spent on them and if af comes go out and buy yourself a bloody great box of chocolates. if af doesn't come, you've got the cash for the test

I know- I just can't help it because it whizzes round in my head and then before I know I Am standing at the counter in boots!!! I need my hands slapping..

My dad always said if you want something enough it will happen but 18 months of wanting something is driving me insane.

Is there anything I could be doing which I haven't listed!!!

becki....so glad i saw this thead title, we HAVE to be buddies until af arrives (or doesnt!) For starters, I am deffo with wannabe (hi wannabe!!) and greedy on this one, assume you arent and if you are it will be one hell of a celebration. As for your symptoms, DONT DO IT TO YOURSELF!!! im not saying all yours dont sound very very promising because they do, but you can seriously wind yourself up here. The spotting is a clear and visible sign that something has happened, but is it implantation? Only time will tell.
Like other ladies, i have also been ttc for eons. I dont even do all the symptom spotting any more. Im never pregnant even after text book symptoms so whats the point!
But ,,,,,,,this month i am very excited, cause i had a very light bleed, deffo not enough to be af , so of course my brain has gone into overdrive thinking "yay!! possible implantation!" However, i am well aware that even though i am inwardly excited, the chances of me being pregnant this month are unlikely. Logic tells me why should this month be any different? Its just my body messing me about again. Am absolutely determined NOT to test, i just want to keep my little bubble of hope going for a little longer. While ever i dont test or af doesnt arrive, its a possibility. As soon as i pee on that stick, i can almost guarantee af the next day and a big bfn.
So .......i guess what im waffeling on about is, relax, chill, take it easy, and remember you are NOT alone in this, there are so many hundreds of women going through similiar stuff its scary!
GOOD LUCK!!!
Keep us posted x x x xx

Thanks so much Pussycat, I wish no one had to go through this torment but it is comforting that I am not the only one in the whole world you can't do the one thing that women were designed to do..1

I will definitely keep in touch, may be can support each other through the woes of ttc!!

Thanks again x

I have just re-read my last post- the comment about women being designed- how insensitive am I - I am really sorry if I have offended anyone because that is a horrible thing to do espeically to women or men with fertility problems, will consultant my brain before my stupid mouth gets into gear- sorry againx

dont worry sweetie, i feel the same way. I have been diagnosed pcos but only after ttc and not being successful. keep this thread going until you get a result - one way or the other, and i will let you know how i get on too.
xx

just a bit of an update- I have just been as sick as a dog this morning.. I don't feel ill just tired.. could my hormones be this high so soon 8 DPO...

I know what you're going to say but humour me please- I am soooo excited butI know I shouldn't be- I have never been so happy to be sick

beckyjones when you gona test?/ i got a faint line on 8dpo now 18 weeks pg good luck

trace2 I want to today but then if I get a BFN i'll be cutted- it's like being in deal or no deal-- will I deal today! I work next door to boots so it is highlt likely!

well we all get lines at diffrent times its how much hormoans we got in our wee i had no signs only had implantaion the day before

I had a MC in October and I didn't have any symtoms except heavy boobs, so I am feeling quite hopeful- oh I did have a tinny taste which I have now too.. I really want to test but then I'l be so disappointed- what would you do?

becky i had m/c in july i had been trying two years, i did ovulation sticks and person took every thing i could which i thought would help me concive! but i was not one for testing until it was diffrent even though i had loads of tests in house.

when i had the little bleed early i was af was coming until it stopped same day, then i new so i tested.

if you feel you carnt test dont like you said the bfn is the worse thing ever even if you are pg it just could be early to test.. good luck again with what you do

Thank you and congratulations to you- I bet you're jumping through hoops at the moment.

I hope I can drop an update in the next week with a BFP as the title!

Thanks again x

thank you becky i am very sick still but over the moon though! it will be worth it in the end.

i too hope that you got news in a few days

Hi Becky - just wanted to post to say good luck and I have my fingers crosed for you. My af is due around the 17th so I'm hoping I'll have good news but have no symptons so not even thinking positive at the moment.

Make sure you let us know when you test and hoping it's good news for you .

good luck to you too Furryfox- I JUST HOPE i haven't wasted everyones time by hoping and analysing everything about my body...
It's so hard- I'm sitting here at work and I could cry not because I am sad but I feel like crying for the baby that I will have one day- I know it sounds a bit strange but I love my husband so much the urge to make a mini us is overwhelming- we have so much love for each other we want to share it with a baby...
Godd luck to you hun, let me know x