Could I be?

[kylieeee]

Please be kind, this is all SUPER new to me (I still don't quite know all of the Mumsnet abbreviations either so sorry for not including the cool lingo in my post (& length)😳

SO... Fiancé & I have been together for 6 years. I'm 24, he's 26. We have wanted to start a family for so long and decided in August that we would kick things off around October.

I stopped taking my pill at the end of August and had my 'period/bleed' from the 28th Aug - 1st Sept. Being on the pill has always kept me regular so it has one pro I guess! Based on the Flo app (albeit not overly accurate as I haven't had any real 'cycles' yet, I ovulated around the 11th September. We had unprotected sex on the lead up to this, probably 4/5 days before. Bare in mind Flo might be out by a few days, and I had the standard ovulation symptoms around when we DTD e.g watery ahem 😳 and pains in my lower sides (mainly right side).

So there's my rough thrown together dates! Now onto what's been happening the last couple of weeks. Well for a start, what the hell is up with my nips? My boobs have gone from a barely there B-cup to spilling over the top - RESULT😄 But my nipples have been really sore, look slightly darker and have a lot of gland spots appearing from nowhere. I have gone off my lunch that I was once obsessed with, the thought of it made me want to vom. I've been headachey, tired and nauseous. I also keep feeling lightheaded and faint for no reason. I can't really explain how I feel, I just feel different. I don't know if I'm making it worse on myself because I could be getting over excited at the thought of being pregnant, but I'm not imagining this. I feel like shit😂 I've been emotional and craving such sweet foods too.

Based on my previous bleeds, my next is due in about 4/5 days. I'm usually like clockwork and when I came off the pill once before for other reasons, my cycle stayed intact so I'm pretty lucky. I took a test a couple of days ago and it was negative. I'm trying to hold out because I know it's pretty rare to fall pregnant right away, but surely these symptoms can't all mean nothing??? I'm really hoping this period never comes ... am I just getting myself at it?

Could be but the only way to know for sure is to test the day after you missed your flow. Good luck 🤞🏻

@MrsSokhi thank you for the reply! I'm really hoping this period never arrives but I just don't think I'll be that lucky! X

Bodies can do weird stuff while they settle after the pill. I thought I was pregnant every month for 5 months before I actually was.

It isn’t rare to fall pregnant right away, especially at your age. But there is little point testing too early, so just wait a week.

@Oysterbabe that's probably what's happening here then😔

@LoreleiRock I'm just going to wait and hope that I never get a period and then I can start getting a bit excited. Otherwise it's get up, dust off and try again x

@kylieeee everything sounds good to me, lovely. But @Oysterbabe could be right, sometimes the body plays tricks on you.

Right now, I've experienced pretty much everything you have to the tee. And it's the boobs and nipples that have me convinced. I do feel different too, but it's my boobs that have me like 👀 I'm very lightly spotting at the moment and AF is due today-tomorrow so I'm going to test Tuesday 🤞🏻 if you can hold out, I'd say testing Friday/Saturday would be good for you! Hope that helps chick!

The only way to know is test, FRERs day 6 days before a missed period but you'll get a better result if you wait until nearer the time or after its due.

Also, watery CM isn't a sign of ovulation. Its an egg white consistency that indicates ovulation so if you're tracking look out for that. coming off the pill can play havoc with your cycle so it's worth tracking if you're using flow.

Good look OP, do come back and update us!

@codenameduchess thank you for the luck lovely. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Sorry TMI but when I say watery I mean clear as opposed to creamy.. egg white does seem to be a good description but definitely put me off eggs for life will keep you posted if any news xx

I came off Cerelle back in May, didn't have a period until 1st August and my god, the symptoms I got during that wait I truly thought I was pregnant. My boobs were SO sore. It finally subsided once I got AF.
It could be your pill leaving your body, hormones all over the place, at least, that was my experience x

I hope that's pregnancy I really do. But like some of the others I had all of those symptoms before my first proper period after Cerelle. It's a cruel thing for a body to do, unfortunately the symptoms are so like pregnancy.
I have my fingers crossed for you it's different.