HELP Am I pregnant?

[MaryS1983]

Hi all,

My partner and I started trying for a baby last year but after several months of unsuccessful cycles, I've started a new job so we put our plans on hold for a little while. However, in the heat of ovulation and my need for seed two weeks ago, we carried on as before and I let him finish inside me on multiple occasions. I know that was really stupid and I've given myself plenty of lectures since, but we couldn't resist. Anyway, I have regular 28 day menstrual cycles and the first day of my period should start tomorrow, but I'm worried about whether I'm now pregnant.

I suffer with PMS symptoms that seem to be getting worse (or longer) with age. I'm usually grumpy and wanting my own space for a number of days leading up to the start of my period, but this time it feels like PMS x 10 for a whole week. I've felt moody and constantly tired, I feel like death warmed up and today I want to go back to sleep again for a week. I feel very down/depressed and overwhelmed more than usual. Maybe I'm suffering mentally due to the final stages of my divorce finances going through or some uncertainty surrounding my partner's behaviour adding pressure to my life, but I'm definitely more tired and moody for longer. I also felt a bit sickly one night last week whilst brushing my teeth before bed and I don't usually get this. Bloating has been a problem particularly last weekend, coming and going throughout the day, but I have this during PMS too. Alongside bloating I had heartburn, something I had during my other pregnancies but don't usually get during PMS.

I know it's impossible to know if I'm pregnant until I have a positive pregnancy test, but I'm trying to prepare mentally in case this has happened as it's the worst timing for my job. It would be just typical that I conceive just after we don't want a baby!

What are your thoughts?

Please be honest with me, I know we often symptom spot but this might be different.

Nobody really can say. I spotted all sort of symptoms when I was TTC that turned out to be nothing.

If it's causing you this much worry, I'd be tempted to go out & buy a test today. You should get a positive result 1 day before period on the early detection tests.

Otherwise, what's done is done. Try to put it to the back of your mind & wait and see what happens in the next few days.

My thoughts are: take a pregnancy test. There’s nothing like worrying you’re pregnant (or wanting to be) to make you spot all sorts of symptoms that “confirm” you are. Most likely you’re fine.

If you had unprotected sex around the time of ovulation then it’s definitely a possibility that you’re pregnant.

The symptoms of early pregnancy and PMS are often fairly similar so it’s almost impossible to tell just from symptom spotting.
If you’re due your period in the next couple of days and you already have possible symptoms then if you are pregnant your HCG is likely to be high enough to give you an accurate result on a pregnancy test.

Rather than stressing about whether you might be pregnant it’s probably best to just take a test so you know for certain!

Part of me is nervous to take a pregnancy test in case it's positive, I sort of want toa ride it out and wait to see if my period starts, but then again the wait is nerve wracking. If you had my symptoms, would you think it's going to be a BFP?

No one can tell you. Whether I think I’d be pregnant or not isn’t relevant.

Just take a test and have done with it.

Id wait until tomorrow to see if af arrives and if not take a test. As others have said nobody can tell you otherwise.

@MaryS1983 how long have you been in your new job? How long have you been with your partner?
And buy a stick to wee on tomorrow morning