Hello, I’m brand new here and need some advice/info. Despite having children I’ve never actively paid any attention to my cycle or TTC until recently. I was much younger when I had my other children. Im 39 years old now with three older children.
I have been trying to get pregnant three months and tracking ovulation for past two months on FLO app and using tests. In June I used the clear blue digital ovulation tests and it said I ovulated on 20th June and this was same on app. My cycle is only 23 days and I got my period on 2/07/22. So July I started using ovulation strips (cheap ones) and it looked like I was ovulating around 7th July with actual day of ovulation predicted to be 13th on FLO.
On 15th July I randomly took a test because my breasts were hurting more than usual and I got a very faint positive. That being so I took a few more, all the same and then confirmed it on a clear blue digital that said pregnant 1-2 weeks.
I wish I hadn’t found out so early because I don’t understand how I could be pregnant and testing positive so soon. The lines on the strip tests are so faint and I’m scared that they aren’t getting darker (think I’m testing too often) but none of it makes sense. I can’t be pregnant from the month before because I had a period and the lines on the test would be too faint if I had conceived last month and also the digital is saying just 1-2 weeks. But then how have I managed to conceive and test positive within since 7th June?? Unless The ovulation tests and app were off and I ovulated very early? Like immediately after my period?
Does anyone have any advice or knowledge they could share that might reassure me? How quickly would feb strip tests start to darken ? I was expecting the line to become more pronounced every day but that’s not been the case. But maybe this is because I’m just nowhere near pregnant enough ?
My cervix is high, closed and soft which is the only thing reassuring me. When I checked last month I though it was high and soft but there is a notable difference this month. It’s very soft as it apparently should be in early pregnancy. My breasts are tender as they would be but not much different from when I’m due on but I suppose I might not have obvious pregnancy symptoms because I’m so early?
I would appreciate any advice/info/knowledge about what might have happened
thank you
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