Early symptom spotters and testers!

[ElleBelleLou]

Hey all

I thought it would be nice for us to have a thread to discuss symptom spotting, early symptoms and early test pictures (if you are someone who likes to test early)

I am currently 5 DPO, TTC Baby #1 with my amazing partner after a miscarriage back in March.

I'm going out for some drinks on Thursday and will be 8DPO - I obviously won't drink if there's any sign or symptom that I may have conceived so I'd like somewhere to discuss any potential symptoms and everyone else's experience.

Please join me on this thread and let's symptom spot and chat together 🤍

@hopeandpray1988 thank you - I decided not to test this morning. Sounds silly but if its negative it will affect my mood for the whole day 🙈 AF is due today / tomorrow, so if she doesn't show I'll be testing again (and if it's negative then, I don't know what the hell is going on 🤷‍♀️🙈)
Good luck with your new cycle- this could he the one!! 🤞🍀

@peaky297 yeah makes sense. I remember when I was trying for my first and would have to go to work after a negative test and would be a rubbish day. Hopefully AF doesn't show and you get that positive 🤞🏻

@Wonkyjelly yeah I've heard good and bad things but it all matched up with Flo and bbt when I got pregnant with my first so just going to see how I get on. I've been doing ovulation sticks and bbt for a few months whilst we weren't trying and they've matched so just hoping they do now we're staring our ttc journey for number 2

@ElleBelleLou how are you feeling today? Are you still experiencing the cramps like Tuesday or have they eased now?
Fingers crossed it’s just your body adjusting.
I spoke to the GP this morning but they won’t investigate until 3 miscarriages in succession so if I were to fall again and miscarry then they’d start checking.
I am due to have a blood test next Thursday to check my thyroid as my mum has been on thyroid meds for 20th are but it took a long time for her diagnosis and she was borderline for ages before then.
I just want to rule it out as it can have an adverse affect on pregnancy.

My bleeding has finished, much quicker than the first time and I feel surprisingly fine too, I was upset but it subsided quite quickly.
We have brought our summer holiday forward to the end of May to give us something a little closer to look forward to but it doesn’t stop us from trying
sensing baby dust to everyone and hoping you all get your BFP’s soon

Thank you - so far no sign of AF. Boobs still super sore and swollen and I am very scatty and forgetful today, but that may be tiredness. We shall see!

@ellebellelou - are you OK? As you've gone quiet I'm guessing it may not be good news. If that's the case then I hope you're OK- support is here if you need it 💕

Morning everyone - how are you all? I'm very confused. Period is a day late and felt a bit crampy in bed last night. Got up this morning, used a FRER and theb saw some brown on the tissue when I wiped afterwards. Assumed game over and that AF is on her way, however I'm sure I see a faint line here? More than the shadow I was imagining before, but I'm not sure it's in the right place? Do you see it? (I've added an original and slightly edited image) Could it be an evap? I am scared to hope and very confused!! 😫🙈

@peaky297 I see something in the first picture! so not imagining things I dont think

Hi everyone

Sorry I've been so quiet - been a hell of a ride, I'll summarise....

I'm still pregnant (I think) - my test lines are nice and strong and my nipples are exceptionally sensitive.
Sickness has basically gone, not sure if that's down to hormone changes, loss (I'm hoping not) or some pressure bracelet things I've been trying.
I've been extremely crampy - basically been attached to my hot water bottle, not really been sleeping and scared to take painkillers.
I've also been bleeding on and off, sometimes heavy enough for a pad sometimes just spotting.

I can't for the life of me get through to my doctors to even tell them I'm pregnant. I must have called close to 500 times this week, and each and every time my call is cut off before it can even get into the queue because 'they're full to capacity'. So I can't speak to anyone to see what's going on (though if it's anything like when I miscarried last year, speaking to someone would just be horrific and rude).
I'm off work next Thursday so if I can't get through on the phone then, I'll be turning up to at least tell them I am pregnant and see if they can see why I'm cramping and bleeding.

Went to my EPU Wednesday morning and they wouldn't see me - said it's too early (4 weeks) but to go back in a couple of weeks if I can't speak to my doctor.

Ended up in A&E yesterday evening, after a horrible 20 minutes of heart palpitations. My DP could feel my heart 'fluttering' through my chest, I was breathless, dizzy and had the sharpest pain in my head. He rang 111 concerned about me and they sent me to A&E. Got there and it was an 18 HOUR estimated wait - every single seat in there was taken, so I came home.

Today I am just exhausted. Sick of not knowing what's happening to my body but 99% sure this little bean is going to end in a loss. Call it women's intuition but I feel like it's a waiting game.

Sorry for being so quiet, I have been checking back in here and there and really wishing you all well. You are all a wonderful support network x

@ElleBelleLou thank you for the update! Praying for you so hard 🙏🏼

I can see a line! But I guess depends on how long after taking the test, was the photo taken? I find frer fantastic and so accurate. But after the 20 minute window a slight evap is there - but grey and not so pink. Perhaps try again tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed for you! Keep us updated x

Bless you, I can only imagine how exhausted you must be feeling. I’m keeping everything crossed. With my first born I bled and I was so certain I’d miscarried, they eventually scanned me at 8 weeks where I had almost come to terms with “I’ve lost it”. But there was a heartbeat and that little baby is now 8! Try to get some rest, I know it’s hard. Lots of love to you x x

Also meant to say I lost all pregnancy symptoms too when I was bleeding. They came back around 9 weeks x

@ElleBelleLou oh you poor thing. The NHS is really scary at the moment and I’m so sorry you’re going through this and not getting the help you need. I’ve not experienced this myself but did 111 seem concerned that it could be an ectopic pregnancy at all? I am really praying it isn’t but I know they can be dangerous if left.

Hope I don’t scare you, just want you to be ok. 💐

@MrsL22 Thank you, I appreciate that x

@Wonkyjelly thank you for your reply - I just feel really defeated with it all to be honest. I flit between determination that everything is going to be okay and the bean will grow well otherwise why are my nipples sore etc. Then the next minute accepting it will be another loss so I 'can't be disappointed when it happens'. But then feeling guilty for even thinking / assuming that! It's mentally exhausting as well as physically. Your story gives me hope though - thank you x

@BeaKind I know, I've heard horror stories of course with the pressure they're under but reality has really kicked in, my GP has been amazing and reachable for the entire 27 years I've been with them, but this week has shown exactly how much they're struggling. Never before have I not even been able to make it into a phone queue. And to see A&E that busy was awful - I felt guilty for even being there, though I'm scared I should have been seen. I did wonder about ectopic, but 111 didn't seem overly concerned that was the case as I have no shoulder pains, and they seem to think tests wouldn't show positive and I'd have no symptoms like sickness etc if it was ectopic. I don't even know what to think at this point - I feel like I have a thousand questions floating round my head and can't even start to get any answers. x

@ElleBelleLou ah that’s reassuring then that 111 have sort of ruled it out. Maybe little bean is just burrowing down and getting comfy in there 🙂 Hopefully you’ll feel a bit better in a few days. X

@ElleBelleLou thanks for updating us - been thinking of you!
What a horrible few days you've had - hoping and praying for you that it all works out! X

TTC baby no 2 after 3 misscarriges. Due my period today but no sign as of yet. Will take a test tomorrow if it hasn’t shown up. Good luck all! 🤞

so far I’ve had no symptoms. I genuinely thought my period would be here by now. Hoping this is my month but not holding my breath as we’re on year 2 of ttc.

@ElleBelleLou thinking of you 💙

I’ve had a BFN today 12dpo with an FRER so counting myself out for this month 😢
I was really hopeful!

@Mammma91 good luck - hope this is your month!

Sadly it's not mine... despite the line this morning, my light brown spotting is now getting heavier and redder, so I think I'm out. Really thought this might have been the month, but it is not to be.

@ElleBelleLou oh my! youve been through a lot these last few days!! are you able to rest now or will you be returning to the hospital?
@peaky297 So sorry to hear that what looks like AF is arriving :( could it have been a chemical, because of the line you had earlier?
@MrsL22 sorry about your BFN, so disappointing to poas and not see those two lines showing but it is not unheard of bfns at 12dpo only to show a positive later. Youre only out if AF arrives!
@Mammma91 ahhh thanks for sharing your experience, did you have symptoms with your first? After two years of ttc, have you begun any investigations at all?

I am also onto a new cycle after AF arrived yesterday. I went to get blood tests done as I have begun fertility investigations at my GP. CD 2 cycle #9 TTC 1, here we go !

With my first I had really bad HG and was bed ridden until 23 weeks and had a consultant led pregnancy.

Unfortunately my GP has been useless and they won’t investigate. They literally aren’t interested at all. So I’m on my own! Hoping either my period shows up or I’ll test again tomorrow morning 🤞🤞

@ElleBelleLou hope you're doing as ok as you can be. Try to take it easy and hopefully you'll get through to the docs soon 🤞🏻🤞🏻 let us know how you are over the next few days.

@peaky297 I was going to say that the test looked promising but now you're saying you think af has arrived, I hope you're doing ok!?

AF has come for me this morning bang on time. I’m sort of pleased as it means I actually did pinpoint my ovulation, even though it was a 47 day cycle. Fingers crossed this month will be shorter 🙏

AF here for me too today. On to cycle #5

@BeaKind sorry to hear af arrived but hopefully this cycle will be the one. 🤞🏻 good that you know when ovulation was 🙂 I remember when ttc my first, my cycles were so long and irregular after coming off the pill but still managed to get pregnant so I'm hoping the same for you!

@MrsL22 fingers crossed for this cycle for you too hun!