JUST PUT DOWN THE FIRST RESPONSE! EARLY TESTING DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE UP THE DUFF, THAT WAY DOTH MADNESS LIE!

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don't waste another penny, wait until your period is late. support here!

yep, that way if you up the pole then you will get that that lovely bfp and make your gp appt a booking in one. if not you can ask him/her for bloods!

Hi! Wondered if I could join? We are currently ttc our second child... this is cycle 4. We had a miscarriage before my successful pregnancy but it took nearly 2 years to conceive him!
Anyway I have become addicted to testing (wasn't really an issue first time round!).
Can't really afford the obsession so thought I had better join.
I have already done 3 early tests (last 1 on tues) and bfn also absolutely no sign of pregnancy.
AF will probably appear in next few days..
Thanks x

oooh good luck freckles, sorry about your mc, it changes ttc doesnt it?

of course you can join. the more the merrier!

well, im out ladies. period is here!

aww so sorry lissie. sending lots of love and luck you way for this month x x

good luck freckles x

Help.....
I think Af is due either today or sat but no sign yet. Had some spotting on monday but nothing since. Negative pregnancy test on tues..
Today by boobs (sorry if tmi) are really sore, I think normally that settles just before my period.
I know I am not pregnant because I have had a pmt migraine and a negative pregnancy test on tues. Why have I still got hope- I am only setting myself up for a huge disappointment...
I could do with some sense being kicked into me!
Thanks

maybe implantation bleed? give it til after the weekend then test if no sign of AF?

i feel all bloated and yucky. had stomach cramps yesterday but nothing has happened yet.

Hi Angel, I doubt it..... never had one before. When are you due?

no idea freckle. i came of depo injection a couple of months ago so waiting for things to get back to normal really!

Hello

Can I join too?

I am currently 5dpo, trying to conceive our second child.

We've been trying for about a year. I did get pregnant a few months ago but it was ectopic. This is our first month ttc since then.

I find it really hard to resist testing - as though I think somehow peeing on a lot of sticks will make the pregnancy gods realise how much I want a baby.

I am having mild cramps which I think is more to do with the number of cakes I have eaten than anything else. And I have tons of EWCM, but those of you who know me from the symptom-spotters thread will know I am olympic-standard at imagining symptoms. I also keep imagining all sorts of twinges where my ep was, but I think that is just paranoia.

Anyway, any help you can give me in staying away from those blasted sticks would be much appreciated.

oh scary, sorry about your ep. did you have a salpingectomy? i had one last feb, its v scary.

Well, I think af is just about here.. some spotting and a bfn!
Never mind.. Have high hopes for next month
I hope Angel and scarey hairy have better luck!!

i agree too - didnt work for me and I was pregnant!!!

tested day before I was due - neg
day i was due - faint faint pos

rubbish!

Hi Lissie - I remember your husband posting about what had happened with your ep last year.

Mine was much less frightening. I found out I was pregnant after I had what I thought was my period but still felt pregnant (and my temp was high), so did a test (while posting on MN...). Because I had bled and only felt "half pregnant" I decided to see the Dr who insisted I must have miscarried. I insisted on being seen at the EPAU and so they diagnosed it before I was even 6 weeks along so I could have methotrexate. The bugger of it is that now I am stuck wondering if my right tube is ok, or if it will happen again...

Anyway, the real reason I popped in is to let you know that Boots are doing 2 for 1 on First Response tests atm (of course they are only for use when you are late and not before!), but I am glad of a way to save money. Not that I should be needing tests anyway since I temp, but old habits die hard!!

ooh thanks scary. did they offer you a HSG to check your tubes?

No, I was told "HSGs are for people who have fertility problems and you are clearly fertile." Not terribly helpful.

I did think about paying for it myself, but I know the ep could just be a one-off and that HSGs are not entirely risk-free, so I have decided to wait a few months and see if I conceive first.

If it happens again I think I will push very hard (or go private) for a lap which I understand is the only reliable way to look for scarring. It is quite a bit deal to go for these tests though - I am scared about the thought of having a general anaesthetic (for the lap) and I need to be up and about because I have my 2 year old to look after already.

Have you had an HSG Lissie?

understandable.

yes, had HSG last year and a hysteroscopy last month, both looked normal though.

That's good news - it must be a relief to know that they couldn't find anything wrong.

well i think our plans are going to have to be put on hold. DH faced with redundancy now deep down i still want another baby badly, but I can't with this uncertainty. Wouldn't be fair and I wouldn't enjoy the pregnancy with this all hanging over my head Unless I am already pregnant that is, then I will just go along with it!!

hope you are all well x x

oh angel. im sorry x

its ok. we will have another one one day. just a matter of when now really. wishing you all, all the luck in the world x x

Sorry to hear your news Angel.

Lissie - I wish I had obeyed the thread title, but alas I am a moron.

I have been taking HPTs since about 8dpo (yes, I know) with varyingly light second lines... only to have my line virtually disappear this morning at 12 dpo. So, either a CP or another ep (which I can't rule out until my temp drops).

Somehow I let myself get excited. I thought the universe would not be so cruel as to let me lose two pregnancies within 4 months, not when I don't tend to get pregnant easily, but it seems that I was wrong. Now I get to wait for it to end while feeling hormonal and having sore boobs. If I said I was gutted it would be a severe understatement.

So there you have it; a cautionary tale and the reason why I will never test early again.

Hi, hope no-one minds me coming in and writing this down - I just want to be kept away from the test sticks. I am NOT pregnant. I had a blood test last month which showed no ov, a blood test this month (results not known yet, seeing consultant on Monday morning), a pelvic scan showing a fibroid growing inside my uterus, changing the shape, and with likely drop in fertility because of it. We have been trying for DC#2 for 13 cycles. I am NOT pregnant. But my cycles are 25-31 days (most usually 26) and I'm on day 28, and I feel sick and tired and, yes, pregnant. Just keep me off the testing. There is NO POINT. Aargh. Thank you for listening. Going to do some work now...

Hi everyone. I am 9dpo (I think). First attempt at TTC. Somehow totally convinced I am pregnant (unlikely, as we are both 37), and putting off testing until after AF due.

DD was conceived so easily (while not even TTC) that we have no experience of TTCing. I had no idea 2ww was so tough!

Scary