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Not sure if I am being silly or not - Am I imagining things? Symptom spotting...

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Thingiebob · 11/05/2009 16:28

BF and I are trying to conceive, not sure if I should test or if I am being too hopeful.

I have realized today that in the last few weeks I have had the following issues...

Completely tired and wiped out in a strange people mentioning it way. White face, red eyes, feel exhausted.
Tits huge falling out of bra and they feel quite sensitive when rearranging! BF mentioned how they looked rather large lately.
Slight nausea at certain types of food and drink.
Weeing a million times a day in a bf mentioning how much I am off to the toilet type of way and it is driving me nuts.
Massive tea drinker but it tastes VILE! Not sure why - bf thinks I am mad. Tastes metallic yet he insists he tastes fine and we drink a lot to tea!
Nails have gone all funny - noticed it the other day, all cracked and soft and peeling off They look terrible.
Had a few funny moments where I was happily chatting to BF then came over all dizzy and swimmy and had to sit down. He said I was as white as a sheet and proceeded to feed me bananas. Bit concerned about these spells.
A few days after having sex I had the worst pains down below I thought I might have a water infection They lasted for about 24 hours.
Periods is a few days late

However, the voice of sanity says...

I have had quite a nasty cold virus over the last week which my other half caught as well, in which we were both very tired yet we have now recovered but I still feel tired. This could explain the nausea and weird tasting tea and the funny dizzy moments. Although the tiredness I described above started before the cold.
Nails could just be down to illness.
My period is never on time and varies from 28 days to 35 so it is difficult to tell when it is late
I seem to have had period pains for days now. They seriously feel like period pains am expecting it at any moment.

Am I mad not to do a test and not to believe that I could be? I think it unlikely that we could have got pregnant the very first month ttc, especially as I have been told by doctors that due to a health condition I have and being a stone and half overweight that getting pregnant is going to be very hard and could take some time.
It goes without saying that we bd'd on CD 13, 14 and 16 but that's all. Difficult to find time to do it after that and we have both been ill.

Any thoughts, or should I put this madness out of my mind and wait for my period to turn up?

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sazlocks · 11/05/2009 16:54

I would do a test if I was you

Thingiebob · 11/05/2009 16:56

I'm still not convinced! I think it is the very 'periody' type pains in back and abdomen that are telling me otherwise. Thank you for responding though!

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Cosmosis · 11/05/2009 17:05

What Cd are you on? I'd probably test if i was near when I usually come on.

Thingiebob · 11/05/2009 17:48

I'm on CD35 at the moment and feel like AF will turn up any minute. Exhausted today and feel pretty sick to be honest, yet this could well be due to imminent AF and recovering from virus.

It would be crazy if I was as I have pretty much convinced myself that we will find it very difficult.
I will take advice and drag my arse out of bed tomorrow and get a test!
Thanks for input.

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sazlocks · 11/05/2009 19:06

good luck

Thingiebob · 12/05/2009 15:22

Um... both me and my OH think we can see a very faint second line on a cheapie early test strip I received today from ebay. Not sure but feel a bit shaky and shocked.

Is it poss to get a false positive if you are on medication? I take a low dose of steroids for an inflammatory condition.
Bit scared but still not utterly convinced.

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QueenofVenus · 12/05/2009 15:37

Wow!! yay! it sounds like you got urself a positive! - a line is a line! You cant get a false positive on steroids, only if you are receiving hormone therapy that contains HCG or HMG!

Thingiebob · 12/05/2009 18:43

Thank you. I have now done another test, a digital one and it is positive. Frankly amazed and a bit worried as I've drank alcohol, taken ibuprofen, had a rotten cold and generally been doing all the wrong things!

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sazlocks · 12/05/2009 19:25

how exciting.
Wouldn't worry bout doing the wrong things - lots of people seem to have done that without realising and their babies have been fine.
good luck

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