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3 days after donation having light bleeding

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agmpkvp · 15/06/2019 21:41

I’m in a same sex relationship and we’re both hoping to get pregnant by using a donor. We both had a donation on Wednesday and my partner had one on Tuesday as she ovulates before me. A couple of hours ago I went to the toilet and when I wiped there was a tiny amount of blood on the toilet paper and it was a really light red, almost orange. When I went to the toilet around 20 minutes ago, there was nothing there. I never have bleeding or cramps between periods. I woke up today feeling really sick which hasn’t ever happened before. I’m surprised I wasn’t actually sick. I’ve been light headed and had mild cramps too. Sorry this is long. This is only my second time trying to conceive through ai. Last time was unsuccessful and I had nothing but this time I’ve got the bleeding, cramps and feeling sick and light headed. But surely three days is way too soon to notice anything?

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Persipan · 15/06/2019 23:31

Yes, 3dpo is far too early to have any symptoms. Even if sperm and egg have successfully met, right now the embryo would still be working its way down your fallopian tube. It would still need to develop into a blastocyst, then 'hatch', to be able to implant in your endometrium in a few days time. Until then, it's a microscopic bundle of cells not connected to your body, so anything you're feeling right now isn't a symptom of being pregnant. It's so easy to end up symptom-spotting, though! Best of luck to you and your partner.

Lotsie · 15/06/2019 23:40

I'm afraid I only have experience conceiving the old fashioned way, but contrary to what @persipan said (which I do totally agree with!) I had symptoms less than 48 hours after conception. I have never had sore boobs in my life, even when on my period, but they were awful!! I walked around clutching them and knew that it couldn't be a coincidence, DH wasn't allowed near me with a barge pole. Never any spotting or pain at that point though. I got an implantation bleed a week or so later, an upset stomach and had some mild acid reflux which didn't return until the end of pregnancy. But by that point I would have been testing positive on a pregnancy test anyway I think (I was on honeymoon and couldn't get my hands on one - ha!). Everyone is different I suppose! But sadly only time will tell, and it goes exceptionally slowly when TTC as I'm sure you are well aware...

Good luck!

agmpkvp · 15/06/2019 23:55

@Persipan that’s exactly what I thought but I don’t understand the small bleeding. Might just be my body being weird. Thank you, we’ve both got our fingers crossed

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agmpkvp · 15/06/2019 23:57

@Lotsie I sometimes get sore boobs when on my period but last month was suuuper bad, I couldn’t even wear a bra. Yeah time is going so slowly. I’m counting down the days until I’m due on

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Persipan · 16/06/2019 06:32

The thing is, when we're trying to conceive we're so attuned to every detail that I think we're more likely to notice little things than we would otherwise, and then they take on such huge significance! A tiny bit of bleeding could be all sorts of things - if something irritated your cervix, for example, which is potentially possible if you've done a recent insemination.

When I was doing home insemination, I did get pregnant a couple of times (and miscarried, sadly, but it meant I had some quite close-together experiences of early pregnancy). And there were some sensations I felt at those times that I identified as pregnancy symptoms because I didn't recall feeling them before. And then in the subsequent months, I kept feeling them, so I kept convincing myself I was pregnant every month, which was terribly disappointing when I turned out not to be!

And then, I eventually realised that I was actually feeling those sensations even on months I hadn't done an insemination, months when there was zero possibility of me being pregnant. The tugging sensations that I'd decided were implantation pains, the sore boobs, the backache, the falling asleep on the sofa because I was so tired... all turned out to be things I do sometimes feel at other times, I'd just never paid attention.

And then of course when I had more attempts at becoming pregnant I still did exactly the same thing; I noticed every little detail and obsessed over whether it was a sign of success or failure. Because we do, because we're human. It's really hard not to, and probably you'll spend another week+ doing exactly the same thing (and I so hope this will be your month!). So, I guess don't worry about worrying - it's so normal! - but do try to give yourself a break to whatever extent you can. Good luck!

Hermones1 · 16/06/2019 20:25

I wasn't sick for weeks and noticed no changes really, full boobs after about 3 weeks past ovulation.

It's so frustrating because really there are no obvious signs despite everything you read online, really you have to just keep calm and be patient for that positive test.

I tested positive around 12 days after insemination.

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