Cycle day 37 no period & pregnancy symptoms

KCat82 · 26/12/2021 12:16

@ttcbabynotwo

Hi I was wondering if I could get come advice. So I'm on cycle day 37. Had irregular periods since my miscarriage in august but this is the latest my cycle has been my app now says I am late. I've had mild cramps and lower back ache on and off for about 4 days and incredibly bad nausea for about a week to the point I've lost my appetite and feel like I can barely eat. Very bloated and full feeling as well even when stomach seems to be growling at me. Incredible fatigue where I feel like I could sleep all day. But I've only had shadow of lines on my tests so I decided to try the hook effect and the test has shown ever so slightly darker. Has anyone gone through anything similar?

Hi. I'm not sure what you mean about trying the hook effect but I would just wait a couple of days and try again. Did you use an early test like frer? If you're only a day or too late, you'll probably find that the lines are really faint and each couple of days it should get gradually darker.

KCat82 · 26/12/2021 12:17

@ttcbabynotwo

Hi I was wondering if I could get come advice. So I'm on cycle day 37. Had irregular periods since my miscarriage in august but this is the latest my cycle has been my app now says I am late. I've had mild cramps and lower back ache on and off for about 4 days and incredibly bad nausea for about a week to the point I've lost my appetite and feel like I can barely eat. Very bloated and full feeling as well even when stomach seems to be growling at me. Incredible fatigue where I feel like I could sleep all day. But I've only had shadow of lines on my tests so I decided to try the hook effect and the test has shown ever so slightly darker. Has anyone gone through anything similar?

Also, do you know when you ovulated as that'll give you a better idea rather than how late you are if af is irregular.

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ttcbabynotwo · 26/12/2021 12:22

Not sure when I ovulated no. The hook effect is when you dilute urine. If your levels are quite high sometimes it cannot be picked up on the pregnancy test so because I feel like I'm going crazy I thought I'd give it a go and the line was darker so now even more confused

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KCat82 · 26/12/2021 12:46

@ttcbabynotwo

Not sure when I ovulated no. The hook effect is when you dilute urine. If your levels are quite high sometimes it cannot be picked up on the pregnancy test so because I feel like I'm going crazy I thought I'd give it a go and the line was darker so now even more confused

That is strange. I guess the best (obviously not the easiest) thing to do is wait a couple of days and test again, maybe using a FRER. A lot of people say that tests are more reactive later in the day rather than FMU but I guess we're all different. Good luck 😉