Hi,
So bit of a background I have 3 kids, 2 from a previous relationship and then 1 with my current partner. Our child together is 1 and she was a surprise baby considering we were using contraception lol but we love her and glad that she's here. When she was just 5 months old we had another surprise baby but unfortunately that ended in a miscarriage and since then we have decided to start trying for our second and last baby together. Definitely my last baby! Anyway it's been 7 months since the miscarriage and we haven't been successful in conceiving yet.
However this month's cycle has been weird to say the least. I'm a 28 day cycle and like clockwork. I will usually spot the day before I'm due then come on properly on my period due date or just come on properly on my due date. If I'm early it's the day before or if I'm late it's the day after nothing else. The latest I've ever been is 4 days but that was the first or second cycle after the miscarriage so was my body just getting back to normal. Since then I've returned to my normal 28 day cycle's.
This month I was due on the 6th august. We had sex at the time of ovulation so I was convinced that this was our month. I tested with a clearblue early detection test and was surprised to see it negative. I then tested with various other brands during that week and all negative not even a faint line on any of them.
When I was 4 days late I started spotting but it was only when I wiped and not all the time. I thought great my period is coming. At 5 days late spotting still there but had reduced. At 6 days late woke to find that my period hadn't come so tested again and it was negative. Later that morning my period arrived. Bright red with little and I mean little clots nothing like what I'm used to with my periods and it wasn't as heavy although heavy enough to pass off as my period. Bleeding lasted for 3 days which again isn't normal for me I'm usually heavy bleeding for 5 days at least.
So I guess my question is could I actually be pregnant? And when should I test again? Has anyone else been through anything similar?
I'm not holding out much hope as I think this is my period and too heavy for implantation bleed. However I feel different. Very bloated, tired, feel sick every now and again. I don't suffer from period pains or symptoms but I keep getting a dull, achy feeling in my tummy.
Also just to add I had similar with my first (although it was slightly different as in it was stop/start) and ended up pregnant.
With my second I had "2 periods" that I shouldn't have done so didn't find out I was pregnant with her until I was 14 weeks!
With my third I had implantation bleed but was literally just a bit of spotting and that was it.
Then with the 4th pregnancy no implantation bleed but like I said above it did end up being a miscarriage so all very different lol.
Any advice welcome and sorry for the long post