Does this count as a symptom?

**KateDan** · December 9th, 2012, 05:42 AM

So ive been posting a lot lately...guess it helps calm me down....
anyway, heres the thing..the passed couple of months i had a decrease in apetite for food, possibly for psychological reasons because of family issues..i lost a bit of weight (i went from 48 kilos to 43..which is about a change from 106 pounds to 95 pounds) So for a while i literaly hated food, i only ate because you need food to survive...i ate very small amounts and hated every bite...

but for the passed 3 or 4 days (note that my period is now almost 10 days late) i've had a dramatic increase in appetite..i actually feel hunger again and i really crave any kind of food...however, whenever i do eat, i feel nauseous after...i also feel nauseous after drinking a cup of tea...

would those count as symptoms?

**Tinks** · December 9th, 2012, 05:46 AM

They could mean you're pregnant. I guess you won't know until you test.

**jellybean88** · December 9th, 2012, 05:53 AM

What tinks said

**KateDan** · December 9th, 2012, 05:57 AM

They could mean you're pregnant. I guess you won't know until you test.

well, i have tested twise..once on my 3rd day of being late and once on my 8th. both BFN..i am now 10 days late....think i should test again tomorrow?

**Catastrophic** · December 9th, 2012, 05:58 AM

That could just be a random coincidence. Test and you will be more calm than with anything we could say.

**KateDan** · December 9th, 2012, 06:07 AM

i dont know if i wanna test :/ we werent even TTC ...it would have been an accident...but after 10 days and no af, i have convinced myself that i'm pregnant.....a bfn would be dissapointing even if i didnt want a bfp in the first place....

how do you get rid of this natural need to be a mother ?? :/

**jellybean88** · December 9th, 2012, 06:15 AM

How about a blood test, have you done anything that may put af off ? Stress sickness starting exercise ? I have had random weeks of no af when I usually am very regular

**Frangipani Lou** · December 9th, 2012, 06:18 AM

Could it be that AF is late due to your weight loss??

**Catastrophic** · December 9th, 2012, 06:24 AM

Af can disappear for quite a few reason, the most common one is pregnancy - but excersice, illness, stress etc can make it MIA. Test tomorrow with your first morning urine and then you will know for sure.

Getting rid of the natural need to be a mother?!? Now thats one that I think a lot of us laides don't have the answer to!

**nothing2lose** · December 9th, 2012, 06:30 AM

Could it be that AF is late due to your weight loss??

This.

**LimeSlice** · December 9th, 2012, 06:46 AM

If you are down to 43kg I would suggest that your loss of period is a symptom of being underweight.

**Tinks** · December 9th, 2012, 06:49 AM

If you are down to 43kg I would suggest that your loss of period is a symptom of being underweight.

Not necessarily, she could be short. My ideal weight is in the low - mid 40's according to the charts.

**LimeSlice** · December 9th, 2012, 06:58 AM

Not necessarily, she could be short. My ideal weight is in the low - mid 40's according to the charts.

I am making the assumption ( pretty fair assumption) that she is 4'10" tall or over, in which case, she is underweight.
The dramatic weightloss in itself would be enough to induce Amenorrhoea.

**KateDan** · December 9th, 2012, 07:09 AM

i HAVE thought about the weight loss ....i have lost a bit of weight......my former weight (48kilos) was average for my height....im 1.60m which is about 5 foot 3 inches....so im holding on to that idea.....

also, my mom is going through chemotherapy...so that is a stressfull issue in my life...maybe that could be the reason im late..

i do have my doubts though, cause bf and i use the pull out method a lot....last time we did some lovin, it was three nights in a row, used pull out method and also, after some calculations, i realized that we were woo-hoo-ing during my OV...... so it could be anything really..... :/

**nothing2lose** · December 9th, 2012, 08:05 AM

Can I be honest? It is highly unlikely you are pregnant if you are not getting positives on HPTs while you are getting "symptoms". Even the least sensitive tests can pick up a pregnancy pretty much from the day after your period was due.

Symptoms are caused by HCG (as well as progesterone and estrogen). There has to be quite a lot of HCG in your system to get symptoms. If you have quite a lot of HCG in your system, your HPTs would be positive.

It is highly likely you did not ovulate this month due to weight loss or stress, or just a random non-ovulation month ( which every woman has). It is very easy to imagine or even conjur symptoms when we want it so bad.

**KateDan** · December 9th, 2012, 08:11 AM

you're probably right......i actually need a bfn right now...its too early for a baby...but i secretly want a bfp!

some ladies told me they kept getting bfn until 14 days after a missed period...so, im not ruling pregnancy out just yet...plus im sure i ovulated cause i felt my usual OV pains...cant remember which side though....also i noticed thicker, whiter discharge (sorry, tmi) which i always get during OV....

tnx for your opinion!

**RainbowRiver** · December 9th, 2012, 11:21 AM

With this bub, I didn't get a BFP until I was 8 days late.

I think the other ladies have given great suggestions for your missing period

**little_mrs** · December 9th, 2012, 01:18 PM

I had symptoms at very low hcg levels this time round, got a +ve hpt a day or 2 after symptoms started. I think getting blood tests is a good idea, to check for pregnancy or if your not pg it can highlight an underlying problem