Am I pregnant or are the tests correct?

[DreamBabies]

I was due for AF last Monday. Now I am 5 days overdue. Every FRER test has come up negative. I had a blood test yesterday at 4 days after AF due date and it came up negative too.

I have never been late except when I've been pregnant. I have one beautiful 9 month old daughter and lost numerous pregnancies early on (<7 weeks). My cycle is regular. 25 day cycle.

So, I am on Day 31 of my cycle and still negative. I feel pregnant though. I have had right hip pain, sore lower back (but not agony), left side twinges. No bleeding whatsoever.

Has anyone experienced this or knows someone that has experienced this and gone on to be pregnant?

I'm convinced I'm pregnant but I know how unreasonable I sound.

I'd love any advice or personal stories to help me through this. Feel free to set me straight if that's what you believe.

[MantaRay]

I think knowing your body is important and it sounds like it is giving you signs. However it is probably unlikely that all those tests, especially the bt, would be negative if you were pg so I would say it's more likely that you are not. Are you still bfing? That might have an impact on your cycles.

[Tanya]

Is there anything that may have caused your ovulation to be delayed? Illness? Are you sure of your ovulation day?

[juniper76]

I'd have to echo the PP - have you tracked ovulation to know when you O'd? After years of TTC, I put much more credence in being past your normal luteal phase length than being past your normal cycle length. There are a number of things that can delay ovulation (eg illness, stress) and it's even normal for women to have an annovulatory cycle from time to time - either of these can make your cycle longer.

If you have a repeat bt, ask them to test progesterone. The progesterone level will at least confirm (or deny) that you have O'd.

I'm sorry to hear you find yourself in this state of uncertainty. It's a horrible feeling and I hope you get a resolution soon.

[Roxy1245]

Hi

Just wondering if you have had an update with this yet"?

I am in the same boat - i have never been pg before but I am having really noticable symptoms...even a bit of drops which I was interpretting as 'implantation bleeding' but my hpt's all say bfn!!!

I have a blood test booked at docs next thursday but am worried to go as i don't want to get another - !!!!!

Baby dust to all

[DreamBabies]

Ten minutes after I posted this af arrived. I'm so disappointed. It's weird because I had an overwhelming feeling of being pregnant.

I've never been late before. I don't know why I was this time. I'm completely baffled by it. I haven't been sick. I haven't been overly stressed. I'm not sure what to expect from my cycle this month.

[juniper76]

If you want to track your cycle, I'd recommend charting BBTs. You just need to invest in a BBT thermometer from a pharmacy (make sure it measures to at least 1 decimal place) and take your temperature every morning as soon as you wake. You can use the basic charting functions on fertility friend for free or there are other sites you can use (or even set up your own chart in a spreadsheet). Fertility friend also has a charting course you can do which teaches you the basics of how to chart your cycle and alternatives to BBTs.

Honestly, even though my cycle is quite regular, there are times it just randomly surprises me and I'd probably be in the same boat as you if I weren't charting.