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Buy a First Response pregnancy test, I have found they are the best! If you are getting symptoms it wld mean your body is producing HCG so a good preg. test would pick it up ususlly. A FR can be used 5 days before af is due! :) Good luck!!!
Could be either I'm afraid. Cramping in the days leading up to AF's due date are indicative of AF being imminent but for some women of being pregnant. Re an accurate test result 3 days prior to AF, it depends on when ovulation occurred, and if you are pregnant, when implantation occurred.
The trouble with pregnancy symptoms is that so many of them are also normal AF symptoms. It really could go either way.
The other consideration is that it is very easy (for me at least) to want it so much that we convince ourselves that we feel things that arent real - although it feels very real at the time!
Thats not to say I think you are making it up at all, just that I personally found it very easy to convince myself I was pregnant when I wasnt.
TTC can really mess with your head.
Good luck! I hope your TTC experience is short and sweet.
the first cycle off the pill can be shorter or longer than normal.
I would give yourself a few months just to see what your natural cycle is like, and if you get pg in this time it's a bonus, but try not to expect it.
good luck
I fell pregnant on my first cycle off the pill!
I stopped taking in and had a little AF.. And haven't had one since!!
I had very similar feelings as well.. Just feeling a bit off and yuk and also super tired.. Still am actually!
I got a few negatives and then got all positives from the day before my period would have been due!
:)
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Hi Mary, I stopped taking the pill almost midway through the pack and had a light period a few days later and then after that we started trying.. After I thought I O'd I then started to have all the symptoms you described as well as excess saliva which was really annoying!
Then I got my BFP!
:)
They were my early pregnancy symptoms too. All you can do is wait, I'm afraid. Do you think you ovulated, what day, what symptoms?
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I felt really off for about a week maybe a little longer and then suddenly all of this symptoms went away and I thought I was losing my mind!! Haha I tested very early (twice haha) and they were both negative! And the morning before my period was supposed to be due (according to my pill cycle) and I woke up and I was just feeling a little off again and I thought "oh what the hell I'll just do the last test!" And it came up positive! I nearly fell off the toilet!
I had convinced myself I was pregnant but then when the symptoms went away I convinced myself I wasn't!
It was really confusing..
I was in the same boat as you as well.. Me and DF weren't aching for a baby but wanting to start trying, and hey presto- bun in the oven!
Good luck!
Please let me know how you go..
Just wait until your period is due, or the day before..
Hi :) I'm new hear . We are TTC with 2nd child . My cycles are SO normal it's boring . I always know when I'm ovulating as well . We actually had intercourse the night before my "ovulation" period. I didn't really think too much about it but next day I came down terrible cramps. The next day was Monday and I woke up with same lower cramps. Usually my ovulation pain is just a twinge on one side so this is odd to me. Tuesday morning I was SUPER cranky and all if a sudden felt nauseated off and on and be the time I got home I was exhausted . Wednesday , same thing constant cramps middle of lower tummy , nausea extreme fatigue. Today is Thursday and I probably felt my worst today . At one point I wanted to go home and just sleep but I kicked out of it . My tummy feels So weird ! Like it's tingling and growing ! It's only 5 days after possible conception and it's too early to test ... I'm going crazy
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Mary , my husband thinks I'm crazy bc I'm having these symptoms so early but I swear something is going on !! Lol thank you for the support :) we are in it together ! I will take another test in a week and see what happens
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Lol Mary my hubby knew right away bc I couldn't hide my aches & pains !!! Please let us know when you take the test!
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Mary I totally understand ! I've only spoke to my best friend who is pregnant now with her 2nd ! It's so hard to keep from my mom especially lol not sure how people keep it secret ! I did just have a weird thing happen that reminded me of my first pregnancy. I was holding my 3 year old and dropped something on the ground . I leaned over to pick it up from couch and my tummy did this weird spasm ... Like a pull in my tummy ! It immediately reminded me if first pregnancy ! ( maybe I'm losing it ) and I'll be able to take a test next Saturday !
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Hi Mary!
Any updates here??
I've been holding my breath!
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WAAaAaa!! Congratulations!!! I'm so excited for you!!! Hahaha
I feel like I've just got a BFP!! Haha
That was so cute that you wrapped it for your man! I just ran straight out of the bathroom and jumped on top of DF in bed and waved it in his face!!
Go to the docs! He may not even want to do a blood test.. Mine didn't.. He trusted the HPT! But I made him because I wanted to see it on paper!!
I'm so excited for you!
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Haha glad it is sinking in for him!!
It's only just starting to sink in for me! Haha
I'm 12 weeks 5 days :) due on the 31st May 2013 :)
Have you estimated your due date yet?
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Yep nearly in my second Tri!
I was actually so blessed with my symptoms! I had no really morning sickness, just feeling a bit off occasionally and feeling super tired!
I feel like a slug sometimes too! Haha I guess it comes with the territory.. I was surprised by how quickly I grew out of my pants & bra's! Everything fit like normal but I couldn't do the button up or my tops were too tight across my chest! (Having boobs is a new thing for me!! Haha)
So I went and bought some maternity pants and can I just say.... Why aren't all pants made this way??? It's ridiculous how comfortable they are!! Haha you will get me soon enough!!
I don't think the doc can really tell you how far along you are! And it's hard to guess because it's your first month off pill.. It was hard for me too..
I got a referral for a dating scan and that told me how far along I was! Hopefully you will get to do one as well. You don't get to see much unfortunately :(
I just had my 12 scan and I was shocked by how much my little blob looks like a little person!! Haha
This is your first isn't it?
Mine too!!
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Haha don't worry about the weight! It's not permanent!
I was worried initially but quickly realized that you don't really have much choice in the matter! Average weight gain for a pregnancy is 11-14kgs! So long as you don't stack it on it's fine :)
Maybe she just has a good intuition??
When are you going to tell people? Will you wait? I told everyone straight away haha I couldn't hold it in!!
This is my first baby, but my DF's second. I have a beautiful DSD who is 6 :)
Me and DF are getting married on the 22/12/13.. Not long now! We have been engaged for over a year and I thought the wedding would never get here but it finally has! Haha