Tests & symptoms

I know my BFP showed up about 11DPO - and I only tested then because my boobs were behaving strangely!

Yeah that is what I figured. I've had symptoms for a week which must be early PMS but as that NEVER happens to me I thought it might be pregnancy but it's clearly not.

When is AF due? Are you a few days away or a week?

I don't know. As we're not trying, I haven't paid any attention to the length of my cycles. I might be due in 4 days or it might be 5! My periods have been painless and problem free (only had 5 so far as they didn't come back until Elle was 12mths) so I haven't paid any attention. We're not trying but would be delighted if we were pregnant. The whole TTC thing scares me as we did it for 24 months to get Elle so it would be a dream come true to get pregnant easily this time.

I think I ovulated somewhere around the 30th Dec tto the 2nd Jan so depends how long my cycles are

if it helps which it porp wont but i didntget a postive test till 8 weeks preggy with james soo you never know

You can always use an early response pg test - I used one before af was due and got my bfp. You can use them as early as 4 days before af is due I think. Good luck

we will be watching this space just to make sure

Symptoms could be PMS but it'd be the first time I've had them this far out from my period. Symptom started on Sunday (about 7 days post suspected ovulation) and includ dragging sensation in pelvis and lower back, dizziness (got this 1 week before BFP with Elle but could be heat!), sudden sharp pulling sensation from time to time in the region of the round ligaments when I move suddently, skin has gone NUTS...like teenage days, breasts a little tender which used to happen all the time but hasn't since I had Elle. The funny thing is, I hadn't even thought of TTC or timing but suddenly felt pregnant! Probably just the subconcious mind playing tricks with me I think!

Sounds similar to what I had the other month...complete with leaking boobs and all...still you never know...I'll also be watching this space!

FionaS wrote: Question: If you have early pregnancy symptoms, wouldn't that mean your HCG levels must be high enough to show up on an early response test? Surely for HCG to be high enough to be causing symptoms it would be high enough to be detected by a test???

I took me until the day AF was due to get a BFP this time and my hcg levels were SOOOO high, we thought maybe it was twins as it was so high(had to have blood tests as had early bleeding), but it took me 6 tests over a few days to finally get bfp on a digital (the day AF was due.) I had gotten some super duper faint lines on a few tests and then some bfn on others, it was so confusing. Plus I didnt even feel pregnant, boobs wernt sore or anything, I was just slightly more tired.

So..my levels were really high, but still didnt give me an early reasult. If they were super high at 6 weeks they must have been high when I tested aswell. I think everyone is different, so dont give up hope, its never over until AF shows up.


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