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Greenthumb2

Hello!  I'm beyond surprised that I am even posting on this board, and I wasn't sure where to post this when reading through the categories, so I thought I would try here.  A little background about me and how I got to be soliciting the advice of strangers on a website  I'm 33, been with my boyfriend for almost 6 years, living together for four, and we've been talking about marriage.  We both know that's where we're headed, but I just finished a PhD, and he's a CEO, so we've been focused on our careers and education.  I'm not on birth control, but we use condoms when I'm fertile... always... except once.  

I've had problems with my periods, so I keep a log, and I'm pretty sure that the day we didn't use protection, I ovulated.  We didn't talk about it, but got carried away in the moment, and now here I am.  Don't get me wrong, a baby is what I want more than anything in this world, and I've dreamed of the day that I would be pregnant since I was in high school.  It was because of how strong my desires are to be a mom that I put off getting pregnant, if that makes any sense. I wanted to figure out who I was and heal my demons of the past, so that I could be the best mom that I'm capable of being.  And I'm more than ready.  I've been waiting on my boyfriend to get to the same page.

 And so that brings us back to the present.  I'm posting because since we had unprotected sex 9 days ago, I keep telling myself that this is the first time that I've ever had unprotected sex when I'm fertile (yes, I can honestly say that... my boyfriend is my first boyfriend, and we've always been very careful), and just because I want it so badly, I could be making up the symptoms that I'm feeling.  Like my sore boobs, and my huge nipples (holy s^#t they're like 2 times bigger already!?!), and the two blue veins that are crossing through my nipples, and the fact that I almost got sick at the restaurant with my girlfriends last night when a mom and toddler walked by, and I got a whiff of her dirty diaper, oh, and the extreme sleepiness.  

I feel callous posting here, because I know some people here have been trying for a while, but I'm curious to see if there are people out there who have felt and had symptoms like I had, and not been pregnant.  I took a pregnancy test this morning 9dpo, and it said BFN, but I'm going a little bat crap crazy, and I thought it would help if I at least today somebody (want so badly to call one of my sisters or my best friend).

Thanks in advance!! 

KdgTeacher

Welcome.

Yes, women have those symptoms all the time and aren't pregnant.  That's because PMS often mirrors pregnancy symptoms.

Tracking your cycle length alone does not give you an accurate date of when you O'd.  At. all.

I suggest reading the newbie blog and starting to chart.

peanutmuse

In your log, do you record your basal body temperature?

mrspharmd

How do you know you ovulated? Do you temp or use OPKs?

First cycle that DH and I TTC? I convinced myself I was pregnant also from the symptoms I was having. Unfortunately when you are ready to TTC you pay way more attention to every little symptom than ever before. And normal 2WW symptoms are similar to early pregnancy symptoms. I've learned not to get my hopes up each time.

GL to you, and if you aren't charting already I highly recommend it.

Twinkie0612

I've had symptoms like that before and have never been pregnant.  Early pregnancy symptoms are the same as PMS symptoms (both caused by increased progesterone).  You are probably noticing them now because you think you might be pregnant.  Around here we call them phantom symptoms.

Also, you might get some flaming for this post, it looks a lot like a fishing post (a post where a woman lists a million symptoms looking for some to tell her that she is pregnant).

Welcome and GL! 

candrew05

I agree with PPs unless you temp you can't know that you Od. You are probably just extra sensitive and paranoid because you know you had unprotected sex. If its not just in your head then it's likely just pms symptoms.
If you want start TTC you should stay a while and get to know us. Otherwise, hope it works out how you want.

Greenthumb2

Thanks for the responses.  I don't *know* I ovulated because I haven't been charting or using fertility friend or OPKs.  But I think I know which side I (hopefully) am ovulating from each month based upon the ovulation pain, and I use period tracker to chart my symptoms, so based upon the projected start date of my period, I *think* I ovulated.  

Like I said, I felt silly posting, but I had to acknowledge what I was thinking and get someone to talk me off the ledge, so to speak.  I needed to read that plenty of other people have convinced themselves that they are pregnant, to prepare myself that I'm not, and to give myself permission to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner.  So thanks!  

candrew05

Enjoy your wine!

LadyXaverian

If you have enough hcg in your system to produce actual pregnancy symptoms, you have enough to turn a test positive.

Good luck to you.

AbbyZ5

I too thought I was having pregnancy symptoms and ended up with a BFN. It's amazing what things you notice, when your actually thinking about pregnancy.

DemoDoll

Greenthumb2:

Thanks for the responses. nbsp;I don't know I ovulated because I haven't been charting or using fertility friend or OPKs. nbsp;But I think I know which side I hopefully am ovulating from each month based upon the ovulation pain, and I use period tracker to chart my symptoms, so based upon the projected start date of my period, I think I ovulated. nbsp;Like I said, I felt silly posting, but I had to acknowledge what I was thinking and get someone to talk me off the ledge, so to speak. nbsp;I needed to read that plenty of other people have convinced themselves that they are pregnant, to prepare myself that I'm not, and to give myself permission to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. nbsp;So thanks! nbsp;

You seem to know a lot of TTC lingo and acronyms for not actually TTC...

Anyway, like pp mentioned, if you have enough hormones to show symptoms, you have enough to get a positive pregnancy test. To answer your question, yes I've had all of those symptoms and wasn't pregnant.

Miggg

Greenthumb2:

I feel callous posting here, because I know some people here have been trying for a while, but I'm curious to see if there are people out there who have felt and had symptoms like I had, and not been pregnant.  I took a pregnancy test this morning 9dpo, and it said BFN, but I'm going a little bat crap crazy, and I thought it would help if I at least today somebody (want so badly to call one of my sisters or my best friend).

Yep. Every cycle. That's the cruel trick of nature, PMS symptoms are the exact same as pregnancy symptoms so there's no way to tell from how you feel. As of right now, with a negative HPT, you're not pregnant so go ahead and enjoy a glass of wine.

And welcome to the board!

Greenthumb2

What can I say, I'm a fast learner. I read a couple other posts, and I picked up on the lingo pretty quickly. You can see by the date I joined the site that I'm new here 5/1/13. Didn't read the post that said read this if you're new to this board, and for that I apologize. Just looking for friendly advice, which I got from other people.  I no longer have any desire to call my sisters or friends, so thanks!