HELP! Am I actually pregnant or just paranoid?!

naynay86139 · September 2013

My cycles are always 28 days and the first day of my last period was august 28th, 2013. My ovulation date was september 10th, 2013. I had unprotected sex on september 13th and 17th. My next period is due to start in 3 days on september 24th. On the 23rd day of my cycle (september 19th) i started having dull cramping. It felt like period cramps so i was convinced i was going to start my period early. The cramping hasn't stopped and every so often the cramping will become more intense and the dull back down.....this morning it was so intense i was convinced that i was going to start so i put a tampon in...and nothing happened.

Since i started having the cramping...every so often ill have a tiny tiny bit of watery brown spotting as well. Along with the cramping i have also felt very bloated, tired, moody and i've been eating more than normal. I've been thinking i may be pregnant because i just don't feel right and have been doing a lot of reading up on implantation cramping and bleeding/spotting...i took 3 test 2 days ago and they were all negative and i took 2 yesterday and they were both negative as well....i do however know that i haven't missed or been late for my period yet so it is maybe too early for a test to show positive. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I need answers and opinions, please

naynay86139 · September 2013

I'm just guessing on my ovulation date. I don't keep track of that or haven't been because I hadn't been trying to conceive...I just wanted to know if anyone had experienced symptoms like this before getting a BFP

PrimRoseMama · September 2013

PMS symptoms vary by cycle & are similar to pg symptoms. Off cycles happen. I've been pregnant with symptoms like you describe, but also haven't been. Keep testing.

hjweber · September 2013

PrimRoseMama said:

PMS symptoms vary by cycle & are similar to pg symptoms. Off cycles happen. I've been pregnant with symptoms like you describe, but also haven't been. Keep testing.

Yes. This, exactly.

Dianakdee · September 2013

You have to wait until you miss your period to assume being pregnant because if your period is due the 23rd can come a few days before or after . You just have to wait you cannot start taking pregnancy testy before you have even missed your period I think that's too early

jasrun80 · September 2013

i experineced that cramping to a t! but i only spotted with my first child,,, not the second,, and not now. i hear it is normal so if you are pregnant than dont be alarmed about that but def tell your dr. to me, it sounds like you are,,, but i thought i was last month & i wasnt so who knows,,, id avoid medicine,drinking & skiing for a week then take a test! people on here get very bothered by questions that obviously cannot be answered but i know how it feels to wonder so i gave you my honest opinion... !

BabyPsychic · September 2013

Dude. For real?

ABColeslaw · September 2013

There is a store in my town, called a pharmacy. What is cool about this store is that it sells a test you can take at home, just by peeing on the end of it, and it will tell you if you are indeed pregnant. Isn't that neat?

rowanthefrog · September 2013

If you ovulated on the 10th and had sex on the 13th and 17th then you couldn't be pg. An egg is only viable for 24 hrs.

Now, if you had sex during any of the 6 days prior to ovulation then you could be.

Really no way to tell, wait for AF to be late or keep testing every few days.

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lalaroller08 · September 2013

Wait a week and if no period still, take another test. It doesn't get any simpler than this.

Avion22 · September 2013

I'm curious why you said you ovulated on the 10th when you really have no way of knowing that. Many women don't ovulate on the 14th day of their cycle, and it can vary in the same woman from cycle to cycle. If you are interested in TTC, then I highly recommend you learn more about how to tell when/if you're ovulating.

For now, just continue to wait for your period. There's no harm in testing every day, but it can get expensive. And if you're hoping for a positive, then it can get discouraging to see a lot of negatives. Remember that early pregnancy symptoms are nearly identical to most pre-menstrual symptoms, and it's easy to believe you're pregnant when you're not just because the symptoms lead you to believe it.

I hope you get the result you want.

awc1986 · September 2013

Is this post real?

Excuse me while I go and bang my head repeatedly against a brick wall.

Mommy2bees · September 2013

Agreed with other PP, take a test silly!!!!

maelic · September 2013

It sounds like how I felt before I took a test but I was charting and knew what was going on. You have no idea when you ovulated, so you could have ovulated on the 16th and only be 6dpo, which is too early for a test. Try again until you either get a positive test or your period, and if neither happens in the next two months, call your gynecologist and schedule an appointment.

PROTIP: If you are not trying to conceive, do NOT have unprotected sex unless you're charting and know exactly when you ovulated and what your fertile window is.

laurenann89 · September 2013

I know it's tempting, but you don't have to test so many times a day. You really should test once with your first morning urine when the pregnancy hormones are most concentrated in your system. If you test with your first morning urine and test negative, wait until you're actually late and try again. I was able test postive with fmu two days before my missed period, but the day before I tried in the evening and it was negative, so fmu is important. Good luck!

kristine526 · September 2013

Dianakdee said:

You have to wait until you miss your period to assume being pregnant because if your period is due the 23rd can come a few days before or after . You just have to wait you cannot start taking pregnancy testy before you have even missed your period I think that's too early

Actually, you can. I got my BFP 11DPO, three days before my period would have been due. I've seen people who have gotten their BFP as early as 8DPO.

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