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Could I pregnant?

My last period was on September 26th and it was heavy for 3 days with serious cramping all days and then it suddenly stopped. (Normally it's 4-5 days, heavy on first day and no cramping.) Then about 5-7 days later I started having sharp and painful feelings in my breast and even some occasional blurred vision. About a week and a half later, I got scared and worried about my breast, so I did some research online to find that it's a pregnancy symptom. (The blurred vision too!) A few days later, the blurred vision stopped. (I just had an eye exam and everything was fine. I had in a pair of brand new contacts.) Today is October 21 and ever since the stopping of the blurred vision, I have experienced the following: swollen, enlarged breast, sore breasts, nausea, extreme fatigue by mid day, sever hunger pains every few hours, extreme thirst (I just can't get enough water!), I can smell a dog miles away, strong smelling urine, I hate the foods I loved and I crave the foods I didn't care for, I cry over everything, and I keep feeling tugging and heaviness in the bottom of my tummy, especially at night.

So, with all od this, I took a pregnancy test at a woman's center on October 20 and it was negative. I've been felling like my period is going to start any minute over the last 2 weeks, but it hasn't come yet. I'm due to start on October 27 (I'm on a 31 day cycle and it's soooooooo regular. I can give you the exact dates of my last 5 periods.) I normally don't have any period symptoms, just a little aggervation in my tummy right before it comes. I eat healthy and haven't had cramps or sore breasts in years unless I ate pork or beef right before my cycle. But that's my only symptoms.

Soooooooo... Could I be pregnant even though the test said no?

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I had heart burn and vomiting last night and tonight I noticed a thick white discharge that did not have a smell. (no itching either) The last few days I've been more moist down there, but just clear liquid and then tonight the white, thick discharge. Hmmmmm?

You could be pregnant or you could have just had an off period. The fact is, pregnancy symptoms and PMS are very similar.

Wait another week or two and try another hpt, remember to use first morning urine, or go to your doctor for a blood test.

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

You could be pregnant or you could have just had an off period. The fact is, pregnancy symptoms and PMS are very similar.

Wait another week or two and try another hpt, remember to use first morning urine, or go to your doctor for a blood test.

Good luck.

Yeh, when I went to the woman's center it was around noon. Maybe that had something to do with it or maybe it's too early to tell. Like you said it could have been an off period and the actual conception could have happened after, so at this point, I'd be 3 weeks.

Just remember that sometimes it takes a while to get a positive result with an hpt. Wait until your next period is due and test when you're around 1 week late with that period, or, like I said before, go to the doctor for a blood test.

I hope it all works out the way you want. :)

Good luck.

Thanks for the advice. I will test a week after I miss my period. (I pray!) I cannot go to the doctor at this time because my husband was in the Navy and got out and now he's in the process of getting into another branch of service, so I do not have insurance. I should by in the nest week or two, so I'll have to wait until then before I can go to the doctor. Meanwhile, I really want an answer because everyone thinks I'm crazy to think that I'm pregnant because we use protection. I've been taking prenatals and DHA just in case. I know protection is 99.9% effective. Somehow, in my gut and in my heart, I feel like I'm that .1%.

Hey everyone, today is the 23rd... the day I'm told I could possible get a positive HPT result. What's the verdict, should I test tomorrow morning or still wait until the week after my cycle period?

Why don't you do both? If you get a negative tomorrow morning, test again in a week.

About the DHA, is it a prescription or over the counter?

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Why don't you do both? If you get a negative tomorrow morning, test again in a week.

About the DHA, is it a prescription or over the counter?

It's over the counter: Expecta LIPIL is the brand.

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It's over the counter: Expecta LIPIL is the brand.

Herbs and herbal remedies are NOT recommended when trying to conceive or during pregnancy. These "medications" are not regulated by the FDA, thus you really don't know what you are getting. They are not required to put every ingredient on the label.

Huh? DHA or Omega 3's are considered an "herbal remedy?" My friend, who is a surgeon suggested that I take it. The box says for pregnant and nursing mothers. The Expecta Brand is from tha maker's of Enfamil baby formula. I also see an oriental medicine doctor and was taking real herbals for thyroid issues. I have stopped taking the Kelpcom and Jurubeba because they are actual herbals. Should I not be taking Omega 3's for my baby's brain health? I've heard that over and over again from many sources, both in the traditional and non-traditional health fields.

Today, I'm not feeling so anxious about finding the answer to this pregnancy dilemma. Things in my life are not turning towards the better right now and having a baby in this season of my life (if it doesn't change soon) will not be good. My husband and I are changing jobs. We use to have a lot of money and now we are flying by the seats of our pants. I rather have a baby once we get things together. Argh! Life!

Hope things settle down for you Crissy... the omega 3's are good for you, but you can get much from eating a good variety of foods, and many these days have it added to them... this would actually be preferred over supplements. You may not really "need" the supplement.

The concern I think J_9 was mentioning is that supplements aren't regulated so you have to be more careful with their use. You do still want to be sure to eat a varied diet so you don't have an over abundance of omega 3 as it can be an issue for some people. Do check with your doctor before using any supplement to be sure you don't have any health concerns that would warrant monitoring... such as diabetes.

Thanks for clarifying Doula. Yes, a healthy diet with a varitey of fruits, nuts, veggies, and whole grains is essential.

Hey everyone, thanks for appeasing me... my period started today (early!? ) so I guess that answers my question. = ( The last 3 1/2 weeks have really changed my life! Thinking that I am pregnant has revealed so much to me. Looks like my husband and I will be planning to start a family sooner than we thought. Thanks again, everyone for all of your advice.

Good luck on starting your family.

Remember to be patient, it rarely happens right away. Don't take the fun out of sex, don't have sex just to have a baby. Eat healthy, start pre-natal viatamins and folic acid, see your doctor for a physical and then wait and see.

Keep us posted. :)

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

Good luck on starting your family.

Remember to be patient, it rarely happens right away. Don't take the fun out of sex, don't have sex just to have a baby. Eat healthy, start pre-natal viatamins and folic acid, see your doctor for a physical and then wait and see.

Keep us posted. :)

Thanks for the advice. Yeh, that's the problem with planning it, is that it doesn't normally happen right away. Argh! I would like a child born between March and May, so I'm going to have to wait another year almost, before I can even start trying and then I only have a 3 month window to hit those 3 months for the birth. :p We'll see how it all works out.

According to the experiences and opinions of others, I still may be pegnant. For all of those searching for similar answers as my original question, I will keep you posted as to the outcome. I experienced bleeding for 4 days and yesterday it ended with a brownish/clearish fluid. Some say it could be implantation and others say it could be decedual bleeding. I am not sure as I have not been able to go to the doctor. I will be testing either tomorrow or the next day. I will post the results.

Update: After my break from all that is baby, my symptoms were less intense, but they were still present.
Also, my belly started to grow.
I have taken several hpts and they are all negative. I am still having symptoms and my belly has gotten bigger. I had an ultrasound done on Monday at Planned Parenthood and they couldn't get a clear reading so I have to come back in a week or so. We did see my bladder and a grey blob, but the NP wasn't sure what it was, she said it could be a baby or something else. She talked to the doctor callrd me today and he said it wasn't a fibroid or anything scarey and that it's best to come back and do another one in a week or so and see if it will be more clear.
So, tests are negative and ultrasounds are unclear... but one thing is for sure, I can no longer hide my belly as everyone is use to seeing my flat stomach and the nausea has kicked up and is causing me to vomit after I eat any "real" food. I can only find safety in crackers, apple sauce, fruit, and cooked veggies.

Any opinions?

Today I felt a flutter on the right side of my tummy. It happened twice within 30 or 45 seconds apart. Now that my stomach is getting bigger, my belly button is starting to stretch out. Weird! Still don't have a final answer, but I am believing God that conformation is coming soon. Amen!

Crissy, I don't want to throw ice water on this, but if your last period was Sept 26, it would be way too early to feel the baby move.

I'm not saying that you aren't pregnant, just to not get your hopes up. I don't want you to be disappointed if this doesn't work out.

Altenweg, thanks for the reply... again. I totally understand about not getting my hopes up. At this point, I'm just believing for a solid yes or no. I've been having vaginal bleeding all along, so I'm not sure how far along I could be. My last regular period was August 26th. September and October were odd periods and thus far, I'm late for November's period... it may not even come. So, I'm just beliving that if it doesn't come, that will be my BFP. Hee Hee

What about a blood test to see if your pregnant too?

I actually thought a ultrasound would be more accurate. Ooops! But now I'm just going to wait until the end of the week and see if I totally miss my period. I prayed that he would stop any vaginal bleeding as a conformation if I am pregnant, so I'm waiting until Thursday (35th day) before making any more decisions. My period should have come on the 29th or 32nd day which would have been today or Monday.
I will keep everyone posted.

Today I had a lotiony, white discharge that did not have a smell. Still no period. Took a test today and it had a faint positive line... and I do mean faint. Not sure if I can depend on that or not. Has anyone else had a faint positive? Was it acutally positive or negative?

Positive is usually positive. False negatives are more common than false positives.

Faint positive means positive crissdy and welcome back. What kind of pregnancy test[brand] did u use?and did u use first morning urine?the reason why am asking is because me too my last period was oct 26

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faint positive means positive crissdy and welcome back. what kind of pregnancy test[brand] did u use?and did u use first morning urine?the reason why am asking is because me too my last period was oct 26

I used a brand from the Dollar Tree called New Choice. The faint line showed as soon as I put the drops in. I tried adding some more drops a few hours later to see if it was an evaporation line or whatever and it didn't darken and neither did the control line. Does that mean it's accurate or inaccurate? I did use first morning urine... 6:30am and then added more around 9 something.

Kpag, are you Trying to conceive?

BTW: Still no period. When I do too much activity, like today I helped a friend move (I only moved a few light boxes and vacuumed. Don't worry,) I feel something flowing down there and when I look, it's more clear discharge. Over the last few days, I've been having to wear a panty liner or add some tissue down there so that I can stay dry. Does that mean anything?

Oh, and my boobs feel tight and full... not like before I start me period, different. They feel like my belly- round, full, and tight. When I touch my boobs or my stomach, my fingers bounch back, like they're full of liquid. ( Like a water balloon.)

2 months of akward periods and this month, nothing but clear discharge

I have been having pregnancy symptoms since October and my period on September 26th and October 24th were not normal... they were short and heavy and the last one ended with a brownish fluid. Even after the September period ended, the symtpoms were still there.

Now it's November and I'm still experiencing symptoms. I've taken several tests and all were negative except a faint positive a couple days ago. It was a dollar tree brand so I'm not sure if I can trust that. I had an ultrasound a week ago and it was inconclusive. They said they couldn't tell if it was an empty sac (blighted ovum) or one that is just forming. (All I could see was a grey blob.) I have no idea how far along I am even if I am pregnant. Hubby and I were not Trying to conceive, and just recently stopped using protection over this last month. (Faithfully used condoms before because I couldn't tolerate the drugs.) But now that we feel that we might already be pregnant, we stopped using protection.

I'm going to wait a few weeks before going back for another ultrasound.

My period is late... not sure if it will come or not. (Praying it won't) :D I was going to try another hpt once the 28-35day time is over and I'm sure that I've completely missed my period. (That has never happened to me before.)

Anyone have this happen to them? :confused: I'm trying to see if anyone who had a "period" while pregnant experienced a lot of clear discharge when the bleeding stopped for their next cycle time.

Any input would be great!

This has not happened to me.

On the other hand, my pregnancy test was accurate and I purchased it from the 99 cents store.

I haven't heard a story yet when the cheap ones were not right!

Southern, was your positive faint or solid and how far along where you when you got a positive?

My lines were so dark it looked like I used a marker!

When I went to the doctor the next day, she said that positive came up so fast, she had never seen that.

I guess my harmones were through the roof!

I was 7 days late when I took the 99 cent's store test.

I have a friend who took a few because the second line was faint. But they all had two lines.

Thanks Southern, very helpful. Congrats on your pregnancy. I love your profile pic.

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Thanks Southern, very helpful. Congrats on your pregnancy. I love ur profile pic.

Thanks... I love it too! I downloaded it from the internet.

A few people think it is real. But I highly doubt you could get a picture like this in reality.

This is my fourth pregnancy. I have never had an inaccurate test. They were always positive... and I knew they would be.

But I hear so many stories on this site about having a negative test when they are pregnant.

All women are different. Their harmones are different.

Keep me posted!

Test results are only accurate during a certain period, usually around 10 minutes. If you wait any longer than that to read the results, you will have false positives show up.

Yeh, it is sooooooooo hard. I believe my hormones are strong and I predict that if I am, it would show up. But also, I can't deny what I am feeling and have been feeling in my body. I really don't know at which point I could have gotten pregnant so it's like all the symptoms just run into each other from one month to the next. So it's like, did I get pregnant this month or last month and all the symptoms before were stress and off hormones? Or was I pregnant the whole time? I will have to wait to find out all of these answers until I can get a positive result. I've talked to some women who had bleeding each month, like a period, and so they couldn't test positive, even at the doctor and so the doctor would not treat them. After months of waiting, it finally showed they were pregnant and when they measure, the woman would be like 4 or 5 months along. That is crazy! I'm not sure if that's happenng to me or not. Argh!

I'm going to test again soon and I will let everyone know the results.

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Originally Posted by J_9

Test results are only accurate during a certain period of time, usually around 10 minutes. If you wait any longer than that to read the results, you will have false positives show up.

Yeh, the faint line came up right away. I just tried adding some more later on to see if it would have an affect on the test. (My attempt to reuse the test and see if I'd get a stronger positive or if the faint line would remain. Second time, it looked darker when it was immediately wet and a min or so later it dried and looked the same. Don't know... I know you should'nt reuse them. Either time, I did not read them after 3 minutes. It was just a silly experiment. Hee Hee :p

Criss... I don want to get my hopes high girl prior to last month when it turned out I wasn't pregnant.but hmm regarding the symptoms I've been having clear discharge in my underwear too but am waiting on Monday to test.. baby dust to us!!

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criss ...i don want to get my hopes high girl prior to last month when it turned out i wasnt preggers.but hmm regarding the symptoms ive been having clear discharge in my underwear too but am waiting on monday to test..baby dust to us!!!!!!!!

Kpag, thanks for the dust! I'm so excited for you... how old is your youngest?
I still didn't get a period today (day 32, the average day of my period every month.) I did however get some brown discharge that I noticed when I wipe. A tiny bit came out on my pantyliner. (Hope not TMI)

What do you think of that? Is it the start of my period? Normally they come with a huge gush or if they start light, they will pick up in the matter of a couple hours. I've been up since 9 something and it's almost 5 here.

Could it be from moving boxes yesterday?

Today is the average day my period should start. I had a little brown blood when I wiped and nothing more. Does anyone know what that could be?