Why would I have cramps for 2 weeks after o, then bleed?

[UrbanSimplicity]

I was so sure I was pg. We dtd cd11, I ovulated on cd14. I've never had a m/c. I had tons of cramping, tugging, pulling, active sensation in my uterus that felt just like early pg. I was not really ttc and do not think at all that I imagined it. I very quickly got used to the idea of an unexpected third joining our family and am now crushed to have heavy bleeding 14 days after o.

I am trying to understand what could have happened. Did I feel o and implantation cramps? Or did the crampy sensations I was enjoying off and on for almost 2 weeks mean my body was trying to expel a non-viable pregnancy?

I never had pain - just sensation, sometimes quite intense almost like braxton hicks contractions. There were a few days where I had no activity in fact, at one point I went 2 days with no cramps and thought "game over". I did take very early pg tests that were BFN, but that was at 7,8,9dpo. Then I waiting until day 15 and got another BFN. I guess I'm wondering if sometime in between there was implantation and then for whatever reason, my body rejected it.

Thanks to anyone reading. I'm really sad. Dh does not want more dc's but he had a little "slip" at the perfect time of the month and I thought for sure we'd conceived.

Does it sounds like an early m/c?

[karmab]

i dont think there is anyway to know at this point. i have been totally faked out before, thinking for sure i was pg, only to have bfn after bfn. it's completely possible you conceived and it just didnt work out this time, or it's also completely possible that because you are so focused on ttc, that you are hyperaware of every twinge and cramp. i think that happens to all of us to some extent. best wishes. i hope this is your cycle!

[Lousli]

I was totally convinced this month too. Pulling, twinging, cramping, tender breasts, nausea, the whole 9 yards. I've decided (as I am actively ttc) not to track my symptoms (except continuing to temp) during the 2ww. I started taking HPTs really early this month as well, thinking I'd see a + for sure, but never did, so I definitely think all the symptoms were a combination of unusually bad PMS and me wanting it so much.

[HulaJenn]

the mind is a powerful thing, so if you were even kind of hoping with a slip at your fertile time, it is quite easy to notice things you wouldn't normally. Unfortunately pg symptoms can also be related to any other sort of symptom - bad food, pms, good food, virus, gas, muscle spasm...the list goes on.
I think you should talk to DH and tell him how you feel. I negotiated a 3rd DC after Dh swore off any more! Good luck!

[gummibears]

The last 3 months trying were just that. Cramps after O even dips at 6-7 Dpo only to find out AF reared her ugly head. It's frustrating being faked out every month.