What the heck is going on with my body???

[MayasMama88]

ARRGH!! I'm getting so frustrated with my body. Can anyone relate? DD is 17 months old, and I still haven't gotten my PPAF. My DH and I are not trying/not preventing, and pretty much have been since DD was born. I took a PG test about a month ago (may have been longer, I can't remember) and it was negative. I didn't really have a reason to take one, I just felt like doing it. Maybe a week later DH and I had sex, and later that evening when I went to the bathroom, there was some very light pink discharge on the toilet paper. I didn't know if maybe I had torn a little or something when we DTD, but it hadn't felt like anything had happened (we don't really have "rough" sex, so....). Anyhow, the past few days I've been super emotional (mostly irritable), and I've had this lower abdominal soreness that I can't explain. My DD jumped on me the other day, RIGHT on the squishy part above my pubic bone and IT HURT!! The last two days I've been nauseated, and found myself craving almonds last night. My chamomile tea that I drank last night (or tried to drink, rather) left me feeling icky, and during lunch today I burped and had a wave of nausea come over me. Now, obviously it would be easy for me to say "wow, I feel pregnant." And I do... but I've thought that SO MANY TIMES since having DD, and it turned out negative. So I guess I feel like saying that would just make me sound ridiculous (or hopeful, or hopeless..). I don't have money for a PG test, so I can't really just take one to find out. And I'll also note here that I haven't had any "egg-white-ish" or "stretchy" CM. Just really watery white/yellow CM. Anyone else experience this? What is it???

[Juise]

I can't really help except to say that I am right there with you. That was actually what I just came to this forum looking for answers to. Except we DTD just 5 days and I haven't had any spotting. We weren't TTC, but, eh, we weren't using anything not to, and I think DH may have been a little late on the removal... I wasn't terribly worried about it, I mean, what are the chances? We TTC DD2 for like 5 months, and that was keeping track and trying.

I know it is way crazy early but I did take a digital test this morning To be fair, though, DD2 showed up positive on the same test not a week after O. Anyway, it said not pregnant, but when I popped it out there was a definite light blue second line, which is that other thing I came to check about. It showed up immediately, 4 minutes after I POAS so it's not evaporation, but I don't know, is that normal with digital tests?? I was prepared to look hard to see if I could find a faint line and was very surprised to see it right there in my face.

Anyway, the afternoon of the day following DTD (probably about 15ish hours later?) I was feeling a bit tender in the uterine area, trying to ignore it and tell myself it was probably because it had been awhile since we'd had the opportunity to DTD when I was hit with a sudden wave of nausea and ran to throw up. I started throwing up 2 days post ovulation with DD2 (which is why I was taking tests less than a week after O) Now here I am, 5 days later, still feeling nauseous, (although I have only thrown up the once,) and soooo crampy / tight /stabby / sore in the uterus department. And same as you, my DD1 jumped on my belly yesterday and ouch! did that hurt! Eating kind of weirdish things, (like I couldn't decide between a veg burger and a chick patty so I made both and ate them together? Not that weird, but then again, not exactly normal...)  having waves of heart burn, (another thing that started immediately with DD2,) and being really sensitive to smells.

Feeling about the same as you, I want to say, "I feel pregnant" but I've thought that before and been wrong. I keep trying to tell myself I'm probably being ridiculous because I don't want to be so disappointed. It's soo hard to ignore, though! I only got 2 hours of sleep last night because I couldn't stop my brain buzzing, and I haven't said anything to my DH about any of it because I am going to feel so dumb (crazy?) if / when I'm wrong. Aaargh so frustrated and it is still so early, I just want to know! I know I should just wait and see but it is driving me nuts! And I couldn't believe how upset I was to see that negative on the test, even though it would be a stretch to get a BFP even if I were pregnant at this point.

Seriously you'd think after having 2 you wouldn't feel this way, it doesn't seem fair! Here's hoping someone can offer us a bit of wisdom Even if it is a reality check, at this point I just want to feel more sure in one direction or the other. I have a second test to take and I promised myself I would wait a week to take it, but you know what? I'LL NEVER MAKE IT.

[Juise]

Oh, on another note, many dollar stores sell both ovulation and pregnancy testers for a buck each that work just fine, it may be worth dropping a dollar or two for sanity sake if you're farther along than I am.

[MayasMama88]

Juise, while I'm totally feeling for you because of your situation, I've gotta say that I'm a little relieved that someone else is going through the same thing. I actually did go to the dollar store the other day and I bought two PG tests. I took the first one as soon as I got home, and it was - of course - negative. I didn't really feel too disappointed I guess, but probably because I figured I probably wasn't. I'm still having the pelvic soreness though, so it's been going on about a week and a half now. I have wondered if it's possible that my body is gearing up to start my PPAF. I also called my midwife and asked what she thought it could be, and she said it's possible that I have a weak pelvic floor, and my internal organs may be pressing down from gravity. I'm going in this Wednesday to get examined, so we'll find out more then, and I'll be sure to post here and let you know what they find (if anything). I keep wanting to take my other test too!! I'm just like, "Well sh**, it was only a dollar. It's not like I can't pop over and get another one later if I need/want to. But then I can't help feeling ridiculous because I KNOW I'm not pregnant. *sigh* Being a female is so difficult sometimes, lol!

[Juise]

Hehe, I have to admit I was pretty relieved to see your post, even though the position is so frustrating. I keep telling myself I'm probably not pregnant, to stop reading into things, try to forget about it and just wait, and I really should not be hoping to be, but no matter how much I argue and rationalize with myself I can't win. It goes something like this,

"You already have an 8 month old."

"But! baby."

"You're already frustrated trying to keep up with one baby and a toddler."

"But! baby."

"What if you lose your milk? That's not fair to DD2."

"But! baby."

"Money is already tight. We really do not need the midwife bill."

"But! baby."

"You have terrible pregnancies, why would you want that right now?"

"Baby!"

See!? I won't listen!

[BubbleMa]

I hope you both get the answers you're looking for ASAP.  Keep us posted.  :)

[Bugglette]

Digital pregnancy tests do not work the same way as regular HPTs.  A second line may or may not appear, regardless of whether or not you are pregnant.  All that matters is what appears on the screen.  http://www.peeonastick.com/hpt/digitalsecret.html

I hope you both get answers soon!!

[MayasMama88]

Juise, you are so funny! Well, last week I took two tests, both negative. Today, I had a midwife appt to see why my pelvis has been so sore for the last two weeks, and she couldn't find anything abnormal, so she said it may very well be that I'm getting ready to start my period. Sure enough, when I went to the bathroom today, there was some brownish discharge on the TP afterwards. Guess I needed someone to fiddle around up there to get things going, lol! Anyhow, I'm glad that it's nothing serious. I'm also a little nervous now, because the chance of getting pregnant is more of a good possibility... and as much as I want another baby, I can't help but to think that maybe now isn't a good time. I suppose I'll just let the Universe guide and when it's supposed to happen it will, right? ;)