TTC - HAD SHARP PAIN IN MY LEFT BREAST (ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS)

[TINKERBELL30]

Hi All

I have been on Clomid last month (day 5-9 of AF).  I haven't started with my AF as yet was suppose to start Yesterday (6/9-11). Yesterday round about noon at sat at my desk and all of a sudden just felt this sharp stabbing pain in my left breast but it dissapeared after a few seconds. What could this mean???

[Jaimee]

Probably nothing.  Could be a hormonal thing or a random nerve reaction.  Pretty much all PMS symptoms can also be pregnancy symptoms and vice versa, so really it is difficult to tell and so easy to read into everything. 

I know that I've responded to your posts before, but I cannot remember... did you decide to start charting?  If not, do you recall when you had fertile cervical fluid?  If you can better pinpoint your ovulation window you could better tell if AF is actually late or just delayed due to delayed O.  But if AF truly is a day late or so, then you should be able to get an accurate result on an HPT.  Remember to test with one that has a sensitivity of 25, has pink dye, and is NOT the +/- kind.  In general, First Response Early Response is a good choice.  Good luck!

[TINKERBELL30]

Hi Jaimee

Thanks for always replying... I started my AF on Friday. I am so amazed with clomid, August was my first month on it (day 5-9). My AF is SO light and I have absolutely no AF pains where previously I suffered for 6-8 days. I am on day 5 today so need to start taking Clomid tonight. My AF is just about finished... Just hope this is the month of Conception... Please hold Thumbs!!! BTW I started taking my BBT and it was so unpredictable as I am stuck with the flu for about a week now, but I couldn't see any signaficant climb in temperature last month. Could this be because of the flu??

Edited by TINKERBELL30 - 9/13/11 at 2:03am

[toothfairy2be]

Tinkerbell, just my advice as I am starting Clomid this month so I am doing a lot of research, you may want to look into some things to build your endometrium. Clomid can thin uterine lining which would explain your very light AF after your first month. Thin lining reduces your chances of conception, but there are a few tips and trick to help to thicken it if you google enough. Good Luck!

[Jaimee]

Originally Posted by TINKERBELL30 
I started taking my BBT and it was so unpredictable as I am stuck with the flu for about a week now, but I couldn't see any signaficant climb in temperature last month. Could this be because of the flu??

I can't remember if I posted charting information for you in the past, so forgive me if this is repeat advice...

When temping you want to focus on a few things: taking it at the same time each morning (within 30 minutes); taking it after a solid block of sleep (3 hours is usually recommended); and making sure that you don't get out of bed, sit up, drink water, or fall asleep before or while temping.  So basically you just wake up, roll over, temp, and go back to sleep or get up. 

Some women are really sensitive to changes in sleep patterns or ambient temperature (like if your room is hot one morning and not the next or you wake up snuggled under a warm blanket and the next are out of the covers).  But other women find that they can see their pattern despite numerous night wakings, not getting a 3 hour block of sleep prior to temping, or environmental changes.  Other things that can affect temp- pretty much the same things that can delay ovulation: travel, stress, diet changes, injury, illness, and strenuous exercise.

Next, cervical fluid (CF) is something you can observe throughout the day- whenever you feel it, whenever you see it (while wiping, on your panties), etc.  Here is my general guide to CF:

Dry: you'll feel dry all day and there is nothing on your panties

Sticky: you'll generally feel dry and there will be a bit of staining- usually yellow- on your panties.  It might be a bit crumbly or clumpy.

Creamy: generally you'll feel a little wet, lotiony in texture, could be slippery when you wipe, often it will stand up on your panties

Wet: you'll feel wet and your panties will likely be wet- maybe even soak through, may look like skim milk (I rarely get this)

Eggwhite: you might actually feel it slipping out of you througout the day and it might fall out of you while using the bathroom, stretchy- it may stretch from you to the TP for several inches- and usually clear or yellow tinted, often quite profuse

If you really had the flu, then I'm sure you were suffering from a fever for several days and fighting off the infection for a week or more.  Illness can absolutely raise your temp aside from fever and with fever, obviously your temp will be elevated as well.  So, yes, I'm sure the flu messed with your temps.  But also be sure that you are temping as consistently as possible using the guidelines I posted above.  Enter your data into the free site: www.fertilityfriend.com and share you charts with us for further tips and help deciphering what's happening.

Good luck this cycle!