I could really use some encouragement (long story).
I had not had any sign of returning fertility in 21 mos of nursing ds. Then last month he was sick for a week. For 4 days his nose was sooo congested--he simply could not nurse. A few days later I had massive EWCM, O pain, and every other sign in the book that I was O'ing. Dh and I took advantage of the circumstances, as we've been wanting to begin ttc.
For what it's worth, which is not much, I truly felt like I O'ed and frankly, both dh and I felt the next morning that our efforts were successful.
8 days later I had about 6 hours of mild cramping and brown-tinged CM. At 10dpo (or suspected O) I tested optimistically and got BFN. Several hours later noticed faint purple outline of a line. Tried to find out if the test has an evap line, but could not. Took different brand test of comparable sensitivity, BFN. The purple line made me think that it was not an evap line though, as they tend to be gray-ish, ghostlike. It takes a chemical reaction to produce the colored line, right?
12dpo took another (same brand as first time--had 5 on hand). Thought I saw EXTREMELY faint line at 7:30am, but disregarded as wishful thinking. At 10am dh looks at test and sees same thing. But understand--it is so faint that you see it when you first look, but as you continue to look it seems to disappear.
16dpo tested again. Dh and I decided that we would accept a BFN if that's what we got. BTW, no sign of a period at this point. BFN. Threw the test away. Really bummed all day. No period and BFN's; I must not have even O'ed! On the phone with a friend asking, "If I'm not pg, why XYZ symptoms?", aimlessly fish test out of trash. Faint but distinct line hours after taking the test. What the heck? Cry in frustration.
Called the hpt company and finally got through. Yes, the tests have an evap line. I asked why I didn't see one months ago when I tested neg and checked it again the next morning (had a friend who did same thing with that brand and never saw an evap line). He (note: HE) had no answer for me. Friend and I decided to approach scientifically. Had my delighted 22 mos old ds pee for last hpt in my stash. He thought it was hilarious. We figured he is the safest control subject we could find--a girlfriend could actually be pg and not know it.
Result: BFN and NO line hours, days later!
A list of symptoms I'm experiencing (keep in mind that I haven't even had O symptoms in 2.5 years, so sudden acne is pretty convincing to me):
rabid (for me) continuous breakouts
frequent dizziness
craving salt
peeing frequently (from every 2 hrs to 6x in 2 hrs)
natural blush across nose and apples of cheeks (early sign when pg with ds)
working much harder to eliminate bowels
noticably heightened sense of smell, but only with 3-4 things (cat box, french fries, cat vomit, etc)
definately increased irritability
bloating
Oh, and did I mention that I've been going to bed between 8-9pm every night?
So, am I pregnant? What the heck with the hpt's? It's currently 19dpo, and frankly, I am scared to take another hpt at this point. I don't know that I can take the roller coaster ride. I know that with some pregnancies it can take weeks before a + shows on a test, but it seems sooo statistically unlikely. Maybe the brand of tests I took just stink?
Any encouragement (esp. if you've BTDT!) would be appreciated.
I had not had any sign of returning fertility in 21 mos of nursing ds. Then last month he was sick for a week. For 4 days his nose was sooo congested--he simply could not nurse. A few days later I had massive EWCM, O pain, and every other sign in the book that I was O'ing. Dh and I took advantage of the circumstances, as we've been wanting to begin ttc.
For what it's worth, which is not much, I truly felt like I O'ed and frankly, both dh and I felt the next morning that our efforts were successful.
8 days later I had about 6 hours of mild cramping and brown-tinged CM. At 10dpo (or suspected O) I tested optimistically and got BFN. Several hours later noticed faint purple outline of a line. Tried to find out if the test has an evap line, but could not. Took different brand test of comparable sensitivity, BFN. The purple line made me think that it was not an evap line though, as they tend to be gray-ish, ghostlike. It takes a chemical reaction to produce the colored line, right?
12dpo took another (same brand as first time--had 5 on hand). Thought I saw EXTREMELY faint line at 7:30am, but disregarded as wishful thinking. At 10am dh looks at test and sees same thing. But understand--it is so faint that you see it when you first look, but as you continue to look it seems to disappear.
16dpo tested again. Dh and I decided that we would accept a BFN if that's what we got. BTW, no sign of a period at this point. BFN. Threw the test away. Really bummed all day. No period and BFN's; I must not have even O'ed! On the phone with a friend asking, "If I'm not pg, why XYZ symptoms?", aimlessly fish test out of trash. Faint but distinct line hours after taking the test. What the heck? Cry in frustration.
Called the hpt company and finally got through. Yes, the tests have an evap line. I asked why I didn't see one months ago when I tested neg and checked it again the next morning (had a friend who did same thing with that brand and never saw an evap line). He (note: HE) had no answer for me. Friend and I decided to approach scientifically. Had my delighted 22 mos old ds pee for last hpt in my stash. He thought it was hilarious. We figured he is the safest control subject we could find--a girlfriend could actually be pg and not know it.
Result: BFN and NO line hours, days later!
A list of symptoms I'm experiencing (keep in mind that I haven't even had O symptoms in 2.5 years, so sudden acne is pretty convincing to me):
rabid (for me) continuous breakouts
frequent dizziness
craving salt
peeing frequently (from every 2 hrs to 6x in 2 hrs)
natural blush across nose and apples of cheeks (early sign when pg with ds)
working much harder to eliminate bowels
noticably heightened sense of smell, but only with 3-4 things (cat box, french fries, cat vomit, etc)
definately increased irritability
bloating
Oh, and did I mention that I've been going to bed between 8-9pm every night?
So, am I pregnant? What the heck with the hpt's? It's currently 19dpo, and frankly, I am scared to take another hpt at this point. I don't know that I can take the roller coaster ride. I know that with some pregnancies it can take weeks before a + shows on a test, but it seems sooo statistically unlikely. Maybe the brand of tests I took just stink?
Any encouragement (esp. if you've BTDT!) would be appreciated.
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I'm going to get one that does NOT have an evap line, just in case!
NEVER LOOK AT THE TEST AFTER THE TIME LIMIT GIVEN IN THE INSTRUCTIONS. It is not accurate. There's just no point in getting all excited over a meaningless result.
I know it's rough not knowing what's going on, but I think you're only causing yourself more stress by looking at the tests hours later. Most brands are not accurate after 10 minutes! The fact that you're sometimes getting an evap line and sometimes not doesn't mean anything, except maybe about the humidity of the surrounding air.
Aren't I a good girl?
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