Krystal, I don't know what to tell you, but I will be thinking of you. Sounds like you may know one way or another in the next day or so. Do you have a doctor that could do a beta test for you just to let you know for sure one way or the other?
OMG--do I belong here???
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All right then, let me start from the beginning. I track my cycles w/cyclebeads, and I realized like the same day that we got together that it was the peak day for me to be ovulating. I've been thinking I could be pg since then!
I've been tired, weepy, emotional and depressed, I've been nauseated after eating and smelling strong scents, my breasts have "dried up" over the last week or two and they'd tingle whenever Lili nursed the same like they would for a let-down when she was exclusively nursing, etc.... In short, I really felt pg!
I ususally have on hand those super-sensitive pg tests you can buy online--they're supposed to be able to detect pgcy like 11 days before your period starts...(www.babyhopes.com FYI)...well I ran out and just bought some generic type ones at the grocery store. I was already like 3 days late, took one, nothing. Next one, next day, maybe a faint line I couldn't tell. Third one, (now I'm like 5 days late--never been that late before that I know of). Well, I had to buy more tests! So I buy 1st response--supposedly a little better quality--took one yesterday, a faint line, but defininitely a line! I KNEW it!
Me and dh instantly start freaking out about carseat arrangements in our little cavalier, buying more cloth diapers, where are we gonna have this kid w/no midwife in town (just moved here), etc... You know how a positive result is supposed to stay visible on the test for weeks on end, well mine faded within a couple of hours...hmmm.
Well, this morning, I didn't pee all night and didn't drown myself w/water before bedtime
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just to be sure the test would be accurate, and this morning, NOTHING. Not even a hint or a ghost of a line. And then I go to the bathroom and lo and behold, pinkish spotting--exactly like I get just before my period.
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So what the HECK??!?! Am I pg? Was I never?? Did I have an early misscarriage?? (I've had this same thing happen before and I still don't know if it was an early misscarriage--I just got my period super-late and did a bunch of freaking out and pee-testing!)
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I am super stressed-out and confused--I will keep y'all posted--please share your thoughts.
BTW around the 5th of the month (when I didn't have any symptoms to really suspect anything yet) I had a wicked cold and took Sudafed and double doses of Advil twice, thinking I couldn't possibly be pg (stupid I KNOW), and I've also developed a Starbucks habit since we moved here which has me drinking unprecedented amounts of caffeine several times a week
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For the record those are my confessions
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Thanks for your help everyone
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I've been tired, weepy, emotional and depressed, I've been nauseated after eating and smelling strong scents, my breasts have "dried up" over the last week or two and they'd tingle whenever Lili nursed the same like they would for a let-down when she was exclusively nursing, etc.... In short, I really felt pg!
I ususally have on hand those super-sensitive pg tests you can buy online--they're supposed to be able to detect pgcy like 11 days before your period starts...(www.babyhopes.com FYI)...well I ran out and just bought some generic type ones at the grocery store. I was already like 3 days late, took one, nothing. Next one, next day, maybe a faint line I couldn't tell. Third one, (now I'm like 5 days late--never been that late before that I know of). Well, I had to buy more tests! So I buy 1st response--supposedly a little better quality--took one yesterday, a faint line, but defininitely a line! I KNEW it!
Me and dh instantly start freaking out about carseat arrangements in our little cavalier, buying more cloth diapers, where are we gonna have this kid w/no midwife in town (just moved here), etc... You know how a positive result is supposed to stay visible on the test for weeks on end, well mine faded within a couple of hours...hmmm.
Well, this morning, I didn't pee all night and didn't drown myself w/water before bedtime
So what the HECK??!?! Am I pg? Was I never?? Did I have an early misscarriage?? (I've had this same thing happen before and I still don't know if it was an early misscarriage--I just got my period super-late and did a bunch of freaking out and pee-testing!)
BTW around the 5th of the month (when I didn't have any symptoms to really suspect anything yet) I had a wicked cold and took Sudafed and double doses of Advil twice, thinking I couldn't possibly be pg (stupid I KNOW), and I've also developed a Starbucks habit since we moved here which has me drinking unprecedented amounts of caffeine several times a week
Thanks for your help everyone
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Well, I took another test this afternoon, and got a faint positive again. The spotting has seemed to go away--could it be implantation bleeding--but that's supposed to happen when you're missing a period, not a week after you'vre missed a period, right??
I never thought of a cold having the power to screw w/my cycles--if that's possible then I could have my ovulation time off by a week, and that would make the advil I took irrelevant, and that might make sense.
The cyclebeads tell you they don't work unless your cycle is always between 26 and 32 days, and mine's never been off more than that in either direction since my cycles returned after having Lili. (I didn't have a clue before though! They came back like 7m postpartum, and they tell you the first four should be totally wacky, which they were, and then you should be able to use the cyclebeads and have them work.) So I've been using the beads for like 9 months now and have always been within 26-32 days. Hmmm....
The only options I guess I have are to wait a while and take more tests (getting expensive here lol!), if AF comes well it comes, but if it doesn't, well, I just hope I get a true positive result then! AAACK!!!
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Thanks guys
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I never thought of a cold having the power to screw w/my cycles--if that's possible then I could have my ovulation time off by a week, and that would make the advil I took irrelevant, and that might make sense.
The cyclebeads tell you they don't work unless your cycle is always between 26 and 32 days, and mine's never been off more than that in either direction since my cycles returned after having Lili. (I didn't have a clue before though! They came back like 7m postpartum, and they tell you the first four should be totally wacky, which they were, and then you should be able to use the cyclebeads and have them work.) So I've been using the beads for like 9 months now and have always been within 26-32 days. Hmmm....
The only options I guess I have are to wait a while and take more tests (getting expensive here lol!), if AF comes well it comes, but if it doesn't, well, I just hope I get a true positive result then! AAACK!!!
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Well unfortunately I think it's safe to assume that I had an early miscarriage this weekend.
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I've been thinking a lot about all this, and I think the best way to take this is as a wake-up call of sorts. It's one thing to say that we're open to life, but it's another to be actively thinking about "I could be pg" every month and taking care of myself accordingly. yk?? I need to take better care of myself. I know all about what kinds of natural remedies to use for my kids but for myself I get lazy and pop cold pills so I can carry on w/my business instead of taking it easy when I'm sick. I know I should eat more fruits and veggies, stay away from caffeine and fatty foods, eat omega-3's, drink lots of water--why am I not takig better care of myself if I'm supposedly "open to life". I should be setting a better example of health for my kids anyway. :Bag
Thanks for listening to my ramblings--writing helps me to sort out my thoughts and feelings, I hope I can grow from experiencing this sadness
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Take care everyone! See you on the rest of the boards!!
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I've been thinking a lot about all this, and I think the best way to take this is as a wake-up call of sorts. It's one thing to say that we're open to life, but it's another to be actively thinking about "I could be pg" every month and taking care of myself accordingly. yk?? I need to take better care of myself. I know all about what kinds of natural remedies to use for my kids but for myself I get lazy and pop cold pills so I can carry on w/my business instead of taking it easy when I'm sick. I know I should eat more fruits and veggies, stay away from caffeine and fatty foods, eat omega-3's, drink lots of water--why am I not takig better care of myself if I'm supposedly "open to life". I should be setting a better example of health for my kids anyway. :Bag
Thanks for listening to my ramblings--writing helps me to sort out my thoughts and feelings, I hope I can grow from experiencing this sadness
Take care everyone! See you on the rest of the boards!!
I'm really sorry hon.
I do want to reiterate what Steph said--while you may benefit from better health habits, this was not your fault.
I hope you are getting the support you need from your family.
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