Negative HPT but still feel pregnant

[Canan]

Hi I`m 38 and don`t have any children. I have have prenancy symptoms: headaches, nausea but no sıckness, lower abdomınal crampıng and a pullıng sensatıon, bloating, lower back pain, aversions to some smells and Im SO tıred and moody.  I feel lıke I haven`t slept when I wake up.  In fact I feel lıke I do when I`m on my perıod! My perıod ın December was 4 days early but I put thıs down to flyıng back to the UK.  I would have been ovulatıng at the tıme I came home around the 3rd Jan.  My boyfrıend and I use condoms but ıt slıpped off on one of the days between the 3-6 Jan.  a few days later I started wıth the crampıng and back ache.  I got me perıod on tıme but ıt was lıghter than normal on the 3rd day (usually have a 28 day cycle and 3 day perıod).  When I came back from UK I also had a cold.  I have been pregnant before last year and also had what appeared to be a perıod but that tıme was a lıttle heavıer than normal.  I use a salıva ovulatıon test whıch has been showıng a fernıng pattern every day ,whıch means ıts detectıng estrogen, for the last 2 - 3 weeks but when I`ve tested both tımes where negatıve, the last one beıng thıs mornıng.  I have an appoıntment wıth a gynocologıst ın a weeks tıme but the waıt ıs kıllıng me.  The headaches and backache are not quıte as paınfull as before but I can stıll feel somethıng ın my lower abdomen.  Could I be pregnant? but ıf I`m not pregnant then what else could ıt be?  anyone got any ıdeas please I would love to be a mummy xx

[adgal]

Yeah, as Pam said, it doesn't sound like your pregnant.  I have abdominal cramping and that is linked to the fact that I have fibroids.  But there are so many things that could be going on and seeing what your gyno has to say is your best bet.  I saw a friend last night that I hadn't seen in a while.  Her and her DH have a 2 year old girl.  Several months ago she thought she was pregnant again as she had all the symptoms, including  a missed AF.  Her belly bloated and everything, she was convinced she was pregnant.  I can't remember the name of what she had, but it was easily treated and she is fine now (and ttc again).  Good luck to you!

[PamelaBee]

From what you've said, and your negative HPTs, I would say you are not pregnant.  But, a blood test would be the best accurate indicator.  There could be many things going on...but, it's probably a mix  between your body changing and your menstral cycles becoming a little more irregular...I'm not mentioning perimenopause is the culprit, but it could be the very early signs of this.  As we age, our cycles often become irregular, longer/shorter with more aches and pain...symptoms that mimic pregnancy are huge and seem to be more prominant.  See what your OB says, but I do wish you luck in TTC!!