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liklihood of being pregnant?
In December, i started my period as usual, on the 14th. In january, i was due to start on the 11th, but didnt. I took some pregnancy tests early, that said negative and saw my doctor on the 15th, i was sure i was pregnant. on the 16th i took a pregnancy test at home at night, and it came back positive! the 17th in the morning i started my period. my doctor sent me for bloodwork but i didnt get it done until the 19th, and havent heard back yet about it. my husband and i decided to start trying to get pregnant, so we have done the deed almost everyday, or at least every other day, the last day we did, was the 31st. i usually am a 28 day cycle girl, and am usually regular, this is the first time i have been late in almost 3 years. in fact i was so regular it was our method of birth control. so i dont know if i could be pregnant, if i am, when would i have conceived, i was supposed to expect my period on the 11th, but it didnt actually come until the 17th, so would i have ovulated on the 31st, maybe before, or not yet? because i do want to be pregnant, but we didnt do the deed yesterday, so should we do it today?
well my method is just do it everyday! If u were late on ur period and had a preg test come back positive. then u are prob preg...i dont think false positives are very common. if u got ur blood work done on the 19th i would call for the results they are prob in. some women have periods while they are pregnant. take a test first thing in the am. thats when u have the highest amount of HCG. good luck and let us know whats going on!
see though, i started my period on the 17th, so im not pregnant cause not only did i get aunt flo, but every test i have taken since is negative, they were doing blood work to see if i miscarried.
ohh ok gotcha...well with my first miscarriage i tested pos..then a week later i started bleeding so i took another hpt bc i thought i was crazy and it came back negative..my doc said that if i miscarried that my test should have stayed pos bc the levels can stay in ur body for 24 to 48 hrs. when i went in for my micarriage follow up the doc said i prob miscarried a week before but i was just now expelling it all. and thats why i had a neg result so fast. i hope it was just a false pos bc i know how hard it is to miscarry even if u arent far along or barely knew u were preg..keep me updated.
im wondering the possiblities of me being pregnant now........for the month of january, cause i would like to be. but i was late for my period for the month of january, i had it, it was just late, it was 8 days late, which is why i thought i was pregnant in the beginning of the month. it didnt come until the 17th, which makes that day 1 of my cycle instead of the 11th, which should have been day 1. so im confused, if i am normally a 28 day cycle girl, then i am curious of ovulation, would i ovulate according to when i normally would have, had i started on time, which would have been the 25th, or according to when i actually did start, which makes it the 31st ? cause i think we have had sex almost everyday, although i know we missed yesterday, the 1st of feb. and i think we missed the 27th. so i am also wondering how long sperm typically not how long they can, but what is normal and practical , that they live inside the body. so i basically want to know if i have had sex enough that there is a probable chance a good probable chance that i am pregnant, or at least that i will be very soon. considering i want to say i ovulated on the 31st, and we had sex that day. so implantation should occur within 6-8 days or so. and then how long until i can take a test? cause if i go by my "new" cycle, i should expect my period on saturday the 14th of february, and hopefully take a test that morning, which just happens to be my daughters 3rd birthday party.
well im pretty sure if u started ur cycle late then that would mean that u are going to ovulate later than u normally would. even though u have sex everyday doesnt mean u will def get pregnant. the first month we tried we did it almost everday and i even did the ovulation sticks to make sure we were doing it the day before the day of and the day after i ovulated, but it was a no go. typically i believe sperm can live inside the body 3 to 5 days which is why its a good idea to do it days before ovulation. if u have unprotected sex at all theres a chance of being pregnant. sometimes they say u should do it every other day so the sperm has a chance to build up again bc maybe the male has a low sperm count. some women get early signs of pregnancy way before u can even take a test. i figured that i was only 3 weeks and 1 day when i told my husband i thought i was pregnant. sore boobs and so tired. i got the first response 5day earlier tests and two days later (3 weeks and 3 days) i had a faint positive. some women cant test early. i think 80 something% of women were able to test pos with that pregnancy test earlier. they say its best to wait til you have missed your period. if i were you i would go with the "new" cycle and test around the 14th. if u test early dont get dicouraged it could be to early. also its better to test first morning pee bc thats when hcg is the highest though it doesnt matter. you could test whatever time u wanted..i tested at night i think. good luck and look for early preg signs, you may be lucky like me..some women dont have any symptoms. dont work yourself up tho..u could make urself get the symptoms bc your worrying about it to much..just sit back and relax. good luck...and if u have any questions just ask..i will try to help!
Just my 2 cents:
There is a book out there that will teach you about sperm life and ovulation and all the other things involved in getting pregnant. Its called Taking Charge of your Fertility by Toni Welschler. Its on Amazon.com for around $30. I recommend this because a lot of what you'll hear in chats, blogs, forums, and websites may or may not be true. The methods in Toni's book will give you more reliable information. It teaches you how to chart your basal body temperature which will tell you exactly when you ovulate. Charting also helps by letting you know if you are ovulating at all and if you did when/if you are pregnant days before you would expect it or be able to take a test.
HTH!
There is a book out there that will teach you about sperm life and ovulation and all the other things involved in getting pregnant. Its called Taking Charge of your Fertility by Toni Welschler. Its on Amazon.com for around $30. I recommend this because a lot of what you'll hear in chats, blogs, forums, and websites may or may not be true. The methods in Toni's book will give you more reliable information. It teaches you how to chart your basal body temperature which will tell you exactly when you ovulate. Charting also helps by letting you know if you are ovulating at all and if you did when/if you are pregnant days before you would expect it or be able to take a test.
HTH!
If your cycle is typical and you started the 17th, I would do the deed yesterday and today to up your chances. Have you started charting yet?
If you see a temperature spike, you know that you have ovulated already and do not need to "keep trying," after ovulation your chances of getting pregnant have passed.
I think definitely you could be! Test in 2 weeks, and let us know!
If you see a temperature spike, you know that you have ovulated already and do not need to "keep trying," after ovulation your chances of getting pregnant have passed.
I think definitely you could be! Test in 2 weeks, and let us know!
im about going nuts already, we did the deed yesterday. i did start charting, but from what i have been reading i should have already ovulated, and should begin implantation in a few more days so i would think i would know if i am pregnant by the 10th, so i will take a test then, and if thats too soon, i will wait for the 14th. and just in case thats too soon, i bought foutr pregnancy tests yesterday lol. im a little excited. but my temp yesterday was 96.2, and dry, and today i was 96.8 and dry. so im still charting, but my chart says today is my last fertile day, but it has said that i am fertile everyday from the 25th until today.that is a nine day window............so i am pretty sure ive already ovulated cause i have about a week or so ago, had the wet, like egg white, slippery stretchy mucus like discharge, i remember specifically cause i was insecure that i was too wet during sex, and there wasnt enough friction.
well good luck! and let us know! Dont feel bad about buying 4 tests. I took 7 pregnancy tests! hehe. ill be thinking about ya!
im so impatient. so i now have an online fertility planner. its a calendar that i tell all my signs or what not to, and it tells me my most fertile days. but i am totally confused, cause once i put in the day i started, and all the days i have had sex, there are only the past 3 days i have done my temp in the morning, and checked my vaginal fluid, or cervical discharge whatever you want to call it. and it did tell me everyday from the 25th through today i was fertile, which isnt saying much, but now it says today, today is the only day the whole month i am fertile.......i dont get it......and we did not do it today, or yesterday so now im really irritated. ive been sitting here waiting for a sign that i could have a possible chance of being pregnant......watching for implantation spotting, which probably wont be happening until at least the 10th of this month........and im starting to feel a bit rediculous, like a 12 year old waiting for santa claus...........he knows theres no such thing, but keeps hope anyway. its wanting to be pregnant so bad, but probably not being so i tell myself not to get my hopes up. but am soooooo anxious. im driving myself crazy.
i did the same thing! I wanted it so bad its all i could think about! I know exactly how u feel! Take a deep breath and relax..if u get urself too worked up u could make ur symptoms late if u arent pregnant and then it will really make u go nuts. good luck and keep us posted!
Whoa -- take a breath :)
Well - I'm not going to say that this is a published "method," but I can tell you what worked for us...
I did my research and learned that in most cases, there is really only the possibility of getting pregnant 5 days a month, moreover you are most fertile for 2 days only. Those most fertile days are the day before and of ovulation.
Now the tricky part is "guessing" when ovulation occurred. Some women have success testing their cervical mucous, but for me, I felt it was too subjective. I temped and used ovulation predictor kits. One tracks that ovulation has passed, and the other tracks that ovulation will occur. Bango!
Ovulation usually occurs 2 weeks after the first day of your last period, so I started testing on day 13 (some women begin testing earlier). I got a + OPK on CD 14, so I *believed* I would ovulate on CD15. We DTD on CD 14 and CD 15 and that's it (yup - for the whole month - we're busy so we had to make it count)! On CD 15, I got my temperature spike, so I knew that I had in fact ovulated. If I hadn't, we would have DTD every day until my temp spiked. Temperatures will stay elevated through when you expect your next menses if you are pregnant.
I fell pregnant the first month of doing this (and we only had sex twice -- well-timed), but everyone may be different. BEST OF LUCK!!!
You can view my ovulation chart if you'd like and you think it would help... I hope this helps at least, but I'll be hoping that you're already preggers!
Well - I'm not going to say that this is a published "method," but I can tell you what worked for us...
I did my research and learned that in most cases, there is really only the possibility of getting pregnant 5 days a month, moreover you are most fertile for 2 days only. Those most fertile days are the day before and of ovulation.
Now the tricky part is "guessing" when ovulation occurred. Some women have success testing their cervical mucous, but for me, I felt it was too subjective. I temped and used ovulation predictor kits. One tracks that ovulation has passed, and the other tracks that ovulation will occur. Bango!
Ovulation usually occurs 2 weeks after the first day of your last period, so I started testing on day 13 (some women begin testing earlier). I got a + OPK on CD 14, so I *believed* I would ovulate on CD15. We DTD on CD 14 and CD 15 and that's it (yup - for the whole month - we're busy so we had to make it count)! On CD 15, I got my temperature spike, so I knew that I had in fact ovulated. If I hadn't, we would have DTD every day until my temp spiked. Temperatures will stay elevated through when you expect your next menses if you are pregnant.
I fell pregnant the first month of doing this (and we only had sex twice -- well-timed), but everyone may be different. BEST OF LUCK!!!
You can view my ovulation chart if you'd like and you think it would help... I hope this helps at least, but I'll be hoping that you're already preggers!
hello i just thought id say hi :) mandalynner i know how you feel i was late for my period in oct 08 i was 9 days late did a test at 7 days it was neg :( i finally came on on the 27th of oct so that woul have meant i ovulated around the 10th of nov and af was due 24th of nov but it didnt show up again so i waited and waited but then my boobs was hurting alot and i was tired all the time so i did a test when i was 10 days late seeing as i was 7 before and it was neg x on the 3rd of dec i did my test and it was positvi i was soooooooo happy id been trying for a year (not madly tough) sadly it ended with a miscarrige i was exactly 7 wks :( i had to keep going for blood tests to make sure my hcg lvls had dropped it took about 2 wks for a preg test to finally come up negative ( i thought how weird i'm actually doing a test i want to be negative ,go figure) so i waited for my next cycle to show i knew it could take some time but luckily i came on , on the 15th of jan so im guessing i ovulated around the 29th of jan so me and my fiance did our homework on the 25th 26th 27th 28th and 29th (i really want a baby) im due on , on the 12th of feb i have 1 week left woo hoo , i keep telling myself im going to wait and see if my af shows up but we'll see i'm not the most patient person , but if i do test i will defo wait till my af date if it doesnt show by 13th i will see best of luck to us ey x baby dust for you :) keep your chin up it will happen when its meant to everything happens for a reason even the **** stuff xxxx
oh yeah and if any of you ladies would take a min to look at my ov chart id appreciate that xxx thankyou take care all xxx
oh and just food for thought, maybe im getting ahead of myself here, but the 14th, the day i would find out if i am or not, is my daughters 3rd birthday party, not to mention valentines day, it would be a great present. but my whole family will be here, so i want to buy my daughter a white shirt, and write on it in red glitter that says im the big sister on it, so she can open it with her birthday gift, and that is how i want to tell everyone that i am pregnant if i am. im excited, its how i want to tell my husband too. so i will have to get the shirt just in case, and that morning if i test positive, i can wrap it with her gift. am i overly excited? one day i think i definately will be pregnant, then another day i will get myself thinking i am ovulating, so i will think i missed my opportunity for last month, but then i get to thinking no.....even if i ovulated 2 days later than i should have the sperm would still be there........so i talk myself into thinking i am pregnant. just so you all know, i am the most impatient, anxious person you will probably ever talk to. this forum is nice though, cause when you cant talk to family and friends and get them all excited or have them hound you or pressure you, it is nice to talk to other people going through the same thing. =) thanks girls.
I'm glad you found charting tools that you feel comfortable with.
Good luck to you! I know the waiting can be a little much. I also tested 9 dpo because I was tired of the waiting and got a faiiiint +.
Good luck to you! I know the waiting can be a little much. I also tested 9 dpo because I was tired of the waiting and got a faiiiint +.
ok i am hoping today or tomorrow i have some sort of sign of implantation, cause its 8-9 dpo for me. i should have ovulated on the 31st. so, waiting impatiently for implantation, and then to take a test on the 12th, and if that is too early i will take another on the 14th, and if that doesnt show up one on the 16th. i have 3 tests, so i have to make em count lol. i feel totally obsessed! its consuming me! lol
wow i feel like i want to cry..........i want to tell myself that i should be pregnant, according to my cycle, but i feel like i missed my chance, but i dont know how, but i have no symptoms that i am pregnant, and its strange, cause i should be past ovulation yet i am having signs of ovulation all over again..........the egg white mucus, temperature drop, i am extremely, well the only word that really fits, is horny lol sorry if its tmi. but according to my cycle i should have ovulated on the 31st, and we dtd, on the 27th,28th, 29th, 31st and the 2nd.......and then not again until this morning, which is the 9th. and quite a few times before the 27th as well, such as the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 25th......we did it a lot, trying to make sure we didnt miss, but then i didnt think about what if i hadnt ovulated yet, and we didnt do it for a whole week. 3-8th. if i did ovulate and fertilize, i should be implanting now......yet i have no implantation bleeding, did you all that are pregnant have implantation bleeding? trust me ive been looking for it today is cycle day 23 for me, and 9 dpo (estimated). idk, im wondering what my chances are of being pregnant, but i dont have a reliable chart to check, because i dont have a reliable chart that i can put in all of my information, including when i had sex..........any advice all?
im almost 6 weeks and i had no implantation bleeding at all. the only reason i knew i was preg beforei took the test was sore boobs and cramps, but remember all pregs are diff some women have no signs of early pregnancy at all. this time when me and my husband were trying we didnt do it but a couple of times bc i was tired of "trying" i think its all in luck. i hope your pregnant! Dont freak urself out bc if u arent pregnant your period can be late and it could make u think that you are preg..and ive heard that sometimes when u want to be preg really bad and thats all u think about u can bring preg false preg symptoms on. just try to relax and just keep on doing it! they say sometimes u should do it every other day to let the sprem regenerate! so maybe that week break isnt a bad thing. good luck and keep us updated!
heres a question............how many dpo was it that you tested positive? i took a test today, cause i think it is 10dpo for me, i was gonna wait til the 12th but im anxious, so ill take another on the 12th and if that is negative as well, then i will take one on the 14th, which is the day i am due to start my period. but im wondering when all who are pregnant tested positive on an hpt.
ok and another, i just tried to update my tracker, and i cant figure out how to put temperature in.today its 96.9, and i have tracked it on another site, but dont know how to enter it here, and what does tww mean? it says that on my ticker, its pink now instead of purple and says tww, 10 dpo.
Hey there, hun. All this stress. :(
In all honestly, my advice would be to leave this forum and check out this one: Fertility - http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/96.
I am not trying to get rid of you! But, for you, I think it would be an community of support for women in exactly the same situation as you -- trying to conceive. Some of them have been trying to conceive for years.
For most women, conceiving takes time. Do you know that if everything goes perfectly this cycle, you only have a 30% chance of getting pregnant, and that's if you have sex on your 2 most fertile days? If you have sex outside this window to your 5 medium-fertile days, your chances drop to 10%. Outside this, chances are 0. In fact, my doctor said he wouldn't even discuss fertility issues until I had been trying without success for 6 months.
It takes a strong couple to embark on this road, and you have to prepare yourself for patience. I know this is easier said than done - lol. I know you can do this though.
Check out the threads called "Women of Strength." There are so many supportive women on there who can be your cycle buddies on your two week wait (waiting to take your pregnancy test). They can give you advice on software, if you don't like the charts they have here.
It's just my advice - in fact, I was a member of that forum until I fell pregnant and headed over here. I will hold out hope for you this month, and feel free to do whatever you'd like. Of course, we'll miss you if you decide to go. I think you would benefit from joining a community in your same position. I think it would settle your fears a bit and give you the encouragement to thrive in however long your journey to conception takes you.
I think you should hold onto this though: look at the diversity on this board. We have women who fell pregnant easily, all the way to women with a longer journey who accomplished it via IVF.
The point is, we all ended up here, pregnant! And you will too!
My heart goes out to you and I hope this helps, sweetie. Best of luck no matter what you decide!
In all honestly, my advice would be to leave this forum and check out this one: Fertility - http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/96.
I am not trying to get rid of you! But, for you, I think it would be an community of support for women in exactly the same situation as you -- trying to conceive. Some of them have been trying to conceive for years.
For most women, conceiving takes time. Do you know that if everything goes perfectly this cycle, you only have a 30% chance of getting pregnant, and that's if you have sex on your 2 most fertile days? If you have sex outside this window to your 5 medium-fertile days, your chances drop to 10%. Outside this, chances are 0. In fact, my doctor said he wouldn't even discuss fertility issues until I had been trying without success for 6 months.
It takes a strong couple to embark on this road, and you have to prepare yourself for patience. I know this is easier said than done - lol. I know you can do this though.
Check out the threads called "Women of Strength." There are so many supportive women on there who can be your cycle buddies on your two week wait (waiting to take your pregnancy test). They can give you advice on software, if you don't like the charts they have here.
It's just my advice - in fact, I was a member of that forum until I fell pregnant and headed over here. I will hold out hope for you this month, and feel free to do whatever you'd like. Of course, we'll miss you if you decide to go. I think you would benefit from joining a community in your same position. I think it would settle your fears a bit and give you the encouragement to thrive in however long your journey to conception takes you.
I think you should hold onto this though: look at the diversity on this board. We have women who fell pregnant easily, all the way to women with a longer journey who accomplished it via IVF.
The point is, we all ended up here, pregnant! And you will too!
My heart goes out to you and I hope this helps, sweetie. Best of luck no matter what you decide!
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