Too Early?

[jenrr23]

I'm TTC, but I feel like I'm having certain symptoms... We've only begun trying since March 30th... Is it too early to start feeling symptoms... How early did y'all start? I've googled symptoms a whole lot... but what are all the symptoms of being pregnant... even like the ones I barely seen on google, but friends tell me about, like itchy breasts and stomach ( the less common ones i guess)   When should I take a HPT?

[Carly1306]

oooh exciting!! I'll be it'll be darker in a few days!

[jenrr23]

I was spotting on Saturday and I took a HPT this morning... It has the horizontal line, but there is also a very faint vertical line :D

[Carly1306]

AF means auntie flow - as in your period. and CD means cycle day. You could the first day of your period as cycle day 1 etc.

You mum most likely ovulates early as since sperm can live for 3-5 days then she probably conceived you not long after, so she didn't technically get pregnant on her period - but close to it if that makes sense.

[jenrr23]

yeah... I've said over and over to myself that's it's more than likely the stress...that's how we've been going about it... every other day.
What is CD9/10? sorry.. :/  I'm really not even sure what AF means... just context clues...

My mother actually got pregnant with me when she was on her period... My dad was military so he was only home so often... well after being gone for a while, he came to visit for one week, and my mother just started her period the day before he got home.  She ended up being pregnant with me, and because my dad was military and (paraniod) he took a blood test... she sure enough conceived me while on her period... well at least that's what she tells me.  So I do think it is possible to conceive while on your period... one of those "rare" occasion sorta things i guess.

[jenrr23]

Lol... yeah, that's why I'm trying my best to not think about it... Fingers crossed tho :D

[Carly1306]

Your last period was only March 26th so you're probably ovulating right now (or already have) and that would explain the symptoms.

Everything your feeling can just be put down to stress and many other factors, so you certainly can't put it down to pregnancy symptoms of you had your period 2 weeks ago. You can't pregnant on your period.
I wouldn't test every Friday either, wait till your period is due each month, and if it doesn't show then test. As a guide for TTC, have sex every other day from around CD9/10 until the week before your period and that should cover all the ovulation time.

[peaches1991]

i know its so hard waiting! but the ammount of negative tests ive gotten is ridiculous and so emotionally draining, even both times i was pregnant i didnt get a positive hpt untill 6weeks the first time and 4weeks the second, just dont want anyone feeling the way i feel when your hopes are so high and then your not.. i was convinced i was pregnant again got AF on the 9th though :( was getting really really bad heart burn, nausea in the evenings like my other pregnancies, empty feeling in my tummy, starving all the time like! food cravings, really tired and was even 2 weeks late... really hope ye are and have a healthy 9months but you really can fully convince yourself into getting symptoms..

[jenrr23]

Yeah.... I know, and I'm sure it's just all in my head.  I'm just [excited] so hoping for the best, lol!  
I started my last period on March 26, but I thought I was finished that Friday when we did the deed... ended up bleeding (TMI SORRY) n what not during and a light spotting for the next two days...but continued to ... ya know :D

My symptoms just started a few days ago... crazy hot flashes at night, and chills all throughout the day... I also had some cramping, like period cramps... but little throughout the day and the next couple... I'm pooping like crazy( idk if that's even a symptom) but yeah, like 2-3 times a day, and only when I get cramps down there.  I had some extremely achy butt, thighs, and calves... and did nothing out of the ordinary of my daily routines, Back just started aching like crazy this morning, Heartburn for a few days... almost non stop, and a ridiculous headache that stays with me most of the day, dizziness every now and then when i go to stand up, had a runny nose but don't feel sick at all, crazy dry mouth, and a weird like metal taste in my mouth all day yesterday and still now, I've been having light nausea but yesterday I couldn't even get in the car all 3 times without feeling extremely sick, and always wake up with a nasty feeling in my tummy, acne coming up, and I have a clear face.. only get acne with periods...EVER, and I've been EXTREMELY tired lately, and a super empty feeling in my tummy.... like I ate a good meal literally 30 mins ago, but I feel like i've been starrving and havent eaten since breakfast.
sorry it's so long, and I know a lot of those probably aren't even symptoms, but that's just how I've been feeling since this past weekend.  
I could have maybe made myself this way by putting it all in my head... IDK...IDK what all the preg symptoms even are too :/

again, sorry it's so long. I just really don't have anyone else to talk to about any of this and my husband tries to listen, but you know men, lol!

I do own a daycare so i work like 12+ hours a day, so It could all be because of stress...

[jenrr23]

Thanks for replying... I know I'm probably just driving myself crazy cuz I'm an extremely impatient person :D But I also don't want to get my hopes too high!  By husband has 3 children already, so most people think I'm crazy for wanting kids, but I can't help it... It's what I want.  Well, It's what We want!  So we all know he's got mega sperm, lol!  We just recently decided to have a baby and started TTC... but man, I've been having strange symptoms, that I hope just aren't in my head.  I do also have irregular periods, so might be a little harder... IDK if Friday is too early for a HPT but I've decided to take one every Friday from now on just to see :D I will for sure keep ya updated tho!  Good luck to you as well! Hoping for the best :)

[Carly1306]

Don't pay too much attention to symptoms - they don't determine whether you're pregnant or not, and sometimes, we can make ourselves believe we're feeling certain symptoms when we're not.

If you only started trying on March 30th then you won't be feeling any symptoms unless you were already pregnant. Pregnancy symptoms are just like PMS and other things.

You need to be having sex around the time of ovulation. And this is around mid cycle for most women. You'll then get your period (if you're not pregnant) around 12-18 days after ovulation. You can test 2-3 weeks after intercourse (ovulation) and get an accurate answer.

[peaches1991]

hey im ttc as well, ive had two miscarriages in the last few months, but the last 3 months i keep on thinking im pregnant right before AF was even 2weeks late this time and i wasnt :( so i wouldnt get your hopes up, it is possible but dont put all your eggs in one basket like me, good luck, let me know how you get on :)