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294817 tn?1263836838

Signs of AF or Preg????...

Is it normal to have cramping and really sore boobs around 5 days BEFORE AF??? I have been sick to my stomach in the evening with headaches for the past three evenings too...just wondering if I should go ahead and test or wait till next tues....????
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429687 tn?1204047968
Wow, wonder y it was so late? Maybe because u were thinking about it so much! I don't know why. I am sorry that she showed her face. That really sucks. I am still waiting on Friday and still hoping. I am trying not to think about it so mcu but for some reason that is all that I can think about.LOL! I will beat her up for the both of us if she shows her face for me if she don't show her face fro me then I will beat her up so for u.LOL! Take care.! Keep trying!
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294817 tn?1263836838
Katie822-Period was 5 days late and yes beat her up for me...HAHA

Lamb18-I've never done the OPK's because hubby is like that's a lot of money for that and preg test. And don't know how to test temps....
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338830 tn?1229999478
Sorry hun... Do you use OPK's or do you chart?
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429687 tn?1204047968
How late was AF? I am so sorry to hear tha tAF showed her face. I will beat her up for u. LOL! I just bought a PT from the Dollar Store and got a BFN too but AF is not due for me until Friday so I am going to test again tomorrow with my 1st urine and if I get a BFN again then I will wait until Friday to see if AF comes. I am keeping my fingers adn toes crossed. Again, I am sorry that AF came :(
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294817 tn?1263836838
well after suffering with symptoms for over two weeks AF finally showed her freakin ugly face today and it's BAD....but goodluck to you girl!! keep me posted!!!!!
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429687 tn?1204047968
I am going through the same thing that u are going through somewhat. I am 10dpo and I have had sore boobs and very tender nipples. Sorry TMI! I have had alittle cramping on my side and I never have that be4 AF. AF is due to come on the 29th so I think that I am going to test in the morning. I am not sure yet. I know that back in Nov that I took a HPT and get a BFN and then went to the doc and she did a bloodtest adn I was but I lost it so the HPT are not always right. Have u gotten AF yet? I am so hoping that I don't get AF and that I get a BFP! When I wokd up this morning I have felt like I have throw up sitting in the backo fmy throat. Sorry TMI and I haven't been able to go to the bathroom (#2) like I always do be4 AF comes. So I am hoping that we both get a BFP. Keep us updated plz and I will keep u updatd on mine. BABYDUST!!!!
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294817 tn?1263836838
Thank you so much. It only lasted for a half a day and now it's gone. My friend just found out she's preg and did the same thing but yea then again it could just be a weird month for AF....who knows...lol...now everybody is telling me to give it three days (if it was implantation) and HCG should be in my urine by like wed morning...
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422782 tn?1203306798
Your welcome, I thought that it might help, or might not, you never know when sharing something with someone, sometimes it does, or gives them more information to go on themselves.  In January I did the exact same thing, was really late, and had a couple of days of some light brownish pink discharge with of course, no cramping, my AF is usally sooo bad, that I feel like I need to go to the ED for pain medicine, and fluids, because sometimes the pain is so intense that it makes me sick to my stomach, and I can't keep anything down.  Then of course, it made me wonder was that my AF that I just had for 3 days, with just that spotting or just very abnormal month...I guess obviously now that I have had AF this month, that it was just a very abnormal month.  Don't worry dear, there are more people than you think that go through the exact same confusion as you are experiencing, trust me I know.  LOL.  But, leave it to God, keep praying about it, and I will certainly keep you in my prayers, and again good luck...hopefully you will be the lucky girl that I wasn't and get that BFP!!  God Bless!
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294817 tn?1263836838
I'm 19 dpo....(around and about)....lol
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338830 tn?1229999478
I had implantation bleeding at about 13 dpo. What dpo are you? When i had the bleeding, I had already gotten a BFP and I went to the ER and the doctor said it was old blood from when the baby implanted itself into my uterus. Good luck!!
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294817 tn?1263836838
Wow thank you so much for your story and I'm so sorry to hear about your M/C. Well today I'm five days passed AF and when I went to the bathroom I had a spot of brownish pink dishcarge and when I wiped. Totally NOT like my normal AF. usually when I start my AF I'm cramping REALLY bad and when I go to the bathroom I'm dripping LOTS of blood out. (sorry if TMI) so now I'M REALLY CONFUSED AGAIN....STORY OF MY LIFE....never had an AF like this before.
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422782 tn?1203306798
Maybe you are wanting to be pregnant so bad that you are "causing more stress on your self" than you realize? Thats what my Dr told me anyways, because I go through the exact same thing as you, EVERY month, sometimes, I will even skip an entire month because I have myself so worked up thinking that I might be pregnant!  It is soooo frustrating!  So, try not to think about it, and go take a hot relaxing bath, make yourself some chocolate chip cookies, (which the chocolate will help with your grouchy symptoms believe it or not), and a nice cold glass of milk!  I hope for your sake that it is a BFP!  It could be that your hormone level is just not enough to pick up on the pregnancy test, and you may just need to make a Dr appointment for a blood test!  Back in 2001, I got pregnant, and had a miscarriage.  But, I had my period every single month, never missed it, not one month!  I was 23 weeks when I lost my baby boy, Ayden!  But in the beginning of the pregnancy when I first found out, I never had sore BB's, and I wasn't moody or anything, just VERY sensitive to everything, and could cry at the drop of a hat!  Something intuitive told me to test.  I took 5 preganacy test, all of them EPT!  2 were positive, and the rest were all neg!  The Dr explained it to me as being that you could have a false negative, but not a false positive, and that for some reason my hormone levels were just soooo low, that it wouldn't ever pick up on a urine test, that I would have to always do a blood test...thats why this time. I went by the Lab at work and had them test my hCG level, and then I got a 1, which made me sooooo nervous that maybe this time I was pregnant, and then of course.....I started AF on Monday...and just ended yesterday....so unfortunately for me...I guess we are going to have to keep up the baby dancing, and I wish you the best of luck!  Kepp me posted!
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If ya get a digital, make sure it is a high sensitivity one.  Clearblue Easy Digital I think is only a 50, where the FRER with the lines is 25 or less so is more sensitive, but then again you have to decipher lines!  Yikes, it sux, I know....

Good luck...
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430292 tn?1205206588
I too am in the same situation. I'm not late yet but af due in 2 days. I've had sore, tender nipples for about 4 days. I can smell everything even though my nose is stopped up. I'm having cramps and I never have sore bbs before my period!!! I have 2 children already but my youngest is 6. I don't remember what I was feeling back then, so it's hard to compare. I took a hpt yesterday & today...both BFN. I chart too...my temp dropped down to 97.1 yesterday but this morning was back to 97.9!!!! I've been checking everyone's temp in the house and I've had the highest one all day...lol...I don't know whats going on but we've been trying for about 1 yr now.....I'm anxious to see whats going on with your situation....
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294817 tn?1263836838
Yea that's what I always use because I live in a very small town and there is one by the house. To get a good one I'd have to drive "up to town"...lol. I might be going into town today so I'm gonna get an EPT digital I think. If I had just only skipped my period I would be fine and not freaking out but since I skipped it and have a lot of diff symptoms then that's what's got me all confused. I never thought it would be so hard to try to have another baby.
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R U consistently using the Dollar Tree?  Some love them.  Some hate them.  Try a different one.  Worth a try since no AF, right?

Good luck,
Lori
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294817 tn?1263836838
oh and no dr appt yet gonna wait till tues and see what happens that will be a whole week that i will have missed AF
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294817 tn?1263836838
I've had a bad cold for two weeks today. But nothing stressful going on in my life right now.....I'm really stopped up though
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well hpt's have been known to be wrong on neg's. have you scheduled an apt to get a blood test done? or have you been stressed or sick? i know that can screw up af.
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294817 tn?1263836838
BFN still have all the symptoms and still no af. I'm so confused it's unreal. I don't know why one lil test would be pos and the rest neg. I'm like totally bummed today and really grouchy. What's wrong with me?? Everybody keeps telling me maybe next month, but there can't be a next month if I don't get AF. my cycle just must be all screwed up or something. :(
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3 days bf my af was due i had headaches, cramping, bloating, gas, horribly sore breasts.....everything pointed to af. butttt i was pregnant.

definately tell us what the results are!!!! good luck and baby dust!!!
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338830 tn?1229999478
are u testing this morning?? Make sure you post the results as soon as possible!!!! I am rooting for you over here!
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294817 tn?1263836838
no news still no AF...UGH...so frustrating. testing again in the am because I can't hold off till tues...LOL...just went and bought a dollar store test because it's right by the house....if i'm still confused i'm getting a good one for tues morning.
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422782 tn?1203306798
Hey thanks, what about you?  How are you doing?  Any news?
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