When to test...

[BTS1022]

LMP is Feb 19th...lasted maybe 4 days. Ovulation between the 2nd through the 9th. BD'd everyday sometimes several times a day since the 23rd. Ovulation calender says my highest fertility day would of been the 5th.

I have a 28-30 day cycle. I am supposed to start AF March 19th-March 21st. If I ovulated on the 5th like the calender says, when can I test and get the most accurate result. I am using a First response dye test.

[HunnieBee]

Hi OMG aint it a small world i have regular 26 day average i am any where between 25-29 days but i am usually 28day on the clock i had light period on the 22nd of feb which was 3 day out from expected which was on the 25th of  feb  i had brown discharge on the 8th of feb and according to my ovulation chart my most fertile day is from the 2nd to the 6th of feb i did have sex the withdraw method on the 6th of march i am also on the 2 weeks wait if my brown spotting was implantation bleeding then i will be pregnant but my the light spotting on the 22nd on went for 3 days 4 days tops took a test this morning but was a negative BABY dust going to all of you who are also going through the long torchous long TWW

[BTS1022]

I would test as early as 10 dpo, but I am not 100% sure I ovulated on the 5th. I know my sex drive was just extremely high that day, and that is also when the ovulation calculator said i would be ovulating. It's a pretty good chance that I did O on the 5th, but I think I will still wait till the 22nd to test...even though the wait is KILLING ME!

[jrobertson20]

They say to wait 14 days from your ovulation date but I just got my BFP 1 1/2 weeks ago and it was around 10 DPO with First Response.  Good luck to you and I hope everybody on here that is TTC gets their BFP's soon!!!!!!!!

[Freds_Baby]

I love this forum. It makes me feel better knowing that people are experience the same things as I am. As far as the flu like symptoms, I have no idea what that can be. I have been very tired, but it could be the lack of sleep that I've been getting. I know I should get more sleep, especially if there is a possibility that I'm pregnant. Yesterday I had some really sharp pains in my lower stomach plus I had a lot of gas! TiffMJ, you get that diarreha thing to before and when you get your period? So do I. I hate it. Hopefully it is just your body adjusting to the pregnacy if you are pregnant. I really do hope you are. I hope I am too but at the same time I don't want to get too excited and end up being dissapointed. I will be so sad.

[TiffMJ]

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for that note, Freds_Baby! It's good to know SO many people have had these experiences....it's very reassuring to hear that actually.
Suddenly last night and this morning, I feel like I've been hit with a flu or something! Last evening and all night, I've had this terrible lower back pain on my right side that I only remember getting during a the first day or two of my sometimes really terrible periods! And then over the last two days, I've had this pre-diarrhea feeling in my lower abdomen, but no diarrhea....again, this is another feeling that I've only remembered experiencing during said period.
Well, I woke up this morning and the pain has moved UP a little bit to the right side of middle/lower spine and an achey right thigh. I took my temperature just to check for a possible kidney infection but my temp's totally normal. Plus, I am EXHAUSTED. Like just this feeling of being kind of sore all over to varying, small degrees, but just every part of my body is just so TIRED. Every limb: Tired.
Hard to explain. If I'm NOT pregnant, what is going on?! I'd better be pregnant.

[Freds_Baby]

I've been feeling nausious and craving bananas and orange juice. So I've been eating a lot of bananas and juice. This morning however I forgot my juice but i do have my bananas! :o)

TiffMJ: I also got pregnant and had a miscarriage when I was 20. All things happen for a reason. The miscarriage also has me scared about this pregnancy if I am pregnant. I'm 28 and will be 29 in May and I'm so ready. This time it is with the right one. Someone I love so much. I'm just thinking positive but at the same time I don't want to get my hopes up if I get a negative test because I know I will be so sad.

BTS1022: That is so sad. I know I would be so devastated. I can see how it can be emotional. You are so strong and it is good that you have a good man by your side. That always helps.

Krey: Welcome to the thread! We are all extremely anxious to test!! It is killing us!

Extra Super Sticky Baby Dust to you all and Good Luck!!

[TiffMJ]

YAAAAYYYY! My friend Krey has joined in on this thread!! She's the one I mentioned who also shares nearly the SAME cycle, but just a little longer, like mine!

BTS1022:  God, I got very teary reading what you wrote about your first born. I'm afraid I have only an inkling into what that feels like and I am so, so, so sorry you had to experience that. I don't think ANY woman should have to.
But your optimism and hope is totally inspiring and INCREDIBLY comforting to me! Having had a miscarriage I have so much fear and anxiety about this time out. So I just feel like the fact that YOU could move on and keep having children is enough for me! More than enough for me to feel ready to move on from MY experience and do this! I just can't thank you enough for relaying that story to us. It really gives me great comfort.

(Baby Dust Baby Dust Baby Dust Baby Dust.....:)

[krey]

I'm on the same cycle too!! im being tortured.. I want to test soooo bad.. its really killing me! I have pain on the right side (kinda by ovary) and some cramping on and off.. my boobs are not sore and they usually are by now.. af is due the 18th.. so we all have very close cycles!! almost exact!! good luck everyone!! tons of baby dust!!

[BTS1022]

LOL I am far from an expert...I still remember calling my doctors office at least every other day asking if certain things were okay to be feeling. Every pregnancy is different, but my first born a little girl named Bailey sadly passed away 30 minutes after birth, due to a genetic disorder that I was unaware of while pregnant. I thought she was a healthy baby, but that wasn't the case at all.

I get really bad anxiety because of her loss, and every pregnancy and delivery is extremely painful emotionally. Thankfully this time around, I have a wonderful man at my side, and I know that things will be different with this baby.

Uhg....I am sooo excited. I just want to pee on a stick NOW!!!! LOL

[TiffMJ]

Freds_Baby: No, you are soooooo not the only one at all! We're with ya! It will be my first baby as well. I'm 33 yrs. old and at age 21, I got pregnant unintentionally and sadly it ended in miscarriage, actually the day before I was scheduled to have an abortion.
I was in a bad relationship at the time and was extremely unstable. But that miscarriage killed me!
And of course, because of it, I'm extremely nervous about this time out! And BTS1022: 4 kids???? Wow, you are an expert!! Yeah, I remember certain VERY specific things that happened in my pregnancy but I'm pretty sure they happened well after the first month.
Oh man, this is torture...

[Freds_Baby]

WOW! it is good to know that i'm not alone! I've been searching pregnancy sites like crazy!!! I'm so anxious! I really hope we are all pregnant! This would be my first. I just keep counting the days on my calendar to test. I look at my calendar SEVERAL times a day!! I hope this is a good month. I feel nauseated in the mornings and at night.
EXTRA Sticky Baby Dust to all of us!! I can't wait to test!!

[BTS1022]

I do think that feeling these symptoms this early is possible..like it was said, anything is possible! I believe it to be true especially for those who have already been pregnant. This would be my 5th baby..mine and DB's 1st together, and I do think us multi-timers have a good chance at feeling things a bit sooner than others.

I am incredibly excited lol..and I too look all the time on the internet driving myself crazy as to why im feeling the things im feeling. But then doubt sets in, and I blame it on something else...like high fructose corn syrup, which I LOVE btw lol.

[TiffMJ]

Both Freds_Baby & BTS1022!
WOW! This is very cool to know there are others being tortured by this just as much as I am!! No offense!  ;)
For you guys, there is another person who I've been chatting about that so much with in the last two days....the EVERY LITTLE SYMPTOM thing!
Yes, absolutely, every single little thing that my body does or even any passing mood swing has me eyeing that pregnancy test or doing YET another google search for another pregnancy website with symptoms listed on it! Good god.
I PERSONALLY feel that it is possible to feel things very SLIGHTLY this early....but not to any very definitive extent! I think the human mind is capable of some incredible wishful thinking and that's sort of where I'm at right now!
I have had headaches, today a lower backache just started up and crazy nausea all morning. Is it POSSIBLE that I could be experiencing it that early? Sure, anything is possible. But really, I know how crazed and anxious I am right now, so....yeah..... :<
But I DO have a good feeling about this month! I feel like I covered SO many bases and BTS1022, it sounds like you REALLY covered your bases! (LOL!) So yeah, the only thing to do at this point is wait. And YES!....Extra Sticky Baby Dust to all of us!!  ;)

[BTS1022]

I have the same symptoms, but I honestly think it's me causing myself these things, because I want to be pregnant so bad. I have been feeling nauseated, and I have had a headache since last night that doesn't seem to want to go away.....I know it is more than likely related to something else, but I am keeping my fingers crossed, I am definitely ready to have a baby bump again!

[BTS1022]

I am completely the same way...every little thing makes me ponder if this is my month or not! I am excited but scared all at the same time. And the patience these other women have is astounding...I have little patience, and at 5 dpo..im ready to test! lol.

Good luck and tons of sticky baby dust to you, let me know how your test turns out...be kind of cool if we had babies around the same time!

[Freds_Baby]

My cycle is similar to both of you. I was wondering the same thing. It is torture to wait. I'm trying so hard to resist. I've been feeling tired, getting headaches and feeling nausious. Is it possible to have the symptoms like this so early or is it all in my head?

[TiffMJ]

Oh man! You're telling ME! This is driving me nuts. I can barely concentrate on anything I'm supposed to be doing....I don't know how people get through this month after month after month and years!....That's why everyone on this forum has earned my utmost respect, instantly....just amazing patience.
So yeah, I totally feel you! And that IS weird...I was planning on testing on the 23rd, so that's perfect! HA! Now I'm anxious to find out how your test goes as well!  :)

[BTS1022]

Thats crazy! I actually started mine around 9pm on the 19th LOL. Funny how that works!

I will probably end up testing on the 22nd just to be safe. So I guess this is the TWW everyone talks about...I dont like it lol.

[Victoria01]

I would try testing on the 19th if you don't get your period then. If a negative, I would wait 1-2 days and retest.

[TiffMJ]

I have an almost identical cycle to yours! The only differences are that I started my AF one day earlier (but at 7:00 p.m., so VERY close to yours) and that my cycle lasts anywhere between 30-33 days!
So personally, I am going to test 1-2 days AFTER my next AF start date!.....If I can restrain myself that much......torture......;)

[BTS1022]

I ovulated around the 2nd-9th of March, highest fertility day on the 5th of March. I shouldn't have to wait 2 weeks after another AF/Ovulation to see if I got pregnant this month.

2 weeks after suspected ovulation would put it between the 19th and 21st of this month....should I test then. How many days late should I wait to test?

[Victoria01]

I believe you need to wait two weeks after suspected ovulation to test. Most home tests say five days before missed period, so if it's expected on the 19th - 21st, I would wait until the 14th - 16th at the earliest.