5 days late, still negative...but I FEEL pregnant

[RockyVT08]

Let me know if this sounds familiar to any of you mommies out there. I have lower back pain and my stomach muscles hurt. I dont mean cramps, the muscles in my lower stomach are sore. I been extremely moody not to mention I cry at the drop of a hat now. I have been bloated for the last 2 weeks, it has just now started to ease a bit but I still pass gas all day. I have to pee about every 2 hours like clockwork. My face is all broke out. I am constipated and I could nap all day long. I think the only think I dont have is my boobies dont hurt, but they feel huge suddenly. I had light brown spotting for a few hours the day I was expecting AF 5 days ago. My HPT's are still coming back negative though. Is it possible that I have a BFP coming and it is just too early? I'm starting to think 5 days after implantation I should see a positive, but with all these symptoms I am having a hard time accepting that I might not be pregnant. I just FEEL pregnant, its so weird. I dont want to get my hopes up though, that makes it so much harder. I had a blood test Thursday, I should get the results Monday. Is it still possible I can be preggers?

[RockyVT08]

Blood test was negative at 3 days after possible IB.

[Dani711]

Good luck with the blood tests and please let us know how it goes!

[vmvnpv]

I'm so sorry.  It's always hard when you have all the symptoms and it doesn't work out.  There's still a chance, though, with the blood test.  I do this to myself every month, so you're not alone.

[RockyVT08]

BFN this morning too. I'm starting to accept the idea, even though I show all the symptoms. I just wish I could start my period already then so I could atleast try this month. I get the doctor results tomorrow

[vmvnpv]

Maybe you have your dates wrong?  I would think you would have a BFP by now if you were but they're not 100% reliable anyway.  Hopefully the blood test will say otherwise.  Good luck!

[RockyVT08]

I am now 20 dpo I think. We tried every pretty much everynight. I know for sure we did from the 16th to the 21st and then again on the 24th, because I remembered to mark those on my ovulation tracker. With my possible IB ( I keep calling it that because I cant imagine what else it could be) being 13 dpo, I didnt know if that would effect when I should test.  I figured hcg levels would be different between a woman with IB at 7 dpo and another with it at 13 dpo. Hopefully my blood test will have some answers, when my doctor did the physical exam she said it was definately possible I could be pregnant. I'm not sure what she was looking for during the exam, all I remember is her mentioning that she saw no traces of blood anywhere.

[sweetangel7]

Um, since not all women get implantation bleeding, I think it is easier and more reliable to count days past ovulation.  How many dpo are you and when did you bd.  You can get a positive as early as 5 days before your missed period.  IF you have hcg in your system which could be detectable with a hpt around 10 dpo, a blood test is more sensitive and would detect any amount present if they do the quantitative test (how much).  If they did the qualitative test (yes or no...usually 5 or lower is no) then it might not show up.

[vmvnpv]

They say to test 18 DPO.  14 DPO is fine but implantation happens anywhere from 7-10 DPO.  If you get to 18 DPO and still no period (when normally you would get one by then) then test.  I think HPT's are 99% accurate at that time but not as accurate before then.

[RockyVT08]

I actually had my IB when I was expecting my period, technically the night before. And it definately wasn't a period because it wasn't even fresh blood and it wasn't even enough to notice unless I was wiping. If 5 days past implantation is too early, when would be a good time to test? And would my blood test still be able to come back positive if it was 3 days after IB?

[sweetangel7]

Well I guess we are all different...I had a mc in December and then 7 months of bfns and on the 7th month I had a very strong feeling at 4dpo that this was it (I also had some cramping that I never got before during the 2ww).  

Clomid causes a lot of the symptoms you recall having when you 'knew' you were pregnant.

I highly encourage a blood test and hopefully your will have your bfp.  We have all been on the receiving end of a bfn so keep your head up and stay strong if it is.  But I hope that this is your BFP.

[vmvnpv]

Speaking from experience (and quite a few let downs) "feeling pregnant" and "strong intuition" isn't a good enough sign.  Every time I thought I was pregnant I felt pregnant and had a strong intuition that I was.  I'm on my second round of Clomid and last month I just knew I was pregnant.  My nipples hurt, I had headaches, bloated, cramping....the whole nine yards.  My period came 10 days later.  I never had symptoms before my period before.  It's just I wanted it so bad I was taking the symptoms as more than what they were.  Last September I didn't get my period at all.  Despite BFN's every time we tested I just "knew" I was pregnant again.  4 weeks later my period started.  I didn't feel stressed.  I wasn't sick.  I just never got my period that month (which is the first time ever that has happened).

With that said, there is still a possibility that you are pregnant and the tests are defective.  But chances that all the tests are defective is very slim.  You said you're 5 days late but then later you said you're 5 days past implantation.  If it's 5 days past implantation than it's too early to test.  But if your period is 5 days late then chances are the HPT's are right.  I'm sorry if I'm being ugly I just don't want you to be like me and get your hopes up just to sit on the toilet and cry when AF comes.  It's heartbreaking.  I hope the results come back in your favor though!  I wish you lots of luck and baby dust!

[RockyVT08]

I had positive OPK the 21st, 22nd and morning of the 23rd. I had my "spotting" 13 days later. I wouldnt even call it spotting though, I just saw brown discharge when I wiped a couple times that day. It wasnt even consistant throughout the day, more like every other time I went to the bathroom I noticed something. So I'm considering that to be my IB and working off of that instead of when I should've had a period. Most women have IB on 7 dpo and I might have at 13 dpo so I think that might have something to do with it. I had my blood test 3 days after IB, I should get the results tomorrow.

[sweetangel7]

Well, I believe woman's intuition can be pretty strong so I think that is a positive sign... but maybe you should call the doc on Monday and get a blood test...if you are 6 days late, it should show on a test by now, or so I would think...are you sure of your dates?

[bimbicat7]

in a similar situation only my period isnt due for 0 days yet and im sure im preg this would be baby number 4 and we are trying i had my iud taken out last month then hopefully conceived 2 weeks later wonder what chance of that is? i ovulated on day 12 and had sex up till day 10 (trying to get a girl!) a week after possible conception im neauseous and have tender breast not to mention very tired all the time used to take me ages to go to sleep now im out in 10 mins!!! i have dont two preg tests (both neg) but im wondering if its negative or only negative coz its still 9 days till my periods due!??
Good luck the blood test will be definate x