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Difference:pms and pregnancy symptoms
Hi! My question is how can we differentiate pregnancy and pms symptoms?Every month i have symptoms like breast tenderness,tiredness,digestive problems,bloating and twinges in lower abdomen for about a week prior to my period.All of these symptoms resemble early pregnancy symptoms.Since i have been ttc,it becomes very difficult for me to understand during the two week wait.Kindly share your opinions.
Hey everyone,
Like most on here, I'm ttc. It's been about 13 months I guess. I'm due for my period at the end of this week. It is very frustrating!! I came online to try to see if you still get PMS signs even when pregnant. I usually get very moody about a week or so before AF, and I felt like that today. It's a comfort to know that it doesn't mean it's a definite sign that it didn't work. The waiting is soooo hard. Since my husband and I have been trying, 4 of my cousins have gotten pregnant, 3 of them on accident! Of course I'm happy for them, but I can't help but wonder why is it so hard for me when they got pregnant without even meaning to. And it seems everyone around me is pregnant as well!!! I'm trying everything to get it right, Ovulation predictors, monitoring basal cell temp, even signed up at fertilityfriend to help me chart. Both of my brothers have 2 kids each, and they mean the world to me. I try to tell myself if I can't have kids, they would be enough, but I still hope this happens for me. I try to stay positive, I tell myself and I really mean it, I'm thankful I'm the one that has to struggle rather than either one of them, cause this really is mental torture!!
Anyway, I wish everyone out there luck. Thanks for listening, it helps to see I'm not alone here!!!
Janene
Like most on here, I'm ttc. It's been about 13 months I guess. I'm due for my period at the end of this week. It is very frustrating!! I came online to try to see if you still get PMS signs even when pregnant. I usually get very moody about a week or so before AF, and I felt like that today. It's a comfort to know that it doesn't mean it's a definite sign that it didn't work. The waiting is soooo hard. Since my husband and I have been trying, 4 of my cousins have gotten pregnant, 3 of them on accident! Of course I'm happy for them, but I can't help but wonder why is it so hard for me when they got pregnant without even meaning to. And it seems everyone around me is pregnant as well!!! I'm trying everything to get it right, Ovulation predictors, monitoring basal cell temp, even signed up at fertilityfriend to help me chart. Both of my brothers have 2 kids each, and they mean the world to me. I try to tell myself if I can't have kids, they would be enough, but I still hope this happens for me. I try to stay positive, I tell myself and I really mean it, I'm thankful I'm the one that has to struggle rather than either one of them, cause this really is mental torture!!
Anyway, I wish everyone out there luck. Thanks for listening, it helps to see I'm not alone here!!!
Janene
I keep tellin myself that too ... 3 months is not a long time and my husband and I are just like every other normal couple and it just might take a little while.
Although the 2ww is agonizing. I flew through the 1st week because we were really busy and I had a cold so it distracted me, but now I am expecting my period this Thursday and probably won't test till Friday or Saturday am (because I can't take another negative test) and today dragged on. I try so hard not to think about it but every little twinge my body makes, I think ... is that pms or my period? I am cramping a little and my legs are achy today which typically means AF is on her way. I am praying we are pregnant, but I almost don't won't to get my hopes up so I won't be so sad if I am not.
My husband gets so frustrated with my obsessing so I have no one to vent too and we haven't told anyone we are TTC.
If anyone has any great distractions let me know.
I am reading 2 books right now and between work and all the great new shows this Fall it just isn't enough. Everywhere I look there are pregnant women, babies and today on my ride home from work I got stuck in traffic behind a car with a Baby on Board Sticker. I cried.
Baby Dust to you as Well!
Although the 2ww is agonizing. I flew through the 1st week because we were really busy and I had a cold so it distracted me, but now I am expecting my period this Thursday and probably won't test till Friday or Saturday am (because I can't take another negative test) and today dragged on. I try so hard not to think about it but every little twinge my body makes, I think ... is that pms or my period? I am cramping a little and my legs are achy today which typically means AF is on her way. I am praying we are pregnant, but I almost don't won't to get my hopes up so I won't be so sad if I am not.
My husband gets so frustrated with my obsessing so I have no one to vent too and we haven't told anyone we are TTC.
If anyone has any great distractions let me know.
I am reading 2 books right now and between work and all the great new shows this Fall it just isn't enough. Everywhere I look there are pregnant women, babies and today on my ride home from work I got stuck in traffic behind a car with a Baby on Board Sticker. I cried.
Baby Dust to you as Well!
Hi, Amy.
It is a comfort to know there is someone out there in the EXACT same boat as me. I don't know if this helps you, but I just try and tell myself that 3 months isn't a long time and that statistically speaking it takes MOST couples 6 months to a year to conceive. Despite this logic, however, I still find myself in tears every time a PT comes up negative. :( I just can't help it, ya know? My hubby does everything he can to console and comfort me but I know he gets disappointed too. He keeps telling me it will happen soon. I guess we just need to try to keep the faith and believe that our time is coming.
Baby dust to you! :)
- Kel
It is a comfort to know there is someone out there in the EXACT same boat as me. I don't know if this helps you, but I just try and tell myself that 3 months isn't a long time and that statistically speaking it takes MOST couples 6 months to a year to conceive. Despite this logic, however, I still find myself in tears every time a PT comes up negative. :( I just can't help it, ya know? My hubby does everything he can to console and comfort me but I know he gets disappointed too. He keeps telling me it will happen soon. I guess we just need to try to keep the faith and believe that our time is coming.
Baby dust to you! :)
- Kel
Hi kelbell1983:
I am also 27 and my husband is 30 and we have been trying to concieve for 3 months. It is so stressful and every month when AF arrives it breaks my heart and even though my husband tries to be supportive, I feel so bad that I can't concieve.
I did use opk's this month and according to them I ovulated on Fri the 24th. (My cycle is a little irregular usually 30-33 days so I am do for my period any day now and I just keep praying and hoping it won't come. I am having some mild cramping so I am fearful that it didn't work again this month.
I am so glad I found this site and somone else experiencing what I.
I am also 27 and my husband is 30 and we have been trying to concieve for 3 months. It is so stressful and every month when AF arrives it breaks my heart and even though my husband tries to be supportive, I feel so bad that I can't concieve.
I did use opk's this month and according to them I ovulated on Fri the 24th. (My cycle is a little irregular usually 30-33 days so I am do for my period any day now and I just keep praying and hoping it won't come. I am having some mild cramping so I am fearful that it didn't work again this month.
I am so glad I found this site and somone else experiencing what I.
Oh, congrats on your pregnancy, btw. I didn't realize you were expecting, that's great! :) It gives me hope that I will eventually get some happy news as well!
Thank you so much for the reply. I actually did go out and buy an OPK on the recommendation of a friend (she said this is one of the first things docs will suggest you try), however, the instructions say I have to wait to begin using it at the end of my next cycle...still waiting on AF to arrive. I took a test Sunday, and of course, it was negative. It's so frustrating because each time I get my hopes up thinking I might be pregnant, and each I get let down. I try to tell myself we haven't been trying that long, but it still really hurts and with each passing month I lose hope. It's just so sad because I want a baby more than I have ever wanted or desired for anything in my life! I find myself feeling bitter and resentful of those women who get pregnant without even trying! It just doesn't seem fair! Every time the test shows up negative I feel like I am disappointing my husband and letting him down. He is very supportive but I know it hurts him too. I am just so glad I found this site!
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