looking for some advice please

[melissa301]

Hi everyone, i'm 23yrs old and my husband and i are newly married and have been trying or the past 4 months for a baby. my last period was on the 26th of Dec and i was due on the 23rd of Jan. i've been to the doctors and she said i was to wait till i got a positive hpt, which i haven't had as yet. my breast's are seriously sore and my nipples have changed lightly (gotten bigger) i'm really tired most of the time during the day and find it hard to sleep a night. also day dreaming alot at the moment. I'm hoping its not just late because i'm wanting so much :/ if anyone has had anything like this and can give me some info that would be great

[specialmom]

Hi there, not sure about the above.

Welcome to the forum.  Well, I certainly understand what it is like to want to get pregnant and begin 'working' on it.  LOL  It did feel like work after a while so I recommend one of the key ingredients in the mission to conceive to be having fun doing so!  

Here is what my doctor (here in the US) recommends for getting pregnant.  First, start tracking your cycle which it sounds like you've been doing.  You know that the first day of your period is cycle day 1.  Most women ovulate around the 14th day of their cycle and can get pregnant for 24 to 48 hours.  But since we don't always know when we ovulate, the key is to 'hit' that ovulation period.  So, my doctor practice has a strong track record with women begining to have intercourse on cycle day 10 and then doing so every OTHER (important for sperm count) day for 10 days.  

Now, there is a pregnancy test that I used that actually let me know I was pregnant with my son before my period was due.  It was an EARLY RESPONSE test and the box said that you can get a positive 4 days before your period is due.  I got it at the grocery store, they sell them everywhere.  

I didn't have many symptoms of pregnancy early on to be honest.  Symptoms of pregnancy happen due to the accumulation of hormones from pregnancy and you have to have enough of them to begin to have pregnancy symptoms.  The things you describe are what I personally experience right before my period.  

If your period is due now----  then go ahead and take another pregnancy test.  If it is negative, I'd expect that your period is on the way.  if it is positive, you call your doctor's office (ob/gyn) but they probably won't see you until you are 8 weeks along which is pretty typical in the states.  

good luck and keep in touch to let us know how it goes.  

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
There are sensitive urine and serum pregnancy tests which can detect hcg levels as low as 20 Miu for urine and 5 Miu for serum hcg test, as early as 8 to 12 days post ovulation. These are highly sensitive tests. The results can be confirmed by a pelvic ultrasonogram to visualize the intrauterine gestational sac and a positive fetal heart sound.

I’ll also suggest you an obstetric ultrasonography, which can pick up the pregnancy in the first 4 ½ weeks of pregnancy.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.