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I probably already know the answer to this... but some advice would help...

I had a very strange menstrual cycle last month. 2 visits from Aunt Flow about 2 weeks apart. My husband and I had been talking about trying to concieve again. So, I entered the days into an ovulation calendar and found my "best chance" would be from the 28th of August to the 2nd of September. Then, my husband got cold feet... understandable. He's 33 and is fearful that he's too old to start again b/c his father died young of heart disease. We got past that and decided to go ahead. Life is short. We had intercourse on the 4th and 5th of September. 2-3 days past the ovulation week... sigh. I had not been recording BBT, so know info on that part. Since then, I've been a crazy person. I've taken 5 HPTs already. Shameful. I know. I keep telling myself its too early. I have the clear blue digital hpt. It states in the directions that you can test 4-5 days pre-menstration. I'm a nursing student in the middle of the maternal/child course, so I know about HCG and it's exponential growth and implantation and egg only being viable for 12-24 hours and sperm only being viable for 80 hours. I'm just crossing my fingers. My problem lies in the fact that I feel as if I am pregnant. I have swollen tender breast and frequent urination (text says can be caused by hormones... cuz duh... there't not a 10lb baby pushing on it yet LOL). Anyway, I also have been having mood swings. (Prepare for TMI...) I also have a scant amount of creamy white odorless discharge. The issue is all of these symptoms are also PMS symptoms. Am I psyching myself out? Am I making a big deal over tiny PMS symptoms b/c I'm hoping they are pregnancy symptoms? How soon should I feel these symptoms if I am, in fact, prego. I can't find any text that states "from this time to this time you will feel this" so I don't know. My breast began huring 2 days ago and my urination began to pick up yesterday. I'm just wondering if this is psychosymatic or if I'm just testing too early and could actually be pregnant. My other two children were unplanned so I'm not used to looking for early symptoms. I should begin my next menstrual cycle in 2-3 days if I'm not prego. Sorry to be so long winded. Thanks in advance for any help.

Sorry for the spelling errors. I obviously meant no info instead of know info and breasts (b/c I have two) instead of breast. LOL
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Your not long winded, your excited and hopeful. The symptom's that you describe really sound like pregnancy symptom's tho. 5 HPT's is a tad over the top but....i know the result's that you were wishing to see. With that said, wait until you have totally missed your next period, then take yet another HPT within a few day's of missing it. Sound's like you did everything right in your hopes to conceive, i hope you are. You can feel slight pregnancy symptom's before you even miss a period.
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Thank you for your reply (and your patience). I know I was too early and 5 was overkill. The box came with five and it was like a hundred dollar bill in my pocket. I couldnt stop thinking about it! LOL I think I'll take your advice and wait until after next week to take another. Fingers crossed that Aunt Flow doesn't come back for 10 months! ;-)
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I will keep my finger's crossed for you, and i'll give a wink and a nod to the man upstair's. I hope he smile's down on you both. Please come back and let me know, i'm pullin for ya.
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