First of all, let me say that it is SOOO refreshing to know that I am not the only one going through this! :-)
So here's the scoop: my husband and I are not trying to get pregnant. We already have a son who will be 4 in January, and had decided between ourselves that that was enough for us.
HOWEVER, there was what I'm referring to as a "mishap" a week and a half ago. Hubby tried a brand of "ultrasensitive" condom that we'd never used before, and it slipped off at some point without either of us noticing...oops!
My cycles recently have been anything but regular. Sometimes I'll have two periods in one month, sometimes it'll be five weeks between. I never really know until it happens. The day after the "mishap", I went online to do some research just to see if I had anything I needed to worry about. I found a fertility calendar and, using the first day of my last period, found out that the day before would have been the day I ovulated...IF my cycle was the standard 28 days.
Based on the 28-day cycle, I'm supposed to start my next period on Sunday, 10/12, so I'm not late yet. But I FEEL pregnant. Since about three days afterward, I've been feeling bloated and tired. The smell of fast food (ANY fast food!) makes me sick to my stomach. I've been craving mushrooms and Tootsie Rolls...lol. My breasts feel achey and sensitive, and I've noticed "raised glands" around the nipples. I get dull headaches nearly every day, and have bouts of nausea off and on all day, but no vomiting. I've also been having occasional light-headedness/dizzy spells. Some days I pee more than is normal for me, but most days I don't. Like I said, I just FEEL pregnant.
Two home pregnancy tests disagree though. I took one early yesterday morning (which would be four days before my expected period)...nada. Then I took another when I got home from work today...still nothing. I think I may have a problem with low hormone levels, as my first pregnancy was VERY similar. It took FIVE tests to find out the first time around, even AFTER I'd missed, and the afternoon before I found out, I'd had ANOTHER negative. That just makes me more convinced that I am...lol.
I guess what I'm getting at is that women's intuition really is better than any stupid test...lol. I still have a couple of tests waiting in the bathroom, though. I'll try again on Sunday and see what happens. If THAT'S negative as well, I'll wait another week. But at this point, nothing's going to convince me that I'm not!
Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories and making me feel a little less crazy! :-D XD
Ashlie
So here's the scoop: my husband and I are not trying to get pregnant. We already have a son who will be 4 in January, and had decided between ourselves that that was enough for us.
HOWEVER, there was what I'm referring to as a "mishap" a week and a half ago. Hubby tried a brand of "ultrasensitive" condom that we'd never used before, and it slipped off at some point without either of us noticing...oops!
My cycles recently have been anything but regular. Sometimes I'll have two periods in one month, sometimes it'll be five weeks between. I never really know until it happens. The day after the "mishap", I went online to do some research just to see if I had anything I needed to worry about. I found a fertility calendar and, using the first day of my last period, found out that the day before would have been the day I ovulated...IF my cycle was the standard 28 days.
Based on the 28-day cycle, I'm supposed to start my next period on Sunday, 10/12, so I'm not late yet. But I FEEL pregnant. Since about three days afterward, I've been feeling bloated and tired. The smell of fast food (ANY fast food!) makes me sick to my stomach. I've been craving mushrooms and Tootsie Rolls...lol. My breasts feel achey and sensitive, and I've noticed "raised glands" around the nipples. I get dull headaches nearly every day, and have bouts of nausea off and on all day, but no vomiting. I've also been having occasional light-headedness/dizzy spells. Some days I pee more than is normal for me, but most days I don't. Like I said, I just FEEL pregnant.
Two home pregnancy tests disagree though. I took one early yesterday morning (which would be four days before my expected period)...nada. Then I took another when I got home from work today...still nothing. I think I may have a problem with low hormone levels, as my first pregnancy was VERY similar. It took FIVE tests to find out the first time around, even AFTER I'd missed, and the afternoon before I found out, I'd had ANOTHER negative. That just makes me more convinced that I am...lol.
I guess what I'm getting at is that women's intuition really is better than any stupid test...lol. I still have a couple of tests waiting in the bathroom, though. I'll try again on Sunday and see what happens. If THAT'S negative as well, I'll wait another week. But at this point, nothing's going to convince me that I'm not!
Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories and making me feel a little less crazy! :-D XD
Ashlie
Hey Ashlie.... The long wait of 2WW gets on the nerves. And when HPT gives negative it discourages but does not kill the hope. Happens with me as well.
so how are you feeling now? please let us know what happened next?