Hello. I'm new here and was wondering if anyone can ease the insanity I'm having lately!!
My last period was from June 28th-July 1st/2nd. My fiance and I are trying to have a baby so I bought an ovulation home-test kit. It gave me a positive on the 10th, but 2 negatives on the 11th. Being confused, I saved them because according to the instructions, "a positive result will never fade". To my surprise, the 2 negative tests I took on the 11th faded but the one on the 10th was still there. The instructions told me that with the FIRST positive result, means you will ovulate anywhere in the next 12-48hrs.
I also checked on a ton of websites and they all told me I would be fertile from July 9th to the 14th with ovulation on the 13th. But I've also read that you ovulate about 14 days after the first day of your last period, which means I probably should have ovulated on the 11th, right? Anyways, my fiance and I decided to play it safe so we had unprotected sex on the 11th and 12th.
Still with me?
Mind you, I dont usually get ANY symptoms before or during my period. No cramps, no sore boobs, nothing. I'm supposed to get my period on the 27th. On July 20th (7DPO....or maybe 9DPO) was one week since my so-called ovulation day. I felt sick as a dog! It started out with what I thought were symptoms of an allergy attack (a simple stuffy nose), but later it grew into something much worse.
Later that day I had a high fever (101.6), a headache, chills, I was dizzy, weak and still had a runny and stuffy nose. My fever finally broke after a long nap and some Tylenol and I felt a lot better, but not 100%. I read that this can be symptoms of the flu, but I thought it was a bit weird (and ironic) to feel like this out of the blue exactly 7-9PDO.
July 21st my temp was 101.5, my lower back hurt, I was dizzy/weak and I didnt want to eat anything at all. I thought maybe I was a little crampy in my lower-right abdomen, but maybe it was wishful thinking....or gas. A few days ago my boobs were slightly tingly and itchy for a day or so. Also, I am peeing like crazy (which started before ovulation).
My fiance says that I've been really bitchy towards him lately. I admit I have been, but he is going through some things so he is also on edge. I just really hope this isnt PMS. I noticed that I'm more emotional lately. I cried during Jack's Big Music Show for God sake lol. I also noticed that yesterday I was not hungry whatsoever. For about a week I was eating everything in sight, but yesterday....nothing. I felt like I should eat something simply because I was sick and needed to regain my strength and health, but NOTHING seemed appetizing to me. I ate anyway just incase I'm pregnant, for the baby's sake.
I know I could have just been sick, but is there any chance at all that I might be pregnant? Also, can being sick with a high temperature decrease your chances of implantation? I've been taking prenatal vitamins since the 1st of July (as suggested by my GYN). So I really hope this helped us with conception regardless.
Last night my fever broke (it has come and gone since I got it on the 20th). I also dont feel sick anymore. At 7:10pm last night I went to the bathroom and noticed brown spotting on my panties and a lil bit when I wiped, at 9:50pm when I went to the bathroom again, there was nothing. This is making me wonder even more if I'm pregnant. I've been reading about pregnancy, symptoms, and "implantation bleeding". According to what I've read, implantation bleeding occurs about 6-12 DPO.....today is either 10PDO, or 12DPO (depending on if I ovulated on the 11th or 13th). Could I be pregnant, or is my period about to start? I dont feel like I'm getting my period, then again I never do. But at the same time I'm not sure if I feel pregnant either.
I also want to point out that I'm having lower-right abdominal pain ever since I felt sick. What the heck is going on? I'm so depressed right now its not even funny. I was just crying my eyes out. I've been reading a lot of posts on a few pregnancy boards and some people will say things that sound like its the same exact thing I'm experiencing. It turns out that some of them ARE pregnant while some are NOT. Reading about someone with the same symptoms as you who later gets their period makes you lose hope.
This morning I went to the bathroom and although I dont have my period.....yet (just slightly brown), I'm just starting to lose hope. I cant stop the tears, even right now I can barely even see the keyboard. I wanna die! Can someone please give me some advice? I heard that stressing about pregnancy can cause it to not happen. So my fiance and I have been trying extremely hard not to worry about it, but sometimes its all I can think about. ↓
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Name: clindholm | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 2:45 PM
Of course it's all you can think of! It's the agonizing 2ww. All I can tell you is what you already know, some of your symptoms sound like pregnancy and some sound like illness and/or pms. You do have a good chance just b/c of the correctly times sex. I'm not sure if the positive never fading also applies to opk's or just hpt's. I never got any symptoms til after af was late and I got my bfp, it's different for everyone. Hang in there, you only have a little longer til you can test. Wishing you luck and baby dust. ↑
