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Light period, headaches, hot flashes, unusually tired and weird belly are possible pregnancy signs, though together for 8 years without conceiving also suggests a fertility problem. How about lotion discharge, backache, more frequent peeing, emotions etc. Run another test a week after the first and if negative talk to the doctor about other reasons for your symptoms.

we have not been ttc. i was on birth control for about 5 years. now im all normal again. (took awhile for my body to get back to normal after got off the bc) i fell asleep at 9pm last night when its usually midnight and wake up at 8am every morning. the only other things that have been going on is i have a bunch of new hair growth. on the top of my head i have a bunch of new hair that is like 1/4 inch long. and when i eat something as little as a couple chips my belly feel extremely bloated and lasts the rest of the night. my parents just recently divorced and im thinking that maybe its due to stress? im 24 and ive never experienced anything like this. think it would be to early to get a positive result? or maybe im just over reacting to a bunch of lil things? but when they start to add up like this then it really makes you start to wonder!! -Thanks for your info!!!

Grandpa Viv, forgot to mention that i havent been having  any lower back pain but my neck on the right hand side down to my right shoulder and sometimes down my arm has been hurting. but 2 years ago i had shingles and the pain comes and goes so i just thought that the pain was from the shingles but have never had the pain in my neck before only my arm. im currently taking Gabapentin for the shingles pain. maybe thats where all these symptoms are coming from??? i know you cant actually tell me if im prego or not i guess im just trying to make since of all this!!! Also, about 6 months ago i missed my period took 3 tests all had faint positives. 2 days later i started bleeding heavy. came to the conclusion that it was a chemical pregnancy because couple days later tested again and was BFN

Here's a couple of cautionary notes. Neck and shoulder pain rings a bell - a sometimes sign of ectopic pregnancy. You can look that up. Ectopic causes low hCG levels. The Gabapentin is a Class C drug with possible effects on pregnancy - check with the doc. Good luck with your puzzle!

I'm so glad I found this.. I'm just looking for some opinions. I had a regular period that started Nov 20th.. It lasted for 5 days which is normal for me. Then his month it didn't start till Dec 21st. The first 2 days seemed pretty normal... Maybe a little lighter flow then usual.. But then it just stopped. Now all I am having is pink/brown spotting. I have been beyond exhausted for about 2 weeks... So tired that when I wake up in the morning..  I dont even remember going to bed. And I've felt sick/ nauseous for about a week. My breasts go back and forth between being really sore one day... To only slightly sore on another. Almost nothing food wise sounds good to me... And I have more frequent urination.. Plus feel very bloated. I took 5 home pregnancy tests before I started my "period" and they were all negative. I don't want to get my hopes up.. But I really do

not feel myself. Thank you in

advance!!

Chrissy, between the fact that you are ttc and your signs there is plenty of room to hope your tests were too early. Run another right soon using first morning pee and a second a week later. Best of luck!

Hi all, I am new to this! Admittedly I am getting a little bit obsessed with trying to get pregnant now but this month I really thought I was, the Friday before last I started getting cramps and had really sensitive nibbles, I have also felt a bit sick from smells like smoke and don't enjoy food as much as usual, my stomach feels empty but don't feel like eating! I haven't been sick at all though. That went on for a week and then I came down with flu so perhaps they were just flu symptoms? Anyway I felt like I could be pregnant but came on my period yesterday, It was very light spotting which is unusual for me because I am very heavy normally, however today it is red and heavier. I have tried tests and they were negative, so gutted now but don't understand why I have been feeling so crampy, oh and also quite gassy and I never burp! Any advice please? 

Ooops I meant nipples! lol 

You have been trying and have had some appropriate early signs. Sensitive to smoke, perfume and searing meat is a good one. I was trying to visualize the nibbles, but ... OK! Don't lose hope just because what seems to be a period has arrived, especially if symptoms continue after it is over. Any test so far could have been too early. Try another next weekend first morning pee and repeat a week later if still in doubt. If you try for a year with no success a fertility doc has a good chance of helping.

Hi! I think I'm experiencing something several others have in this thread. I normally have a very regular period that last 4 days and a 26-28 day cycle, and have for the past 4 years. This last cycle I was late 5 days and it ended up being a 32 day cycle, the longest I've ever had. I took a pregnancy test that came back negative on the day of my missed period as well as on 4 days late. Then when it did come on it was kind of strange because it was very clotty and seemed to have a lot of EWCM. The clots were only at the start then subsided and it seems like a normal person, however it only lasted a day, the next day it started to tapper off and I only used a light tampon. Very unusual. I really don't know what to think since I got two negative pregnancy tests. Can anyone give me some incite to what's up? 

Hi Grandpa Viv and any other lovely people reading this, I'm new to this forum. I read a lot of posts on this forum and a lot of you ladies have experienced something similar to my situation. So on April 1st I had unprotected sex with my bf. I took Plan B later on that day. After we had sex I believe my period came on later that morning(that's the only part that's a little fuzzy). My period lasted for 7 days which never happens. It's usually 4 days, 5 at the most. My bleeding was also darker, and very brown for the last 3 days of my period, both side effects of the Plan B I'm assuming. My bf and I only use the withdrawl method, I know it is very irresponsible, anyway we had sex again on the 22nd (very early morning) and 29th of April, then the 2nd of May. Due to my period tracker my period was set to come on the 28th of April and it didn't end up coming on until mid-day May 3rd (it first was only spotting on the toilet paper).  My period is usually regular and after I have sex near my period date it usually is provoked to coming on that day. I ended up only having a heavy flow for a day and a half, it dissipated last night. It was also way heavier than I'm use to, also a possible side effect of Plan B? Before my period came on I had strong abdominal pain, I have been experiecing headaches, nausea, and fatigue. But sometimes I just am tired and I get the occasional headache. I took a pregnancy test this morning and it came out negative. Is there a chance I could still be pregnant? I just turned 21 last month I'm not exactly ready. Thank you in advance for any insight :).

Hi Granpa Viv and any lovely people reading this. On April 1st I had unprotected sex with my bf, I then took Plan B later on that day. My period came on after I had sex (only thing I'm a little fuzzy on). I then proceeded to have a 7 day period when usually my period only lasts for 4 days, 5 max. It was darker than usual and it was really brown on the last days of my period. I assumed both of these deviations in my period were due to Plan B.  My bf and I only use the withdrawl method, I do know this is very irresponsible, anyway, we had sex on April 21st and 29th. We also had sex on May 2nd. According to my period tracker my period was set to come on on April 28th. Usually when I have sex near my period date, my period follows later that day. So I ended up being 4 1/2 days late when my period came on the 3rd of May. It only lasted until May 5th. And when I woke up this morning there was no spotting it was just gone. I experienced lower cramping 8 hours or so before my period, I have been nauseas at times, a little light-headed, fatigued, and have been experiencing headaches. But some of these symptoms I've listed I sometimes experience anyway. I also had lower back pain but I dont know if that's just due to some boxes I helped my mom put in the attic. I took a pregnacy test today and it came out negative. Is it a possibility I may still be pregnant? I just turned 21 last month, I'm not exactly ready. Any insight is greatly appreciated :) !

Hi tt21, if your period was due in early April that encounter was not in the fertile window and pregnancy was unlikely. Your encounters in later April were also too late in the cycle to cause pregnancy assuming a normal cycle. Unfortunately Plan B usually messes with the next cycle so there is no way of knowing when you ovulated and pregnancy is a possibility.

You have several early pregnancy signs including a short period, fatigue, nausea, light headed, headache and backache. Missing are more peeing, appetite, smells, emotions, lotion discharge, hot flashes, breast and nip signs, veins etc. I think you should run one more test a week after the last and if negative seek other causes for the signs - hormone upsets, cyst etc.

Thanks Grandpa Viv. 

My expected menstruation was last may 16. 2-3 days before, i had a few light brown discharge. Then i had my period on my expected date. But, i was surprised when it only lasted for 2 days. My usual menstruation duration is 5-7 days and its regular. Its the 1st time experience ever. Is it possiblefor pregnancy?? Hope so!!! 

You could hope that was implantation spotting followed by an unusually light period, but without a list of other early pregnancy signs it's hard to give you much support. Best of luck!