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Hi Ladies! moscarelmo: Take an early detection pregnancy test that identifies the HCG early, but it might come up faint ... if you are 6 days past ovulation wait two or three more days then take one because implantation can take place 5 - 10 dpo and you will see some light bleeding. I have never took chlomid myself as when I was on the pill, my periods were regular and much lighter, but caused weight gain and horrific cramps, when I came off the pill i was regular and my periods seem fine but that was two years ago and me and husband are only now started trying. Ashley1119: Sound like a very long cycle, never usually takes this long for implantation to happen. Did you experience any spotting or small bleed? The first sign of being preggo is fatigue, I was pregnant before and had a miscarriage and the first sign was always fatigue, strange taste (like metal) in your mouth, always feeling hungry, dizziness, feeling sick or being sick, sore b___sts and raised temperature. If you take your Basal Body temperature every morning as soon as you wake up and before you get out of bed with minimal movement, that is affective to tell you if you are possibly preggo. The BBT has to be taken religiously every morning from the first day of your period and you will see a rise in temp around ovulation and if it stays elevated for more than 14 days after ovulation that will tell you if you are preggo. Vaginal ones are more accurate than oral ones, I take an oral one and it says its low but i have spotted my temperature shift. It is possibly because I sleep with my mouth open due to my ongoing sinus trouble. So I might start taking it v____ally as it states its more accurate than oral however I have the two week wait ahead of me fingers crossed. If you still havent come on go to the doctors and get a blood test if your home preg test is still negative, blood tests can trace any amounts of HcG in your blood stream which detects preggo. dsgarcia512: The thing is if you have been on the pill for a long time it can cause delay on getting preggo and i was reading up that chlomid doesnt help either although its good for some women to help ovulation. I think you are pregnant, because implantation can start from 5 days then by 10 days dpo your fully implanted. You might experience a implantation bleed which would be like spotting or very light, lighter than usual and you will feel tired, sick, dizzy, sore b___sts, cramping will last for a couple of weeks, which can be normal if the cramps get alot worse and its to one side, see a doctor about it. Take an early preg test that can detect it early 5 days before your period would have been due or 3 - 4 days from now. As for myself, I have been charting my basal body temperature orally, seemed a bit low started off at 35.8C then slowly rised up after my period had stopped to 36.3 during this time I was taking my urine ovulation tests since the 4th day of my period and no surge... then I noticed a dip in my temperature on 13th day of my cycle now its slowly rising. 13th day in morning ovulation test said no LH Surge then in the evening I felt piculiar so I took it again and it said LH Surge detected same for 14th day, now its 15th day of my cycle and no more LH surge so I have ovulated. When I ovulated I experience like a little sharp pain in my right side and my cervix felt like it was pulsating, had the odd twinge here and there in my womb area so I dont know whats gonna happen yet. Me and husband have been having unprotected s_x since I finished my period everyday execpt for the 12th day in my cycle and we are still having unprotected s_x to improve chances aswell. The last time I fell pregnant it was straight away and that was 3-4 years ago so hopefully it will be the same regardless of my scanty weird periods, I must be still ovulating so I have another 7-9 days to wait until I can do a test although by end of this week I might start to notice signs hopefully! Good luck ladies xox

Thanks for responding NBetty! I took a test using first response on Sunday (11 DPO) It came up negative. My b___sts are really sore again now and I've been having some brown spotting randomly and cramps like AF is coming :( I'm due for AF on Thursday 01/13- we'll see... if I don't get it I'll take another test. Good luck to you all.

dsgarcia512: It sounds like you are pregnant ... maybe 11dpo is too early to tell? i know first response is a good brand but maybe try clearblue? I know they are expensive but they are accurate. Also dont wanna scare you but be careful coz sometimes implantation symptoms can relate to ectopic pregnancy. I was reading about it earlier and the symptoms can be alike with the cramps and spotting, however if you have shoulder pain and the cramps are at one side constantly and the test keeps showing up negative or a faint positive constantly 3-5 weeks dpo then that is a trip to the docs. But however sounds like you need to wait another 3-4 days? Once the spotting has stopped, the HcG will become stronger by the day, so once the spotting stops take a test 2-3 days afterwards and let us know how you get on. Spotting should only last maximum 3 days. I am only 2-3 dpo, basal body temperature dipped slightly this morning but again ... orally 36.25C and v____ally 36.53C, yesterday my oral basal body temp was 36.33, however its still above the cover line i think lol. My blood results came back fine, my thyroid seems to be ok and mt testosterone levels, im just guessing i naturally have a low bbt to start with. My boots fertility diary states normal bbt for women can start from 35.6 - 36.7 before ovulation, mine during my period was 35.83 so i did panic, not knowing this before lol So I am just waiting for my bbt to slowly climb and hopefully stay elevated at the end of my cycle. However im trying not to think about it too much as they say, try too hard and it wont happen.... I have already bought my Clearblue digital twin pack pregnancy tests for next week as they are supposed to be the MOST accurate, coz it states how far along u are aswell. I am going to try and not take my first one until thursday or friday next week since I am due on my period anytime between 20th Jan and 25th Jan, sometimes my periods are jumpy, as long as my luteal phase lasts more than 9/10 days I should be fine, I just hope I have concieved. Some people go on months and years trying, I hope mine dont drag out that long. 4 years ago I was well fertile, within a couple of weeks I would be pregnant, but now I am four years older (24 years old) and my periods have changed in the past 12 months I dont know how to predict whats going to happen lol!

Hey there, thought I would check in. How is everyone? Any success??? So my ovulation kits told me I had a LH Surge on 8th jan 2011 in the evening and on 9th jan 2011, and no LH surge on 10th jan 2011. So today makes it around 4 - 5 days dpo, possibly 6 days. Not feeling much to be honest. I am still having small waves of metal taste, a tingle in my b___b or b___bs now and then, the twinge or slight pain around my womb/ovary area, nothing serious. However the only good thing I have definately noticed is that my Basal Body Temperature has shot up. During the LH surge it went up from 36.06C on 07th jan to 36.26C on 08th jan, then went down slightly on 09th jan to 36.22C then on 10th Jan went up slightly more to 36.33, 11th Jan went slightly down to 36.25, then on 12th Jan went up slightly to 36.29C. Then yesterday (13th Jan) it shot up to 36.50C and today (14th Jan) its 36.83C a HUGE difference in my basal temp. I know this is TMI, but I have bad constipation, I sometimes have a sluggish bowel where I would go every other day then every 3 days and sometimes at the most 5 days without going, which is whats happening its the 5th day without going and I havent gone yet, when I try to strain a little I can feel my womb is a bit sensitive, so I cant strain too hard. I have got Califig (syrup of figs)its especially for that problem but it contains senna and dont wanna take it incase it poses a risk if I happen to be getting pregnant, so at the moment I am trying to eat and drink plenty of fruit juice to soften the bowel. Not long for me to go now until I find out. My period should be due between 20th Jan and 25th Jan, as I come on every 25 - 30 days a month however this is unpredictable like I said in my earlier posts. I have got my fingers and toes crossed, 6 - 11 days to go!!! x Good luck ladies, let me know how you get on!!

Hi everyone, just thought I should say my BBT has dropped a bit this morning from 36.83C to 36.49C, looked it up, could be due to implantation, since its already around 6 dpo. Also I have still got constipation, I have been eating more fruit, went a little bit yesterday with difficulty and when I strain a little I can feel my womb is sensitive like before a period ... its building up I think, might be why i am constipated, also for the past two night my arm has been covered in drool when I have been asleep, ive had increased saliva and I am still having those twinges in my b___sts, back and abdomen. Due on end of next week, fingers crossed!!!

Hello! I wanted to share my story! I had my last period 12-31-10(about 5 days long) and my cylce are very regular (28 days). According to that I should ovulate between 1-11/1-16. My fiance and i had s_x 3-4 between those dates! Now today I have cramping in my abdomen.I had clear stretchy discharge on 1-16. we had s_x the night before. I would be due to get my period 1-28. I wonder if I could be experiencing cramping from implatation. Do you ladies think this possible?! :)

Nbetty!!! Whats the story have you found out if your expecting?!!

Hi littlemommy I had the similiar symptoms but also might be indegestion aswell coz i cant tell between the both at middle of the month. Implantation can take place anytime between 7 - 14 days past ovulation. Well I have been taking my basal temps since my last period and they are all over the place! I usually come on my period between 25-30 days every month, they have been unpredictable for over a year, doctor thinks its stress related but it hasnt sorted itself out! My periods are much lighter and the blood texture is more runny and sometimes the periods are shorter with not much bleeding at all. According to my Basal body temps I ovulated on the 19TH DAY OF MY CYCLE!! now for a 25 - 30 day cycle thats not right for a start coz that could indicate Luteal Phase Defect, which could mean either i cant concieve or early miscarriages, which I had an early miscarriage when i was 21 years old, 5 months after my termination of pregnancy ... which i now regret having done. My libido has been low since i was put on the pill after that miscarriage for 6 months, noticed my libido had started to disappear, weight gain and fatigue so i came off the pill, my periods were still regular every 29 days clockwork and the bleeding was considerable amounts, went to doctors coz my libido was still low, found it hard to lose the weight and fatigue, they said stress related, they checked my thyroid, blood count, urea and electrocytes, blood gluecose and nothing, all those were normal, but they never checked my reproductive hormones!! so my periods changed when I was 23 - 24 years old, I dont feel right because of this and some part of me is telling me expect the worst. I am now 24 years old, 25 years old this year and it looks like im ovulating late in my cycle, my basal temps after ovulation keeps fluctuating between 36.3C - 36.7C, for a few days my temps dropped and stayed low and now they have risen again. Its now 27th day of this cycle and no signs of spotting or bleeding yet, im getting the on and off cramps, wind, feeling tired .... so I will wait until 24th January 2011 at the latest before I can say I have missed a period ... as its only been about 8dpo, however i thought i ovulated on 9th Jan 2011, because I had my positive LH Urine test then and 1 hour after my husband ejaculated into me the night before and on that day I felt funny, but that could have been psycological... and my temperature didnt spike until 14th Jan 2011. After an arguement with the Nurse pract_tioner on 20th Jan 2011, she finally gave me the necessary blood forms to check my estrogen, follicle stimulating hormone, luteazing hormone and my progesterone levels, but i have to wait until my next period which on the 3rd day after i start my period i have to take a early detection preg test to make sure its not a positive before i have the first blood test done otherwise it wont be accurate. But I felt the cramps after s_x, but for me i was constipated for a long while so i put it down to that. I have the on and off soreness of my b___bs, its always one or the other .. and they are sore and tingly for a moment then it goes ... ive noticed a few viens on my b___bs aswell but im not taking any notice of that, i usually spot when implantation happens to me ... but im waiting until this coming tuesday 24th jan or afterwards xxx I have my fingers crossed anyway, would be a miricle if i am preggers, although me and my husband have had s_x 13 times so far this month mainly around ovulation periods (LH Surge and temperature spike)xx

littlemommy: wait until you are due on your period then test it the longer you leave it the more the HcG in your urine gets stronger, leaving a more accurate result on a test.

Hi Ladies! I'm really hoping someone can help me! My husband and I have been ttc for about 5 years now and we are starting to think that it's just not going to happen. We already have a beautiful daughter but we are really hoping for another one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I started my period on Jan 1 and I ovulated on Jan 14 or 15. My husband and I had s_x a few times around those days. 4 days later I thought I had come down with the flu but it was really weird I was extremely nausea and had mild cramping it last about three days and then disappeared. On the 6 dpo I had mild cramping and extreme nausea. I "never" have cramps except after I start my period and the only time I've ever been nausea is in pregnancy. All of this is really weird for me. Could I be pregnant? I'm not due to start my period until the 30th but the wait is killing me... :( Any help would be greatly appreciated.

hopeful42 Do you chart your temp? also have you heard of the book taking charge of your fertility... well if not you may want to look into getting it... i have not been trying as long as you but for about 6 months and i have found it helpful and a couple of my friend became pregnant with in 3 months after reading it. I wish you luck and hope you are pregnant now xxxxx

hi all! so the day has finally come, today is day 29 of my cycle, first sign of blood ... (possibly 10dpo - 15dpo) I have the cramps ... nothing came out til i went to the toilet and strained a little (dont meant to sound crude but my stooles were soft as they usually are right before my period) however ive been eating more fruit and activia lol. after i strained after i wiped the back i went to wipe my front and it was bright red along with pinkish discharge on the toilet paper for the first wipe, second wipe was a pinkish, reddish discharge but not as dark as the first wipe ... that was about 2 hours ago, havent bled on pad yet, still got the cramps, my basal temp was still elevated a little this morning 36.5C which during my last cycle it was 35.8C, so technically its still elevated today, dont know what to expect yet, this can either go one way or another and I already have my blood test forms ready for my reproductive hormones to be checked since my basal temp kept going up and down and below the coverline a few times since ovulation and it appears that ovulation happened later than it should have so before i go for my blood tests i will need to observe this and take a preg test tomorrow morning aswell to be on the safe side of things x Charting your temps are good in one way but with mine they might be inaccurate because i sleep with my mouth open sometimes due to my bad sinuses but i know i have 13 months worth of strange menstrual problems and now im waiting to see if this bleed was a pregnant bleed, early miscarriage bleed or a period bleed. negative positive preg test early this morning before cramps and bleed. Good luck all! xx

Thank you amg! I have not charted my bbt... But I've charted everything else. I've read everything on the subject but I guess we'll keep trying if it doesn't happen. But I feel really good about this month... :)

Hi Ladies, I found this thread while searching for "cramps 3 days after ovulation" which is, obviously, what i'm experiencing. I hope everyone who posted on this forum, who shared this and other symptoms, got their BFPs and now have big bellies or beautiful babies. I am ttc #3, only the 1st month we've been trying so far, but am in "hyper-awareness" mode, where I over-a___lyse every cramp, twinge, spasm & bubble, and try and work out if it means I'm pregnant. I'm not sure what to expect this time around, it took 16 months of trying to get pregnant the first time, then unexpectedly got pregnant again when my daughter was only 3 months old, I didn't even know that was possible, as I was b___stfeeding & hadn't started my period since I had my baby. Anyway, they are 1 and 2 years old now, so we're going for 3rd and final, and would like to keep their ages close, if possible. nbetty: from everything you've written, and then silence the last few days, I'm guessing you got your period, and are feeling pretty miserable? I know how u feel. But, it's time to start planning for next month! Keep posting on here, it is a really good place to write TMI & not feel silly for over-sharing & over-a___lysing! Trust me, everyone who is reading & posting on the forum is doing it too!! My current month: 1st day of period, jan 7th. LH surge 24th, so guessing ovulation = 25th. Have been having mild consistent cramps since yesterday, but only really when I'm resting, I don't notice them when I'm busy or moving around. No sore bbs, which I had 1st pg but not 2nd. No implant bleed yet, which I had 2nd pg but not 1st! I'm going to hold off til the3rd feb before taking a HPT, unless I start my period before then. Good luck!!

yes you are right I did come on my period, but its the same type of bleed as I have been having for 14 months now, same texture (runny) hardly any clots like i used to before and i always used to have a heavy period and now its been lighter and shorter since jan 2010. doctor said it was stress it will sort itself out but hasnt, they have only started doing the blood tests now because I had to lie and say me and hubby have been trying for 17 months... My home ovulation kit detected a surge on day 13 and 14 of my cycle which was 8th and 9th of jan but my Basal temp said I ovulated on the 14th jan (19th day of my cycle)!!! my cycles are now every 25 - 30 days, they are unpredictable, whereas before jan 2010 they were always every 29 - 30 days clockwork and heavy with clots and a healthy texture!. I came on my period on 24th Jan (29th day of my cycle) so according to my basal temp chart my luteal phase only lasted 10 days HUGE PROBLEM! this could explain the lighter unpredictable periods along with the runny texture. My basal temp after ovulation was all over the place! most days my temps were fluctuating and for about 2 - 3 days out of those 10 days my temps were going below the coverline! I am worried that I may have low progesterone aswell. I have my progesterone blood test in a couple of weeks time, because my periods are unpredictable and my luteal phase only lasts for 10 days I will have to do it 5dpo, I am still charting my temps but my ovulation kits are a waste of time its not that accurate for me. I have read about vitamin b6 could help me in this situation along with agnus castus? maybe i should talk to my gp first but he is reluctant to help most of the time. I had my estrogen, FSH and LH checked and the receptionist said that the doctor put it on the computer as SATISFACTORY, to me that doesnt say NORMAL. I told the receptionist i will wait for my next blood result then see him with my bbt chart, he just doesnt want to refer me to a gynecologist or to the fertility clinic because of the "budget". I have alot of pressure on me too since I have my third lot of nasal polyps come back already, had 2nd operation to remove them in october 2010, and the consultant for ear nose and throat says they are small but have come back because im trying to have my first child, to stop all treatment and wait until i have my first child then go back for more treatment ... pressure or what lol But im trying to stay stress free, my work doesnt help but i cant leave my job .. i work in a hospital as an auxiliary nurse (healthcare a__sistant) caring for elderly patients, i work different shifts, so that makes me tired alot. i have a few holidays planned this year to try and get things going but if my periods are scanty and my luteal phase is only 10 days what can I do? what if the doctor wont help me?!! I used to be so fertile in 2007, I fell pregnant first time with an ex bf of mine, he ended up being nasty and because i had no job, no savings, no fixed abode (place to live) i had to do the one thing i didnt want to do (had a termination) :-( then 6 months later met me husband for the first time, fell pregnant first time with him but had a miscarriage straight away, something went wrong there... went on the pill for 6 months after that, came off the pill in 2008 and havent been on it since, considering all that my periods still went back to normal and now they are not!! its bizarre really. I am looking forward to whenever i do fall but im lost, dont know what to do!

hi ladies i think crampibg is a good sign even only after 5dpo i had cramps 3dpo 4,5,6,7,8 dpo at 10 dpo i had implantation bleeding for about 36 hours i got a bfp 12 dpo spotting stopped just cm now no other symptoms except 8dpo tho i was getting a cold runny nose felt warm. i am now 14 dpo still no major symptoms other than cramps at the moment but its normal for me mum of 5 3boys 2girls had an ectopic 6 months ago pregs again lucky me 1st time trying since ectopic in july.