Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Maggie, and Amy R, I know you two are nervous, but you gotta just hang in there. Can you maybe go in and see you doctor on Monday if for no other reason than you need peace of mind?? I am having some kinda weird uterine pains today, not sure if it means anything though. I haven't had the spotting, but it sure sounds like it could have been implantation spotting. HPT's are not the most reliable test so maybe you should call and see if you could get a beta done tomorrow. I don't know, but I know how worried I get when something " different " seems to be going on. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Maggie, and Amy R, I know you two are nervous, but you gotta just hang in there. Can you maybe go in and see you doctor on Monday if for no other reason than you need peace of mind?? I am having some kinda weird uterine pains today, not sure if it means anything though. I haven't had the spotting, but it sure sounds like it could have been implantation spotting. HPT's are not the most reliable test so maybe you should call and see if you could get a beta done tomorrow. I don't know, but I know how worried I get when something " different " seems to be going on. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Maggie, and Amy R, I know you two are nervous, but you gotta just hang in there. Can you maybe go in and see you doctor on Monday if for no other reason than you need peace of mind?? I am having some kinda weird uterine pains today, not sure if it means anything though. I haven't had the spotting, but it sure sounds like it could have been implantation spotting. HPT's are not the most reliable test so maybe you should call and see if you could get a beta done tomorrow. I don't know, but I know how worried I get when something " different " seems to be going on. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Hi AmyR-- I've heard that the luteal phase is typically the same length each month, but the follicular phase (first half) can vary depending on stress, etc. Could you possibly have ovulated later than usual? I'd imagine you might have been under some stress from your exams. This could be my confusion, but I thought you weren't ttc just now. Am I totally confusing different people? The signs you describe do lead me to think you might be pg. Give yourself another HPT tomorrow and let us all know. Fingers are crossed over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Hi AmyR-- I've heard that the luteal phase is typically the same length each month, but the follicular phase (first half) can vary depending on stress, etc. Could you possibly have ovulated later than usual? I'd imagine you might have been under some stress from your exams. This could be my confusion, but I thought you weren't ttc just now. Am I totally confusing different people? The signs you describe do lead me to think you might be pg. Give yourself another HPT tomorrow and let us all know. Fingers are crossed over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Oh my gosh, Amy, you are experiencing exactly what I am right now, the light cramping for a few days that I don't usually have, spotting that I don't usually have, AF due yesterday or today. I did an hpt yesterday, too, because it just seemed too weird, and when it was negative, my thoughts were the same as yours about the possibility of it being an ep. I swore I felt some kind of weird pain in my left tube the night before last that sort of prompted me to buy an hpt. I am right there with you and was amazed when I read your message to hear you saying exactly what's going on with you. I haven't really been trying to or not to get pregnant either way, so anything is possible. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us that our worry was for nothing. I know what you mean about not wanting to be paranoid, and I wasn't going to say anything either, but I am glad you did because I needed to hear that I am not alone in freaking out over these things. Wow. Hang in there. Maggie Nervous and worried So what else is new right?! Anyway I've been having those pains again since O, but they haven't been quite as bad and I've been trying to ignore them. I think going to get the blood test last month finally proved to me that these pains could very well just be " normal " and not a sign of an ep. Well I'm wasn't totally convinced...I still couldn't resist the temptation of a hpt just to really prove it to myself that I'm not pg and they are just O pains. I think I probably use as many hpts as someone ttc! LOL But I just don't trust anything anymore after getting pg on bcp. Anyway took the hpt on Fri (12dpo), got a neg which I completely expected, but I also expected af to show on Sat and she has not! So now all those rationalization techniques I've been practicing are just going right out the window. I'm on 15dpo and my luteal phase has been consistently 13days since I started charting. What gives? Is there anything else besides pg that can lengthen your lp? To add to all this being late business, on Wed and Fri I had just ever so slight bit of spotting (which I thought was weird since I don't normally do that before af). And had on and off cramps Wed-Fri (also not normal). On Friday they were actually pretty convincing cramps so I thought for sure she'd be here on Sat. Well if I don't see her by the time I wake tomorrow am (16dpo!), I'll be using that other hpt (of course I bought a 2pk If I see a neg then I'm going to start worrying that it really is an ep and not showing up yet or there is something else wrong with me. If I see a pos then I'm going to start worrying that is an ep because it didn't show up pos when I took the test on Fri. I just can't win!!! I wasn't going to say anything about this because it makes it feel more real once you " voice your concerns " , but I just can't keep it in any longer. I'm so hoping that I'm just being little Miss Paranoia again and making up symptoms for myself. -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Oh my gosh, Amy, you are experiencing exactly what I am right now, the light cramping for a few days that I don't usually have, spotting that I don't usually have, AF due yesterday or today. I did an hpt yesterday, too, because it just seemed too weird, and when it was negative, my thoughts were the same as yours about the possibility of it being an ep. I swore I felt some kind of weird pain in my left tube the night before last that sort of prompted me to buy an hpt. I am right there with you and was amazed when I read your message to hear you saying exactly what's going on with you. I haven't really been trying to or not to get pregnant either way, so anything is possible. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us that our worry was for nothing. I know what you mean about not wanting to be paranoid, and I wasn't going to say anything either, but I am glad you did because I needed to hear that I am not alone in freaking out over these things. Wow. Hang in there. Maggie Nervous and worried So what else is new right?! Anyway I've been having those pains again since O, but they haven't been quite as bad and I've been trying to ignore them. I think going to get the blood test last month finally proved to me that these pains could very well just be " normal " and not a sign of an ep. Well I'm wasn't totally convinced...I still couldn't resist the temptation of a hpt just to really prove it to myself that I'm not pg and they are just O pains. I think I probably use as many hpts as someone ttc! LOL But I just don't trust anything anymore after getting pg on bcp. Anyway took the hpt on Fri (12dpo), got a neg which I completely expected, but I also expected af to show on Sat and she has not! So now all those rationalization techniques I've been practicing are just going right out the window. I'm on 15dpo and my luteal phase has been consistently 13days since I started charting. What gives? Is there anything else besides pg that can lengthen your lp? To add to all this being late business, on Wed and Fri I had just ever so slight bit of spotting (which I thought was weird since I don't normally do that before af). And had on and off cramps Wed-Fri (also not normal). On Friday they were actually pretty convincing cramps so I thought for sure she'd be here on Sat. Well if I don't see her by the time I wake tomorrow am (16dpo!), I'll be using that other hpt (of course I bought a 2pk If I see a neg then I'm going to start worrying that it really is an ep and not showing up yet or there is something else wrong with me. If I see a pos then I'm going to start worrying that is an ep because it didn't show up pos when I took the test on Fri. I just can't win!!! I wasn't going to say anything about this because it makes it feel more real once you " voice your concerns " , but I just can't keep it in any longer. I'm so hoping that I'm just being little Miss Paranoia again and making up symptoms for myself. -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Oh my gosh, Amy, you are experiencing exactly what I am right now, the light cramping for a few days that I don't usually have, spotting that I don't usually have, AF due yesterday or today. I did an hpt yesterday, too, because it just seemed too weird, and when it was negative, my thoughts were the same as yours about the possibility of it being an ep. I swore I felt some kind of weird pain in my left tube the night before last that sort of prompted me to buy an hpt. I am right there with you and was amazed when I read your message to hear you saying exactly what's going on with you. I haven't really been trying to or not to get pregnant either way, so anything is possible. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us that our worry was for nothing. I know what you mean about not wanting to be paranoid, and I wasn't going to say anything either, but I am glad you did because I needed to hear that I am not alone in freaking out over these things. Wow. Hang in there. Maggie Nervous and worried So what else is new right?! Anyway I've been having those pains again since O, but they haven't been quite as bad and I've been trying to ignore them. I think going to get the blood test last month finally proved to me that these pains could very well just be " normal " and not a sign of an ep. Well I'm wasn't totally convinced...I still couldn't resist the temptation of a hpt just to really prove it to myself that I'm not pg and they are just O pains. I think I probably use as many hpts as someone ttc! LOL But I just don't trust anything anymore after getting pg on bcp. Anyway took the hpt on Fri (12dpo), got a neg which I completely expected, but I also expected af to show on Sat and she has not! So now all those rationalization techniques I've been practicing are just going right out the window. I'm on 15dpo and my luteal phase has been consistently 13days since I started charting. What gives? Is there anything else besides pg that can lengthen your lp? To add to all this being late business, on Wed and Fri I had just ever so slight bit of spotting (which I thought was weird since I don't normally do that before af). And had on and off cramps Wed-Fri (also not normal). On Friday they were actually pretty convincing cramps so I thought for sure she'd be here on Sat. Well if I don't see her by the time I wake tomorrow am (16dpo!), I'll be using that other hpt (of course I bought a 2pk If I see a neg then I'm going to start worrying that it really is an ep and not showing up yet or there is something else wrong with me. If I see a pos then I'm going to start worrying that is an ep because it didn't show up pos when I took the test on Fri. I just can't win!!! I wasn't going to say anything about this because it makes it feel more real once you " voice your concerns " , but I just can't keep it in any longer. I'm so hoping that I'm just being little Miss Paranoia again and making up symptoms for myself. -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Amy R I don;t know of anything that can prolong your lp. But stress can prolong O. But you said you chart right? So you know when you O'd. I would call your dr if it continues. Something just doesn't seem right here. You should not have these pains every month. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Amy R I don;t know of anything that can prolong your lp. But stress can prolong O. But you said you chart right? So you know when you O'd. I would call your dr if it continues. Something just doesn't seem right here. You should not have these pains every month. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Ok Amy r, whine away... that IS what we are here for!! Your cycle could just be off because you were stressed out studying for exams. When I was still in college and had major tests it would delay Af a few days. I totally understand your fear. It is normal, especially after an ep. I am praying for you. If you test again, whether neg or pos tomorrow, call your dr . to get some b/w.. it will give you piece of mind. If it is +, try to relax, now I know this is hard, but worrying isn't going to help any... God will take care of you... sorry if this is " preachy " , i am really only trying to help.. lisa r T.T.F.N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Maggie and Amy, sending lots of prayers, +++++++++++++ and of course ********************** baby dust for you both!! lisa r T.T.F.N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Maggie and Amy, sending lots of prayers, +++++++++++++ and of course ********************** baby dust for you both!! lisa r T.T.F.N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Maggie and Amy, sending lots of prayers, +++++++++++++ and of course ********************** baby dust for you both!! lisa r T.T.F.N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 , First let me say, af was here when I woke this morning...just in the nick of time to save me from stressing over another hpt. Thank goodness! You are right I'm not ttc...I just freak out every month around af time because I was on bcp and not ttc when I got pg with the ectopic either. Something I'm going to have work really hard at getting over obviously or I'm going to drive myself and all of you ladies nuts! I think I'm doing better each month and then it becomes time for af again, and I lose it! So you are probably wondering why I am charting, right? Well I'm convinced that bcp played a part in my ectopic (JMO) since I have no other risk factors, so I refuse to go back on any hormonal type bc and we aren't real fond of dp wearing little hats so...I started charting as a method of bc...maybe I know too much for my own sanity now, but I feel like I need to know. Up to this point my cycles were very normal so that made me feel good, like everything was working right. Then this one went and screwed me all up...it was completely differnet than anything else. I'm pretty positive I got the O day right...there was a clear difference in temps and cm changes. My chart looked so textbook this month it was eerie...well at least until the end. The spotting and slight cramps were what really had me going this cycle. And then no sign of af all the way through yesterday.... Well I guess now I've re-learned to not expect my body to do behave like it is suppossed to all the time. -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 , First let me say, af was here when I woke this morning...just in the nick of time to save me from stressing over another hpt. Thank goodness! You are right I'm not ttc...I just freak out every month around af time because I was on bcp and not ttc when I got pg with the ectopic either. Something I'm going to have work really hard at getting over obviously or I'm going to drive myself and all of you ladies nuts! I think I'm doing better each month and then it becomes time for af again, and I lose it! So you are probably wondering why I am charting, right? Well I'm convinced that bcp played a part in my ectopic (JMO) since I have no other risk factors, so I refuse to go back on any hormonal type bc and we aren't real fond of dp wearing little hats so...I started charting as a method of bc...maybe I know too much for my own sanity now, but I feel like I need to know. Up to this point my cycles were very normal so that made me feel good, like everything was working right. Then this one went and screwed me all up...it was completely differnet than anything else. I'm pretty positive I got the O day right...there was a clear difference in temps and cm changes. My chart looked so textbook this month it was eerie...well at least until the end. The spotting and slight cramps were what really had me going this cycle. And then no sign of af all the way through yesterday.... Well I guess now I've re-learned to not expect my body to do behave like it is suppossed to all the time. -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 , First let me say, af was here when I woke this morning...just in the nick of time to save me from stressing over another hpt. Thank goodness! You are right I'm not ttc...I just freak out every month around af time because I was on bcp and not ttc when I got pg with the ectopic either. Something I'm going to have work really hard at getting over obviously or I'm going to drive myself and all of you ladies nuts! I think I'm doing better each month and then it becomes time for af again, and I lose it! So you are probably wondering why I am charting, right? Well I'm convinced that bcp played a part in my ectopic (JMO) since I have no other risk factors, so I refuse to go back on any hormonal type bc and we aren't real fond of dp wearing little hats so...I started charting as a method of bc...maybe I know too much for my own sanity now, but I feel like I need to know. Up to this point my cycles were very normal so that made me feel good, like everything was working right. Then this one went and screwed me all up...it was completely differnet than anything else. I'm pretty positive I got the O day right...there was a clear difference in temps and cm changes. My chart looked so textbook this month it was eerie...well at least until the end. The spotting and slight cramps were what really had me going this cycle. And then no sign of af all the way through yesterday.... Well I guess now I've re-learned to not expect my body to do behave like it is suppossed to all the time. -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Maggie, Since af showed this morning, I was feeling a little foolish about my post, but now that I read your message I'm glad I posted it. It helps to know even if we are being a little paranoid, that we aren't the only ones doing so. So have you seen af yet? If not, when will you test again? -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Maggie, Since af showed this morning, I was feeling a little foolish about my post, but now that I read your message I'm glad I posted it. It helps to know even if we are being a little paranoid, that we aren't the only ones doing so. So have you seen af yet? If not, when will you test again? -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Amy - You must be relieved AF showed up. As for charting as a method of birth control, I am all for it. Supposedly, it's even more effective than the pill. I was talking to a friend who was educated in Russia, and they studied charting and natural fertility methods in school. I wish I had learned about it in school. I was so ignorant about the basics of the cycle. For example, we wasted two cycles when we started ttc, b/c I thought with my cycles being 25 days long, and O happening in the middle of the cycle, it should happen around cd13. Only when I started reading the Web, did I figure out we were not doing it right. Also, I had never even heard of CM before I started ttc seriously. I think in this country we place too big an emphasis on drugs over natural methods (big business). I remember learning in school that the pill was the best contraception method, and they said the " rhythm " method was very bad. They did not even mention the natural method. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Amy - You must be relieved AF showed up. As for charting as a method of birth control, I am all for it. Supposedly, it's even more effective than the pill. I was talking to a friend who was educated in Russia, and they studied charting and natural fertility methods in school. I wish I had learned about it in school. I was so ignorant about the basics of the cycle. For example, we wasted two cycles when we started ttc, b/c I thought with my cycles being 25 days long, and O happening in the middle of the cycle, it should happen around cd13. Only when I started reading the Web, did I figure out we were not doing it right. Also, I had never even heard of CM before I started ttc seriously. I think in this country we place too big an emphasis on drugs over natural methods (big business). I remember learning in school that the pill was the best contraception method, and they said the " rhythm " method was very bad. They did not even mention the natural method. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Hi Amy, Oh good--I'm glad af arrived. Of course, I would also have been happy if it was a healthy pg too. (Just happy it's not a scary situation, if you know what I mean.) My charts have also looked textbook too. With all the problems I've had (ep and 3 mcs), it's hard to believe my charts look so dang good. Glad all is well, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Hehehehe, we must be cosmically (comically?) linked somehow, because that busy little bee af turned up at my house this morning, too. Ahhh, how wound up I get at just a day late. I was already starting to spend energy being scared yet hopeful. The good news is that I've dusted off the charts and will start TTC, as unlikely as it is that it will work (only one damaged tube left), but at least I will feel like I am headed in the right direction. Glad our paranoia was just that! Maggie Re: Nervous and worried Maggie, Since af showed this morning, I was feeling a little foolish about my post, but now that I read your message I'm glad I posted it. It helps to know even if we are being a little paranoid, that we aren't the only ones doing so. So have you seen af yet? If not, when will you test again? -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Hehehehe, we must be cosmically (comically?) linked somehow, because that busy little bee af turned up at my house this morning, too. Ahhh, how wound up I get at just a day late. I was already starting to spend energy being scared yet hopeful. The good news is that I've dusted off the charts and will start TTC, as unlikely as it is that it will work (only one damaged tube left), but at least I will feel like I am headed in the right direction. Glad our paranoia was just that! Maggie Re: Nervous and worried Maggie, Since af showed this morning, I was feeling a little foolish about my post, but now that I read your message I'm glad I posted it. It helps to know even if we are being a little paranoid, that we aren't the only ones doing so. So have you seen af yet? If not, when will you test again? -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 a, I don't think ever in my life that I will go back to feeding my body imitation hormones. I never really thought much of it before, but now the more I think about it the more I just think that it can not possibly be good for your body to not be able do its " natural thing " . And I do believe that natural method when practiced correctly can be extremely effective...the only thing is our bc during the fertile phase leaves a little to be desired in the effectiveness category. But I guess both of us are mature intelligent adults and realize the chances we take by using it. It isn't like a pg would be bad for us right now, it just isn't the perfect time with me in school still and us not married yet. If things go according to our plans (ha ha) we don't plan on a family for a couple of years. Sometimes that is really hard for me...to have to wait years to find out if I can have a normal healthy pg. I wish that I could jump into ttc right now, but it isn't the practical thing to do {sigh}. Wow I really strayed from what I was going to say in this post... I wanted to say that I totally agree with the big business theory...there is no money to be made if women are taught from an early age how to be their own birth control. It is really quite sad. I am still totally amazed that my body goes through this intricate series of events everything month. I think it is aweseom that your friend learned this in school...I plan to teach my daughters (if I have girls) all about this...someday -AmyR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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