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Posted: 25 September 2008 at 8:35pm | IP Logged

Hi,

 I am new to the forum and I had questions I hope someone can help me with. You see my 1st pregnancy was ectopic, which went unnoticed until about my 8th week.  The 2nd time I got pregnant I was not producing enough progesterone and had to take extra medicine for several weeks and then later my blood pressure got high and I was induced about a week early but everything went well with the baby. Now it has been a few years and my husband and I decided to have another baby. I thought for sure I was pregnant but my Doctor told me to wait until (Oct.) a week after my period is due (Sept. 30th) before taking a test. So in the mean time I have been having nauseau,vomitting,dizzy, urninating frequenlty, feeling a knot in the left side of my stomach and having headaches. I also have been having issues with my sinuses. In the past when I let my sinus issues go too long I would get nauseaus and sometimes vomit. Yesterday I started spotting so I figured I couldn't be pregnant, but the spotting seems to be slowing today. So I started wondering if maybe I still could be pregnant after all and it's the implanting bleeding or maybe it is just my sinus issues again. What do you think? I took a test last night and it still registered that I was not pregnant but was it too early to take it?

Posted: 25 September 2008 at 8:57pm | IP Logged

Hello and welcome to MM's.  Sorry to hear of the problems you have had in the past with ttc.  If your period is due on the 30th Sept it could be too early to test yet.  The earliest you will get a positive is 10 days after you ovulate and generally your period will follow 10 - 15 days after you ovulate.  So going by your date of the 30th and not knowing what your luteal phase is I would think it is too early just yet, maybe a few more days yet before you could possibly get a positive.  Some women don't get a positive at all until at least a week after their period is late.

It is common when ttc to get all the symptoms of being pregnant as we search for any clue what is going on we end up imagining everything.  I always have frequent urination after I ovulate so totally ignore that symptom.

It is now commonly thought that in order for progesterone supplements to work you need to take them from the day you ovulate though so I would check with your doctor if they think you will require progesterone again.  The thinking behind this is if you are not producing enough progesterone your baby might not implant properly or develop properly early on if you don't start taking progesterone until a few weeks into the pregnancy the progesterone won't be able to kick start a pregnancy that is already failing it will just prolong the inevitable unfortunately.  I would go and discuss this with your doctor sooner rather than later if you think you are pregnant.

Sinus type headaches and illnesses can make you feel dreadful, sick and dizzy, try and rest as much as you can and take it easy.  Good luck.

Posted: 26 September 2008 at 2:45pm | IP Logged

  My periods are pretty regular. Sometimes with stress they do come earlier at times. They usually last about 3 to 5 days. the 2nd day being the heaviest.

However now I started spotting Wednesday afternoon and had light bleeding on  Thursday and today it looked like it might stop. I was so hoping it was implanting bleeding but there is still some spotting and that worries me.

With my ectopic, which was discovered late, I had no symptoms until the spotting started. It lasted for like 7 days (not light bleeding) just spotting. Towards the end of the spotting it went from a red/pink color to brownish. After they told me it was ectopic I started getting a constant nagging feeling in my side. So I am worried that the spotting might be another ectopic. I do have some side pain right now but it's not constant. I am worried it's too early to check for pregnancy and I hope if it is ectopic that nothing will happen before I can officially check for pregnancy. In the mean time I am going to see the doctor today! I am so frustrated because I feel like I don't even know my own body anymore!

I guess I am confused because the 1st day of my last period was Aug. 31st. Now I thought that 14 days after your period is your highest ovulation date. So if you can tell if your pregnant 10 days after that then I could have taken a test on the 24th. I just counted 30 days from the 1st day of my last period and that's how I came to the 30th of Sept. as to when I assumed my period was due. Oh well I will sort it all out with the doctor.

Posted: 27 September 2008 at 12:17pm | IP Logged

hey hun and welcome. Its awful to get stuck in those in between times when no one can really tell you anything.  I know that when they suspected that I was having an ectopic pregnancy they to blood to confirm the pregnancy and measure the HCG (??) hormone and then they took blood 24hrs later to measure how much it had increased, i  think its meant to double. if it doesnt they can tell something is wrong although not necessarily an ectopic. unfortunatly they cant really scan until week 6 usually cos everythings just to small.  I know its saturday but if you're concerned why not try phoning the early pregnancy unit at your local hospital they may be able to advise you.

Siobhan xx

Posted: 30 September 2008 at 7:22pm | IP Logged

yah..very glad things turned out for you. good luck with your new treatment.

lina

Posted: 06 October 2008 at 7:12pm | IP Logged

hi, i am new to the site and was not sure where to write, my story is i done a prgnancy test last mon the day i was due my period it was positive then on fri started to bleed i had no cramps and it was not heavy but each time i went to the toilet the toilet had some in but my periods are heavier and it only lasted a day then just brown spotting i spoke to a nurse from nhs she said i could still be pregnant but today done clear blue with th cross and it was negative, i still feel i am pregnant but do not know wether it is myself wanting it so much within 3 days i went from being estatic to thinking my life was terrible i do not know what to do i feel like i am driving myself mad any words of wisdom??? x x x x