Thanks hun interesting stuff there, i liked the read about the cm, where the cm is most fertile when mimicking the sperm fluid so sperm can live and reach the egg (hopefully!!) Its simple when you know its just getting the just of how our own body works and understanding i guess which i am learning or trying to lol,

MsLesley i think its totally possible for your boobs to hurt so much this early on, if you thin a lot of women get sore boobs every mth due to there mth cycle and preparing to get pregnant so not suprising that they ARE sore when you are pregnant, are you sore most mths anyway?

Thank you for your reply. No..im never sore before af..not even a little bit. i was a bit last month but i did touch them alot to see if they were so that could and probably have been the cause lol. but this month...i have not. they are extremely sore. i had to take a bath last night to get them to calm down a bit. 100% have not had sore boobs before AF since before becoming pregnant with my first child..9 years ago. I do have cramping as well but i also had this last month so im not using this as a "symptom" till or unless i get a positive on a hpt.

Very interesting read. Thank you!

MsLesley,

You definitely can have symptoms prior to implantation. Progesterone is produced and 'pulsed' out by the corpus luteum regardless of conception. Your level of progesterone may be related to all sorts of things and may vary from cycle to cycle. Extra progesterone may not be a bad thing, though, as that means the corpus luteum has a longer lifespan -- a longer window for the egg to get properly implanted in. Menstruation begins when the CL isn't 'rescued' by the hCG.

With regards to sore breasts, this is caused by several things -- progesterone causes cells to be more sensitive to estrogen. It's also possible you may have higher estrogen levels than normal this cycle. Breast cells are very sensitive to estrogen and undergo lots of changes during pregnancy (especially a first pregnancy) to prepare for breast-feeding.

None of this guarantees a successful implantation or pregnancy, but they are healthy signs on their own. If you have been TTC for a long time and are concerned about your estrogen or progesterone levels (too much estrogen can prevent proper implantation), your GP can do simple laboratory tests to check them.

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With regards to a , I mean a line that would be considered a 'positive' by the manufacturers of the test at the sensitivity level of 10 mIU/mL. The majority of tests are 20, 25, or even 50 mIU/mL, which would mean a faint line indeed!

Best of luck!

thanks for this! xx

You're welcome! =)

Very interesting! I love learning things like this!

thanks for summarizing that! great information!

thanks a lot!

you're welcome! I'm glad people find it useful. =)