To be honest, we aren't trying. There was a bit of a mishap Saturday and that very evening all these weird sensations suddenly popped up. The couple of things I feel that are "different this time" may be a product of my paranoia. I guess I won't know for certain until at least 12/28, maybe?
Symptoms I've previously experienced mid-cycle and am feeling this month:
What feels different this month (aka what makes me suspicious of pregnancy):
What's weird but maybe just coincidence:
Everyone dreams during REM but I rarely remember mine. on 3dpo I dreamt a former coworker kissed me while BF was nearby. on 6dpo I dreamt 1. BF and I were in Germany, 2. a steamy scene (but with a woman?!) 3. woke up to pee and after I fell asleep had another steamy one (but by myself..). And then this morning I woke up from dreaming about getting a haircut. (which reminds me, I really need one...)
Familiar PMS stuff (aka what makes me doubt pregnancy):
So what do you all think? Should I get checked for ovarian cysts, or something like that? It's not painful but the discomfort is definitely there.
Symptoms I've previously experienced mid-cycle and am feeling this month:
- slight acne
- light cramping
- fatigue
- slight bloating
- it's been a while, but I have been known to wake up to pee during early hrs.
- exhausted but can't fall asleep until after midnight
- frequent urination
What feels different this month (aka what makes me suspicious of pregnancy):
- On 5dpo I skipped lunch to nap (I am not a napper), then as soon as I got home from work I got right back into bed. And then I went to sleep early on top of all that. Extreme lazybones that day.
- REALLY different: as of 5dpo only my nipples are tender, and they feel feverish/hot/sunburned. The feverish bit is definitely new to me.
- bloating more pronounced than usual
- cramping last Saturday only, and from then on ocassional twinges. Dull, achey, swollen feeling has been CONSTANT this entire week, but ONLY on the left half of my lower abdomen. Makes me feel kind of lopsided.
- REALLY different: Aching sensation around my entire hip area and through to my lower back, but only on the left side. Lower back pain popped up 4dpo, and now it feels sore. Never had lower back pain like this as a symptom.
- Food has been lacking taste (except for the chocolate chip cookies I've been eating too much of). Note: I'd heard of the metallic taste thing, but I didn't know about the cardboard thing until I bit into my juicy teriyaki burger at lunch and then thought, wow, this tastes like cardboard. And then I Googled it, haha. (Google is such an enabler!!)
What's weird but maybe just coincidence:
Everyone dreams during REM but I rarely remember mine. on 3dpo I dreamt a former coworker kissed me while BF was nearby. on 6dpo I dreamt 1. BF and I were in Germany, 2. a steamy scene (but with a woman?!) 3. woke up to pee and after I fell asleep had another steamy one (but by myself..). And then this morning I woke up from dreaming about getting a haircut. (which reminds me, I really need one...)
Familiar PMS stuff (aka what makes me doubt pregnancy):
- As of yesterday I've begun feeling ocassional aches in the lower middle area of my uterus/pelvic region. This is familiar PMS stuff, so it makes me think I will be seeing AF in about a week.
- My CM is a mix of creamy/watery and gives me a "leaky sensation", BUT when I check there isn't much of it, which makes me think I'm drying out as per usual.
- TMI, but my metabolism kicks up a week before AF, and I've been going pretty often.
So what do you all think? Should I get checked for ovarian cysts, or something like that? It's not painful but the discomfort is definitely there.
and have a happy holiday!!
What brand of hpt are you using? I went and bought clear blue digis today. Praying for your 
no more than a quarter size (if even that) and only showed up when i wiped. no more blood since. who knows!? 
yet, still no sign of AF. i am going to wait another week and see if she shows up before testing again
they say that can happen in pregnancy. Fx for you!
