Ltweety, I did test positive and had lots of symptoms throughout the wait. Here's a brief summary in regards to my uterine cramping/ovary pain specifically, how I recorded it on the day:
My dpo could be off by a day, just to let you know...
3 dpo liiiiiiiittle crampy, wouldn't consider this unusual for me.
4 dpo distinct pinching/pulling (wouldn't consider this unusual necessarily for me) in both ovaries. Crampy in uterus and around ovaries.
5 dpo mild period-like cramping. Then mid-afternoon pinching in uterus on left frontish side. 'Period cramping' got worse as day went on. Literally felt like winding up for period (exact words).
6 dpo still periody but much milder. Ovaries hurt.
7 dpo poking in uterus in morning, both ovaries hurting, feels like cysts. Little crampy. Stomach little yucky. (Then BAM this night is when the nausea started to hit and just got worse since)
8 dpo ovaries hurt both sides, little stabbing in uterus near top
9 dpo right ovary feels less, left ovary still strong (also will add this is the day I had a little really light brown cm, tanish, one small DOT of dark brown... A speck).
10 dpo right ovary feeling basically gone, left still there. Supper time teenie bit tan cm.
11 dpo cramping very localized in uterus. Left ovary still.
12 dpo first positive test, although doubted it until I saw 13 dpo test.
If you want the other symptoms (other than cramping) let me know.
Couple things I will add... It is NORMAL for me to be crampy about a week after ov. It tends to come and go before coming back bad before period. I suspect due to endo and the lining building. Tan cm always precedes full blown brown discharge/spotting for me until this month. I highly suspect 5 dpo was implantation day with the pinching and cramping that progressively got more intense. Pinching/pulling/pressure isn't ALWAYS odd for me - I'm super sensitive and feel a lot, so not many feelings would feel brand new to me. It was moreso the combo of symptoms that added up to being a bit odd. However, if you don't tend to feel much during this time, little things could mean a LOT. And looking back, they did for me too. Everything I recorded was very noticeable - not the sort of thing you wonder 'did I just feel that?' about. Again tho, could be very diff for you and only slightly noticeable.
Hope this helps... And I really hope you have good luck very soon. Any updates?
