Hi ladies! I've been lurking for a while but I had kind of a serious question to ask...
I have just missed my 2 AF (last on started 11/10/11) but I am getting nothing but BFN. I have had a few symptoms here & there. I had dull achey cramps from 12/3 - 12/25 & now they've tapered off, but I still feel them every now & then.
I've heard that weight & having a "borderline" under active thyroid can sometimes effect a positive test. I've also heard of something called a "cryptic pregnancy". I've also been told my weight (225 lbs @ 5'3") can cause this.
I was just wondering if any of you ladies had experienced any of this.
I'm 5'4ish (lol,3" & 3/4) and weight a bunch more than you. I'm 276.7 right now (I weigh in weekly at home) and I'm 18 weeks pregnant. I haven't gained a pound since becoming pregnant. I won't have the best answer for you here, I got my BFP before my AF was due. There are many things that can cause you to miss periods, hormonal imbalances included. Since you've now missed 2 periods I would contact your gynecologist and get the ball rolling to figure out what's going on. Sometimes your body can think it's pregnant and not be, sometimes the egg may have implanted somewhere else causing low hcg levels (though most of the time those are still detectable on HPTs). You may want to have them run some bloodwork including hcg (they won't want to but you'll need to insist), and also doing an ultrasound to rule out any other factors. While I was TTC I read a lot about a lot because I was always hoping I'd be pregnant and it wouldn't show up... so you read things like the person who didn't know for months and months because all the tests were negative and finally they found a baby on ultrasound. I have PCOS but my body was doing a decent job at regulating my periods and what not, I just wasn't ovulating every cycle. My sister has it as well, and her periods have stretched further and further apart. Another close friend used to have to take medication to bring on her periods. I know a few people, personally, who didn't get a BFP until they were almost 3 months along. All in all, I'd say go to the docs and get checked out! That way you can find out if you're pregnant or if there's something else going on. Best of luck. Hope to see you active in here soon!
the side effects are kidney issues, nausea and vomiting, constipation, loose stools, headache, back pain...I've just made my diet very bland instead to give my throat/stomach time to heal.
