Symptoms by DPO. AF or BFP??? (please read first post)

[fairyy]

Hi ladies, last month I was convinced I was getting a BFP, but it must have been normal signs of my cycle, so this month I have been writing my symptoms down as a sanity check to refer back on for future BFN's...

Anyway, last night I got a BFP , so I thought I would share in case they help anyone...

1dpo- clear skin, very thirsty
2dpo- nothing
3dpo- cramps at 8.30am, stomach ache all afternoon, shooting pain lower right abdomen at bed time
4dpo- woke up with sore boobs, slight indigestion after dinner, dull ache in cervix at night
5dpo- Creamy cm, sensitive boobs, lack of appetite
6dpo- pulling feeling at left hip whilst walking, diarrhoea, pounding headache, huge boobs
7dpo- diarrhoea, heartburn, pain between left ovary and hip all day, huge boobs, creamy cm
8dpo- watery cm, big sore boobs, slight twinges left ovry/ hip, sore throat and headache, watery cm came out when I sneezed
9dpo- freezing cold body all day but not cold to touch, sore lower back
10dpo- nothing
11dpo- light brown spotting 10am mixed with cm (all over in less than 90 mins), craving steak for lunch, had half a glass of wine but it smelled fishy/eggy.
12dpo- really tired all day, sore throat
13dpo- dull period like cramps 6.30am, green tea tasted like soap- couldn’t drink it. Zit on chin. Light headed at lunch when walking back from shops. Felt hungry, sick and lightheaded all afternoon, hard to concentrate. Got a very positive test 5.30pm!

Congrats and thanks for posting this.

 

[Katiepie]

I'm over the evap lines! Seriously! I had three tests yesterday that had evap lines at five minutes when the tests were still wet. And they were two different tests, two pink parallel lines and one a pink plus. Today's test was complete BFN. So disheartening. I feel like AF is on the way again, so I guess I'm out. Day 11po. AF is due is two days stupid evap lines.

BFP 12 dpo

 

[Elizabean]

Hi ladies, last month I was convinced I was getting a BFP, but it must have been normal signs of my cycle, so this month I have been writing my symptoms down as a sanity check to refer back on for future BFN's...

Anyway, last night I got a BFP , so I thought I would share in case they help anyone...

1dpo- clear skin, very thirsty
2dpo- nothing
3dpo- cramps at 8.30am, stomach ache all afternoon, shooting pain lower right abdomen at bed time
4dpo- woke up with sore boobs, slight indigestion after dinner, dull ache in cervix at night
5dpo- Creamy cm, sensitive boobs, lack of appetite
6dpo- pulling feeling at left hip whilst walking, diarrhoea, pounding headache, huge boobs
7dpo- diarrhoea, heartburn, pain between left ovary and hip all day, huge boobs, creamy cm
8dpo- watery cm, big sore boobs, slight twinges left ovry/ hip, sore throat and headache, watery cm came out when I sneezed
9dpo- freezing cold body all day but not cold to touch, sore lower back
10dpo- nothing
11dpo- light brown spotting 10am mixed with cm (all over in less than 90 mins), craving steak for lunch, had half a glass of wine but it smelled fishy/eggy.
12dpo- really tired all day, sore throat
13dpo- dull period like cramps 6.30am, green tea tasted like soap- couldn’t drink it. Zit on chin. Light headed at lunch when walking back from shops. Felt hungry, sick and lightheaded all afternoon, hard to concentrate. Got a very positive test 5.30pm!

Am i the only one who's noticed that most of the green posts have shown a cold as a symptom??

That is pretty interesting... I think I read somewhere that something happens to the vessels in your nose which means you might feel stuffy or get nose bleeds, maybe that's connected to sore throat as well?

 

[Enduringplum]

I'm trying to wait patiently to test, but I'm not sure how long I can stand it. Tomorrow (10/2) I have an appointment with my gynecologist that I made when it seemed like this was going to be an anovulatory cycle.

1 DPO: slightly tender breasts. No CM.
2 DPO: tender breasts continue, no new symptoms. No CM.
3 DPO: tender breasts continue, plus sporadic shooting pains in nipples. Lots of creamy CM.
4 DPO: breasts feel better today, but nipples are now sore. Chocolate cravings have begun driving me crazy and I'm having joint pain, fatigue, and diarrhea (could be due to Lupus). Lots of creamy CM.
5 DPO: fatigue and joint pain continue. No other symptoms noticeable, but cervix is high, closed, and super soft. A little creamy/sticky CM.
6 DPO: breasts tender and feel gigantic and heavy, bruise very easily. Nipples look dark, and slight nipple discharge! Vivid, creepy dreams about my body being controlled by other people and my finger having a fish hook lodged in it. Sore throat. No CM.
7 DPO: BBT dropped .3 degrees this morning, which was disappointing. Breasts feel better again, but still seem gigantic and heavy. Low grade fever most of the day (probably due to Lupus). Very little sticky CM.
8 DPO: BBT rose again today. Breast tenderness has vanished again, but nipples are still sensitive. Minor cramps off an on throughout the day. Fever again, plus sore throat. Extremely sensitive and moody; picked a fight with my wonderful boyfriend, but fortunately he talked me down sweetly instead of escalating things! Feels like PMS. No CM.
9 DPO: crazy dreams again last night. BBT hovering around 98 degrees and I'm dying to test, but I'm holding out as long as possible. Lots of sticky CM this morning!
10 DPO: slightly tender breasts and nipples continue, as well as mild cramps near my left hip. Joint Pain. Sticky CM.
11 DPO: slight BBT rise to 98.2. No change to breasts, but now I'm having sporadic shooting pains in my nipples. Mild cramps continue (unlike the cramps I had with my last pregnancy, so I'm not too hopeful). Fever in the morning. Creamy CM.
12 DPO: BBT remains elevated, which is unusual for me; usually my BBT drops at 12 DPO and my period arrives within a few days. I couldn't wait any longer, so I tested and got a BFN (FRER)—bummer. Tender breasts, nipple pain, and pinchy cramps continue. Lots of creamy CM.
13 DPO: BBT drop again today, just like on 7 DPO. Mildly tender breasts continue, as well as minor cramps. PMS break out is clearing up. Cervix is Med/Med/Firm. Sticky CM.
14 DPO: BBT back up again this morning and no new/worsening PMS symptoms. Cervix Med/Med/Hard. Lots of sticky CM.
15 DPO: BFN on CVS brand HPT, but still no sign of my period.

 

[BABTTC123]

Question
Anyone ever tear apart an FRER and look at the test and see a bright pink line much higher up than where the screen would show? I need to know if I am just going crazy with hope or if this is a common error on the companies behalf??

 

[Nina83]

Yep! I've noticed that a lot of women get a stuffy, blocked nose or feeling of a cold coming on. Another symptom that we can drive ourselves nuts over! Yippee !

Since the fertilized egg is seen by our bodies as a foreign object it goes into defend mode- thus the cold symptoms. You can also get a low fever.
But those little guys are strong, and it doesn't effect them
My first pregnancy I was sick from the day AF was due until 6 weeks.
Our bodies are awesome

 

[athena87]

I'm trying to wait patiently to test, but I'm not sure how long I can stand it. Tomorrow (10/2) I have an appointment with my gynecologist that I made when it seemed like this was going to be an anovulatory cycle.

1 DPO: slightly tender breasts. No CM.
2 DPO: tender breasts continue, no new symptoms. No CM.
3 DPO: tender breasts continue, plus sporadic shooting pains in nipples. Lots of creamy CM.
4 DPO: breasts feel better today, but nipples are now sore. Chocolate cravings have begun driving me crazy and I'm having joint pain, fatigue, and diarrhea (could be due to Lupus). Lots of creamy CM.
5 DPO: fatigue and joint pain continue. No other symptoms noticeable, but cervix is high, closed, and super soft. A little creamy/sticky CM.
6 DPO: breasts tender and feel gigantic and heavy, bruise very easily. Nipples look dark, and slight nipple discharge! Vivid, creepy dreams about my body being controlled by other people and my finger having a fish hook lodged in it. Sore throat. No CM.
7 DPO: BBT dropped .3 degrees this morning, which was disappointing. Breasts feel better again, but still seem gigantic and heavy. Low grade fever most of the day (probably due to Lupus). Very little sticky CM.

It could be an implant dip

 

[SarahLewis]

We weren't trying as such but seems I have some similar symptoms after reading this thread so thought I'd post mine

1dpo - 5dpo - Nothing unusual, a slight cold but OH had a cold so assumed Id caught his.
6 dpo - 7 dpo - runny nose, sneezing, feeling pretty low, snappy, lots of gas & got 2 large zits (i never get zits!)
8 dpo - Sudden on set of nausea, hot flush for a minute or so and very sweaty, went after a minute. Felt very under the weather, like early flu symptoms. Got home and just kept busy with lots of cooking for the week, then sat down and didn't want to get back up. Slight twinges/cramping all day, and night including lots of burping. When I went to the loo I had brown CM in my pants. Slept very badly, awake at 5am for a wee and then couldn't get comfortable to go back to sleep.
9 dpo - BFN on test, felt nauseous all day at work, my dried coconut tasted salty. Kept stopping mid sentence as I though I was going to vomit, but it was just lot of burping! Got halfway through my lovely pasta tea and couldn't eat anymore. Was awake at 1.30am & 6am for wee's, I dont usually get up in the night.
10 dpo - BFN on test, have felt nauseous all day, I woke up starving and have just wanted carbs today. Lots of twinges/nips in lower abdomen, and mild cramping, feeling miserable & a bit low but not exhausted. Have had diarrhea today as well.

AF is due Fri or Sat, as we weren't TCC im running off a rough memory! So I still think it might have been too early for the ASDA cheapie tests to pick anything up. So i've ordered some off sentive ones off Amazon that should arrive Thursday so we'll see! Even though we weren't trying, the waiting game is killing me! I need to know.

11 dpo today, and symptoms seem to have gone! I still feel some slight twinges on my right side, and a bit of a constant niggle in my lower abdomen but nothing like Mon/Tue. My CM is very clear and watery today though which is unusual for me (Usually on the pill so suspect that controlled it?) and Im still burping. Feel considerably better this afternoon then I did this morning too!

I've decided Im not going to do any tests until Im a day late which would be Saturday so we'll see!

 

[asmcsm]

7th cycle TTC, 4th cycle since miscarriage

1DPO-bloated, backache, thrush
2DPO-gassy, diarrhea, backache, thrush
3DPO-gassy, achy legs, thrush
4DPO-gassy, pulling and pinching feeling
5DPO-gassy, nauseous, diarrhea, backache, pinching on left side

6DPO-gassy, nauseous, headache, dizziness
7DPO-gassy, sensitive to smell

8DPO-headache, irritable, nausea, pinches on left side, extremely emotional, vivid dreams
9DPO-slight temp dip of .24, bloated, frequent urination, nausea, mild cramps/aches in uterus
10DPO- big temp drop of .36 which never happens in my cycles this early, nausea, breasts tender near armpit, constipated, pink creamy cm

 

[brunettebimbo]

Question
Anyone ever tear apart an FRER and look at the test and see a bright pink line much higher up than where the screen would show? I need to know if I am just going crazy with hope or if this is a common error on the companies behalf??

Have you got a picture?

 

[ofcrmacswife]

This is month #2 posting. I've been using the calendar method for over a year and I just had the feeling that I had my ovulation dates wrong. I started using a different calendar app ... "Ovuline" ... and I love it, it's much more in depth than the "Period Tracker". I entered my cycles in for the last three months and boy is this thing accurate according to the current month. I knew immediately when I was ovulating because I felt it! Okay, on to the juicy details:

Hubby and I BD'd on CD13-three times, CD14-once, and CD15-twice
Ovulation on CD14

dpo1: Mood-happy, frisky, in love, confident, chatty & focused Symptoms
Symptoms-bodyaches, backaches, +appetite, left pelvic pain, +sex drive
BD today, EWCM

 

[x Zaly x]

Hello ladies..Im back Cycle two here we go!

I got a positive opk twice this month so I will go with the last positive I got on the 26th which would make me 7dpo today.

1dpo - Nothing

2dpo - Twinges in right ovary

3dpo - Felt slightly sick in the evening

4dpo - Loose bm, pulling pain behind belly button

5dpo - Bad diarrhea in the morning along with stomach cramps, felt slightly sick, sore back,thirsty. I developed cold/flu like symptoms also such as sore head, throat,muscles pain and really tired.

6dpo - Still feeling really run down, throat still sore, splitting headache all day, nauseous, really cold even when i put lots of layers on and had heating on all day. Also some twinges in lower left abdomen and more diarrhea.

 

[ricschick]

1dpo cramps, gassy, wet down below, cervix a little sore duein DTD.
2dpo mild cramps,wet feeling, gassy and slight headache.

 

[nleila]

Hi all,

I first posted on page 145. That was our first month of trying. AF came - EARLY TO BOOT. So upsetting.

Anyway, I know others have tried way longer than 2 months so I will not complain

So I didn't spend money on OPKs this time round. And I didn't chart either. But I did have EWCM a few days ago so I figure I O'd on CD 16, which was 24/09. We did the BD every 2 days starting CD 11. So I think we're good.

Sooooo....
1 DPO (25/09): nothing!
2 DPO (26/09): nothing!
3 DPO (27/09): nothing!

Well that's it really lol. Will add more as I go along.


Cheers!


Update!
4 DPO (28/09): nothing special honestly!
5 DPO (29/09): still nothing. Hmmm.....

New update:
6 DPO (30/09): honestly I feel nothing. I'm tired but that's from a very tiring weekend. Not even any sore boobs. By now I should have sore boobs, I'm sure! Tested with IC with FMU - BFN!
7 DPO (01/10): same as above! I'm gonna test again tomorrow morning!

8 DPO (02/10): did test with IC - BFN again
9 DPO (03/10): first symptom so far - had nausea this morning! And just a few mins ago as I was changing out of work clothes, boobs felt heavy and a LITTLE sore when jiggled (yes of course I jiggled them to feel for soreness. Been doing that since 1 DPO)

Next test will be at 11 DPO - fingers crossed!

 

[BABTTC123]

Question
Anyone ever tear apart an FRER and look at the test and see a bright pink line much higher up than where the screen would show? I need to know if I am just going crazy with hope or if this is a common error on the companies behalf??

Have you got a picture?

I do but I did my research and I guess it is normal.. It isn't an evap, though now the test strip has an evap on it so I solved the mystery lol

 

[nikinabox]

Hi Everyone!

I've been a monthly contributor to this thread for awhile now, and this month has been the weirdest of all.

My husband and I are are currently on our 7th cycle of ttc, and before this month, everything seemed pretty normal. I started to be able to read my body very well. I knew that when I got EWCM, sore BBs, and cramps, that typically meant that I was going to ovulate in 3 days (ovulated typically around the 16-17th of each cycle). This month, that feeling never came... until now... when I'm currently CD27.

This is also my first month charting... to which it doesn't seem like I've ovulated at all. We've used preseed, and opks. I use the advanced response OPK with the smiley faces. I had a flashing smiley for 9 days, and I had a solid smiley starting on the 23rd day... (lasts for 2 days) and again yesterday (another 2 days). I took the actual test strip out to inspect... and the first bar indicating ovulation was darker than the other bar.

I'm just confused because I'm always on track, and the most my cycle has been off has been a day or two. Now all of a sudden I'm getting ovulation type symptoms. Any advice or have any of you been through this?

My Chart:
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/447c58

 

[asmcsm]

Hi Everyone!

I've been a monthly contributor to this thread for awhile now, and this month has been the weirdest of all.

My husband and I are are currently on our 7th cycle of ttc, and before this month, everything seemed pretty normal. I started to be able to read my body very well. I knew that when I got EWCM, sore BBs, and cramps, that typically meant that I was going to ovulate in 3 days (ovulated typically around the 16-17th of each cycle). This month, that feeling never came... until now... when I'm currently CD27.

This is also my first month charting... to which it doesn't seem like I've ovulated at all. We've used preseed, and opks. I use the advanced response OPK with the smiley faces. I had a flashing smiley for 9 days, and I had a solid smiley starting on the 23rd day... (lasts for 2 days) and again yesterday (another 2 days). I took the actual test strip out to inspect... and the first bar indicating ovulation was darker than the other bar.

I'm just confused because I'm always on track, and the most my cycle has been off has been a day or two. Now all of a sudden I'm getting ovulation type symptoms. Any advice or have any of you been through this?

My Chart:
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/447c58

You probably had a mini surge and didn't quite have enough to ovulate. It's happened to me. I had positive opks for 3 days in a row and no ovulation then ten days later I got my thermal shift. Did you have any stress around ovulation time? That can affect it.

 

[nikinabox]

Hi Everyone!

I've been a monthly contributor to this thread for awhile now, and this month has been the weirdest of all.

My husband and I are are currently on our 7th cycle of ttc, and before this month, everything seemed pretty normal. I started to be able to read my body very well. I knew that when I got EWCM, sore BBs, and cramps, that typically meant that I was going to ovulate in 3 days (ovulated typically around the 16-17th of each cycle). This month, that feeling never came... until now... when I'm currently CD27.

This is also my first month charting... to which it doesn't seem like I've ovulated at all. We've used preseed, and opks. I use the advanced response OPK with the smiley faces. I had a flashing smiley for 9 days, and I had a solid smiley starting on the 23rd day... (lasts for 2 days) and again yesterday (another 2 days). I took the actual test strip out to inspect... and the first bar indicating ovulation was darker than the other bar.

I'm just confused because I'm always on track, and the most my cycle has been off has been a day or two. Now all of a sudden I'm getting ovulation type symptoms. Any advice or have any of you been through this?

My Chart:
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/447c58

You probably had a mini surge and didn't quite have enough to ovulate. It's happened to me. I had positive opks for 3 days in a row and no ovulation then ten days later I got my thermal shift. Did you have any stress around ovulation time? That can affect it.

Actually yes... huge layoffs at work, and family dog died on the same day... (15th day of cycle)

But why would I be getting positive OPK tests/symptoms this late? Do you think there is any chance?
It's just so defeating because as you can tell from my chart... DH and I really worked at it this month.

 

[asmcsm]

Hi Everyone!

I've been a monthly contributor to this thread for awhile now, and this month has been the weirdest of all.

My husband and I are are currently on our 7th cycle of ttc, and before this month, everything seemed pretty normal. I started to be able to read my body very well. I knew that when I got EWCM, sore BBs, and cramps, that typically meant that I was going to ovulate in 3 days (ovulated typically around the 16-17th of each cycle). This month, that feeling never came... until now... when I'm currently CD27.

This is also my first month charting... to which it doesn't seem like I've ovulated at all. We've used preseed, and opks. I use the advanced response OPK with the smiley faces. I had a flashing smiley for 9 days, and I had a solid smiley starting on the 23rd day... (lasts for 2 days) and again yesterday (another 2 days). I took the actual test strip out to inspect... and the first bar indicating ovulation was darker than the other bar.

I'm just confused because I'm always on track, and the most my cycle has been off has been a day or two. Now all of a sudden I'm getting ovulation type symptoms. Any advice or have any of you been through this?

My Chart:
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/447c58

You probably had a mini surge and didn't quite have enough to ovulate. It's happened to me. I had positive opks for 3 days in a row and no ovulation then ten days later I got my thermal shift. Did you have any stress around ovulation time? That can affect it.

Actually yes... huge layoffs at work, and family dog died on the same day... (15th day of cycle)

But why would I be getting positive OPK tests/symptoms this late? Do you think there is any chance?
It's just so defeating because as you can tell from my chart... DH and I really worked at it this month.

It looks the same as when I ovulated late, I had the cm the positive opks and everything and no O because of stress. I definitely think that's why yours was delayed. And mine was delayed 10 days so definitely possible for it to happen this late. I would start BDing, better safe than sorry, and I really think that you'll probably still O as long as you don't have a history of annovulatory cycles.

 

[Enduringplum]

It could be an implant dip

Thanks, Athena! I sure hope it is, but I don't want to get my hopes up too much. You know how it is.