TTC #1, but only negatives, think I am PG

[SNMWife]

Hello mommas, mommas to be, and even non-mommas with medical knowledge... my husband and I have been trying to conceive since May 17th, 2016. I have taken probably 10-15 HPTs since about 3 weeks from when I thought I was ovulating until this week (which is 9 days from when I was supposed to start).

It's been 36 days since my last period, and I am not always a 28 day cycle. But it's neevr been THIS late. The only real irregular aspect of my periods are every other month the flow fluctuates from kinda bad to really miserable.

Now, some symptoms I've been experiencing are listed below so you get a clear picture of my experience:
June 11th: light almost non existent spotting, like a pink stain (1 day)
June 14th: light cramps, bloating all week
June 17th: bloating
June 21: Tender breasts on and off but not severe, increased appetite, areolas seemed bigger and definitely breasts themselves felt fuller
June 22: excessive crying spells, still bloated
June 24: egg whitey discharge in toilet paper, still bloated
June 26: sense of smell near dirty dishes felt strong, of course srtill bloated
June 27: CRAVED milk (I don't even like milk), bloated (bloating has been non-stop, and it even LOOKS like I'm pregnant, thought I'd only probably be about 5 weeks).

No other symptoms except oversleeping or falling asleep hours earlier than normal have occured. I suspect my sort of irregularity has delayed either my period or HCG levels if I am pregnant.

What do you all think? Personally, every day I don't have my period I get hopeful, but every negative test reverts me back to doubting. I even took a qualitative blood test yesterday and it was negative.

Any advice, encouragement, and information is greatly appreciated.

 

[bollz]

I've just been through this debacle. I got to day 38 of my cycle this month, which is a good 3 days later than it's ever been and about 7 days from my 31 day average cycles, but negative tests. I felt very out of sorts but I think I was just getting worried about where on earth was going on. But AF decided to show up today thankfully. I am glad to just move onto the next cycle! Turns out I must have ovulated way later than I thought this month!

I think you are not out til AF shows but chances are negative tests and a negative blood test is perhaps more likely your body playing very annoying games! But it's not impossible for tests not to pick hormones. And if you are sometimes not very regular, you may have ovulated late and so are testing earlier than you think? Easier said than done but just try to carry on as normal and test every other day or so. Hope you get an answer one way or another soon!

 

[2ducks]

I would highly encourage you to try and not symptom spot, easier said than done of course! Every time something new happens in my body I think "is this a pregnancy symptom?" I am wrong. Of course one day I will be right but symptoms can only be confirmed in hindsight. I didn't read that you have a definite O date. I would recommend getting a basal thermometer and start temping/charting next cycle so you will know exactly when you O and save you a lot of confusion and money on tests. If your post O temps stay elevated for 18 days that indicates pregnancy. Also, this is the TTC#1 board, most of us have never seen a BFP and therefore won't know many early pregnancy symptoms.

 

[SNMWife]

UPDATE:
Still no period (43 days since). And still no positive test. BUT...I did have one small streak of brownish pink CM/blood yesterday, and the mild left sided cramping I'd had for just under a week went away after that.

So, my guess is I skipped a period for some reason, maybe because I am irregular, and maybe because I've been under stress over BFN after BFN, and am now ovulating again (on a regular 28 day cycle, this would be when I should have ovulated anyway).

I'm hung up on these two ideas:
1. Either I have a 40 ish day cycle normaly (I should know but I only started actively tracking about a month and a half ago anyway) OR
2. I skipped a period mysteriously, and am ovulating, like I mentioned. Just got my hopes up again because of my pregnancy-like symptoms.

But no matter the reason, I am starting to track my BBT starting today. That should make things clearer.

 

[SNMWife]

UPDATE AGAIN (2 hours later from last post):

Started my period. I suppose 40-43 days is a typical cycle for me...but I started BBT tracking today so it's a perfect time to monitor my fertile days. Hopefully within a month I will have a BFP!

 

[2ducks]

Good luck with everything!

 

[SNMWife]

Day 49 since last ACTUAL period...started today, for real this time. Last comment I created last week I was spotting, so I thought I started, but now I know today I did. I'm goping it doesn't take this long to walk through a cycle...but I am faithful to chart my BBT so let's see if this works.

 

[SNMWife]

*hoping