How early can implantation take place?
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How early can implantation take place?
| Wed, 08-09-2006 - 4:52pm |
I was wondering how early can implantation occur. I am having some strange pains like pulling and kinda like cramping really weird with creamy cm. I am 3 dpo. I was wondering it it is possible?
Thanks,
Kime'

Hello,
3dpo would be too early for symptoms. My doctor told me it happens between 7-10 DPO...I have read it happens between 5-10.
Keep us posted!
Good Luck!
~Lisa http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/bec74
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I`m not sure,it`s highly possible though...not everyone has a text-book cycle....depends on the length of your cycle,your ave LP.....it`s really hard to tell how many DPO we are,even with all the things nowadays...so you might be 5 DPO,which all things point 3,which in the end it`ll seem like you are a early bird tester,kwim?Like women getting positives at 9-10 DPO...(anywho,read below,maybe it`ll help some)
Symptom
Time Range Reported
Sore breasts (sides, all over, or nipples only)
2-3 DPO to AF due date
Light spotting (implantation on uterine wall)
5 DPO to AF due date
Nausea
usually after implantation
Fatigue
5 DPO to Mensus due date
Most HPT manufacturers claim that their tests will register positive as early as 1 day after period is due. That one statement assumes a lot! It assumes that the woman knows when she ovulated, so truly *knows* when period is due. It assumes that the woman has approximately a 14+ day LP. It assumes that implantation occurred earlier rather than later during the LP. It assumes that the HcG levels are within a certain range. Keep in mind that HcG, the hormone detected by HPTs is produced en masse once the fertilized egg implants into the uterine lining. This can occur anywhere from approximately 6dpo until as late as 12dpo with 14dpo not unheard of.
Woman 1 - Implantation at 6dpo. 14 day luteal phase so AF due 15dpo. Tests 16dpo. Body has had 10 days to build up HcG.
Woman 2 - Implantation at 9dpo. 12 day luteal phase so AF due 13dpo. Tests 14dpo. Body has had 5 days to build up HcG.
Obviously Woman 1 has a much better chance of testing positive one day after AF is due than Woman 2. And even if Woman 2 tests at 16 dpo like Woman 1, she has still only had 7 days verses Woman 1's 10 days of HcG production. And keep in mind that these two women's bodies will not produce HcG at the same rates.
You'll see that the ranges overlap greatly! What is normal for one woman at 14 dpo is also normal for another woman at 9dpo and a third woman at 20dpo.