I really could use some input.....

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Registered: 08-10-2003
I really could use some input.....
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Thu, 08-21-2003 - 1:45pm
Well I first come on here suspecting I was possibly PG, because I felt like it, looked like it and so on, except I still had a light period. Last night I got another test and it was BFN. So I have decided that I must not be after all this time. I have only heard one person mention having periods, and not showing on tests. So now I have to figure whats up with my AF. Normally I have VERY heavy bleeding and tons of big clots (sorry if TMI) and I have extreme cramps, and diarhea...but for the past 4 months, they have changed. It started with one AF that was 2 weeks early, the next was another week early, then the last 2 have been on time for the new schedule, but they are very light, only a few hours of bleeding on the first day, then spot for another day or two. No cramps, some back aches occasionally. Yet I have all the symptoms of pregnancy, some I even didn't have with my other 2...so its weird for me. But all test are negative. So I dont know. Anyone heard of someone with this that was pregnant? Do you think maybe i'm not ovulating or something? I think I am going to keep an eye on CM, and CP this month and see what goes on......any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for anything you have to say.
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Registered: 08-12-2003
Thu, 08-21-2003 - 2:16pm
sounds like you may be oing at diffrent times of the month! I go by my Luteral phase when calculating my period it usually only varys a day or two.You LP is day after O and on before you get your period. Some months my af is28.. 31 some 34 .. so on so on ...but it all depends when I O I just figure my af will arrive 11-13 days after O because it does everymonth !I never use date ! As far as a period its normal to have off cycles mine are i had a 1 day af and the rest spot .Its normal to not have the same flow everymonth. As far as O well know one can tell you that you have to chart and use OPKs or go to the doctor they can do a simple test.My doc did a blood test and my O ##s are very high no problems Oing !!
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-21-2003 - 2:17pm
How long after your "period" did you test? It could be implantation bleeding, and if it was, you probably need to wait about a week after the bleeding to test so the hormone levels are high enough to get an accurate test. I did not have implantation bleed until 12 days after I o'd, so I assumed it was my period. The implanation bleeding was heavy with cramps and all so I had no clue it was not my period. I tested during the bleeding anyway just to be sure and it was negative. 5 weeks later I found out I was 6 weeks PG.
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Registered: 08-10-2003
Thu, 08-21-2003 - 5:26pm
Well what makes this strange is that it has been 4 months now. I know cycles can range, but mine never did. Bodys change, but since I first got it at 10 yrs old, it was regular, and most aren't for years. So thats what bothers me, I keep trying on here, but I know that all I get are ideas to think about....but sometimes you just want to know your not alone in things that are strange, and maybe its alright to be off. Thanks you guys. Oh yea, I tested about a week after my AF last month, a few times, then this time its been 5 days since my AF and it was negative. So I am going to believe it this time....Thanks
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-21-2003 - 5:56pm
If it makes you feel any better, I went off the pill about 7 months before we started TTC, and in that time I had cycles that ranged from 22-28 days- I never knew how long (or short) it was going to be. I was worried with the really short cycles that I just was not ovulating. Have you tried an ovulation predictor kit? It makes you feel a lot more in control and at least you know everything is working (or not).

Good luck to you- hope you are PG very soon!