near devestated

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Registered: 09-01-2003
near devestated
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Mon, 09-15-2003 - 3:12pm
Ladies...i did it. i succumbed to the suspence. i went and bought a First Response Early test. i just took it and it came back negative. i'm really disappointed. my AF isn't due until the 19-20 of september. there may still be hope. i'm going to either test again this weekend or be heartbroken when AF arrives...i'll let everyone know.

Thanks to all for listening.

Kristina

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Registered: 04-05-2003
Mon, 09-15-2003 - 3:18pm
Good luck when you retest but i would advice you to use EPT which measures less HCG than the others, this way you can detect when you're pregnant earlier. LOL
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Registered: 08-09-2003
Mon, 09-15-2003 - 3:24pm
...don't worry. You could still be pregnant. My period is due the 20th too and I've already done THREE tests, the last one today at lunch. All three have been negative and I don't know why I do it to myself! Any might be symptom I feel I want to run go do a test. ha ha...:O) Have you had any symptoms? Don't let yourself be disappointed with today's BFN...you've still got plenty of time to obsess!! There's a chart with the First Response Early that tells what the odds of you actually testing positive early are....not everybody does. Baby dust to you and me and everybody!! Amanda
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Registered: 05-08-2003
Mon, 09-15-2003 - 3:39pm
Oh goodness girl, don't stress out yet. I have been pg twice now and have never gotten a BFP until, at the earliest, 12 days post AF. Some women can test early and some just can't. I would recommend waiting til AF is due or late. I know it's very, very, very hard to do, but it's better than the disappointment you feel when you get a BFN. And really, do we ever take those BFN prior AF as gospel anyway? No, you know you'll just test again. We've all been there. You want to know soooo bad (trust me I've been there). As far as HPT I have to say, I've never had good luck with EPT. FRE has always worked for me, but again, it's always been after AF should have arrived. I've never gotten a BFP early (believe me, I've tried).

I wish you the best of luck and hope this is your month.

GL

Susan

ttc#2 c2 (c1 m/c) cd18 dpo5

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Registered: 09-01-2003
Mon, 09-15-2003 - 3:48pm
thanks for the encouragement. it is very much appreciated. i had an m/c this past january and am slightly anxious with the possibility of being pg. i really hope i am. i will now play the waiting game again. TIME is going so slowly despite all my efforts to keep busy.

As for symptoms...oh yah! i get headaches on and off for two weeks straight now. i had one dizzy spell which was unusual as i haven't had that before. My bb's are tender (nipples like to stand at attention which isn't normal for me. they are also tender and somewhat firmer. cramps are pretty regular as is lower back pain. i am always tired despite getting plenty of sleep. the slightest tasks required plenty effort on my part. nausea seems to be pretty much a constant tending to get a bit worse after i eat and in the evenings.

Here's hoping!

****Baby dust to all****

Kristina