started on day 36

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Registered: 07-15-2006
started on day 36
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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 12:11pm

I started my period today. It was 8 days late. I took a pregnancy test on 7/13 and it was negative. I talked to my younger sister and she said that when she was pregnant with her son she took 10 tests and they were negative and she bled for a day or two. The last few days I have had cramping, my lower back hurts, I am running to the bathroom about once an hour(usually I go every few hours)I am feeling exhausted and today I have been feeling dizzy off and on.

Any suggestions??

Thank you.




Edited 7/17/2006 1:23 pm ET by tisha419
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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 1:59pm
Hi Tisha. How old are you? I'm 23 and on a 36-42 day cycle. Sometimes AF just comes whenever she wants. If you think you're pg, see if the bleeding stops. Otherwise, I don't think it would make much sense to test.
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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 4:25pm

I am 23 and normally on a 28 day cycle. If I am late it's only by a day or two. I have never been this late before. I took a test on 7/13 and it was negative. I just changed tampons and it was the same as if AF was visiting. Although I get clumpy stuff coming out, but never this early. Ususally it's by the 2nd or 3rd day. I talked to my sister and she said that our birth mother had 3 AF visits before she found out that she was prego. She was 4 months at the time that she missed it. Or maybe my cycles are just changing, which would be ok I guess. But then it would be hard to predict when I was ready to start having babies.

Thanks!!

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Registered: 05-28-2006
Tue, 07-18-2006 - 1:27am

Hey.... we are in the same boat. I was also 8 days late. My last cycle was June 4 next expected was July 8 ( on a 35 day cyle)................. I started bleeding on the 16th. Lighter than normal. I was crampy for like a week. I am also very tired, black circles under my eyes, nause (vomiting sometimes), constant urination, also dizzy to the point of making me be clumsy. I have no clue what is going on with my body. I tested twice last week both times getting a BFN. When I was prego with my son I had a cycle for 3 months. If this continues I will have to go get a blood test. Let me know what happens with you
Best of luck

Ashley

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Tue, 07-18-2006 - 9:24am
Well, I am back to normal. I talked to my step mom and she said that the reason why I was dizzy is because I was so late. She said that my body is going through changes and trying to adjust and needed a reboot. I went home early from work yesterday, at some lunch and took a 3 hour nap. I felt much better after I woke up. It's always a disappointment when I find out that I'm not pregnant, but then again I am happy that I am not. I get jealous of women who are pregnant but know that I am not ready for the responsibilty after the baby comes. My boyfriend and I just bought a home last October and are still getting used to a house payment. I want to be married before we start having kids because I don't want to end up like my sisters, being a single mom living off the government.