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Could I still be pregnant?
Idk what DPO I am because I never got a positive OPK, so I either ovulated early, or not at all (in which case, I'm obviously not pregnant). AF was due yesterday, but I haven't had so much as a tiny swipe of blood-tinged CM. It was shocking to be late because I've had a CLOCKWORK 31-day cycle since stopping my OCP. The sides of my boobs are sore, and they feel full/heavy-ish. Back pain, heartburn, NAUSEA, sleeplessness, bubbly tummy, and my BMs are really soft. I used a Dollar Tree test this afternoon because I was too anxious, and it was negative. I'm going to retest tomorrow with FMU, but can anyone give me any insight as to what could be going on? I understand that if I didn't ovulate, then I would miss my period, but to have ALL these symptoms (I've had them all before MINUS the nausea when AF was coming on) AND miss my period is making me so hopeful, but after TTC #1 for so long with no luck, I'm getting pessimistic and doubtful and scared of getting my heart broken again.
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1 Answer • 7 years ago
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Normally a late period with a negative test means that you either ovulated later than normal or you didn't ovulate this cycle. If you have enough hCG to be causing all those symptoms then you'd have enough hCG to turn a test positive. Otherwise the symptoms are probably just caused by progesterone and/or or hormonal fluctuations.
Sure it is possible that you're pregnant but with the negative test it seems somewhat unlikely. By the time your period is late, unless you have a really short luteal phase length, you should be able to get a positive test pretty much whenever and not just with FMU. 2 out of 3 of my last pregnancies (which, FWIW, all 3 were losses) I could get a positive test, though faint, at any time of the day by 12DPO.
Hopefully you get your BFP soon. But as someone who has been TTC for over a year I understand how painful false hope can be so I don't want to give you false hope.
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