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Are you bleeding when your period is due? If so you probably weren't pregnant. Always test with fmu for accurate hpt results. There's only a small chance of pregnancy in a cycle any way, half of fertilised eggs don't even implant successfully. Nearly all early pregnancy signs overlap with pms signs so it's hard to tell unless you have a positive test. All the best.

I always tell people to assume they weren't pregnant unless they have proof they were such as a positive pregnancy test or an ultrasound showing pregnancy. The rationale for this is that most of the time they weren't pregnant. They ovulated later than normal or had an anovulatory cycle. And miscarriages are truly heartbreaking experiences. Don't borrow that pain.

The best thing you can do for yourself is to assume you weren't pregnant and your body was being weird. I can't tell you how many cycles I've had where I thought "I'm having so many symptoms so I'm totally going to get a positive test in the morning!" only to get a BFN and then my period. Symptoms mean nothing. All the early pregnancy symptoms can be caused by elevated progesterone levels. Progesterone levels are elevated during the luteal phase even if you aren't pregnant. The only way to confirm symptoms are from pregnancy and not PMS is a positive pregnancy test or an ultrasound showing a pregnancy.

Also, since I ran out of room to type anything else in my other comment, I wanted to say that I'm very sorry for all the uncertainty and false hope. I know how disappointing the whole thing can be.

I've been TTC for over a year without luck. So I get how hard it is to have cycles where you get your hopes up and then it doesn't work out. I've also had 3 chemical pregnancies and an early loss. So I know how painful those are also. And I wanted to say that I'm sorry. I know this can't have been easy for you. Lots of creepy internet hugs.

Hopefully you get your BFP soon. I'd suggest temping so you know when you ovulate. At least then you'll know when your period should be due and if you're late or not. It will really help a lot with knowing when to test and such in the future. Temping has been a real sanity saver for me all these long months.

Also, since I ran out of room to type anything else in my other comment, I wanted to say that I'm very sorry for all the uncertainty and false hope. I know how disappointing the whole thing can be.

I've been TTC for over a year without luck. So I get how hard it is to have cycles where you get your hopes up and then it doesn't work out. I've also had 3 chemical pregnancies and an early loss. So I know how painful those are also. And I wanted to say that I'm sorry. I know this can't have been easy for you. Lots of creepy internet hugs.

Hopefully you get your BFP soon. I'd suggest temping so you know when you ovulate. At least then you'll know when your period should be due and if you're late or not. It will really help a lot with knowing when to test and such in the future. Temping has been a real sanity saver for me all these long months.