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Sounds like part of the uterine lining left behind from last AF, 3 DPO sounds a little early for IB, and a little late for OB but you never know!

Hello ladies just a quick update I'm 7days late an still getting a BFN I'm not sure what's happening I still have all the same symptoms just not getting a positive result this is the first time iv ever been late and not gotten a BFP

I was just wondering how you were ! Is there any way you can get an hcg blood test?

I'm hoping so I'm going to call the doctor in the morning and see if they will do one. I'll update more once I have more information

Good luck!!

Sam~ Any news? Were you able to get a hold of the doctor?

I spotted a very tiny bit of light brown yesterday. So no clue what it is. Just trying to stay sane until test day.

So yesterday, my daughter and I picked up 3 kittens from a local shelter that needed a foster for them. They are about 3.5 weeks, still bottle fed and in the night we lost one. I got up at 1:30 to do their scheduled feeding and got her to eat about 2 cc but she was pretty lethargic then. I thought I had more time to get her to a vet today. I'm thinking that she was already showing signs of failure to thrive before I got her because by the time we did, she was very lethargic. So we are starting out the day on a sad note. The other two are doing famously. They are all white with a little Siamese. We named them Yoda (her ears are shaped just like yoda's and wiggle when she eats) and Meetu as in "feed me too" cause she is a talker. The one we lost was named Fluffy cause she was just a little fluff ball. She was so tiny. Probably the runt. Don't know their whole story, just that if a foster wasn't found, they would have been eu'd. I am trying to make myself feel a little better cause Fluffy did purr for me at her last feeding so I know she felt some comfort. And now she doesn't have to struggle anymore. My daughter is really feeling it though. More so than when our own babies passed from old age. So blah..... I hope everyone else is having a better start to their day. We need to get some BFP's up in here!!!

@EB- I'm sorry hun! I know the pain. I had the same thing happen years ago but it was with my neighbor's cats. They didnt want to care for them and all but 1 died. We took the mother and baby to the emergency clinic to save them. The mother had a uterine infection and the baby wasnt being fed properly. So we wound up tube feeding the baby to save it. Hurt my heart so bad to see it struggle. When things started looking up, the neighbor took them back and the baby died 2 days later. Ticked me off so much after all the care we put into it. Broke my heart :(. And the stupid owners didnt get the cat spayed so it happened again but luckily a relative took the cat in and her doberman actually raised the babies. It's been 15 years but I still remember tube feeding that baby kitten like it was yesterday and it's what got me into animal medicine. You did all you could honey. It sounds like by the time you got her, it's likely her bodily systems were already shutting down and even the vet likely wouldnt have been able to keep her alive much longer. But it sounds like she had a great last day on Earth in such loving, caring arms :).

@samwal- ? waiting anxiously !

@sugaarplum- likely OV spotting. And I would love to have a cocktail with you! That goes for everybody lol. If you are ever in St louis, shoot me a message! Maybe we can meet up :)

OV spotting happens either before, during or after OV. When you are fertile, your cervix is soft, high and open. Your uterine lining is also thicker to support a possible pregnancy. However at this time, your progesterone isnt at it's peak to keep your lining from shedding like a period. So, if your cervix is open, lining is thick, and progesterone hasnt spiked yet...you can get a little spotting. Hope that made sense lol

Hi Tara! Thanks. That does make me feel better, though your story is awful. I am such an avid animal lover, I would probably beat them. And you think the bright pink spotting on 3dpo could be ov spotting? I was thinking it was something more along the lines of endo somehow. Some new tissue trying to shred. If it was ov spotting, I would think it would have been brown since ovulation was 3 days prior. I got some more residual from it yesterday and knew its way too early for IB, but just love these funky new things that keep occurring.

Thanks!!!

@EB- if I wasnt 12 years old at the time...I probably would have slapped them. lol. If I would have done it then, I would have had to stand on a chair to reach their faces LOL! FYI- I'm short (5'1") lol
It was a heart wrenching experience but it changed me for the better. I was a vet tech for many years because of it. Always wanted to save as many as I could :).

It's hard to say. The 3dpo could have been OV spotting and yesterday's could have been Implantation bleeding. Or, you may have low progesterone. That would cause spotting in the luteal phase. Or...could be endo. If it were me, I'd call my doctor and ask for a 7dpo progesterone blood test. It'll tell you if spotting is likely low prog and if you need progesterone supplements.

@EB- At least it would help narrow things down and if it is low progesterone....they'll know you need supplements to help prevent a miscarriage.