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Could I be pregnant?
hi there,
new to this. Would love some advice...
i decided to come off my pull on the 10th july, and had my withdrawal bleed from the 13th-17th july. Me and my partner had sex on the 9th july day before I stopped my pill. And also on the 18th after the withdrawal bleed. Reading online is can take a few months for periods to settle down to normal again but I have no missed my next due period and am 5 days late?
i had twinges and cramps for about 1-2 days around the 22nd July and then nothing. Also had thick white discharge which I’ve never had before around 2nd and 3rd August. Since then I’ve had cramps on and off as if my period is about to start and it hasn’t happened. I’ve felt tired all the time, lower back ache, peeing slightly more often but nothing too bad, more cramps mainly in the evening and mornings, and a slight sicky feeling on and off too.
I have taken a ken a pregnancy test before I was due on my period as I was getting these symptoms but it came back negative?!? Any ideas? Or thoughts?
thanks x
new to this. Would love some advice...
i decided to come off my pull on the 10th july, and had my withdrawal bleed from the 13th-17th july. Me and my partner had sex on the 9th july day before I stopped my pill. And also on the 18th after the withdrawal bleed. Reading online is can take a few months for periods to settle down to normal again but I have no missed my next due period and am 5 days late?
i had twinges and cramps for about 1-2 days around the 22nd July and then nothing. Also had thick white discharge which I’ve never had before around 2nd and 3rd August. Since then I’ve had cramps on and off as if my period is about to start and it hasn’t happened. I’ve felt tired all the time, lower back ache, peeing slightly more often but nothing too bad, more cramps mainly in the evening and mornings, and a slight sicky feeling on and off too.
I have taken a ken a pregnancy test before I was due on my period as I was getting these symptoms but it came back negative?!? Any ideas? Or thoughts?
thanks x
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Also you cant be sure if you have missed your period yet as you don't know how long your cycle will be. When you're on the pill your cycles / cycle lengths are artificial. Now you're asking your body to regulate it and that can take some time. For example my first cycle from withdrawal bleed - AF arriving was 35 days.
As such you may be testing too early as you cant really know if / when you ovulated unless you used OPKs. I'd recommend testing once a week until either AF arrives or you get a BFP. If this isnt your month and AF does arrive then at least you'll have a starting point for your cycle length which will give you a better idea of when to test next month.
Good luck
thanks again x
If you want to know as early as possible then use an early response test.
If you want absolutely no question about the result then pick a digital. But remember they aren't very sensitive.
If you want to test regularly without taking out a second mortgage and don't mind waiting a bit longer for your BFP then use the cheaper strip brands.
Personally I used clear blue early detection.
This was my first positive,
Then 2 days later I confirmed it with the same brand
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So as before took loads of tests maybe too earlier as all negative. Or wishful thinking whatever but 7 days late for when my usual period would be due (although just come off the pill on the 10th july...) was about to go doctors tomorrow regarding it but then thought woopie period is here when I saw the tiniest bit of pale pink blood with some mucus in my pants and on the tissue when I wiped...this was around 2pm today and then I went for a nap and gone to the loo again expecting more blood as I would usually have and nothing there whatsoever not even when I wiped. Any ideas?
please help.