Just need a clear mind...

So I'm fairly positive that I am just experiencing AF symptoms, but on the off chance that I am actually pregnant, thought i would relay my symptoms to everyone. Maybe ya'll might know something...

I have been on Nuvaring, but have since taken it out. Me and DF want to have a baby, and not looking at preventing it. If it happens it happens and we are prepared for it. Unfortunately we are in separate states for the moment, so I guess at this point not in the position to have a baby. But we still don't stop it..anyways.

First day of menstrual was the 4th of Jan, which put my ovulation at around the 18th. Was with DF that weekend starting the 20th.
Now, I have slight back pain, a sharp twinge around my lower abdomen (like cramps but at the same time Ive never felt this kind before), slightly gassy (tmi, but that is probably the cause of my pain hehe) and my boobs have been tender off and on for the past two days. Also been feeling like I am about to get my period, but it never comes. And noticed last night laying in bed that I was off kilter, like I was dizzy. I am expecting AF in a couple days, and am sure this is my symptoms. Just not wanting to get hopes up, but know that I have not felt like this on past AF.

Thanks for reading,
kynz

Anytime you have unprotected sex, pregnancy is a possibility. The only way to know for sure is to test if AF is late. Best of luck!

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Originally Posted by Adhafera

Anytime you have unprotected sex, pregnancy is a possibility. The only way to know for sure is to test if AF is late. Best of luck!

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Yes!!

But unfortunately, many pregnancy symptoms are like period symptoms, even if you've never experienced them with your period before. Not every cycle is a clear cut 28 day with cycle day 1 being start of period and then ovulation on cd14, and period again on cycle day 29. So unless you are tracking your temperature for ovulation, you can use your signs to know when you're fertile, but not know for sure when you actually ovulated. So you may have ovulated later than you think, because if you actually ovulated on the 18th and didn't have sex till the 20th or after, it would have been too late to catch the egg. Hope I didn't confuse you any!! :fingerscrossed: that it's pregnancy!!

A lot of those sound like PMS or AF symptoms. The only one that sticks out to me is the dizziness. For me, I had that two months in a row. Once when I believe baby implanted, and the month prior, I believe I had a chemical pregnancy. I'm not sure if some women get dizzy before AF as part of normal hormonal shifts.

Not sure... could be either at this point. Sorry there isn't an easier answer!

Hopefully it works out soon for you guys! :)

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Originally Posted by kynz

So I'm fairly positive that I am just experiencing AF symptoms, but on the off chance that I am actually pregnant, thought i would relay my symptoms to everyone. Maybe ya'll might know something...

I have been on Nuvaring, but have since taken it out. Me and DF want to have a baby, and not looking at preventing it. If it happens it happens and we are prepared for it. Unfortunately we are in separate states for the moment, so I guess at this point not in the position to have a baby. But we still don't stop it..anyways.

First day of menstrual was the 4th of Jan, which put my ovulation at around the 18th. Was with DF that weekend starting the 20th.
Now, I have slight back pain, a sharp twinge around my lower abdomen (like cramps but at the same time Ive never felt this kind before), slightly gassy (tmi, but that is probably the cause of my pain hehe) and my boobs have been tender off and on for the past two days. Also been feeling like I am about to get my period, but it never comes. And noticed last night laying in bed that I was off kilter, like I was dizzy. I am expecting AF in a couple days, and am sure this is my symptoms. Just not wanting to get hopes up, but know that I have not felt like this on past AF.

Thanks for reading,
kynz

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If you're sure you O on the 18th and you where with DF on the 20th you would have missed the egg my guess based on your info (and I hope I'm wrong) is you're having AF symptoms. I wish you all the best, you may want to join FertilityFriend.com it is a great way for you to keep track of O days. It helped me a lot when I started this journey:luck::babydust:

Thanks for the replies! The impending AF date has arrived and no show, but I'm not getting too high of hopes. I will test in a couple days if it still has not shown. I just keep track of my O with a calculator from babycenter, and just started keeping track this past month. But just on the waiting game for now!