going insane

[nat28]

Hi Everyone,

we are currently ttc #3 and are in the 2ww. I tested today with a test that said i could test 5-7 days before af is due which is mon or tue next week, i got a bfn and am wondering if i tested to early or if im not pregnant? I am getting some pregnancy symptoms but its probably all just in my mind. Im starting to get worried that the age gap between our dd and #3 is getting to big. I also can go throught the tww every month and get a bfn all the time. Can anyone reccommend a reliable early pregnancy test?

Sorry for all of the questions but its on my mind all the time and the days are going soooo slow

[Bunnyhugs]

Tww's are annoying!!! It's entirely possible that you are pregnant now but that it's just too early to show up on the pregnancy test. HPT's test for HCG in your urine and HCG doesn't start being produced until after implantation, so if your embryo implanted late, then it won't show up on the test yet - did that make sense?

I found the easiest thing when TTC was to not think about it. It took 8 months for us to conceive #2 and the one month I thought it definitely wasn't going to happen for us, it did.

Good luck!! I hope you get a :bfp: next week.

[~Kimba~]

:wave:

Firstly you aren't alone! I'm 9DPO and my AF is due around the same time as you. I'm also getting what I 'hope' are preg symptoms so I caved in and tested yesterday, way too early, and got a BFN. With my first preg I didn't get a BFP till AF was 2.5 weeks overdue! (I'd ovulated late)

I've had the best results with First Response preg tests. You can get them at Woolies.

Don't let an early BFN get you down! keep in mind that implantation 'on average' occurs around 8DPO but could take up to 12 days - also if you ovulated later than you thought, it could be even later in your cycle.

[nat28]

thanks girls,

I feel a little better now:) with my other 2 pregnancies i tested early and got faint lines so I guess im going by that as well.

I will get a first response when i go out later and try to hold out until the weekend to test

goodluck girls, keep me posted

[Iris76]

Hi Nat

Just wanted to say I know exactly how your feeling. I'm in the TWW at the moment, 9DPO. We have been TTC #1 since October 2008 & this TWW has to be the worst ever. Apart from all the "phantom" symptoms, I'm thinking about it both day & night - I'm even dreaming about getting a BFP every night when normally I can never remember my dreams & so I'm waking feeling exhausted! As far as which pregnancy test is best, sorry I can't help you there, but just want to say, hang in there darl, hopefully we'll have a :bfp: to celebrate early next week:flowerz:

[nat28]

Thanks Iris,

I hate these phantom symptoms, I had cramping the day after we dtd, have been feeling bloated, extra tired (even had a catnap on the weekend which I never do) and have had a few headaches. Im going to try and wait until sat to test, we are going to see the inlaws on sunday so it would be great to be able to tell them.

Maybe we can keep each other sane over the coming week? Goodluck and let me know how you are going