Need some advice x

[michaela]

This is my first post here so i thought id introduce myself.
My name is Michaela and my and my partner are TTC.

I was on the pill for around 18 months and stopped taking it in september 2011, after that my periods returned as normal, 30 day cycles every month without fail (i could have set my watch by them)

My last period began on Sunday 26th Feb and i was due on again on 26th March

I have never missed a period and have never been late by more than a day

Im not stressed or ill in any way, even though we are TTC, we are basically leaving it up to 'itll happen when its right' sort of thing to stop stress becoming a factor

Now i am around 18 days late and no sign of AF coming.

I have a lot of 'pregnancy symptoms' such as, bloating, nausea, sore teeth, funny metallic taste in my mouth, sense of smell becoming stronger, extremely tired amoung others

I did a predictor test about a week ago and think i had a faint line appear but, its one of those things that i dont know if i was hoping to see it and the brain playing tricks on me.

I did a clearblue 3 days ago and came up negative.

i just dont know what to do from here, do i wait it out in the hope and test in a few weeks? ive heard that some woman dont have positive HPT's? or should i give up and wait for my next cycle?

any advice would be greatly appreciated x

 

[babyfever]

Well first of welcome!!! 18 days late? I would have called my gp to get a hcg blood test. Maybe you should ring up your gp hun...

 

[michaela]

Thanks for the reply...The thing is I'm doing something 'confidentail' at the moment that could last 3 weeks and can't really arrange anything because of that unfortunately...I am just so anxious lol

 

[michaela]

Just a little update, I took a FRER this morning with fmu that I collected and that also came up negative, losing hope here fast

 

[daniph1]

Hmmm it unfortuantely could just be one of those horrible crazy cycles. I didnt ever deviate from my 26 day cycles until I started TTC!! Im still thinking of you and sending baby dust your way! xx

 

[michaela]

Thanks for replying, I'm starting to think that it is aswell, I wouldn't have even thought too much of it but the symptoms that I have made me think that maybe it is our time but, then again, it could be all wishful thinking too I suppose...whatever happens, happens I suppose...just can't wait til I get finished up here so I can arrange a doctors appointment and get a definative yes or no x

 

[FirstBabyEek]

Hi and welcome to PF, they say that it can take up to a year for the pill to totally leave your system, I'm not sure how true that really is, but it might be a factor as to why your cycle has gone haywire. I would have thought at 18 days late you would be getting a positive on yout HPT.

Fx you get your BFP soon
xxxxx

 

[michaela]

I was thinking that myself, it may have been something to do with the pill but my periods came back straight away as normal after taking it but, knowing my luck, its just starting to mess up a bit on me now...with all the symptoms that I have and if I'm not pregnant, what a cruel joke our bodies can play on us as I'm sure that many of you ladies have experiences something similar x

 

[babyfever]

sometimes stress can keep it from coming...Have you been under alot of stress lately?

 

[michaela]

Be honest, I haven't been stressed at all, I have been happier than I've ever been in my life, I have a great family. Friends and the best fiance in the world...its one of those frustrating things that I'd love to know either way but I'm tryin not to worry too much incase there is a little one in there

 

[babyfever]

Well I'm stumped Hun hope you get the answers you're wanting

 

[michaela]

thanks babyfever, lots and lots of babydust to you!
im stumped aswell, i have never ever experienced anything like this before...i did a predictor test about 2 weeks ago and, after 3 minutes, a faint line did appear then (im nearly sure ) so, that day we were heading away for the weekend so i waited to take another test on the monday when we got back and that was negative.
I have since found, from reading this forum, the predictor tests are not very reliable, and that they are succeptable to evap (didnt even know what this was until i came on this forum) so that may have been what that positive test was.
The FRER test that i did this morning, i collected my fmu but didnt actually test until about 2 hours later as i had a few important errands to run so i dont know if that would make any difference to the result or HCG.
I have another one as it was a 2 pack so i may test in the morning with fmu mid stream and see if there is any difference.

 

[babyfever]

I hate the pill. If I'd a known what it would do to me later I would've never taken it! When I get my bfp and have my baby I'm relying on condoms! No more pills for me! It's too bad you can't call up your gp. I'd be going crazy wanting to know what was going on...

 

[michaela]

I hate the pill. If I'd a known what it would do to me later I would've never taken it! When I get my bfp and have my baby I'm relying on condoms! No more pills for me! It's too bad you can't call up your gp. I'd be going crazy wanting to know what was going on...

Thankfully, i wasnt on it for too long and i stopped it around august/september last year and then we used condoms as we were going abroad and stopped using them when we were away and that was October.
When i stopped, i wasnt expecting my period for a while as i had been advised that my periods may not appear for a couple of months until the pill went out of my system, i got my first 'proper' bleed exactly when i would have expected it if i still been taking the pill, 26 days after my last withdrawal bleed and since then, i have been 30 days.
I was tracking my ovulation dates online, and we did do BD a few times just before, during and after i should have ovulated.
I cant wait to get to my GP, im on call for jury service at the moment you see and i dont know if im needed until after 6pm the night before so i cant even make an appointment until im told im finished....typical isnt it lol

 

[babyfever]

Oh I see, I guess that does put you in bind. Last cycle I got real excited because my opk looked positive after ovulation and so I thought ooooh maybe I'm pregnant, sadly I was not do opks are not a reliable source. After I stopped the pill my cycles got longer but have come every month. I was on a low hormone pill, the stronger ones made me sick. So do you opk?

 

[michaela]

i dont OPK, i was trying to do things in a way that i wasnt thinking about it all the time, sort of just wanting it to happen in its own time to eliviate the stress factor a little.
If i dont get the BFP that i was hoping for this time, I may start OPK to give me a helping hand and see how we get on.

Isnt it amazing tho that, the very thing we try to prevent for years by taking pills, using condoms etc is the hardest thing to actually achieve when you want it?

 

[michaela]

thought i would give you all another update on the current situation.
i am currently 3weeks late now, earlier today, after id been to the toilet, i noticed a little brown staining when i wiped (sorry if TMI) i thought that, low and behold, it was AF rearing her ugly head but, each time i have been to the loo ever since, there has been nothing at all

 

[jodied]

Sorry to hear that you still don't have any answers hun. If AF doesn't show soon, maybe a trip to the docs when you can xx

 

[mrz85]

i agree trip to the docs x

 

[michaela]

yeah definately, its so frustrating at the moment as i am doing jury service for the next 3 weeks so i cant even schedule an appointment...thanks to everyone that has replied, sometimes its good to be able to talk to new people about these things xxx