My boobs hurt and throb so bad I don't want to move! :tears
Why?? I never get this way with PMS... It is miserable... I mean these things fill like more than a small D right now... It feels like I did 500 jumping jacks with nooo bra... Is there anything to help?? Will tylenol help? I hope AF comes soon... 2 days late (nothing new) but still :mad

Have you tested yet?

You can take Tylenol, but I don't know if it'll help....I just wrapped a heating pad around my chest and tried not to breathe. :giggle

:hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs :hugs

I tested on Thursday and it was (-) :shrug
I guess just a super bad case of PMS...
Whatever it is... it needs to BE GONE! :no

Do you usually get sore boobs when you're expecting AF?

That was always my first indication I was PG, because my boobs NEVER got sore when I was expecting AF.

Motrin does wonders for me:yes I still think you should test gain though ina few days sweety

Do you usually get sore boobs when you're expecting AF?

That was always my first indication I was PG, because my boobs NEVER got sore when I was expecting AF.
No... Never :shrug
Weird... but I found I was preggo with Jer (just cause I tested since I hadn't had a period on 3 months lol) when I was 5 weeks... and it was definitly positive... But, I guess you never know... AF usually doesn't come on day 28 anyways though... more like 30-31... I guess I shall see, but the pain is ridiculous! :no

Motrin does wonders for me:yes I still think you should test gain though ina few days sweety

I second that....sometimes a pregnancy test won't show a positive because your hormone levels are a little lower than what the test can pick up.
Either way, I hope you feel better hun :hugs

BTW, are you guys TTC?

I was taking the plain jane was not the digis sooo maybe so. Eventhough it brags to be able to tell 4 days in advance... but then again the %s of woman getting those are not all that high

Can it really show up (-) 1 day and a couple days later be (+)??
I just figured if it was (-) Thursday then it was more than likely the real answer...

It really can....the hormone levels double every day (or is it every other day?), so a couple of days really can make a difference.
I took a Clear Blue Easy Digi for this on the day my period was due and got a positive, but my hormone levels were really high.

You may need those couple of extra days, because you said when you tested with your DS, you were about five weeks....if you got a positive at 5 weeks with this one, it would be sometime this coming week. I hope I'm making sense. :giggle

thats what happend when i got pregnant

I got a - and then tested three days later and got my + so its possible!!

:hugs I hope you get your + hun!! And I hope that you feel better soon!

Ooooo they still hurt like a MOFO and I am sooo sick to my stomach and I don't want to even drink my cocoa :(
I don't feel sick... I was fine till about 30 mins ago...
I just don't think Im preggers.... but geez AF is being very cruel to me this month ole red witch :mumble I say show up or go away and give me a (+) :P

well if youre after a missed period NOW would actually be a good time to test... hehe

I would test again and see what it says

Why not get a blood test now to put your uncertainty to rest? :shrug

Thats what I told DH if AF doesn't hurry up someones draining some blood to tell me lol

Now Im being patient.. couldn't be patient a week ago :lol
I just have that hunch she will show up like.. CHRISTMAS MORNING :mumble
Hope she takes the nausae and hurting boobies with her too

:pray :pray :goodvibes :goodvibes

Yes you can get a negative and then a positive. I did with E. I got a negative on 11DPO and a positve on 12DPO

With this baby my boobs were killing me and I thought I was gonna have a NASTY period. Nope. Was my lil girl letting me know she was there. I also got a + on 12DPO

You keep saying your period doesnt show on day 28. So I am confused. Do you ovulate on day 14?? If you ovulate on day 14 then you would have a 28 day cycle (if your luteal phase is 14 days) If you ovulate on day 16 then you would have a 30 day cycle, If you ovulate on day 12 then you would have a 26 day cycle. When it comes to your cycle go by your ovulation and count up 14 days. Dont assume your period will come on a certain day just because thats what you read. I thought you had said your ovualtion thingy gave you a plus on day 10? So you probably ovulated on day 12 if thats right which means your period woulda been due on day 26.

If you are showing + on ovulation kits and not getting a period 10-16 days after getting that plus on the ovulation kit then it is possible you are probably not ovulating, have high LH in your system (which is why you would get a + ovulation test) and arent having a full period when you do but breakthru bleeding. I had that problem for awhile (not the high LH but the lack of ovulation and the wacko periods which was only breakthru bleeding)

G'luck and I hope this is it. Like I said my boobs were sore this time around. I remember telling Rod it felt like someone punched me in the chest and he was like OW! I told him I was going to have a terrible period. And nope!

Oooo I never knew that Kris...
I got a + on an Ovulation test on day 11... says when you get that you should "O" in 24-48 hrs...
But no one once this year have I got AF on day 28... Aug-Sept was 28 ...Sept -Oct was 46 days... Oct-Nov 33 days... And not I am on day 30 and still nada... but a (-) preggo test. Maybe I didn't ovulate then... oh how dissapointing. I guess I can since I do have one child already but maybe I have something wrong I don't know about... and no insurance at the moment to go figure it out with. Damn his f**ked up job Make someone who works at a state job, corrections nontheless be on a damn waiting list after having to interview for "beneifts and sick days and vacation?" he already works full time just no benefits...pisses me off... sorry for the vent. Im hormonal today I guess

I would def. go get a blood test because thats how I knew I was pregnant with K. Hope you get the answer you want!:hugs

Oooo I never knew that Kris...
I got a + on an Ovulation test on day 11... says when you get that you should "O" in 24-48 hrs...
But no one once this year have I got AF on day 28... Aug-Sept was 28 ...Sept -Oct was 46 days... Oct-Nov 33 days... And not I am on day 30 and still nada... but a (-) preggo test. Maybe I didn't ovulate then... oh how dissapointing. I guess I can since I do have one child already but maybe I have something wrong I don't know about... and no insurance at the moment to go figure it out with. Damn his f**ked up job Make someone who works at a state job, corrections nontheless be on a damn waiting list after having to interview for "beneifts and sick days and vacation?" he already works full time just no benefits...pisses me off... sorry for the vent. Im hormonal today I guess

Its sounding like you may not be ovulating as often as you should. Obviously you have since you did get preggo. You may just have high LH. LH is the hormone the OPKs detect for ovulating. If yours is high then it would show a plus. ANd you can still bleed and not ovulate. I would make an appt once benefits kick in to see. Most places say you have to be TTC a year before seeking help but if you already know there is a problem they can help recitfy it. Like Metformin for me worked wonders. It kept my hormones in check and gave me a normal period. I would ovulate on day 16 and have a period day 30. Without met I normally didnt ovulate and could have bleeding whenever. 20 days, 30 days, 40 days etc etc

Forget day 28. Day 28 doesnt mean squat :D Not everyone has a period on day 28. Thats only if they ovulate on day 14 and that is no longer the norm. What you wanna figure out if your ovulation day and then count up around 14 days. (give or take a day or 2 as some women have shorter or longer luteal phases) If you are ovulating that would be whe your period would show :D

It will happen for you Cori...soon enough!! I hope this is it!!

well i just went through this this month and i got AF 4 days early. I have never had sore boobs but this time I couldn't go without a bra.

any luck, cor?

Still got sore boobs(not quite as bad) back aches, and nausaus every damn night...Just not pregnant... AF still isn't here... I just don't understand...
Im so depressed :tears
Wish it would just hurry up and get over with so I can stop the false hope that the pregnancy tests are wrong.. one day I will understand no means no lol How many more can I take you know? 4 in the past week and a half... all told me the same thing.. stop peeing idiot is going to appear instead of not pregnant if I take anymore...
I can't even get pregnant cause I don't know when I ovualte... every damn month my period is a different day.. .31 days, 33 days, 40 days I am sooo confused with my body.. before I had Jer I would got 6 mths without one... And when I got preggo with him... found out at around 4.5-5 weeks... I hadn't had a period in over 3 months... :shock
I guess its definitly going to be a hit or miss kinda thing with us... since I don't know when I can get pregnant when I do it will definitly be a miracle.
But, I try not to be jealous of the miracles everyone else is experiencing.. I just get to love on my 8 mth old nephew and week old new baby cousin shes precious (L) But... it just makes me even more down about it...

Cori, do you temp? If not then I would suggest doing it. You can go to Fertility Friend and learn about how to do it. Charting and temping can give you a lot of helpful info and when you take the info to the doctor it's a starting place for them. You will know if you are ovulating and what day in your cycle, you will know how long your luteal phase is, you will know if you are ovulating at the same time each month or if it is irregular. A lot of info that your doctor will be able to use to help you.

I was able to use the info with my doctor who told me that my luteal phase was to short to allow the egg to implant the way it was supposed to. Due to the short LP my hormone level was dropping to soon after O. He was able to help me out by prescribing clomid which strenghtened the egg and I got preggo and had Taniyah. Without that info I would have had to wait through another m/c and then done all kinds of testing before being able to pinpoint the problem.

I agree with Temping. Cori the biggest thing with TTC and irregular cycles is you need to get to know your body. You need to know your ovulation day, and all that. There is a great book out there called taking charge of your fertility. Its awesome. Maybe look into that. Clomid and met helped me conceive E. With the PCOS I was so irregular and didnt ovulate. Periods would come whenever they wanted. months would pass with none. SO I feel your pain.

Definatly get to know your body. fertilityfriend is awesome and free for temping. I am actually still a member there from all the way back in 04.

G'luck

yes!!! we temped/charted/etc and thats how it worked for us this month :) good luck!!

I will have to look into the temping.. I am TTC illiterate so I am not sure how it works... when you do it... and how you know when to "go" :lol

I will have to look into the temping.. I am TTC illiterate so I am not sure how it works... when you do it... and how you know when to "go" :lol

Temping is best for confirming ovulation. With temping you will want a basal body thermometer and you must take your temp at the same time every AM before even getting out of bed. You can set your alarm for a time after you know you will get around 6 hours of sleep. Then when your alarm goes off, dont get up, just pop the thermometer in your mouth. Then you can go back to sleep. Most Basal body thermometers save your temp for you. Then once you wake, get up and enter the temp into fertility friend. It will add it up and track it for you. With ovulation you will get a temp spike and it will remain spiked for a min of 3 days. That signifys ovulation has occured. So it is best used for confirming ovulation. Once you confirm ovulation then continue temping. If the temp drops and stays dropped that usually means AF is on her way. This will help you track your luteal phase as well.

If you want to use it to ACTUALLY TTC then still use the OPK's. Because you can get a double confirmation of ovulation and you will know ahead of time with the OPK's. If the OPK says yes and temps say no then it is likely it isnt ovulation.

Most fertility Dr's will ask you to temp for a few months so they can get to know your ovulation schedule and luteal phase. Mine did too and thats how we found out I didnt ovulate at first

I am going to buy one! Thanks for that info Kris! :)
AF is still not HERE... I can't move ahead at all with TTCing if she never shows up... :no
Then again I didn't have a period with Jer and still got preggo.. I guess I was ovulating but not bleeding.. didn't think it was possible. But... there he is and I hadn't had the 1st sign of a period in 3 mths.

It is possible to O even if you haven't had a period in a while. I think that temping and charting will give you a lot of useful information. I would read about it and start taking your temp before you get your period just to get in the habit of doing it every morning.