I'm confused and "scared" but maybe not preggo

JeepsterQT · 08-12-2008, 03:56 PM

hi everyone, i am new here. i am not ttc but i stumbled across this site and it seems like it could be helpful to me. my fiance and i had intercourse around the time i last ovulated..1 1/2-2 wks ago and another time after that. we use condoms. i am having some symptoms of pregnancy i think but it could be in my head lol.
painfully sore breasts
extremely gassy
urine has a "beefy" smell???----gross
brownish thickish discharge
very mild cramping
very minor nausea
irritated easily
insomia
i'm not having morning sickness and i don't "feel" preggo but i'm kinda freaking out b/c i don't know what to expect. i took a hpt this morning and it came back neg...i am supposed to start my period within the next couple of days but sometimes my period is slightly irregular...ok sry for the long post. looking forward to helpful advice.

**BC-Maura** · 08-12-2008, 05:53 PM

Hi there and welcome

!

Because you are not sure when you ovulated, it's hard to say whether you are testing too early and so whether the HPT is accurate or not. If you think your period is still a couple of days away, then I would wait until the day you think it should come and then test again on that day. If it's still negative, then you could look into getting a blood pg test (we call it a "beta" for short on this board).

The symptoms you list could go either way. Many women have them in their luteal phase as a matter of course; some women get them only sometimes and some women never get them. So, unfortunately, they can't tell you anything definitive.

As a side note, if your discharge has any kind of odor to it (in addition to the color), it may be that you have a vaginal infection of some sort. In that case, you would want to be seen and treated by your doctor. So, keep an eye on that!

Best of luck and let us know how things go+++++++++
Maura

JerseyGirl16 · 08-12-2008, 06:03 PM

Jeepster - I don't really have much to add beyond what Maura said, but I just wanted to say welcome and I hope things work out whichever way you are hoping for.

JeepsterQT · 08-12-2008, 06:29 PM

i didn't mean that it had a certain color to it...i just meant that there are light traces of blood in it...kinda like spotting i guess. thanks so much guys and i guess i'm freaking out too early.

**BC-Maura** · 08-12-2008, 07:20 PM

I see... well, the brown color could be the beginnings of your period or it could be from a cyst or cerivcal irritation/polyp. I wouldn't freak out just yet because your period could be right around the corner. Give yourself another couple of days and if you still don't have AF, then test again.

Good luck to you and keep in touch++++++++++
Maura

08-12-2008, 03:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
JeepsterQT Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NC Posts: 2	I'm confused and "scared" but maybe not preggo hi everyone, i am new here. i am not ttc but i stumbled across this site and it seems like it could be helpful to me. my fiance and i had intercourse around the time i last ovulated..1 1/2-2 wks ago and another time after that. we use condoms. i am having some symptoms of pregnancy i think but it could be in my head lol. painfully sore breasts extremely gassy urine has a "beefy" smell???----gross brownish thickish discharge very mild cramping very minor nausea irritated easily insomia i'm not having morning sickness and i don't "feel" preggo but i'm kinda freaking out b/c i don't know what to expect. i took a hpt this morning and it came back neg...i am supposed to start my period within the next couple of days but sometimes my period is slightly irregular...ok sry for the long post. looking forward to helpful advice.

08-12-2008, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
BC-Maura Board Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,946	Hi there and welcome! Because you are not sure when you ovulated, it's hard to say whether you are testing too early and so whether the HPT is accurate or not. If you think your period is still a couple of days away, then I would wait until the day you think it should come and then test again on that day. If it's still negative, then you could look into getting a blood pg test (we call it a "beta" for short on this board). The symptoms you list could go either way. Many women have them in their luteal phase as a matter of course; some women get them only sometimes and some women never get them. So, unfortunately, they can't tell you anything definitive. As a side note, if your discharge has any kind of odor to it (in addition to the color), it may be that you have a vaginal infection of some sort. In that case, you would want to be seen and treated by your doctor. So, keep an eye on that! Best of luck and let us know how things go+++++++++ Maura

08-12-2008, 06:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
JerseyGirl16 200-299 post 4 of hearts Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 211	Jeepster - I don't really have much to add beyond what Maura said, but I just wanted to say welcome and I hope things work out whichever way you are hoping for. __________________ Beth Me 35, DH 36 - Married 9 years 1 MC 2000 at 7-8 weeks Ovulation Induction 9/01, resulting in: Twins S and C born 6.29.02 - full term and healthy - now 5 years old! Now TTC again http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/19a3d6

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08-12-2008, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
JeepsterQT Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NC Posts: 2	i didn't mean that it had a certain color to it...i just meant that there are light traces of blood in it...kinda like spotting i guess. thanks so much guys and i guess i'm freaking out too early.

08-12-2008, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
BC-Maura Board Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,946	I see... well, the brown color could be the beginnings of your period or it could be from a cyst or cerivcal irritation/polyp. I wouldn't freak out just yet because your period could be right around the corner. Give yourself another couple of days and if you still don't have AF, then test again. Good luck to you and keep in touch++++++++++ Maura