New at this - Could I be pregnant?

Hello. My husband and I have been TTC for a few months now. My cycle
is pretty normal, 30 days. Today is day thirty. I started spotting
on day 27. First spotting was very very small amount, red/pink and
only visible on TP. The last couple of days have still be light but
does appear on pad and has been mostly brown, sometimes a little pink.
I have NEVER spotted like this before starting my period. I have
been off the the pill for 5 months now. I also have many of the
typical pregnancy/PMS symptoms - sore breasts, cramps in lower abdomen
and back. In addition I have be SOOOO hungry the past week. Could I
be pregnant or is there another reason for these symptoms. Any
experience you have good or bad is greatly appreciated. I think I
will do a HPT on day 32 if I still haven't gotten a "real" period by
then.

It could be something called implantation bleeding (I hope i got that right


You could use a HP test now, and it should give you an accurate result.

all in all, you could very well be pregnant

HTH
Leanne

Hello. My husband and I have been TTC for a few months now. My cycle
is pretty normal, 30 days. Today is day thirty. I started spotting
on day 27. First spotting was very very small amount, red/pink and
only visible on TP. The last couple of days have still be light but
does appear on pad and has been mostly brown, sometimes a little pink.
I have NEVER spotted like this before starting my period. I have
been off the the pill for 5 months now. I also have many of the
typical pregnancy/PMS symptoms - sore breasts, cramps in lower abdomen
and back. In addition I have be SOOOO hungry the past week. Could I
be pregnant or is there another reason for these symptoms. Any
experience you have good or bad is greatly appreciated. I think I
will do a HPT on day 32 if I still haven't gotten a "real" period by
then.

Now I'm excited to know! Let us know as soon as you do the test!
"Julie" wrote in message
om...
Hello. My husband and I have been TTC for a few months now. My cycle
is pretty normal, 30 days. Today is day thirty. I started spotting
on day 27. First spotting was very very small amount, red/pink and
only visible on TP. The last couple of days have still be light but
does appear on pad and has been mostly brown, sometimes a little pink.
I have NEVER spotted like this before starting my period. I have
been off the the pill for 5 months now. I also have many of the
typical pregnancy/PMS symptoms - sore breasts, cramps in lower abdomen
and back. In addition I have be SOOOO hungry the past week. Could I
be pregnant or is there another reason for these symptoms. Any
experience you have good or bad is greatly appreciated. I think I
will do a HPT on day 32 if I still haven't gotten a "real" period by
then.

Welcome Julie! From my experience, your chances for being pregnant are
pretty good. I recall from my first pregnancy that I was ravenous all day,
which started about a week before my period was due. Your spotting could
very well be due to implantation. But don't get too excited yet: at this
stage many things can still go wrong, and in the worst case you are
experiencing a very early miscarriage (I hope not!).

Try to relax, you could do a test right now if you want to. However, my
experience is that it is better to wait another few days. I have wasted
quite a few tests when my period was a couple of days late, in spite of
having a very regular cycle.

--
-- I
mommy to DS (19m)
mommy to a tiny angel (Oct 2003)
EDD October 1
guardian of DH (33)
War doesn't decide who's right, only who's left

Thanks for all the info ladies. Unfortunately my period started full
force this morning, right on schedule. Not sure what was up with the
4 days of spotting. I will keep trying and hope for better results
next month. Wish me luck!

Thanks for all the info ladies. Unfortunately my period started full
force this morning, right on schedule. Not sure what was up with the
4 days of spotting. I will keep trying and hope for better results
next month. Wish me luck!

Sorry to hear that.

Good luck

Leanne

Hi Julie

Good Luck!!! We hope to see you back with a Big Fat Positive soon
Baby vibes heading your way.

Camille

"Julie" wrote in message
om...
Thanks for all the info ladies. Unfortunately my period started full
force this morning, right on schedule. Not sure what was up with the
4 days of spotting. I will keep trying and hope for better results
next month. Wish me luck!

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:32:30 -0800, Julie wrote:

Thanks for all the info ladies. Unfortunately my period started full
force this morning, right on schedule. Not sure what was up with the
4 days of spotting. I will keep trying and hope for better results
next month. Wish me luck!

Good luck Julie! You're not alone in this! I've wasted quite a few
pregnancy tests in cycles when I was sure I was pregnant, started
spotting, only to find my period to arrive the day after I tested. It may
very well have been that you experienced a very early problem in the
pregancy. After all, only 25% of the fertilized eggs implants succesfully.
Twice for me, and once for a friend, the next cycle after such a mishap
was the lucky one, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

--
-- I
mommy to DS (19m)
mommy to a tiny angel (Oct 2003)
EDD October 1
guardian of DH (33)
War doesn't decide who's right, only who's left

Thanks for all the well wishes. I will let you know how it goes next month.