Could I Possibly Be Pregnant?? Posted: 06-02-06 13:55pm
Okay, I have always had regular periods
maybe an occasional irregularity. I
started my spotting on may 1st until may
3rd then on the 4th I thought I had
started officially....Wrong :( I stopped
on may 5th. I usually start within 21 to
23 days which I should have started by 26
or at least the 28. So that would put me
at least 5 days to a week late.
I thought I was going to start about 3
days ago because I was cramping..I felt
alittle bit of bloating but it is gone. I
have moisture but no period feelings
really. I have been crying for the past 2
days happy one min. Sad the next. I
don't know if I am over reacting. I have
taken a test before a few times b/c I
thought I was..I just don't want to jump
the gun again. :?
Thanks!! ~~confused01
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Concerned Myself!!! Posted: 06-02-06 20:32pm
So when do you think you might have
conceived? You may be pregnant or your
cycle may just be changing up on you. I
have never been pregnant myself but I have
had similar things happen to me. Even
now!!! My period came on, on the 29th but
not really. When I used tissue I saw
pinkish and that was it. The next night
it came on officially but not really cause
it was very light. I have been using
tampons (sorry if too much info) but its
not heavy at all. I would say enough to
fill one tampon, maybe a day. (and no I
dont leave one in all day.) but its just
weird today is the 2nd and I thought it
was off on the 30th but it was still on.
Basically what I am getting at is that it
is really light and just spots when it
wants to throughout the day. Another
thing is that my breast have been itching
really bad for like the past month or so.
I know they aren't dry cause I bought
some thick cream and hydrocortisone cream,
but they still itch. I took a pregnancy
test last week and it was negative. Do
you think I could be pregnant?
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Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 267 Location: Eugene
Posted: 06-03-06 09:55am
What does implantation bleeding look
like?
Implantation bleeding is vaginal discharge
which usually contains a small amount of
pinkish or brownish blood. Only about a
third of pregnant women experience
implantation bleeding.
When does implantation bleeding usually
occur?
It can happen at the time the fertilized
egg implants in the uterus, on average
between 6 to 12 days past ovulation.
Should I worry about implantation bleeding
occurring?
Unless accompanied by cramping, backache
or increased bleeding, a small amount of
blood being discharged should be
considered as implantation bleeding which
is nothing to be concerned about.
If this is implantation bleeding, when can
I test to see if I am pregnant?
Home pregnancy tests are based on a very
simple principle. They work by through
the detection of the hormone human
chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) in a woman's
urine. This hormone is a hormone secreted
by the developing placenta shortly after a
fertilized egg has been implanted in the
uterine lining.
If a woman is pregnant, the amount of
human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) in her
system should be around 25 miu at 10 dpo
(days past ovulation), 50 miu at 12 dpo,
100 miu at around two weeks dpo. Because
of their high sensitivity factor ( 20
miu/ml hcg ) in detecting human hcg, both
the aimstick pregnancy tests can confirm
pregnancy as early as 6-8 days past
ovulation. To help lower the chances of a
false negative, the best time to test at 9
or 10 days past ovulation would be
advisable.
