Tell me about your late BFP. I need hope!

[Mochagirl]

Hi ladies. I've been posting my woes in the 2WW thread, but wanted to post here to get some more input. I had what I think was implantation bleeding just as I was going to bed at 11dpo. Today I am 13dpo and still getting a BFN with a FRER and FMU. AF is due sometime between today and Friday. I know I could just wait and will know either way in a few days, but I am going crazy wondering whether or not I could be pregnant!! I've been testing steadily since 8po and am driving myself crazy!

I have many of the usual symptoms (nausea, lots and lots of cramps - both dull af-style aches and sharp pains and a slight backache that comes and goes), but many of these could just be af on her way. I don't temp, so I don't have any other clues to use.

Has anyone here had late IB like I did, and if so, when did you get your BFP? I got my BFP at 8dpo with my twins and 11dpo with ds3...and I've never had IB before. Could it be the diet and supplements that caused such a big change (she asks hopefully)?

[Zivic-Bubac]

I've always tested few days after my af was due, worked for me 3 times - nice, obvious BFPs :agree:

I would test again on Saturday. Your symptoms are really promising, just wait a few more days :luck::luck::luck:

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, Z-B. I feel like af could arrive any minute and I keep going to the bathroom to check if she's here. I don't know how you ladies wait until after af is due to test - I'm so impatient (as you can tell)!

[zanacal]

I still have everything crossed for you Mochagirl. I've never had a BFP until quite close to the time AF is due - but I know I had implantation bleeding really early with DS2 (I think it was 5dpo) so it would have been a long time between implantation and bfp.

[rainbowflower]

13dpo is still early to test, 40% of pregnant women don't get a BFP until after AF was due (14dpo for most women) according to FF so presumably would get false negatives before then

you're not out yet by any means

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, ladies. I'm still praying that was really implantation bleeding I experienced at 10dpo because it would help explain the late BFP. I just don't know what else it could have been - pink cm with some streaks of red that disappeared by morning. DH and I hadn't dtd since our last attempt the day before O, so it couldn't have been caused by sex.

Darn FRERs with their '5 days before expected period' promise - it's worked for me in the past, which is why it's so discouraging this time around!

[DoulaMama]

My first pregnancy was a late BFP. I had nothing on a FRER until 16dpo. Good luck!!!

[begonia]

Oh FX for you Mocha! I don't have a late BFP to share (this is the only pg that we planned) but I just really, really hope this month is it for you!

[Mochagirl]

Thanks again, everyone. I'm just getting so obsessive about this whole thing (gee, can you tell?:sigh:). I just keep hoping that if a woman who has implantation bleeding at 5dpo can't get a BFP until 10dpo, then maybe that means my 10dpo IB will lead to a 15dpo BFP or something like that. I'm not exactly a patient person, as you can tell, but I'm at least going to try to stop testing twice a day as I have been since the cost of all these FRERs is going to put me in the poor house! :wink:

[zanacal]

No way did I even get a BFP at 10dpo with the baby I had implantation bleeding with at 5dpo - it would have been at least 12 or 13 dpo (but not an early response test). Thinking of you! In fact, I was driving home from work today trying to figure out how many dpo you are - how odd is that?!

[Mochagirl]

Thinking of you! In fact, I was driving home from work today trying to figure out how many dpo you are - how odd is that?!:heart:

[Zivic-Bubac]

Any news at 14dpo? :)
C'mon I want to hear I was right about your BFP! lol

[swish]

Waiting fir your update too! Gl!

[Mochagirl]

I wish I had good news to share. 14 dpo and another BFN :(. I'm fairly sure af is due tomorrow, so I should know for sure soon.

[Out of the Blue]

I wish I had good news to share. 14 dpo and another BFN :(. I'm fairly sure af is due tomorrow, so I should know for sure soon.


That sucks, Mama! It's not over until AF comes but it sucks that you're being tortured! The 2ww is just full of peaks and valleys…Hoping yours ends on a peak!

I saw this thread yesterday but didn't get a chance to respond. I love that you wrote this b/c the info others posted is really interesting. Was it fivebabies who posted that she didn't get her BFP w/DD until 20dpo!?! That is AWESOME news! I'll no doubt be finding this post again to console me when I'm in the 2ww, lol!

[Mochagirl]

I just got my long overdue order of cheapie pregnancy tests in the mail, so I'm sure I'll be testing like a demon the next couple of days:oops:

[zanacal]

Oh good, I was worried about your finances with all those expensive FRERs!

[Mochagirl]

Well, now I'm looking at my order and thinking "10?? How could I possibly have thought that would be enough????" :bigsmile: The good news is, the order included more OPKs in case I end up needing them.

[zanacal]

Have you used any yet? I used an IC with DS2 and could only see the line very, very faintly when held at a particular angle - look quick and you might miss it!!

[purplepoet20]

I keep thinking you are getting neg because you have a stubborn girl trying to hide from you.... :)

[Mochagirl]

I keep thinking you are getting neg because you have a stubborn girl trying to hide from you.... :)

Oh, I hope so pp!!!:HH:

I tried one of the ICs a couple of hours ago...BFN no matter how I looked at it. I have one more FRER left which I'll use with FMU tomorrow. If af comes on time, then I won't need any more for another month :sad:.

The weird thing is, 2 days ago I felt like af would come any minute - I had the signs I have every month that af is coming: watery cm, diarrhea (tmi :suprise:) and constant cramps...but today I don't feel like that at all. Instead, I have creamy cm, am constipated, and the cramps seem to have gone away for the moment.

[swish]

Oh exciting, mocha!!! I always get constipated when I'm early pregnant, it's been my only sign for both!!! Can't rely on it this time because of girl diet kwim!!! Fx!!!!

[zanacal]

Lol swish, those were my thoughts when I read the first sentence - you took the words out of my mouth!

Still hopeful for you mochagirl :D

[Mochagirl]

This has to be the only place where people congratulate you on your constipation. :rofl:

[fivebabies]

I mentioned on the 2WW thread but.....

With pregnancy #3 (only DD) I tested daily 15dpo-20dpo and finally, barely got a faint BFP on 20dpo....20!!!!!!! With my first 2 I got a dark BFP and before AF was due.

Just FYI. Hang in there!

[Mochagirl]

Wow - thanks, fivebabies. It's nice to hear about someone else who had 2 kids with early BFPs then one late one. I keep thinking that if I've had early BFPs before I should again! I really don't think I can go through this for another week, so hopefully I'll know either way before I hit 20 dpo!!!!

[fivebabies]

LOL! I hope you don't have to wait that long either! I was so irritated the whole time! I totally felt tlike AF was coming at any minute and just wanted her to freaking show UP!...Little did I know. ;)

[Mochagirl]

Ok - here's another symptom. I have a full, bloated feeling in my stomach - almost like it will burst if I bend over. Anyone had that?

[atomic sagebrush]

YES the bloating was terrible with DS 3 and 4 and then with a chemical I had. :( NOT that you're having a chemical but jsut that I know it can def. be a sign of early pg.

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, atomic, but af arrived today, so I'm officially out :(. Would you mind checking out my new thread and helping me plan my next attempt? I have a few logistical issues I'm trying to iron out. Thanks!

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?4382-Help-me-plan-my-second-month-swaying!