[MrsFuller11]

My husband and I have been trying to concieve baby #1 for months but no luck yet... I have irregular periods or at least that's what I call them. My cycle vary anywhere from the normal 28 days to sometimes skipping a month or two. This makes it very difficult for me to chart and track ovulation. I had my last period jan 10th. a week ago my husband told me he thinks I'm pregnant. I have had severe mood swings and my clothes have felt tighter, I started spotting 3 days ago and thought my period was starting early. It never got any heavier and I didn't even need to wear a tampon. It lasted until this morning off and on and it was a brownish sometimes pink color when I wiped. To me it sounds like implantation bleeding but I could just be wishful thinking. I took a HPT yesterday but it was neg. just want to know if maybe it was too early? Could this be it? and if so when should I test again?

[strvnwritr]

Hi and welcome! For what it's worth, my husband swore I was pregnant immediately after we conceived our son. I didn't believe him until I tested a month later...lol.

Anyway, the spotting sounds quite promising and the mood swings are always a sign for me!

If it was implantation bleeding, I would expect that you could get a positive result within three days...which would be today, right? But it never hurts to wait a few extra days just to make sure you give it plenty of time. I know how disappointing those negatives can be!

Good luck and let us know what happens!

[MrsFuller11]

Well I was gonna test again today like you suggested but I noticed more spotting don't know if it's AF coming or what the deal is? I'm so confused by this spotting because I have never had it happen to me before... I only have one test left and I didn't want to waste it if this is AF. I guess I will keep waiting....

Thank you so much for your help!

[AK Mom]

Many women have spotting through their whole pregnancy. I hope you get you BFP.

[strvnwritr]

It's certainly possible to have an odd cycle now and then so it could be the start of AF. I'll keep my fingers crossed, though, that AF stays away!!!

[MrsFuller11]

AF still hasn't started just keep having random spotting. It comes and goes. I'm still trying to wait to test again. I'm thinking the longer I try to wait either AF will show up or the better my BFP will be. But I'm not gonna lie this is driving me crazy!!!

[EmmaleighSwanson]

Honey and I were trying for almost 9 months. My periods vary from 21 days to 41 days!

I had NONE of the pregnancy symptoms. It wasn't until I realized that I was 6 days late and had been having cramps for 2 weeks that I realized I was pregnant.

I'd wait to test until you've past or are on the day of your longest cycle. For example, my longest cycle was 41 days and I unknowingly tested that day and got a very clear positive.

Either way, stay calm and keep your mind off being pregnant. I sent myself into a hysterical pregnancy shooting hcg a couple years back. Seeing my empty uterus on the ultrasound almost killed me.

So, Just test on the day of your longest cycle and go from there.

[MrsFuller11]

Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it!

Just an update: AF still hasn't showed up, just random spotting every once in a while. I don't know why I'm having all this spotting it's never happened to me before. It's like when I first start my period really light and a brown color blood, so I think ok it's starting but then it's gone and no AF. At this point I'm a day late, but that's if my cycle is a normal length sometimes it's really long. Ive taken two tests and both were BFN. I'm doing better at not obsessing about it but i still think I just might be pregnant this time.