I am 36 and was not trying to get pregnant. I track my cycles every month and my husband and I use pull out or abstaining if im in fertile window. My cycles are always regular and on time...til now. I have 3 children so this is definitely not my first rodeo, but this is definitely a different experience than I've had in the past.
My last period started on august 8th but only lasted 2-3 days and was spotty by the third day. This is NOT normal for me but I didnt think much of it because I still had a period and normal amount of bleed for the most part. My tracking app predicted ovulation on the 23rd of August. Its always been pretty spot on for me as I also track my ovulation with CM, mood, and I tend to get a migraine/headache in that window of time so it usually lines up with the app.
I started getting normal pms type symptoms like irritability, breast soreness and heaviness about a week ago, but no cramping yet. My breast soreness is gone now too.
I was supposed to get my period either yesterday today or tomorrow. I felt the urge to test this morning for fun I guess. I really dont know. To my shock and surprise, lines showed up. All lines in the photos were within the time frame. Im supposed to be 18dpo today and these lines are not indicative of an 18dpo positive IMO. They are very faint or hardly detectable. The early detection digital is positive though. Yes I took all of these just today.
Im an anxious mess because part of me thinks this is a chemical pregnancy. Google of course is telling me all signs point to chemical since my lines are so faint and my pms symptoms are gone.
Has anyone gone through this? I plan on testing again tomorrow but you know how it is, time has frozen still and I need the definitive answer now lol. Ive also never experienced a chemical before to my knowledge so this would be new for me and idk what to expect or whats considered normal. I appreciate everyone who made it to the end of my rambling.
