21 dpo - BFP & my symptoms

last month i had a chemical pregnancy, and was just SO furious that it could have just felt like a mildly longer cycle, and instead was a big emotional blow.

my doctor told me that i should expect a pretty normal cycle to follow. i assumed it might be a day or two longer than my usual. when i got sore boobs the day after ovulation, i assumed my body had just learned a new trick.

but the sore boobs (not to the touch, just felt like i had sore muscles? it was weird) continued. and i noticed my resting heart rate went WAY up (about 10 bpm more than usual), and stayed up. and then my period was late. no other symptoms (as of this weekend, i am exhausted in the afternoon, but figured it was just due to Thanksgiving travel).

my husband and i decided to hold off on testing until i was a full week late. let the hormone build up if it was there, and let my body figure out my cycle if i wasn’t pregnant.

of course my brain was all “how about some BFP dreams?” which i chalked up to my really wanting one.

this morning i tested. the test line is darker than the control, and digital took less than a minute.

beyond excited, and working very hard to remain zen, since now i have to go to work.