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Dear Archie,

How are you doing?How is your health and how is your little one doing??

Archie,I didn't get my Periods for this month.Today i started feeling like my breasts are little bit harder than before...but not much!!!But sometimes i feel like getting Periods also!!!I did calculate my pulse rate today...It was 95.Rest is normal.I thought of taking E.P.T.But my hubby is not at home now.Last time around also i checked it when my hubby was on tour.This time i don't want to check without him!!!But i am not sure whether i am pregnant or it is delayed periods!!!!I am little bit scared as i used Jaquazzi two weeks before and i swam also.I feel discomfort in my tummy sometimes.And On saturday i felt dizy and i was abt to fall down...My hubby caught me before that.I don't understand anything...Yday also i felt little bit dizy.(on saturday i was fasting i didn't have anything in the morning except Milk and fruit..and had lunch at 1.30 pm.I feel like may be bcoz of that i had diziness.Is that right??)But i am used to eat like that..I never felt like that before..why did it happen this time???Am i pregnant or just it a delayed periods????I think i am confused now.Will wait for another 4 more days.If periods doesn't show up i will take EPT on Friday.Any advice Archie???

Thanks for your time

suba Archie replied. Dear Suba,
Now you got me curious!
How late are you?
If you are running 3-4 days late then that could be because you are ttc in this cycle and sometime it happens, as you will read more symptoms.

As the second half of the cycle is controlled by Progestrone, the breast can be little tender or gross disregard of pregnancy, it will be same for PMS and for pregnancy.

Apart from feeling dizzy and feeling to have period in queue you do not feel symptoms of pregnancy. However, in my opinion if you feel like getting period then hang in there for about 2-3 days regardless of how late you are and then take a EPT on say Thursday or Friday with your First Morning Urine.

I really hope your husband is back home by this time so that you won't have to test in his absence. I would leave this choice to you, it's private decision to test when and how!

If you are one week late then definitely you need to confirm/rule out pregnancy as soon as you can.

Your dizziness could go eitherway, could be hormonal or could be due to you being on fast. I would recommend not to fast until you know the truth. It's not advised to fast in pregnancy.

Delayed period is not a great thing when you want to ttc. Therefore take test as early as you can or the very first morning you wake up with your husband from today.

I have my fingers crossed for you.

Archie