Pregnant or just paranoid?

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Registered: 07-18-2003
Pregnant or just paranoid?
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Fri, 08-20-2004 - 11:09pm
I was talking to my mom about how I've been furiously cleaning my house from top to bottom lately and the first words out of her mouth were "You're not pregnant, are you?" I laughed because I thought she was joking around, but she was serious. Since I've been perfect about wearing my patch while my fiance has been visiting this summer, I had never even entertained the idea. I just looked up the 10 most common signs of pregnancy, and among them are sore breasts (check - which I don't think is due to the patch because I've worn it for so long without getting sore breasts), pink spotting (check, again which had never happened before, and which stopped after a while), and frequent urination (check, sometimes several times an hour).

Am I just being supremely paranoid? If I took a pregnancy test, would wearing the patch affect the results? Thanks.
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Registered: 08-16-2004
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 11:16pm
Wearing the patch would not affect the results of the pregnancy test. I would say relax. When is your AF due?? Basically, once it is due and you're not getting it, get a test and test the next morning and it'll be more likely to come up if you are pregnant. I know I was feeling what I thought might be pregnancy symptoms about a week ago, but my AF came right on time. I worried about it for a whole week and then felt pretty stupid when I go my AF perfectly on time!! So I'd say relax, don't panic too much. Your "signs" could be like mine and just things you might not notice if you weren't thinking the whole pregnant thing.

Hope this helps!

Susan

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Registered: 07-18-2003
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 11:30pm
Great, thanks!