please help!!! am i pregnant??

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-19-2005
please help!!! am i pregnant??
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Mon, 03-19-2007 - 10:01am

i just want to start by saying that any type of feedback is greatly appreciated.

i am currently on Ortho-Tricyclen LO and on day 16 of the pill which means i should be getting my period next week. this is my second month on the pill and we have not been using a back up method since i started the second pack. i have read that you have to wait a full cycle before relying solely on the pill and since i have started the second pack, my bf has been ejaculating inside of me.

now with that being said, i have NEVER missed a pill and have a daily reminder on my phone to take it at the same time everyday. and i may have at the very latest may have taken it a half hour later but never any later than that. for the past week, i have been feeling incredibly exhausted to the point where it is a struggle to keep my eyes open in the middle of the day at work, a bit naesous at times, dull headaches, constant lower back pain and mild abdominal cramping - very mild. i usually do not begin cramping until the day before my period.

i am just wondering if it is highly likely that i could be pregnant or if i'm making a mountain out of a mole hill?

i hope this makes sense.

thanks in advance.......

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-19-2005
Mon, 03-19-2007 - 10:07am

The only way to know is if you take a pregnancy test. Remember, this is just a message board, nobody can diagnose anything.

Take a home pregnancy test.

Vida

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iVillage Member
Registered: 07-19-2005
Mon, 03-19-2007 - 10:18am
From everything you've described, you've taken the pill correctly and your chance of being pregnant should be very small. The symptoms you've described are not uncommon for women starting on the pill. Your PMS symptoms could be different than before the pill. I know mine changed. If you want to confirm things, you might consider taking a home pregnancy test, but your chances of being pregnant seem pretty slim to me.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 03-19-2007 - 10:46am

Hi nyc_coop1003, welcome!


      Jill