Am I pregnant?

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-11-2007
Am I pregnant?
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Thu, 01-11-2007 - 12:49pm

Hi everyone. My name is Melanie, and I'm new here. I was wondering if someone could please help me out.

Lately, my periods have been very irregular. I normally would get my period around the 25-29th of each month. The last time I had a regular period was on September 27th. I then skipped my period completely for October. In November, my period came on the 16th. Then, I skipped my period again for December. Here I am now, on January 11th, and still no sign of my period.

I think there is a possibility that I am pregnant. My boyfriend and I have been having unprotected sex for quite some time now, but he usually pulls out before he ejaculates. I know there is still a possibility of getting pregnant this way. My mood swings have been very intense lately, too. I have all sorts of strange food cravings, and I get a tingly feeling inside of my breats, almost like an anxiety sort of feeling. I've been having headaches lately, and I feel very tired and have a lack of energy. However, I FEEL like my period is coming. I have cramps and feel bloated.

This past Tuesday, the 9th, I took a digital pregnancy test. It came out "Not Pregnant". I am still not convinced. Yesterday, the 10th, my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex again, except this time he did ejaculate inside of me. I know that sperm can live inside of my body for up to 5 days, but I also think I heard somewhere that if your egg is in your fallopian tubes you can't get pregnant. I'm really new to all of this and not sure what to believe. Now, today, I feel VERY crampy, and it feels like my period is coming so I'm really confused as to what is going on inside of my body.

Any help and input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-02-2006
Thu, 01-11-2007 - 1:48pm

Hi Melanie,


Welcome to the board!!

~Robin

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iVillage Member
Registered: 07-01-2005
Thu, 01-11-2007 - 4:45pm
you can get pregnant once the egg is released from the ovaries. most of the time it can get fertilized in the tubes and implant in the uterus. some times it will implant in the tube and thats an ectopic which is dangerous and needs to be treated immediately. i would go to your doctor to have blood work done and find out why your cycles are messed up. the digital tests arent as sensitive as the dollar store tests. i would try to get a dollar store test. i did a digital test with my last pregnancy and it came up inconclusive a few days later i did a regular test and it there was no doubt i was pregnant.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-11-2007
Thu, 01-11-2007 - 8:59pm

Thank you both for your responses.

What pregnancy test brand do you suggest I use?

Thank you again!

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-01-2005
Thu, 01-11-2007 - 10:34pm
ive used EPT but ive heard from alot of people that the cheap dollar store tests are really good. i wouldnt use a digital test right now though because they need a higher level of the pregnancy hormone to say pregnant.

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Registered: 01-11-2007
Fri, 01-12-2007 - 7:45pm
I just tested again with Equaline? I think that was the brand name. This time, it wasn't digital, and the result was still negative. Maybe I am testing too soon? I had unprotected sex on Tuesday of this week, so do I need to wait until next week? Also, is it rare to be infertile or to have trouble getting pregnant? I know my mother had the worst time trying to get pregnant with me, and she had to take all sorts of pregnancy aids to help her finally get pregnant. My parents almost adopted because they didn't think my mother could get pregnant. Does this type of thing get passed down through family genes? Is it possible that I could have the same problem that my mother did?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2005
Fri, 01-12-2007 - 9:29pm

You have to wait 7-10 days past the day when you think conception occured and then add at least 4 days onto that and then you will prolly get a positive result if you pregnant.

Also infertility does tend to run in families so i would suggest that if you want to get pregnant start charting you basal body tempature (the temp when you first wake up in the morning) and also keep track of your fertile cervical mucus. Sites like fertilityfriend.com and mycycle.com can help you get started for free and really give you an idea of what your cycle is doing and whether or not you might have trouble getting pregnant like if you aren't ovulating or something like that.

If after 6-9 months of charting and you notice that you are timing intercourse well and your chart says that you are ovulating I would suggest talking to a doctor about possible infertility.





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