So Many Symptoms...Could it be pregnancy

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Registered: 05-31-2007
So Many Symptoms...Could it be pregnancy
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Thu, 05-31-2007 - 12:29am

**Sorry so long ladies, but I need to know**

Hello everyone. For the first time in almost 6 months, my boyfriend and I decided to have sex without a condom (I'm allergic to latex, but I was dealing with it to keep myself protected). To make a long story short, he said he pulled out in time, but I felt different from that moment until now. That was about 2 days before ovulation, but I heard that sperm can live up to 72 hours, but a few sites that I checked said that it can live up to a week. Is that true?

Anyway, last week (5/20-5/23) I was really nauseous. I never threw up, but I felt really bad, and really tired. Then, starting on 5/24, my appetite picked up. I've gone from eating 2 meals a day to eating 6 or 7 meals a day. The first thing I noticed was that I was always hungry like an hour or two after I ate. Then if I didn't eat, I'd feel sick until I did. The first thing my boyfriend asked me was I pregnant? I told him that I wasn't even thinking about that (seeing as how we decided to wait until we get married to have children).

So I stepped on the scale only to notice that I've been eating more, but I haven't gained one single pound. He said it must be because I'm pregnant. I don't eat anything I used to love...it kinda makes me feel sick to my stomach when I even think about a burger now. And I've been eating a TON of fruit. Then this week, I've been going to the bathroom about 7 or 8 times a day compared to the usual 3 times (morning, noon, and night). I usually sleep 5 hours a night, now I sleep 10 hours a day (including naps). I drool a lot, I'm moody, irritated, always snapping on everyone at work for no reason.

Today I kept getting this cramping feeling like AF was starting (that's the only time I cramp..right before AF), but I'm not due until 6/4 (my cycles are like clockwork...every 30 days). Now my chest feels really tight...like I've pulled a muscle, and I keep getting these weird feelings in my stomach. It's too early to test, but I'm really tempted to. I think it's just PMS, but the boyfriend is positive that I'm pregnant...he told me that "I was in denial".

Any advice on whether this is PMS or not?

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Registered: 06-06-2001
Thu, 05-31-2007 - 12:11pm
In all honesty, it could be either.
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