could i be?

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-18-2003
could i be?
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Tue, 09-02-2003 - 3:51pm
ok, this is the situation: last period was 7/24 and it only lasted a day & a half. i chalked this up to starting a new AD during this week. started on a new pack of BC on 7/29. didn't get my period this past month. took a HPT on 8/24 it came out negative. called my gyn and asked her what she thought it could be. she said take another test on 9/7 to be positive, but until then go about your normal routine (ie, take the pill everyday)

my question is, if it turns out that i AM pregnant, i'd be about 6 to 7 weeks along. i do feel like i have some of the 10 symptoms, but i'm doing as my gyn said. i'm a smoker and i drink. do you think that this, along w/ my BC pill & AD pill will affect this pregnancy?

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-03-2003
In reply to: releko
Wed, 09-03-2003 - 8:58pm
Just a bit of advice...if you even suspect that you may be pregnant, for the health of both you and your baby, slowing down to an eventual HAULT on all smoking, drinking, and BCs would be best. I know it is easier said than done. A little story...My maternal aunt was born blind simply because my grandmother did not suspect she was pregnant in time to discontinue BCs and permanent blindness was the result. Not to mention the lifelong guilt my grandmother suffered as well. Good luck to you. P.S Also, 3 out of 4 of my pregnancies resulted with a cycle that only lasted 2 days rather than the normal 5 for me.
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Registered: 08-18-2003
In reply to: releko
Thu, 09-04-2003 - 10:01am
Thanks! my gyn told me to take another test on sunday, but i couldn't wait. it's been 2 weeks to the day that i haven't gotten AF, and this second test came out negative also. my best friend wants me to go to PP to get the "official-pee-test"