Could I Be Pregnant?

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Registered: 03-06-2006
Could I Be Pregnant?
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Tue, 12-19-2006 - 12:25am
I have two kids , a son and a daughter. My son came at 25 1/2 weeks weighing only 1lb 14 ozs. He has the lightest case of cerebral palsy. My daughter only came 1 month early weighing 6lbs 1 oz and she's perfectly healthy. We found out that the reason I had my son early is because I have an incompatant cervix. I had to have a stitch put in with my daughter. With my son I was going to college and I had been spotting a lil and had been having pinching cramps(like if you walk to much) and I called my doc and she said to come in so I could get checked. I was 3 cm when I got checked there and by the time i got to the hospital I was already 7cm. I got drugs to stop the contractions and I got two shots of steroids. My son was in the hospital for 2 1/2 months. I went through hell cuz I was only 19 when I had him and he was my 1st and I was constantly at the hospital all day every day that the docs had to tell me to go home that I needed my rest too so I could be strong for when my son came home. Needless to say my boyfriend ended up cheating on me(even though he still denies it). But I now wonder if I may be pregnant again. I've been hungry and I never seem to stay full, I've been having on going back pain, I've been having a constant cramp like pain in my left side, been dizzy, feeling sick with certain foods/smells. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Registered: 10-08-2003
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 9:54am
First I am sorry to hear you had such a hard past pregnancy. I also had two bad pregnancies and it has taken me 4 years to decide to try again, but here we go.
I would say if you are late, take a test. Better to know then worry your self sick.
I am in that two week wait, that is driving me insane...I want to know so bad...but guess that is just the way life is. I hope if you are that it is your third time is a charm wonderful pregnancy with no complications. GL
Amanda
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Registered: 03-06-2006
Tue, 12-19-2006 - 10:08am
I already took 1 hpt and it came back negative. But, with my son it took 3 tests before I got a positive. I really hope I'm not because I already have a boy and a girl and that's all I need. If I am, then that's just something that me and my boyfriend are gonna have to sit down and discuss. I also hope I'm not because I almost lost the two I have and I don't think I could actually go through loosing one. I've been having alot of similar symptoms that I had with both my previous pregnancies, but I also haven't been getting alot of sleep. Taking care of two kids is really hard. I mean my boyfriend helps when he's awake and actually home. He works for Ford and is use to sleeping during the day and up at night cuz he's at work. But, by the time he gets up it's basically time to feed the kids dinner and get them ready for bed. Also, my boyfriend's mom died very unexpectedly on the 1st and he hasn't been taking it too well. She was only 45. We're still waiting on the otopsy(sp?) to find out what really happened. She was only 14 when she had him so her mom and step-dad adopted him when he was like 7 I think. He told his brothers that they may have lost a mother and a friend, but he lost a mother, a friend, a sister, and a co-worker cuz they also worked together in the same plant. I'm trying to be supportive of him right now and not try to worry about my lil maybe problem.