I am so alone with this..

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Registered: 04-05-2003
I am so alone with this..
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Mon, 10-30-2006 - 9:13pm

I am having some difficulties here.. My man and I have been trying for almost a year (well, not entirely TRYING, because we look at it as, if it happens, it happens. Though every now and then, we have every intention to try to make a baby). I've not gotten pregnant once, and I think it has everything to do with my irregular periods. My periods are never a monthly thing. Sometimes I can even go up to 3 months(!) without getting it. Though, for the most part, it is usually somewhere between the 1 mo. - 2 mo. period. My last period was about a week or so before the last day of Sept., the last time we tried to conceive was one of the days between the end of my period and a week after the end. I'd had some spotting (like a brown/red color, but watered down.) about 2 weeks after then, which last 2 days. I took a pregnancy test, not the most expensive kinds, a week ago, and it came out negative. Though my symptoms are making me think otherwise.. One of the very first things I'd noticed was how my lower belly seemed to become harder and is gradually seeming as if my hip bones are disappearing and my belly is starting to stick out (I am a petite 5'7, 120 lbs., so my belly is normally flat and my hip bones are naturally obvious). I've also noticed I keep getting these headaches, that appear to stay in the same place, each time. Every so often, I will get these pains, like a lightly pulsing ache, in my lower belly area, but that only happens about 3-4 times a week, since the spotting. Also, if I turn or angle my torso to either side, it kind of aches around my lower belly area. No signs with my breasts, other than an occasional feeling like they are more, hmm.. juicy? (sorry, I don't know how to explain it) Actually, they feel like they are swollen right now. Just not a real painful, obvious swollen. Just something I would notice. I've also been a little bit more exhausted lately, though I can't say it is that much of a difference, enough to notice. I've not felt nauseous, though I've never been one to get nauseous that easy, but I have been getting indigestion/heartburn lately (I never get that kind of problems!) Besides that, I just, overall, feel pregnant. Just a constant pressure feeling down there.. I plan to re-test again, I just don't know when I should, given the fact that my periods are just so darn tricky to determine when it's going to come. I don't know how to explain well enough, but I tried my best for ya. I am not sure if I am just extremely hopefuly, or there is just something else that's causing it, but any comments would be much obliged!!

Thank you so much for your taking the time out to read this!! I just feel so alone with this, since my man doesn't think that I am pregnant and doesn't think we should spend some more money on another preg. test. Thanks again girls..

Sincerely,
~V~

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Registered: 10-03-2003
Mon, 10-30-2006 - 11:11pm
Well, if you have been trying for a year maybe you can see fertility specialist. They can probably help regulate your cycles.
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