PG? or not PG?

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Registered: 11-13-2006
PG? or not PG?
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Mon, 04-16-2007 - 11:46pm
Hello to all.
First of all I want to mention that I am a newbie to this board and have been reading up on everyone's discussions. Now, I dont feel so alone. :) Just thought Id write about my experiences and hopefully it will help get my mind off it for a few days.
I have been taking BCP since September 06 and have not been a great user of it. I never take it at the same time and sometimes I forget to take it at all. Oh by the way I am in an amazing relationship, so a pg would be a gift! Anyways, I really want a baby and so does my man....thing is we are still so young...both 20. I cant get it off my mind and hoping that I am not making up my symptoms.....
For the past week (add a day or two), I have been riding an emotional roller coaster (poor zak) finding myself to be easily irritated, to depressed, crying, most of the time i feel down. Also, I was really nauseas and fatigued last week as well....now I am hungry no matter how much i consume, having to go to the restroom every 10 minutes it seems like....I got dull pains in one side of my lower abdomen (which I never had before). I am expecting AF tomorrow or Wednesday.....I really want a no-show...hehe.....and i know i only have a day or two to go to find out for sure...but its driving me crazy! The crazy thing is I never cramp or show signs of pms until the day I start. My breast are tender but thats normal (only pms sign i get).
Plus, Zak told me last night that I should quit taking my BCP and we will try to concieve....that was because I am scared that I might have something wrong with me down there because I have been having pain during sex the past couple of months and sometimes a little spotting which I have never had before up until a few weeks ago....I know I need to got to the doctor...we were going to wait until Af leaves town....thing is we arent married and my family will not react well at all to a pregnancy...but i just thought Id write and share my side of it all. Any comments or suggestions are welcomed! Thanks to all
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Registered: 04-13-2007
In reply to: truredd
Mon, 04-16-2007 - 11:52pm
if you are ready... finacially and all than go for it!! i had my son young and wouldnt change a thing.. but i do wish i would have finished college first because it is hard with a child... make sure its nothing something you both want right now because its not just a puppy... marriage isnt always the answer but maybe an engagement... remember there is medical insurance that you need and daycare is usually 600-800 dollars a month and formula adds up to over a hundred a month... i am sure you are deeply in love but make sure you sit down and add up the money between you and subtract all the cost that will be added in! i really wish my husband and i had but we thought we were golden because we were covered by the military.. but now three years later we arent in the military and things are rough with the cost of daycare and all.. and what if mr right isnt sooo right next year?? than there is custody battles and blah blah... just things to think about!! all the luck to you!
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Registered: 07-12-2006
In reply to: truredd
Tue, 04-17-2007 - 7:23am
If you never had pain before when you have sex and you now have some light spotting when you have sex you need to go to the DR. You could either be having to much rough sex or it could be something more serious. If you know it is not really normal. You should have a full work up anyway if you are going to TTC. Just to be on the safe side. Always listen to your body it will tell you when something is wrong. Also start taking you prenatals now, you can never start to soon.

Katie

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