Pregnant on BCP?
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Pregnant on BCP?
| Wed, 12-27-2006 - 10:54am |
Hi all - I'm new here. I think I might be pregnant but I'm not sure. I'm not late yet. Just took my last BCP yesterday. I usually get AF the Saturday after I take my last active pill, so I should get it this Saturday (the 30th). A few weeks ago I noticed weird cramping that felt like menstrual cramps but didn't think much about it. Last week my breasts started to hurt really badly. They feel really swollen and heavy. I usually have sore breasts before I get my period, but it usually doesn't last this long, start that early in the month, or hurt so badly. Last weekend I was so exhausted that I slept for 4 hours Friday when I got home from work, and 5 hours Saturday afternoon (after getting a full 10 hours of sleep). I was on antibiotics at the end of my BCP pack last month, but I thought that I was okay because I got my period that week. I've also been a little lazy this month about taking my pills on time. I haven't missed any, but I've been quite late on taking a few of them. Anyway, I've been having really bad lower back pain, headaches, and I've been really sick with flu or bronchitis-like symptoms (cough, congestion, nausea). I can't figure out if I could be pregnant or if I'm just sick with a winter flu/virus. It's driving me crazy. How soon should I take a pregnancy test??

So I just got a negative test result. I'm surprised and how sad and disappointed this makes me feel. I mean, I'm on BCP, my boyfriend and I are serious, but not engaged or married, and it's probably not the right time for us to have a baby. But when I thought I could be pregnant, I got really excited. I still haven't missed my period yet - so it could be that I'm testing too early. I should get my period on Saturday. But that negative test was a huge disappointment and now I feel like I'm just going crazy and that the symptoms I'm having are just PMS.
I'm going to test again on Saturday and hope that I don't get my period. I know that my boyfriend would be excited if we got pregnant, but I also know that it's not something we should be trying for yet. Like, if it happens, it happens. But it's too early to try for a baby. He's thinking about going back to school and we might be moving. It's not really good timing, so it's probably for the best if I'm not pregnant. But I still FEEL like I am pregnant. Maybe it's just false hopes...