Pregnant or Just Nuts???

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Registered: 09-23-2003
Pregnant or Just Nuts???
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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 12:30pm
I visited this board last month when AF didn't show up for the first time for me and got a lot of great support & advice from everyone. I've been gone all month because I needed to wait & see if AF showed up this time around & not worry & be distracted all month.

So just to recap here's what's happened:

I'm on the pill (Got married in March & have been on it for 9 months)

My LMP began on 08/19 which was one week early

I continued to take my pills as though everything was normal & used a backup during my placebos since AF was early.

In Sept AF never did show up other than on the 23rd when I had a light brownish bleeding that lasted for almost exactly 5 hours & stopped.

In 15 years I've never missed AF or had anything other than a very normal fairly heavy one. So this one was totally wierd if it was AF.

On Sept. 5th I started 10 days of antibiotics.

I actually missed a couple of days of those pills & took the final one on the 17th.

We doubled up on protection for the antibiotics all but the 17th & after. (I'm still kinda new at all this & didn't realize you should double up up to 7 days after!)

I tested a couple times the first time AF was absent got BFN's.

I decided to wait & not go nuts testing constantly & just out of curiosity tested again on Oct. 13th (day before my birthday!) it was also BFN.

I have had some classic symptoms though:

Sore BB's, not constantly, but DH has to be very careful if he comes near them.

I had a massive migraine headache on Oct. 15th and vomitted about halfway through the day even though I had not eaten. ( No other vomitting though) I had to stay in bed all day that day.

On Oct. 14th(birthday) DH took off work to spend all day with me & I was terribly crabby & moody with him (It's like I knew I was being nuts but couldnt' stop) I spent litterally 3 hours that afternoon unable to stop crying. (Crying may attribute to the headache the next day???)

The only other symptom is that I am sooooo hungry lately, eating extra has made me gain some extra weight, but not much.

I don't know if it's possible that I'm pregnant or not. I feel like I'm going crazy wondering & I'm trying not to worry DH with it, so there's no one to talk to. I want to test every 10 minutes but every time I have so far it's been negative. Part of me thinks I'm pregnant, but I don't know if it's because I am or I just really really want to be!

My doctor isn't any help either, I called last month with the missed AF & they laughed & said not to worry that lots of women miss or even stop when they're on the pill. At the time I forgot to tell them about the antibiotics and that ever since I've been on the pill I've been just a regular & heavy as ever. It's just annoying that they so easily totally dismissed me...

If anybody here is going through anything even remotely similar I would love to hear from you. I think having someone to talk to would really help! AF is supposed to come tomorrow or Monday & it never ever comes later then Tuesday morning, so if it doesn't show up by Wednesday I'll be testing again. Thanks so much!!!

 

Lilypie Expecting a baby Ticker

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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 12:50pm
I have no idea if this will help or not (& sorry ahead of time if this upsets you or is wrong in any way) I have heard that the pills actually just abort the could be baby and so when some women are on them they could be preg. and not know it (this would make sense about the sympthms) also the pill does wierd things to a womens body and makes her hormones go crazy (think about it you have hormones already in your body and are adding hormones to your body by taking the pill!) No woman is the same (if I where you I'd ask another docs. opinion about your body) ----I was on the shot and my body had been doing wierd things too (around the last shot I felt very preg.) and each doc. I saw said "nothing to be concerned with" so I took matters into my own hands and stopped the shot anyways----hope you get what you want (preg or not) and figure out what to do

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Skielynne--08-17-04

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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 1:05pm
Thanks for the quick response! In all honesty I do hope I'm pregnant even though it isn't something we had planned for just now, it would still be very welcome. I had heard that the pill only affects the pregnancy after 2 or 3 additional months of taking it. This will just be one, do you think that it's possible at this stage to do any harm by having taken them this month? I am planning on seeing another doctor is AF doesn't show up in the next few days, my sister in law has had 2 children & says her's is great so I'm going to give her a try. We'll see what happens, mostly I just wonder if it's still possible to be pregnant after having so recently tested negative? Any opinions? Thanks again...

 

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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 5:11pm
If you think you are preg. you should probly stop the pills so there's not a chance of hurting your baby--(better safe than sorry)---I'm constantly reading these boards and one woman didn't test +++ on a HPT till well into the pregnancy, maybe you should get a blood test done (or just wait for another week or so?)

Hope this helps

Heather

TTC #1 first month of trying and 2 days late for AF ---HPT -tive today

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Skielynne--08-17-04

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Sat, 10-18-2003 - 10:32pm
I think I will stop the pills if AF doesn't come this week like it should & I'm going to try & get into my sister in laws doctor the week after next if I can so I can be sure one way or another. Thanks for the help, & well, heres hoping for a BFP!

 

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Sun, 10-19-2003 - 12:49am
This is kind of just hearsay...but what I have heard from a few women, is that often if your pregnant, and still having some sort of AF, then for some reason they don't show positive until there AF finally don't come, so maybe this is something to consider. I wouldn't ask a doctor about it though, they would laugh at you most likely. Almost all doctors say you have to show positive no matter what, and some don't even believe in the period and pregnancy, but its very possible.
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Registered: 10-16-2003
Sun, 10-19-2003 - 11:27am
it actually is possible to have a period throughout your entire pregnancy. it just doesn't happen very often. as for the pill, you can't abort an existing pregnancy by taking it. there's not enough hormones to do that. that's why you need such a strong dosage of hormones in the morning-after pill (which also doesn't abort an existing pregnancy, just prevents implantation), and an even stronger dosage for the RU-480 (i think that's what its called). anyways, if you think you might be pg, get a blood test done. but also keep in mind, that even though you've had a period for however long you've been on the pill, the antibiotics could have affected your body chemistry. if you don't trust your doctor, however, i'd go find another one who won't laugh off your concerns.
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Sun, 10-19-2003 - 12:09pm
that's interesting about not testing positive as long as there's a period....i've felt "pregnant" for about two months, but i've been on the pill (yeah, i just found out it's way less effective for me than it should be....did you know hormonal birth control is 60% less effective on women who have a BMI over 25? ANYWAY!) and had both periods since then....just lighter than normal, and the last one was shorter too....hmmmm....makes me wonder (if you know more about that, let me know please!)

onto the advice....is the doctor who laughed at you by chance a man? or a woman with no children? my personal opinion is that, if you have a "woman problem", you'll be better understood by a woman doctor, and if you have a pregnancy "problem", you'll be better off with a woman doctor with children. but good luck getting a straight answer from someone! i know you need it!

*anna~rae*

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Mon, 10-20-2003 - 9:17am
I just wanted to let everyone know, it's Monday & still no AF. So, so far so good. I'm trying so hard to be patient & wait until Wednesday to test but I'm dying to right now! Anybody else planning to test WEdnesday? By the way, my doctor is a woman with kids to respond to the last post, but she is very busy, & take a lot of vacations & I honestly think she just doesn't care unless it's an emergency. If af still isn't here wednesday I'll be finding a new doc, thats for sure. Good luck to everyone out there who's waiting to test!

 

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