Do I Look Pregnant to You? Posted: 01-05-06 05:42am
Hi everyone.
I'll start off by letting everyone know I
am on birth control, have been for 5 years
(i'm 20). I switched back to my original
birth control (ortho tri-cyclen) about a
year ago. Lately I have been having some
problems. On december 2nd (8 days after
my period ended), I guess you can say I
"spotted". It barely went on for a day.
Only noticeable when I would wipe, so i'd
just use a panty liner. It was very
light pink. Then after my last period
ended on the 21st, again about a week
later I spotted. My last couple periods
have been pretty light compared to normal,
this last one started 2 days later than
normal.
I have been having light pains, mostly
when I turn or move. My lower area feels
very hard when I push on it a little bit.
I know it's not gas and i'm not
constipated. My belly is a little bigger
than normal, kind of pooched out. I've
been having back pains, feel tired,
breasts have been sore for the past few
weeks, been peeing more frequently, and
have pains after my bf and I have sex. I
woke up in the middle of the night a
couple days ago feeling sick, then threw
up a few times. Haven't thrown up since,
just felt a little queasy.
Here are some pictures I took of my belly
tonight. I'm average size, 5'4 weighing
around 130 pounds.
Do I look pregnant to you? All I know is
I feel different and my belly is slightly
bigger and pooched out. I'm scared to
ask my bf to pick up a test for me.
Don't want him to flip out, even though
we've been together for almost 3 years.
I don't have any money to pick one up
myself. The only place I could go to
have a free test done is the hope clinic
and i'd like to stay away from there.
There are always pro-life protesters out
there harrassing people and taking
pictures. I don't have insurance, so I
can't get into a doctor until after the
16th at a clinic around here. Has anyone
had these problems? Any help would be
appreciated!
Thank you!
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babygirl200518
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 41 Location: Arkansas
Hi There Posted: 01-05-06 07:49am
Will first thing I want to tell you that
yes you look preg. Because you look just
like me so yes sweet you are preg. And to
make sure you are you need to go and get
hpt and take and then go to the Dr. Don't
wait arould ok the baby need you now more
then ever. How for long are you i'm
2mouths and 8weeks and 5days and that
about how big I look and this is my first
preg. Too will I just let me know what
you find out ok will bye.
Margret
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pixma
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Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 1015 Location: NSW Australia
Posted: 01-05-06 08:52am
To be honest after looking at the pics I
was going to say no I didn't think you
were *shrugs*
i get like that some months...Very
bloated, spotting, pains, tiredness,
feeling ill etc. Could be your body
reacting to your pill??
But at the end of the day you probably
should get your partner to get a
test......For peace of mind more that
anything!!
Good luck!!
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7893 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 01-05-06 19:47pm
Normally you dont begin to "show"until
your uterus begins to grow. Which is
about at month 3. You can never base
pregnancy on whether or not you "look"
pregnant. If that were how they did it,
i'm sure every overweight person would be
about 8 months. I would suggest you go
get a test to be for sure.....Baby dust
your way!!!
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Ta-ra
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 97 Location: uk
Posted: 01-05-06 19:57pm
I was gonna say no but u dont know .
Different on different pople. Just watch
what u do for first 3months u never know
but get another test done ;)
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~*~Jillian~*~
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Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 1759 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: 01-05-06 21:19pm
...I really cant see it either..You look
skinny to me :wink: ...But there is a
pooch there .....I had that when I was
pregnant...But I would just get a test
asap...
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not perfect
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Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 135 Location: Illinois
Posted: 01-06-06 02:11am
If I am pregnant, I figured I would be
probably 6-7 weeks along. A few friends
of mine who have kids now, they had a
little pooch early in their pregnancies.
I somewhat talked to my bf today about the
matter. I didn't tell him I might be
pregnant, just let him know all the
different problems i've been having more
recently. He told me to make a doctor
appointment at the clinic and he'll pay
for it. I'll have to call tomorrow and
see if they can squeeze me in for monday
or tuesday. At least i'll find out if I
am pregnant, and if not, they'll be able
to figure out what is wrong with me. If
they can't get me in on those days, then
i'll have to get up the nerve and ask him
to pick up a test on his way home from
work. I'm somewhat a stay at home mom..
I stay home and take care of his son while
he's at work. I don't have any of my own
yet.
Only reason I don't think it is my pill is
because I have never had these problems
with it before, not even when I went back
on them. Only time I wasn't on ortho was
when I wanted to try yasmin since they
said it could make your periods shorter
and lighter. I was on that for about 4
months and had nothing but problems with
it. Going back on ortho (10 months ago),
I didn't get any of the bad reactions.
Nothing bad has happened with my body
until recently. Maybe it's time for me to
take a break off of the birth control for
a while if i'm not pregnant? My only
other option of birth control would be the
shot and I refuse to get that. Heard too
many bad things.
In a way.. I kind of hope I am pregnant.
Would be nice to have my own little bundle
of joy. It'd give his son a little
brother or sister. He's been asking us to
go to the store to get one for him (my bf
told him you get babies at a store when a
mommy and daddy are ready) lol.
Thanks for all the replies everyone. I'll
let everyone know how it all goes. =)
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sibley_b
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Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 28
Just a Lil Bit!!!!! Posted: 01-06-06 02:18am
I'll cross my fingers for you! :wink:
~~~sibley
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not perfect
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Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 135 Location: Illinois
Posted: 01-06-06 02:34am
Thank you!
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Lilypad
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 1043 Location: Ohio, USA
Posted: 01-06-06 07:20am
Do you have any planned parenthood
facilitys in you r area? They will test
you for free. And I think it would be
too soon to tell if you are pregnant.
But if you are I cant wait to see how that
tattoo blows up on your belly! I have
one right under my naval and it has
stretch marks all through it now from when
I was pregnant-although I only made it
until five months I still got em. Good
luck to you!
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Tazzy D
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Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 3717 Location: , va
Posted: 01-06-06 08:37am
Honestly you cant tell if a person is
pregnant by a picture.. The only way to
tell if you are preggo. Is to take a test
or go to the doc and get a blood test done
to find out your hcg level
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tigresacanela24
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 5261 Location: Treat your children well, eventually they'll choose your nursing home.
Posted: 01-06-06 09:18am
Yeah, honestly you can't always tell by
looking. My sister in law is as far
along as I am (19 wks) and her stomach
just looks like she ate a big dinner.
Just take the test, it's the only way
you'll know for sure.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7893 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 01-06-06 15:33pm
Amen...Like I said ..If doctors were to go
by "do I look pregnant" every overweight
person would be 8 months pregnant.....
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sunshine424
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Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 397 Location: New York
Posted: 01-06-06 23:08pm
Oh good .Lord, you would only be 6-7
weeks. There is no conceivable way anyone
can tell you if you look pregnant this
early. Period. So you have a pooch. So
what? So do i, so does half of america!
Your stressing for nothing. There is a
simple answer. ***test***. Blood tests
are best so get one. It will eliminate
the senseless worrying.
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trishabunny
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Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 216 Location: manitoba
Posted: 01-06-06 23:43pm
Did you test yet???
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not perfect
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Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 135 Location: Illinois
Posted: 01-07-06 02:48am
I said I would *probably* be 6-7 weeks.
Could be longer than that since it was my
last 2 periods that were messed up and
then spotting afterwards. I don't keep
track of when we have sex. I have seen
pictures and have friends who have had
children. It all depends on the person on
how much they show when they're pregnant.
One of my friends at 7-8 weeks, didn't
look pregnant at all, didn't really start
showing until she was 5-6 months, and she
was skinny. With a few of my other
friends, they were showing that early on.
Everyone is different.
I'm not overweight and my "pooch" is not
normal. My eating habits have been the
same the past few months and my weight has
not gone up enough to cause that much of a
pooch like I would if I were gaining
weight. I've put on 2 pounds in the past
3 months bringing me up to 128, still
wearing a size 5. I never really had a
pooch to start with, maybe a small one.
But 2 pounds would not make me have a
bigger pooch like this and now I can only
fit into a size 7 to be comfortable. I
was just asking for an opinion, a yes or
no answer, not someone getting rude with
me because to them I don't look pregnant
since you "can't" have a pooch that early
on. Or an answer from someone who has
gotten pregnant while on birth control.
I'm sorry, I have just been really moody.
I don't mean to sound like a b*tch. My bf
and I can't seem to have a regular
conversation without me going off on him,
so i've been sitting in my room when he's
home just so I don't fight with him.
I did call the doctor today, but they
can't get me in until the end of the
month. *sigh*. So it looks like i'm
going to have to get my bf to pick up a
test tomorrow. I just hate asking him
because of the last time I asked him to
get one (which was over a year ago). He
freaked out on me bringing me to tears.
So maybe if I call him at work and ask
him, worst he can do is hang up on me. =(
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kirztensmummy
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 326 Location: london
Posted: 01-07-06 03:01am
not perfect
wrote:
i did call the doctor today, but they
can't get me in until the end of the
month. *sigh*. So it looks like i'm
going to have to get my bf to pick up a
test tomorrow. I just hate asking him
because of the last time I asked him to
get one (which was over a year ago). He
freaked out on me bringing me to tears.
So maybe if I call him at work and ask
him, worst he can do is hang up on me.
=(
awww...Dont worry we understand you hun.
Why dont you talk things over with your
bf?
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not perfect
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 135 Location: Illinois
Posted: 01-07-06 03:19am
Well, we've been talking more and more
about getting married. He says comments
like "we need to hurry up and get married
so I can have another kid". But then when
I seem to bring up anything about
pregnancy, even something I watched on the
discovery health channel, he practically
starts freaking out. Then every day after
that, he asks me "did you take your pill
on time". It just gets so annoying. In
all honesty, I wish I could just stop
taking my birth control. I get tired of
driving almost an hour each way every
month to go pick up a pack of pills and
have him nag me about if I took them on
time or not.
I've been so moody lately that he hasn't
even wanted to talk to me, let alone touch
me. So then I get moody because he
doesn't want to have sex! Lol sorry, tmi.
At the same time, i'm happy we haven't
because i'm hurting so bad afterwards.
I'm just surprised he hasn't caught a clue
yet that I could be pregnant. He's made
the remarks about my pooch, pains, and
spotting. But then he says "you can't be
pregnant if you have your period" and I
just say "actually you can" and he just
leaves it at that. He's 23 and has a
little boy who is 3, so it's not like he's
really young and immature. He just always
says he wants us to wait to have a kid
until we're at least married. Which I do
too, but if it happens, it happens. I'm
against abortion, so there's no question
about me keeping the child.
*sigh*
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kirztensmummy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 326 Location: london
Posted: 01-07-06 03:54am
He's just prob freaking out like normal
guys do. My pregnancy was unexpected as I
was on a pill and hubby kinda freaked out
but after a day or so he was all excited.
Men are a lot more worry worts than women
ar its just that theyre just good at
coverups. Prob your partner's just
worried bout your health. And with
regards to not havin sex maybe he knows
that you were hurting thats why he's
afraid to touch you coz he doesnt want you
to be hurt.
Either way you should discuss with him
things that bother you.
Good luck
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feltchick
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 38 Location: idaho
Posted: 01-07-06 15:17pm
Birth control pills fool your body into
thinking it is pregnant. If you're not
ready to be pregnant, don't have sex.
Really, it's that easy.
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