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Q: Do I Look Pregnant to You?
asked by: not perfect on January 5th, 2006
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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.


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
replied on January 5th, 2006
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Hi There
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
replied on January 5th, 2006
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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
replied on January 5th, 2006
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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
replied on January 5th, 2006
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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~*~
replied on January 5th, 2006
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...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
replied on January 6th, 2006
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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
replied on January 6th, 2006
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Just a Lil Bit!!!!!
I'll cross my fingers for you! :wink:
~~~sibley
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not perfect
replied on January 6th, 2006
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Thank you!
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Lilypad
replied on January 6th, 2006
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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
replied on January 6th, 2006
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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
replied on January 6th, 2006
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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
replied on January 6th, 2006
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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
replied on January 6th, 2006
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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
replied on January 6th, 2006
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Did you test yet???
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not perfect
replied on January 7th, 2006
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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
replied on January 7th, 2006
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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
replied on January 7th, 2006
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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
replied on January 7th, 2006
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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
replied on January 7th, 2006
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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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