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What Is Happening?? Posted: 11-14-06 23:59pm
I can't believe I am going through the
"severe anxiety" phase again. I just
took the pregnancy test four times in the
last three days (yes obsessive), and the
last three times I had a light line. I
am not due for my period for at least a
few more days. Unfortunetly, I don't
know the exact date as I have always been
bad at keeping track and remembering.
Anyways, if I am correct on the
approximate date, that means the first
pregnancy test came up at least five days
before my period. Why so soon??
I lost tooo much weight after my first
one (now three) and as of a few weeks ago,
I weighed only 98 pounds and was normally
115 (before babe). All tests ruled out
hyperthyroid and other medical conditions
that would cause me to be too thin. Now,
I have this positive pregnancy test along
with a stomach that looks like I am
already six weeks pregnant. I have
probably gained 7 pounds in the past week
- at least my pants feel like it. I
don't care about the weight gain,
especially if I am pregnant. The baby
needs the fat and so do i. So, does my
belly look so big because I am so thin or
could there be something else wrong? I
wouldn't think I could look this big if my
pregnancy test just showed up positive
before my expected period. If this is
considered "being bloated" then I am
bloated to the extreme.
I am just wondering if anyone else's belly
looked so big after a week? My little
brain is analyzing the possibilities. I
am going for my "official" blood test
tomorrow which will confirm the pregnancy
and test my hcg levels to make sure they
are just right. In the mean time, I will
continue to discretely leave my pants
button undone on pants that were falling
off of me about two weeks ago!! My boobs
don't hurt this time around which is all
the more strange. I guess every
pregnancy is different. I am trying not
to get too excited until the 12th week.
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-15-06 00:11am
You could just be bloated, or maybe
farther along than you're calculating?
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Ingi
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Posted: 11-15-06 00:34am
Sounds like bloating. If you are
suspecting twins, you can rule out early
showing (within the first few weeks) as an
indicator of twins. The fetus is the size
of a grain of rice. So even if there were
2, their total size wouldn't even push the
uterus over the pubic bone yet.
Bloating will cause you to look fatter in
your tummy area. As far as the weight
gain, you could be eating more, retaining
more water - various things could be going
on.
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ladylee70
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Thanks Posted: 11-15-06 00:48am
Well, I guess I am just "tripping out"
for lack of better words. I will just
go with the "bloating, eating more,
retaining water" messages for now unless
the doctor has other concerns, which I
doubt. Oh, the miscalculation is a big
possibility as well. I honestly don't
even remember when I had my period. It
was a strange one that was heavy for two
days and suddenly stopped. I had recently
stopped taking the pill during that time
so my periods were all messed up from
that.
Thanks for also letting me know about the
"rule out twins" factor. I figured that
it was way too early to tell but my mom
had twins (lost one) before having me, so
that was in the back of my mind.
I just need to focus on being healthy
these next few months and not stress or
overanalyze!!! How do you not
overanalyze over ever little thing? What
a terrible fault of mine.
Thanks for replying.
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-15-06 14:58pm
Girl, you're talking to the queen or
overanalyzing &stressing out. I have
severe anxiety disorder, &to make
matters worse, right before this pregnancy
(.I'm talking about 2 weeks), .I had a
miscarriage! It's not small feat to be
calm &collected. But what helps me is
just telling myself that whatever happens
is supposed to happen, &.I just need
to worry about eating better &doing
what's best for my son in my belly!
&.Chances are, once you see the doctor
&get a little farther along, you'll
relax a whole lot.
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