PMS/Menstruation vs. Early Pregnancy;

angelus555 · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 Location: New York

Ok lets start out by saying I'm new and all that.

And also..

My period is due this week. I've had the normal mild non-severe symptoms I usually get on the 3rd week of my cycle leading up to the actual flow.

But I've been a bit paranoid. I got curious and looked up pregnancy symptoms and they looked the same as what I'm feeling (because I have a few new symptoms I rarely get, if at all)..

This month I did have unprotected sex near my ovulation time. I stopped my boyfriend shortly into it. Feeling a bit unsure. He swore he didn't pre-ejaculate since we didn't do it for that long. (Amazingly..he's one those guys who can control themselves...hard to believe..but it's true.) He kept telling me we didn't do it for that long. I know pre-ejaculation has a low risk of pregnancy, but it has a risk nontheless.

So these are my symptoms. The new one(s) is/are in bold:

Severe lower back pain (normal)
Headaches/migraines (occasionally)
Muscle ache/joint pains ((especially in my legs and sometimes neck)) (occasionally)
Fatigue (occasionally.. but this week or two it's been pretty bad)
Over-sleeping
Nauseous (but when I eat meals it goes away)
Dizziness (it goes away in a few seconds and/or minutes..it usually comes with the nauseous feeling.. if I eat something right away it goes away)
That weird menstrual blood smell (it hasn't even spotted or come yet)
Always having hunger pains/being hungry
Craving dairy/chocolate (of course..)
Always having to pee (but it almost looks just like female secretion..it's mainly clear but yellow at the same time)
Always having to go..erm.. number 2 (it's been a normal symptom as of this year)
Becoming somewhat..very gassy (Normal.. of course.)
Ankle pain/Swollen ankles/feet (New..but it started last month and I had a regular 2-3 day cycle)
Yeast Infection flares up like all hell (yes, I have a yeast infection..ever since I was 8..around my pms time/period it itches and burns..)
Feverish feelings (Occasionally)
My breasts seem harder/a bit tender and bigger than normal (rarely)

I use to drink a lot of soda. I stopped about 2-3 weeks ago..not even like lowering how much I had..just going off it for good Maybe lack of caffeine during this time could have some effect?

If I were over 20 I'd almost welcome a kid. But since I'm between the ages of 16-19, I'm not ready of course!

I've already talked with my boyfriend. We're stopping sex for good..even with condoms. We don't want to take risks (I know condoms lower the risk even more..but it's not fool-proof.)

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thank you.

(I just made an edit because I almost left out an important symptom as well as ones I just forgot to put)

crzyfl · Veteran Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 1167

If you are only due for your period next week then it is far too early to be having any symptoms of pregnancy.

angelus555 · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 Location: New York

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ok, I dont know awhole lot about things, I just got my what seems to be a period, Not sure, more so then spotting, but not as much as a period, and its 2 weeks EARLY!! I have only had it less a day,
Anyways All I know, is that cutting right back on soda, is healthy but takes away ALOT of sugar, I know this because I got dizzy and light headed when I did it, and my doctor said just replace the sugar from soda, with sugar from a juice or something, and that should go away. So maybe you could try that

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sarbear079 · Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1

I know how you feel, me and my boyfriend have had sex when i was ovulating,(pretty sure) and we only used the pull out method (prettty uneffictive I know) and about 5 days ago i started getting really gassy, i have to go #1 and #2 alot(gross)! constipated,my boobs and nipples are sore but not terrible, and im bloated, plus i have nausea in waves and i have gotten sick sometimes. My period is in 4 days, but I only feel any sign of PMS on the first day and its just cramping. He asked me if i was having morning sickness, and his mom keeps looking at me and making comments about pregnancy... but like everyone else i guess ill just have to wait.

lacole08 · Newbie Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Posts: 2

That's crazy that you would say that. I had unprotected sex about a week ago today. My period is due in 6 days and I have been very Gassy (which is not like me), being nauseous, having to go to the bathroom #1 and 2. Most times I may have to #2 more the day before my cycle. My breast are sore and tender. This is something I haven't had to deal with before. My boyfriend says that we should take a test, but I can't! I rather not know right now. I have also started to feel sharp pains in my belly. Not to sure if its' just pains or cramps. Please someone HELP ME!!!!!!!!! Ladies, I hope we're okay.

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I usually don't have any pms symptoms until 5 days before my period. This month, I began having pms symptoms two weeks before my period, and had almost convinced myself that I was Pregnany. Finally, my period came. It was the longest two weeks of my entire life. So basically, calm down, wait for you period, and if it's a "no show", simply get a test.

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I usually don't have any pms symptoms until 5 days before my period. This month, I began having pms symptoms two weeks before my expected period, and had convinced myself that I was Pregnant. Finally, my period came. It was the longest two weeks of my entire life. So basically, calm down, wait for you period, and if it's a "no show", simply get a test.

crazyg · Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 2

I've been having similar problems
my bf and I had sex right around the end of my last period... unprotected and I'm still kicking myself for it. I started antihistimines for a bad allergic reaction 2 weeks before we had sex and was still ending my period after we had sex (i thought it was over but i ended up spotting for 2 more days after)
The following week my breasts started to feel tender and larger and then I started seeing heavy spotting 2 weeks before my period was due again. I attribitued this mainly to my new roommate getting hers that week (i get "sympathetic" periods easily and my body always seems to want to cycle up with those around me)
It wasn't a full period though. It was brownish spotting, but would fill up whole liners
I just started teh placebo pills of my BC this past morning and should be takign my 2nd one today and just yesterday I had very heavy mucus discharge (white stuff) and today i was very dizzy and had a slight headache.
Alot I know...
help?

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