Hey there.
My boyfriend and I are not ttc, and have always been very assiduous about contraception (condoms, usually) yet my period is about a week late, this month. I'm concerned that I may be pregnant, and if I am I would like to take care of myself so that the child will be unharmed by any bad habits.
I recently got off Birth control, due to a lack of funds to purchase my pills. I had gone without them until my next paycheck on the 7th, and had missed a week's worth by that time. So, I decided that rather than risk messing up my body, I would wait until my period started this month to resume.
Ordinarily i would have waited to have sex until i started up again.. even with a condom as a backup... but our anniversary came and went, and needless to say, we wound up doing it anyway. As usual, we used a condom. There were no signs of leakage, and I made him pull out. (Health class jitters left over from high school, I suppose)
A little later, maybe a few days, my breasts were -very- sore. It hurt to have them rub on my shirt, or bounce around. I'm a small cup size, and rarely do my breasts hurt when I PMS, though it has happened before when I've gone off the pill during a prescription change, etc.
I have Not experienced any nausea, vomiting, cramps, headaches, or even back pain! Not beyond the norm. I don't even really have any of the usual symptoms aside from fatigue (probably due to starting a new job that is more physically demanding than my old one) mood swings, a bout with sore breast nipples that went away after a week and a half or so, and a missed period. It's probably been about two weeks almost three.
It should be noted that I am a very moody person by nature, and i do get hungry when i experience PMS. I can't tell if the symptoms are menstrual or pregnancy-related.
My cervical mucous seems to mirror my mental confusion. It seems like it keeps changing on me. My breasts were sore and I had a HUGE excess of it around our anniversary, far more than normal, even off the pill. It had calmed down by that time, but there was still a good deal of it. Slimy stuff. Not a few days later I went completely dry and then a few days after that, I wound up with the white, goopy stuff again. My cervix went from soft to hard, and vacillated between the two with varying degrees. I keep getting sharp pains in my uterus-area too.
On top of that, my period is about a week late. I took two pregnancy tests (early hpt's) , and both were negative... but still, no bleeding. Not even a discoloration in the discharge. My cycles have always been rather painful and irregular. But still, I worry that the lack of bleeding might be cause for concern.. if not pregnancy, perhaps something else is causing this.
I've not touched my pills,yet; and I am debating contacting my doctor. But before i spend that money, I want to know if there is still a chance that I might get my period this month, and that I am not a soon-to-be momma. If there is a low chance, then I will contact my doctor about further testing.
If you don't mind, could you offer some input?
Thank you!
-K.
My boyfriend and I are not ttc, and have always been very assiduous about contraception (condoms, usually) yet my period is about a week late, this month. I'm concerned that I may be pregnant, and if I am I would like to take care of myself so that the child will be unharmed by any bad habits.
I recently got off Birth control, due to a lack of funds to purchase my pills. I had gone without them until my next paycheck on the 7th, and had missed a week's worth by that time. So, I decided that rather than risk messing up my body, I would wait until my period started this month to resume.
Ordinarily i would have waited to have sex until i started up again.. even with a condom as a backup... but our anniversary came and went, and needless to say, we wound up doing it anyway. As usual, we used a condom. There were no signs of leakage, and I made him pull out. (Health class jitters left over from high school, I suppose)
A little later, maybe a few days, my breasts were -very- sore. It hurt to have them rub on my shirt, or bounce around. I'm a small cup size, and rarely do my breasts hurt when I PMS, though it has happened before when I've gone off the pill during a prescription change, etc.
I have Not experienced any nausea, vomiting, cramps, headaches, or even back pain! Not beyond the norm. I don't even really have any of the usual symptoms aside from fatigue (probably due to starting a new job that is more physically demanding than my old one) mood swings, a bout with sore breast nipples that went away after a week and a half or so, and a missed period. It's probably been about two weeks almost three.
It should be noted that I am a very moody person by nature, and i do get hungry when i experience PMS. I can't tell if the symptoms are menstrual or pregnancy-related.
My cervical mucous seems to mirror my mental confusion. It seems like it keeps changing on me. My breasts were sore and I had a HUGE excess of it around our anniversary, far more than normal, even off the pill. It had calmed down by that time, but there was still a good deal of it. Slimy stuff. Not a few days later I went completely dry and then a few days after that, I wound up with the white, goopy stuff again. My cervix went from soft to hard, and vacillated between the two with varying degrees. I keep getting sharp pains in my uterus-area too.
On top of that, my period is about a week late. I took two pregnancy tests (early hpt's) , and both were negative... but still, no bleeding. Not even a discoloration in the discharge. My cycles have always been rather painful and irregular. But still, I worry that the lack of bleeding might be cause for concern.. if not pregnancy, perhaps something else is causing this.
I've not touched my pills,yet; and I am debating contacting my doctor. But before i spend that money, I want to know if there is still a chance that I might get my period this month, and that I am not a soon-to-be momma. If there is a low chance, then I will contact my doctor about further testing.
If you don't mind, could you offer some input?
Thank you!
-K.
You sound kind of like me. I went to the free clinic and they think I might have endometriosis. They are actually putting me on bc to see if that helps. Although lately ive been getting nauseated a lot and had a craving for banana putting. My periods are always a little bit irregular and I have very painful cramps that I take naproxin for. This week thought its been very strange though. So idk if that could be contributing factor from endometriosis, or maybe im prego, or a possible third party solution. Somthing is deff. wrong th ough and I cant take the random side pains or nausea anymore. I think you shoulde deff. get your stuff checked out too. I would look for a free clinic near you. You have to be patiant though, it takes time, but its free.