Reason: Moving to Pregnancy & Parenting
Original Post by cellulitedelight:
I think it's psychosomatic. I had pregnancy symptoms, including the late period, but it turned out to be a weight-loss related thing and me getting myself all worked up with fear. Just relax, wait for your rag, and if it's late, take a pregnancy test.
And so many people are going to go against it, but honestly I use the pull-out method. I won't go on birth control because seeing a doctor is a bad thing for Miss Moly, and we'd go bankrupt from buying condoms the way we get busy.
It's been over a year, and I only had that one pregnancy scare. Now, if I find a doctor I trust with all my heart (and lungs, and ovaries..), then I'll go on the pill, but until then, it's the pull-out method for me.
You should go to a Planned Parenthood. Free condoms! A nurse I saw there last time told me that you could go in there and get up to 99 condoms every day if you wanted. (Maybe different for other Planned Parenthoods, but I'm sure all of them would provide condoms.) Plus I got free birth control (pills) through them, and they were really helpful providing me with one that worked for my body. I'm a newlywed, so I needed the birth control and all that. PLUS my husband and I are in school, so paying for birth control would be an issue.. So needless to say, I'm incredibly thankful for all the help of Planned Parenthood! And I know you're getting married in a few months, so I thought I'd make sure you consider going to a Planned Parenthood!
Original Post by monkey08us:
Well, today is the 14 day mark from the first day of my last period, so I guess that means I'm probably ovulating right now. Would that be reason to have sore breasts?
Yes, it could be. I get really sore boobs during ovulation and during my period.
I don't think you should worry about it too much right now (easier said than done, I'm sure), then hopefully it will come at it's normal time. No use doing a pregnancy test right now (since at this stage they are only about 60% accurate).
Sore breast could be many other things as well. You cannot tell if you are pregnant just on sore breasts. Actually, pregnancy test are pretty accurate depending on when you take them. Once again, if I were you I would wait 2 weeks for your period. Remember, it is defiantly possible for your period to be a few days late due to stress.
If you cannot wait, take a pregnancy test 10 days+ after your last sexual encounter. If the test is negative, 1 1/2-2 weeks later take another test for verification (due to your potential HCG levels).
I would also like to add that if you are 14 days from the first day of your last period, which means that ovulation is occurring or is very near to occurring, then your chances that the previous sexual encounter resulted in pregnancy would be lowered as well.
With this being said, the reason why there is "always" a chance for pregnancy is because the average women ovulates around 14-15 times a year, which means once a month (12 times) + an extra 2 or 3 times. Long story short, this is why you can get pregnant at anytime during your cycle. You can even ovulate during your period for those extra 2/3 times.
So, please wait for your period or take a pregnancy test with a follow up. If you are negative, then please look into a different birth control method, and have your bf wear a condom. I would advise that you look at a diff BC because you said that you sometimes take it a few hours off, and sleep in on the weekends. This type may not be right for your life lifestyle. The "pull out" method is NOT a BC method and should not be relied on as a safe "secondary" method. Please have him use a condom. Birth control does NOT protect against STD's. Please take measures to protect yourself early, and develop good habits now, rather then suffer the consequences in the future. Take care!
Hope all these message help you relax a bit.
Crazineko, I've never heard of the additional ovulation theory and I've studied it a lot, can you tell me a bit more.........? Perhaps PM?
As horrible as it makes me, I prefer the pull-out method. Condoms are so slick these days, textured or not, that it feels like you're just playing with a dildo in the bath tub. Not much fun.
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and pre-ejaculation DOES have sperm in it. And pre-ejaculation happens even if the man doesn't climax...
That's just the way the male body works.
If you are two weeks from your period (mid-cycle) you are ovulating. There are symptoms that come with ovulating-I cry more/am more sensitive in general emotionally. This is if you are, of course, mid-cycle right now and/or have a 4 week cycle (some people have 35 day cycles).
I can't go on the pill cause it makes me super depressed, but I use a site: www.mymonthlycycles.com. It's great cause it will tell you when you are probably ovulating and you can track your symptoms-I also write down my mid-cycle symptoms so I can look back and read. You could always sign up for it, and give yourself a piece of mind.
the idea that there are a specific number of days before and after your period is not true - every woman is different and each and every cycle she has is different. Before you ovulate, a number of factors can influence the hormones and determine when and if you will ovulate. You need to check your temperate and your cervical mucus to know when you are ovulating. After you ovulate, it will always be the same number of days before your period happens. But that number is different for every woman. Mine is 12. I always have a period 12 days after I ovulate. But I can ovulate anywhere from 10 to 16 days after my last period. A week after your last period is usually a pretty safe time but not guaranteed.
If you are taking your pills always as prescribed and you had sex at this time, it's unlikely that you are pregnant. Breast tenderness is associated with a lot of things besides pregnancy.
Birth control pills are not 99.9% effective. Every pill is different and has a different effectiveness - and those rates they give you are based on perfect use.
And although I certainly don't recommend withdrawal as a primary birth control measure, I can be a good second or third back-up used with other methods. Withdrawal is actually 85% effective - even more so if used with a man who has good control. It does not 'only take one' sperm to get pregnant - it actually takes thousands of them because they need each other to get the job done. But there can be thousands in one tiny drop of semen - so it's wise to be cautious.
My mom is a gyno and I have been well informed (maybe a little too well informed) my whole life and have been on the pill for years. There have been some good replies, but I just want to say a couple of things:
1) the pull-out method DOES NOT WORK. it lessens the chances, but thats IT. If you don't trust the pill, use condoms.
2) it doesn't really matter when you take the pill. The reason for that rule is to make sure you remember to take them. it's easier if it's the same time of day.
3) It is rather unlikely that you would be showing signs of pregnancy this early if you were pregnant. It's more likely ovulation symptoms.
Try not to worry, and take a pregnancy test later if it's really bothering you.
About #2:
This is true for most pills but not progestin only pills like NorQD aka Micronor. For those efficacy is dependent on taking it within a 3 hour window every day. Unlikely that she is taking that but just sayin'.....
Hello, I didn't read everyone's response to this, but I bet you've heard it a thousand times: you can get pregnant using any method except ABSTINENCE!
My story: I was on the pill 5 years! I went to CVS to pick up my Rx and the pharmacist said I was out. I called my Dr and he said he could get me in that week. But, of course I was on my period that week, so I had to wait another week! After I called my Dr, he said to be VERY careful, and even refrain from sex until my next period when I could start my pill again. So my husband and I barely had sex and when we did we used condoms AND pulled out (most of the time). We even checked each condom when we were done to make sure no slip ups because I could go get the Plan B.
Anyway, to make a really long story short, I never got my period and when I went to see my Dr after my period was late, he said that I was about 4 weeks prego, which means that I got pregnant almost immediately after my period!
I have a beautiful 7mo. old son that I thank God everyday for, he truly is my little miracle baby! So, just know that if it happens, it was meant to happen; and don't trust condoms...or the fact that you've been on the pill for awhile. God decides, not you :)
Hi, I would like to ask during intercourse does a male always pre ejaculate? Can he notice right away if it came out or not by checking? Because my partner had an injury in the past and seems to not pre ejaculate. He only will climax, is does that ever happen?
Obviously this is way after the fact BUT:
The IUD is suggested for women who have already had children because you're actually less likely to get pregnant if you utilize it post-child rather than pre-child. It has nothing to do with it "fitting" in (except as far as the actual uterus goes...if it's too small, it's too small, but I'm sure this only applies to teens) because your cervix muscles open and close, and while closed, it makes it difficult to go in. However, they can just wait a minute or try it another time. I recommend it though--cheaper, no worry BC. Lower hormones. Some cramping occassionally and no regular period.
As far as sore breasts, it sounds like a period soreness. My breasts became MASSIVELY sore (more than ever before) for about 4 or 5 days within about 3 weeks of conception. So yeah, it was early, but there was a huge difference in soreness. But who knows?
lnorma: He will probably not notice if he pre-ejaculates. That's the problem with "pull-out." I'm sure he still does, he just doesn't notice in the middle of intercourse--besides, how would you tell the difference between yours and his in the middle of intercourse. Pre-ejaculate happens more frequently when he is extremely excited.
Original Post by steffiesue75:
I haven't had any cramping at all with my IUD. I have a Mirena. I have had it since 2005.
Same with me - had mine since 06 and was gyno actually recommended Mirena because I was having such heavy bleeding and nothing (including ablasions) had helped. This was a last resort before a hysterectomy. Within 6 months - no periods at all and no cramping.
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