October 2009 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
freaking out...long
Ok ladies, I need to get this off my chest and I know I will probably sound CRAZY but I am hoping you girls can knock some sense into me and help calm me down. Ok we are absolutely not any place near trying to get pregnant (like 5 years away from trying) but lately I have been feeling like I am pregnant. I'm on the pill and have been for a while and I haven't missed any so I know its highly unlikely but...I have been so all over the place lately crying at EVERYTHING all I want to do is cry and scream. I am dizy and weird feeling all of the time and I continually feel like I am going to throw up. I thought I may be coming down with something, but its been two weeks and I don't have any other symptoms. Plus I have had a headache every day & been really burpy (all preggo signs). Now I am like really in my head...so the fact that I am constantly craving pickles has got me freaked and to top it all off...my older sister and her H have been trying for a few months now with no luck. Last night I kept thinking I can't be pregnant before her she will be so sad - then today she calls and tells me she is 5 weeks along (YAY by the way my 1st time being an aunt!) so I am like sh*t its a sign that I am! I didn't miss my last period but neither did she and she's preggo (I know it happens sometimes). And my next one isnt for 2 more weeks. Ok please tell me I am crazy and this is all in my mind!!!
Re: freaking out...long
Can you not take a Preggo test? Maybe that would ease your mind.
Maybe it's sympathy symptoms for your sister? Like how twins know when the other is in trouble?
But, according the the mayo clinic:
Will a pregnancy test be accurate if you're taking the birth control pill?
You can get accurate results from a pregnancy test while you're on the pill. Pregnancy tests work by measuring a specific pregnancy-related hormone ? human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) ? in your blood or urine. The active ingredients in birth control pills don't affect how a pregnancy test measures the level of HCG in your system.I've gone through periods where I was sure I was pregnant, so I completely understand. Take a pregnancy test, as others have suggested, and if it's negative, then make yourself not think about it. It'll be a long two weeks if you're dwelling on it.
Would it be terrible if you were preggo?
You're not crazy. Sounds like you're totally stressed out, I know I am after coming off the wedding-high; and with all the other stuff you have added onto that, it's no surprise you may be feeling "off."
I have had these exact feelings many times over the years of being on BC (and being the worrier that I am). The more I stress over the idea, the stronger the "symptoms" become. I start experiencing every symptom I've ever heard associated with being pregnant.
Take a test, there's no shame in it, especially now in all our lives. Then, relax either way. You're not the only one who has felt this way.
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I agree with pp... take the test...
But have you been good about taking the pill? And have you been on antibiotics at all recently?
I have had similar feelings... and we're in the same boat. Wouldn't be terrible to have a baby now, but definitely wouldn't be ideal. So good luck. And whatever happens, you know you've got your knotties to talk to!
I know how it can feel like the end of the world......so scratch that comment.....
OH I've SO been there. Then you make yourself sick because you feel sick etc. You'll feel much better after you take the test. As long as you haven't missed a pill or taken any antibiotics you should be fine. I did this to myself once and couldn't take it anymore...so during work I went to Walmart, got a test, then went into the bathroom at work. As soon as I peed on the stick it was negative.....then I got my period THE SAME DAY! I laughed....I'm sure you will laugh. You are probably just stressed and then your brain likes to play tricks on you etc. Just take the test and go from there. One step at a time. Just try to relax, be happy for your sister, and hopefully you get your lovely visitor in 2 weeks. Sometime BC can make you feel sick as well or if you aren't getting enough sleep/eating the right food. DEEP BREATH! You'll be okay!
Agreed, take a PG test.
What I got pregnant I was (irregularly) taking BC pills, and I never had a regular period (I could go months without having one) so for me I had no real way of knowing if I was pregnant or not, at least not monthly. A few times I worried and took a test - always negative.
But one day I walked into work, and I just told my boss (who is one of my besties) "I think I'm pregnant" of course she said no way! But I just could sense it, I just knew. After work I went and grabbed a few tests, and sure enough, there it was positive! I actually was in the first week of my SECOND trimester before I even knew! Crazy!
Anyway, not saying this is the case with you, but sometimes you can get it in your head that something is one way, when its really not. I would just take a test, maybe one a week for the next month, just to be sure. Better sure than not knowing, if you ask me!