Could I Be Completely Naive...and Pregnant? Posted: 08-13-07 01:36am
I'm new here, and I need help, and since I
don't really fit into any "traditional"
topical category, I feel like some of you
on this forum might be able to answer my
questions.
Just a little information and background
on me....
I'm 37, no kids, no pregnancies, two laps
for Endo (1999 and 2001). both times the
Dr. gave me the option of removing my
right ovary. I chose not to do so, as I
was still undecided as to whether or not I
would have children eventually. A little
over a year ago, the Endometriosis started
giving me problems again, and in March
2006 yet ANOTHER Dr. suggested that maybe
it was time for a Hysterectomy. By then,
I was about 99% certain I wasn't going to
have children, and I was okay with that.
So now, why I am posting....
With ALL of my Endometriosis problems,
and multiple doctors telling me that it
would be "extremely difficult" for me to
become pregnant without additional
treatment, and of course my "advancing
age" , I was/am
CONVINCED I could not/cannot get pregnant.
Here's the thing: My period is almost 2
weeks late, and even through all my years
of Endo problems, I was always regular,
almost down to the hour, and I never took
any type of birth control pills.
Additionally, I'm incredibly nauseated for
the first half of the day, my back is
killing me, by breasts are horribly sore,
I'm bloated/gassy/constipated, and my mood
swings are severe.
Could I be pregnant or......
Could I be entering Perimenopause? It
seems like the symptoms are all the same.
I looked for a "Pregnancy over 35" forum,
but didn't see one here. Maybe I missed
it.
I know what you're all thinking...."Why
don't you just take a hpt and get the
wondering over with?" Does it make me a
bad person if I say that I honestly don't
know how I would take the news if the test
was positive? Of course I would have the
baby, that would be the only option for
me, but it's not something that I expected
or imagined for my future. Heck, it took
me 37 years to find the most wonderful man
in the world....It really seems too
overwhelming to think I could actually be
pregnant at a time when so many of my
friends kids are entering middle school!
This is me in a nutshell....
My two best friends from high school were
pregnant with their first kids when we
were all 26. I was single and felt left
out, so I got a dog. The first few years
were VERY STRESSFUL, but I'm happy to say
that I've managed to keep her alive for 11
happy years. However, I will also add
that I know for a fact that being a single
"dog mom" was directly responsible for the
destruction of my biological time clock.
Having a near-nervous breakdown in the
middle of the night when my dog started
having a seizure (and rushing her to the
emergency vet) was a pretty good indicator
that I didn't need to be the mom of human
children.
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terpamber
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 430
Posted: 08-13-07 08:35am
Of course you could be pregnant and if you
have always been regular and now your not
its a pretty good Idea to take a test. If
your nervouse why don't you either
a) have a friend over you can trust or
b) call your doctor and see if they will
give you one.
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Jules
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Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 3757 Location: Merrie Englande, UK
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Posted: 08-14-07 07:17am
Of course you're stressed out! That's
totally understandable. I have to say
though that the fact you are obviously
such a caring doggy-mum shows that you are
a caring individual that would make a
great human-mum I'm sure! Most women
wonder how they will cope with a real live
child - it's a completely overwhelming
sense of responsibility but when you are
in that situation you just find the
strength, you cope, and it makes you into
a person you never knew you could be.
Take that test - if you are pregnant then
that baby isn't going to magically
disappear and the sooner you can find out
what your dealing with the better.
Good luck and keep us posted!
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babyAndy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 347
Posted: 08-14-07 13:57pm
I agree with Jules...sounds like would be
a great mom...I have two dogs too...I
would go to the end of the earth for
them...as I would for my little boy on the
way. I would also freak out and rush my
dog to the vet if he was having seizures
in the middle of the night.
I would take a test and perhaps this is a
huge blessing to you.
I really hope everything works out for
you...I think 37 is a bit too young for
premenopasal symptoms.
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MichelebelleGA
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 5 Location: GA
Posted: 08-14-07 23:47pm
I took the hpt.....actually, I took two,
hoping for different results the second
time, but they both said "PREGNANT!"
Please tell me that I will eventually get
over this initial shock and actually be
happy about this! The only thing I'm 100%
sure about is I love my guy with all my
heart and he's shocked as I am, but we're
working through this together.
Hey, on the upside, I haven't been
naseated since Sunday (2 days ago), so
maybe that's all the morning sickness I'm
going to get. Except for some slight
cramping, everything seems okay. Guess
I'll start making the Dr. appointments
tomorrow.
Thanks for all your kind words and the pep
talks. Oh well, now I guess it's time for
a journey I never thought I was going to
take!
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5542 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 08-15-07 12:35pm
Go ahead and save this post for when
you're ready to hear it....
Congrats!!!
Do you get the show "bringing home baby"
on TV where you live? I am completely
anti-baby but whenever I watch that show I
want my own... lol, maybe it will help
you.
Take your time to come around to it. You
sound like you'll make a great mommy.
, I was/am
CONVINCED I could not/cannot get pregnant.
Here's the thing: My period is almost 2
weeks late, and even through all my years
of Endo problems, I was always regular,
almost down to the hour, and I never took
any type of birth control pills.
Additionally, I'm incredibly nauseated for
the first half of the day, my back is
killing me, by breasts are horribly sore,
I'm bloated/gassy/constipated, and my mood
swings are severe.
