on desogen since May ~ having light spotting ~ pregnant? Posted: 12-12-07 11:50am
I am on birth control and just started the
last week (blanks). The weird part is
that I had some light spotting for about 2
days last week, and again this morning. I
shouldn't start any of that until about
friday or saturday, and it is really
light. The strange part is that my
breasts are way more sensitive than
normal, and began to hurt way too early.
Amoung other things I have been very light
headed, and had a sick stumach quite often
for about a week now. I have been on the
pill (desogen) since May, and had no side
effects. My mother conceived 2 of 3
children while on birth control. Is the
spotting in this pattern consistent with
early pregnancy...or does it rule out the
chances. Thank you.
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Mabel
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Posted: 12-12-07 11:56am
Where are you at in your cycle?
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mommy_2_dallas0813
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Posted: 12-12-07 11:57am
You very much so could be pregnant, it
happens a lot. That's why a lot of people
on the pill still wear condoms also.
It could also just be spotting from the
pill. I get that sometimes but I've only
been on it for 2 months.
My suggestion is if you think it's
pregnancy take a test
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amf243
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Posted: 12-12-07 12:06pm
I plan to take a test...but am trying to
figure out the time frame, so that I won't
take it too early. I would be starting my
regular period on Friday or Saturday, but
had the spotting last week, and again this
morning, and it is not at all like a
regular period. I generally get very
noticable cramps, and there are none right
now. Also the spotting last week was a
pinkish spotting that only lasted for 2
days, and was only really noticable when I
would wipe. And this morning it is
brownish in color, and barely noticable as
well.
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Mabel
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Posted: 12-12-07 12:17pm
Spotting is really common with the pill.
It is called break thru bleeding and can
happen at any time in your cycle. Brown
blood is blood that has been sitting
around for awhile (old), red blood is
fresh.
You can take a pregnancy test with your
first morning urine on the first day of
your 'missed' period. So whatever day you
are starting your placebo pills.
As for all the cravings and the other
symptoms you feel you have been
experiencing, I don't think they are
related to pregnancy. If you have enough
pregnancy hormones in your system to cause
pregnancy symptoms, you would also have
enough hormones in your system to make a
pregnancy test POSITIVE (if you were, in
fact, pregnant). It is too early for
that.
Good luck.
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amf243
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Posted: 12-12-07 12:23pm
Okay, here's another question. My breasts
are starting to poof out of my bra's. So,
the question is, could this have happened
that long ago, and how long does it take
for that to happen. I doubt that they are
still growing, because I am nearly 21
years old......I know that there can be
bleeding all the way through a pregnancy,
but that it is not actually your period.
How would it have been before that would
happen?
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Mabel
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Posted: 12-12-07 12:29pm
How long have you been on birth control?
Have you recently changed your birth
control?
When a woman gets pregnant, they generally
ovulate mid cycle (not for everyone), at
that point it takes 10-14 days BEFORE a
pregnancy test can pick up the hormones.
This would put that timing at or around
when their period would be due. You have
had multiple symptoms that could all be
related to other things and wouldn't
necessarily mean pregnancy.
I think I was around 8 weeks pregnant
before my breasts started getting bigger.
However, any pregnant woman will tell you,
FULL breasts are not the first breast
symtpom you get. The first breast symptom
you get is HURT and OUCH!
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amf243
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Posted: 12-12-07 12:37pm
I have been on the same type of birth
control for 8 months. I have not changed
it. My breasts started to hurt about a
week to two weeks ago, and it's now bad
enough that I can't even sleep unless I
lay on my back. I have just noticed that
my breasts are starting to feel very firm,
and are bigger.
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amf243
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Posted: 12-12-07 12:38pm
Also, is it more likely that birth control
would not work for me if it did not work
for my mother? Genetics or something?
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Mabel
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Posted: 12-12-07 12:44pm
Dear, if you have so many symptoms, a
pregnancy test would be the prudent thing
to do. This many symptoms would cause it
to fire up positive IMMEDIATELY. Take a
test - if it is negative, stop worrying.
