Well, first of all, neither my husband nor
I were planning on a baby for at least a
year (we married in Nov.) so we've been
using condoms. However, there have been
several "messy" ones and times we started
without one (although didn't finish). So,
with that in mind; this is my symptoms.
After marrying, I skipped my next period.
I shrugged this off because of the stress
of a wedding, etc... but I did experience
1. slight spotting several days before my
period was due
2. extreme nausea, although I never
vomited... but I am known to have an iron
stomach.
3. incredible fatigue. I am usually very
active but I would wear out with the
slightest bit of physical activity.
4. slight weight gain (5-7 lbs. which I
wrote off as "post-marriage" weight gain)
5. SO emotional! I am usually fairly
steady... no mood swings, etc... but I
cried at the drop of a hat.
after another 4 weeks of no period I took
a HPT which came up negative.
Then I got a 4 day- light, no cramping-
period. I was just relieved that I GOT a
period so I failed to think about the fact
that my periods usually last 7-8 days and
are very heavy and I usually have 2-3 days
of hard cramping.
I really started watching my weight after
that- since I had gained those 5 lbs (and
I tend to lean towards 10-15 lbs
OVERWEIGHT already...
)
and I didn't gain anything for the next 4
weeks. I actually lost about 2 lbs. But
then, I started getting stretch marks on
my stomach. (I was SO frustrated by this
point! *laughs*) by the end of those 4
weeks my pants stopped fitting right (they
fit on but are SO uncomfortable!)
My chest is getting bigger. The area
around my nipples darkened. And although I
don't have incredible sensitivity... my
chest is definitely more sensitive than
normal.
I skipped the next period. I took another
HPT test, which was negative.
But since all the changes in my body- I
went to the doctor. She never touched me.
Just told my husband that he should keep
me on a diet (I do look chubbier than
normal! But I WAS dieting!) and told me to
start taking birth control pills.
She did, however, order a blood test.
Which came back negative.
That was a week ago. I don't want to take
BC pills. I don't like them and my husband
doesn't either. Which is why we weren't
using them.
I have a friend who got pregnant about 2
weeks after my wedding and we have pretty
much identical symptoms; only she's
pregnant and I'm not.
Is it possible I am? If I am, I don't want
to hurt my baby or anything... but if I'm
truly not then I'm really afraid something
is wrong (cysts, a tumor... or something.)
and if it's none of that... I think I
might be going crazy. *laughs*
Any advice?
