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Q: Am I Pregnant?
asked by: rmg421 on November 15th, 2003
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Hello everyone! My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for about 3 months now. I was supposed to start my period this past thursday (the 13th), I have had some very slight spotting today, but not much. I took a pregnancy test (ept) and the lines came out extremely faint, in fact, the only line I really saw was the negative one. I have had some bloating in my abdomen, and I have been tired lately but that is it. My breasts don't feel tender though, in fact, they never do, not even on my period. What do you think I should do? What are some other symptoms? Thanks for you help!! ~regina
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Suzy
replied on November 15th, 2003
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Hi regina,

you could possibly be pregnant, sometimes the pregnancy hormone takes a little while to reach a detectable level on the home tests. The fact that your period is so late is a good indication. Tiredness is defiantely an early pregnancy symptom as is frequent urination. Some other symptoms include nausea, sore or tender breasts and sensitive nipples although you did mention that your breasts are not actually sore. Not everyone are going to have exactly the same symptoms in pregnancy, some women don't experience any pregnancy symptoms until 4 months. You could try taking another home test, and take it in the morning when you just get out of bed, the hormone should have built up enough during the night to give you a fairly accurate reading. If you are still not satisfied with the home test, you could request a blood test from your doctor, which will provide definate results as to whether or not you are pregnant or not.

Good luck

suzy
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rmg421
replied on November 15th, 2003
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Thanks for you help susy! I just went to the bathroom and I started my period. Sad I guess my period was just late, but it's odd because I am always 29 days. Oh well, I guess we'll keep trying. Thanks though!
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Suzy
replied on November 16th, 2003
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Hey regina,

keep your chin up girl, and most importantly keep trying. Hey the fun part is trying. It will happen for you. Try to keep in mind that most women release an egg 14 days before their next period, so prepare hubby around your ovulation for a bit of a roll in the hay. Lol

good luck...

Suzy
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