Hi Im new and have some questions :o) - trying to figure out whats going on...
Aimee319 wrote: Hi...My name is Aimee and Im 19 years old, I live in New England. Im new here but I found this site when I was browsing and it looks better than all the others, so I thought maybe I could ask a few questions.
Im not purposely trying to concieve, but my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex at least 4 times since my last period, at least twice of which were right around the middle of my cycle. I never ever keep track of my periods, theyve never been regular, and I was taking birth control for about 2 years until I stopped a few months ago due to financial situations. I also have no idea when I ovulate, it never mattered, but now Im mad at myself for not even putting a 'tick' on the calender on the day I get my period. Im estimating it was around Saturday, April 15th.
So...I am "probably" not "late" (yet)...BUT...my breasts are...not quite sore. Not even really tingley. But swollen and very, very, VERY heavy. Ive been researching, so Ive heard of it before, the "heavy" thing, but Ive more heard like the 'sore, tender' thing...if someone could elaborate, it would be awesome. I literally feel like theres a piece of lead in them, to be even more specific...and my nipples are puffy, big, and sensitive. Anyone else? Also....tired. Tired as hell...all the time for the past few days. Naps. Moody, very moody...bloated...and some slight cramps.
The only thing is, these could be signs of PMS....the only reason Im suspicious is because I usually get PMS only a day or two before my period, and this started like a few days ago, and according to my sorta accurate guess, it wont even be 28 days until this upcoming Friday. Im sorry this is a long post but I need advice and one more thing...
I FEEL pregnant. Now Ive heard that women often times get intuition and things, and they are right a lot of the time, bu Ive also heard of people trying to conceive that are convinced they are pregnant each month only to get let down. I mean, if Im not, I wont be let down, Im just saying...what are your thoughts on this whole intuition thing? cause I feel butterflies and I feel...weird. But Im thinking it may be the power of suggestion....?
Dont want to test until next weekend at the earliest, dont want to waste money on a negative pregnancy test because its probably too soon to tell.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP!!
1lilpeanut2love replied:  and  !! Glad you found this site. Hope you like it here! 
It sounds like you either need to go to your OB/GYN for a blood test or just break down and buy a pregnanct test.
Good luck with whatever happens.
I am sorry I am not more of a help to you!! 
ashtonsmama replied:  to what Jocelyn said. See a doc and make sure. I'd say a woman mostly knows when she's pregnant, so you may be I'm guessing. I'm no good at all the charting and such, but it's always possible when you don't use protection, and 4 times is raising the odds.
Let us know when you find out sweetie! And welcome to the board! Hope you stick around!
luvmykids replied: I'm another one that never kept track and actually still don't .... my advice would be to try to stick it out through the weekend before you test, as you said you could get a negative and then find out later you are pg after all.
Keep us posted, welcome to PC and best wishes!
PrairieMom replied: IF you don't want to waste $on a false neg. test i would wait for the weekend to test. I am one of those people who were so convinced I was PG that I had symptoms and then got my period.  Good luck.
Aimee319 replied: thank you so much for your help! I am going to wait to test until the weekend, so I dont have to deal with false negative drama, and who knows, I may get my period by then.
update though: again, maybe its the power of suggestion, but I dont think so...I havent really been getting food aversions, but DEFINETELY cravings, mostly for pasta. And the thought of cheeseburgers grosses me out, and Im pretty sure somethings up because usually after work (I get out at 1PM) Id go and waste my money on fast food but the last few days the thought of fast food makes me want to puke and I go home and eat...hot dogs. ANNNND (sorry Im being long and drawn out but I dont talk to anyone else about this) at work, and still kinda now, I got the metal mouth feeling. And I wasnt even thinking about it, I was just like, 'ew my mouth tastes funny...kinda like tin foil....OH MY GOD', hah. But I dont know if youre supposed to get that symptom this early on.
Anyway thanks again for your help, and being so sweet to me and welcoming me to the community...I will most certainly stay here, and I will update this weekend on what happened. ITS GOING TO BE THE LONGEST WAIT IN THE WORLD as Im sure a lot of you can relate to! Im going nuts already!!
PS no, its not your imagination, I am excited about this. Maybe I shouldnt be, because Im only 19 and not in the best financial situation, but...I cant help it. The only thing Ive been looking forward to in life is having kids...I love them...I even work at a day care :o) okay Im done.
1lilpeanut2love replied: I am excited for you too!
I was 19 when I got pregnant and 20 when I had her. Now I am 21. I feel like having my daughter has made me more of a better person and more of an adult. My daughter is the best that that has ever happened to me!!
I have heard that if people waited to be in the best financial situation they may never have kids. There are many, many places out there for you to get help!
Best of luck! I hope the results are what you want them to be.
I have no other advice for you! I didn't have any weird cravings for any certain food!!
slocumsgirl replied: Hi there. I understand competetly how you feel. I was 18 when my bf and I had our first pregnancy scare and then in December I had a miscarriage. Now I'm 19 and it's very possible that I have got pregnant...oh did I mention i'm losing my insurance too?!?!?!?!?
I'm in your same shoes but I haven't been on BC and I keep tract of my periods. Sometimes I think keeping track of your periods just makes things worse, cause then you know that you were ovulating and had sex. So now I have to wait 2 weeks, long long 2 weeks. You have every right to be excited about possibly beening pregnant. It's a wonderful thing. I wish you the best of luck and i hope you get what you want.
best of luck, Kate
Aimee319 replied: thank you! its nice to know I have people to relate to.
I dont have insurance either!!  ( thats what I mean about the 'financial' side of things...but if it happens it happens and things will work out.
Good luck on your 2 week wait! I only have 2 more days, thank god!! (testing on Friday)...keep me posted!
Maddie&EthansMom replied: Hi Aimee! I'm A-I-M-E-E, too! 
Your name caught my eye. I will add that everyone experiences different symptoms so your heavy breasts may be someone else's tingly breasts, kwim? I never felt anything in my breasts either time. However, both times I knew...immediately that I was pregnant.
I wish you luck and I hope your outcome is just what you want. Keep us posted and feel free to stick around. Glad you joined us. 
ashtonsmama replied:
Just wanted to say welcome Kate!
ashtonsmama replied:
Good luck to you both! Keep us posted when you know!
1lilpeanut2love replied: I DIDN'T have insurance either. I went throught my state. I had MEDICAD.
You can still have a baby with no insurance. Check with the state/province whatever where you live they offer lots and lots of help!!!!!!!!!!
slocumsgirl replied: thank you. I'll have to look into that if I'm pg
Aimee319 replied: uhhhg Im going nuts!!!
Im thinking, even though its going to probably KILL ME, Im going to wait until Saturday morning...cause Im stupid and I apparently dont know how to count and 28 days after April 15th (and the more I think about it, the more Im sure thats the day my last period started on) would be this SATURDAY, not Friday. And what if my cycle is like 33 days?! then who knows...darn I wish I had kept track. Plus, it might be easier cause I dont have to work on Saturday.
Anyway, another thing, the past couple nights Ive been having really frequent, vivid dreams...(hormones?) and today, I dont neccessarily have CRAMPS, but my abdomen feels weird...I hope its not AF...so yeah, just an update, for something to do to keep myself from running to walgreens, and Im going to go take a nap.
I'll update saturday!!!
Aimee319 replied: OK Im testing tomorrow (Saturday) morning, very early, at around 4 or 5....period has no sign of showing and it will have been 28 days...symptoms are still very present....I know I shouldnt get my hopes up but I have a strong feeling about this...even if its negative Im going to think its too early and just try again...
so please SEND ME LOTS OF BABY DUST! thank you for being so supportive!!
1lilpeanut2love replied: Best of Luck to YOU!!!!  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of Baby Dust coming your way!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MyBabeMaddie replied: Hey Aimee,
I'm 19 and pregnant also... i wasn't exactly trying to get pg but I wasn't being careful either... Things were rough in the beginning telling my parents and all they weren't supportive but they have definitely come around. Since I'm a full time college student I am still covered under my dad's medical insurance, however Highmark stinks and won't cover any prenatal care for daughters... I had to go down to the county welfare office and get on Medicaid, its a great insurance company they pay for EVERYTHING no copays! I had to switch OB/GYN because my old one didn't accept medicaid but I got a slip from the Dr saying I was pregnant and thats all you need (besides ID) to sign up. Best of luck to you and I'm sending you lots of Baby dust!
I'd love to chat PM me sometime if you like.
Aimee319 replied: Okay...well...results are in....
BFN. Yeah. Im really, really confused. Still have like ALL the symptoms and a few new ones....urinating frequently, really bad bought of nausea, then hunger (?) last night...mood swings are out of control....hopefully its just too soon to test, I'll wait around and see if AF comes for like a week or so....
thank you for being so supportive though.
1lilpeanut2love replied: Awwh I am so sorry to hear that! I would still go to the doctors unless AF shows up! Blood tests are more accurate than home pregnancy tests are!
It does sound to me like you possibly have some symptoms of being pregnant. You never know though!
slocumsgirl replied: Hey hon! Sorry about your BFN. Don't worry too much, sometimes it does take awhile after you've missed your period to get an BFP. I'm sending you lots of baby dust!!!!!!!!!!!! and hang in there
Aimee319 replied: thanks guys!
I know, Im trying not to get frustrated...its not even so much that I "needed" this baby...(more like wanted) but, I just dont want to play a waiting game. I am 30 days now, I should be getting it like as we speak, but I dont have any AF cramps. What I do have is EXTREME fatigue, EXETREME mood swings and b****yness, and the heavy, thick breasts. And Im hoping its not all in my head, which it could be, but I doubt it...Ive never ever felt like this.
So yeah...Im gunna wait a while, and try, try again. Thanks for your support and kind words! <3
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