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So, i am a little over a week late for my period. I took a pregnancy test and it said I wasn't pregnant, so I figured i took the test a little prematurely and that i would start my period i a day or two. that was 3 days ago. I still haven't gotten my period. my husband and i both want kids but I'm not sure that i am ready for children YET. He keeps telling me that either way it will be fine but I'm just not sure. Typically for my periods they are not steady, but i am not normally this late. Im one week and one day late. I waned to wait till i was out of college to have children.

I don't want my family to be upset with me. My sister is the problem child and I am the one that they had such hopes and expectations for. We all figure by now that my sister would be pregnant, no one thinks i will be. I can see their faces if i am you know? the disappointment. I know that my husbands family will be supportive, they will have a few snire faces here and there but mostly supportive. Im not too sure how my family would react. they are the typical New England family. All prim and proper.

i'm just scared.

My husband says, what ever happens it will be ok and that we will be ok, i'm just so scared.

ive wanted children for a while now but actually having one is differant i wanted to have a child when i was done with school and we had a house the whole 9 yards.

Im just so scared.

I guess now its up to God.

I know he had a plan but im still scared. i haven't had any pregnancy signs that i know of. no nausea, or cramping or anything like that.

Im just so scared, we want kids but we just aren't ready for them yet.

Erica

How I found out I was pregnant

Hello! I decided to post on this because I read so many stories when I was trying to get pregnant. I'm currently 16 weeks along and still crossing finger, toes, eyes, arms, etc. that everything goes well.

The one thing I have learned is that, while there are common symptoms of pregnancy, it is different for everyone. I've also learned that the more you want to be pregnant, the more likely you are to "have" symptoms, even if they are a figment of your imagination. Basically, when you are pregnant you are pregnant. There is no a "little bit" pregnant and, as much as you want to, you can't will your period away and get a postive pregnancy test if you are not pregnant.

My husband and I were lucky in that it only took us about five months of trying to get pregnant. That is not to say that each month that I did not get pregnant wasn't horribly frustrating and disappointing. I was truly beginning to worry that I would never get pregnant.

The first thing that we realized (after about two months) was that you can't use any type of lubricant except lubricant especially made for conceiving such as PreSeed. So, we bought a whole bunch of that. Also, I figured out that finding out when you're ovulating is a whole science that needs to be learned. Peeing on a stick, checking cervical mucus...it's all a lot of work!

When I actually got pregnant, I was not even having sex to conceive. I thought I had ovulated two weeks earlier (based on my previous period) but all the signs (ovulation predictor, temps, etc) were pointing to the fact that I had not. I actually thought I had an anovulatory cycle and began to worry that I wasn't even ovulating. So, I went to the gyno at the beginning of the week to see what was up and told her that I thought my cervical mucus was egg-white quality. While she agreed (and was surprised as it didn't match up with my last period), she didn't really think I was ovulating. She told me to let her know if I had not gotten my period in a week or so. A week later, after numerous negative pregnancy tests, I went back to the doctor and told her that I was afraid I wasn't ovulating. She did a blood test and prescribed me progesterone to bring on my period. My doctor called me on a Friday and told me that I was not pregnant but that, based on my very high levels of progesterone, I had ovulated. She said I should continue to taking the progesterone and try again next cycle.

By Tuesday, I had still not gotten my period and figured I would take a pregnancy test for the heck of it. When I saw two lines, I totally freaked and called my friend who knows everything about trying to get pregnant (she tried for two years to get pregnant until conceiving twins with fertility drugs) and asked her if progesterone could cause a false positive. I took two more pregnancy tests, called my husband, and then made an appointment for a blood test. The blood test came back positive and I've been a momma-to-be ever since :-)

I had absolutely no symptoms, but I think that was because I was only 4 weeks pregnant when I found out. Around 6-6.5 weeks I started feeling nauseous every day, but my boobs haven't ever really hurt (until recently because the milk ducts are starting to work). I wasn't dizzy until this week either, and I only really started becoming tired around 9 or 10 weeks. While I had (and occasionally still have) major food aversions starting at about 6.5 weeks, smells haven't seemed particularly strong and have not been bothering me. The only strange symptom I can recall (prior to finding out I was pregnant) was the odd
shooting pain on the side of my breast that lasted for about two or three seconds at a time.

I think the most important thing to remember is that God will bless us with a pregnancy in His divine time, not in our personal time. A healthy couple has only a 25% chance of conceiving each month, and it can take a normal, healthy couple up to a year to conceive. Those odds are definitely frustrating, but we are lucky that we live in a world that offers so many wonderful fertility options and tests! While it still ceases to amaze me that a 15 year old can get pregnant the first time she ever has sex (and other couples try for years), there is so much hope.

Just remember, don't invent symptoms because, trust me, you will FEEL them, and remember that you can't will yourself pregnant. It will happen when the time is right and, sometimes, when you least expect it!

Baby Dust to all! Keep me, the hubby, and our little guy or gal in your prayers :-)

Allison

Don't know

A little advice would help a great deal. I'm going to keep telling myself I'm not pregnant. So I usually start my period about the 2nd or 3rd of every month......well in June I started twice.... at the beginning... right on schedule... & then on the 27th..... I was a week early.. It sort of caught me off guard. Well...according to this stupid chart on the internet.... I ovulated on July 11th.... and yes I most certainly did make a HUGE mistake that day. I haven't really thought of it since... until yesterday I get this mysterious "spotting". I'm trying to pass it off as a yeast infection... I tend to get them before I start. But the pink color is a little frightening. Yes I my boobs are tender & they've grown a bit.. but that usually happens a week before I start. I'm not tired all the time.. I'm the exact opposite... which is driving me crazy! I NEVER in my life have ever had a hard time being tired. I just can't sleep. And when I'm hungry, say for example I feel like Taco Bell... by the time I get there... I lose my appetite... and I'm hungry for something else instead. Surely I'm not pregnant.. but I guess I will just have to wait until I start or miss... then I'll know.

Lyssa

Scared, but I know that whatever happens everythin

I'm 19 years old and the baby girl in my family. My parents expect so much out of me because I'm supposed to be their one child that surpasses everyone's ambitions in life. I'm currently attending college in pursuit of my degree in nursing. I'm happy yet afraid to be pregnant. My Fiance is extremely excited and very up to being a father. I feel disappointed in myself because here I am a 19 year old, how am I supposed to support a child with a job that doesn't pay enough and a Fiance who is more into getting a new car then saving money. I know that everyone will be hard on me because no one wanted me to turn out like my sister who had a child at 19. I know GOD will take care of me and the child I just might have. I'm just scared no one will support me and I know support is important in having a child. I hope for the best in my future endeavors and I ask for everyone's prayers. I'm really scared, I just need some advice.

Ricky

Horrified

Is anyone else horrified by the 15, 16, 17 year old unmarried girls discussing how much they want children!!!

You are a child. Get an education first so you are able to love and support your child in the manner it deserves. I find it very offending to see someone so young throwing away their innocence. You are a child, enjoy being a child. You should be thinking about what you are going to do with the rest of your life. Get on birth control and use a condom, two forms of birth control at all times. Also in response to the girl with the SDT, if you are not responsible enough to get tested and only have sex with a partner that has been tested, you are not responsible enough to be a parent!!! Your child could be born with an STD next time!! Please enjoy being little girls. If you must have sex protect yourselves.

Jen