quote:5. Fatigue: Feeling tired? No, make that exhausted. High levels of the hormone progesterone can make you feel as if you've run a marathon when all you've done is put in a day at the office. Fatigue is a hallmark of early pregnancy, though probably not a surefire symptom on its own.
Okay..so sleepy isn't a surefire symptom on its own.
I was exhausted, that was my first symptom.
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One of them is not a swollen, fetus filled belly.
So if the chick you hooked up with at a party three weeks ago has one and comes knocking on your door telling you congratulations and where to send the child-support check, it's most likely a scam.
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When I was preggers with Liam, the hubby told me so because the smell of my breath changed. He could also tell when I was on my period by the breath thing.
The week after I failed the "sniff test" I saw my doc, had a pap smear and a urine pregnancy test. It was negative, but a few days later it was positive.
Some other early syptoms that are not all conclusive are sluggish bowels and tender breasts.
It is important to note, though, that you can have all of these symptoms (including missed period) and not be pregnant.
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My natural body odor changed, my hair got greasier, and I broke out with zits in my early pregnancy!
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*laugh* I don't think there really are any immediate signs of pregnancy. I was convinced I was pregnant for two months before I actually was and many of the "signs" can be over- or under-interpreted.
A pregnancy test or going to the doctor is the best bet
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I have the smell sensitivity too. But maybe it's only Republicans, or that is why we are Republican or something.
Fatigue. Needing to nap and I never nap.
Depression, for me. But I realized I was probably a bit unbalanced in my hormones at the time.
I've never, in 4 pregnancies, had a positive home pregnancy test. Everytime I took one it was negative and my period started the next day.
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I was a RAGING B***H. I mean raging, like the worst PMS ever. I was puking almost immediately, right around the time I would have gotten my period. Tired beyond belief.
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The hormones of pregnancy are identical to the hormones of PMS. This means it may be hard to tell if one is pregnant or about to start a period.
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The surest way to tell if you are pregnant is wait nine months and see if a baby pops out of your body. If it does, then you were pregnant!
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What amazes me is when a woman can be so completely out of touch with her body, in such severe denial, that she does not realize she's pregnant until she goes into labor and delivers.
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I knew I prego with Superstation before I missed my period because I had to pee all the time (like every hour or less).
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In addition to above, weird cravings. I ate Tapatio from the bottle when I was pregnant with Andrew. Also pre kids I loved onions. Now I can't stand them.
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OK, what is Tapatio? It doesn;t even sound like food! (cravings for non-food can be a sign of pregnancy-haha)
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Tapatio, oh-la-la! I've been craving spicy food towards the end of my pregnancy, too. Although, I've also been eating sweets like mad.
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I was sleepy all the time, napping a lot. My front area was kinda sensitive, not enough to be sore. Smells really got to me, I could detect the odor of zippo fluid from across the room whenever someone lit one. I was also very PMSy and cranky.
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PG, When they say it is all worth it, they mean it. Being a mother is the best thing I've ever done. It is the most important thing in my life. It has brought the whole world into focus. I am more myself than I ever was. Yes, pregnancy is sometimes hard. But I have friends who thrived in all pregnancies. They did not mind childbirth. They have four or more kids. So, sometimes it is sort of fun. You have a weird energy. Liz
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Two very early pregnancy symptoms for me: breast soreness, which I never get pre-menstration as many women do, and twinges of pain from the ligament that supports the uterus every time I try to get up too fast. *ouch!!* Although, now that I have had 3 children, I still get that twinge sometimes when I try to get up too fast.
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quote: But I have friends who thrived in all pregnancies. They did not mind childbirth. They have four or more kids.
Pfft. I have an aunt with 12 kids (only 11 pregnancies, though), friends from high school who already have 6 or 7, and know personally several women who've had 13 or more.
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Oh, signs of pregnancy include large weight gain, intense pain, half a dozen years of sleep deprivation and a lifetime of worry lines. Of course, children are usually a big tip-off that there has been a pregnancy. Not always, but mostly.
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What does it mean if I'm on the pill but my period doesn't come (der, when it should)? Isn't that, like...not supposed to happen? (well, my last pill was friday and it's now wednesday and nothing) I went on it in the first place because I hadn't had a period in several months. They also said my ovaries are too big and my uterus too small, which either causes or is caused by lack of menstruation, but should be fixed eventually by the pill. Can that cause me to miss a period even when I'm taking my pills regularly?
Also, for future reference, how much leeway do I have on the pill? If I take a pill at 9 one day and 10 the next, will that lower its effectiveness? Can I get pregnant if I miss just one day? Two days? And I understand it's normal to gain weight, which I have. But is it just a little bit of one-time gain, or are we talking gain and gain? I don't want to buy new clothes.
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lissande read the fine print in the packaging that came with your particular pill. With some pills you are ok if you miss a day some two days, some none at all. It also depends on your individual body as well. Since you were having issues to begin with I'd definitely give your doctor a call.
As to being late, I don't know. It sounds like your situation is out of the ordinary to begin with. If you worry that you might be pregnant, a test might ease your mind. (Sometimes you can get cheap ones for $1 at the dollar store.)
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Depends on what type you're taking, since there's several. I believe the rule of thumb on missing is that 1-2 is ok, but more than that and you need to use an alternative birth control method until your next period. Of course, when I took the pill if I missed even 1, we used something else just in case.
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edit: lookit - 3 posts at the same time - it's like we're a birth control club
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Yes, Bev. You have to know how to operate a birth control pill in order to join the clique. I don't wanna hear anything about that new-fangled birth control patch, either.
Banna - the fine print for my pills isn't in English!
I'm not seriously worried about being pregnant, since my relationship is missing that certain je ne sais quoi it takes to make a baby. It does cross my mind that my ovaries could have actually fled my body and I wouldn't necessarily know, though. Whatever way you look at it, they aren't holding up their end of the bargain.
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I would say if your period hasn't started by Friday (when you would be starting your new pack of pills), you should call your doctor. Mine always tended to start really late in the week and my doc said I should only be worried if it hadn't started before I started the new pack.
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That sounds reasonable, ludi. It's getting closer to the time I'm actually going to need these things to serve their intended purpose. I'm not anti-baby...I'm just anti-honeymoon-baby, if I have a choice. Posts: 2762 | Registered: Sep 1999
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Update! So are you pregnant or not, Phanto?
Lissande: when you are on the pill you don't ever have periods, per se. When you switch to the placebos you give your body a quick breather from the hormone therapy during which you may bleed etc., but it's not the same medical phenomenon as menstruation. In fact, most women could take the progesterone pills straight through for years with no side effects if they wanted (blame the Catholics -- seriously).
As for safety, it all depends on your body's tolerance for fluctuating chemical levels. You probably won't get pregnant being off by an hour, but the only sane way to look at it is via statistics. The drop-off in effectiveness is *exponential*. So while being off by 8 hours might "only" drop the protection from 99.7% to 99%, that's tripling your chances -- and it curtails precipitously from there.
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