Grab a test! (For anyone wondering if they're pregnant)

Man, I really hope I’m not the only one dealing with this 😢((( Honestly, I haven't figured out if it's actually happening yet—fingers crossed we get some clarity by Wednesday... I mean, could that spike in levels point toward an ectopic pregnancy????

and there’s even the possibility of irregular growth happening outside the womb too... who knows where things might go from here.....

Yeah, you can definitely expect some pretty intense pain 🤷

Hopefully I’m not one of those cases 😢((( mostly I don't have any actual pain—just feel like I could sleep for a week 😢((((

So, I mostly just had an ultrasound where nothing showed up, and now my OBGYN is sending me to the hospital because—shocker—he’s totally stumped. Honestly, I'm freaking out and can't decide if I should even go... I mean, what if I actually am pregnant? It would have been mid-August, so maybe it's still too early to see anything on the scan, even though my last period was late July and the pregnancy symptoms didn't really hit me until mid-August. I'm scared to go because I feel like if it were a miscarriage, my hCG levels would be dropping instead of rising... maybe I'll just hold out for another two weeks—I don't know, I'm not exactly a genius here.

I stumbled upon this post and I'm terrified the same thing is happening to me.

A woman on one of the forums wrote:
Because of some "weird" hCG spikes and a little spotting during my sixth week, they actually suspected an ectopic pregnancy and kept me in the hospital for a few days. They were going to discharge me (on my own request) because they said they'd probably have to do a D&C on Thursday. As soon as I got home, I rushed to call my doctor and begged for an appointment. It was Wednesday—a day I'll remember as long as I live. I walked into the office, explained everything, handed over my hospital records... he started the ultrasound. I was staring at him like a maniac, trying to read his facial expressions to see if everything was okay or if things were looking grim. He just smiled and said, "Well, look who's traveling!" And I was like 😲 :???: 🇳🇴 ..Then the volume went up and I heard it—the heartbeat...
Now you know why I won't forget that Wednesday.
The thing is, the ultrasound machine at one of the hospitals in Chicago just wasn't cutting it—it couldn't detect my Lucy. My takeaway isn't that the doctor was bad—he's great and I trust him—but the equipment just wasn't top-of-the-line.🙄
That's all from me.
Seriously, wishing you the absolute best... please keep me posted.
Try to find a specialist with a really good 3D or 4D ultrasound machine.

Joseph Hayes54 said:So, I mostly just had an ultrasound where nothing showed up, and now my OBGYN is sending me to the hospital because—shocker—he’s totally stumped. Honestly, I'm freaking out and can't decide if I should even go... I mean, what if I actually am pregnant? It would have been mid-August, so maybe it's still too early to see anything on the scan, even though my last period was late July and the pregnancy symptoms didn't really hit me until mid-August. I'm scared to go because I feel like if it were a miscarriage, my hCG levels would be dropping instead of rising... maybe I'll just hold out for another two weeks—I don't know, I'm not exactly a genius here.

I stumbled upon this post and I'm terrified the same thing is happening to me.

A woman on one of the forums wrote:
Because of some "weird" hCG spikes and a little spotting during my sixth week, they actually suspected an ectopic pregnancy and kept me in the hospital for a few days. They were going to discharge me (on my own request) because they said they'd probably have to do a D&C on Thursday. As soon as I got home, I rushed to call my doctor and begged for an appointment. It was Wednesday—a day I'll remember as long as I live. I walked into the office, explained everything, handed over my hospital records... he started the ultrasound. I was staring at him like a maniac, trying to read his facial expressions to see if everything was okay or if things were looking grim. He just smiled and said, "Well, look who's traveling!" And I was like 😲 :???: 🇳🇴 ..Then the volume went up and I heard it—the heartbeat...
Now you know why I won't forget that Wednesday.
The thing is, the ultrasound machine at one of the hospitals in Chicago just wasn't cutting it—it couldn't detect my Lucy. My takeaway isn't that the doctor was bad—he's great and I trust him—but the equipment just wasn't top-of-the-line.🙄
That's all from me.
Seriously, wishing you the absolute best... please keep me posted.
Try to find a specialist with a really good 3D or 4D ultrasound machine.

That isn't quite how it works, though, because for a pregnancy to actually show up on an ultrasound, your beta levels really need to be north of 1000.

Honey, they aren't going to perform a D&C if there's absolutely nothing inside the uterus...

Okay, I get it now—I didn't realize you needed such a high beta level just to see anything on an ultrasound. During my first pregnancy, I didn't even know I was pregnant until week 10 when I finally took a test and headed to my OB-GYN... So, I'm a little stuck on the math here—my last period was July 26th, and we had sex on August 25th. How does everything still count from the start of the last period? Maybe I actually conceived from that last time and it's just way too early to see anything yet... I don't know, I'm totally spinning right now.

I guess it all really boils down to whatever kind of cycles you're used to dealing with normally...

nicegril, don't let them scrub you clean. Just let them look long enough to think you're from another planet. If you don't give them an opening, they can't force their way in. I say keep playing along for a few more days. 🙂
Good luck. 🙂

I’m curious to hear what you guys think about this..
So, I usually have really heavy periods that last about 6 days, on a 30-day cycle. My last one was July 1st.

Back in August, my period was 10 days late.. which was actually the day before I took a pregnancy test and got a positive result.. though the line was super faint. As soon as I saw it, I felt absolutely terrible. I mean, intense stomach cramps, back pain, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, even passing out..
That lasted for four days, then I took another test (which was negative) and went to see my OBGYN. They did an ultrasound and everything looked totally normal.. but since the test came back negative, the doctor concluded it was just a chemical pregnancy.

This month, my period showed up right on time, but it barely lasted two days... and the test was positive again.. once more, just a barely visible line. No pregnancy symptoms at all, no pain, nothing except maybe some lower back aches..

My doctor basically told me there’s no point in coming in because it’s probably just some hormonal imbalance and that could be messing with the test results?!?!
What do you all make of this..?

Who would have thought I’d actually be posting here... sigh... alright, let's get into it.
About two weeks ago, I had sex during the last day of my period. No condom used, and he finished inside me.
Now that two weeks have passed, I’ve been feeling this constant urge to vomit, but nothing comes up. My teeth, my gums, my jaw... it’s all becoming unbearable every single day. My head is the worst part. It feels like I’ve been run over by a truck. I am just exhausted. On top of that, there is this incredibly thick discharge, and I feel like I’m constantly running to the bathroom.
What should I do, people? I can't deal with this dental pain anymore... it's killing me...😢and now what... should I go buy a test or not? When is the right time? My next period is due in a week, and my cycle is usually a steady 28 days.
What do you guys think?

It’s way too early for a test... honestly. Just wait until your period is actually late, then head over to a CVS or Walgreens and pick one up..

Jose Robinson61 said:Who would have thought I’d actually be posting here... sigh... alright, let's get into it.
About two weeks ago, I had sex during the last day of my period. No condom used, and he finished inside me.
Now that two weeks have passed, I’ve been feeling this constant urge to vomit, but nothing comes up. My teeth, my gums, my jaw... it’s all becoming unbearable every single day. My head is the worst part. It feels like I’ve been run over by a truck. I am just exhausted. On top of that, there is this incredibly thick discharge, and I feel like I’m constantly running to the bathroom.
What should I do, people? I can't deal with this dental pain anymore... it's killing me...😢and now what... should I go buy a test or not? When is the right time? My next period is due in a week, and my cycle is usually a steady 28 days.
What do you guys think?

It's too early for a test... wait until at least two days before your period starts to take one.

Hi 🙂
So... I'm about 5 or 6 days late on my period. It’s been nearly three weeks since we last had sex, and we were using condoms! But here's the thing—at one point we ran out, and he was just rubbing against me and ended up going inside a couple of times without protection. (I am literally hitting my head against a wall right now!) I know the odds of getting pregnant are incredibly slim, but I'm a total pessimist (for context, I once got hit in the head by an Apple being thrown through a window on April Fools' Day
!).

The thing is, I'm not feeling any of my usual pre-period symptoms.

Instead, I'm incredibly bloated, dealing with heartburn and headaches, my breasts feel larger (though they don't actually hurt), my ovaries are aching, and I have to pee constantly. Naturally, I went down a Google rabbit hole and now I am absolutely spiraling.

PLEASE TELL ME I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!!!!

I’m not sure if this is the right place to vent. But my teeth... they are killing me. Every single one of them is throbbing so hard I feel like I'm going to be sick. I can't even get any sleep at this point. And then there's the waiting. I have to wait another week just to find out what the actual damage is, and honestly, I don't know how much longer I can take it. People 🙂
... It feels like someone is trying to rip my jaw clean off my face, and then the nausea kicks in on top of all that. God... 😢 😢 😢

Is there seriously nobody else lurking here? Just me? Good grief... 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Gary Baker7 said:Hi 🙂
So... I'm about 5 or 6 days late on my period. It’s been nearly three weeks since we last had sex, and we were using condoms! But here's the thing—at one point we ran out, and he was just rubbing against me and ended up going inside a couple of times without protection. (I am literally hitting my head against a wall right now!) I know the odds of getting pregnant are incredibly slim, but I'm a total pessimist (for context, I once got hit in the head by an Apple being thrown through a window on April Fools' Day
!).

The thing is, I'm not feeling any of my usual pre-period symptoms.

Instead, I'm incredibly bloated, dealing with heartburn and headaches, my breasts feel larger (though they don't actually hurt), my ovaries are aching, and I have to pee constantly. Naturally, I went down a Google rabbit hole and now I am absolutely spiraling.

PLEASE TELL ME I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!!!!

Well, just like the title of this thread suggests: Go buy a test. Honestly, you probably aren't pregnant; just from skin contact and a couple of penetrations without finishing inside, it's unlikely. Also, those symptoms you're describing? They're likely just a result of you stressing out about the possibility of being pregnant. If you hang out in some local college sorority group, you'll see that girls there deal with these exact same symptoms every single month, and they don't end up pregnant every time.

Jose Robinson61 said:Who would have thought I’d actually be posting here... sigh... alright, let's get into it.
About two weeks ago, I had sex during the last day of my period. No condom used, and he finished inside me.
Now that two weeks have passed, I’ve been feeling this constant urge to vomit, but nothing comes up. My teeth, my gums, my jaw... it’s all becoming unbearable every single day. My head is the worst part. It feels like I’ve been run over by a truck. I am just exhausted. On top of that, there is this incredibly thick discharge, and I feel like I’m constantly running to the bathroom.
What should I do, people? I can't deal with this dental pain anymore... it's killing me...😢and now what... should I go buy a test or not? When is the right time? My next period is due in a week, and my cycle is usually a steady 28 days.
What do you guys think?

I have never heard of pregnancy causing issues with the teeth or jaw.🤷
If your cycle is strictly 28 days as you stated, your fertile window likely began around day 10. Since you only mentioned the timing was at the end of your period, I cannot be certain, but if you cannot bear the uncertainty, you might as well take a blood test.

Jose Robinson61 said:Who would have thought I’d actually be posting here... sigh... alright, let's get into it.
About two weeks ago, I had sex during the last day of my period. No condom used, and he finished inside me.
Now that two weeks have passed, I’ve been feeling this constant urge to vomit, but nothing comes up. My teeth, my gums, my jaw... it’s all becoming unbearable every single day. My head is the worst part. It feels like I’ve been run over by a truck. I am just exhausted. On top of that, there is this incredibly thick discharge, and I feel like I’m constantly running to the bathroom.
What should I do, people? I can't deal with this dental pain anymore... it's killing me...😢and now what... should I go buy a test or not? When is the right time? My next period is due in a week, and my cycle is usually a steady 28 days.
What do you guys think?

What if you just hit up a dentist in the meantime? ☕

Roger Grant84 said:What if you just hit up a dentist in the meantime? ☕

I actually went to the dentist recently, and they fixed everything that needed fixing. So I honestly don't get what the issue is now. On top of that, my stomach feels bloated, like I'm fighting to throw up but nothing happens... plus the burping is unbearable, especially after I downed two liters of Coke all at once...
Maybe I'm just making it all up. 😢 And now my breasts have started aching for no reason...
I really don't know... maybe it's all in my head, so I guess I just have to wait and see... ugh 😢