When should I test?

[littlelamb]

I was going to change my name for this, but I have thought about it and I have nothing to hide. Last month I was horribly ill with one thing or another, some d and v and just generally feeling run down, and my period came when I still had a weeks worth of the pill left. Bleeding was sporadic for a few weeks. Now, and I don't know why, I have started to get horrible, terrifying actually, niggles that I could be pregnant (ie, it is in the realm of possibility) I just feel a bit nauseous, my boobs are tender, my tummy has a slight ache and is pooching out and I feel so tired, which is just how I felt when pg with dd. I literally have not felt this exhausted since then. Now I have got the idea into my head, I can't stop worrying. With my last period all over the place, when would I test? I am still taking the pill, could that affect the result? And also, how likely is stress to play a part in all these symptoms? I am writing my disertation, but that would not make me this tired, and dd is being a dream so I am not knowingly stressed. I just need to know whether it is worth tersting and when, as I'm a student, cant get a doctors appointment for love nor money and I dont really want to waste money on a test only to do it too early. Sorry for the ramble, I am feeling a bit confused :(

[chapsmum]

little lamb,when was your last real peroid?
If you ovulate whilst on the pill you do tend to ovulate later in you cycle than 14 days.
The pill will not affect your result however I would test ASAP as you would need to srop taking it if you are pregnant.
If you have a negative result, test again in a week or if you really want to know, see you r dr and ask for a blood est which detects lower levels of the pregnancy hormone

[littlelamb]

To my shame I dont even know when my last period was, so much has been happening. I used to keep track religiously but since being on the pill I stopped. I do know that I started to bleed a week early, but do I count that as a period? I think the d and v may have messed with the pill :(

[chapsmum]

how long ago was that bleeding and have you had a breack in your pill?

[Piffle]

littlelamb I got pregnant with ds after D+V while on the pill, even though it seemed from pill info that I had the pill in long enough to not be affected.
I found out very late that I was pregnant, so would urge you to test if you are unsure, I think the pill is generally safe ish if you're pregnant but most docs would say come of it.
I remember feeling guilty as I had taken it for 6 weeks of pregnancy and got told off by my GP...

[littlelamb]

3-4 weeks ago? Yes, i had a break as usual. I cant even describe why I am even suspicious, I just feel different somehow. I think I will go now and buy a test, will cheap ones work as well as any other?

[throckenholt]

you should be able to work out when you last real period was by the sequence on the pill packet (ignoring the one when you thought it was a week early).

If you are into the second cycle of pills then you should definitely be ok to test.

[chapsmum]

yip, I rekon you should be failry accurate testing now (especially if you think you have the symptoms.
Think ASDA are doing single test for 99p if that helps.
If negative test again in a week, or see your gp if worried.