AIBU to be paranoid that I'm pregnant

[itisntme]

We have 2 children, our family is now complete. I keep worrying that I'm pregnant and can't get it out of my head, even though I'm pretty sure I am being daft.

A third child would be very difficult. Wouldn't fit in the car, the house, would really change our lives - it isn't something we want! I conceived both children very quickly, which was great at the time but I'm worried now how easy an "accident" would be

My periods only came back properly a few months ago, when DC2 was about 12 months - not sure if due to bf or being on cerazette. They have been a bit odd since, generally seem fortnightly rather than monthly - is this a side affect of cerazette?

I stopped taking the pill a few weeks ago, as I was on antibiotics anyway - thought it would be a good chance to let my body get itselft back. Have also recently totally finished breastfeeding youngest. since then, I had a proper period about 3 weeks ago, so not due a period yet assuming they are back to 4 weekly.

I don't know why I'm convinced I'm pregnant. Did a test a while back and it was neg. We've not even had sex often (2 young children, no sleep etc!)

Now my stomach is starting to feel pregnant - except in reality it is fat. it's squishy, but somehow seems a pregnant shape (all on the front like a baby bump)

Please tell me this is normal, i feel like I am going mad!!

We've not even had sex often
My understanding is that it only needs once.
Congratulations!

I felt like this a little while ago- also on cerazette. I had been bleeding every couple of weeks or so, I'd had a sick bug so that had messed the pill around too. I felt hormonal and sick and was convinced I was pg- to the point that I did a test. I was prescribed ABs a while back and the dr said that most of them don't affect the pill any more. After a few weeks I felt better but I blamed the pill at the time and felt rubbish.

TRUE, Sally, but the last time must have been several months ago!

I had this also on cerazette, I was convinced, and also conceived easily before. Hadn't had a period for months after coming off it, felt like I was getting a bump. In the end I got a pregnancy test which was negative and had a period few days later. How often have you had unprotected sex?

I was bleeding every fortnight on cerazette too. And I have the 'pregnant belly'. I think both are a side effect. I just switched 4 weeks ago to a different brand of mini pill- the doctor didn't think it would make a difference but I only just started my first period on it (so 4 weeks since my last period), no difference in the belly though. Like you, it's definitely fat, if I tense my stomach muscles I can feel them in the right place, they've just been covered in a thick layer of blubber, yet a little higher up round my ribs and over my back there is barely any fat. I think once Dd has finished breastfeeding I'll be switching to my old brand of combined pill, see if that makes a difference.

PS I used up the 5 pregnancy tests I had left from trying for Dd in the year or so after she was born. With no periods at all back then and this darned belly, I was really paranoid, and used the fact that they were going to expire to justify testing!

I always think I'm pregnant too! I'm on cerazette as well so don't have periods at all. I didn't think you had periods on this pill?

I have done 4 tests in the year (negative) I've been on Cerazette as I sometimes get quite bloated and have pregnancy symptoms.

Did you use anything else when you stopped taking the pill? If not that was a bit daft if your other DCs were conceived easily.

If you are this sure your family is complete, why not get sterilised? then you wouldn't have to stress about it :-)

no, haven't had unprotected sex since coming off the pill. That would have been very daft!

oh yes i had this on cerazette, within days of starting the bloody thing, i came straight back off because i just couldn't be doing with the constant stress. i did google and i think it is quite common with cerazette.

sorry. should have said it is common going on and off cerazette, from what i read online

That is reassuring. I have been on cerazette for ages, but guess I hadn't noticed anything due to breastfeeding too (last time, I stopped cerazette I ttc immeidately and also stopped bf at a similar time). Now DC2 has finally stopped guzzling, I think I'll go back to the combined pill I was on before. Hopefully that'll be better! Or perhaps something else - don't really know a lot about the other options to be honest. Need something I can be totally confident with. Otherwise I think this pregnancy paranoia will start to seriously affect our sex life!

I quite often do tests despite being on the pill and not really bonking that often! I convince myself I can feel baby kicks. It's really odd. I think im a bit paranoid after actively trying for so long to get pg, and now trying NOT to. Also, stupid pill gives me tender boobs and that has usually been my first sign of pregnancy.

After I came off that I was convinced I was pregnant. Had so many symptoms as well as bloated. I went to the drs because I was dizzy all the time and until they did a blood test they thought I was pregnant too. I wasn't though and my period arrived a couple of weeks late and everything else went back to normal.

Dd had just stopped bf when I had those symptoms. Things do seen to have settled down now. Bloody hormones.