To be pregnant 6 weeks after birth?

[alfie22]

I'm seriously freaking out right now.

I've had pregnancy symptoms for the past few days and have just spectacularly thrown up all over the bathroom. Im rarely sick, only when I was pregnant so now I am seriously concerned. I have had aversions to certain foods and also cravings.

Surely it's not possible? I haven't had a period since giving birth, just the regular post partum bleeding that stopped around 3 weeks ago.

Could I even take a test this soon? So many things are going through my mind right now i can't think straight.

@FurrySlipperBoots I feel like I'm in denial thinking about it. But I have just felt "different" the past few days and now the random sickness and nausea has began..

It may be your af returning and bad case of PMS? I hear the first period after child birth is rough

@Goodgollymiss I didn't think of that. But sickness and nausea? Never had that pre birth before an AF or food aversions/cravings

I think af can come back very different to what it was like before DC especially 1st .. hormones still all over the place..

@alfie22 The first year is ok because you can bung both in a buggy , once you have one toddling and you are trying to control a pram the dynamic changes. TBH once they hit 3 and 4 its like having twins.

My only advice is : do not make rash decisions in the heat of the moment. Especially decisions you cannot undo. If you get my drift. As you said, it's not the end of the world, once the shock has subsided, you crack on

I think that you're panicking. Remember that you,d be 2-3 weeks if nausea had kicked in, so pregnant around 3-4 weeks after giving birth. How does that tie in with when you had sex? Changing babies nappies can spread sickness bugs. I had several in the first few weeks. Stop panicking. Do a test anyway for reassurance. But, whilst a possibility, you'RE probably not.

I had 2 babies 11 months apart, with a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old. Yes, it's hard but it's doable. They are now in their 20's and I'm still sane, so all good. Don't be fretting until you do the test and then take each day as it comes. Make your decision in your own time. Good luck x.

Take the test at least you’ll know

It’s not remotely reasonable for your partner to have hit the roof OP - this is every bit his decisions as much as yours! He chose to participate in unprotected sex, knowing that it could result in pregnancy. He has no right whatsoever to be annoyed if pregnancy has resulted.

Hope you get the result you want - but if you are pregnant, don’t allow him to spend one second blaming you or being annoyed about something that is absolutely on him as much as you.

OP did you want to have unprotected sex with your DP or did he talk you into it?

When did your symptoms start? You say you started the pill on Monday - could they be linked to that? I know when I was on the pill it made me feel sickly at first.

He nearly hit the ceiling.

What?? No, that's not right. The withdrawal method is extremely unsafe. He was the one who played a key role in practicing it and you're both adults (responsible for your own actions). He doesn't get to hit the roof imo.

One day people will finally learn the withdrawal method isn't contraception

You had unprotected sex at a time you've probably been told you're especially fertile. You obviously don't need to have had a period to show you're ovulating given ovulation happens first. It's not that hard to work out there's a chance you're pregnant.

Of course it is possible. You need to do a test to find out for sure one way or the other.

@Skittlesss about 7 days ago

I'm one of three siblings. Middle child is 11 months older than the youngest. Oldest is 13 months older than the middle child. So, yes, definitely possible. Hard, hard work for my mum as she frequently reminds us but we were very much wanted after years of struggling to conceive.

Get a test so you know for sure .

When did you have sex? Usually people are 5-6 weeks before nausea hits. Is that possible when you stopped bleeding 3 weeks ago (assuming you waited for the end of lochia before DTD).

You sometimes find siblings with only ten months between them (granted less common now than it used to be), so yes, it is possible to be pregnant so soon after giving birth.

@Bobbiepin after my bleeding stopped so 3 weeks ago

@Bobbiepin and last week

Fingers crossed you get the result you want and that your OH reacts as he should.

You need to take a pregnancy test. Asap.

You may be pregnant or it may be something else. And if it's something else... Well, seems like you may want to go to a doctor as well (if it doesn't get better).

When can you go buy a pregnancy test? (Or tests...)

Also, I'd like to repeat this: OP did you want to have unprotected sex with your DP or did he talk you into it? Did you want to practice the withdrawal method?

But my dates could be off I really don't know

To PPs yes everything was consensual

I think it's far too soon to have such strong pregnancy symptoms. I am wondering if it's the pill you've recently gone on. Remember, your pregnancy hormones are tumbling down and now you're on synthetic ones. This could be what's making you feel so sick. Or you've got a bug. I don't think you're pregnant. But of course, take the test. You never know!