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.

I knew someone who was pregnant again when she went for her 6 week check up. If you have had unprotected sex, then it's always a possibility.

with Happyhillock (previous page). How can someone have sexual intercourse so soon after giving birth? Shows a great lack of self control and no consideration for the woman

Now that annoys me, blanket assumption thst somehow a woman doesnt have a right to have sex if she feels like it after birth, because surely its the man pressurising her, absolute crap.

How has this gone from 'I think I may be pregnant' to people judging the OP on her nails?! Ridiculous.

@OnlineAlienator I think it's recommended waiting up to 6 weeks before resuming sex

I don't see any lines on any of the photos.

The only thing wrong with your nails is it's time to have them filled in.

@steff13 I know I only had an infill 10 days ago!

Goodness, they must be growing fast. Are you still on prenatal vitamins?

@steff13 nope!!

Oh, and for what it's worth, I've had three kids, all vaginally, and I NEVER waited 6 weeks to have sex. The longest I waited was 4. The shortest was 2.

@steff13 go you!

The tests look negative to me.

When you buy another test you should probably buy condoms too if you don't want to get pregnant again yet. Condoms & the pill together are definitely better than "pull out method".

Did you take those pictures straight away? If so it looks like a faint positive, if not it's probably an evap line as others have said.

I would test again in a few days. Remember your first pee of the day is the best one to use!

I know a number of families with siblings 10-11 months apart. It definitely happens! Hard work at the time, but fab later on when they have a tiny age gap!

One couple I know have siblings who have 8 and a half months between them. SHE got pregnant when the other kiddie was a month old, then the baby born 8 and a half months later was 5-6 weeks early.

They had 3 year old twins too, (when baby No 4 came out!) so they had THEIR work cut out. 4 kids under 4!

FWIW I've just dowloaded that pic off imagur and I'm blowed if i can see a second line its on around 15 x magnification !

There really ought to be a better test can't you just give your GP a bell then you'll know one way or the other?

And do go very carefully with ye olde cotius interruptus won't you;!..

You might just have a sickness bug, OP.

I also looked at the 2nd pic and on magnification I also see a second line.

You can't be sure after that amount of time - evap line likely.

Time for another test, first thing tomorrow?

I'm with Happyhillock (previous page). How can someone have sexual intercourse so soon after giving birth? Shows a great lack of self control and no consideration for the woman.

Always the same on these threads,...... unless you're exactly the same as me then I'll decide you lack self control or ability to say no! @Bluerussian you make it sound like the OP wasn't a consenting adult and that only men have a sex drive or feel horny.... that's not the case in all relationships. Some of us have our own minds and ability to want and have sex when we want. No consideration for the women, did it occur that OP actually enjoyed it?

baby 1 - no way I would have had sex for about 6 years

baby 3 - 2 weeks, no problem (and took newborn, and 2 toddlers to London to the museum and to see the sights)

women vary, births vary.

women vary, births vary.

Totally agree, shouldn't judge others! Saying someone's got no self control. My god!

There was another thread like this recently. Not sure what the outcome was
If I remember correctly that op had been using the withdrawal method and was surprised at the possible outcome

I would wait a few days and then use a FRER. I felt very nauseous and pregnant with my 2nd for about a week before I got a positive test. I was sure I was pregnant it even the FRER was completely negative. 5 days later it was clearly positive. But your body is also doing a lot of strange things just after birth and the imbalance of hormones can absolutely make you feel like this too.

Nobody is saying women can't have sex when they want after giving birth, i was advised by my doctor not to have sex for at least 6 week's, 6 week's was far to soon for me as i so tired, it was 3 mths after birth for me

Well that's fine for you, hillock, nobody on here is going to twist your arm about having it sooner, but there's no obligation or need for a woman to wait until 6 weeks if she feels ready and shockingly, other women may have different experiences and approaches to you.

I have had totally straightforward births, I'm never off my feet, I've never torn, I've always stopped bleeding by 3 weeks. I had no problem having sex at 3 weeks pp (would have been 2 but baby interrupted the attempt). I felt fine, I felt ready, and I wanted to and initiated it. Somehow, I'm able to not imply that women who don't feel ready for 6 months, or longer, are weird or not trying hard enough or something.