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am i preg?

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tweeni · 02/11/2005 19:24

I'm not sure how late i am coz the last period i had says im 11 weeks and 3 days late but i could have possibly had one after that - i keep the data in my phone but this had to be sent off for repair so it could have got deleted. anyway , back to the point - basically i keep having pains in my stomach sort of like the ones you get before your period is due, but it never comes - this has happened quite a bit, but not too often. but the last week or so it has been sort of all the time. also my stomach is bloated and i seem to have put on weight, but its not really fat its hard & bloated as i said.i also keep being tired and going to the loo quite a bit but i think i do that more than most anyway. i haven't had any sickness or cravings (i don't think although i have been having a lot more "junk food" - this could account for my weight gain but i don't think its enough to make me gain this much and it would be more "wobbly" shall we say?)do you think i could be pregnant or am i just paranoid?

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tweeni · 02/11/2005 19:25

i'm also much more short temepered and eotional than usual, picking fights over nothing and gettin upset for no reason. is this a sympton of being preg?

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Roobedoo · 02/11/2005 19:29

Have you done a test? Sounds like preg symptoms to me.

flamesparrow · 02/11/2005 19:29

Do a test.

WigWamBam · 02/11/2005 19:30

There is only one way to find out, and that's to take a pregnancy test.

starlover · 02/11/2005 19:31

in 11 weeks you would have had 2 periods surely?

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tweeni · 03/11/2005 18:23

took a test - was positive but i dipped it in above the max line could this affect it?still got the control line which means its supposed to have worked. what do you think?

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KristinaM · 03/11/2005 18:29

AfAik its hard to get a false positive, as its measuring a hormone your body produces when pregnant. Sounds like you are pregnant - how do you feel? I mean, did you want to get pregnant? Does your partner knwo?

If you think you might be 11 weeks you need to get down to your Gp tomorrow and they will send you for a scan to check out your dates.

flamesparrow · 03/11/2005 18:29

I would say thats a positive

Or I guess not ....

Which face are we doing here?

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tweeni · 04/11/2005 00:33

rang the doctors and can't get an appointment til after next week!!!i can't wait that long!i want to try and work out the dates asap!!told my mum and step dad. my step dad was really supportive mum was less so which i was a bit shocked at. he knew straight away what i was going to say but i expected her to. worried about school cos its a private school and im scared they'll kick me out - can they do that?also when do you think i should tell them.

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HuggyBear · 04/11/2005 00:42

How old are you?

WigWamBam · 04/11/2005 08:02

Tweeni, the GP has to see you within 48 hours these days. If not your own GP then someone else within the practice. It's not acceptable to have to wait for two weeks. Ring them again and tell them it's an emergency - cry if you have to - and that you need to see someone today.

KristinaM · 04/11/2005 10:37

tweenie - you could also get an appointment at a family planning clinic ( sometimes they have different names like youth health clinic). Tho agree you really do need to see your own GP and get seen at the hospital.

Assuming you are under 18 you could phone childline.They coudl tell you about resources in your own area. Despite what people think, they are not just for children who are at risk - they are also there for teens who just need soemone to talk to outside their family/friends.

KristinaM · 04/11/2005 10:41

Childline or a counsellor could help you work out other issues, like how to tell your partner, what and when to tell the school, what you want to do about your eductaion, where you will live, how you will care for the baby etc. These are all big big issues and its hard for mumsnetters to give you good advice when we don't know you or your circumstances.

WigWamBam · 04/11/2005 10:45

Do you have a branch of Brook near you? They can do a pregnancy test for you and give you help and advice if you're under 25.

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tweeni · 04/11/2005 18:30

im 18

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tweeni · 04/11/2005 18:30

sorry 17 - typo!

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tweeni · 04/11/2005 18:42

how accurately can i find out the dates from my scan?also i've had these fluttery type feelings between my chest and stomach and also a sharp pain in my chest when i was walking upstairs. do you know what this is and what could cause it?

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tweeni · 04/11/2005 19:07

theres only a week between the 2. i was in a relationship with the one, but he cheated on me and the other comforted me during a rough time and stupidly we ended up sleeping together. do you think thats too close to be able to work it out from a scan?also if i need a paternity test can i get help payign for it cos i am only 17 and still at college and don't have a job or anything and i've heard they are expensive.

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KristinaM · 04/11/2005 21:17

Tweeni sounds like you have lots of things you need to work out - I really think you need to speak to someone in real life, like a counsellor.You also need medical care for you and your baby.Please check out some of the suggestions here.

starlover · 04/11/2005 21:21

i didn't know i was pg until i had probs and ended up at early pregnancy unit
anyway they did a dating scan and put me at 6 weeks which was pretty accurate

KristinaM · 04/11/2005 23:07

Tweeni - I notice that you have posted about 10 questions on pregnancy on mumsnet in the last few days. I am concerned that you have not yet been to the doctors or got any medical care or advice and yet you are 17 and think you are more than 3 months pregnant. You really must do this soon

Mums net is not a substitute for medical care for you and your baby.

You also need to get some help to think through the issues you have about your baby?s father, your school and your parents. To honest, you have bigger problems to worry about than hair dye or maternity fashion

shhhh · 04/11/2005 23:52

I agree with the last post BUT still come to mumsnet if you need to chat to anyone. I presume that due to the position you are in you may find it hard to speak to someone etc. As it has been said we are not medical people but we can support you as much as we can. Let us know how the gp appointment goes.

mumswish · 07/11/2005 11:48

How have you got on? Have you been to the doctors?

I know I've only just joined in on this thread but it's got my interest, I just wanted to MAKE SURE you were ok.

kateandfelicity · 07/11/2005 12:43

Tweeni.
Just wanted to say... not to be scared... I know its very confusing at this time, i found out i was pregnant around the same time as you... I too am a young mum... don't worry... you'll be fine, ,y advice would be to read up on as much as possible to inform yourself about pregnancy and also how to afford looking after baby (and study at the same time??) is do-able, students get lots of help now. Good luck. do let us know!!!

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