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Can you get pregnant using the pullout method :/???

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shellmc · 05/06/2011 21:35

Hello Ladies.

I am a 26 year old mum of 1. My DS has just turned 2, i am currently off the pill as iv had a few problems with irregular bleeding ect. After a scan and tests and examination, My gp wasnt sure if it was due to the pill that i was getting irregular bleeding or an ectropian, which she described as being a small abrasion on the cervix :/. She mentioned changing my contraception, and so have decided to give the Pill Injection a try. I came off my pill which was cerazette on the 11th May i was told i had to wait for my first period before i could get the injection day day1-5. I had a small bleed on the 13th May, which i think was a withdrawl bleed.
What im confused about can i class that as my last period as i dont have regular periods and was bleedi ng evry 3-4 days while on the pill, I will mention since stopping cerazette iv had no irregular bleeding since my last bleed on the 13th which lasted 1 day, soo i now know its prob the pill that caused the bleeding.
Me and DH hav been having sex and using the pull out method (i know we should prob use condoms as extra protection) but we havent.
What i want to know can you still get pregnant doing this? Obv he is pulling out before you know what :O. I wouldnt be upset if i was to get pregnant and i dont think DH would be eitha, just wanted to know if anyone has.
We have been having regular sex 3-4 times a week using this method. I dont understand as i dont think iv ovulated as i havent had a proper period and dont know if i can class the 1 day bleed as a period ????????

Confused. Ill be interested in any comments. Thankyou

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shellmc · 06/06/2011 17:35

Really MRG!!! Gosh thats shocking. Its made me realise now that it can still happen. Thankyou again to all of you that have replyed.
I think i did ovulate a few weeks ago as i remember the slimey egg white discharge (sorry tmi).
We would be happy if i were pregnant as i said earlier we have discussed having a 2nd child :). Just wanted to know as if im not then at least we can notice when ovulation occurs and avoid or use condoms untill i can get started on the Pill injection.
Its a topic my work friends and i have been discussing and neitha of us apart from 1 thought it were possible and i thought we'd be okay doing this.
I noe kno it is possible !!!
Thanks again x

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Catface1984 · 06/06/2011 18:35

Pre cum is produced by a different gland, sperm is only released upon ejaculation. Sperm would only be present in pre cum, had it been left over from a previous ejaculation, and the man had not urinated in between. If he pulls out before any cum comes out, chances of conception are very low. However if you are ovulating and he lets a little cum slip out, you could become pregnant the same as if he was cumming in you regularly.

:)

shellmc · 06/06/2011 19:21

Thanx catface1984, iv been reading up about it all, and im getting mixed responses. Mant people say they have concieved by using the pull out method whe they thought they were playing it safe. Others have said exactly wha you have stated that pre cum doesnt contain any sperm at all and the only way you could get pregnant this way is if the man has prev ejaculated and not urinated afterwards and then enters the lady again as there could be sperm left over from prev time.

Could i just ask if i bled 2 days after stopping my pill only for 1 day, would this be likley to have been a withdrawl bleed??

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shellmc · 12/06/2011 16:28

Still no sign of AF, but not sure when i would be due, iv got a really bloaty tummy, feel sickly and sore boobs just when i touch tho.
Could be that AF is on its way, anyone any ideas when i would be likley to be due a period??
I had 1 day bleed on 13th May after stopping the pill.

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shellmc · 12/06/2011 16:29

Had 2 negative preg tests also ? Last one i done was friday.
Thanx

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havealittlefaithbaby · 12/06/2011 16:49

I get symptoms like that a few days before af arrives. In fact I'm there atm!

shellmc · 12/06/2011 16:52

Thanx havealittlefaithbaby i think that is probably what is happening i just wish it would hury up soo i know where i am! x

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aliceliddell · 12/06/2011 17:00

That's why it's called Vatican roulette.

shellmc · 12/06/2011 17:14

The what....? Never heard of that :/

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evenmoremiserablethanbefore · 01/07/2011 17:24

Our son was the result of the famous 'withdrawal method'.....DD1 was planned.....DD2 was the result of ONE time take a chance pullout method!!! Shock I even know the date of conception....5th November 2001 bonfire night!!!! we only had sex once that month,HONEST!!! So YES you can definitely get caught!!!!

evenmoremiserablethanbefore · 01/07/2011 17:29

PS;
UNLESS....you know your cycle off by heart and you have the perfect cycle (28 days) ovulate on day 14.....wait at least 4/5 days then the rhythym method can be used,but I still wouldnt like to take the chance tbh !!! Grin

IWillCountToThree · 01/07/2011 17:38

DS is the result of withdrawl method.........
I wasn't supposed to ovulate for another 10 days either!

Continuum · 01/07/2011 19:03

Withdrawal method is why I have a sister!!

aliceliddell · 01/07/2011 19:07

Can you get pregnant using the pull out method? Not if the thing you pull out is battery operated.

headfairy · 01/07/2011 19:13

:o aliceliddle

My friend got pg the first time she had sex... her boyfriend said he'd pulled out in time. Guess not because the result of that night is now 19, a very pretty woman and at university :o

headfairy · 01/07/2011 19:13

liddell Blush

seeker · 01/07/2011 19:18

There is no 100% reliable form of contraception - except sterilization - and even then vasectomies have been known to join up again in a few very very very rare cases.

A friend of mine got pregnant while on the pill and using a condom.

havealittlefaithbaby · 01/07/2011 19:40

Or abstinence!

claricestar · 02/07/2011 22:45

yes Blush

anap78 · 01/07/2015 05:05

What the hell is DS, DH or DC???

YouPooPooBumBum · 01/07/2015 06:29

Dear son
Dear husband
Dear children

DizzyNorthernBird · 01/07/2015 09:23

This thread is four years old......I'm wondering whether the op was pg.....?!

Shadow1986 · 01/07/2015 09:26

Yes you can still get pregnant. Although I've used this method for the last 3 years with my husband and not fallen pregnant.

Rtfairy · 01/07/2015 09:27

Course you can!

DizzyNorthernBird · 01/07/2015 09:36

I used withdrawal for four years with DP successfully although we used to abstain completely during mid cycle to be on the safe side.

However, now we're trying and I'm still not getting pg.....