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I Dont Know If I Am Pregnant... I Have The Implant....

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HoneyLouise · 29/07/2013 16:41

Hello Girls...
For the last 3 weeks I have felt pregnant, I have had the implant since December 2011, and haven't had many problems with it other than being on randomly since january 2013, like on for 4 days then off for 2 days then on for 5 days, then off for 2 weeks, its completely random, and its not even like a normal period, its like a muddy colour, and not pleasant, I went to the doctors in May to find out what was going on, they did a swab but there was nothing wrong and they haven't suggested putting a new one in, the last 3 weeks has been really weird.
I am 20 in september, living with my boyfriend of 18 months, just finished my first year of university, I am a size 6 and have never really had much of an appetite, i would rather eat little and often instead of 3 meals a day, but recently i have been wanting more food, i would eat a whole meal (i used to always leave something) and then within half an hour i felt like i need to eat something again so i try to eat something healthy like fruit or something instead of chocolate.
I have the worst mood swings at the moment, my boobs are sore constantly, when i am at home i take my bra off as it is just too uncomfortable, for the last 3 weeks i have felt like my belly has got bigger, not fatter or anything anywhere else, just a small round belly, (may sound silly but to me it does feel like there is something inside me) i constantly feel tired and drained, dizzy, i could literally sleep all day and all night if i could, i also can't stop weeing and my sex drive is basically none existent :(
Me and my boyfriend did a home pregnancy test last night and it said i was not pregnant, but i had drunk alot yesterday as it is warm at the moment and i know that drinking alot can dilute your urine causing the test not to pick it up. I have bought another one and we are planning on doing it on friday/saturday but I don't know whether to go to the doctors during this week to find out for definite, me and my boyfriend are very strong together and we are perfect for each other, after last night when the pregnancy test came back negative, we both said we were sad that it wasn't positive but we both know its not really the right time for us to have a baby, due to money issues, in september we will both be at university, studying for our future, we are very much maturer than most people our age.
I would love to have a child but i think it would be really hard for us to have one at the present moment in time. But neither do i think i could bring myself to have an abortion or give a baby up for adoption, i have suffered from depression and anxiety for a long time and wouldn't want that to get worse again.

I dont know what to think :/

Seems to be alot of people getting pregnant on the implant.

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poppingin1 · 29/07/2013 16:49

I think the implant has a reputation for imitating symptoms of early pregnancy. I wouldn't worry too much if you have already taken one negative test but for peace of mind would definitely recommend taking two.

From anecdotal evidence it seems women can become extremely fertile just after having an implant removed.

TotallyBursar · 29/07/2013 16:52

I think the best thing would be to book in and talk to your gp.

It sounds daft to even mention but pregnancy symptoms can be caused by hormonal imbalances and some people find this is a problem with certain types of hormonal contraception.
It seems odd that there was no other advice about your contraception when you went in to discuss the break through bleeding.

Although gps will usually either take the word of a positive hpt or do a urine test they can discuss better contraceptive choices for you too and rule out/in a pregnancy.
When testing, particularly as you can't track your periods so don't know how early or not you might be (even though you say 3 weeks) look for a sensitive test and use your first morning urine - less important later on but as you have had a negative then do stick to this or take a sample of your first morning wee to the doctors.

I know it's disappointing even when you know it's the sensible thing to hope for! Good luck.

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