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Am I pregnant?
I had just had a baby 7 weeks ago and had sex 3 weeks after giving birth to her. I heard once you have had a baby within 6 weeks ti's very easy to get pregnant. My lover and I used the pull out methed and now I'm starting to feel pregnant again. My breasts will hurt sometimes and I'm having light cramping as well as mood swings once again.
Now I have just started bleeding dark dark red/brown and it's ony happen today then stopped. Could this mean I'm pregnant?
Now I have just started bleeding dark dark red/brown and it's ony happen today then stopped. Could this mean I'm pregnant?
Thank you. I have a dr appointment tomorrow and I'm going to ask him to do a blood test. Thank you for the information
It is possible you could be pregnant again. You can get a false negative if your HCG levels aren't high enough yet (that's what my OB told me). I took 2 tests both at the lab in my doctor's office. The first (urine) was negative. The second (blood) a week or so later was positive. If you just took the test today, I would suggest waiting a few days to maybe a week and take another one.
God Bless
God Bless
It could be either way...I answered your other post so you can take a glance there to see what I would suggest...but to sum it up I would say you need to go ahead and test, that will tell you where to go from there :-).
Thank you so much for that. It sure did make me feel better. Can I ask something? For my first pregnancy I was about 6 weeks pregnant with her and had really heavy bleeding and bright red. Now if I am pregnant I know I'll be around 5 weeks or so and I'm bleeding again. It's dark red blood and a little bits of clots and I'm really dizzy and have very slight cramps here and there. The flow is medium and I was wondering if I may be having a miscarriage? Or if I could possibly be pregnant and that's a sign that my uturas is cleaning some of the old blood out from when I had my daughter?
Believe me, I would never suggest abortion sweetheart and if you ARE pregnant, you will find a world of support here so don't worry one bit!
If you are, the only thing you can do is get to your chosen OB as soon as possible and take extra extra good care of yourself during your pregnancy. Being young and having two pregnancies so close together doesn't necessarily MEAN bad news, but it does raise some risks....but then, any woman with two pregnancies close together has raised risks to some degrees. Very often the risk for Gestational Diabetes is higher with the 2nd pregnancy if they are too close, so that's something you'll want to talk to your OB about maybe testing a little earlier than they normally would.
Was 3wks post-partum the most recent time that you've had sex? I would test 2wks from the most recent unprotected (or poorly protected) sexual encounter and you'll get the most accurate result possible since you have no way of knowing when your period is due right now.
No worries about anything you may have said or may have done...regret doesn't solve ANYthing and all you can do is see if you ARE pregnant...if you aren't, it's a good lesson to learn that you'll need to protect yourself better so you don't have to go through the anxiety like this in the future...if you ARE pregnant it's a good reminder to take extra care of yourself and to be the kind of pregnant woman that calls her OB at the slightest hint of a problem just in case, since your body hasn't fully recovered from your recent pregnancy.
Good luck! I definitely want to hear your update once you've tested...and please feel free to air any anxieties you may have here, we're here to support and help....we have young women all the time facing pregnancy scares, and more than a few in your situation (just had a baby..possibly pregnant again)...so I hope you feel comfortable and know that you are welcome to update us with your progress and talk about your fears and anxieties :-).
-Co-CL Ashelen
If you are, the only thing you can do is get to your chosen OB as soon as possible and take extra extra good care of yourself during your pregnancy. Being young and having two pregnancies so close together doesn't necessarily MEAN bad news, but it does raise some risks....but then, any woman with two pregnancies close together has raised risks to some degrees. Very often the risk for Gestational Diabetes is higher with the 2nd pregnancy if they are too close, so that's something you'll want to talk to your OB about maybe testing a little earlier than they normally would.
Was 3wks post-partum the most recent time that you've had sex? I would test 2wks from the most recent unprotected (or poorly protected) sexual encounter and you'll get the most accurate result possible since you have no way of knowing when your period is due right now.
No worries about anything you may have said or may have done...regret doesn't solve ANYthing and all you can do is see if you ARE pregnant...if you aren't, it's a good lesson to learn that you'll need to protect yourself better so you don't have to go through the anxiety like this in the future...if you ARE pregnant it's a good reminder to take extra care of yourself and to be the kind of pregnant woman that calls her OB at the slightest hint of a problem just in case, since your body hasn't fully recovered from your recent pregnancy.
Good luck! I definitely want to hear your update once you've tested...and please feel free to air any anxieties you may have here, we're here to support and help....we have young women all the time facing pregnancy scares, and more than a few in your situation (just had a baby..possibly pregnant again)...so I hope you feel comfortable and know that you are welcome to update us with your progress and talk about your fears and anxieties :-).
-Co-CL Ashelen
Thank you for the information but what should I do if I am? I do not believe in abortion at all so please do not say such a thing.
I'm worried I am now and I honestly wasn't trying to get pregnant. I just put that because I got a bit over excited.
I'm worried I am now and I honestly wasn't trying to get pregnant. I just put that because I got a bit over excited.
Yes you could be pregnant again. You need to be doubly careful to avoid getting pregnant this soon. I saw that your status says you're trying for another baby; I would seriously reconsider this, due to your age. Not because you're "too young to be a mother" since already are one, that point is completely moot and non-applicable. HOWEVER....because you ARE so young, your body would not be able to handle successive pregnancies so quickly one after another and would put you and the baby at serious risk.
Please try to be more careful and reconsider adding to your family right now....for you and your future baby's sake, because being young and pregnant is risky but being young and pregnant so close together is just downright dangerous.
Best of luck!
Please try to be more careful and reconsider adding to your family right now....for you and your future baby's sake, because being young and pregnant is risky but being young and pregnant so close together is just downright dangerous.
Best of luck!
Awww you have to tell me what happens and what it is! Would you mind if we talked threw messages?
LOL. You shouldn't worry about what people think if it's going to be negative:-) I'm sure no one here thinks you're lying. I'm in the same boat as you are. I'm anxiously awaiting my day to test so I understand the nerves and anxiety you're feeling. you just have to know REALITY is a positive HPT is the only way you'll know if you're pregnant. I'll be anxiously awaiting your results myself:-)
Oh no worries I sure will! I'm going to take a pregnancy test Tuesday and do that whole video tape thing so that people don't think I'm lieing or not hahaha.
Oh yea it is Definitely possible. You should take a test. let us know how you make out. Good luck:-)
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