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Posted By: monikah
Subject: newby
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 5:35pm
| hi guys im new at this whole thing and really just signed up for some advice.im 23 and married im not actively trying or not trying to get pregnant im just going with whatever nature decides to do. lol. after surgery last easter i was put on depo and went off it in jan this year cos i was spotting for about 8 months and it was a pain. i stopped bleeding completely about 2 weeks ago (which is the first time in about ayear) a couple of days ago my nipples got really red, solid and sore. im slighlty more tired than usual but do have alot on my plate. other than that i seem to be fine. -ve preg test yesterday but my mums didnt show till 5 months!!! any ideas? my boobs are killing me. lol |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 6:28pm
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That doesn't sound very nice at all!
My only suggestion is maybe a trip to the docs, see what they think and see if you can get bloods done if they think pregnancy is a possible cause Oh yeah, welcome to OhB! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 6:38pm
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I feel your painwith bleeding and pain I have that all the time too even after 2 ops to get rid of the endo. Def take a trip to your dr to get a blood test to check your levels out. And welcome to OB. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 6:49pm
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Ekk maybe a trip a trip to the Doctors. Also Welcome to OhBaby!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 6:58pm
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by the way, just remembered, i got the doc to do blood tests to see what my hormone levels were like a month off depo. i got the bloods done about 6 weeks ago and all my hormone levels were within normal range. yay
with no periods to go by does anyone have any idea how long it takes to show up on a home preg test? |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 7:09pm
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Welcome to OB.
That question, I don't think can really be answered. Its all to do with when you ovulate and possible conception. IF you were having periods, a test would show up positive (if your preg of course) approx 28 days after your last period (if you have a 28 day cycle). I'm don't know how much you know about TTC, but you generally conceive about 14 days before you AF is due. Well thats the best I can answer that one lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 7:10pm
| It varies widely with everyone and every pregnancy. I get positives early (before my period is due) but others don't get them for weeks after AF should have been. |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 7:22pm
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Hi ya. I would agree with the ladies, check it out with ur doctor and get some bloods done trust me it makes you feel alot better knowing for sure! ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 7:26pm
| hmmmi dont wanna bug my doc. lol. all i really have to go on is sore boobs. by the way, what is AF? i dont really know much about all this TTC stuff and the terminology. |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 7:29pm
Aunt Flow  (ur period)
U wont be bugging him  ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow"> Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 7:38pm
| do blood tests show up almost strait away? |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 9:11pm
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Don't worry about 'bugging' your doc. That is what the are there for!
You should get the results from your blood test the same day; if you go in the morning. If you really don't want to bug your doctor, just go directly to your nearest medlab/pathlab and ask for an HCG level test (preg test). The test will cost approx $20. They will give you a reference number to quote for you to phone for your result. Generally a level of under 5 is not pregnant, and a result of 25 or more is pregnant. Don't ask me about the numbers in between, but thats what I have been told. Then again, some ppl here will say a level over 2 is pregnant. The levels rise rapidily. Here's a random chart I found online quickly for you: http://www.uptheduff.org/images/uploads/hCG_levels.jpg - http://www.uptheduff.org/images/uploads/hCG_levels.jpg ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 7:04am
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Welcome to OhBaby!
One thing I have learnt from coming off Depo, is that it is very normal and common to get pregnancy symptoms when the Depo starts making its way out of your system (had it a number of times!!). Also, it doesn't come out of your system straight away, can take a few months to come back to normal. But if you are worried, then def go to your doc and ask for a blood test
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 7:20am
| dam. lol. the blood tests i had 6 weeks ago showed all my hormone levels were within the normal range. i dont know if that means anything or not. lol |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 9:24am
| also, how long after coming off depo did your symptoms start and how long did they last for? |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 9:37am
| Hehehe well, it varied!! The first time I came off Depo, they lasted around 2 months (yep, I went through a HECK of a lot of tests!!!). I had been on Depo for a year. It took around 6 months I think, to start getting back into a routine (ie. regular AF) even though it still wasn't 100%. The second time, this year, I was only on it for one jab that "ran out" in January, I had it for around a month. I still haven't got my actual AF back yet either - had some bleeding and spotting for a whole 3 days last week but I don't count it as it wasn't fresh (red) blood. Sorry, TMI, but yeah. It can take a few months, or up to a couple of years, for Depo to completely exit your system. |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 9:39am
| i hope im pregnant not withdrawing, that sounds like way too much effort. lol |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:04am
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Yeah I still suggest the bloods, it could be a variety of things~! And for ur sake I really hope ur pregnant! Please let us know what u do and how it turns out though
PS I HATED depo, I bled the whole time I was on it, along with the pill AND the copper IUD now that im on nothing af only last like 2-3 days its so good not being on anything
Good lucky chicky ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow"> Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 11:56am
| last test came back -ve too. did one this morning. ill see again in a few days |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 3:16pm
| blood test done. results lunch time 2mrw. fingers crossed. thanks for all the help guys |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 4:58pm
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COOLIES lotsa *baby dust* for you, hope u r preg! ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow"> Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 6:04pm
| who would think that 24 hrs would be such a long time. lol. how do you guys do this all the time. i would go bonkers trying to do the TTC thing instead of the chilled back thing. im not good with not having answers wheni want them |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 10:00am
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result was negative. does anyone know what you can do to get pregnant when you dont get periods or anything. how do you figure that out
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 11:00am
| That's a really good question mondg!! I just waited, because the Depo is usually still in your system which means you're actually still on contraception even though, technically, it has "run out". |
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 12:10pm
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thats just plain annoying. i bleed for the whole 9 months i was on it, went off it, now cant get AF back, thats just rediculous. lol. oh well, how long did it take beofre you got AF back from when your injection technically ran out?
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 1:30pm
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personally 4 months for af to return and then it was all over the place for a while. I guess after 6 months I was completely back to normal with regular periods
EDIT: I will clarify that. Dring the 4 months I had random spotting and weird stuff... some bleeding but not like a period-that turned up after the 4 months of being all over the place but when af did start coming my cycle was short and then long for a couple of months then it was fine. then a week on the pill and we concieved Neosha lol :0) ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow"> Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |