Help! Am I going mad?
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Topic: Help! Am I going mad?
Posted By: mamanee
Subject: Help! Am I going mad?
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:46pm
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Ok so in January when I was still with Sam's dad, we had unprotected sex around New Years. My period which was due a couple of weeks after that was about a week and a half late. In that time I took a pregnancy test which was negative. So I assumed I was not pregnant. I got my period and it was fairly normal, if not a bit lighter.
Fast forward nearly four months later and I've had a period every month since January. Yet.. My boobs have grown Feeling a bit sick on and off for a couple of months (put it down to stress) Really really tired My abdomen has started to swell My face is glowing and my hair is really really good Weird taste in my mouth recently Hormones in overdrive (crying at stupid stuff) Lost my appetite Really thirsty Peeing lots But the really really weird thing is.. I can feel a baby moving!!! It's the first movement flutters and bubbles and they've been going on for a couple of days now. Now I've been pregnant before and there is no mistaking what this feels like. I mentioned it to my mum and she said she noticed that my stomach looked a funny shape a couple of days ago. I took a pregnancy test this afternoon and it was negative! Is this a phantom pregnancy? I'm definitely going to get a blood test either tomorrow or friday cause I am starting to think that I'm going mad! If I was pregnant I would be about 17-18 weeks along. Thanks all! Side note: If I am pregnant.. YAY! |
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:52pm
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Weird. I don't know what to say.
So your periods have been normal and coming when they're due since January? PS:Don't forget Friday is a public holiay. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:52pm
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How bizarre! Wow! Can't wait to hear what the doc says! Altho if a HPT is negative and you'd be that far along I guess it's pretty reliable... -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:53pm
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That is weird - I hope you are pregnant though!
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:56pm
Lol, I feel babies moving in my tummy a lot. It is the weirdest thing because I know there is no way I'm preggers and its probably just gas or something bouncing around 
Seriously though, I've heard that you can get negs on tests once you pass the first trimester, something to do with the HCG's dropping off I think. I'm remembering very old vague information here, so I might be talking rubbish, sorry! Good luck for the blood tests, I hope you get a bfp if that's what you want! (How awesome to find out once you're past the uncertain stage!) Let us know your results  ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:58pm
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That an old wives tale Mel, your hCG levels do drop after 12 weeks or so, but they plateau at between 10,000 and 100,000 on average and most HPTs can pick up from 25. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:59pm
Yeah, every single month, on time. My step-sister told me today that she had her period for the first four months with her son! I really have no idea what is making those flutters if it isn't a baby! 
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.Mel wrote:Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 10:21pm
Lol, I'm such a sucker ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 10:29pm
| That would be cool. With regards the flutters, I was feeling that when I was only about 5wks pregnant.....and the little clump of cells wouldnt have even had limbs yet it felt EXACTLY like a baby!! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 11:18pm
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That sound really bizarre! I'm dying to hear what the doctor says! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 6:40am
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Wow! Hope you can go get a blood test today. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: LaToyaK
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 7:26am
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I had something similar to this but I had no period for over 6 months, thought I felt flutters, but it was all in head, because I went and saw a midwife, because I assumed I was pregnant, she had a listen with the heart monitor.... nothing. Had a blood test.... NOT PREGNANT. Felt sad but relieved. My period then start few weeks later, few months after that I was pregnant ------------- 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 8:19am
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After my termination I had some sort of 'phantom pregnancy' whereby my mind played tricks on me.
Baby kicking feels the same as gas. |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 9:14am
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I had the same thing when I got my IUD in, every month I would have the flutters it was so weird and I havent had it since the IUD was removed. But gosh I am dying to know what the doctors say! ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 9:16am
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I've had the same thing a couple of times. Baby flutters, feeling nautious, gaining weight, weak bladder etc - no pregnancy!
I put the symptoms together and thought I was pregnant but it turns out I wasn't either time. Each thing was actually unrelated to the other. On my part it was probably a lot to do with wishful thinking too. -------------  
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:03am
| You can get your period during pg, a friend of mine with her first didn't know she was pg till she was in labour, and with the 2nd not until she was 5 months along. So it is possible! |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:37am
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Well, I hope you get to find out one way or the other today!!
Good luck ------------- 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 2:47pm
wow!! you're a weirdo renee!
can't wait to hear the outcome.......  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 4:51pm
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Well, I still have no idea what is going on in there.
I got my period today while at the doctors. Urine test was negative so I've had a blood test. I'm starting to think more and more that I'm not pregnant and I'm just really pre-menstrually bloated and the 'fluttering' is just gas. But I 'feel' pregnant, if you know what I mean. Weird. Will see when the results come in! I've lost a lot of weight lately and I can't shift it from my stomach, it looks really pregnant which is strange. |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 5:08pm
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I find that I gain weight around my belly area much easier now since I had Michaela - there's extra skin there for the fat to fill, same goes for boobs.
There are other symptoms that can be explained away easily too. Stress Feeling a bit sick on and off for a couple of months Really really tired Hormones in overdrive (crying at stupid stuff) Lost my appetite heat, busy, running around after little guy Really thirsty drinking lots because of the above Peeing lots -------------
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 7:16pm
I've had things like that just from feeling more sensitive in my tummy to little flutters. You just don't think anything of them until after you've been pregnant. Are you getting any pain? I get massive bloating like that from endometiosis  but if you're having any difficulty with digestion, might be worthwhile looking into dairy/gluten intolerances with your dr?------------- |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 10:48am
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i get bloated all the time and swear i look months pregnant. combine that with gas and i joke to DH about feeling the baby move
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 9:10am
Hi neeandsam...just wondering how you got on? Hope all is ok  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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