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Home > Family & People > Pregnancy & New Motherhood   »   Can you be pregnant and not know?

 
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Old Mar 26, 2007, 11:54 AM
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Can you be pregnant and not know?

My last full period was in January and it lasted on 3 days. February. & March had just spotted light pink. I can't fit into my clothes at all, my stomach is hugh. I took the EPT and it came back negative. There is something in my stomach moving. everyone says its gas, but gas moves slowly and smoothly. Mine is kicking ever so lightly. You can see it and my husband and kids can feel it. I am really scared. Could it be a parasite or worms? My mother in law says a home pregnancy test never is wrong. I am going to the ObGyn this Friday and I am terrified that they will say I am not pregnant and something else is in there moving. I forgot to say that my breast are extremely sore and swollen and the nipples are painful to touch too.

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Old Mar 26, 2007, 11:57 AM   #2  
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If you could feel a baby moving in your tummy you would be getting a pos result on a hpt. You would need to be around 16-20 weeks pregnant to feel movement (Some women do not relalise they are pregnant until they give birth, or are very far along, but they are generally women who dont even suspect they are pregnant so dont take tests. One of my friends didnt know she was pregnant until she was 7 months along! She had no idea! And she was very skinny, just had no bump.
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pregnancy tests can be wrong, I think I remember one of my sisters saying that they never passed a home pregnancy test either throughout their entire pregnancy, so I wouldnt rule it out, but seeing the doctor is the best way to learn whats happening to your body.
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If you are pregnant, you would be around 12 weeks (January). It would be WAY too early to feel the baby move as it is still so teeny.

HPTs are wrong, and often. They typically give a false negative, but rarely give a false positive. If you got a positive, most likely you are pregnant.

Since you have not had a period to speak of in almost 2 months, it would be in your best interest to make a doctor's appointment.

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lynda3521 agrees: Home pregnancy test can be wrong too. This is helpful to know and assuring.
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Old Mar 26, 2007, 12:57 PM   #5  
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I felt movement at 3 months with both of my sons, but it was only on the inside. At that age they are way too small to feel on the outside, and it just feels like a fluttering in your tummy. I suppose it could be possible that your last full period wasnt really a full period, and you were pregnant before that time,and just having early pregnancy bleeding. However, that is just a conjecture and your doctor will be the only one who can really tell you what is going on. Hpts can be wrong. Getting a blood test is more accurate. But unless you get a doctor ordered one that tells you the actual number of hcg in your system adn the test is repeated to see if the levels are rising, the regular blood test can be wrong as well( they are more accurate then hpts, but only measure in positive/negative results as well, so if your levels arent high enough, then it still wont show up.) But I'm definitely glad you are going to see your doctor, and I hope all turns out well. Please let us know what you find out.

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J_9 agrees: While it is unusual, it is possible and actually I believe it is called flutters. LOL
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I had a period for a couple of days in January as well. I have been having pains above and to the left of my belly button, can't fit into many of my clothes and keep feeling movements, but trying not to think about it too much as it could just be gas.

I am normally quite small and my belly just sticks out now. I was looking at early pregnancy pictures and my stomach looks just like some of the pictures.

I am shortly to have an ultrasound. All the pregnancy tests I have done are negative too!

You never know!
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