Ask Me Help Desk - Am I pregnant

Been having a lot of unusual symptoms for me latley, past 3 weeks. My period which has always been regular since I started having them 10 years ago, was unusual this month, came 2 days later then normal, and only bleed dark for 48hrs at the most, then for the following 5 days it's been brown spotting not enough for a panty liner. I had two cases of smelling something super strong from far away, like the chlorine in a hotel swimming pool, I've been really tired, cramping even after my periods been over, which is SO not normal for me at all. Constant hunger and morning nausea that feels like extreme hunger. And I bloat super big and tight after my meal, that by the end of the day I could pass for really looking 2 months pregnant. In the morning the bloating is gone, but I have gained a small amount of weight. I've always been super tiny between 85-95 pounds my whole life... Could I be pregnant?

If you are having sex yes you could be pregnant. Have you tried a HPT yet ?

Yes I did take a HPT. But it could have been too soon now that I think about it. I've been in a serious relationship now for a few years, were not exactly Trying to conceive, but we would be very excited if it happened just to say.
So I am always on the 7th of every month, and always have a 7 day cycle. This month (June 2011) I didn't come till almost 5pm Thursday (June 9th). When It didn't show up on the 7th, and the 8th. I took a early morning HPT on June 9th, and it read negative.
I bloat every day now, when I eat my bloat gets bigger and tighter. It doesn't bother me, but I never bloat, maybe the first day of my period but it's not usual for me. The cramping comes and goes throughout the day, and has been doing so since the 7th of June. I usual cramp really bad the first day of my cycles on the 7th. And then I am fine, no more cramping for a month. And I'm not constipated, which can also cause some cramping sorry if its TMI.
I haven't vomited at all, I'm just rather tired a lot, and have headaches throughout the day, cramping, bloating, and massive hunger, along with this annoying half stuffy nose I've had for well over 3 weeks too that won't go away. I did have sex between the 25th and the 31st of May just one time though (We pull out for our method) and I we understand that it's not protection. And I had very sore Nipples for 2 days during the 29th and 30th of May.

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This month (June 2011) I didn't come till almost 5pm Thursday (June 9th).

Are you saying that you did get your period, it was just 2 days late?

That happens. It happens to every woman at one time or another. Some women will skip a month completely even though they're not pregnant.

Fact is, if you got your period, it's unlikely that you're pregnant, even if your period was 2 days late. A lot of things can throw off your period. Stress, weight gain, weight loss, illness, medication, travel, etc. etc.

I did bleed, after 2 days of being late but I'm unsure if I can really consider it a period. I always start my period on the 7th of every month, and it always lasts 7 full days. The first 3 days being really heavy and then the last 4 being light, but still enough flow that I HAVE to wear a pad, not a panty liner.
My concern is, this month (June) The bleeding never showed up until about 5pm on the 9th, when it normally starts on the 7th. It flowed for that evening, but it wasn't very heavy, I used one tampon throughout that eveing and night. In the morning I took it out and replaced with another tampon on the 10th. I took that one out half way through the day and it really only covered the top half the tampon. I normally have to change them out every hour or 3, because I'm normally so heavy. After that I used a pad, and the same pad stayed in until late that eveing, I didn't have to change it, because it didn't make much damage. By the 11th, I placed a panty liner in, because the pad wasn't exactly needed. I was already concerned because I should be flowing very heavy until the end of the 11th, but I wasn't. And it wasn't my normal kind of cycle like it's been for 10 years. From the 11th on, I didn't even use a panty liner anymore, but spotted once or twice throughout the day spotting meaning a drop or two of dark brown blood. That when on for 5 days. Hardly anything at all.
Ive been under stress before, but it never changed my cycle. I've been really happy, and haven't had much of any stress in the past few months. I've been the same weight size/range since I was 16. Between 85-95 pounds. I'm 85pounds now and have been for the past 2.5 years now. Not traveling or taking any kind of medicine. I don't smoke, and I don't drink. I've had an ulcer but that was well over 4 years ago, again it never changed my cycle.

Some women get a period or what they mistake for a period and still find out to be pregnant. I'm just curious. Because I feel like I could be, the only symptoms I don't have is vomiting and sore breasts..

There's really no way for anyone on the internet to tell you what's going on. We can't diagnose pregnancy online. No one can.

Could you be pregnant? Could this last period have not been an actual period? Yes. It's possible.

Can we tell you with 100% certainty? No. We can't even tell you with 1% certainty.

Try another hpt, make sure to use first morning urine. Better yet, see your doctor for a blood test (they're more accurate).

That's really all you can do to find out what's going on.

Good luck.