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rosepeddle kisses · Jan 2, 2008, 12:44 PM

Okay I have had unprotected sex many many times in the past month and half. My last period was normal, I don't even think I got any cramping. This time a week before what I think was my period I had spotting on and off then I got my period it started quite a few hours late and ended a day and half to 2 days early. I'm on birth control pills which I never took at the same time everyday, but I did take them. I have never ended a period this early before or started one late. I got cramps right through out my period so I thought I was fine, but after my period was over for about 2 to 3 days I noticed a thick pink discharge along with light mild cramps in my lower tummy that comes and goes, while I was on my period I woke up one morning to a pain in my right side, felt almost like a pulled muscel, I still get it but it's cramping now that comes a goes. I have noticed I am more tired then usual ( I'm low in iron and never take my pills ) but when I sleep now instead of and hour and half I'll sleep for 2 to 3 hours sometimes longer and still feel tired when I wake up, I have also lost in apitite I just never want to eat, because when I do I feel like I'm going to be sick sometime even before I eat I feel like I'm going to be sick. I haven't had any craving for food but for water and it doesn't matter I could have 3 large glasses and I still crave it. I know the cramping after my period is not normal at all for me and either is the pink discharge, it's been 4 days since I ended my period and I'm still getting them ( they come and go). Could I be pregnant or could this be my body paying tricks on me. I have a PT coming back in a few days, but I just want to know is there a good posibility here? I don't really want to be pregnant because I'm only 20, I just never used protection because I was only sleeping with one person and I trusted him. I know though I know there's always a possibility and an even bigger one if you don't use protection, plus I thought I'd be fine because I was on birth control. So can someone please help me and let me know what's the heck might be going on here?

peggyhill · Jan 2, 2008, 12:57 PM

Well, it's really good that you've already had the pregnancy test. I know waiting on that stuff is hard! Try not to worry too much, OK? You might not even be pregnant!

It is possible to get pregnant on birth control. Now, I'm not saying you are. But a friend of mine took hers religiously at the same time every day, and she now has a beautiful little girl. So it doesn't always work. Using condoms plus birth control is better if you don't want to get pregnant. When you do, do take it at the same time every day. Just make it part of your daily schedule so you don't forget.

It sounds to me like maybe you just had a short period. I mean, I can't say obviously over the internet, but I had something like that happen once and I wasn't pregnant. I know birth control can sometimes throw your cycles off a little. Maybe that is what is going on.

Do you think maybe you feel sick because you are so worried? Try to relax, keep your mind off it, and just take it easy for a few days. I would mention the poor apetite and thirst to the doctor. How much sleep are you getting at night? You mentioned 2 or 3 hours. You were talking about a nap right? Make sure you are getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night. As far as water, you should be drinking at least 8 glasses a day (provided you don't have any medical conditions which restrict the amt. of water you can drink of course).

When you see the doctor, make sure you mention your iron problem. Do you have anemia? If left untreated, anemia can really mess your body up. So get in there for an appointment, and have the doctor either give you more pills or help you make an iron-rich eating plan.

Hope you are OK and you get the test results you are hoping for! Like I said, just try to keep your mind off it, it's the only thing that helps with the waiting. Hang in there and let me know what you find out! :)

rosepeddle kisses · Jan 2, 2008, 09:00 PM

Could a yeast infection have some of the same syptoms as being pregnant?

peggyhill · Jan 3, 2008, 12:27 PM

Do you have any itching and pain? I did have a messed up cycle once when I had a yeast infection, but I don't know if the cramps/discharge I had was related to the infection or not. Let me look and see if I can find some info one that. Did you ask the doctor about the pink discharge/cramps when you went for the pregnancy test?

As far as the cramps afterwards, I did have that when I had a yeast infection, but like I said I don't know if it was related or not. They just told me I had one and gave me antibiotic, I didn't really ask as many questions as I should have probably.

When was your last ob-gyn exam? If the pregnancy test comes back negative, I would go in for a checkup just to be on the safe side, until you know what is going on. Chances are you are just fine, but anytime there is a change with your period is always a good time to get checked out. When do you get your test results back?

rosepeddle kisses · Jan 11, 2008, 09:29 PM

Okay, I got the pregnancy test back a few weeks ago and it was negative, but I had an yeast infection. I took the pill for it about a week or so ago. The cramping died off for a few days, but last night I it came back stronger, I've never had PMS cramps this strong and my periods not for another 2 weeks.( on the BCP) They stayed with me all night and most of today as well, well the intencity of them, now they have died off but I can still feel them, I even noticed today as well that sometimes when the cramps were REALLY strong it felt like it sucked in my tummy and threw it back out, I don't know it was really weird, Then I notice later that I was getting the pink discharge again. I'm not to worried about being pregnant, but I want to know what this could possible be, because it's getting really annoying and I just want it to go back to normal. Please help me