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I'm a mother of 2 boys who are 13 months apart. Talk about a handful. I'm a wife to the best husband I could have ever dreamed of.
I'm one of the very blessed.


I have Bipolar 1 Disorder. I hate taking all these medications and always going to doctors appointments, but life is too short to let mental illness get the better of me.


Often times life is a challenge, and nobody knows that better than me. I wake up wondering if this is going to be a day my illness overpowers my meds, and either sends me flying like a bat out of hell, or leaves me laying on the couch like a wet dish rag.


Thank all that is good in the world that I have an excellent support system at home.
I'm one of the lucky ones.


I'm honest, and that can either be a perk or s flaw. Depends on how you choose to look at it.
I like to see it as a perk, because it's better to hear the truth than to be told candy coated bullshit.






advice

I am 17 years old and I have a child who is going to be 2 in January. Well I have had unprotected sex with no sign of pregnancy neg. tests and everything. Well I have been dating my boyfriend/ fiance for a while now and we have unprotected sex often and if I am pregnant I dont mind but tests are always neg. I havent taken one in a while but I was always tired and smelled onions for a while and that is starting to go away. Now I feel like i am going to throw up but i don't and i have to go to the restroom ALL the time. I dropped my boyfriend off at 8;45 ish and had to go to the bathroom but didnt get to until like 9:20 then one more time by 10. then 4 times from 10-12. and its like i have to go so bad i can hardly hold it. Is it signs of pregnancy? and my nose is bleeding now and I havent had a nose bleed in a while!! PLEASE HELP

No matter what other symptoms you have, the only way to tell is if you are late for your due period and take a test.

Since you are still 17, I'd say wait until you are 2 weeks late. As a teen, your cycle is not likely regulated just yet.

With pregnancy tests, false negatives are by far more common than false positives. Reason being, if taken too early, you won't have accurate results.
By the time you are a week or two late for your period, there would be enough of the pregnancy hormones present in your urine if you are pregnant. (Those hormones are what gives that positive test result.)

That's why I say at 17 years old, play it safe and take it when you're 2 weeks late. Make sure your test results are accurate.

ygs-30/f

P.S.
I also thought I'd add that going by symptoms alone isn't wise. Many early pregnancy symptoms are the same as PMS symptoms.

I can tell you that your worries over it could be causing you to experience symptoms similar to those you experienced during your last pregnancy. Been there myself, not so long ago.

Believe it or not, your brain can be very crafty at tricking your body into feeling a certain way. Meaning, if you worry over it enough, your worries alone can trigger your brain to cause you to feel these symptoms. (If that makes any sense.)

Just like stressing and worrying over it can cause your period to come late.

-ygs

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(Rating: 5) Thank You.. Only thing is my periods arnt regular i miss months alot
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