Hi, Im 17 years old and might be pregnant. My boyfriend and I had sex on the 19th of August and the condom broke. My last period started on the 2nd or 3rd of August, was I at a point where there was a good chance of ovulating? The day before and after this incident my side was hurting, and ive went to the doctor for my side hurting like this before and he said it was probably from ovulating so it scares me. Also I know you cant go by symptoms to know if youre pregnant, but my stomachs been cramping since a few days after it happened, but its not like a period cramp. It never happened before this happened, and ive read that it could be youre stomach preparing for the baby or something like that? Is this true? Could this mean something? And weve never had sex since it happened because if im not i will get on the pill before we do it again. So thats the only time it could have happened. Thanks.
It's hard to tell exactly when you ovulated unless you've been tracking your cycles for several months. However, you could try one of the "ovulation predicter" sites and see if that helps you out. Just do a google search for Ovulation Prediction.
You can take a pregancy test 12-14 days after you had sex and you should get an accurate result. Just in case, you could buy a package of 2 so that if you get a negative result you can test again in another week.
Cramping can be a sign of implantation, as can slightly bleeding at aroung the time of implantation.
I just counted the days since Aug 19, and you can buy a pregnancy test now. Good luck, hope it turns out the way you want it to!
I cramped for the whole first month of my pregnancy....I thought that there was something terribly wrong with my reproductive systems, and had a whole bunch of ultrasounds and tests done, because i kept telling the doctors that I didnt think I was pregnant...lol.
I wouldnt go based on signs. People who are worried, will psyche themselves into thinking they are getting symptoms, or get them because they are looking for them. A postive pregnancy test is the only thing to go for.
Well I took 3 test and they all came out positive. One line was lighter than the other but the instructions said thats possible. My boyfriend and I are scared to death and excited at the same time. I just dont know how i will tell my parents , my older sister said she'll help me out. How soon should I go for a check up to make sure everythings okay? I want to do everything right to make sure i have a healthy and happy baby :)
Congratz. I know what you mean about the scared to death part. When I first found out, I couldnt even walk home the 4 blocks from the doctors office, I was crying to hard. After a few weeks though I became really excited. :D
You should probably go to a doctor to find out how far along you are. You usually dont start going in for your monthly visit untill you are 13 weeks I beleive..I could be wrong. I started going earlier for special circumstances.
Go buy yourself a bottle of prenatal vitamins, ask for ones with a good amount of folic acid in them, to take every day. Make sure you listen ot your body, eat healthy, get plenty of rest and all that. :D Stay away from honey, undercooked meats, raw fish, and you shouldnt have more then 2 servings of fish a week. (because of the mercury content)
Heres hoping to a happy and healthy pregnancy! If you want to talk to anyone, feel free to email me, or PM me.
Congrats!!!!! how are you feeling? happy? sad? i will be sending good vibes to you :) just go about doing your same old same old and you will be fine. call your doctor and ask when they want to see you. they may have you come in right away to do a pregnancy test to verify.. well good luck with everything!!
Thanks! Well Im happy but really scared to tell my parents since Im only 17. Im mostly scared to tell my dad! But ill finish school and still go to college so my baby can get everything it needs. It sounds so weird "my baby", scary lol. Did any of your parents freak out? Im excited and I know I will work hard and be a good mom but im just scaredd.
Im 17 too. All parents react diffrently. My mom was a... not nice person about it, my dad has been great. Just remember, they are going to find out sooner or later, its better to tell them now then let them find out on their own. Im sure they would rather hear it from you.
I think that you will find that your parents re-act a lot better than you think they would.
Most girls will worry and worry and worry about how their parents will re-act....and then are shocked when its really not nearly as bad as they were expecting.
Your parents love you, and want whats best for you. They might not think this is whats best RIGHT NOW, but they will get better on the idea....or they should...most do.
Just try to keep calm if they start yelling at you. Show that you are mature, buy handling it calmly, instead of hysterically....and that should help them come to terms with it better, aswell.
Best of luck too you,
it really wont be as bad as you think, so dont worry!
Congrats. Hope everything goes well for you. I worried A LOT about telling my parents as well, but they reacted a lot differently than I thought they were going to.
Well I told my mom and she was shocked and kind of worried... I think shes mostly worried about what my dad will say because hes the strict kind of dad. Im going to tell him today Im soo scared, since i just found out 2 days ago...but I'll just try my best to make him understand that this guy was the first person Ive ever been with and waited over a year to be with and we used protection... Id say its pretty much meant to be. Im SO nervous I just dont want him to freak out on me, I hope he respects the fact that i was honest and supports me. Wish me luck :)
hey tabbi,
b4 u tell him, rehearse what ur gonna say in ur head. that may help. whats done is done right? nothing he is going to say or do can change that. i hope he reacts awesome! :) good luck if u need anything feel free to pm me
hope that telling your dad went well. i was 17 when i found out i was pregnant. and the worst part of the whole thing was telling my parents, especially my dad who is strict just like yours. even though they wre upset for a few days, things calmed down, and i was sooo happy to have it off my shouders. i am sure that you will feel the same way. just remember, give them time to cool off, think things through and come to terms with the fact that you are having a baby. like my dad finally said (after hours of me crying and sceaming and him looking like he was going to explode) "a baby is a good thing, there is nothing sad or angry or horrible about a baby". good luck. i know its hard, there first steps of the pregnancy will only make you stronger. :D