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djscience · 08-08-2008, 09:35 AM

Alright, so we've all had pregnancy scares, but honestly the girl in this case is a lot more concerned than I am, given the facts.

Intercourse was about a month ago. Used a condom. Condom didn't break, nor was there spillage noticed upon removing. A couple days after the sex, she had her period (normal time for her), lasting around 3-4 days.

Since then things at her job have hit the fan. She's now working around 70-80 hour weeks without getting properly paid for it, and still has at least 2 weeks before things lighten up. Add to that some pretty intense family drama, and you have one stressed-out lady.

About 2 days ago she talks to me, and lets me know that she's a couple of days late. She also said that she has felt really exhausted lately and nauseous for a couple/few days. She thinks that she is pregnant, and she wanted to let me know.

Since then, her nausea has subsided, and she's gotten some stomach cramps. This morning she said she was having really bad stomach pains (possibly gas). She's also having some pretty crazy mood swings (things like screaming at me and talking about the pregnancy like its a sure thing, to assuring me that it's fine, and she doubts she is, and so on and so forth.

She has also put off getting pregnancy tests until today. However, she is at work, so I wont find out the results until somewhat late tonight or tomorrow morning .

I'm having a hard time with this particular one, just because that, while I know it's POSSIBLE, it's just not that likely with the menstrual timing plus proper condom use. Plus with all of her stress, I'd be more surprised if her period had shown up on time! When I express these things to her, she gets pissed and claims I'm not taking it seriously enough. I fully understand that she MIGHT BE pregnant, and if that does turn out to be the case, I'm not going to abandon her, I just don't think that it's very likely with the story as it stands.

Any thoughts about this one guys?

[EDIT: Forgot to mention, she does have a heart condition, which is what I think is to blame for her nausea and exhaustion. She really isn't supposed to be under any stress at all, however life does get in the way....

Also, I'm sure the pregnancy scare isn't doing much good for her stress level, either...]

08-08-2008, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
djscience Upright	Pregnancy Scare - Am I wrong not to be that worried? Alright, so we've all had pregnancy scares, but honestly the girl in this case is a lot more concerned than I am, given the facts. Intercourse was about a month ago. Used a condom. Condom didn't break, nor was there spillage noticed upon removing. A couple days after the sex, she had her period (normal time for her), lasting around 3-4 days. Since then things at her job have hit the fan. She's now working around 70-80 hour weeks without getting properly paid for it, and still has at least 2 weeks before things lighten up. Add to that some pretty intense family drama, and you have one stressed-out lady. About 2 days ago she talks to me, and lets me know that she's a couple of days late. She also said that she has felt really exhausted lately and nauseous for a couple/few days. She thinks that she is pregnant, and she wanted to let me know. Since then, her nausea has subsided, and she's gotten some stomach cramps. This morning she said she was having really bad stomach pains (possibly gas). She's also having some pretty crazy mood swings (things like screaming at me and talking about the pregnancy like its a sure thing, to assuring me that it's fine, and she doubts she is, and so on and so forth. She has also put off getting pregnancy tests until today. However, she is at work, so I wont find out the results until somewhat late tonight or tomorrow morning . I'm having a hard time with this particular one, just because that, while I know it's POSSIBLE, it's just not that likely with the menstrual timing plus proper condom use. Plus with all of her stress, I'd be more surprised if her period had shown up on time! When I express these things to her, she gets pissed and claims I'm not taking it seriously enough. I fully understand that she MIGHT BE pregnant, and if that does turn out to be the case, I'm not going to abandon her, I just don't think that it's very likely with the story as it stands. Any thoughts about this one guys? [EDIT: Forgot to mention, she does have a heart condition, which is what I think is to blame for her nausea and exhaustion. She really isn't supposed to be under any stress at all, however life does get in the way.... Also, I'm sure the pregnancy scare isn't doing much good for her stress level, either...] Last edited by djscience; 08-08-2008 at 09:50 AM..