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lottolearn · 02-20-2005, 05:30 AM

ok please i need to know how my girlfriend can find out if she is pregnant ....before trying a home pregnancy test and a blood test . Anyway way to try at home and symptoms to look out for please help

Furry · 02-20-2005, 05:35 AM

Swollen feet? Morning sickness? Short temper/mood swings? Cravings? It all depends on the timescale - it varies from woman to woman and how much time has passed since the (possible) conception. How long has it been?

lottolearn · 02-20-2005, 05:35 AM

about a month max

mr sticky · 02-20-2005, 05:36 AM

Symptoms are vague and different for each woman. A home pregnancy test is pretty much the best option. It would calm you both considerably- or prepare you for the future.

I hope this goes the way you want it to.
Good Luck!

Furry · 02-20-2005, 05:40 AM

Tests are the best way to go... if it's been a month then a test kit should work properly by now.

Good luck either way!

Key · 02-20-2005, 05:53 AM

Taken from WebMD for you:

If you're unusually tuned into your body, you might begin to suspect that you're pregnant within the first few days of pregnancy. But, most women don't suspect they are pregnant until they miss a period, and a few don't suspect or believe they are pregnant for months after conception.

Here are 5 common signs of early pregnancy. You may experience all, some or none of these symptoms.

1. A Missed Period. Missing your period is the most clear-cut sign of pregnancy. But it is not definitive, as stress or other factors may cause irregular periods.
2. Frequent Trips to the Bathroom. Even before missing a period, most pregnant women report having to go to the bathroom more often. You may even have to get up during the night! This occurs after the embryo has implanted in the uterus and begins producing the pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hormone triggers frequent urination.
3. Fatigue. Utter exhaustion is a very early sign of pregnancy. Fatigue is a result of high levels of the hormone progesterone.
4. Morning (and Noon and Night!) Sickness. Guess what? That queasy feeling isn't limited to mornings. Most pregnant women who experience morning sickness feel slightly nauseated at other times during the day as well. About half have vomiting, but very few have severe enough morning sickness to develop dehydration and malnutrition.
5. Sore (and Enlarged) Breasts. If you're pregnant, your breasts will probably become increasingly tender to the touch, similar to the way they feel before your period, only more so. Once your body grows accustomed to the increase in hormones, the pain will subside.

If you have any of the above symptoms, consider taking a pregnancy test as soon as possible.

Click here

maleficent · 02-20-2005, 05:59 AM

Pregnancy Symptom: Delay of Menstruation
Time of Appearance: During entire pregnancy
Other Possible Causes: Excessive weight gain or loss, fatigue, hormonal problems, tension, stress, going off the birth control pill or breast feeding.

Pregnancy Symptom: Nausea and vomiting
Time of Appearance: 2 - 8 weeks after conception
Other Possible Causes: Food poisoning, stress and variety of other stomach disorders.

Pregnancy Symptom: Tender or swollen breasts
Time of Appearance: 1 - 2 weeks after conception
Other Possible Causes: Hormonal imbalance, birth control pills, impending menstruation.

Pregnancy Symptom: Feeling exhausted or "sleepy"
Time of Appearance: 1 -6 weeks after conception
Other Possible Causes: Stress, fatigue, depression and other physical and mental strains. Can also be the common cold or flu.

Pregnancy Symptom: Backaches
Time of Appearance: During entire pregnancy
Other Possible Causes: A variety of back problems and physical or mental strains.

Pregnancy Symptom: Frequent headaches
Time of Appearance: Sometimes during entire pregnancy.
Other Possible Causes: Dehydration, caffeine withdrawal, eye strain and other ailments.

Pregnancy Symptom: Food cravings
Time of Appearance: During entire pregnancy
Other Possible Causes: Poor diet, stress, depression and impending menstruation.

Pregnancy Symptom: Darkening of areola (breast nipple)
Time of Appearance: First signs 1 - 14 weeks after conceptions and then throughout pregnancy
Other Possible Causes: Hormonal imbalance.

Pregnancy Symptom: Fetal movements
Time of Appearance: 16 - 22 week after conception
Other Possible Causes: Gas, lower gastrointestinal bowl contractions.

Pregnancy Symptom: Frequent urination
Time of Appearance: 6 - 8 weeks after conception
Other Possible Causes: Diabetes, urinary tract infection, taking excessive diuretics causing urination.

Pregnancy Symptom: Fetal heart beat
Time of Appearance: 10 - 20 weeks and then throughout entire pregnancy. Early detection using sensitive microphones, e.g. Doppler.
Other Possible Causes: None

There are lots of symptoms, not all women get the same symptoms at the same time. The only sure way to know if a person is pregnant or not... is to take a test...

Charlatan · 02-20-2005, 06:22 AM

Seriously? Just go buy one the drug store tests... get yourselves some peace of mind.

Demeter · 02-20-2005, 06:27 AM

They should make it a sticky. "Do not post pregnancy inquiries until the person in question has used a pregnancy test." Thats why the tests are available.
(rant rant rant)

greeneyes · 02-20-2005, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lottolearn

ok please i need to know how my girlfriend can find out if she is pregnant ....before trying a home pregnancy test and a blood test . Anyway way to try at home and symptoms to look out for please help

Seriously, why do you people do this to yourselves? TAKE THE FREAKIN' TEST ALREADY!!

/rant

You can get two tests for about $15 and then you will know. If you sit there looking for symptoms, you will find them whether she is pregnant or not.

Is this a subconsious thing that people do? They just don't really want to know so they don't get a test and instead stress about it? Sheesh.

Jonsgirl · 02-20-2005, 09:37 AM

With a home pregnancy test, you can tell with just a few days of conception.
If you're waiting for your girlfriend to show symptoms, she may not realize that what she's feeling is a symptom for a few months.

Also, most doctors will only do blood test if the urine test comes back 'iffy.' Guess what they use first? Yeah, urine. Just like a home test. Just like you should be going out and getting right now.

ShaniFaye · 02-20-2005, 09:42 AM

what I dont get is why its such a big deal to do one of these drugstore tests

lottolearn · 02-20-2005, 09:45 AM

um in my country ....its not that simple or easy.... and u cant let any friends or relatives know...its looked down upon... y would i put us both through this otherwise?
i aint that stupid....

ShaniFaye · 02-20-2005, 10:15 AM

well I might suggest letting us know that instead of just saying "without taking a test" we have no way of knowing where you live (you dont have a location in your profile), it would have saved a lot of replies saying the same thing.

There are a lot of preggie symptoms that are the same as PMS symptoms. Every woman is different and may not expereince all the symptoms of pregnancy....for example with me, frequent urination did not start for me until the 8th month.

Also, when I got preggie with my child, I had one hell of a period, I thought I was actually miscarrying, in some women when the egg implants into the uterus you have a "period" its the bodies way of flushing out your system to make it habitibul for the embryo.

Konichiwaneko · 02-20-2005, 10:26 AM

first step I usually take is to verify if I'm a girl or not.
... now to be serious

Quote:

Originally Posted by lottolearn

um in my country ....its not that simple or easy.... and u cant let any friends or relatives know...its looked down upon... y would i put us both through this otherwise?
i aint that stupid....

Uhm who cares what they think. Look at yourself now, this is your life your choice not theirs. Me personally I could forgive someone if they took all the right actions, but can you forgive yourself if you just sit idle hiding in the shadows worried about something you were the cause of.

I'm normally not like this man, but I really feel like you gotta stand up to task here. You had sex, you got pleasure out of it, and now there are possible consequences. Find out if she is, take one of those test, and that make your choices there.

spindles · 02-20-2005, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Key

You may even have to get up during the night!

Oh Bummer! I'm pregnant.

Where's my foetus going to gestate? In a box?

maleficent · 02-20-2005, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lottolearn

um in my country ....its not that simple or easy.... and u cant let any friends or relatives know...its looked down upon... y would i put us both through this otherwise?
i aint that stupid....

Buy a test in a drugstore, then go to a diner and have her take the test in the restroom of a diner. No one has to know, but, if she is pregnant, in a few months, people are going to get a clue.

Every symptom of pregnancy, with the exception of delivery, can be chalked up to something else. The only way you truly know if someone is pregnant or not, is to take a test.

drakers · 02-21-2005, 12:16 AM

Just take a test, at least you'll know what is going on so that she can go to a doctor to weigh her options. If it has been longer than a month than take a test so that you guys can decide on what to do next.

Squishor · 02-21-2005, 01:42 AM

I don't think they have ready access to a home test, that's the problem.

maleficent · 02-21-2005, 04:40 AM

He's got internet access, perhaps one can be purchased over the internet...

lottolearn · 02-21-2005, 05:11 AM

ok i guess we goin to gynaec tomorrow or day after ... its better than being scared .
Just a few things so u guys know.
The tests are availble and can be bought easily, problem is when and how to buy one,if anyone sees me or her ,and in a small town where evryone knows everyone its a bit dangerous and scary for her or me to buy it, new travels fast.
Secondly in india this kinda stuff is a bit on the taboo side, people talk and judge and u are treated differently and parents go mad, i may never get to see her , she will be driven crazy by her parents and i by mine !!
In our society, we stay with parents till we start working after graduation or even post graduation and therefore u know who will receive the net ordered test box first ...also you know who are going to pay for it and then when it shows up in the credit card records...
well i didnt have sex and it happned(hopefully didnt happen) by me fingering her ...and thats harder to explain to anyone, if required
well thanks for all the replies and help , my mistake on the location in the profile thing...anyway will let u know in a couple of days what hapnd
thanks to all

drakers · 02-21-2005, 07:21 AM

Wow, that sucks, well, good luck with appoinment. But let anyone get to you two. Love conquers all.

MSD · 02-21-2005, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lottolearn

well i didnt have sex and it happned(hopefully didnt happen) by me fingering her ...and thats harder to explain to anyone, if required

This thread was done a week ago and everyone was realy sick of it by the end. At least you're smart enough to get the test.

lottolearn · 02-22-2005, 04:49 AM

ok well i told my gf to buy a pregnancy test think she didnt want ...so mustered all the balls i had a went and bought one...
couple of hours later she got her period.
turns out stuff like this is easily avaible and not that expensive.
well i am gonna make her use the thing as a "practice run" in any case.
well thanks for all your help .... ur threads did help me get the guts to buy it myself atleast. i feel smarter and more cnfi dent now...now to get my gf o learn alot morea nd be more confident...

ShaniFaye · 02-22-2005, 04:52 AM

Congratulations on getting the nerve to buy one!! And congrats that it wasnt needed

abaya · 02-23-2005, 10:17 PM

Well, in a dash of cynicism (and especially after Ribs' exhausting thread from last week on the same topic), I will say this: I no longer believe in waiting till marriage to have sex, but I do believe in being mature enough to buy a friggin' pregnancy test as a prerequisite.

If you are a virgin (guy or girl) and you can't envision yourself going to the store and purchasing a pregnancy test because you are too embarrassed about the idea, then you SHOULD NOT be having sex, or any kind of mutual genital contact that will freak you out. Your extreme panic means that you are not emotionally ready for the consequences of intercourse.

If anyone disagrees with me, I'd like to hear.

ShaniFaye · 02-24-2005, 03:49 AM

do you want to hear if we whole heartedly 100% agree with you

william · 02-24-2005, 01:54 PM

Is she pregnant? OH MY GOD! You're a dad. Step up and accept the plate.

lottolearn · 02-26-2005, 11:01 PM

well i go the test and made her take it .... i t camr negative so i guess i am ready

analog · 02-27-2005, 09:45 PM

if in 10 months or less, a small person pops out of your vagina, then you're pregnant.

02-20-2005, 05:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
lottolearn Upright	how can you tell if ur pregnant.. ok please i need to know how my girlfriend can find out if she is pregnant ....before trying a home pregnancy test and a blood test . Anyway way to try at home and symptoms to look out for please help

02-20-2005, 05:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Furry Crazy Location: UK	Swollen feet? Morning sickness? Short temper/mood swings? Cravings? It all depends on the timescale - it varies from woman to woman and how much time has passed since the (possible) conception. How long has it been? __________________ Furry is the leader of his own cult, the "Furballs of Doom". They sit about chanting "Doom, Doom, Doom". (From a random shot in the dark by SirLance)

02-20-2005, 05:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
mr sticky Psycho Location: NC	Symptoms are vague and different for each woman. A home pregnancy test is pretty much the best option. It would calm you both considerably- or prepare you for the future. I hope this goes the way you want it to. Good Luck! __________________ The sad thing is... as you get older you come to realize that you don't so much pilot your life, as you just try to hold on, in a screaming, defiant ball of white-knuckle anxious fury

02-20-2005, 05:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Furry Crazy Location: UK	Tests are the best way to go... if it's been a month then a test kit should work properly by now. Good luck either way! __________________ Furry is the leader of his own cult, the "Furballs of Doom". They sit about chanting "Doom, Doom, Doom". (From a random shot in the dark by SirLance)

02-20-2005, 05:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Pregnancy Symptom: Delay of Menstruation Time of Appearance: During entire pregnancy Other Possible Causes: Excessive weight gain or loss, fatigue, hormonal problems, tension, stress, going off the birth control pill or breast feeding. Pregnancy Symptom: Nausea and vomiting Time of Appearance: 2 - 8 weeks after conception Other Possible Causes: Food poisoning, stress and variety of other stomach disorders. Pregnancy Symptom: Tender or swollen breasts Time of Appearance: 1 - 2 weeks after conception Other Possible Causes: Hormonal imbalance, birth control pills, impending menstruation. Pregnancy Symptom: Feeling exhausted or "sleepy" Time of Appearance: 1 -6 weeks after conception Other Possible Causes: Stress, fatigue, depression and other physical and mental strains. Can also be the common cold or flu. Pregnancy Symptom: Backaches Time of Appearance: During entire pregnancy Other Possible Causes: A variety of back problems and physical or mental strains. Pregnancy Symptom: Frequent headaches Time of Appearance: Sometimes during entire pregnancy. Other Possible Causes: Dehydration, caffeine withdrawal, eye strain and other ailments. Pregnancy Symptom: Food cravings Time of Appearance: During entire pregnancy Other Possible Causes: Poor diet, stress, depression and impending menstruation. Pregnancy Symptom: Darkening of areola (breast nipple) Time of Appearance: First signs 1 - 14 weeks after conceptions and then throughout pregnancy Other Possible Causes: Hormonal imbalance. Pregnancy Symptom: Fetal movements Time of Appearance: 16 - 22 week after conception Other Possible Causes: Gas, lower gastrointestinal bowl contractions. Pregnancy Symptom: Frequent urination Time of Appearance: 6 - 8 weeks after conception Other Possible Causes: Diabetes, urinary tract infection, taking excessive diuretics causing urination. Pregnancy Symptom: Fetal heart beat Time of Appearance: 10 - 20 weeks and then throughout entire pregnancy. Early detection using sensitive microphones, e.g. Doppler. Other Possible Causes: None There are lots of symptoms, not all women get the same symptoms at the same time. The only sure way to know if a person is pregnant or not... is to take a test... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

02-20-2005, 05:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
lottolearn Upright	about a month max

02-20-2005, 05:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Key Crazy	Taken from WebMD for you: If you're unusually tuned into your body, you might begin to suspect that you're pregnant within the first few days of pregnancy. But, most women don't suspect they are pregnant until they miss a period, and a few don't suspect or believe they are pregnant for months after conception. Here are 5 common signs of early pregnancy. You may experience all, some or none of these symptoms. 1. A Missed Period. Missing your period is the most clear-cut sign of pregnancy. But it is not definitive, as stress or other factors may cause irregular periods. 2. Frequent Trips to the Bathroom. Even before missing a period, most pregnant women report having to go to the bathroom more often. You may even have to get up during the night! This occurs after the embryo has implanted in the uterus and begins producing the pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hormone triggers frequent urination. 3. Fatigue. Utter exhaustion is a very early sign of pregnancy. Fatigue is a result of high levels of the hormone progesterone. 4. Morning (and Noon and Night!) Sickness. Guess what? That queasy feeling isn't limited to mornings. Most pregnant women who experience morning sickness feel slightly nauseated at other times during the day as well. About half have vomiting, but very few have severe enough morning sickness to develop dehydration and malnutrition. 5. Sore (and Enlarged) Breasts. If you're pregnant, your breasts will probably become increasingly tender to the touch, similar to the way they feel before your period, only more so. Once your body grows accustomed to the increase in hormones, the pain will subside. If you have any of the above symptoms, consider taking a pregnancy test as soon as possible. Click here

02-20-2005, 06:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Seriously? Just go buy one the drug store tests... get yourselves some peace of mind. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-20-2005, 06:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
Demeter Psycho	They should make it a sticky. "Do not post pregnancy inquiries until the person in question has used a pregnancy test." Thats why the tests are available. (rant rant rant)

02-20-2005, 09:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jonsgirl Semi-Atomic Location: Home.	With a home pregnancy test, you can tell with just a few days of conception. If you're waiting for your girlfriend to show symptoms, she may not realize that what she's feeling is a symptom for a few months. Also, most doctors will only do blood test if the urine test comes back 'iffy.' Guess what they use first? Yeah, urine. Just like a home test. Just like you should be going out and getting right now. __________________ Someday, someone will best me. But it won't be today, and it won't be you.

02-20-2005, 09:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	what I dont get is why its such a big deal to do one of these drugstore tests __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

02-20-2005, 09:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
lottolearn Upright	um in my country ....its not that simple or easy.... and u cant let any friends or relatives know...its looked down upon... y would i put us both through this otherwise? i aint that stupid....

02-20-2005, 10:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	well I might suggest letting us know that instead of just saying "without taking a test" we have no way of knowing where you live (you dont have a location in your profile), it would have saved a lot of replies saying the same thing. There are a lot of preggie symptoms that are the same as PMS symptoms. Every woman is different and may not expereince all the symptoms of pregnancy....for example with me, frequent urination did not start for me until the 8th month. Also, when I got preggie with my child, I had one hell of a period, I thought I was actually miscarrying, in some women when the egg implants into the uterus you have a "period" its the bodies way of flushing out your system to make it habitibul for the embryo. __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

02-21-2005, 12:16 AM	#18 (permalink)
drakers Psycho Location: IOWA	Just take a test, at least you'll know what is going on so that she can go to a doctor to weigh her options. If it has been longer than a month than take a test so that you guys can decide on what to do next. __________________ Friends don't shake hands, friends 'gotta HUG!

02-21-2005, 01:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
Squishor Frontal Lobe Location: California	I don't think they have ready access to a home test, that's the problem.

02-21-2005, 04:40 AM	#20 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	He's got internet access, perhaps one can be purchased over the internet... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

02-21-2005, 05:11 AM	#21 (permalink)
lottolearn Upright	ok i guess we goin to gynaec tomorrow or day after ... its better than being scared . Just a few things so u guys know. The tests are availble and can be bought easily, problem is when and how to buy one,if anyone sees me or her ,and in a small town where evryone knows everyone its a bit dangerous and scary for her or me to buy it, new travels fast. Secondly in india this kinda stuff is a bit on the taboo side, people talk and judge and u are treated differently and parents go mad, i may never get to see her , she will be driven crazy by her parents and i by mine !! In our society, we stay with parents till we start working after graduation or even post graduation and therefore u know who will receive the net ordered test box first ...also you know who are going to pay for it and then when it shows up in the credit card records... well i didnt have sex and it happned(hopefully didnt happen) by me fingering her ...and thats harder to explain to anyone, if required well thanks for all the replies and help , my mistake on the location in the profile thing...anyway will let u know in a couple of days what hapnd thanks to all

02-21-2005, 07:21 AM	#22 (permalink)
drakers Psycho Location: IOWA	Wow, that sucks, well, good luck with appoinment. But let anyone get to you two. Love conquers all. __________________ Friends don't shake hands, friends 'gotta HUG!

02-22-2005, 04:49 AM	#24 (permalink)
lottolearn Upright	ok well i told my gf to buy a pregnancy test think she didnt want ...so mustered all the balls i had a went and bought one... couple of hours later she got her period. turns out stuff like this is easily avaible and not that expensive. well i am gonna make her use the thing as a "practice run" in any case. well thanks for all your help .... ur threads did help me get the guts to buy it myself atleast. i feel smarter and more cnfi dent now...now to get my gf o learn alot morea nd be more confident...

02-22-2005, 04:52 AM	#25 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	Congratulations on getting the nerve to buy one!! And congrats that it wasnt needed __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

02-23-2005, 10:17 PM	#26 (permalink)
abaya Location: Iceland	Well, in a dash of cynicism (and especially after Ribs' exhausting thread from last week on the same topic), I will say this: I no longer believe in waiting till marriage to have sex, but I do believe in being mature enough to buy a friggin' pregnancy test as a prerequisite. If you are a virgin (guy or girl) and you can't envision yourself going to the store and purchasing a pregnancy test because you are too embarrassed about the idea, then you SHOULD NOT be having sex, or any kind of mutual genital contact that will freak you out. Your extreme panic means that you are not emotionally ready for the consequences of intercourse. If anyone disagrees with me, I'd like to hear.

02-24-2005, 03:49 AM	#27 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	do you want to hear if we whole heartedly 100% agree with you __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

02-24-2005, 01:54 PM	#28 (permalink)
william Psycho	Is she pregnant? OH MY GOD! You're a dad. Step up and accept the plate.

02-26-2005, 11:01 PM	#29 (permalink)
lottolearn Upright	well i go the test and made her take it .... i t camr negative so i guess i am ready

02-27-2005, 09:45 PM	#30 (permalink)
analog Banned	if in 10 months or less, a small person pops out of your vagina, then you're pregnant.