Am I Pregnant? Or Just Paranoid?

[LittleBear7]

Hi I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section, as I do not know where this would fit under.. So long story short, the last time that I had sex was with my ex boyfriend on July 26. A month before that I had stopped using the pill, and when me and my ex had sex we used a condom. When August 24th came around, my period came right on time, though it was a little bit lighter than usual, and ended a day early. Then September 24th rolled around, no period. I took 3 home pregnancy tests... All of them negative. I went to the doctor's, they took a urine test -- Negative. A blood test -- negative. Then I went to a women's specialist, and took a urine test there -- negative, and a blood test -- negative. They also did a vaginal ultra sound, and a regular ultra sound. No baby, although they weren't looking for a baby in particular, because the scan ultra sounds were to looks for cysts. Can someone please tell me.. Am I being paranoid about being pregnant? I really can't afford to be pregnant right now. And I thought the ultra sound would calm me.. But I'm still freaking out. The last time I had sex was July 26th, so medically I would have been 11 weeks pregnant, if I was pregnant, during the time of the ultrasounds. Would they spot an 11 week pregnancy on an ultra sound? Am I freaking out over nothing? It is now 14 and a half weeks. And my period still has not come. I'm really scared I am pregnant. I've been having bloating lately, and it's really messing with my mind, and I feel like I have a pregnant belly. I can't sleep or concentrate for fear of being pregnant! If my darn period would come, I think I could sleep easily. I've just read so many stories of women who swore they weren't pregnant and woke up one morning and gave birth. I'm afraid that will happen to me!

 

[mummy2o]

Unless you had sex after 24th August your not pregnant. Stress can delay it, also coming off the pill. Go back to the doctor and get a drug to kick start your period. If you were pregnant you'd have seen something on the ultrasound as early as 4/5 weeks according how good the machine is. So don't worry

 

[cait]

You're not pregnant - it would definitely have shown on an ultrasound at 11 weeks (especially vaginal u/s), and the blood tests would have shown it.
Women who give birth without knowing they were pregnant wouldn't have had the tests you've had. You're doing the right thing getting checked out. I hope you get some answers as to why your period hasn't come x

 

[Celesse]

Generally, you should have a positive pregnancy test 19days after the last time you had unprotected sex. You do hear of people getting pregnancy tests really late, but generally these are people who know people, who know people.

If you got pregnant on 26th July and had a scan around 24th September that would have made you 10+ weeks pregnant. It is VERY VERY unlikely they would have missed a baby at that point even if they weren't looking for a baby. Again, you hear of stories were scanned and a baby missed but this tends to be much earlier on.

I think it is incredibly unlikely you are pregnant. I've watched a lot of "I didn't know I was pregnant" and I don't think any of those ladies had scans.

I think the most likely explanation is that the period you had on24th August was an anovulatory breakthrough bleed and your hormones are having a hard time getting back to normal after being on the pill.

 

[mummy2o]

Haha my cousins must have duff genes then, they both couldn't get a positive test until 4 months, they both had scans before then though and knew they were pregnant due to morning sickness.

 

[LittleBear7]

Thanks for the responses ladies! I have one more question though. The ultrasound technician was a little bit snippy with me because for the regular ultrasound you're supposed to have a full bladder, and I totally forgot to drink lots of water, so I only have a bit of pee in my bladder. But for the transvaginal ultrasound you do have to empty your bladder, and I did. So does that mean that only the transvaginal ultrasound was accurate?

 

[LittleBear7]

Did their scans show they were pregnant? @mummy2o

 

[mummy2o]

yes the transvaginal ultrasound was accurate. I had one at 3 weeks and they saw nothing. I was being checked for pcos at the time, then I had one at 6 weeks and they saw a baby. So all was good.

My cousins scans did pick up babies both times. One now has a 1 and a half year old and the other is 28 weeks.

 

[LittleBear7]

yes the transvaginal ultrasound was accurate. I had one at 3 weeks and they saw nothing. I was being checked for pcos at the time, then I had one at 6 weeks and they saw a baby. So all was good.

My cousins scans did pick up babies both times. One now has a 1 and a half year old and the other is 28 weeks.

what week were yours cousins scanned at?

 

[cait]

Little Bear you can see things on the U/S from about 6 weeks (sometimes earlier). I had an abdominal scan at 7 this time and it was very clear. Transvaginal shows very erly.

 

[Rachie004]

You're not pregnant. There is no way an ultrasound would miss an 11 week pregnancy.. unless they were actually looking at your arm rather than your uterus.

 

[_jellybean_]

You're not pregnant as the scn would not have missed it.

 

[mummy2o]

My younger cousin 8 weeks due to the fact she was on medication which could be harmful to the baby so needed to check it out.

My older cousin was 15 weeks. Even if she had a scan before then they would have seen something.

I would really check up with your dr as you could be having a phantom pregnancy? Its a possibility if you still think your pregnant after the ultrasound you had.

 

[LittleBear7]

Goodness! I just googled phantom pregnancy, and what it entails.. Am I crazy? I'm so terribly scared of being pregnant by my ex.. He's just not a good person, and the thought of being tied to him for a lifetime frightens me... Should I be able to be certain that I am not pregnant after the transvaginal ultrasound did not detect a baby at 11 weeks? I'm just so terrified at the thought of carrying his child. I need my period to come, or 9 months to come and go. And then I feel like I will be able to breath easily. Goodness this is just such a sickening feeling.

 

[Celesse]

Should I be able to be certain that I am not pregnant after the transvaginal ultrasound did not detect a baby at 11 weeks? .

Yes. You can be 100% certain that there is no baby there. An ultrasound tech that could miss an 11 week baby would be fired.

I'd suggest making an appointment with your GP regarding your missing period. Its probably related to hormonal imbalanced from being on the pill.

 

[LittleBear7]

Should I be able to be certain that I am not pregnant after the transvaginal ultrasound did not detect a baby at 11 weeks? .

Yes. You can be 100% certain that there is no baby there. An ultrasound tech that could miss an 11 week baby would be fired.

I'd suggest making an appointment with your GP regarding your missing period. Its probably related to hormonal imbalanced from being on the pill.

I think that I will wait one more month or maybe two before I result to having my period induced. I'm so terribly frightened of doing anything that isn't natural, which was why I quit the pill in the first place. I know I probably seem crazy to all of my doctor's.. My intense fear of being pregnant is sooo extreme, and all of my questions and the constant need to double check any and every possibility. I'm trying my hardest to let the responses of all of you wonderful women sink in, so that I can breathe easy and realize that I am not pregnant.

 

[_jellybean_]

They would not miss the baby on your ultrasound, and you've had negative hpts. If you're this concerned, do you think maybe talking to a therapist might help?

 

[LittleBear7]

They would not miss the baby on your ultrasound, and you've had negative hpts. If you're this concerned, do you think maybe talking to a therapist might help?

I don't see how a therapist will be able to convince me... Unless my period comes, or 9 months have come and gone. I'm a complete wreck.

 

[Celesse]

I think the idea of a therapist would be to address the underlying reasons that you are unable to accept a definitive diagnosis of not pregnant, rather than "convince you" that your not pregnant.

 

[Claudia83]

If urine, blood work AND two different ultrasounds ALL said negative, you're not pregnant. And like someone else said, if they missed a BABY at 11 weeks, they'd all be fired and the hospital closed down. You can always pay out of pocket and go to an independent sonographer to verify if you think the entire staff is lying to you at the doctors.

Are you sure you DON'T want to be pregnant? Because it sounds like you really want to be. I would make an appointment with your GP to discuss your irregular cycles and have them kick start your period so you can stop worrying.

Stress will delay your cycle as well. Getting off the pill will also do that, your hormones might just be trying to balance themselves out. Best of luck!