Well, I haven't been on here in a few months. Last time I was on, I was posting in the 3rd trimester forum. That was a little over 3 months ago as my little one is about 14 weeks old now. So, what brings me back here? I'm thinking I might be pregnant again. Last year I got my first positive pregnancy test on Christmas Eve. Would be interesting to have that happen again. I'm terrified of testing!
Since giving birth I have not gotten my period back. I'm breastfeeding so I know it is perfectly normal. I don't know if anyone has any experience with this kind of situation. I feel like it's the first two week wait all over again. I'm googling pregnancy symptoms but I really don't know what to even look for. Is it different when you factor in me being a nursing mom and still in the earlier postpartum stage?
My son went through a period last week where he kept screaming at the breast and started nursing a lot more often. I thought it was just a growth spurt but I'm kind of wondering if it could have been more than that. I'm super tired, even if I sleep 6+ hours straight, crampy and have really noticeable veins in my breasts. This will be TMI for some but I've also seen a huge increase in discharge. And, since giving birth, I have had to manage constipation and I had a handle on it for a while...I was taking fiber supplements (still am) and it was enough to keep me on track no problem, until the past week or so. Even with the supplements it's not such an easy task.
Not that it would be the end of the world...someone tell me I'm worried over nothing. That I'm normal and likely not pregnant. I'm actually more concerned about what people would say than anything else. I don't want anyone to be disappointed because it's so soon after the last one. Sure, I could test but if it comes back negative it won't help relieve any concern. Maybe it just isn't showing up yet. I have nothing to really base it off of since I haven't had any normal cycles since giving birth. Has anyone been in this type of situation before? What was your experience like?
Since giving birth I have not gotten my period back. I'm breastfeeding so I know it is perfectly normal. I don't know if anyone has any experience with this kind of situation. I feel like it's the first two week wait all over again. I'm googling pregnancy symptoms but I really don't know what to even look for. Is it different when you factor in me being a nursing mom and still in the earlier postpartum stage?
My son went through a period last week where he kept screaming at the breast and started nursing a lot more often. I thought it was just a growth spurt but I'm kind of wondering if it could have been more than that. I'm super tired, even if I sleep 6+ hours straight, crampy and have really noticeable veins in my breasts. This will be TMI for some but I've also seen a huge increase in discharge. And, since giving birth, I have had to manage constipation and I had a handle on it for a while...I was taking fiber supplements (still am) and it was enough to keep me on track no problem, until the past week or so. Even with the supplements it's not such an easy task.
Not that it would be the end of the world...someone tell me I'm worried over nothing. That I'm normal and likely not pregnant. I'm actually more concerned about what people would say than anything else. I don't want anyone to be disappointed because it's so soon after the last one. Sure, I could test but if it comes back negative it won't help relieve any concern. Maybe it just isn't showing up yet. I have nothing to really base it off of since I haven't had any normal cycles since giving birth. Has anyone been in this type of situation before? What was your experience like?
