What should I do?

Question

I can NOT go to the doctor and I can NOT get a home pegnancy test because I dont have any money to spend and all the money I have goes towards gas in my car so I have no money to spend and I think I am pregnant. I have not had a period for 2 months and I have been tired and wanting ice cream all the time and I hve been eating more. but I have not grown any

Answer 1

NINE EARLY SIGNS OF PREGNANCY
Soon after you suspect that you're pregnant, your body will confirm your suspicions. While the symptoms differ in each woman, here are nine early signs of pregnancy:

1. Fatigue – you no longer have stamina for usual activities, such as walking up a hill or staying awake until midnight. This is because your body is demanding huge amounts of energy to make the changes for pregnancy.

2. Nausea and vomiting – morning sickness may be confused with the flu or feeling like you're "coming down with something." You may feel queasy, have nausea all day long, or vomit and have dry heaves. (See Morning Sickness)

3. Missed menstrual period. While nonpregnancy-related issues, such as stress, can cause you to miss a period, this is a first sign of pregnancy, too.

4. Slight staining or spotting. Bleeding at the time of implantation can be mistaken for menstruation. Some women have bleeding in the early months of pregnancy at the time when they would have menstruated.

5. Aversions to odors, alcohol, and smoke. Once you are pregnant, baby-protective mechanisms click in. You will notice how coffee, alcohol, and cigarette smoke make you ill.

6. Food cravings. Once you become pregnant, you may mysteriously crave foods that you seldom ate before. Your tastes may change from sweet to salty or vice versa.

7. Breast changes. The changes are similar to premenstrual feelings in your breasts only more dramatic: nipples tingle, breasts feel tender and fuller, the areola begins to darken, and tiny glands on the areola enlarge.

8. Crampy pelvic discomfort. This discomfort may be felt throughout the lower abdomen and pelvis. (A sharp one-sided pain is not normal and your doctor should be notified.)

9. Frequent urination. From the beginning, you will urinate more often due to pregnancy hormones. (Later on, you will have frequent urination because of pressure on the bladder from the enlarging uterus.)

Answer 2

Check around your area, there are usually free clinics that will do pregnancy tests for free or based on your income. They will also give you a "confirmation of pregnancy" which you can take to the local medic-aid office (whatever it's called where you live) and you should be able to get medical insurance for the duration of your pregnancy, and usually, three months before and after.

You won't grow any until you get further along, especially since this sounds like this your first pregnancy. The first time I got pregnant, I didn't start showing till I was close to 7 months along. Seriously, the best thing you can do is look for neighborhood health clinics and go see what they can do for you. I've been in that place many times and that's how I've gotten through. The sooner you get down and get that done, the better.

Answer 3

Just because you haven't grown doesn't mean you're not pregnant. You usually don't show until the 3rd or 4th month. It takes two to get pregnant so ask the potential father to loan you 20 bucks for a home test kit. If that's not a possibility, try to find a free clinic in your area that can test for pregnancy (check with your local county health dept). If you are pregnant and want to terminate it, you need to do so immediately otherwise it will be too late for that procedure. If you don't want that option then assume that you are pregnant and start eating healthier and take multiple vitamins. Get plenty of rest as well. As far as only having money for gas, you'll need to rectify that situation because babies aren't cheap. I hope everything works out for you.

Answer 4

Serioulsy, you need to do what it takes to get a test and find out if you are pregnant. This is a critical stage in the fetal development, if you are "prego" you need to start eating right and taking vitamins. If you really cant afford one Im sure there is a clinic around you that can provide you with a FREE test. You have access to the internet so do some searching and find a clinic that does so in your area. Good Luck!

Answer 5

First of all if you are that desperately strapped for cash that you can't even provide for your health, you need to re evaulate your finances and maybe even your job / career.

If you are in this situation it is beyond my understanding that you would even be having sex and putting yourself at the risk of becoming pregnant.

Go to planned parent hood, they give free pregnancy test if your income qulifies (and it sounds like it does) or go to the store (dollar store, target, walmart, etc.) and buy a home pregnancy test for anywear from $1.00-$10.00.

If you are pregnant I hope that you make the right decision in what is best for the baby, if you are not pregnant, I hope that you have learned a very big lesson and stop putting yourself in the position to become pregnant when you are not ready!!

Answer 6

You know I've read on one of these Q&A someone mention that you can get home pregnancy test from dollar stores too,.... may be you can find one of those stores and see if they have them.
Pregnancy test are not that expensive if you only need 1. You can find it around $5. Don't buy ice cream, buy HPT instead, this is more important.

Answer 7

if you have gas money and ice cream money then you have money to invest in a pregnancy test. if you really can't find the funds for a pregnancy test!?!? you can go to a free clinic or planned parent hood and get a test.

you really need to find out, relying on answers from people online and hoping their guess as to whether your pregnant or not is a really bad idea!!

Answer 8

Call the planned parenthood clinic in your area. I know that Planned Parenthood used to give free pregnancy tests. If you are then you have some decisions to make, just take one step at a time. Make the call and find out where to go & the rest will take care of itself.

Answer 9

Your local county should offer free services, usually referred to as a Womens and Infant Care (WIC) program. They can provide you with free health services and help care for your baby if you are pregnant. You may not show any signs of pregnancy if the first two months because the fetus is still very small.

I would strongly urge you to go to your local county's health office and ask for assistance. There are a lot of free programs available to you.

Answer 10

If you can't afford to go to the Dr. or buy a test, go down to social services. They will get you a free pregnancy test, and if its negative, they can even give you birth control......Oh, and they actually have pregnancy tests at the Dollar Store. I am sure you can come up with $1!