i think im pregnant but...?

Question

i think im pregnant.. im late almost a week (never late!) have slight cramps now and again and my nipples are sore (is this normal b/c ive never felt anything like this before!) but breasts arent soft !!
im scared to take a pregnancy test unless it comes out negative! plus i havnt got the money yet.. waitin to get paid.. what do you guys think ???

Answer 1

Probably but if you cant afford a test, look in the phone book for your nearest family planning clinic and they will do one for free!!!
They are usually open on sat mornings so you could get one done today!!!!

Answer 2

Well only way to find out is to do a test we will not be able to tell you if you are. The symptoms you gave us can also just be PMS, just remember that stress also make your period disappear. Wait until you get paid and then take a test, but do the test first thing in the morning!!!!

Then if it is positive what are you going to do? Abort? I believe you should take responsibility for your actions, you knew that having sex can get you pregnant and that birth control is not 100%. If you are not prepared to have a baby right now I suggest you stop having sex !!! Abortion is not birth control and it´s a blessing to have a child. There are so many couples out there that can not have any children!!!!!

10. Tender, swollen breasts
One of the early signs of pregnancy is sensitive, sore breasts caused by increasing levels of hormones. The soreness may feel like an exaggerated version of how your breasts feel before your period. Your discomfort should diminish significantly after the first trimester, as your body adjusts to the hormonal changes.

9. Fatigue
Feeling tired all of a sudden? No, make that exhausted. No one knows for sure what causes early pregnancy fatigue, but it's possible that rapidly increasing levels of the hormone progesterone are contributing to your sleepiness.

You should start to feel more energetic once you hit your second trimester, although fatigue usually returns late in pregnancy when you're carrying around a lot more weight and some of the common discomforts of pregnancy make it more difficult to get a good night's sleep.

8. Implantation bleeding
Some women have a small amount of vaginal bleeding around 11 or 12 days after conception (close to the time you might notice a missed period). The bleeding may be caused by the fertilized egg burrowing into the blood-rich lining of your uterus — a process that starts just six days after fertilization — but no one knows for sure.

The bleeding is very light (appearing as red spotting or pink or reddish-brown staining) and lasts only a day or two. (Let your practitioner know if you notice any bleeding or spotting, particularly if it's accompanied by pain, since this can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy.)

7. Nausea or vomiting
If you're like most women, morning sickness won't hit until about a month after conception. (A lucky few escape it altogether.) But some women do start to feel queasy a bit earlier. And not just in the morning, either — pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting can be a problem morning, noon, or night.

About half of women with nausea feel complete relief by the beginning of the second trimester. For most others it takes another month or so for the queasiness to ease up.

6. Increased sensitivity to odors
If you're newly pregnant, it's not uncommon to feel repelled by the smell of a bologna sandwich or cup of coffee and for certain aromas to trigger your gag reflex. Though no one knows for sure, this may be a side effect of rapidly increasing amounts of estrogen in your system. You may also find that certain foods you used to enjoy are suddenly completely repulsive to you.

5. Abdominal bloating
Hormonal changes in early pregnancy may leave you feeling bloated, similar to the feeling some women have just before their period arrives. That's why your clothes may feel snugger than usual at the waistline, even early on when your uterus is still quite small.

4. Frequent urination
Shortly after you become pregnant, you may find yourself hurrying to the bathroom all the time. Why? Mostly because during pregnancy the amount of blood and other fluids in your body increases, which leads to extra fluid being processed by your kidneys and ending up in your bladder.

This symptom may start as early as six weeks into your first trimester and continue or worsen as your pregnancy progresses and your growing baby exerts more pressure on your bladder.

3. A missed period
If you're usually pretty regular and your period doesn't arrive on time, you'll probably take a pregnancy test long before you notice any of the above symptoms. But if you're not regular or you're not keeping track of your cycle, nausea and breast tenderness and extra trips to the bathroom may signal pregnancy before you realize you didn't get your period.

2. Your basal body temperature stays high
If you've been charting your basal body temperature and you see that your temperature has stayed elevated for 18 days in a row, you're probably pregnant.

And finally...

1. The proof: A positive home pregnancy test
In spite of what you might read on the box, many home pregnancy tests are not sensitive enough to detect most pregnancies until about a week after a missed period. So if you decide to take one earlier than that and get a negative result, try again in a few days.

Answer 3

Could be - don't worry about it. When you do get a test don't buy an expensive branded one as a generic pharmacy one is just as good - if not better.
Ignore the snide comments about not being able to afford a test. I couldn't afford one first time round but you get really good at managing money quickly when there are kids about. Good luck - hope you get the outcome you want x

Answer 4

If you go to a local chemist (Llyods for me) they can do a free of charge pregnancy test or they do where i live.
Or you could pop into your local womens clinic they also do tests for free.
Don't sit and wait tearing your hair out go get a test only off the shelf tests cost money.

Well i hope that you are pregnant as you seem that you want to be so good luck.

Answer 5

If your sexually active then there is the possibility that you are pregnant.

Sometimes, women have breast discomfort pre-menstrually for perhaps a week to ten days.
The oral contraceptive Pill may possibly be contributing to the discomfort.
It best that you go to your GP or a family planning clinic where you can get a test done for free. they'll also be able to help you out once you know whats up afterwards.

Answer 6

ok in case you didn't know, go to the dollar store and pick up two, they are made with the same chemicals as the more expensive ones. Then when you get paid buy an expensive one just to prove it. They are the same thing. I took 3 tests because I didn't believe the first two... surprise! That's what condoms were made for.

Answer 7

Ok...i dont want to sound mean but you cant afford a pregnancy test-you shouldnt be fooling around. If you cant afford a simple pregnancy test how do you think you can afford a baby?
Other than that anytime a woman is having sex yeah you can be pregnant. Suprise.

Answer 8

Check out some family planning clinics they'll do a test for free. Good luck xx

Answer 9

I would try a pregnancy resource center they can give you a free pregnancy test. And if you are they can help you decide you're best option. Good Luck

Answer 10

Most towns have some sort of pregnancy center that will test you for free.