Am I pregnant?! Please Help!?

Question

I'm 16 and about 5 weeks ago my boyfriend and I had sex (protected) but I'm worried I might be pregnant: Here are my 'symptoms' :


I'm late for my period
My stomach (down by my ovaries) is hurting
I've been feeling like I'm going to throw up. (I threw up this morning)
My boobs have been really hurting.
I've been having temperature flashes (going from hot to cold and vice versa)
I feel like I have to pee a lot more than usual.
Craving a lot of food (Chicken, Burgers, a lot of meat)
Headaches

I know I should take a pregnancy test, but I'm so scared. Like I said, I'm 16, I don't know what I'm going to do if it says I'm pregnant. I haven't told my mom about any of this, please help in any way you can!!

~*Valerie*~

I forgot to say, I was due for my period on this last Sunday.

I called my boyfriend, he's coming over and I'm going to tell him. Any advice on what to say to him?

I'm also going to go get a preg. test.

NOTE:

Please, if you can't say something nice or supportive, don't comment. I'm stressed enough as it is without people giving me negative comments.

Answer 1

Tell your momand your dad, then get the test sweetie. Putting it off will only make things worse.

Answer 2

Those symptoms are a lot like pregnancy, but a lot like PMS as well. I know my breasts get tender and I crave A LOT of food. There is also the chance that you are too stressed out about being pregnant. Thinking you're pregnant sets your mind into stress mode and postpones your period. Trust me, I've had a scare myself. The day we went and got the test, I started my period just as I was about to take it.
If you want to get a test, go for it. But I think at the age of 16 with baby stress is just messing with your body.

Answer 3

Tender boobs are definitely a sign. The others are signs of pregnancy, but stress can cause those very same symptoms. If you were practicing safe sex, you probably are not pregnant. You are late, so you need to take a pregnancy test as soon as possible. If it shows positive, then you and Mom need to have a talk.

Answer 4

Do the test. Its the only way you are going to know. If you are...and chances are pretty good that you are...you need to get assistance ASAP! I hate to hear that you got yourself in this. You are so young. I have to ask why were you having sex at 15? You are too young.

Well, whats done is done. Get a test to find out so that you can go on to to next set of options. No matter how you slice it...you will have to tell mom and dad what is going on. They will be upset...but they love you. They can help you get the care that you need right now.

Good luck to you.

PS...if you are, what about the babies father? How is he going to handle this? He willneed to know as soon as possible too (along with his folks).

Answer 5

the only thing to do is take a test and see. you really need to think about discussing things with your mom too. it would be alot easier on you if you have someone there to support you. you may be scared, but you really need to take a test to find out the truth. i know right before i found out i was pregnant i was getting hot flashes, bad headaches, and i felt tired all the time so it might be possible that your pregnant, but then again it may all be in your head. have you told your bf about this? what does he think?

Answer 6

You said you had sex protected so the only way you can get pregnant is if the condom or it got damaged.
Sometimes those symptoms come when you just had sex sometimes your menstruation cycle could change or probably the sex was to rough you just need to slow down on the sexual intercourse until u find out what wrong ok and u need to buy a pregnancy test and a few abortion pills just in case so you wont have to tell your mother it happened to me once so let your boyfriend purchase that for u

Answer 7

out of worry, you may be having psychosamatic symptoms of pregnancy.
however, being late is a huge symptom,
and you usually do feel a twinge.
if you had morning sickness, thats a symptom [but it might be from nerves]
tenderness of the breasts is a symptom
flashes, also.
peeing though, doesnt come until later.
cravings can come at any point in a pregnancy.
headaches, to my knowledge, have nothing to do w/ it, but,
i would definitely take a test. and also, confide in your mother, she may surprise you. i would say though that you are most likely pregnant.

Answer 8

it all depends on a number of factors. peeing sensations don't increase until later in your pregnancy, when the baby gets big and starts pressing on your bladder. it's also possible your are just slightly irregular with your period, that is very common in younger girls. so it's hard to say without taking a pregnancy test or going to Planned Parenthood and having them check you out. IF you are pregnant, you have a lot of options so don't worry and find out for sure before you stress yourself out.

Answer 9

you're old enough to have a baby. wether you're old enough to be a mother is another story. that is something you should think long and hard about. you have 9 months to decide (IF YOU ARE PREGNANT) there are so many people that try for years and years to have a child of their own. surf the parentingweekly.com trying to concieve or trying to concieve for more than a year. there are so many women and families that would give anything to be in your shoes.
just to settle your mind some, if you're really nervous about Possibly being pregnant, it's not unusual to start having false symptoms. try not to stress out too much and take that test!! good luck!

Answer 10

first of all dont worry about it so much because ur gonna postpone ur period if you arent pg. second, do you have anyone you can talk to like a good, really good friend, who can keep ur secret. you need to take a test, might wanna buy more than one in case the first one is flawed. otc tests arent accurate all the time. take both the tests and if one is pos and the other is neg, get one more to do a tiebreaker, if its pos, you need to get to a dr asap. Tell ur mom.....

Answer 11

No one on here can tell you with any accuracy whether you are pregnant. Your symptoms could be pregnancy or they could be PMS. You need to take a test. And maybe you should reconsider being sexually active until you're ready to handle the responsibility of a baby if you do end up pregnant.