can progesterone delay menstruation?

i am taking natural progesterone twice a day since i ovulated.my doc has asked me to take a home pregnancy test on day 30 of my cycle.
if the test is positive i have to continue taking it.
i have a regular 28 day cycle. tomorrow is day 30…..impatient.
i have not yet got my periods.
can anyone tell me if the delayed periods could be the progesterone or am i pregnant?

Been ttc now my period is 3 days late!?

I’m now scared to take pregnancy test incase it’s positive! Is it natural to feel like this? if I am I’ll be happy but I am scared!

Also last week I got a urine test as I had a U.T.I would it have come up in it if I was preggo?

Thanks in advance!

Please help. not sure when i can test?!?!?

I am very confused. Last month on the 26th i had a natural miscarriage. I was only about two weeks pregnant and i bled for five days after that. Then me and my fiancee had sex on the 1st, 2nd, 6th, 8th, and 14th. All times were unprotected but he only ejaculated inside of me on the 6th, 8th, and 14th. the last couple days i have been feeling like exactly how i did with the pregnancy in april. I have little pinches in my lower stomach and my nipples are soooo soooo sore and they have only been sore once before when i was pregnant before other than that they have never hurt even when i was always going to start AF. I am nauseous all the time very tired and very bloated! I think i might be pregnant again. but i dont know when it would be ok for me to test because i got all messed up by the miscarriage?? what do you think would be a good time to test?? and do you think i could maybe be preg???

Is pregnancy the hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life?

I’m only 13 weeks pregnant with baby #1 and still have a long way to go, but so far, to me, this has been the hardest most testing time of my life. The long list of symptoms have made me feel like I’ve been ill for the past 7 weeks, far from how I imagined I would feel being pregnant! There’s been pressure on my husband, friends and family, because I am relying heavily on them, particularly for emotional support.

Despite all of lifes ups and downs, and despite pregnancy being such a natural thing in life, it must be one of the top five hardest things in a woman’s life?

I actually appreciate now how strong women are, like those whose husbands are away with the army and who have little support.

What are your views?

What its wrong with me (please help)?

I’m 27 Weeks pregnant and my friend (who is also pregnant) annoys the hell out of me. When I found out that she was also expecting I was very exited, I thought it would be great to have one of my closest friends take this journey with me (we are both 23yrs old by the way) but I don’t know what it is but she just seems more immature to me now and I just can’t take it. after she found out that I was pregnant she stopped taking her birth control she says she did it because she thought about it and decided it wasn’t natural or healthy to interfere with her period, so shortly after she says she is pregnant her relationship was already Rocky but the pregnancy was just the icing on the cake, The guy that she got pregnant by is an ass hole and wants nothing to do with her now, this is a guy that she has blown me off for on multiple occasions. Once she and I made plans to go and see a movie and I call her the next day around the time we planned to go and she tells me “oh sorry I already went to see the movie with my boyfriend last night i’m clearly still offended by her actions but its only because now that he’s gone she wants to do everything with me again and any time I go and do things with other friends she says why “why didn’t you invite me” “why do you keep on doing things without Me”…the other thing that bothers me about her is she is still worried about finding a man she keeps on going to these singles groups and reading these articles and books about how men think and operate, I feel like she needs to be focused on the child she its about to have instead of filling her head with individual opinions of why men think do and stay the things they do….I guess I should feel sorry for her but I don’t she has done l this to herself, I have had my share of stupid moments so I can say that in this case stupidity gets you nowhere you gotta pull yourself up by the boot straps and keep it pushin because another person is counting on you. She is a knw it all by the way HLP

Whats going on!? Pregnant or not?!?

Hi! So i haven’t had sex for 3-4months and the last time i did, the condom broke. but he didnt ejaculate yet(5 mins into sex) and he pulled it right out. So for a while i was freaking out and got this weird brown spotting that lasted for a week with boob pain and then i got an actual strong period(it was stronger than usual cause i skipped a month due to my irregular period) and it lasted the normal amount of days too. Then i took a pregnancy test just cause I read online that you could have a natural looking period and still be pregnant, and it came out negative. And now i’ve been having that spotting again, without the boob aching and its a little heavier than the spotting i had last time and its been going on for 2 weeks! Last time it lasted 1 week. What is this? Am i pregnant or something?! this is so weird. Is there a possiblity i could be pregnant without symptoms and even though i took a pregnancy test after a period? :/ Please help! lol i feel like this could be old blood? But idk I feel stressed about it. My boyfriend said theres no way i could be pregnant, but i really want to make sure instead of stressing and scaring myself. I can’t get a HPT yet, but i will as soon as possible. I really just want to hear your opinions of whats going on. Thank you, and please no sarcasm.
Is it normal for the brown blood to happen before the period tho?
Lol yeah, i think a part of me is over acting, but another part is like “WHAT IF? O.O”
lol the internet scares me sometimes.

What are signs of haemorrhaging after giving birth?

I had a baby 1 month ago by natural birth i have had 2 previous pregnancies after my first bleeding was fine lasted 5 weeks. After my second i had a horrible time i bled for 4 months with clots the size of golf balls. Doctor told me it was normal.
With both those pregnancies i had 3rd degree tears and an episiotomy this time around i laboured for only 1 hour and 20 minutes before my bub was born and my episiotomy scar tore open.

It has been one month since i had my new bub and my stitches have healed. I bed for 3 weeks but yesterday i stearted to bleed again. It is extremely heavy really bright red and it just purs out. if i sit still i fill a pad about an hour and a half. I have also been having very dark aost balck blots that range from the size of a sultana to around the size of a gold ball. 3 days after delivery i also had 3 of these golf ball sized clots themidwife said was just normal ater delivery.

Also the midwive who examied my placenta said it was complete then 5 minutes later the doctor who was stitching me up said that it was not and she had to manually remove the rest of the placenta.
Has anyone ever had a hammeorage after birth and how did you know.? Would i call the midwive team and ask what would be the best decision for me or should i call the labour ward ad ask what he signs are. I have a month old bub and im breastfeeding i really dt want to take him to ahospital unless completely necessessary. Please no judging..

Is the ignorance and religious superstition of the south dragging down America?

I don’t think there is any genetic difference in the gene pool of people from the south compared to other parts of the country. However, the vast majority of people from the south seem to be crazy. You have this fanatical adherence to the literal interpretation of the gospel. It seems ridiculous because the bible is full of contradictions. It was written over centuries. The old testament seems particularly ridiculous.

The highest out of wedlock pregnancies occur in the south along with the highest abortion rates. Many of the people in Mississippi and Alabama believe that Obama is a muslim. A majority don’t believe in evolution. A lot of southerners don’t believe in big gummint. However, when a big natural disaster strikes, the‘re all to eager to accept federal money. The south gets far more in federal tax dollars than they pay in.

If we didn’t have the south dragging us down, we would have universal health care, better environmental protection, better schools with better textbooks without Texas, and overall a healthier outlook on life.

Where are the economic drivers of the economy. The liberal areas. San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles. You don’t see ipads being developed in Mississippi.

Any success stories out there after 3 consecutive miscarriages?

Hi, i am 26 and started TTC in February of this year. I had my 1st positive pregnancy test in April only to miscarriage at 5wks, natural m/c – blighted ovumn. I actually tested positive again exactly 4wks after my m/c and at an early scan at 6wks 5days i had a scan and got to see and hear the heartbeat, however at my 12wks scan i was devastated to be told there was no longer a heartbeat and it only measure 8wks, i had a missed m/c, d&c required this time. I went back on birth control after this only to fall pregnant again (my own fault as i had missed a few pills), this pregnacny ended in the form of a chemical pregnancy. That was back in September.

After the 3rd Miscarriage my doctor performed bloodtests to find out if there were any underlying issues causing the miscarriages, 7 in total, all of these came back normal, she put it down to the fact that i had got pregnant so close together each time and that my body/womb hadn’t enough time to recover and prepare itself, i am living in hope that she is right. Anyhow, i am currently NOT TTC at the minute but hope to try again some time in the middle of next year.

Sorry for the novel, i guess i would just like to hear of anyone who has been through this and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

My first due date was Xmas day of this year so i am feeling a little bit emotional as it approaches 🙁

Thanks in advance for answers

Could this be a sign of pregnancy?

I’ve been off of the pill for almost a month now, and my boyfriend and I are trying to conceive. My period is due in less than a week, so I know it’s too early to test. But I think I’m starting to get a yeast infection. I used soap “down there” and I know it’s not good to use fragrances but I ran out of my unscented gentle soap so I resorted to the scented stuff, though it is “natural“, I got it at The Body Shop and it’s low on chemicals. I’ve occasionally used it down there without problems but now I’m really itchy. However I don’t have discharge but everything else seems like a yeast infection. I’ve had one once before and this definitely seems like I’m getting another one. I’ve heard that yeast infections are common in pregnant women…so could this be a sign of pregnancy?

Also, another question…How good are the chances of me getting pregnant this quickly off the pill? I know it takes some women months to get back into their normal cycle, but I had a regular cycle before birth control, and I’m 20, so I’m assuming I’m pretty dang fertile…

Any success stories out there after 3 consecutive miscarriages?

Hi, i am 26 and started TTC in February of this year. I had my 1st positive pregnancy test in April only to miscarriage at 5wks, natural m/c – blighted ovumn. I actually tested positive again exactly 4wks after my m/c and at an early scan at 6wks 5days i had a scan and got to see and hear the heartbeat, however at my 12wks scan i was devastated to be told there was no longer a heartbeat and it only measure 8wks, i had a missed m/c, d&c required this time. I went back on birth control after this only to fall pregnant again (my own fault as i had missed a few pills), this pregnacny ended in the form of a chemical pregnancy. That was back in September.

After the 3rd Miscarriage my doctor performed bloodtests to find out if there were any underlying issues causing the miscarriages, 7 in total, all of these came back normal, she put it down to the fact that i had got pregnant so close together each time and that my body/womb hadn’t enough time to recover and prepare itself, i am living in hope that she is right. Anyhow, i am currently NOT TTC at the minute but hope to try again some time in the middle of next year.

Sorry for the novel, i guess i would just like to hear of anyone who has been through this and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

My first due date was Xmas day of this year so i am feeling a little bit emotional as it approaches 🙁

Thanks in advance for all answers received
Analiza Q – Sorry for your previous losses, no do not give up, if you do then you will always be left wondering ‘what if’. Try again if this is what you really want and just take good care of yourself. I know when i start trying again it is going to be so hard emotionally BUT hopefully the next time will be ‘the right time’. I think every pregnant woman, regardless of wether she has miscarried before is frightened of this happening, i guess with us we would just be expecting it. I know this probably has nothing to do with this situation BUT i failed my driving test twice and got it on the third attempt, the way i looked at it was i was going to keep trying as they would have to pass me sometime, wouldn’t they? Good luck in TTC and just take it easy when you find out you are pregnant, hoepfully someday soon we will be on here sharing our experiences.

thoughts on hCG levels? New or residual from last pregnancy?

I have had three miscarriages so I know full well that sometimes taking a PG test after a loss can be misleading however I am over 4 weeks past my natural miscarriage which was at 6 weeks. My levels have dropped very quickly. My last bloodwork revealed a hCG level of 6 on September 11th. I also (strangely enough) got a light positive HPT (FRER) that day so I know it picks up the hormone at a very low level.

Now, 4 days later, I would have assumed that my levels would be at zero and that I would be seeing BFN’s since my level was SO low last week but I got another BFP this afternoon.

Could this be a new pregnancy? We have been having unprotected sex.

Can late period cause weight gain?

I am 26 years old, my period has been irregular for the past year, I am average weight and height.
January – missed
Febuary – missed
March – lasted 5 days
April- Lasted 5 days
May- missed
June-missed
July- missed or not here yet??
This is the longest it’s been, besides pregnancy is there another reason why its so irregular?? Is there a way to regulate it without birth control? some natural ways?? I take one a day with soy 3x a week, I work out 2x a week. Also I noticed that I gained 4 pounds in 1 week , which is very abnormal since I have maintained my weight for the last 3 years. Does this weight gain mean it’s coming??

Thanks for the input-it’s appreciated.

I want to understand QUANTUM MECHANICS. Where to begin?

I’m 30 years old. I feel that I do possess the intellectual faculties to grasp many of the more abstract concepts and principles, but I don’t really know where to start. I was a natural at math and used to irritate my high school teachers by coming up with my own ways of working problems, rather than just plugging things into prepackaged formulas that were taught to us. Algebra and Geometry felt very intuitive to me but I went to a small rural school and never really found proper guidance or mentoring. I used to read a lot about relativity and similar subjects but never took Calculus. I took Trigonometry but my teacher was out half of the semester due to a pregnancy. I want to really learn the subtleties of quantum mechanics and physics, in general, but I feel that I have so many gaps in my education that need to be filled in. I don’t really know where the best or most efficient place to start is. Should I just begin learning the math first, then proceed to learn it’s applications in physics until I can hopefully grasp topics like quantum physics and the nature of light? I don’t expect to make any contribution to the cutting edge developments in these fields, but I consider it a goal in personal growth. I’m fascinated with questions concerning the nature of reality and time and such and just want to equip myself with the tools to actually ponder these things on my own, rather than just reading the reiterations of the discoveries that others have already made. I want to be able to perceive these things in the deep way that people like Einstein or Richard Feynman did. It’s a tall order, I know, but just humor me. Lol.
I know I can find just about anything on google. I’m not asking WHERE to find the knowledge that I lack. I’m asking about the best order in which to develop the technical knowledge necessary to understand theoretical quantum mechanics. I’m no spring pony anymore and, therefore, want to make the most efficient use of my time and effort.
Thanks for the great advice, guys.

OldPilot: Yeah, that’s kind of what I’m getting at. I realize that I can’t understand these things intuitively on the basis of what I perceive to be natural cause and effect from my typical life experiences. You make a very good analogy with the whole fiction thing. I need to learn what rules do apply in this strange microscopic realm. If I actually plan to attain any sort of “understanding” of these things, I realize I’ll have to let go of the grandiose plans (at least for the time being) and just take practical steps to actually get there. Sounds like the first thing I need to do is learn Calculus.
Side note: I’m ashamed to say that I do actually know what kind of creature sparkles in sunlight. My wife craftily manipulated me into seeing those movies with her by taking advantage of my love for her. Women… psshhhh…. ;P

Long but easy 10 points for best answer, will reward asap?

Alright I’m facing a real problem here. This is pretty hard to go through. My girlfriend is extremely concerned about being pregnant but the problem is it might not be my child. So here is our situation.

She had a devastating breakup about 7 months ago with her boyfriend of two years. He once told her he loved her, and although she won’t admit it I think he just told he loved her so he could have sex with her. He broke her heart saying hes not in love with her anymore, and she didn’t understand it. I don’t know the whole story but the friendship they had ended when he called her dirt, spat on her. And slept with her best friend.

Now during those months she was devastated she was heart broken, and she couldn’t trust guys she hated guys. She would spend a lot of nights getting drunk and having one night stands. Most of them mistakes. My guess is she was taken advantage of a lot of time. But at the same time shes very sexual so she didn’t put up much of a fight.

Two months ago when she now knew me but she just had a crush on me. I didn’t make a move as quickly as she would of liked. She ended up having one last night one stand . Her mom just had her start birth control, and she had unprotected sex. She told the guy make sure he pulled out but he never did. Instead he stopped pretty early and told her she needs to take a break. And he just left, she thinks he went in her

Couple weeks later I made a move. At the time I didn’t know much about her past. She was really sweet and cute and appeared innocent at work. All I really knew is she had the biggest crush on me and it was no secret. She is absolutely beautiful so how could I resist.

Everything felt so natural and came together quickly. She has fallen in love with me, she trusts me. And I am exactly what shes looking for. The one thing that’s always been weird is. Every single time we have had sex its been unprotected. Shes on birth control but we have never had protected sex. We talked about condoms but she never pushed them on me, and in her past all her sex was protected before this one guy and of course me. The difference being every time I have pulled out and we have had sex about 25-30 times now.

So she thinks shes pregnant. She often feels tired, she has to pee a lot, her breast are tender, and we have both noticed they have gotten bigger. She didn’t have her period this weekend when it was expected and still has not had it. And apparently she had her period after she was with this guy and with me but she says it could be break through bleeding and it was not her actual period.

So Thursday we are going to get her a pregnancy test. I have been really supportive of her. But things are not looking good these are noticeable changes and its scary. I have to be supportive and make her feel better, but at the same this is tearing me up. The girl I love can be carrying a baby and that should be wonderful. But not at this point in my life. I’m 19 years old and not ready for this. She is 16 is definitely not ready for this.

The only hope is that she took a Plan B after what happened with this guy. She was hoping that was the end of it. We are going to find out Thursday for sure. She has already asked me if I would take her to get her an abortion so her mom would never know. I don’t know if I can do that, but its her decision and I have to support her.

This is extremely difficult, please need some opinions or answers or something. I honestly don’t know what to do. If its my kid I don’t want her to get an abortion. But if its not I don’t know what I want. I don’t want to be the father of a bastard child that’s not mine. I don’t want her to kill the baby though. I don’t know what to do.

10 points for best answer please offer some advise or support or something.

im concerned my obgyn wasnt telling the truth?

I became pregnant in 09 and had to get medicaid. My husband and i liked the first dr we met, “dr foot”.he was old school, used tried and true methods and had been delivering babies since the late 70s. About 5 mnths in, i noticed some small flesh colored bumps on my vagina near my thigh. My trusty manuals all pionted to skin tags so i raised the question to dr foot. during every visit i was instructed to remove my clothes from the waist down, but only given a vaginal exam a few times. this particular occasion was not an exam one, and he seemed disgrunteled to have to look at the bumps. he classified them as hpv,explaining to my husband it was herpes, and said hed perscribe medication when the baby was born, which he did. I researched Hpv and was terrified id infect my baby, while dr, foot seemed unconcerned during the whole pregnancy and only mentioned them on my day after exam, saying the cream had not been tested for breast feeding mothers. i waited until after my baby self weaned at 10mnths to begin using the prescription, and it cleared all but a few bumps up. Its now time in our lives to begin thinking about adding to our family, but im still concerned about the bumps. i recently read that genital warts are not the same as herpes, and am confused over what dr foot told us.Are they the same thing, and if not can i get rid of these bumps through holistic or natural methods? Id like my next child to have dr foot as the first dr, but if he was not correct in his diagnosis, i dont want to use him.

Pregnant so soon after miscarriage?

I had a natural miscarriage 6 weeks ago, after being 9 weeks pregnant. Since i am now two weeks late, I have now done two pregnancy tests and both come up with a faint line. Could this be cause i have HCG levels or could i possible be pregnant again. I can’t see Dr until next Friday so really not sure what to think..

Anyone ever dealt with this before?

TTC, having some pregnancy symptoms. Plz read details?

Husband and I are TTC

I have been on NuvaRing for a little over 1 year (quit bc end of March), have been on other birth controls for 6 years.

Typical period signs are slightly sore breasts, lower back pain.

All the signs of me getting my period this time dont feel the same as usual. Breasts are a lot more sore (same with nipples), back pain right now is on and off and not as strong.

Here is a time line from the day I took out bc.

March 31- took out NuvaRing
April 3-started bc withdrawal period
April 30- started first “natural” period
May 1-current have had sex just about every day
May 14- Ovulation (if my cycle I back to regular) had sex the every day the whole week of O
May 28- Should be starting period, lower back pain, headaches, some nausea, sore breasts and nipples
May 29- No period, lower back pain, headaches stronger, some nausea, sore breasts and nipples
May 30- first sign of blood was very little (hasnt dropped onto pantyliner) light red, next time at bathroom is brown to current…took HPT is BFN, lower back pain, headaches stronger, some nausea, sore breasts and nipples

I know some women experience their period, or what they think is their period around the time they are supposed to start. Take a test and its negative then later find out they are pregnant.

I guess I just wanted to see if what I’m experiencing could be pregnancy related or just my body playing tricks on me.

i have not had a period for 6 months, and am now pregnant. how do i know how far gone i am?

i came off the pill 8 months ago. i have not had a natural period for over 6 months. i have done a pregnancy test and it was positive (yippy). but how do i know how far gone i am as i don’t know what my ovulation dates were?
Can the Doctor do a test to tell me?

Thanks

Could I be pregnant ??? ?

I had a natural miscarriage 4 weeks ago. I tested 2 weeks after my miscarriage and it was negative, but it was a dollar tree pregnancy test. Then I tested at 3 weeks with First Response and it was faint positive. I tested again a few days ago and still faint positive.

I just went in for a blood test today and won’t get the results until a few days because I’d have to go back for a follow up. I thought I had a UTI because I was cramping, peeing a lot, and nauseous but I tested negative for UTI.

Could I be pregnant or do you think it’s my left over hormones?

Thanks!

What would you do if you and your girlfriend were in this situation (10 points for best answer)?

Alright I’m facing a real problem here. This is pretty hard to go through. My girlfriend is extremely concerned about being pregnant but the problem is it might not be my child. So here is our situation.

She had a devastating breakup about 7 months ago with her boyfriend of two years. He once told her he loved her, and although she won’t admit it I think he just told he loved her so he could have sex with her. He broke her heart saying hes not in love with her anymore, and she didn’t understand it. I don’t know the whole story but the friendship they had ended when he called her dirt, spat on her. And slept with her best friend.

Now during those months she was devastated she was heart broken, and she couldn’t trust guys she hated guys. She would spend a lot of nights getting drunk and having one night stands. Most of them mistakes. My guess is she was taken advantage of a lot of time. But at the same time shes very sexual so she didn’t put up much of a fight.

Two months ago when she now knew me but she just had a crush on me. I didn’t make a move as quickly as she would of liked. She ended up having one last night one stand . Her mom just had her start birth control, and she had unprotected sex. She told the guy make sure he pulled out but he never did. Instead he stopped pretty early and told her she needs to take a break. And he just left, she thinks he went in her

Couple weeks later I made a move. At the time I didn’t know much about her past. She was really sweet and cute and appeared innocent at work. All I really knew is she had the biggest crush on me and it was no secret. She is absolutely beautiful so how could I resist.

Everything felt so natural and came together quickly. She has fallen in love with me, she trusts me. And I am exactly what shes looking for. The one thing that’s always been weird is. Every single time we have had sex its been unprotected. Shes on birth control but we have never had protected sex. We talked about condoms but she never pushed them on me, and in her past all her sex was protected before this one guy and of course me. The difference being every time I have pulled out and we have had sex about 25-30 times now.

So she thinks shes pregnant. She often feels tired, she has to pee a lot, her breast are tender, and we have both noticed they have gotten bigger. She didn’t have her period this weekend when it was expected and still has not had it. And apparently she had her period after she was with this guy and with me but she says it could be break through bleeding and it was not her actual period.

So Thursday we are going to get her a pregnancy test. I have been really supportive of her. But things are not looking good these are noticeable changes and its scary. I have to be supportive and make her feel better, but at the same this is tearing me up. The girl I love can be carrying a baby and that should be wonderful. But not at this point in my life. I’m 19 years old and not ready for this. She is 16 is definitely not ready for this.

The only hope is that she took a Plan B after what happened with this guy. She was hoping that was the end of it. We are going to find out Thursday for sure. She has already asked me if I would take her to get her an abortion so her mom would never know. I don’t know if I can do that, but its her decision and I have to support her.

This is extremely difficult, please need some opinions or answers or something. I honestly don’t know what to do. If its my kid I don’t want her to get an abortion. But if its not I don’t know what I want. I don’t want to be the father of a bastard child that’s not mine. I don’t want her to kill the baby though. I don’t know what to do.

10 points for best answer please offer some advise or support or something.

Chances of pregnancy?

My boyfriend and I are thinking about having sex for the first time [we’re both virgins] but for the first time he inserts his penis he will not have a condom on, for our first time when the hymn breaks to be natural. but after that he WILL put a condom. We are both clean regarding STDs and STIs but is there a high chance of pregnancy by putting his penis in ONE time then taking it out?? After he peed prior killing off any possible sperm left within. We’re are both old enough if anything and we are ready, we’re just curious about the chances.

Could my addiction make me fat and unwell?

hey this might sound a little strange but i am addicted to bacon and egg sandwhichs i have approx 3 sandwhichs a day and within this month i have ate over 60 eggs! i have never gone through this before but i cant get enough of them! my daughter is 4 month old and through out the pregnancy i craved egg but my addiction didn’t kick in until she was 2month and a half. i use flora cuisine it says a heart healthy blend of sunflower, linseed and rapeseed oils, it’s a natural source of Omega 3 and 6 – and contains 45% less saturated fat than olive oil but i am still worried i will put on weight as i put a little weight on during pregnancy and would like to get to my old self but i cant stop eating them.

Is there a safe way to lose weight?

So, I am a 23 year old female and I am interested in losing weight. I have currently lost more than 20 pounds and I still want to lose more. I have regulated my eating habits and my exercising habits which is why I have been able to lose more than 20 pounds. I have decided come to yahoo for answers on some more safer ways to lose weight. What are some natural ways of losing weight as far is laxatives and green tea’s and things of that nature? I was looking in to ex-lax chocolates but I got scared because I have read some of the side effects of it like kidney damage and becoming malnourished and bad cases of dehydration. Is there anything that I can take that is safer and won’t do so much harm?

I have spoke with my gynecologist about it (even tho “it’s not her profession” so to speak) and she recommended something called lap-band surgery. I am not interested in getting any kind of surgeries because I am still young and I would prefer to do things the safer way. I do not have kids but some where in the future I intend to have kids and I don’t want to undergo surgery for weight loss to then have complications with pregnancy later on. Do you have any suggestions? 10 Points to the person with the best answer. Serious answers only for mature people!

Also, if you have undergone lap-band surgery please tell me about your experience. For those that have done herbal technique’s in losing weight please share your experience as well.

pregnancy symptoms after a MC 5 weeks ago.?

5 weeks ago on 12 september i had a natural MC.The U/s showed that the sac was empty wit no yolk sac n no fetal pole.I had a heavy bleeding there after for 5 days.N now i’ve the preg. symptoms,feel like peeing every other minute,got pimples in my face,feeling bloated,sleepy like before.I did a test yesterday but it was neg. but i read many articles on line n some of them got preg. 2-5 weeks later after a MC. Is there a chance for me?? Should i do one more test??I’m habing slight cramps too.
My menses r quite irregular..today’s CD 36..n still no af..Could it be a pregnancy or a sign of AF??

I’d be grateful if u’d input ur experience or the stories u’ve heard..

First Response Pregnancy Test?

Okay, I ovulated between Wednesday and Thursday, the 4th and 5th, my period tracker app says it was Thursday. Had sex Wednesday through Saturday, unprotected. My period is supposed to start on the 19th, in 4 days. I have a First Response Early Detection pregnancy test, the one that tells you 6 days before your missed period, and I’m wondering if the results would be pretty accurate tomorrow, in the morning with the first urine, if 3 days later, I’m supposed to start my period? I’ve been TTC for 5 months now, with no luck and I’m rly hoping I am this time. I feel discouraged because all my friends and family are having babies and I’m the only one who hasn’t had luck, I know it takes on average a year for couples to get pregnant, and in my mind, I’m always saying “I’m not pregnant so why do I even bother?” and I know I gotta stay positive but with so many negatives, it only seems natural to doubt it. Anyway, I was just wondering if the results would be accurate in the morning since it says it can detect it 6 days before, and if it’s 3 days before, I figured it’d be even more. Thanks 🙂

Hsg test and soy isoflavones ….. Pls help ?

So ive been ttc for 17 mos now and no luck . I have an appt the 13th to get a hsg test done and I’m really nervous . I only have one tube due to an ectopic pregnancy. I’ve been taking evening primrose oil to help my cm . I barely have any when I’m supposed to. I want to try soy isoflavones it’s a natural clomid to help me o stronger or earlier . Do you think I should take this even tho I’m getting the hsg test done ? Or do you think it would hurt my chances ? Please help , I’m desperate .

What do you think?? Pregnant or not ?

It’s been about 4 weeks since my miscarriage. I had a natural miscarriage.

2 weeks after miscarriage: tested with first response and was positive, and it was most likely from the miscarriage still

3 weeks after miscarriage: tested with dollar tree pregnancy test and it was negative

4 weeks after miscarriage (today): tested with first response and very faint positive.

Are dollar pregnancy tests reliable? Could this still just be from my miscarriage or am I pregnant.

I am going in for blood work tomorrow, just wanted to see what everyone thinks.

Thanks a bunch 🙂

How do you really tell if it’s a positive or just an evap line?

I took two walgreens test..one yesterday, and one today. My apartment is always really dark without any natural light hardly. It looked negative to me at first, but I didn’t wait until the test had been 3-5 minutes old..I looked at it after like 1-2 minutes and left the room. About an hour later I was looking at the test and when you hold it up in the light I can see another line there, and since the lines use a blue color the extra light line does indeed look somewhat blue…it’s very very light though……i took a dollar store pregnancy test just now and it was negative. I am so sick to my stomach though..actual puking, and my boobs hurt so so so bad when it happens…no period yet either..i haven’t had a period since the end of september, but i know i ov’ed late!

Giving my baby away? Am I making the right decision?

Hello,
I am pregnant with my baby Amisha! She is due in early March. She is small and due early. My last pregnancy resulted in miscarriage at 5 months! Anyway me and my partner weren’t planning a baby and we don’t want to keep her due to personal reasons. We disagree in abortion so I am having her adopted. Until then though she is mine and I am treasuring our time together, I understand why my partner doesn’t want the baby and I agreed at the time but now I feel so attached to her after spending 9 months with her. It isn’t my partners baby but he says it makes no difference. We aren’t ready for a baby as we are just young and foolish but I feel so sad to see her go. We’ve already arranged to have her picked up from the hospital by social services as soon as she is born. I’ll get an hour at the most with her. I’ve met the family that is interested and they seem lovely but they want to rename her. I know they can but I’d like her to keep her name as my partner chose it and it’s from his culture. I don’t know what to do. The family want to name my child Eve, that just doesn’t feel right.

Help me please! I want whats best for my baby!!!

Amisha’s mummy xx

I have asked this question before and everyone is saying my partner’s nasty and I’m better off without him but we both made the desicion as soon as I found out I was pregnant. He loves me very much and our parents both disagree with us having a baby. Amisha will be beautiful, he firstly asked me if I wanted it and we talked it over but he wasn’t happy raising another man’s child but I understood because when I was a child my dad remarried and his wife never cared for me like she did her own cos that natural love just wasnt there. I wouldn’t want this for my child and he would feel uncomfortable about it. He said he would support me in any desicion apart from abortion. He seems to think the adoptee to be family are older and more sensible than us. As far as naming her Eve, my partner is unhappy about that but he says sacrifices have to be made,

This all feels wrong yet my partner says that when we are ready we will have a baby together and it will be right not wrong.
That too would be hard to tell my future child.

I’m so stressed!!!

iTunes shuffle survey for the bored?

here are my answers!:

Opening Credits: We Like To Party!
Your mom finds out she’s pregnant with you: All Around The World
Slideshow of her pregnancy: Cavanaugh Park
While she’s delivering you: BaSel
Your first birthday: Don’t Stop
You growing up: Ghosts N Stuff
Your first day of school: Trance Up
Meeting your first friend: Snowbound
Your first day of middle school: I Hope You’re Alone
Meeting your first crush: Tenement Yard
Your first kiss: Say What You Want
Fighting with your parents: One Week
Fighting with your friends: London’s Calling
Breaking up: Maps
Your first day of high school: Come On Eileen
Your sweet sixteen: Ageless
Your first time having sex: Comeback Kid
Your 18th birthday: I Like It Rough
Your graduation ceremony: Jesus Christ Pose
Your first day of college: Escape From IP1
Your first college party: Natural Anthem
Meeting your true love: Goodnight Goodnight
Getting married: Just Because You Can’t See The Sun Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Shining
Finding out you/your spouse is pregnant: Typo Spies
Having your first child: Push
Getting old: Who’s Your Daddy
Your spouse gets sick: Living In Jungles
They die: Hoe Down
At their funeral: Versions Of Me
You end up in the hospital: Love Almost Everyone
Your death: Skyfire Ace
Your funeral: Mansard Roof

People’s Themes
Yours: Lashes
Your best friend: Happy Up Here
Your first crush: Oldflame
Your mom: I’m A Lady
Your dad: Will I Ever
Your sibling(s): She’s So High Above Me
Your worst enemy: Pulp Fiction Theme
Your signifigant other: One Shot, Two Shots
Your first child: Supermart
Your first grandchild: Black Girls

What You Listen To When…
You’re happy: Snakes And Martyrs
You’re upset: Another Girl Another Planet
You’re angry: Only One
You’re depressed: Don’t Stay Home
You’re cleaning: Ensename
You’re working out: Vertigo
You’re bored: Prelude
You’re doing homework: Hanasakajijii (four: a great wind, more ash)
You’re eating: Hello Alone
You’re thinking: Inspiration
You’re going to sleep: Hands Down
You’re feeling sick: Lives
You’re going shopping: Woe
You’re hanging out with your friends: Dancing On The Blacktop
You’re on a date: Innocence
You’re having sex: Loose Ends
You’re at a party: Interloper
You’re driving: Blood To Bleed
You’re on a plane: Love Is Noise
You’re relaxing: Stop & Stare
You’re on vacation: Crosstown Traffic

Random
Your friends think your theme is: Coin Return
Your family thinks your theme is: Fucking In The Bushes
Your signifigant other thinks your theme is: Blind
What reminds your enemy of you: Namida Vacuum Sound
What song makes you sad: Better Man
Makes you happy: Feels So Good
Makes you mad: Summer Hit
Gives you energy: Care A Little For Caroline
Makes you tired: Wet Sand
You love to hate: Narc
You hate to love: Missed Me
Makes you think: Speculation
Makes you wonder: I’m Lonely
What song inspires you: Whatsername
Motivates you: I Wish You Were Here
Makes you feel invincible: Swing

Even More Random
When you trip: Techno Rave House
When you fall: Schizophrenia
When you’re trying to look cool: Chemistry Of A Car Crash
When you have no idea what’s going on: If You Hate Your Friends, You’re Not Alone
When you can’t figure something out: The Strength To Go On
When you’re dancing around the house cuz you’re home alone: Obstructed View
What you sing in the shower: Machines
When you’re getting dressed: Everywhere
When you’re talking on the phone: Fresh Tendrils
When you’re sneaking out: Messy
When you get caught sneaking back in: Mr Maker
When you think about life: Track Playgirl
What actually sums up your life: Same Outfit
How people will remember you: Higher Ground
How you want people to remember you: Baby, You Win
The best song out there: The View
The worst song out there: Rakim
Worst song by the best artist: Wild Wild Life
Best song by the worst artist: Nothing Compares 2 U
Ending Credits: Little Rhymes

Fill in yours!

30 weeks pregnant with an a@#hole’s baby?

I was wondering if anyone has gone through the same thing. I’m 30 weeks pregnant with my third child. After I was pregnant with my first child, I gained weight from quitting smoking and the only food that seemed to stay down was something fatty (I don’t know why that was the case). My “fiance” (I quote it because I don’t feel like he really is that to me) got embarrassed of me and treated me like I was shameful. For example: We went fishing together ( he was fishing and I just watched him, oh what fun!) and his favorite lore got caught on a rock in the middle of a lake. He was bummed so I swam out and got it. I came back up drentched and I apparently wasn’t attractive enough to stand next to him anymore, because he walked away from me and said “I don’t know you, don’t come near me”. I think the only other people that saw me were two old men. We stopped going places together and I knew I gained some weight while I was pregnant, but it justified the fact that I didn’t have my same figure anymore. After I had my first child, I was the primary caretaker and he went to work to support our new family and only played video games when he got home and didn’t want to spend time with any of us. 3 months after, I got pregnant with my second child. He told his mom that I pressured him into doing it and this made me feel like he wasn’t proud to say he was having another baby. I didn’t get much support of anything from him for either pregnancy and I started getting really upset from here on out because I felt trapped. 6 months after I had my second child, I was pregnant with my third baby and now I’m 30 weeks along. The sex is only twice a month, he plays online games and doesn’t pay attention to the kids he has and I still don’t receive any support. He only wants to go to prenatal visits if they are ultrasounds or if I’m going to give birth. To add to everything, he is a big baby. He got mad because I only made the kids something to eat and not him and kept saying to the kids “I bet you have a full belly”. I keep trying to leave him, but I have no where else to go. My credit got messed up from identity theft and now I can’t qualify for any places around here without clearing up my records which is impossible to do apparently.

Can someone give me advice on what to do? I don’t want to be with him anymore and I have no where else to go. He’s a dickhead and I want a real man in my life that will acknowledge me and give me credit for what I do. I got to college while having small children in diapers which isn’t easy to do, but he told me I was on “vacation” because I didn’t work. When I finally got part time jobs, he made me quit them because it was cutting into his social life and hunting time (which he has no social life and hasn’t hunted in two years). Even a full time job working 16 overtime each week wasn’t good enough for him and made me feel guilty for “leaving my kids”. I can never win with this man. I also want to have a natural birth because both of my kids were c-sections and he thinks I’m going to be stretched out for sex. I’m torn, fed up, and I don’t know what to do…I need advice!! Please Help!!
The only family I have would be my mother who isn’t stable and I don’t want my kids to live with that kind of person. But I do feel better when I go over there and get away from him, so it’s almost like a lose, lose situation. And when I do go over to my mom’s he calls me and treats me like he loves me and wants to have the kids with him, but when I finally come back here, he goes back to not wanting either of us. I don’t if it’s a game or if he only misses us being away.

recurring miscarriages after healthy pregnancy – doctor wants us to go to a fertility specialist. ?

well, our daughter is 5. we’ve been trying for #2 in the past year and had 3 miscarriages – one natural and 2 needed D&C. After the first D&C, doctor sent everything for genetic testing and the results came back negative (she said she would do the same after my second D&C, so we are waiting). Also, I had an extensive blood test done (something to do with thrombosis, not sure of the name) and it also came back negative.
my progesterone levels were a little low during 2 last pregnancies, so I was put on a suppository supplement (and it didn’t help).
it seems that embryo dies at around 6 weeks – last pregnancy was extremely upsetting because we had a faint heartbeat at 5w4d appointment and NOTHING at 7w4d appointment…
now, my gyno wants me and my husband to go to a fertility specialist. my question is – did anybody have a problem like that? what to expect from the fertility specialist? if you are familiar with a problem, how long does fertility treatment usually take? I am only 32, so age is not a problem, my hubby, on the other hand, is overweight and on blood pressure medication… we REALLY want to have another baby, our daughter keeps asking when I’ll have a baby in my tummy… I guess, what I really need are some words of encouragement. Thank you so much!

pregnancy after miscarriage?

here is my story- I had a miscarriage on March 28 09 (11 weeks, 3 days). it was natural and complete (at home). I saw the doctor and everything was the way it should be. I bled for a short 2 weeks and lost all my pregnancy symptoms. then had a passionate nite with hubby the week after (about 5-10 days after the bleeding stopped). it is now 6 weeks since the mc and has had no period, just some spotting after the intercourse mentioned above. Now I feel exhausted, my breasts are very sore (again), and for the first time I feel nauseaus. Never had that before. my gut is screaming “you are preggers” but I was wondering if there was another reason for these new symptoms. I took a preg test not long ago and it was negative, so i know that my body went back to normal.
I am taking a preg test sat morning since that would be about the 4 week mark.
What do you think? What other diagnosis could it be?
Thanks to all!!! 🙂

Am I possibly ovulating?

I had a natural miscarriage on Dec 31st. My first negative pregnancy test was Wednesday Jan 14th . Today I noticed a little more cm than normal.. Does it seem like this would be the time I should be ovulating after a miscarriage?
My DR has given us the okay to babydance~~

What do you think about male pregnancy?

For me, Male pregnancy is the most ridiculious scientific experiment I have ever heard of. I do believe,yes, this time they have gone a little to far. As a woman, I think it’s an insult to us women this stupid little experiemient… getting’ a dude pregnant… is so unnatural! If a couple can’t have children, there’s a surrogate Mother. That’s more natural. Adoption is more natural… Ya’ll have this much free time? This idea could kill countless of homosexual males. What about miscarriages? As far as I care, those people are sick! That takes a lot for me to say. it’s totally unholy. What about the kid? Who’s going to say “Sonny, you’re a test tube science expermient!” Word spreads that Lee Jr. is a test, and he’ll get teased back and forth. Why would you try to leave women out of the equation concerning childbirth? It’s totally against God’s law.
What do you think about male pregnancy? Are you pro or against it? DO you think it’s insulting woman or do you think it’s a great…
scientific advance??
http://www.malepregnancy.com/
Ok, I know it’s fake but, my question is what do you think about it… if you think it’s possible! I don’t need you to tell me that is fake!

Should I continue this relationship or not? please be honest.?

I’m in love with this lady ( we both teens) and she just happen to send me please-call-me messages and if I have air-time I call her. One evening I called her and we jumped into a conversation and she soon told me not to speak the language I was speaking but my native language (we both from same country) , so I did as she told me. Not long I heard a voice asking her, ” Who’s calling”, she told the lady that it’s her brother – hiding my identity. Today she called and told me that she’s in trouble – her foster parents called her bro and asked if he was the one who called her and he replied, “no!” So they questioning her to reveal the caller’s identity and she’s refusing to do so .well, this thing is now complicated – the foster parent tells her that her behavior is strange – she’s always tired. Today she took her to a doctor for a pregnancy test ( lol, I’ve never slept with her) but just feel comfortable next to one another. Since I’ve found out now that the parent whom she stays with is her foster parent; I have a feeling of fear – when the news gets to my parents or to whom it does not matter, they might think I’m taking advantage of the fact that she’s raised by a foster – an old lady in her 50s. So I wonder if I should continue this relationship. But my heart dies when it looks at the side of neglecting her for no good reason. I love her so much and I know she love me too! It’s just so natural – she makes me do things that I never thought I’d for someone who’s not sister. Please advice me guys – it’s hard for me and I’m stressed! But when time’s alright I do not mind to marry her – she’s special and losing her will make me sick – not seeing her for weeks makes me lose weight and people ask if I am ok- my heart pumps faster.

Changing my career path in life? Advice? Help?

I had, up until now, planned on being either a midwife or a doula. I love pregnancy, childbirth and babies and have always wanted to work in that field. However, I’m not a fan of hospitals and I have always dreamed I would one day have the natural birth for myself.. So, I wanted to help others achieve that aswell. Now that I have been looking into the salary, it is near impossible to support myself on a doula or midwife’s salary! However, nurses make $30,000 to $45,000 starting off! I would like to work in the maternity ward. I don’t know the proper name for that kind of nurse.

At the university I’m looking at (it’s about 30 mins away, I could go to school there and be able to save money by still living at home) I’m on the page about tuition.. It says the undergraduate is $1166 for a 6 credit course, or $583 for a 3 credit course. Then it says nursing is $1278 for a 6 credit course and $639 for a 3 credit course. I don’t get this, if I am going to become a nurse right out of high school (which is what an undergraduate is if I’m not mistaken?) why is there two spots for nursing and undergraduate?

Where I live high school is grades 10-12, I’m currently in grade 10 and I’m 17.. I have 4 credits from the previous semester (Mi’kmaq Studies, PAL (Gym), Family Studies, & Art) and I am working towards my next 4 (Science 10A, English AP, Math Foundations, & Career Development (it’s a course to build your portfolio, it gives you First Aid training, WHMIS training, Occupational Health & Safety training, etc. It’ll also help me pick my grade 11 & 12 courses when I figure out my career path (I have 2-3 months left to do so)

I don’t want to work with sick people (I am definitely not a germaphobe but when I go into hospitals I make sure I don’t touch anything and make sure to sanitize my hands at every opportunity..) or old people (I don’t have anything utterly AGAINST the elderly but I don’t want to change adult diapers, etc. Like I mentioned, I have more of a thing towards babies and mothers-to-be.) I think it’s called a neonatal nurse but I’m not 100% sure. I would also like to be a lactation consultant/breastfeeding specialist.. I was going to be that along with a midwife/doula when I was considering that but sometimes you need to put money ahead to make it in life, right?

Overall, please explain how I get from HERE to THERE and if I should stick to my guns about being a doula or midwife, or, should I become a nurse/neonatal nurse/baby nurse?

Does anyone know what Penta-3B is?

I’ve had 8 miscarriages…more recently in September, December & May (3) with my fiance. I went to my Doctor’s today and she said I have a vitamin deficiency and once I found out I’m pregnant that I have to start taking Penta-3b threw out the hole pregnancy.
I tried looking it up online and found nothing. I wanted to know if anyone has ever heard of this and what it is suppose to do while pregnant?
Thanks a bunch for your advice.
In 2004 I was 22 years old got operated on cos I had endometriosis stage 4
I take syn-thyroid (thyroid) because I have a thyroid problem & just started taking acid folic called Euro-Folic 5mg- I have a weak uterus and after my recent miscarriage 17th of May 2009 I drink red raspberry tea leafs once a day all natural, it’s Tea I just drink it.

Jenny.
Yah that would help to call her back.
Its cos I don’t have a enough vitamins she told me.
I guess it will help me stay pregnant.

Advice on Spaying our Chihuahua -?

We have an extremely cute & beloved little female chihuahua just over a year old – we are debating on spaying her – on the one hand, we are told we’ll have so much less problems with no heat cycles, bleeding, no chance for accidental pregnancy, and later in her life they say there is a much reduced risk of tumors, growths, cancers, etc, if we have her spayed. But we are torn because she is such a wonderful sweet dog, we were thinking she would be great to breed and have some puppies at some point. We have no experience in breeding a dog or having puppies. So we just don’t know what to do right now – Can some of you with experience in both directions give us some advice based on your experiences ? I would hate to see her life span shortened with tumors/cysts/cancer if we don’t have her spayed. Its so sad though to know she’d never have the ability to have some cute little puppies, she is such a sweet female, a natural mothering type, and an extremely beautiful chihuahua also. Thanks for any advice !!!