Very thirsty, emotional, painful sex..could i be pregnant?

So I’ve had unprotected sex on average every 2-4 days this past month. I believe that I was ovulating around the 11th. Well for the past week and a half or so I’ve been so emotional (which is not normal for me) that even thinking about old memories makes me cry! And I’ve been super thirsty all I want all the time is juice I go through almost a whole bottle every day. And then just in the past couple of days my boobs have gotten really big, they don’t hurt but they’re swollen and they seem to go up and down in size every couple of days. I took a pregnancy test monday and another one yesterday (wednesday) morning and they were both negative. I went off birth control over 3 months ago and I’ve only had one natural period since going off of it so I’m not sure if my cycles are regular but if they are I would have been getting my period yesterday, and I still haven’t gotten it.

Also, I had unprotected sex tonight and it was kind of painful it felt like my CM was slippery instead of wet if that makes any sense. I guess I’m just wondering if anyone has had these symptoms and when I should take another test?

Is it really shameful to be a surrogate mother?

Good evening and Merry Christmas everyone! First let me say that, I’m a happily married lady to my sweetheart & husband of ten years, and mother to three incredible children. My children are 8, 6 & 6 (twins) years old. After I had the twins, I opted to not have anymore biological children, and I had my tubes, cut, tied, and burned.

The reason why I ask this question, is because my sister posted some pictures of my nieces, on facebook, in their Christmas dresses. Then my SIL (husbands sister) said some really nasty things about me, and it really upset my sister. My SIL told me and my sister that we should be ashamed of ourselves for displaying such disgusting pictures of really ugly children. My nieces have been in natural beauty pageants, and have been modeling for over eight months now. They have quite a bit of money put away for college. Obviously my nieces are very pretty babies.

You see I was a surrogate mother for my sister. When my sister was 19, she was involved in an accident. The accident left my sister with the inability to have children. Most of her female organs had to be removed to save her life. I’m not ashamed of being a surrogate. My sister was here through out the whole pregnancy. She was here for every ultrasound, and every doctors appointment. My sister and my BIL were in the delivery room with me, when I gave birth. She took care of my children, when I couldn’t. My sister has a very special relationship with my children, and I have a unique relationship with my nieces.

After I deleted & blocked my SIL from my facebook, that’s when she called and left a hateful message on my voicemail. The ONLY reason why I added her on facebook, was because my husband asked me too. My SIL has never been married, nor does she have any children. She’s always been jealous of the realtionship that my sister and I share. I keep my SIL at a distance for vdery good reasons. I wanted to have the same type of relationship with my SIL that I do with my sister. But that won’t happen.

Now that you’ve read my question, do you think it’s shameful to be a surrogate?

What can I give my 18lb dog meds to help him sleep?

I have an 11 month old male puggle who is 18 lbs, I also have a female puggle who is 2. Yesterday we had him neutered, when we brought him home instead of being sleep and tired he was very hyper because my female is in heat. We told the vet this before the proceedure was done and they didn’t seem concerened. However, we have kept them seperate before and they were fine, last night he was going crazy jumping around trying to hump her and getting very excited, not in pain but running around like a mad man. On top of that he was up every hour crying and howling for her and neither one of us got any sleep. My biggest concern is not getting him to sleep but, my biggest concern is he is going to hurt himself and ruin the stiches. I called the vet and was told to just keep them apart, I tried to see if we can have medication or have him sleep overnight in a kennel to keep him calm and the answer was no, but they don’t want him to jump around.

Obviously my first mistake is my female not being fixed yet, but everytime we make her an apointment she has gone into heat and last time she had a fake pregnancy, so we were not able to have it done.

Can anyone give me any advice for a temporary solution or what has helped for them or can I give him atavan or benadryl and will that really help him sleep or any natural ideas. I have already tried menthol rub on his nose and on her tail, I washed the house in bleech and washed her with vinegar and water. Nothing can penitrate her smell. HELP!!!
I asked the vet before if we can have her fixed during the fake pregnancy and again today about having her fixed while in heat and they said she could not be. Should I ask another vet??

Am I meant to be a one-child mom?

I have a two year old son. And I LOVE him. He wasn’t the easiest baby, and he isn’t the easiest toddler, but he’s a joy and a blessing. Even during the miserable times (teething, colic, labor, delivery, tantrums, etc.) I still love being his mother. I look forward to watching him grow, and I’m involved in his development and take active roles in aiding his progress. For a long time I thought, I can’t wait to have another! He does well with other children, and I think I’m a good mom. I’m plenty young to avoid most of the health risks that run with pregnancy, and my husband and I have a healthy relationship with each other and our son. I don’t think he’d suffer for attention, nor do I think another baby would put much more strain on our marriage that Richie hasn’t already. My husband is in the USMC and deploys a lot, but after this deployment (ending December-February) he’ll be home for good for several years to come. Our plan was to try to concieve once he came home, and if all went well, Richie would be almost 4 when the next one came (a little more space than I wanted, but with him missing all the time, my options are limited).

Recently I took up a position as a nanny for a younger girl (11 months) and I don’t know if perhaps I just wasn’t prepared for the added child or if I just don’t like nannying, because it’s got me thinking that one is enough. I love Richie, I love the dynamic we hae now, and while our family doesn’t have a ton of money, we’re mostly debt free. My husband has a guaranteed career, and being a stay at home mom has been working for me. So now I’m wondering: do I not like nannying, or will having another child be much the same as this? I love babies, and I loved everything about my experience with Richie, and I like to think that with the 9 months prep time and having my husband around, another baby will require a bit of adjustment, but feel as natural as having the first. Am I wrong? Is my dislike for nannying a sign that I shouldn’t have more kids? Is my inability to juggle my son and the girl I’m watching (well watched, I quit the job, disclosing to the parents that I just didn’t feel like it was something I could commit to) proof that I should only have the one?