Am I Pregnant? - Lexington,KY

Hi G.,

There are two things to remember here, I think. One is that your body is adjusting to going off of birth control, so you are having hormonal changes. The other thing is that with a blood test (which can test for pregnancy earlier than a urine test), you can find out if you are pregnant without having to wonder.

Go to the pharmacy and ask for vitamins with folic acid to help protect your fetus. You should be taking these anyway just to get ready for a pregnancy, if you don't happen to be pregnant yet. The pharmacist can help you with that since they are now over-the-counter. Then call the doctor for an appointment and ask for a pregnancy test.

Good luck, and try not to worry.
D.

if you are stressed about something that can mess up your cycle.

You very well could be pregnant, but to be sure go buy yourself a test. You don't need to buy the expensive ones, the Target $3 single test is just as accurate. BUT...you never know your body could still be adjusting to the switch from being on hormones to being off. Some people get pregnant right away after being off the pill. If you're having more mucus than normal, that is usually a good sign that you're pregnant. Congratulations if you are. Don't stress over if they are close in age, mine are 15 months apart and things are just fine, you'll manage.

A. B

Hi. I am excited to find out if you are pregnant. My kids are 1 year & 5 days apart. We didn't plan them to be so close, but it just happened. It was a little hard at first adjusting to having such young kids. Now that my little girl is 5 months old, I find it so much easier. I know boy & girl will be best buddies being so close in age. Good luck !

You may be pregnant, or you may be adjusting to coming off of birth control. You'll know either way as soon as you take the test. Good luck!

just take the test its the only way to know for sure. but stopping birthcontrol can mess with your cycle. but the only way to really know is pee on a stick :P

Hi G.!
As you already know, the only way to know for sure is to take a home pregnancy test. They are inexpensive and very accurate these days. I will share with you that when we decided to try for our second child we thought it would take a while to get pregnant (because it did with our first). After I stopped taking my BCP's I never had another period...and guess what...I was pregnant! It was sooner than we planned, but she has been an amazing blessing in my life. Good luck!