Need advice...could I Be Pregnant??

retest, you Can have a false negative but not a false positive. Prob 2 early to tell if you are prego.

It's too early to tell for sure. That being said, I DID get pregnant while taking BCPs, so it does happen - that 1% chance does exist. Thankfully we were planning to start a family in a few months; my son just jump-started things!

Start / continue eating right, following good habits as if you were already pregnant (you should when you're trying anyway) and when you calculate when you should have your period, then it's time for a test.

You could always be pregnant, but I would trust the test. Your body is probably just off from the irregularity of taking the pills. Give it more time. If you are concerned you could always take a blood test from your doctor.

Pregnancy tests are extremely accurate. If it says you're not, you're not.

Wait a few days and take another one, if you want.

Extra 2 cents: If you could be pregnant be sure to stop drinking alcohol, don't take any medications unless your doctor says they're safe and avoid the foods on the no-no list for pregnant women - like sushi, bleu cheese, swordfish etc.etc. until you know for sure.

One can conceive on the pill, and certainly one can conceive when only taking it some of the days. It is confusing to not know what your body is doing---but you can get a much clearer picture by learning to chart the daily signs your body produces. This will tell you if you are ovulating, or in an infertile phase of the cycle. It also will give you a much better picture of what your body is doing while it is recovering from the pill. If you are not pregnant, I would recommend letting your body recover from the pill regime before pursuing pregnancy. Charting your body's signs will give you a clue as to when your body is ready. We have a lot of info on this on our site at www.canfp.org
S.

Give yourself a full 3 wks before you check with the at home preg. test. Your body needs to have enough hormones in it to register preg.

I was preg, nearly 6 wks before my body finally decided it was really preg. Even the dr. office got it wrong. They said no. The next week, I was back because nothing changed. Then I tested positive. I knew the date of conception. It was that monumental moment.

Give it a few more weeks before you retest.
Stephanie

you might have taken the PT test a bit early, in some women, IF pregnant, you won't nec get a positive read for more than 18 or so days...... IF you are in fact pregnant, perhaps wait a little longer, then retake the test..

Sounds like you've got your body pretty confused by missing so many pills last month. Stopping the week you should have gotten your period, shouldn't have had any noticeable impact since those pills are placebos anyway. However, having missed that many pills during the month, I'd just expect your period next month (I seem to remember that if you miss more than two pills in a month, you're supposed to take a week off then start over).

Hope this helps.

T.

I am not sure of the point of your question. . . everyone knows that if you missed pills of course you could be pregnant. . . or you could not be.
Time will tell. Retest.

Just to be clear- I didn't mean to be rude. I get frustrated though when women give all these details about # and days of pills missed thinking this will help determine pregnancy. It doesn't matter if you miss 1 or 20, yes you could be pregnant(of course the more you miss the greater the chance but only missing 1 will do it) - so yeah, you could be pregnant but you are not going to be able to confirm that until you have enough HCG in your system to register on a pregnancy test (approx 2 weeks after conception). I personally think we should educate ourselves on these things and pass on that education to the youth instead of playing silly crystal ball games with the potential to give incomplete information to other less educated women. So, I apologize if I didn't play the fun guessing game, but I hestitate to support misinformation being passed on to other women. Bottom line, if you miss 1 pill you can get pregnant. How to confirm? Pregnancy test. If negative? Retest, as false negatives are more common than false positives. Keep retesting (every few days, weeks) until you start your period or see a doctor. Assume you could be pregnant in the mean time.
Good luck! I hope you enjoy the excitement of not knowing during this special time. And truly sorry if my post is not fun, but these are public boards so I feel a responsibility to ensure women see that there is no crystal ball.

Because you missed so many pills, it is quite possible that you are pregnant... however, your body could be confused because of all the missed pills as well (so try not to get your hopes up... I know that's hard when you start trying for a baby). I'd wait a week (or two if you can wait that long) and if you still haven't had a period, retest. Good Luck to you. =)

Hello,

Because you missed pills and then stop taking it your body is probably adjusting to the change. Please do not get your hopes up. But that said it is too early to tell if you are pregnant, it is a possibility.
Wait until 2-3 weeks after your period and take another test.

I waited one day before my next period and the two pink lines showed up within seconds.

Good Luck!!

It's possible that things could go either way. With missing that many pills, it's a good possibility that you ARE pregnant, but you just haven't implanted yet. The test would be negative before the embryo actually implants. Case in point, I took a pregnancy test Feb. 27 that was negative, then took another one March 6 that was positive (when I still hadn't started). Missing 5 of the first 7 pills, you should've thrown that pack away because there's no way the rest of the pack would've been effective.

You'll have to let us know which way it goes!! :)