Pregnancy Question.. - Atlanta,GA

Hi C. I actually did feel those initial flutters very early in the beginning of my pregnancy. But then I have to admit, my husband and i had specifically planned our night of conceivement so i truly anticipated the flutters but i promise i was not imagining it. I was simply "looking for them" while most women may miss these flutters when they aren't expecting to be pregnant. I also did begin frequenting the bathroom quite often to urinate, and i became fatigued all through my 1st, 2nd trimesters. No issues w/ bowel movements though. As for any aches, pains or nausea, I went without those entirely until this 3rd trimester (everything aches-LOL!)
I can't encourage you enough to start prenatal vitamins immediately. Even if you aren't pregnant after all these vitamins can only help you with your nutrition (and maybe even w/ your fatigue) so please get started on those. You can get them at your local HEB, CVS, or Walgreens for under $12. More importantly, get yourself to a doctor to verify what is causing you to be ill and if you are indeed "with child" then it's time to start making major plans for this little one and begin taking better care of yourself. Wish you all the best.

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First you need to find out if you're pregnant for sure. If you are following Dawn B.'s advice will help and second if you are not talk to your GYN about your symptoms because unless you've recently changed birth control or had something traumatic happen your cycles should continue to be normal, whatever is normal for you. Get yourself checked out in either case pregnancy or not.

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too soon for flutters. Nothing all that strange about your period - but you had one. That's significant. Sounds more like Hepatitis C. You could've gotten a touch of ecoli in your food or something. Not trying to be mean, but when was the last time you were checked for stds?

Please, take a 2-pack pregnancy test. If it's negative, and you are still under the weather, please see a doctor. 2-3 weeks is a long time to not act.

If you are pregnant, start prenatals immediately, and setup your first appointment. You will be ultimately responsible for the child's life -- you will need to make good decisions and be stronger and smarter than ever for your baby's sake.

Good luck!

could be yeah, were you trying to get pregnant? Why not using birth control if not?

C., I had trouble with my bowels before I knew I was pregnant. Some foods just sat in the bottom of my stomach like a rock. Ugh! I had trouble with constipation, etc.

You may need to alter your way of eating. Keep fried foods to a minimum, up your protein, and eat fiber. Do it now while you aren't having major morning sickness (hopefully you won't have that.) If you do have trouble eating, try healthy shakes. Get a pregnancy book with advice on a healthy diet, or one from your doctor. That will help.

Body aches and headaches are normal too - your hormones are different. Make sure you are taking pregnancy vitamins - REALLY important so that you get enough folic acid to prevent spina bifida and some cleft palates - the first 8 weeks are extremely important, so buy them TODAY if you don't have them yet. Don't wait for your first doctor appointment.

Good luck, and hope you can enjoy your pregnancy!
D.

To be honest, none of those were really signs that I was pregnant, but every woman's body works differently. You may have some sort of gastrointestinal thing going on...I would schedule a doctor's appointment.