I just know I'm pregnant. I have had sex so I'm well aware of the consequences...even when using protection. I have an irregular period, but I've never had spotting; a few days ago I did. It was very very light but nevertheless there. I have cramps like I have during my period, but no bleeding. I have an increase in discharge although its still normal in color and smell. I don't know for sure if I am late because of the irregularity of my period, so I may in fact be late. I don't think I have been urinating more often but then again thats not something I usually keep track of.
I don't know. I hope to god I'm not pregnant because right now my life cannot handle that. But there this odd feeling in the back of my mind. I just know. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think I am. If I am pregnant the only thing I can wish for is to miscarry... I don't care about the pain, I just can't have a baby.

Also I saw this movie once where the girl goes on a parsley diet and the acid in the parsley causes the pregnancy to end.... is this for real or just some hollywood ploy? Because if it isn't harmful then I may look into it. Cause really... I'm desperate here.

I can't even take a test till Sunday so you can imagine my frustration. I was also wondering...if I am pregnant how far along would I be if my last period was September 20th?

Woah there. Turn the freak-out factor down a notch, honey!

First things first; pregnancy symptoms tell you nothing this early in the game. An irregular period is just that, and you may get some spotting or cramping occasionally without outright bleeding, and that's pretty normal. Increased discharge may simply be from where you are in your cycle, and urination isn't until waay later; that's the pressure of your growing uterus pressing on your bladder, which doesn't come for several months.

So, take a deep breath and repeat after me: "There is NO way to know I'm pregnant until I've obtained a positive test result." Because really, it's just that simple; women aren't psychic, and very early pregnancy isn't an extraordinary change one feels immediately. You mention you used protection; what kind? How consistently? If you used a method of birth control correctly for every incidence of intercourse, there's just no reason to believe so vehemently that pregnancy is upon you. If a highly-effective form of birth control (or two highly effective methods together, like condoms + pill/diaphragm) is not enough to ease your anxieties, it would be in your best interest to abstain from any sexual activities that present a level of risk. In fact, that's our standard advice to ANYBODY for who says a sexually transmitted infection or pregnancy would destroy their life; all that is available to us is risk reduction, not elimination.

We can not attest to parsley as an abortifacent, as we use only prestigious medical/scientific sources as an educational website. What we can tell you is that not only have women made themselves extraordinarily sick trying to undergo herbal abortions themselves, these methods have extremely high failure rates that can lead to even more expensive, invasive complications. An abortion performed by a medical provider is the only sound method of termination to consider. If you cannot entertain a safe termination under medical guidance (were you to intend to terminate) at risk of your own health and life, you must not become pregnant, point blank.

But, let's try not to agonize over your options or your due date unless you get a positive, alright? I'd like to recommend some pieces on the main site as some supplemental reading. Please pay particular attention to the Sex Readiness Checklist; you say in your very second sentence that you're aware of the consequences of sexual activity, but it doesn't seem like you can accept or take responsibility for them yet, and that's really huge.

All the best,

Lauren

Ready or Not? The Scarleteen Sex Readiness Checklist

On the Rag: A Guide to Menstruation

All About Abortion