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I am a little worried about something which probably sounds stupid. I’m on birth control pills, and I can’t think of any time when I could really have had a huge pregnancy risk or anything, but I really keep worrying. Over the last three weeks or so, I noticed my stomach was bigger. This was just before my period was due, which did come so I wasn’t too worried. But my stomach has pretty much stayed bigger- its ok in the morning but by the end of the day it can be quite large and uncomfortable, like nothing I’ve experienced before. It usually feels quite firm as well. Usually it mostly disappears by morning (but is still there a little), but today it’s been like it all day. When I sit down there’s a line across the lower part of my belly that the rest kind of…hangs over, which looks really strange I also had increased urination of the past couple of weeks too. I know I’ve had a period etc, but my periods being on the pill tend to be pretty light anyway so I don’t know if I would notice if they were lighter. I don’t know… am I over reacting or is there any way I could be pregnant?
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If you have had unprotected intercourse, then yes, you have had a pregnancy risk, but since you're on the pill, if you've been taking it correctly, that risk is INCREDIBLY low. Also, if you haven't had any risk since your last period, there's nothing to worry about. I'd say you're probably just overreacting - of course, you can take a pregnancy test if you want, just to put your mind at ease. One more thing: pregnancy doesn't start to show this early, by FAR, so even if you were pregnant (which, again, there's almost no chance, just based on what you've told us here), you wouldn't be able to visibly tell at this point. Make sense?
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I guess so, I usually am very careful when it comes to taking pills on time and everything. It just worries me when I hear about people mistaking bleeding while pregnant as being a period etc...is it really that easy to mistake it for that?
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Hmmm...I stil worry- i keep reading that women who get pregnant on the pill generally don't notice until after a while because they tend to keep having similar monthly bleeding. I can't help worrying that this might be happening to me or something, but i don't really know what to believe. Oh... Posts: 146 | Registered: May 2005
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Not going to happen, really. The effects of hCG after implantation have the same function on the pill as off. They signal the ovaries to continue producing progesterone, so that the menstrual lining stays intact.
This prevents the decline in hormone levels on the placebo pills that normally triggers the withdrawal bleed. It's simply not possible to have a menstrual period or withdrawal bleed while pregnant.
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I feel just like you! My boobs are bigger, my stomach is bigger, I'm alwys tired now and the other day I was getting sick looking at food on television. Not to mention emotions swinging constantly. But I've have withdrawal periods twice since the last time I had unprotected sex. They've been really light through, and like you my periods have become lighter and lighter since I got the ring and the blood isn't enough to convince me I'm not pregnant since I used to bleed like crazy (think bloody gory movie murder scene in my pants).
MissLauren's post relieves some of my anxiety , but I'm still probably going to go crazy until I break down and buy a pregnancy test.
And not to steal the post (sorry!), but doesn't BC make the lining of the uterus thinner and thus less likely to have anything implanted? And if birth control is continued during pregnancy, can't that have some kind of impact on staying pregnant?
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but doesn't BC make the lining of the uterus thinner and thus less likely to have anything implanted?
Yup-a-yup. The pill functions by inhibiting ovulation, thickening the cervical mucus to block sperm from passing, and altering and thinning the endometrium. The thinning of the lining explains your lighter withdrawal bleeds, which are typically much lighter than regular periods for that reason.
All in all, if you've been taking your pills correctly, you have no more reason to worry than musical_gal.
The use of birth control pills during early pregnancy doesn't likely have any adverse effects on the fetus, but to be safe, it's recommended that women who miss two withdrawal bleeds in a row get into their doctor.
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In the morning, all the food in your stomach has been digested. By the end of the day you've been eating and filling it up.
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There just seems to be so much difference in opinion on things I read! Maybe i just need to stop reading things on the internet... I'm still a little anxious but I know that it's highly unlikely. Thanks for all the advice.
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You gotta be careful what you read. Always make sure you check sources for websites, and if they aren't listed, move on.
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I also had increased urination of the past couple of weeks too. I know I’ve had a period etc, but my periods being on the pill tend to be pretty light anyway so I don’t know if I would notice if they were lighter. I don’t know… am I over reacting or is there any way I could be pregnant?
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