songbird717
16-01-15, 04:20
I had a stomach bug or maybe food poisoning on Sunday and Monday...nausea, vomiting (just one time per day), no fever but really really bad chills, shivering, paleness, body aches, the whole deal! My husband made the joking comment "are you sure you aren't pregnant?" and then my mind went wild! He really should know better than to bring things like that up! On the third day, I felt a million times better, went out and did errands etc, but still had a little lingering nausea all day long. It wasn't bad enough to keep me from eating, I just felt a little off and my mouth was really watery. I kept questioning how bad did I actually feel? Was I imagining the nausea because I was worried about pregnancy or was it really happening. I still felt it yesterday and today it's pretty much gone...my mouth still has a watery feel when I think about it, but I keep finding other things to support my fear that I could be pregnant.
I have been on the copper IUD since October. I had it checked by my doctor just last week and she said it is perfectly in place. It is a very effective form of BC but as with anything, there is always a small chance of pregnancy. In this situation, it is about 1%. But I made the mistake of googling (I know!) and there are lots of women out there who have gotten pregnant with the IUD in place.
Also, I'm having cramping and spotting. My period should be coming in about 8 days so this could be PMS cramps and spotting (it's a little earlier than usual for me to start with PMS but it's not uncommon for me to have spotting or to have cramps early) or it's implantation cramps/spotting, which according to google feel the same as PMS related and happen around the same time!!! I made the mistake of reading about these things and now I can't even tell what I'm actually feeling and what I'm imagining? Do I feel more cramping on one side? I don't know! At least I do know that my breasts aren't sensative or tender. I am a little more tired than usual, but that could be getting over the virus or just being so anxious!
I haven't had pregnancy anxiety for a long time. I felt confident in the IUD, and now I don't know!
Getting pregnant wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, I'm happily married and eventually want kids, but it's stressing me out A LOT because my career is just starting to take off (I'm a performer and pregnancy would offer some major issues with some of the engagement I have coming up), and there are a lot of other major life changes going on now. I just don't feel ready and it's freaking me out!
The thing I hate is that my life is really pretty great and my anxiety finds a way to get in there and ruin the times that I could be enjoying all the things that are going well. It really consumes me and I'm less productive and really worried all the time. I talked to my therapist today and felt a lot better, but I can't get my mind off of it!
I have been on the copper IUD since October. I had it checked by my doctor just last week and she said it is perfectly in place. It is a very effective form of BC but as with anything, there is always a small chance of pregnancy. In this situation, it is about 1%. But I made the mistake of googling (I know!) and there are lots of women out there who have gotten pregnant with the IUD in place.
Also, I'm having cramping and spotting. My period should be coming in about 8 days so this could be PMS cramps and spotting (it's a little earlier than usual for me to start with PMS but it's not uncommon for me to have spotting or to have cramps early) or it's implantation cramps/spotting, which according to google feel the same as PMS related and happen around the same time!!! I made the mistake of reading about these things and now I can't even tell what I'm actually feeling and what I'm imagining? Do I feel more cramping on one side? I don't know! At least I do know that my breasts aren't sensative or tender. I am a little more tired than usual, but that could be getting over the virus or just being so anxious!
I haven't had pregnancy anxiety for a long time. I felt confident in the IUD, and now I don't know!
Getting pregnant wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, I'm happily married and eventually want kids, but it's stressing me out A LOT because my career is just starting to take off (I'm a performer and pregnancy would offer some major issues with some of the engagement I have coming up), and there are a lot of other major life changes going on now. I just don't feel ready and it's freaking me out!
The thing I hate is that my life is really pretty great and my anxiety finds a way to get in there and ruin the times that I could be enjoying all the things that are going well. It really consumes me and I'm less productive and really worried all the time. I talked to my therapist today and felt a lot better, but I can't get my mind off of it!