Scared
Hi all, just putting this to vent out my emotions. I'm currently a 23yr old mom. My son is 10 months old now. It was been a roller coaster but I'm happy. But not right now I guess lol. For context I got on the birth control pill about 4 months after I had my son. Initially I didn't want it but my doctor gave me it anyway and I'm too scared to speak up for myself most of the time so yeah here we are. Anyway everything has been smooth sailing and even with birth control me and my partner still use condoms as extra protection. Fast forward to now and I started spotting out of no where. For those that might not know what spotting is, it's just a light amount of blood that exits the uterus due to a number of reasons. Could happen right before the start day of your period or it could mean your pregnant. Thing is my period doesn't start till the 18th. Today is the 4th and I am spotting. Cramping a little and have been kind of light headed. See where I'm going with this? So I'm super freaked out that it could be another pregnancy. I'm definitely not ready for another one and I had a rough time dealing with PPD after having my son. I don't think I could handle it again. It's still too early to even tell so I have to wait to get tested but just the thought of it is stressing me out. After being super safe I'm not sure what the odds of pregnancy are but I'd have to be really freaking unlucky to get pregnant now. I also live in a state that has banned baby deletus. So if I'm too late after 6 weeks I'm screwed. I don't have money to travel to get one either. I'm hoping it's nothing honestly but can't help but worry. There's been a lot on my mind already from trying to get a new place to not losing my food stamps cause I need to feed my son, I can't breatfeed. But I didn't feel stressed before so I don't think that's the cause. I am definitely stressed now though after I saw that I was spotting. Either way I'm just scared and unsure. I wanted to type it out so that I could get it off my shoulders. Thanks for anyone who reads through this.
@NovaCat227
You can take a test from almost any store they tend to be very reasonable ..... i know not always 100% accurate but at least could give you some peace of mind ........ do you have the medication paperwork that comes with most meds that explain side effects many BC pills .. spotting is often a common occurrence
If you have a small child and it is more about what do you see for your future other kids.... family planning there are many options you could discuss with your doctor....
Yes I do plan on testing but I cannot yet because it would be too early to tell. If I take one now the test will most likely come back negative which wouldn't be accurate anyway. So I need to wait until after my last expected menstrual cycle to take it which is in 2 weeks. As for the side affects of my BC pills I am aware of them. It does mention irregular periods within the first few months which did happen when I started taking them but I'm way past that point now this is just out of the blue spotting. Of course if it gets heavier tomorrow or throughout this week then I'll know for sure if it's just an irregular period but so far it's still spotting pretty lightly.
