The pill + pregnancy

[Mermaid Cafe]

I was just wondering...

If someone were to get pregnant while on the pill, what different symptoms would they have? I don't get periods while on the pill, usually, and it seems that the pill would mess with the normal system of it quite a bit.

Also, if you didn't know that you conceived, and kept taking them, how would it affect the baby?

[Ryoko!]

My best advice to ANYONE who thinks they might be preggers and they are using the pill...STOP using the pill and see a doc ASAP. I don't know if taking a pregnancy test while on the pill will give you a false negitive result when your'e on the pill...but if I thought I could be...well then it's safe to say that I very well could be.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/you_and_pill.htm

I don't anything about how it could effect the symptoms of a pregnancy, but every woman has various symptoms...that can also mean the are going to start their periods soon (breast tenderness, cramps...etc.) so I wouldn't go by that either. Go to a doctor, and remember, even if you are pregnant, chances are the pill has had no serious effect on the pregnancy.

[Mermaid Cafe]

Thanks for the link/info!

[syvvie]

i got pregnant with my daughter while i was on the pill. at that point i was only having a period once every 2-3 months, so missing one was not any kind of tip-off for me.

i had no real symptoms at all until after i found out. i hadn't had a period for 3 or 4 months, and honestly, i thought something was "wrong"--i would have bet you a million dollars that i wasn't pregnant. i discussed it with my husband and he convinced me to take an at-home test just to be sure. and, well, sure enough.... i had been taking the pill for about 3 weeks after i conceived, before i found out.

i asked my doctor about it at my first visit, if there was a chance that taking the pill could've done any damage. she basically told me that if it would've had any effect at all, i wouldn't have gotten that far into the pregnancy, if you get my drift. since the pregnancy was still progressing normally at that point, i could be sure that it had no harmful effects at all.

Ryoko! is absolutely right-- if you think you might be pregnant, stop taking the pill immediately and see your doctor. but if your pregnancy is still going normally at that point, you'll probably be fine.

[nicANDjethro]

*AND TAKE THOSE VITAMINS!!!*

if you are early on, your unborn baby is developing some pretty serious stuff right now...your vitamin intake is very important!!

*chants*

FO-LIC A-CID!
FO-LIC A-CID!
FO-LIC A-CID!

:)

nic