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I've been feeling nauseous at random times during the day, my back is really sore randomly, I've been getting random urges to eat things like soup crackers and chef boyardee. On top of being nauseous, I've been having irregular bowel movements. Usually I get small diahrrea attacks cause of my anemia and lactose intolerance, but they go away after a day and some pepto. Well. Pepto and sleep haven't helped. I've also been really bloated. Kind of like pre-period bloating only...my period isn't for another week or two at least.

I've been havign crazy mood swings. Being totally in love with someone and happy, being full of hate, being depressed and crying, being incredibly tired and relaxed, having feelings of calmness and feelings of hatred. All of these feelings occur throughout the day. It's not PMS, this feels different.

Is this a possible sign of pregnancy? I was off my pill for a while and I had sex with my boyfriend for a week and a half. BUT I had my period maybe the third day he was here. Yes, we still have sex on my period.

Bah.

As far as tests go, is it better to wait for before or after my scheduled period does or does not happen? It's only been a few weeks.

I believe you will have to read the directions to see how soon you can take it. Some tests only work as early as the first day of your missed period.

Pregnancy tests are sensitive buggers. lol. I had to take three before I got a positive result. I took one on the day my period was due, one a week later and then another one 5 days after that. So my positive result didn't happen until I was 5 weeks and 5 days along.

And what everyone has been saying is right. Early pregnancy symptoms can really amount to anything and as far as your irregular bowel movements, most of the time pregnant women experience a large amount of time in between each one. (Constipation)