Can I be pregnant?

[4mel4]

Hello,

I am 40, my husband and I have intercourse on a regular basis. My youngest child is 9 months. After trying for 7 months I conceived with her. Recently I have been exhausted, nausea, heartburn, some smells make me sick, lover back pain, and headaches. BUT.... although I feel all this I had a period... I think... It was only 4 days. my usual period is always about 7 days. The first 2 days were very light and pink to very light red. and kind of watery. the third day was kind of regular but still very watery and very light red, and the last day it kind of just disappeared and dried up.I have taken a home test and it is negative.
I still fee the same, with all the heartburn etc. Can I be pregnant?  (I know it sounds funny but when I was pregnant with my last child my husband was the one with morning sickness etc...... He has been feeling like that a few weeks now... although I had not mentioned any of this to him)
Any advise?

[jessicmum]

hi! i m 31 yr old lady i dont have ny babies ..this time i wanna make sure if i m pregnant? i had a a baby before last year which got expired after6 days ....i got aph on the bed before cs...but the baby was normal after cs....the main thing was it happened just on 7 months ..and the baby was kept inside the incubator..but this time again ..m experiencing lots of problems even dr cudnt tell me whether m  pregnant or not? these days m not having any nausea as before...m having food cravings,sore nipples,mood swings,fatigue,pain,even pimples nowa days,back pain and m having slight discharge but my tummy is lil big than before ..how can i know whether m pregnant without any medications or usg?cud anyone give me some advice ?is there anyone who have also had experienced the same pls? can i be pregnat? today morning my hcg morning test was positive..? pls helpm me? and yesterday usg wasnt so clear..

[jessicmum]

today only i got the test positive ...bt evthing started frm around 3 months....wats gng on?

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
If a home test is negative, the chances are low, especially if you have had your normal peirod.  I usually recommend taking a blood test to be sure though.  Also, it doesn't mean that something couldn't happen next month.  I'm surprised that you can find the time to have regular intercourse with a 9 month old!  You're better organized than I was at that stage!
Good luck!
Dr B