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i was due on my period the 1st on june im 2weeks late now i done a test the otha day an it came up negative could i still be pregnant if soo how long before i should do another test??

im 17 iv been with my patner 3years now we have been trying for a baby for a year now no luck. i was due on my period the 1st ov june im now 2 weeks late i done a test the other day an it came back negative? what could this be could i still be pregnant if so how long before i should do another test? answers please ??
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1318881 tn?1274460011
I understand what you are saying... but, I had a child when I was 17... 16 while I was pregnant. I had graduated highschool and started college but ended up dropping out due to pregnancy issues. I am still with my highschool sweetheart but it has been a hard journey due to us being so young when we started (I was 14!) I am now 22 and pregnant with our 3rd. I thought at your age I didn't like to go to bars and clubs etc.. but I never TRUELY experienced that life until after I turned 21. It ended up distracting me from my children and I missed out on a few months of their life and I deeply regret it. PLEASE don't have a baby yet. What is it going to hurt waiting a few more years? I wouldn't trade my children for the world but if I could go back and wait, I would. It is very very hard and we are struggling. My hubby makes good money and I don't work but it is still very hard to keep up on all the bills, take care of our childrens needs and wants, and start buying things for our new little one. I am not judging you I am just telling you my story and hoping you atleast stop and think about what you are getting yourself into. Please don't think I am putting you down by any means but if someone would have just talked to me about what it costs etc.. I would have made sure to be more careful. With this pregnancy, my hubby and I used birth control, condoms, and a few other things like only having sex once or twice a month etc.. to make sure I didn't get pregnant and sure enough I got pregnant anyways! If you want to know more personal things my hubby and I went through as teenage parents feel free to ask! I will be more than happy to share my story with you in more depth if it will help save another teenager from going through what we went through! Good luck on whatever you decide.
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1244180 tn?1325899111
I had my first when I was 16 and don't regret it one bit. You should finish school and get a good income to support the baby unless you family is planning to help you guys out it is you desision and I didn't find it too difficult being a young mom and I was single and I had two children by time I was 18 and I am fine and don't regret missing my party days too much. Go with your heart and make sure you really think it over cause this is a big decision that you can't take back
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a part time job won't take care of a baby. even a full time job is pushing it. to raise one child from birth to 18 costs upwards near $250,000. That's for the bare neccessities.

you said you left school...dropped out? there are very, very, very few jobs you can get with absolutely no diploma. you may not enjoy clubbing but what about hanging out with friends? shopping? going out whenever you want with your partner? that will end. i can count on one hand how many times dh and i have been out of the house without our boys in the past two years. we don't even celebrate our birthdays without the kids. no hanging out with friends, no late night coffee runs with friends, no going to the movies for a date (unless you can find a babysitter...which is difficult b/c everyone else has lives) or out to a nice restaurant. the nicest restaurant we've been too since our anniversary (which was 2 months ago) was...oh wait, we haven't been out since our anniversary. if we do eat out, which is rare, it's either fast food or pizza.
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i know exacly what your saying my sister had her first baby at 15 she missed out on it all. we rent out own home we both work i work part time i have a fam that would be willing to help i left school when i was 16. i dont enjoy going clubbing id be a good mom and would devote my life to a baby
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187316 tn?1386356682
k10road I am so with you on this one. I had a baby at 19 and in no way shape or form was I ready for it. The sad fact is that me and the babys father were with one another for 4 years and usually at that young of an age you are not with the person that you are going to spend the rest of your life with. I left him when my daughter was 1 and it is HARD to go to school, work full time, pay for child care, pay for what children need and pay all my bills. I would have never have wished for a baby that early. I'm now almost 23 and engaged to a 26 year old man who makes pretty good money and we STILL are having a little bit of a hard time coming up with all the money for everything I want for the baby. He at 26 is saying that he feels a little bit young to be having a child and can't even imagine having to have a child when he was in his early 20's. You are going to miss out on being 18 and having freedom from your parents and turning 21 and going to college and going to bars and partying. I longed for all that freedom when I was younger and felt slightly cheated that I had to miss out of so many experiances. I'm pretty sure any young mom is going to tell you the same thing and if you don't believe me watch mtv's teen mom's.
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1121273 tn?1325367975
To answer this objectively:  There are many things that can cause a late period.  Pregnancy is one, but health issues, changes in weight, medications, exercise, thyroid, stress, and several other factors can cause a late period.  I would wait another week and take another test.  If it is still negative but you think you are pregnant, your doctor can do a blood test for you.  Some women have a hard time turning a home pregnancy test positive.  Either way though, if it is negative, I would go to the doctor to make sure that there is no cause for concern with you missing a period.

Now for my subjective answer - and I apologize because I know you didn't ask for it.  At 17, you ought to think VERY long and hard about having a baby.  I think many young women go through wanting a baby around your age.  I know I did.  I am SO glad I didn't have one that young.  I have 2 boys now, I'll be 30 this year, and it's no easy task.  It is amazing.  It is rewarding.  I wouldn't trade it for the world.  But it's hard.  It's expensive.  It's tiring.  At 17, I would hope and assume that you are still in school??  If you have a baby, it will be very hard to finish school.  You won't be able to have a job to support your baby and go to school.  And if you do both, you will never see your baby, so it would all be pointless.  My baby sister had a child at 17.  It was HARD.  Thank God she had my mom to help.  And mind you, my mom worked about 60 hours a week.  But since she owns her own business, she brought my niece to her work.  My niece is 4 now.  My sister made it and did it.  But I will guarantee you that she would give you this same advice.  She loves her daughter dearly and she is an amazing mom.  But, not easy.  Please think about this long and hard before you continue "trying for a baby" at 17.
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187316 tn?1386356682
If you were pregnant it should have shown on a pregnancy test by now. Only thing I can advise is to contact your doctor and request a blood test and if that is negative as well than ask your doctor if there is anything they can give you to jump start your period.
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