what is going on with me?

[kayerz]

I don't just want the simple answer of "go to the doctor". I'm doing that next week. But I want others perspectives on this. My last 'real' period was the beginning of December 2008. Since i was 12 years old (I'm now 2 months shy of my 19th birthday) my periods have always been regular. After December, I didn't get my period until the middle of January, if you can even call it that. for 3-4 days I had brown discharge as if I was getting off my period. Then for a day or two, I'd spot blood. Then the brown discharge again, and again with the spotting. That went on for two weeks. Now with my regular period, I was never on it for more than 5 days. I was worried and took a pregnancy test, but they both came back negative (they were at home ones, and a week apart). I've been gaining a lot of weight the last month or two, but there's also the possibility that the extra pounds is from the lack of being able to get out of the house. I've been feeling nauseated off and on the last month, and my hunger has increased. I haven't really thought about being pregnant until just yesterday and today. So I know it's not anything psychosomatic. Like I said, I have an appointment next week. But I've been talking to one of my ex's, who knows that for a year or so, I actually tried to get pregnant when I was younger and stupid, but never could. With my fiance we've basically never have used protection, and it's been about a year. so if I'm not pregnant, what is going on with me? I'm very worried about A) possibly having something seriously up with me, or B) if i'm not pregnant, does this mean I can't have kids? Because three years of trying, and I've never once got pregnant. Yet the first time my ex got with his now wife, she got pregnant. So it wasn't him.

Any thoughtful and detailed insight?

[want2beamommy2387]

sorry for the typos lol i have people talkin around me (am at work Lol) and sometimes i type what i hear lol

[want2beamommy2387]

i agree with both i was kinda in the same boat as u not as bad but i was on the pill for 7 years bc my periods were horrible i would get really sick and have migranes my husband and i decided to start TTC in march 08 well i didn't even get a period again till may 08 and then my periods were all over the place i would do the same thing you are discribing have a regular period in good timing then have a late one that was really just brown discharge my boobs well be sore, i'd be moody, bloated yada yada was my hormones all out of wack.. what my doctor did for me was took blood work and checked my thyroid levels, my hormone levels, they found out what blood type i was all being because they can contribute to hormone levels being wacky.. nothing wrong with getting everything checked to be safe.. my OB told me they classify infertility problems after a year of trying but i also know that there is a very small window that you can get pregnant in so could be a lot of things don't give up hope yet there is alot they can do now a days for women.

Good luck hope this helps

[iam1butterfly]

It sounds to me that you have some sort of hormonal imbalance which is creating the inconsistent menstrual cycles... it could also explain the weight gain as hormonal imbalances affect appetite and water retention. It can also affect sleeping patterns. Do you, by any chance, have problems sleeping? As for that brown discharge, I'm thinking that it could be lingering or backed up menstrual flow... that would also be consistent with the irregular periods that you described.