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[quote=Anonymous]Is this real?  I'm having a hard time believing it is.

But in case it is, here's my two cents --

Having semen come out of you after sex is what happens.  Microscopic sperm are still in there and have a chance to do what they need to do.  You do not need to lay on your back or stay still or avoid the bathroom after sex.

You have cramping and periods after sex -- two weeks after sex?  This doesn't even make sense.  You're only having sex once a month and then having a period two weeks later with no more sex after that?

"Pregnancy symptoms" you're experiencing before your period are actually PMS.  Sore and swollen breasts, minor bloating, crankiness, etc., are all signs of PMS.  And they rarely happen 3 weeks into pregnancy, so they really aren't "signs" of anything but your period coming.  (When I was actually got pregnant, I didn't have any PMS-type symptoms before my period was due.)

Everything sounds very normal in terms of what's happening to your body.

How long have you been trying?  And how seriously?  How often are you having sex?  If you have irregular periods, it's really hard to tell when you might need to have sex to get pregnant.  On a "typical," average cycle, you would ovulate on the day about 14 days before your next period is due (i.e. 14 days into your cycle if a 28-day cycle or 16 days if it's a 30-day cycle).

Being overweight can make it harder to get pregnant (though I don't know why).  Working on losing some weight will be healthy for you and help you have a healthier pregnancy when you do get pregnant.  Do it slowly and in a healthy way -- not just to lose a bunch of weight.  Focus on health and exercise rather than weight loss specifically.  Walk more, go swimming (very easy on the joints, something you can do for your whole pregnancy and feel good because you're buoyant in the water, and if you're a DC resident, you get to use the indoor pools for free).  Focus on healthier food choices with more vegetables.

If you're serious about trying, are you taking a prenatal vitamin?  You can and should start taking one prior to getting pregnant.  It will increase your folic acid stores, which is really helpful in preventing birth defects.  They are also extremely high in iron, which will help with anemia.  The anemia itself may play a role in this and should be dealt with soon because you'll only get more anemic while pregnant (I was not anemic pre-pregnancy but got anemic during pregnancy, which is very common).

And slow down!  There's no need to get pregnant before you get married![/quote]

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