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I know what it feels like to hope your pregnant and not be. I feel I should share a little bit about what I have gone through. Maybe it will help your decision. When I first started with my IBS symptoms it was after my last daughter was born, 4.5 years ago. I was so afraid of getting pregnant at the time that I went on the pill. It actually threw me into ppd and I felt worse. I was only on it for 6 months and since I was having headaches all the time my dr. told me to stop. I felt so much better not being on it. It didn't stop my IBS but I felt better and more like myself. I know you can try the pill and see how you feel for a few months but you might find that it won't help.

I would go through the tests if I were you. I actually was starting the tests the month I got pregnant. For some reason it took us 7 months to get pregnant and I believe it was God. There are so many things that happened during that month but I can tell you that I ended up getting my progesterone checked to see if I was ovulating but I was already pregnant. I found out I was pregnant 5 days later and it was such a wonderful shock.

Just to help you too. I became more and more depressed every month I found out I wasn't. I hated being around people and it was really hard since my sister and 3 of my really close friends were pregnant. I would see them a couple times a week and I just did not want to. I started feeling like maybe I didn't deserve to have another baby. I didn't feel well very often as it was, so how could I take care of my girls and a baby? I felt like the worst mom and wife. I still have some fears but I can't live with the fears. It might be a good thing you aren't pregnant this month with being sick and being on the antibiotics. Good luck with your decision.

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