I’ve been having weird stomach symptoms for weeks and now I’m scared I might be pregnant
I honestly don’t even know where to start because I’ve been stressing myself out over this so much.
A few weeks ago, I started having a bunch of weird symptoms around the time I was expecting my period. My lower stomach would hurt and I would get cramps and pressure. Sometimes it felt like there was a bunch of “buildup” in my stomach, like my period was about to start, but then there was no blood.
My chest started hurting and feeling heavy/tender, I was bloated, my stomach felt hard sometimes, and I would get headaches and occasional nausea. There were times where I felt hungry but also felt completely full and like I couldn’t eat.
The stomach pain sometimes got pretty uncomfortable. There were times where I felt like my stomach was going to “blow up,” and I could hear gurgling noises and feel things moving around inside. Sometimes lying on my side or stomach hurt, so I could only comfortably lie upright. Moving around sometimes helped, though.
I also started having some back pain, mostly around my spine/tailbone area. I’ve had back soreness before, so I wasn’t sure if it was related or just from standing for a long time, sleeping badly, or putting pressure on it.
At one point I got so overwhelmed about my period not coming that I broke down crying. Then my period finally came, and a lot of the symptoms went away.
Since then, my boyfriend and I have had sex multiple times with condoms. Most of the time everything was completely normal and the condoms didn’t leak when we checked them.
There was one incident while I was on my period where the condom slipped off. He pulled out and finished outside, and when we checked the condom afterward it looked basically empty and had a lot of my blood on the outside. He thinks it may have slipped off before he finished.
Obviously that scared both of us.
We’ve also had sex since then where the condoms stayed on and didn’t leak.
There was another time where he accidentally put the condom on backwards. It touched the tip, so he didn’t flip it around and use it. We didn’t have penetrative sex that time and he just stimulated me externally.
Lately I’ve also been having stomach issues again. I’ve been waking up feeling really full even when I haven’t eaten yet. It’s not exactly the same as bloating; it feels like I can’t really suck my stomach in.
Sometimes my stomach feels tight or uncomfortable and it makes noises like I’m hungry even when I don’t feel hungry.
I also had a period where I wasn’t sleeping until around 5–6 AM for several nights. I started feeling exhausted, emotionally drained, and like I was dreading the next day. My eyes were red one morning and I felt like my movements were slower than normal.
The stomach symptoms have gotten better at times. Most of the bloating went away recently, and I can lie on my side and stomach again without it hurting as much. Moving around seems to help too.
But now I’m worried again because I keep thinking, what if all of this is pregnancy?
I know I had a period, and most of the sex we’ve had was protected with condoms that didn’t leak. I also know the most recent time where the condom was put on backwards didn’t involve penetration.
I think I might honestly be paying way too much attention to every little thing my body does because I’m scared.
So I guess I’m wondering: does this actually sound like pregnancy, or could it be digestive issues, hormones, stress, and lack of sleep? And should I see a doctor about the recurring stomach/fullness feeling even if the pregnancy risk is probably low?