Falling pregnant at uni?

[goldfish23]

I'm currently in my second year at uni and I have been with my current boyfriend for 6 months now. I am studying Mathematics at a very good Russell group university, so when I graduate, as a girl with a stem degree I am in a pretty good position in terms of attractiveness to employers.
However in the last couple of weeks I have not been myself, I've been extremely emotional and sometimes quite aggressive, I've had unusually heavy discharge (my period is not due for another week), feeling sick, tired and generally unwell. My boyfriend and I have began to worry that I could be pregnant. Stupidly, we haven't used protection the past few times and some of those times he came in me. I know, we are stupid to not think of the consequences. Considering also that I was around mid-cycle during those times I think there is a high probability of me becoming pregnant. I took a test and it was negative however it is so soon that I don't know a test could pick anything up until I miss my period. As stupid as all of this sounds I have thought about it so much and before this happened I had already told my boyfriend I really wanted a baby. Not necessarily meaning right now but in the near future. I don't know if it's just a stage I am going through and obviously given university it doesn't seem possible that I could fit a baby into my current lifestyle, let alone finance it, but whenever I see babies I just feel so strongly about having one and it feels to me like it overpowers anything else I want. I know realistically I should wait until I have completed my degree and I am in a more stable position but I can't help but think that if I miss my period in a week or so and I am actually pregnant then I will want to keep my baby, not get rid of it. I can't even imagine having to get rid of my own baby

Basically I am writing this post in a state of confusion as
I have to wait another week or two til I know for sure if i am pregnant or not and I am driving myself mad.
I want a baby and my own family and I can't seem to put that thought on hold even though my life right now is not fit for a baby and it could possibly ruin my university study.

If anyone has been through this, has any general advice or stories of people who are at uni with children etc please reply!
:)

[Uniquemind]

A few of my friends were in a similar situation but worse because they were high schoolers.

At least your midway through college with a steady boyfriend who (might?) be husband material?

Either way, this is a situation that relied on helpful grandparents. Some colleges even have daycares on Campus.

I wouldn't blame you for keeping the baby if you are pregnant either.

[teddyxen]

Just try your best to relax until your period is due. There's no point stressing yourself out more and making yourself more exhausted and nauseous until you know what's really going on. If you're not pregnant then you know to be careful next time. If you are and you're willing to keep your baby then it is what it is, but don't stress yourself out until you know for certain!!

[NewLeafsFan]

Try not to get stressed out. It won't fix anything.

You described a lot of what you're going through but the tone of your post leads me to believe that you want a baby now and that you're hoping that you are pregnant. I hope that you're not pregnant because you could not offer your baby a great opportunity right now. I think that you have a moral obligation to give your baby up for adoption for that reason. This should serve as a lesson to you in the future if you find out that your not pregnant.

Good luck and let us know how it goes. We care on this site and we like to hear how these issues work out.

[jamie_n5]

It sounds like you are under a lot of stress and pressure. These things can cause your cycle to get messed up especially if you are in duress about being pregnant. Give it some time and maybe do an other test in a few weeks if you don't have your regular period. I hope that things turn out okay for you two.