I’m terrified that I might be pregnant, please help

QI think I’m pregnant and I’m scared stiff! I haven’t had a period for two months and have only been married for three. I know absolutely nothing about babies and certainly don’t feel ready to start a family.

I feel even more isolated by the fact we’ve just moved to a new area to be nearer to my husband’s work, and I don’t have any female friends nearby.

This probably sounds silly, but I don’t even know when the right time is that I should go and see my doctor.

AThe ‘right’ time is right now – because you’re concerned and worried (and there is nothing wrong in feeling like this).

Your doctor will be able to confirm whether you’re pregnant. At present, it’s not definite that you are.

You may not have had a period, but the stress of a wedding and moving may have disrupted your menstrual cycle, or something else could be going on. Go and see your GP now.

QAfter all we’ve been through with Covid, I really want to have a holiday this year, but I suspect it’ll come to nothing again. Every year – apart from last year of course – we go through this, and each time it seems to cause more trouble and upset. My husband won’t make any decisions but then mo ans about those I make. He doesn’t want to spend money and rejects even the cheapest holidays. I could understand, I think, if it was because he was worried about Covid still, but he’s always been like this.

AIf your husband rejects even cheap holidays, then you are making the right decision in going away with the children by yourself. Don’t let yourself get confused by what your youngest says – agree with her that it would be nice if daddy came too, but explain he doesn’t seem to like holidays. The sooner she learns that people can and do think differently, the better. Don’t slip away without telling him, let him know if he would like to come too, he’d be welcome.