 [ Symptoms ] can i get pregnant from naked genital to genital rubbing no intercourse also on the pill no period for 40 days now please help  my boyfriend and i have been together for five years now we just began being intimate not having intercourse but there has been nude genital to genital rubbing but no semen involved i have not had my period in 41 days now and i took a home pregnancy test but it was negative i started a birth control pill minastrin three months ago could i just be missing my period because of the pill or is there still a chance i am pregnant what should my next step be  please help [ Disease ] in the short term gaining the suggested amount of weight reduces the risk of preterm birth birth before 37 weeks of gestation and promotes a baby that is not too big or too small at delivery in the long run research suggests that the greater the weight gain during pregnancy the higher the risk of having an overweight child and one with higher blood pressure children who are born too small which can result from inadequate weight gain during pregnancy are more prone to certain chronic conditions including heart disease and diabetes during adulthood what if you miss the mark for recommended weight gain if you are off by just a few pounds either way it probably will not make much of a difference the iom institute of medicine guidelines provide a range in each bmi category suggesting that good outcomes are achieved with all different weight gains listen to the advice of your doctor or nurse midwife about weight gain but if you have doubts ask what is right for you