We are trying for baby number two and I've taken two tests... too early. I was how far along you were once you test was positive. I recently went for my yearly and asked for a blood test(haven't had a missed period yet, around 8/8) and I wanted to see if we could tell for when I see my husband next(military). It came back neg and has me in the slumps, naturally. Like I said it is early and the amount of symptoms are throwing me for a loop. I'm keeping an open mind but would like some positive mama words and your experience! Thank you so much:)
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I tested positibe with both of my kids at 10 DPO.
I had also tested at 9 and got a negative. So for me, 10 DPO was the magic number.
M.:
Welcome to mamapedia!!
Please tell your husband thank you for his service and sacrifices to our country. Very much appreciated. Is he deployed right now? And you want to surprise him that he was home on leave and you got pregnant?
I would SERIOUSLY wait until you are late to take the tests. To me it's a waste of money to do it before then. I realize there are tests out there that are sensitive enough for 5 days before your period, but really? I wouldn't put my money into it.
Depression over not being pregnant? I understand completely. However - you need to shake it off - if it is bringing you down that low - you need to talk to someone and get help. I say this as depression PRIOR to pregnancy can lead to postpartum depression or worse if left untreated.
Our brains are VERY powerful tools - you can talk yourself into pregnancy symptoms and actually FEEL pregnant and have all the symptoms because you want it that bad...
Stress will keep you from getting pregnant. Please take a deep breath...let it out slowly...work through it slowly.
Good luck!
I got a positive test at 4 weeks. 2 days after my period was supposed to start.
It's hard when you want to see a positive and it's just not happening. I've been there. I started realizing that maybe God had something else in mind for me, or maybe something else in my life had to happen first before we were ready. And it DID. Thinking back on the time, there were so many things that happened, small and significant, both for myself and for my marriage, for our lives together. We never stopped trying for a baby though, just in case. Well, back in January, I thought I was pregnant. I took a test--negative. I waited until a week past my period date--negative. I still was a little disappointed but I knew something was off. A couple days later, my husband stopped by the store and bought me a pregnancy test. It was positive. I'm due in October with our baby boy.
It will happen for you, try not to get down about it. If you're really anxious, take a test a day if it makes you feel better, but you have to give yourself time too. Don't get so wrapped up in seeing the pink line that you get upset..maybe there's something that needs to happen for your before you're ready?
Hi, M.,
There's something about trying to conceive that makes us hone in on every little possible sign. :) We had no problems conceiving with baby #1 and baby #2. Our third baby (due in Nov) took us over a year to conceive. That was a LOT of watching for signs.... :)
I would say that you are still pretty early in the game to be expecting back a clear confirmation one way or the other (especially if your period is expected on 8/8). I know you're anxious and excited to know, but I would encourage you to step back and wait until at least 8/9 before you do any sort of checking again. I know, I know, that's another week. Sit back and do something else. Do not allow yourself to waste the time/money on more tests until then. Your body will either a.) start menstruating on time or b.) NOT start...of which case then you can do an at home test at that time (and it could still be too early to detect).
Let's say that your not pregnant... If your period arrives on time (not just light cramping and spotting, which could be a sign of implantation), then you might consider buying some ovulation strips. I didn't do this with my first 2 babies, but tried it after trying for so long to conceive with baby #3. We conceived #3 the first month that I used the ovulation strips. I got the ClinicalGuard Ovulation Test strips (50 for about $10 --- so about 20 cents a strip) from Amazon.com. Pee in a cup. Dip the strip in the pee for a few seconds, lay it flat, and it will tell you whether or not you will be ovulating in the next 24 hours. I used the strips twice a day (for ovulation strips, they are generally more accurate in the late afternoon/early evening). It was so easy and cheap that I couldn't believe I didn't try it before (some of those ovulation kits can be REALLY expensive! I didn't need all the bells and whistles).
Hang in there...you'll know before too long. Good luck!
I've been pregnant 5 times, and only once (this last one that was ectopic) did I have ANY pregnancy symptoms.
Symptom spotting is mental, and it can throw EVERYTHING off.
I NEVER tested until the day I was "late", which would be the morning AFTER I was supposed to start. That is what I would recommend. Really, you don't want to know before then anyway.
The second pregnancy I had seemed to show up really early. I had only taken the test because I was scheduled to go u dear anaesthesia the next day for my wisdom teeth.... It showed the faintest line on the test (thank goodness) so I cancelled the procedure. The third one, I was expected the same thing so I tested a couple days before my period was due and nothing. I went ahead and attended all the end of school year Happy Hours and boosted it up...oops. A week later still no period so I tested again... Yup pregs. I'd just wait til after you miss your period to bother to test. I know its hard not to get your hopes up when you are consciously "TTC" ;)
With my son, I took a test the day my period should have started. It was negative, and I was bummed. The instructions said you could get a positive result at least a week BEFORE your missed period, so I figured waiting that extra week would have been plenty of time. Long story short, period never came but I was a week or so late before I actually had a positive test. I've got another couple of weeks before we can take a test for #2, the days are passing so slowly! Good luck!
It is much too early to test. Wait until you are at least at your next expected period date, and then test. I actually have never gotten a positive until 2-3 days late. I've had 4 pregnancies.
