Another confused one
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Topic: Another confused one
Posted By: MonicaMouse
Subject: Another confused one
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 11:18am
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Hi All. Another newbie here, still unsure to whether I 'need' to be here or not, but thought somebody may be able to help. DH and I aren't actively TTC, yet not 'not trying' if that makes sense. I've only come off the Pill at the start of the year, and as a result AF is still a bit 'hit and miss'.
The last couple of weeks have felt really tired, nauseaous (sp?) crampy and breasts were a tad tender. I thought that maybe it could be PMT/PMS but after 4 days of cramping nothing happened, until day 5, and then only for like 1/2 a day. A week on I still feel the same, if not worse. I took the bull by the horns to eliminate possibilities and ended up mucking up the test, so did another one this morning (bought a twin pack by mistake). I left it for 5 minutes and went back to it, and 2 pink lines were there suggesting a positive result, but after re-reading the info it said that 'After 5 minutes, a negative sample may appear to be weakly positive, therefore any interpretation read after 5 minutes must be considered invalid.' So does this mean that the result is/could be wrong, because I was maybe 20 seconds over the 'maximum time'? 
Now to top it all off, it looks as though I have started to 'spot'. No wonder I'm confused |
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 11:23am
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I would say that 20 seconds over wouldn't be that much to alter the test but with the spotting, now I'm not sure either! Why don't you test again tomorrow if AF hasn't arrived yet? -------------  |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 11:49am
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I wouldn't think 20 sec would make much of a difference either but I would test again tomorrow like busymum suggested. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 11:50am
I'd be inclined to think it's a positive test, and probably wouldn't be able to wait until tomorrow 
But, yes, ditto what busymum said - test again. Don't forget that a *lot* of women still get patches of bleeding etc early in pg. My old neighbour didn't find out she was pg until she was 5 months - her periods continued completely as normal!  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 12:51pm
| You can goto the dr to test and it should be nearly free as comes under matenity and will be free if the result is positive. Call your dr and ask as may save you money on buying a new test. |
Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 1:04pm
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Yeah I had light spotting like that which I thought was my period (I'd only come off the pill the month before) but it turned out it had actually been implantation spotting. With the nausea, tenderness etc, I'd be inclined to think the test was right, but like everyone suggested it wouldn't hurt to do another one just to make sure. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 2:35pm
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I had spotting the day after I found out I was pregnant with the gremlins...
I would say too that if you can see the line without squinting it's probably a positive - evap lines are usually pretty faint and you have to really concentrate to see them. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 2:56pm
| And if it has color its real. Evaps have no color they are typically grey. |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 3:55pm
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Ok you have encouraged me to post my situation too (thanks for your advice over the last few days Jezsika)!!
I am in exactly the same position as you MonicaMouse except that AF is now well over a week late and I have had two BFN tests!!! My symptoms are now extremely sore/aching boobs, nauseaus, feeling crampy, massive breakout on my face and chest (I never get pimples), and just generally feeling pretty crap actually and also the fact I have missed AF, which just does not happen to me! Sometimes I start to think gosh is this all in my head, but then my boobs start aching and I then KNOW that its not - how stressful for us newbies!!! And then I start to think, well if I am not actually pregnant, why do I feel so crap, I am a newly-wed I should be feeling great!!!!! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 4:04pm
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Have you recently come off the pill or anything hormonal like that?
Otherwise I guess you could go to the Doc and ask for a blood test, I'm not quite sure how that works, you could ask Kazzle as she recently did that. ------------- |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 4:20pm
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No been off the pill for over a year (just been using "other" contraception)!!
Went to the doctor, he said it could be either your pregnant (obviously) or the AF no show could be emotional stress from the wedding. He didn't really encourage a blood test, if I am pregnant it will be extremely early, so that could be the reason for BFN to date, but I just thought I would test anyway! So I am playing the waiting game at the moment and am re-testing this weekend. Hopefully we'll get an answer then! |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 4:55pm
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Peachy - if you are late I would push for the blood test as you still would want to know if you are pregnant! Some people don't get positive test results till they are very late also.
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 5:15pm
| When i first tested with Kobe it was a very faint pos, i remember going to the doctors and they did a pee test and it took over 5 minutes for it to come up positive but that was because i was only really just preg but they didnt say to me oh no its been over 5 minutes so it must be false and well obviously it was sweet! So yep i would say it sounds all good to me! |
Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 7:45pm
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*update*
Rung DH at work at told him what the 'situation' was. He bought another test home, which we've (what do i mean we've? - I've!) done. It looks at though we're heading off to the doctor next week, as we think that this one has come up with a positive result as well. Thanks heaps for all your suggestions and support today, it really meant a lot that I could discuss this with people who have been there - or are going thru and I don't have to bowl up to a pregnant friend 'expose' myself. |
Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 22 February 2007 at 10:22pm
| I have a mate that took about 5 or 6 home test that all come up negative but still had no af. It wasnt until she went to the doc and had a blood test she found out she was preg so i would recomend getting it confirmed by the doc if you still have symptoms |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 7:31am
Wow sounds like very good news for you Monica, congrats!  ------------- |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 8:28am
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Congratulations Monica!!
And I'm really glad we could be there for you 
All the very, very best for what's to come. ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 9:13am
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No worries peachy!! Thats so romantic a wedding night baby!!!
Monicamouse - good luck ill be waiting with baited breath to hear what is happening 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 9:43am
good luck peachy! can't wait to hear your results....jack was a wedding night baby too
monica....sounds promising! congrats!! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 10:59am
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*Friday Update*
We decided that we couldn't wait until next week, so have ended up visiting a local midwife centre. It looks as though I'm probably 7 - 7 1/2 weeks along! The result came up nice and strong! (I also think it came up rather quick!) It still seems a bit surreal at the moment, and I don't think that it's really hit home yet. *toddles off to read a lot more info about food and wellbeing* |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 11:13am
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Wow that so great congratulations to you both wishing you the best of luck for the coming months ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 1:54pm
woohoo! awesome news, congrats ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 4:52pm
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Wow! Great news! Congrats! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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