MSE Pregnancy Club III

MrsTinks

There is no such thing as a false positive But there ARE false negatives. What test did you use out of interest as the earlier you test the more likely you are to get a positive with something like a First Plus or Clear Blue

angela6834

elle_gee wrote: »

Hi all..

Just curious, when did you get your positive tests in relation to when AF was due?

I got my first on the day I was due. Now two days late but tested on Fri and got a neg so don't quite know where I am.

Hi elle....

Just posted on here for the first time...felt a bit of a fraud up till now. I really wish you all the luck and hope you get that bfp x

MrsTinks

angela6834 wrote: »

Sorry to sound daft but what would a nuchal fold scan be looking for?
Just not sure what they would be looking for in ' older mums '

I do have two children already but they are 16 and 14!! Just wasnt sure if i would have to notify them an earlier given my age to carry out any additional tests or whether they are not carried out till later on anyway.

Many thanks x

The nuchal fold scan measure the nuchal fold... it basically works with the blood test to see if the baby is likely to have problems like Downs Syndrome. It's not standard here in Oxon unless you're in an "increased" risk group.

I'd notify the doctors asap anyway because getting a MW booking in appointment can be a hassle. They get booked ages in advance and because you need a longer appointment the first time you get less choice if you don't book early...

tarajayne

Had all my babies in Devon and we always had all the tests offered, although still in Devon doctors is in Dorset so hope all is the same, never been one to keep my mouth shut though when I want something so will be asking for everything I had before and more besides. I want the Group B Strep test in my final few weeks, was a carrier last time and put my poor little boy through 4 days of hell, not to mention the worry it caused us thinking he had it. Will go private if I have to.

searching_me

elle-gee ive had a false pos but its was a dodgy test got 2 negs the morning after... with this pg i wait 5 days after i was due and did 2 tests before i believed lol x

mirrorimage0

ok im only around six weeks pg but feel huge and have got a bump already, i didnt show with my first until i was six months and then my second i started showing at 3 months, i cant believe im showing at six weeks though, we even had to tell family over the weekend as a couple of them had already guessed anyway. is anyone else this early in the game showing.....................

tarajayne

Seems the more you have the earlier you show, your muscles don't work as well, don't think I will last 2 more weeks without people guessing.

Krystaltips

I couldn't do my jeans up about a week after I found out... Am 12 weeks today and asked DH if he thought my belly was sticking out more (It sticks out a fair bit anyway tbh) and he said he'd noticed but didn't want to say anything... Apparently if you're body's already done it, things tend to ping into position quicker than the first time round... Incidentally, I'm pretty sure I felt the baby last night... I've been feeling things twitching and bubbling round (probably wind) for weeks now and know it's not baby... But last night I was lying half on my tummy in bed (getting a bit uncomfortable now so will have to adjust sleeping positions soon) and I felt just a tiny touch of something inside me... I am 98% positive it was baby, it felt like a really gentle version of what I felt with DD and it was nothing like the bubbling of my intestines, it was just a touch... I think baby was using me as a springboard for a quick jump... Nothing since... But I can't wait to feel it again!!!

mirrorimage0

right im off then to make it stick out even further and fill up with banana fritters from the chinese lol

feelinggood_2

I can feel my bump, but no-one else can see it! OH doesn't think its there - it is, its just under a lot of fat!

About tests, I had a negative at 4 weeks and 8 weeks pregnant. Doctor insisted I do one more test before sending me off for tests to see why my periods stopped. Did it, and could not believe the result! Then was even more shocked at the scan - I thought I was only 4 weeks, but was 11+5. Still hasn't really sunk in.