Negative Pregnancy test confusion..

Kira000

Sorry for sticking this here, i just didnt know which thread to post on..

I'm just hoping for a bit of advice really.

Hubby and I were planning to start TTC next month, so i've been off the pill and tracking my ovulation and period carefully for 7 months to know when best to start.
We went for ahem, *a practice run* 2 days after my optimal date in March, and my period came on the right day 12 days later. For the last 7 months it has lasted 4- 41/2 days. and is pretty heavy. This month it lasted a day and a half, heavy ish for half a day then not much at all.

Since then i keep feeling really light headed, dizzy, nauseous (not yet been sick, but was VERY close this morning), and getting all hot. I thought it unlikely that i was PG straight off like that, but with the short period, and symptoms, I've done 3 tests a few days apart, and all show neg- and even used a different brand for the last test.

All the tests say you should be able to test from the just after the missed period, but it wasnt missed per- se. I just don't know what to think? Should i assume i'm not PG? But how do explain the short period and symptoms? Should the tests be showing positive by now?
Its driving me a bit potty now! What does any one else think?
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abby1234519

Well it isn't going to show positive till you are due on your period anyway? And your system might just be getting back to normal. I'd give it a couple of months and practice all you want! But don't get too stressed I'm convinced the more stressed you are the more likely you won't get pregnant. I have no idea why I think that!

I knew two weeks after conception that I was pregnant as my boobs got sore and on the day I was probably due (but never kept track) the PT came back positive and I did it 3 times :S

viktory

Personally, if it were me, I would assume that I wasn't pregnant and would wait until your next period is due then see what happens. Could be that you are so keen to be pregnant you are convincing yourself you are.

pigpen

Well I think it is safe to assume you are not pregnant after 3 negative tests.

The symptoms of early pregnancy are often very similar to your period being due so very simple to mix them up.

Stop fretting over it let it happen in its own time.. well, within reason Enjoy the practice and remember hubby is not there solely for baby making..

The pill can take up to 2 years to work itself out of your system esp if you've taken it a long while.. just go with it and relax.

vixarooni

I remember when i came off of the pill and i swore blind i was pregnant. I didn't want to be, but i think you can search out signs that simply aren't there or are just a coinsidence.

Best thing to do is relax, if you put pressure on it its like waiting for a kettle to boil!

gratefulforhelp_2

Wait a few days and try testing again, alternatively see if you get a positive with an ovulation stick if you have one?

abby1234519

vixarooni wrote: »

I remember when i came off of the pill and i swore blind i was pregnant. I didn't want to be, but i think you can search out signs that simply aren't there or are just a coinsidence.

Best thing to do is relax, if you put pressure on it its like waiting for a kettle to boil!

When I was 19 and living with my boyfriend for 3 months I was convinced I was pregnant....even though I was having periods. So I agree!! you can find the signs that don't exist

annibee

Id have to agree with GFH ^^^^ wait a few days and try again.

I did about 8 tests this time around and they all showed negative but I was pregnant lol its not uncommon in fact its very common lol.......it goes on hormones etc so some things can make it not show up - however you may not be pregnant and the constant thinking am I arent I could slow your body down and postpone your period which will then lead to longer lead up symptons similar to pregnancy....vicious circle iyswim.

But just coz 3 showed up as negative does not mean your not pg just means those 3 tests showed up as negative.....for every person and every pregnancy its different...

- I also know of a woman who only showed up on pg tests as positive when pg with her boys when she was pg with her girls it didnt show at all lol - its just the hormone balances etc.

and although the pill CAN take a while to work out for some people (regardless of the amount of time on it) sometimes it doesnt so dont use that as a rule either...

Good Luck with TTC and I hope you get some solid proof one way or another soon xx

annibee

Id have to agree with GFH ^^^^ wait a few days and try again.

I did about 8 tests this time around and they all showed negative but I was pregnant lol its not uncommon in fact its very common lol.......it goes on hormones etc so some things can make it not show up - however you may not be pregnant and the constant thinking am I arent I could slow your body down and postpone your period which will then lead to longer lead up symptons similar to pregnancy....vicious circle iyswim.

But just coz 3 showed up as negative does not mean your not pg just means those 3 tests showed up as negative.....for every person and every pregnancy its different...

- I also know of a woman who only showed up on pg tests as positive when pg with her boys when she was pg with her girls it didnt show at all lol - its just the hormone balances etc.

and although the pill CAN take a while to work out for some people (regardless of the amount of time on it) sometimes it doesnt so dont use that as a rule either...

Good Luck with TTC and I hope you get some solid proof one way or another soon xx

Teenie_D

abby1234519 wrote: »

Well it isn't going to show positive till you are due on your period anyway?

I got a positive before my period was due it depends how sensitive the test you are using it!

And lol agree with Annibee about the pill, I fell pregnant with DD the month after coming off it, despite being on it for years....it was a bit of a shock I have to say!!

wannabeasupersaver

I was off the pill about 3 months before I got pregnant as my periods had 'disappeared' for about a year on and off. Had 2 months when they came back, decided to try but was absolutley convinced I wouldn't be able to get pregnant, low and behold our first week of trying I ended up pregnant. Know it was exactly in that week as that was our only week of trying so it can happen quickly. Also I was 2 days late when I did the test and my first one came up as the faintlest line imaginable that I wasn't convinced. The best tests for me are the most expensive ones that actually show the word pregnant. My hormones seemed to be not strong enough at the beginning of my pregnancy. After doing this test which eventually said yes on the friday, I had a bleed on the sat and sun which I could have mistaken as a very light period had I not have tested the day before. Apparently this type of implantation bleeding is quite common but it did scare me.

That being said I know it is easy to read signs to say your pregnant when youre not. Have done this a fair few times when I thought I was but wasn't ready to be.

Just wait a while longer then try again.