Two Lines Means Pg, a Smudge Means..? Posted: 08-18-04 10:41am
First thing: this isn't a question or a "i
forgot to take my birth control and now I
think i'm preg. Whoa is me" post. I do
not want a lecture about taking my pills
on time and being responsible, I only want
to share what is happening
so, today is day six of my period being
late. I've taken three pills late this
month (i've never forgotten to take a
pill, but this month I forgot three!?
What's up with my memory this month?) and
my husband and I had intercourse a grand
total of once this month. I'm not really
concerned, because I believe that
everything happens to god's plan- if i'm
pregnant, i'll be happy, if i'm not then
my life will go on.
But i'm dying to know! i've never been
more than two days late since i've started
the pill. I took a hpt this morning, and
if there are two lines i'm preg, one line
at the top and I am not. There was one
distinct line at the top, although it was
faint, it was very much there, and a
smudge of darker pink on the bottom. It
wasn't really a line at all- it was a
smudge. It looked like there may have
been a line, and someone smeared it all up
with their finger. I'm going to wait
until friday to test again. I have a
karate tournament on saturday, and don't
want to compete if i'm pregnant, so
obviously I want to know! If nothing
happens by friday, I will get a blood
test, because I could not live with myself
if I let my baby be harmed just because a
hpt was unclear or wrong.
I don't really 'feel' pregnant, but I
can't say I feel not pregnant. My boobs
are slightly sore and swollen, but that's
typical with my period too. The biggest
things that caught my attention were that
I haven't been having painful cramps or
feeling the normal crapiness that comes
prior to my period, and I haven't been
craving gummie bears, which is my candy of
choice during my period
also, I went to a buffet with my aunt and
grandmother, and I ate and ate and ate and
ate, but then I ate mashed sweet potatoes
which are usually my favorite, and I got
sick. Probably from overeating.
I'm almost positive that i'm late for my
period because of stress, because I have
been under extreme stress this past month
(to the point of hyperventalation) I
really only took the pregnancy test
because I was bored, and I really would
like to know before this karate
tournament!
I think i'd be more happy if I am pregnant
than if i'm not, because it is a great
blessing; but it will be a huge surprise
as well!!!!
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groomer23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 118
Posted: 08-18-04 20:46pm
well, your symptoms
sound identical to mine... And i'm 6
weeks pregnant. My tests were clear
though, I didn't get any smudges. Lol.
My first symptoms were the breast
tenderness and swelling, but the
difference this time was that the swelling
was actually noticeable! (i'm not
well-endowed, so it was easy to notice a
change.) I didn't really have any nausea,
and I still haven't had any. The other
thing that clued me in was that I didn't
cramp at all the week before I was due for
my period. I always cramp, and have heavy
cramps at that. I didn't know for sure
until I had light spotting for one day two
days before my period was due. Then I
took two tests, and both were positive.
I wish you the best
of luck whatever the outcome! :d
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Effervescence
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 34
Posted: 08-18-04 23:40pm
Congrats on your expectancy!!!
Turns out, it was just a smudge. I was
late because of stress. Although, I
really don't know why I haven't been
cramping- i'm usually doubled over and
screaming at my husband.. Hmm, oh well,
can't complain!!! the
only dissapointment is I spent ten bucks
to find out, and if I had just waited one
more day like I had told myself to I would
still have ten dollars in my pocket!
I guess if it had
been distinctly negative, it would have
been okay because I would have found out
what I bought the test for, but because it
was questionable, it kind of defeated the
whole purpose of me takng it that early- I
still wasn't sure!
Whatever you do, don't get the cheap-o
walgreens brand hpt!!! Maybe it's a
marketing scheme: they make half of them
questionable, so you go back and buy
another the next day.
-eff
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whatsthematterwme
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Hazard
Posted: 08-19-04 09:28am
Well I have 3 kids, and every time I have
taken hpt and everyone that I have taken
and been pregnant, there was a clear line
and a very faint line, so if there are two
lines, wheather they are faint or very
clear you are pregnant....Although some
can be wrong, I would reccomend taking one
more, and if it shows the same thing you
are definatly pregnant.
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pitterpatter
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 619 Location: United States
Posted: 08-19-04 11:15am
What kind of test did you take
whatsthematter? (brand)
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whatsthematterwme
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Hazard
Posted: 08-19-04 14:33pm
Its been about four years since I have
taken one but I believe it was ept, even
when I went for my first check up to make
sure that I was really pregnant, the test
they done at the office, there was a very
clear line and very faint line, the nurse
told me that anytime there are two lines
regardless how faint they are, its a
possitive test.
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also, I went to a buffet with my aunt and
grandmother, and I ate and ate and ate and
ate, but then I ate mashed sweet potatoes
which are usually my favorite, and I got
sick. Probably from overeating.
I guess if it had
been distinctly negative, it would have
been okay because I would have found out
what I bought the test for, but because it
was questionable, it kind of defeated the
whole purpose of me takng it that early- I
still wasn't sure!
