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Q: Two Lines Means Pg, a Smudge Means..?
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Effervescence
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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
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
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
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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pitterpatter
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