When Do I Test??? Need Some Advice Posted: 06-21-06 00:31am
If I am pregnant, today would be the first
half of my 3rd week since I had
unprotected sex on the 4th. I have
expirienced a couple things that just
started happening at different times...
I know i'm not having pms since my period
is not supposed to come for a while and my
friends suggested maybe i'm too stressed
or I have a stomach virus.
-extremely moody (i am constantly furious
or crying about everything and I barely
ever cry, now it's for everything. It
gets so bad that i'm having frequent
arguments with friends & family... My
mom has even asked why i've been so
moody)
-growling stomach more than once a day
-shortness of breath (i can't fit into my
usual clothes since sucking in my stomach
makes me lightheaded or makes me feel as
if i'm not breathing enough)
-my undies are constantly damp (discharge)
it's just so confusing, I just want to
find out already. Sometimes I feel as if
i'm not because I feel normal and at other
times I think I might be because I don't
feel myself.
Anyway, the only way people tell me to be
sure is obiviously to test so I have a
test but I don't want to use it too soon.
My next period should be july 5th. I got
my period late this month (on the 7th, it
was light and ended early on the 9th) so
do I have to wait till july 5th or can I
take one sooner?
Please get back to me asap
thank you
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 06-21-06 06:06am
If you get a "first response" test you can
test upto 4 days before your period is
due.
It is safer to say (an more accurate) that
you can test from the day your period is
due.
Assumming you had sex right around
ovulation time - that would mean to say
test 10 days after sex minimum.
You say your period isn't due for a while
yet?
So when was your last period and how long
do you normally take from the first day of
bleeding of one period until the first day
of the next?
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Ingi
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Posted: 06-21-06 10:24am
Ok. You had sex on june 4. Then had a
short period on june 7 - 9. But still
think you are pregnant? Thats what i'm
getting here, right?
Take a test. More than likely it is going
to be negative. In which case, you should
run yourself down to planned parenthood to
get some birth control so when your period
does start you'll be prepared to start
your pills.
Emotions are not an effective gauge of
pregnancy, since you can be overly
emotional if you are anxious about being
pregnant, have pms, are an emotional
person anyway, or are looking for signs
that you could be pregnant.
Hunger also is also a general thing that
most people get quite often ~ even when
they are not pregnant.
Discharge is discharge is discharge. You
can get that from stds, normal monthly
cycles, infections, etc. It doesn't have
any bearing on pregnancy symptoms - unless
you are looking for pregnancy symptoms.
Everything can be explained either way.
So relax. Take a test. If you got
pregnant on june 4, that has been enough
time that a pregnancy test would either be
positive or negative. If you don't trust
that test, go see a doctor.
Please get on birth control - or your mom
is going to be asking a heck of a lot more
questions than, "why are you so moody?"
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RaptEyes
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Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 5
Posted: 06-21-06 12:14pm
Kia_breizzze: my normal periods last 7-8
days, I usually get spotting around the 4
of each month and start bleeding on the
5th. So from the 4th-11th I usually have
my period then I get the spotting again on
the 4th of the next month.
So I followed ingi's advice and took the
test today. I used first response but I
think I messed up the test... I urinated
in a cup then placed the tip in for 5
seconds and then put the test flat on the
table with it's cap on - I don't think I
had enough urine in the cup though but I
figured I only needed 5 seconds worth so
it should be enough.
Anyway, it's difficult for me to be sure
because I took the test at 12:35 and now
it's 1:18 and the results are still in the
window. There's a really light blob of
pink more on the top part of the test
right before a pink line. But I heard
that it's possible that the dye that makes
up the negative line could spread. I read
on first response that you shouldn't be
able to read a negative test after ten
minutes yet the results are still there?
I'm just trying my best to be sure. I'm
trying to avoid telling my mom, especially
if i'm not pregnant.
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Ingi
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Posted: 06-21-06 12:22pm
The directions mean .Do .Not read the test
results after 10 minutes or 15 minutes or
something - because it can be an
evaporation line.
Your first morning urine, as it says on
the box, is the best urine to use -
especially for early testing since it has
the most hcg (pregnancy hormone) in it.
If you are not confident in this test, go
to a family planning center near you.
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