Pregnant after a Loss

When to take a home pregnancy test

My next cycle is due Tuesday. When is it considered time to take a test ?

Re: When to take a home pregnancy test

  • I got negatives up until the morning I should have started, but I also only tried digital tests because I like to see Yes or No over trying to decipher a line. Also, I used my first morning's urine!
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  • kimey1kimey1 member
    edited October 2015
    Yup, first bathroom visit in the morning is most potent. I second the digital type- i got the ClearBlue Advanced Digital which tells you 'pregnant' or 'not pregnant' and tells you how far along if you are pregnant (i.e. "2-3", as in 2-3weeks) I took mine 2 days prior my expected period and got a positive.
  • Every pregnancy is different.  Depending on your hormone levels decides when you will be able to see a line, if you are pregnant.  It also depends on how long your luteal phase is...have you been temping?  How long is your luteal phase usually?  Textbook is 14 days, but mine is more like 12...so testing earlier is ok.  With my first pregnancy I waited the day after my missed period, just cause I didn't want to see a negative - just wait till your period starts.

    This previous pregnancy (my loss) I wasn't that anxious to see a negative.  My husbands birthday was coming up and was hoping to surprise him with a BFP.  I got my BFP at 7DPO.

    If you don't mind to see a negative then test when you want to.  It is your money (for tests) and your mind/heart.  Do what you feel you can handle.
  • I got a super faint positive 3-4 days before my period was to start. I was using test strips and then dollartree tests. Surprisingly the dollartree tests showed up more clear than the rest strips. I didn't get a solid dark positive until the day my period was too start. If I wasn't using super cheap tests I wouldn't have started testing so early. At $1 or less each, I had nothing to lose. Seeing negatives didn't make me worry.

    I say test away if you think you'll be ok with seeing early negatives. With my previous pregnancy I didn't see a positive till my missed period. Everyone and each pregnancy is different.

    1: BFP 3/14/14; EDD 12/1/14; MMC with HB, D&C 5/8/14
    2: BFP 1/31/15; EDD 10/09/15; MMC with HB, Cytotec 3/16/15
    6/9/15 Diagnosed MTHFR Compound Heterozygous
    3. BFP 8/27/15; EDD 5/08/16

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  • I got a super faint positive 3-4 days before my period was to start. I was using test strips and then dollartree tests. Surprisingly the dollartree tests showed up more clear than the rest strips. I didn't get a solid dark positive until the day my period was too start. If I wasn't using super cheap tests I wouldn't have started testing so early. At $1 or less each, I had nothing to lose. Seeing negatives didn't make me worry. I say test away if you think you'll be ok with seeing early negatives. With my previous pregnancy I didn't see a positive till my missed period. Everyone and each pregnancy is different.
    I've read about this too - that dollar strips can show more definitive/clearer results than the expensive ones :)
  • I used the dollar tree ovulation tests and I have the pregnancy tests too from them. I have one first response test that says know 6 days before so I was just curios regarding that
  • I bought the New Choice Pregnancy Test for $5 :) The problem was I wasn't pregnant that month. My BFP came the following month. But I've read several posts where moms said they found out 6 days (or even earlier than their period due date) with that tester.
  • kimey1 said:



    I got a super faint positive 3-4 days before my period was to start. I was using test strips and then dollartree tests. Surprisingly the dollartree tests showed up more clear than the rest strips. I didn't get a solid dark positive until the day my period was too start. If I wasn't using super cheap tests I wouldn't have started testing so early. At $1 or less each, I had nothing to lose. Seeing negatives didn't make me worry.

    I say test away if you think you'll be ok with seeing early negatives. With my previous pregnancy I didn't see a positive till my missed period. Everyone and each pregnancy is different.

    I've read about this too - that dollar strips can show more definitive/clearer results than the expensive ones :)

    I took a dollar store one just now. A very very faint second line came up. Pregnant??
  • A faint line is a line! I'd try again when your period is due (Tue?) to be sure.
  • Thanks!! Yes Tuesday.
  • I used the cheap blue cross strips and got a faint positive 4 days before my missed period. I tested like 6 times between my missed period and the week after and then did the digital test a week after my missed period.
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    BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
    BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks; 
    BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016 

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  • I used the dollar tree ovulation tests and I have the pregnancy tests too from them. I have one first response test that says know 6 days before so I was just curios regarding that
    I would also wait until today :-) Let us know how it goes. 

    I wanted to talk to the tests that say you can test up to 6 days before, if you read the instructions you can see that the accuracy is higher the closer you get to when you period is due, and it is spottier the farther you get away from it.  So while there is a chance you can pick it up there is also a chance it wont.
    BFP 2/11/15 (EDD 10/13/15). MMC 3/30/15 D&C 4/3/15 "We will always love you"
    DD1 - BFP 7/23/15 (EDD 3/31/16).  "We believe in you rainbow" DOB 4/2/16
    DD2 - BFP 2/9/18 (EDD 10/19/18).  "Grow baby grow!" DOB 10/24/18
    BFP 11/16/20 (EDD 7/31/21).  "Round 3 FIGHT!"
  • So far I've taken two clear blues and 3 dollar store. All positive!!! The dollar store one I took today was much darker than yesterday!!
  • Congratulations!!
  • Great news!!!  Congratulations!
    BFP 2/11/15 (EDD 10/13/15). MMC 3/30/15 D&C 4/3/15 "We will always love you"
    DD1 - BFP 7/23/15 (EDD 3/31/16).  "We believe in you rainbow" DOB 4/2/16
    DD2 - BFP 2/9/18 (EDD 10/19/18).  "Grow baby grow!" DOB 10/24/18
    BFP 11/16/20 (EDD 7/31/21).  "Round 3 FIGHT!"
  • Thank you! My doctor is seeing me
    At 7 weeks as I had my Mmc at 8.5 weeks but didn't know until 10 weeks
  • Hope all is well. There's a 'next appointment' board if you wanna add there :)
  • Yay! Congrats on the BFPs!!
    ******TW******Siggy warning
    BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
    BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks; 
    BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016 

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  • Yay!!! Dollar Tree for the win. Congrats!!!!

    1: BFP 3/14/14; EDD 12/1/14; MMC with HB, D&C 5/8/14
    2: BFP 1/31/15; EDD 10/09/15; MMC with HB, Cytotec 3/16/15
    6/9/15 Diagnosed MTHFR Compound Heterozygous
    3. BFP 8/27/15; EDD 5/08/16

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  • Congrats!!! Wonderful news ❤️
    1st Pregnancy: EDD 12/31/15; Diagnosed Turner's with terminal cystic hygroma 13wks; induced at 14wks, +3 d+c's.
    2nd Pregnancy: BFP 10/8/15; EDD 6/21/16

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