+ hpt, - Dr test?

MrsM87

So I got am obvious BFP, on a hpt, on Monday, I went to a local clinic today, who gives free pg test, and it came back negative? ugh, I know I am almost a week late, my tracking and charting, and everything is telling me that I am pregnant! Has this happened to anyone else?

1stcomeslove2

 I just posted the same question! I am going through the same thing!

jteneback

Was it a blood test, or a pee stick?  I have heard that their pee sticks can be a bit less sensitive.

jesslw

Chemical pregnancy?

MrsM87

It was a pee test, which mind you, I was extremely nervous, and shaking, and I barely got any pee out of me, and I had been drinking a lot of water right before we went, due to the fact that I was so nervous!

I'm just freakin' myself out!

MrsM87

jteneback:

Was it a blood test, or a pee stick?  I have heard that their pee sticks can be a bit less sensitive.

It was a pee test, which mind you I was way nervous, I was shaking, and could barely get any pee of out me. Plus I had been drinking a lot of water right before hand, due to the nerves.. 

jesslw

Oh, if it was just a pee test, there are lots of reasons you might get a false negative. The test may not have been as sensitive and like you said, you were drinking a lot of water to try to force some pee out and that could have lowered the concentration of hCG levels. As hard as it is, try to relax for now and schedule a blood test asap. Good luck!!

MrsM87

thanks, I truly appreciate it! It just makes it hard after so long with ttc...

agibson175

I got 3 + hpt and I went in a few days later.... and barely got a line from the health clinics test. but of course they said a line is a line

(I think it was also from them having a less sensitive test, and my test were first morning pees, this was mid afternoon after drinking water all day)

MelCfromMN

Your BFP on Monday, was it w/ first morning urine? It may have been too diluted at the docs office to pick up your hcg. I would go buy a first response and try it tomorrow morning.

mrsmyers8

MrsM87:

It was a pee test, which mind you, I was extremely nervous, and shaking, and I barely got any pee out of me, and I had been drinking a lot of water right before we went, due to the fact that I was so nervous!

I'm just freakin' myself out!

If you drank a lot of water before the test or within hours before the test, it can make the test wrong.  Drinking a lot will dilute your pee and will not give an accurate result.  It says this on the instructions for testing.  No worries.

jesslw

MrsM87:

thanks, I truly appreciate it! It just makes it hard after so long with ttc...

 

I know it. We tried for two years before I got pregnant. I can't tell you how many pregnancy tests I've taken that were all negative. Be glad you finally got a positive, as true false positives are extremely rare. I keep telling myself that even if things don't go as I hope for, at least I know I CAN get pregnant after so long of thinking I couldn't even get this far. Stay positive, girlie! Best wishes.

2bejunebride06

Same exact thing happened to me with DD.  I guess they just weren't squinting to see the line like I was   I did end up testing positive when they did the blood test though.  I wouldn't worry about it, from what I hear + on a hpt and - at the doctors office is not that uncommon.  I seem to remember reading something about this on peeonastick.com when I was PG with DD.

Did they do a blood test?  That should clear it up.

missmiss307

I had a + HPT and a - test at my OB/GYN office, so they did blood work, which of course came back positive. I would suggest having blood drawn. You will have blood drawn twice, to confirm the pregnancy and again 2 days later to make sure your numbers are going up like they should.

mrstorrestobe

Same thing happened to me.  I got a really early + on a HPT (8dpo), make that 6 HPTs.  I went to the clinic where my group is and they had me do another urine test.  They told me it was negative.  I was so upset!  That night, you better believe I took another HPT at home (I was using Dollar store tests) and sure enough, positive!  I went back to the clinic about a week later for yet ANOTHER pee test and finally, positive!  Their tests are the LEAST sensitive tests you can get.  They suck.  Today, went for my first ultrasound.  I am 7 weeks and 4 days along and baby has a heartbeat of about 180!  YAY!  And shame on that clinic and their awful tests for making me sad and worry in the beginning.

*KC*luvs*RJ*

This happened to me with this pregnancy.  I went to my office, and the MW told me it happens all the time because their tests can be less sensitive and I had betas drawn.  Obviously, I was pregnant.