How long after Implantation cramps should you test?

Realt36 · September 2011

I know this question has been asked ad naseum about when to test but I want to know how long after you feel implantation cramps could you POAS with a +itive? Any of you have personal experience with this? I am 10 DPO and have been having light cramping for about 24 hours. This is very abnormal for me. This whole 2WW is torture and I have a lot of respect for those of you that have been doing this for a while!

mchupie · September 2011

I think the problem is that you can't "know" they are implantation cramps until you get a BFP. I had cramps a few days before AF arrived every cycle - those when I was not pregnant, and the 1 cycle I was.

I'd wait until at least 12 DPO personally.

reinstone · September 2011

About 3 weeks after implantation cramps, technically 19 days.

MrsSerendipity · September 2011

How would you even know if they are implantation cramps if you've yet to recieve a BFP?

Realt36 · September 2011

I thought you got implantation cramps about 8-10 DPO? Am I wrong?

reinstone · September 2011

Realt36:
I thought you got implantation cramps about 8-10 DPO? Am I wrong?

Or AF cramps ::shrugs::

MrsSerendipity · September 2011

Realt36:
I thought you got implantation cramps about 8-10 DPO? Am I wrong?

You won't know if they are implantation cramps until you get a BFP. Is it that hard to comprehend? I have cramping right now, but I'm not going to say it's implantation cramps because I don't even know if there's anything implanting in there.

Realt36 · September 2011

Sorry I didn't comprehend right away. I'm new, cut me a break!

yunk11 · September 2011

HPT accuracy DPO
10 dpo : 35%
11 dpo : 51%
12 dpo : 62%
13 dpo : 68%
14 dpo : 74%
15 dpo : 80%
16 dpo : 88%
17 dpo : 92%
18 dpo : 99%

It's up to you. I would probably just test with FMU.

Shayliz · September 2011

If you know they are implant cramps, you don't need to test at all.

Realt36 · September 2011

yunk11:
HPT accuracy DPO 10 dpo : 35% 11 dpo : 51% 12 dpo : 62% 13 dpo : 68% 14 dpo : 74% 15 dpo : 80% 16 dpo : 88% 17 dpo : 92% 18 dpo : 99%It's up to you. I would probably just test with FMU.

Thanks yunk! I appreciate that info

BonitaKaz · September 2011

You should have tested the day before the cramps.

GermanGirl2007 · September 2011

My best advice for making it through the 2WW is to not overthink things. The PP's are right....you won't know if you had implantation cramping until you have gotten a positive test and know that something actually implanted. At 10DPO you aren't very likely to get a BFP, so I would try to wait it out a few days.

yunk11 · September 2011

Realt36:
yunk11:
HPT accuracy DPO 10 dpo : 35% 11 dpo : 51% 12 dpo : 62% 13 dpo : 68% 14 dpo : 74% 15 dpo : 80% 16 dpo : 88% 17 dpo : 92% 18 dpo : 99%It's up to you. I would probably just test with FMU.
Thanks yunk! I appreciate that info

No problem. It's in the newb link on the ttgp homepage. I always think about those numbers when I test, but I always test early!

amanda079 · September 2011

GermanGirl2007:
My best advice for making it through the 2WW is to not overthink things. The PP's are right....you won't know if you had implantation cramping until you have gotten a positive test and know that something actually implanted. At 10DPO you aren't very likely to get a BFP, so I would try to wait it out a few days.

This!

JBM1204 · September 2011

Also, are you certain when you O'd? The one month I was certain was implantation cramping (at what i thought was 8 dpo) was actually my body Oing and FF had my original O day incorrect.

Realt36 · September 2011

JBM1204:
Also, are you certain when you O'd? The one month I was certain was implantation cramping (at what i thought was 8 dpo) was actually my body Oing and FF had my original O day incorrect.

I hope my body didn't trick me. I used an OPK and got a positive and I'm calculating O from the day after that. FF has not given me any info I think because my temps are so erratic. I'm new to charting so I'm still learning.

JBM1204 · September 2011

I hope your body didn't trick you either, but last month I got a positive on CD 17 so when I had really bad cramping on CD 27 I thought, yay, implantation! But, it turns out that the positive OPK must have been a false surge, b/c that CD 27 pain was the O. That's why I like charting my temps in FF, it gives confirmation of O with the temp rise, and OPK can not confirm ovulation.

gplove94 · September 2011

There's no way to know if you're cramping from implantation or something else.

jenleeran · February 2014

These women leaving replies are snappy! Thought I'd leave you a hopeful one...I always get cramps right before Aunt Flow is about to visit. It's a heads up every time. Well, anyway, after trying to get pregnant for nine long months, I felt cramps yet again and thought they were menstrual cramps. I kept waiting and waiting for my period, until one day I tested and was pregnant! Yeah! Hope this happens to you : )

Belou52579 · February 2014

I'm adding @jenleeran to my list...

peggels24 · February 2014

I'm still trying to figure out what a "+itive" is - is that plusitive?

beatrixkiddo19 · February 2014

peggels24 said:

I'm still trying to figure out what a "+itive" is - is that plusitive?

That's how I read it. I'm hoping for my BFPlusitive, too.

WolFox · February 2014

You guys, I realized this was a zombie post after only HALF A PAGE this time. That's about three full pages earlier than I recognized the LAST zombie thread!

I'M LEARNING! I'M LEARNING!

natalieallgyer · February 2014

I got my BFP 11 DPO (before I even had implantation cramps), but I have a friend who didn't test positive until about 28 days DPO and another at 8 DPO. So it really depends. Just keep a supply of cheaper pregnancy tests on hand.

Belou52579 · February 2014

slappalicious said:

Belou52579 said:

I'm adding jenleeran to my list...

You must have jumbo sized post-its.
@belou52579

I wouldn't deny that one bit, @slappalicious

ready4number1 · March 2015

Complete and unnecessary rudeness to this woman. I know it is old, but it is threads like these that make people NOT want to sign up for the site. Not to mention how horrible those comments can make people feel.

missemmawoodhouse · March 2015

ready4number1 said:
Complete and unnecessary rudeness to this woman. I know it is old, but it is threads like these that make people NOT want to sign up for the site. Not to mention how horrible those comments can make people feel.

And yet, here you are. Signed up and commenting on a 4 year old post.

27alex · March 2015

ready4number1 said:
Complete and unnecessary rudeness to this woman. I know it is old, but it is threads like these that make people NOT want to sign up for the site. Not to mention how horrible those comments can make people feel.

People should feel embarrassed when they go into their TTC journey with zero knowledge of their body.

Btw, no one was rude in this post.

AdeleDazeem · March 2015

Realt36 said:
JBM1204:
Also, are you certain when you O'd? The one month I was certain was implantation cramping (at what i thought was 8 dpo) was actually my body Oing and FF had my original O day incorrect.

I hope my body didn't trick me. I used an OPK and got a positive and I'm calculating O from the day after that. FF has not given me any info I think because my temps are so erratic. I'm new to charting so I'm still learning.

That's not how OPKs work.

AdeleDazeem · March 2015

natalieallgyer said:
I got my BFP 11 DPO (before I even had implantation cramps), but I have a friend who didn't test positive until about 28 days DPO and another at 8 DPO. So it really depends. Just keep a supply of cheaper pregnancy tests on hand.

No. No. NOOOOOO.

AdeleDazeem · March 2015

Oh man - zombie thread. I was duped!

BlueWaffleSpeshul · March 2015

ready4number1 said:
Complete and unnecessary rudeness to this woman. I know it is old, but it is threads like these that make people NOT want to sign up for the site. Not to mention how horrible those comments can make people feel.

You seriously bumped a 3.5 year old post to chastise people?

Zombies make me feel horrible.

kyrst13 · July 2017

You seriously don't have to be such a downer.

icecubeinthedesert · July 2017

Huh? How many times can a thread be resurrected from the dead?

Pinky917 · July 2017

Holy double zombie!

RVAmom315 · July 2017

lulu1180 · July 2017

@BumpAdmin Can we please get this thread shut down for good??

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