First Response Early Result Test - your experience?

LyneeMarie · January 2012

Has anyone tried the First Response Early Result test? It says that it can detect pregnancy up to 6 days before your missed period and I was just curious to see what other's experiences have been with it.

We've been TTC for 1 cycle now and I'm experiencing some symptoms, (bloating, gas, minor fatigue, weird pains in stomach, slight nausea, weird dreams, hieghtened sense of smell, etc) but I'm not sure if it's all in my head cause I'm kinda obsessed with making a baby. Big Smile AF isn't due until around the 21 so technically if this test works, I could try testing this Sunday!

argonne · January 2012

Lots of us have used it. Just because it "can" detect pregnancy, doesn't mean it will. 6 days before your missed period would be anywhere from 5-8DPO, which doesn't really give the embryo enough time to implant. The embryo must be implanted before any HCG (the hormone detected in a pregnancy test) gets into your blood and urine.

It's best to wait to test until AF is late. Of course, if you don't chart your basal body temperature, you won't really know when you've ovulated, so don't really know when your AF is due.

larhun3 · January 2012

Yes most of us use internet cheapies and FRER to confirm however the 6 days before your missed period is misleading because you could get a negative and be pregnant. I would suggest visiting www.peeonastick.com for more information about hpt and read the newbie link. Good luck but please realize it's your first cycle and although you could be pregnant, you very well may not be since you have only a 20% chance each cycle of success.

rrcraz7 · January 2012

The, "6 days before your missed period" is misleading. That is based on everyone ovulating 14 days before their period. Most don't.

For example, I get my period 11 days after ovulation. 6 days before my missed period would be 5 days after ovulation. There is no way to get a postive pregnancy test at 5 dpo, it is biologically impossible I believe.

Vonbabe · January 2012

I would highly suggest you not test until you are "late" for AF. All testing early will do is stress you out and discourage you. Especially when you are on your 1st cycle TTC!

Remember this:

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%

DON?T TEST EARLY!!!!

P.S. All the "symptoms" you think you are having could very well be AF symptoms. Now that you are TTC, you are more heightened to believe they are pregnancy symptoms. So, don't get your hopes up!

GL

McFelix5711 · January 2012

Also, not sure if you were on BCP before, but when I stopped taking BCP I got all kinds of pregnancy-like symptons. I talked to my dr about and she said it is very likely that was a result of stopping the pill and the levels of progesterone (I think that's the hormone she mentioned) changing in my body. It was awful! Particularly the nausea.

Bottom line - I wouldn't test either, as hard as it is to wait.

LyneeMarie · January 2012

Thanks for the input. I probably not, but I'm just so impatient. It took us awhile to even get to the point where we were ready to try and now that we are, I just want it to happen! My cycle is pretty regular so maybe I'll just wait until I miss it to test. Was just hoping to know either way ASAP.

catahoulatte · January 2012

LyneeMarie:
Thanks for the input. I probably not, but I'm just so impatient. It took us awhile to even get to the point where we were ready to try and now that we are, I just want it to happen! My cycle is pretty regular so maybe I'll just wait until I miss it to test. Was just hoping to know either way ASAP.

It is hard to wait. Just FYI-if you aren't sure of what day you ovulated (By charting and using OPKs), you won't know if you are truly 'late' or if you ovulated late, pushing back the date of your expected period.

To answer your original question, I used a FRER when I got pregnant in November of 2010 at 10DPO (days past ovulation) after getting positives on the internet cheapie tests.

ChiTown Bridget · January 2012

argonne:

Lots of us have used it. Just because it "can" detect pregnancy, doesn't mean it will. 6 days before your missed period would be anywhere from 5-8DPO, which doesn't really give the embryo enough time to implant. The embryo must be implanted before any HCG (the hormone detected in a pregnancy test) gets into your blood and urine.

It's best to wait to test until AF is late. Of course, if you don't chart your basal body temperature, you won't really know when you've ovulated, so don't really know when your AF is due.

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trying4babyhunter · January 2012

I got a negative 6 days before missed period, 3 days before, and the day my period was supposed to show. I didn't get a positive until the next time I tested- 3 days after period was supposed to be there.

My rec: listen to the others- don't test til your late. No sense in pissing away money (literally).

McFelix5711 · January 2012

AB2K10:

My rec: listen to the others- don't test til your late. No sense in pissing away money (literally).

Ha! That made me laugh.

NJMom050911 · January 2012

With DS it didn't turn positive for me until the day my period was scheduled to arrive and the line was very faint.

Ashbear2 · January 2012

Vonbabe:
I would highly suggest you not test until you are "late" for AF. All testing early will do is stress you out and discourage you. Especially when you are on your 1st cycle TTC!

Remember this:

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%

DON?T TEST EARLY!!!!

P.S. All the "symptoms" you think you are having could very well be AF symptoms. Now that you are TTC, you are more heightened to believe they are pregnancy symptoms. So, don't get your hopes up!

GL

THIS.
Because I'm the idiot testing every day since 6 DPO and I am a wreck.

JulesDiane · January 2012

**siggy warning**

I got a positive on a FRER at 9DPO

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