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The test was right... my period just showed up... ugh... honestly, though, I think a tiny part of me was secretly rooting for that little one despite everything😢 I'm just so crushed...
Benjamin Nelson8 said:A negative result might be a false negative, but you'll never have to worry about a false positive.
I’ve heard from people who get a negative on an M test even six days after their period was supposed to start, only to see a positive just a few days later... It's totally possible that ovulation just happened later than expected, meaning there isn't enough hCG in your system yet for the test to pick up.
I heard Clearblue is the most reliable one out there... but honestly, if I don't see a positive on my current test soon, I'm just gonna go grab another one and try again...
So, I picked up an Intimates test—and it came back negative. Honestly, how much of a chance is there that the thing just totally glitched out on me???
gentlecanyon92 said:You’re probably not pregnant 😉
But go ahead and buy a test 😁
And what exactly makes you think I'm not? Seriously? Fine, whatever—I'll head out this afternoon and pick one up.
Thanks, ladies... I’ll definitely give you guys an update once I actually run the test. I'm heading out to pick one up later today. Honestly though, what's really eating at me isn't even the pregnancy part—it's how my boyfriend is going to react (if you can even call him that). I've got this sinking feeling I'm just going to be left totally on my own with this kid. That is, if I'm even pregnant to begin with.
neoncobra43 said:I honestly didn't have the patience to play the waiting game; the second I walked through my front door after work around 4:00 PM, I rushed to the bathroom expecting a negative result, only to be met with a positive one. It turns out everyone in my orbit is absolutely over the moon about this baby, whereas I was just sitting there processing it all, but now I find myself actually looking forward to meeting this little tiny human. Everything is going to turn out fine. If you're feeling as restless as I was, just make a quick run to the CVS and let us know what the results say. 😘
Look, I’ll admit I’ve been thinking about having kids for a while now because I absolutely love children, but now that it's actually happening? Man, it hits different. I feel like I haven't even really "arrived" in life yet—my independence level is basically zero right now. I have this nagging feeling that I wouldn't even know how to take care of a newborn properly. And don't even get me started on the fear of the actual labor pains (especially after my friend gave me the terrifying play-by-play of her delivery!). Plus, there's the whole thing about losing my physique—I'm a total fitness junkie, and honestly, I think a single stretch mark would send me into a total spiral. 😢 I don't even know what I'm going to do...
neoncobra43 said:It is entirely plausible that you're pregnant; that was my own experience. To give you some context, we used condoms during my ovulation window, but after about ten days of being apart, we were feeling a bit impulsive and opted out of protection once. He didn't finish inside me either, yet here I am, expecting a baby. I had every single physical sign that my period was imminent, but it simply hasn't arrived. Go ahead and take a test—for me, the two lines appeared almost immediately.
ughhh... tell me about it. I’m getting all those "signs" too, and now I've even got these stupid breakouts popping up... do I seriously have to take the test first thing in the morning?
thanks... honestly, being pregnant isn't exactly how I pictured my life right now. I'm only 22, still grinding through college, and I'm not even in a serious relationship... God only knows how he'd even react to this news. Ugh...
So, I was hooking up with my boyfriend the other day (pretty sure I was ovulating, too), and we didn't use any protection, though he pulled out before finishing. Is the pull-out method actually reliable, or am I basically playing Russian roulette with a pregnancy here? My cycle is usually pretty consistent, and I was expecting my period around the 26th. Honestly, I feel like I’m going through absolute hell with PMS right now: my lower back is aching, my left ovary keeps giving me these sharp little stabs, I’m bursting into tears for no reason, and I can't stop snacking. My breasts are super tender and hurt like crazy if anyone even brushes against them. I’ve also noticed some whitish discharge. But the weirdest thing—something that definitely isn't normal for me—is that I've been running a slight fever during the day, like around 99°F... then it vanishes overnight. Plus, I'm hitting the bathroom way more often than usual and my mouth feels constantly dry. Is there a real chance I'm pregnant, or is this just brutal PMS? I'm also freaking out because my period is late, and I can't tell if that's because I'm just incredibly stressed out about this whole situation. Is it too early to go grab a pregnancy test? Thanks in advance for the help, everyone!