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does breastfeeding affect hpt?

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yellowbean · 17/12/2007 21:44

read elsewhere on mumsnet that if you are still breastfeeding this can affect pregnancy test result, that breastfeeding hormones can make hcg difficult to detect. is this true?

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yellowbean · 17/12/2007 22:02

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mylittleponey · 17/12/2007 22:04

would be surprised if this was the case. The tests check preg hormones that are produced by the placenta.

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yellowbean · 17/12/2007 22:05

thats what i thought. sonds like piffle to me

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mylittleponey · 17/12/2007 22:07

must be the case - I've been preg & bf & the tests worked!

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