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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Can you get a false positive if you test too early?

34 replies

ixel · 05/06/2005 07:36

I havent been on mumsnet for ages... too busy with toddler etc.... but now I'm running back for advice as I'm all of a fluster. My period is 'due' today, although its been a little bit random, but the last 2 months have been regular. I couldn't resist doing a pregnancy test because it was sitting there looking at me! Its a clearblue, and I've got a verical and a horizontal, both quite feint compared to the indicator line, but there nevertheless. Do you think its true? Or did I do it too early?

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ladymuck · 05/06/2005 07:56

If it is any help I felt on both pgs that I was defo due on, and not pg at this stage (both were IVF so I knew dates etc quite precisely!)

spagblog · 05/06/2005 07:53

LOL at you making your DH do one!
Congrats!

ixel · 05/06/2005 07:52

Nope, taking nothing! Have been eating choc and drinking coffee though, so if am pregnat, then the poor little thing is off to a bad start already!
I think I'm also in disbelief because it only took us one attempt the last time, but this has been 3 months of trying. Which I know is not a long time, but it feels it.
The funny thing is, why do I believe mumsnetters more than a perfectly tangible test in my hand?!

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ladymuck · 05/06/2005 07:48

Assuming that you haven't been taking any fertility drugs, then congratulations!

ixel · 05/06/2005 07:43

I will... I did 5 last time, and made dh do one to prove they weren't designed to all be positive! Maybe I should leave it a couple more days, if I can stop myself...

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sparklymieow · 05/06/2005 07:41

buy another test today and do another one.

ixel · 05/06/2005 07:40

Do you really think so?? I've got tummy ache like I'm due on, which makes me skeptical, but then again I had that throughout my entire pregnancy last time! Maybe you shouldn't have said congrats, as its filling me with hope

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bobbybob · 05/06/2005 07:40

Only false negatives from testing too early. Congrats.

sparklymieow · 05/06/2005 07:38

A line's a line, congratations!!!

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