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Going insane - I had a termination at 5 weeks pregnant and now I’m having what feels like kicking (I would be 18 weeks)

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jsws · 16/09/2026 22:38

I know this might upset people talking about terminations etc but I had my reason. I was on the pill and already have 3 kids.

the past two days I’ve had patterns of what feels like kicks. I did a pregnancy test when I should after a termination and it came back negative. I’ve never tested again until the other day and I stupidly got pee on the part that shows the lines. I’m still on the same pill.

now I’ve had these weird kicks for two days and it’s I the morning and night. You can see my stomach move and feel them. It feels exactly how my three pregnancies felt

surely this isn’t possible? After a very negative test?

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TY78910 · 17/09/2026 15:06

OP it’s probably gas playing tricks on you. I sometimes feel this and there’s no way I can be pregnant. You’re probably emotionally more prone to tying it to a pregnancy because of what you’ve just been through.

MrsBroccolini · 17/09/2026 15:10

selffellatingouroborosofhate · 17/09/2026 15:04

I did not know this.

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Pregnancy tests measure hCG levels and the tests only detect once they’re over a certain level. They rise swiftly in early pregnancy (but not immediately, which is why if you have nothing or a faint line you should test every other day - the level should be doubling every two days). But then hCG levels also fall quite quickly and are very low for the latter half of pregnancy. Looks like they reach their peak around week 10, but very quickly drop after, so wouldn’t be a helpful test for OP in any way.

TFImBackIn · 17/09/2026 15:11

I hope you're OK, OP.

ExplodingSmittens · 17/09/2026 15:22

MrsBroccolini · 17/09/2026 11:46

WHY is everyone saying pregnancy test. They start fading around 10 weeks. OP I hope you can be seen quickly, good luck.

Probably because most people on the thread, me included, did not know that.

Lexy2345 · 17/09/2026 15:51

Have you managed to see your GP yet? Hope you are okay.

Cloverroll · 17/09/2026 15:56

MrsBroccolini · 17/09/2026 11:46

WHY is everyone saying pregnancy test. They start fading around 10 weeks. OP I hope you can be seen quickly, good luck.

Yes, this is true. This is why some women end up in labour having been unaware they were pregnant and saying "but I tested and it was negative". It's because they tested too late. Even some GPs don't understand this.

Mzaaaz · 17/09/2026 18:26

MrsBroccolini · 17/09/2026 11:46

WHY is everyone saying pregnancy test. They start fading around 10 weeks. OP I hope you can be seen quickly, good luck.

They don’t drop to nothing though? They plateau and decrease a bit. There’s a chart here I found online. (Photos take a while to be approved). I can’t find any evidence that HCG drops to below 10 (so negative on a sensitive home pregnancy test) after 10 weeks. Or at any point until full term.

What CAN happen is HCG gets so high it “confuses” a pregnancy test and they can show very faint when it’s too high. But that’s a different thing to HCG fading to a negative test.

Going insane - I had a termination at 5 weeks pregnant and now I’m having what feels like kicking (I would be 18 weeks)

MrsBroccolini · 17/09/2026 18:36

Mzaaaz · 17/09/2026 18:26

What CAN happen is HCG gets so high it “confuses” a pregnancy test and they can show very faint when it’s too high. But that’s a different thing to HCG fading to a negative test.

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Sorry - you’re right. The graph that confused me is because it’s relative hormone levels - where I thought it was absolute. Embarrassing! Sorry for misinformation… but a pregnancy test still might not show positive (but now I better understand why!)

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