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No one on MN can tell you if you are pregnant.

54 replies

PancakeAndKeith · 16/08/2019 23:27

If you had unprotected sex or a contraceptive failure then you might be.
Peeing on a stick will give you an answer, and frankly you having the stick in your hand can see if there is a line better than anyone here.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

OP posts:
timshelthechoice · 16/08/2019 23:29

Bravo! So true!

brittlestar · 16/08/2019 23:30

But do you think I could be pregnant? Thank you in advance.

ChrisPrattsFace · 16/08/2019 23:31

Yes. Thank you.
Will still never stop me clicking on those ‘am I pregnant’ posts.

ohhshizz · 16/08/2019 23:31

Star this shit does my head in. Take a test ffs!!!

ChrisPrattsFace · 16/08/2019 23:32

I realise I sound a bit rude there 😂 It’s not supposed to be!
Also - my favourite answer is to test (again if needed) or wait 9 months...

ohhshizz · 16/08/2019 23:32

@ChrisPrattsFace I still do it too, but roll my eyes Grin

Canareggio · 16/08/2019 23:35

I see those threads, but have never clicked on one. Are posters literally saying ‘Here I am standing with a just-used pregnancy tester kit in my hand, but I can’t read it, so am posting a photograph on the internet so a bunch of random strangers can tell me if I’m pregnant or not?’

MissPollyHadADolly19 · 16/08/2019 23:35

Take a piss on your phone and we'll determine the HCG levels. What do people honestly expect?

glitterbiscuits · 16/08/2019 23:36

Bravo.

What other TED talks can you offer?

Croquembou · 16/08/2019 23:36

Hahahahah!!

@brittlestar could you list the circumstances and symptoms that make you believe you are pregnant so we can give you a definitive diagnosis.

DramaAlpaca · 16/08/2019 23:38

Hear hear.

I said much the same on a thread once & got a virtual slap for my trouble Grin

Croquembou · 16/08/2019 23:42

@canareggio to be fair, people who have tested seem to just be extremely anxious and can't decide if they can see a line or not. Which I can have empathy with.

The baffling ones are just reasons someone could be pregnant and symptoms they believe they may be experiencing.

ChrisPrattsFace · 16/08/2019 23:43

I click on them because I love a mystery... but usually it is ‘I had sex around ovulation time and now my period is late, could I be pregnant’

Thats no mystery....

EnidButton · 16/08/2019 23:46

Louder for the people at the back!

I wish there was a special area dedicated to pee sticks and speculating and anyone posting them anywhere else would get sent to it immediately. Loathe them.

Yabbers · 16/08/2019 23:55

Wasn’t this one done a couple of weeks ago?

YANBU.

Original poster
PancakeAndKeith · 17/08/2019 00:11

It might have been done a couple of weeks ago but it hasn’t stopped every woman and her dog starting an ‘am I pregnant’ thread.

OP posts:
NeverGotMyPuppy · 17/08/2019 07:05

A very informative TED talk. If we could divide up the following topics we could actually get rid of most of MN at the moment:

You should leave your cheating husband
You are probably washing your towels enough
Toilets are for shitting in
There is no need to bleach your house
Go to A&E if you think you need to
What you heard was 99% certainn not to be a ghost or a burglar.

Job done. Breakfast anyone?

coconuttelegraph · 17/08/2019 07:15

Just above this thread for me is one asking if a teenager should pay board money, this seems to be a daily thread and as there is no right answer and so is always a rehash of some posters saying yes, some no and the predictable anecdotes about individual experiences..

I vote for a topic for pointless repeated threads that can be safely hidden to include the poas ones and anything to do with wedding invitations - no children/ no plus ones/free bar v pay bar etc

Myfoolishboatisleaning · 17/08/2019 07:19

What about women who pee on a stick every single day are they still pregnant? For realz?

sprite25 · 17/08/2019 18:10

Another vote here for a place for 'obvious questions that have been done to death'
Could I be pregnant? (take a test!)
Is my partner cheating? (you've already seen the texts)
Should I say something to this horrible/rude person? (stop being a doormat and tell them to f**k off)
And other such MN classics

Soubriquet · 17/08/2019 18:25

Actually they can!

You need to urinate on your keyboard and press enter

The results will be uploaded to mn and we can say “yes you are pregnant!” Or “no sorry not this time”

True story

thetwinkles · 17/08/2019 18:32

I know! Sometimes I look at the 'line' and can't see naff all whereas others are saying yay congratulations Grin

Sparklingbrook · 17/08/2019 18:36

I do that. I can't see a line anywhere and yet there's loads of 'Congratulations!' posts who can definitely see the invisible line. Confused

HeadintheiClouds · 17/08/2019 18:56

Totally agree, but by God don’t ever suggest this stuff on a “Line eyes needed!” thread or you’ll be savaged...
Usually by a bunch of posters squealing Congratulations!!! when it’s plainly negative.

I was actually instructed to “just be nice, ffs” by one halfwit (not the owner of the peed on stick) when I said I couldn’t see any trace of a line. These guys are nuts.

WorraLiberty · 17/08/2019 18:58

You need to urinate on your keyboard and press enter

Best comment I've read on Mumsnet for ages! Grin Grin Grin