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false negative anyone???

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Tash351 · 15/08/2006 21:03

Hello i am really new to this (and feelin a bit silly to ask) but is there really anything such as a false negative? this sounds daft and paranoid, but i am three days late (i know i know, wow! but i am REGULAR AS CLOCKWORK!!) and did a test yesterday but it was negative. is there a glimmer?? All comments gratefully recieved! Thank you!

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Goldfish · 15/08/2006 21:24

I had a false negative with ds2. He is 11 now so it was a while ago but I remember it vividly! I did the test on the Wednesday (sad I know to remember the exact day) and it was neg. I was quite disappointed although I had only started thinking about another baby as ds1 was only 6 months old. I was convinced deep inside that the test was wrong but made myself wait a few days until the Sunday, done another test and it was postive, along came ds 2.
BTW I had only had one period as I was still B/fing ds 1 but I done the first test on the day that I was due - on the 28th day as I was usually regular.

Nemo1977 · 15/08/2006 21:26

I had a false negative with ds and didnt get a pos until 9wks after I wsa sent for a scan..lol

hermykne · 15/08/2006 21:29

i had one too at my doctors surgery!, about 6/7 dates after i was due. they revised their method when i came backthe following week

hermykne · 15/08/2006 21:29

6/7 days that should be
ds just turned 2.

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SpaceCadet · 15/08/2006 21:30

i had 5 false negs with ds2! i did a test every day of the week convinced i was preg and each one neg, finally got a faint pos with test number 6, hes 5 now.

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Tash351 · 15/08/2006 21:32

thanks guys, i feel a bit more hopeful now, as i only learned of negative positive on the internet today! i think DH is fed up of me running to the loo every 5 mins!

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Tash351 · 15/08/2006 21:33

i'm not sure if i tested too early? i tested on the day that i was due on?

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hotmama · 15/08/2006 21:35

I had 2 false negatives - dd2 was 6 months last week!

Don't think you get false positives though.

Good luck.

SpaceCadet · 15/08/2006 21:36

sometimes the hormone level isnt quite high enough to show up, i dont usually get positive results till im a few days late.

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Tash351 · 15/08/2006 21:40

thats great to know, thanks. i have sat at my comouter for the last 4 hours searching for symptoms that i may or may not have!

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Tash351 · 15/08/2006 21:41

and look what its done to my spelling! my god, i have lost the ability to type!!!

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mrsdarcy · 15/08/2006 21:47

I had false negatives with DS2. I repeated the test every 2 or 3 days but I just KNEW I was pregnant, and after about a week I got a positive result.
Hope you get the answer you want

80sMum · 15/08/2006 21:53

I had a false negative with second pregnancy. Re-tested a week later and it was positive.

Jackstini · 15/08/2006 21:59

I had 4 false negatives - finally positive when period 10 days late.
Let us know what happens!!

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Tash351 · 15/08/2006 22:23

will do, fingers crossed!

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jasper · 15/08/2006 22:59

yes I had one.
Was overwhelmingly tired and a few days late. Showed neg but I was indeed pregnant

meira · 16/08/2006 02:51

tash351, i am totally with you. completely in the same situation as you. 2x neg tests, but still convinsed i may be pos. i thought i did have simptoms for a while, felt sick, kept crying, lost my apetite. now all that has gone, i am only left with a pouch in my tummy. is it getting bigger or am i just hoping??? i dont want to test again cause i hate the negative answer. i would be 7 weeks gone. i know it doesnt sound promising but something keeps pulling me back to thinking different. oh, and i cant spell to save my life!!!!!

LucyJu · 16/08/2006 07:13

I had a false negative the day after I was due. Waited a few days and finally got a positive at 5 days. (Dd2 now 9 months old). Used clearblue digital both times.
Have heard that early morning urine is the best to use, as it contains the highest convcentration of hormones.

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Tash351 · 16/08/2006 15:08

hi meria, i am now in the 2 neg's position the same as you! foolishly i took one another one this morning, and now i am gutted again! i know what you mean about the symptoms too, last night on the sofa i thought i could actually feel it growing (vivid imagination since an early age!!!) but still no period, and i was sure that i had a metalic taste in my mouth, but they have both vanished today. Your situation sounds promising tho, 7 weeks, surley those neg's must be wrong? I don't know what to do next either, expect wait, but i've never been any good at that. Hope your next result is a positive one, fingers crossed!

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meira · 16/08/2006 15:20

Tash351, let me know whats going on with you, because i know we are going through the same thing. i refuse to take another test, mine are always neagtive!!!
Have you had your period yet?
oh and by the way i do know how to spell 'symptoms' my last message was posted at 2am. not that you are bothered, i am though!

wannaBe1974 · 16/08/2006 15:51

don't want to burst anyone's bubble but it is possible that a neg could just mean you're not pregnant. It's possible to skip a period sometimes for no apparent reason. Sometimes the body just does this.

In May I went through something similar, had slight spotting but no af and did several pg tests and all were bfn. went to gp who told me I was prob pg but to wait another two weeks and do another test, I did and it was still bfn. went back to the surgery, they did a blood test but hospital said they don't test for hcg so had to do another urine test. Again that was negative, gp was on the verge of sending me for an ultrasound when my period arrived, exactly 28 days late. Yes it is possible to have a false negative, but it's more likely your body is just out of sinc for some reason. good luck x

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Tash351 · 16/08/2006 17:29

meira its bad news i'm afraid.. after convincing myself i was pregnant and the two tests were reading wrong i bloody came (can i say bloody on here?) on at work this afternoon. I felt so good last night, shame but suppose i have to get on with it.
But i don't want to put a downer on your situation. Your are 3 weeks late aren't u? Maybe you should go for a test at docs instead? please keep me informed of your situation, all the very best of luck x

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belgo · 17/08/2006 08:58

had a false negetive at five weeks of pregnancy, despite high hormone levels and pregnancy symptoms! That was a waste of 17 euros...

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Tash351 · 17/08/2006 12:51

well mine was a real negative this time, so back to BD for me! Meira any news for you?

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