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Early Pregnancy Advice - faint positive

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sa11zza · 31/12/2018 13:01

I have done 2 pregnancy tests one yesterday and one today, both have come back faint positive, because of the faint lines I thought I would phone my doctors surgery for a telephone app to see if they could put my mind at rest. I have just come of the phone to a doctor and she asked did I have any symptoms I said my breasts are sensitive and that I feel quite tired during the day but not sure if I'm just being more lazy in the Christmas holidays with all the food! I also told her my period was due yesterday and I've had slight cramping in my back but it was just for a short period yesterday! She said the test you've done are quite good so id say go with what they say, she said but you should like your having a miscarriage and that id need to test again in 10 days.. she then said there's nothing more I can help you with and that she was it!? She never gave me advice and I now as a result feel absolutely awful. I have looked on google and it's saying constant back pain is a sign of miscarriage but I didn't describe it as that I described it like a period cramp without the blood for a short period of time! I now wish I didn't phone the doctor as I'm feel totally stressed now and worrying!?

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hiphopapotamuses · 31/12/2018 14:05

Firstly, don't panic - I know it's easier said than done but panicking serves no purpose - a faint positive is still a positive. And what will be will be.

It's very normal for cramping to happen in early pregnancy, I've had three miscarriages and two successful pregnancies and had cramping with all of them, with the successful pregnancies the cramping was actually worse and at 8 weeks I was checked for an ectopic, the miscarriages had blood with the cramping so no blood is a great sign. Everything has to grow and stretch so much so the first trimester is one big cramp at times!

Remember HCG doubles every 48hrs so testing multiple times a day or daily may not give you the darker test line. Give it a couple of days and test again, start taking folic acid if you aren't already and congratulations!

sa11zza · 31/12/2018 14:14

I am still taking the frolic acid - pregnacare before conception at the moment as we have been trying for a baby. It's only been a couple of days since I've started having symptoms and I've only tested twice. I will buy a digital test today and leave it again to Friday to test again.

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hiphopapotamuses · 31/12/2018 14:41

Digital tests are far less sensitive than regular tests so be aware.

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