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[LauraBrown1]

So on the 1st of December i did a test to see a faint little second like and found out I'm pregnant with my first, I'm over the moon 🥰
So I made a midwife app and also a general doctors app because 3 days before I had a smear and bled quite a lot, I didn't know I was pregnant at the time so begin worrying myself. Anyways at the app the doc took my blood pressure and felt my stomach, made me do a preg test and... it came back negative! 😨 So here's me sitting here worried, upset, anxious and basically feeling like a right idiot since I've told family and friends the day before. Did I have a faulty test? Did the smear do damage? My dog jumped on my stomach about a week ago, did she hurt it? I don't know. So she tells me there is nothing more to do at this point since she can't determine pregnancy so told me to book another app in 2 weeks time to do another test. I got outside and burst into tears, I had gotten all my hopes up and now I feel so let down. Me and my partner leave and go to Asda to get the real expensive clearblue tests, worrying I get to my parents house (since it's the closer than mine) run upstairs and do the test. I couldn't bear to see the results so gave it to my partner and.... I am pregnant! 1-2 weeks!! 😄🎉
So I'm guessing I'm too early for the tests they do, they use litmus paper that's meant to be not as sensitive.. stupid doc.
I rang back up to tell them and they said I still have to wait these two weeks even though I have my own proof. My heart feels more settled, I'm just hoping it shows up in 2 weeks time.

Here's a photo of the first response test I did on the 1st December and then the test I did on the 3rd (doc day)

Congratulations! What a worry for you, but you are definitely pregnant. It must have been too early for their tests and perhaps your wee was too diluted as well. Try to relax for the next two week, you don't need the gp to confirm what you already know... you're expecting!

I don't think any test is as sensitive as a clear blue! I work at a doctors surgery and the tests they use are just the strips and often at 1-2 it would be the faintest positive that you could probably only just see holding it up towards the light. So docs will take one look and just assume negative until it gets darker the further along you get.

Congratulations!

@MakeAWhish thank you! It was hearing the doc say it's negative was like flashbacks to all the times I had tried and as I had said in a earlier post 'you know when you feel almost too lucky that something like this has happened to you' 🥰
I'm going to take it easy as they explained miscarriage has a higher risk when you first get pregnant, I'm back to work today so explain to boss i cannot lift all the heavy totes of delivery like I normally do. But thank you and phew I feel like I need a MOCKTAILS now haha xx

@kpeanut94 yeah that's also true, it was like litmus paper and she was comparing the colours to the ones shown on the chart. But I'm sure litmus is just to determine your PH isn't it? Anyways I guess its just a waiting game until we can get a move on xxx

Yeah those strips aren't used to determine pregnancy! I'd rely on your home tests and keep testing with a clear blue every week to watch your weeks indicator go up. :)

"When I was a lass....." - there were no tests like this - you had to miss two periods before any test could be done - it felt a long time I can tell you!!!

I am glad that you have now had such a clear positive result and urge you to take it easy if your job is heavy at all. I know that another two weeks before GP is able to re-test seems a long time - but think what it was like for us!! And, by the way, I think you are right to tell family even though it is so early. I can never understand the idea of not telling loved ones and close friends till 12 weeks "just on case" - if you do hit a rocky patch n the pregnancy it is good to have caring people around you who know what's going on.

@Mishappening oh god so it was different for you when you were pregnant?
Yeah I did feel that the docs would have a bit 'better ' tests since they are family specialist after all 😂
First I'm a super impatient person LOL and also I agree what you said like just in case anything happens. I know it's probably stupid and me over thinking but my mams battling her third year of breast C and it's been the most depressing time ever so I wanted to tell her as soon as I found out, to see the look on her face was something I've only dreamt for a long time now and to know I'll be giving her her first grandchild is... well.. overwhelming.
I work in Superdrug on the cosmetics 😂 so daily I'm lifting all the totes of delivery from the warehouse and some of them are VERY heavy and full. At the end of the day it's a life in there, and I don't want to do anything to risk it.
Apart from that I'm loving the extra attention from BF, feet rubs and settling to watch the Kardashian's with me, after all IM PREGNANT! 😂😂

When I found out I was pregnant it said 2-3 weeks on a Clear Blue digital, really strong line on a First Response but on the papery type tests that GPs use you could hardly see a line at all unless it was in a certain light. Their tests aren’t very sensitive at all but the FRERs and Clear Blue are so it’s very likely you’re pregnant, there just isn’t enough HCG yet to detect it on a cheap test because it’s early days. Congratulations :) x

@Gobletoffire thank you lovely. Yeah I definitely think so now and also because the clearblue one has gave me a reading of how far I am that is what making me more sure. Just wish I could confirm with docs already 🙄😂 xx

My son born 10th August 2019 ✨

Oo, congratulations!

What a gorgeous baby. Well done OP.