Did pregnancy test 3 days before period and negative

[edenisa]

Hello

I was so sure I felt pregnant, with bloated stomach, cramps for last 2 weeks and waking up to wee.

I couldn't wait until Wednesday when I am due on my period to know if I was pregnant so I did a little strip test last night, and it came back negative... feeling so disappointed.

But after coming off my pill my cycle was only 21 days when usually it's 28 days, maybe my cycle will be longer this month and I'm testing too early?

What do you think, thanks x

Just do another test when your period is actually late?

@BoobsOnTheMoon yes I will - hoping it will be late! That feeling of coming on is just so disappointing 😖 I'm getting impatient x

Do you know when you ovulated? Even when your cycle length stays the same the day you ovulate can change. I’d wait and see if your period comes then test again.

@BuffaloCauliflower I'm so confused of when I am ovulating as on flo it says the week after my period, but I don't have any signs of it. Someone told me you can ovulate later in cycle but I do the strips and it never says I'm ovulating!

I’d recommend doing basal body temperature testing as well as LH testing strips - I used Natural Cycles to guide this.
LG tests should also be taken in the afternoon/evening as that’s when the hormone is highest. You want to do 1-2 a day from around day 7 of your cycle as the hormone surge can be very short.

@BuffaloCauliflower ok thank you- I may order those then! It's all so confusing. I know it will happen at some point, just hoping soon it does ☺️ xx

It's not really possible to feel pregnant that early on (although some people I'm sure will disagree). Unfortunately 99% of "early pregnancy" symptoms are actually progesterone symptoms, which rises towards a period anyways. HCG symptoms typically only kick in from 5 weeks + (eg 3 weeks after ovulation or more). It's crap, as progesterone symptoms can vary month to month and make you convinced you're pregnant.

How many cycles have you had off pill?

@IWillBeWaxingAnOwl hello Ahh really maybe it's my period coming then. I've had 4/5 periods since coming off. So not many as I know I just need to be patient! I've just had cramps for past couple of weeks which just made me think as usually they come on a week before if my period! X

It's really hard to work out I know @edenisa as 1) all cycles on the pill are fake, so your natural cycle and period will have totally different symptoms, for example you may get ovulation symptoms which you won't have got on pill 2) there can be a bit of time before your body settles into the natural rhythm after the pill.

If your cycles are settling at 28 days, you'd expect to be ovulating somewhere in the window cycle day 10-16, so try to have sex day 8-18, at least every 2 days. That would have you definitely covering ovulation. If you decide to do LH tests you'd want to do them day 9-16 ish. For this reason, I'd go with the cheap strips as clearblue gets too pricey!

@IWillBeWaxingAnOwl ok thank you. I'm trying to at least every 3 days anyway so I get it covered just incase. I have those cheap strips but again I get confused of when to do them as they always come back that I'm not ovulating! I'm useless at this 😅 xx

If you are looking for people to discuss TTC with, id recommend the conception boards www.mumsnet.com/talk/conception

Hi sorry to jump on your post ive had the exact same symptoms! I totally feel pregnant but i took a test 2 days before expected af and i think i can see a vvvfl can anyone else see this? I feel like im going crazy!
Fingers crossed and sending baby dust 🫶

@Kimson101 insensitive to add this onto op's post who is TTC and is obviously upset with a negative. Start your own post.