Is it possible to be pregnant and continue getting negative results from a pregnancy test?

Question

Nursing mom of a 4 month old and no sign of a period. Have had some symptoms that I had with my daughter. If I was pregnant again I would be almost 3 mths. Just wondering if it would be possible for there to keep being negative results on pregnancy test.

Another thing I forgot to mention in May I had what I thought was a period. (on Mother's Day) I had a bit of light brown staining for about 3 days. This would have been about 8 days from the last time I had intercourse.

Answer 1

Ok hun....My frist time around i did not show up untill after my miscarrie.....I would have been 5 months....The blood test did not even work...But this time i showed up at 7 weeks so everyones different....But go she your doc...And he can tell....Good luck

Answer 2

If I am to understand you correctly, you think you may be 3 months pregnant and you have had more than one negative home pregnancy test.

If that is the case then I would suspect you are not pregnant. One false negative maybe, but if you get more than one neg and it has been more than a couple of weeks since you conceived then it is not likely to be wrong. Although pregnancies a couple months apart do happen....they almost never happen to breastfeeding mothers.

If you are really concerned, check in with your Dr, they may do a blood test for you.

I hope this resolves quickly for you...enjoy your little one...they are so cute at this age :)

Answer 3

Honestly, I don't think it's possible. By now, if you were pregnant, the hormones in a viable pregnancy would definitely be in the range for a home pregnancy test to detect the level and be positive. Having said that, you should see your gyno to have things checked out. It's possible that you did conceive but it just didn't "take", for lack of a better term. If this is the case, I am so sorry, and I wish you the best in the future.

Answer 4

since the breastfeeding releases hormones into your system, anything is possible as far as the over the counter pregnancy tests are concerned

you might need a blood test instead

Answer 5

Very possible, depends on when your doing the test...morning is best time to do test. I would go to your doctor to get a blood test...this will give you accurate results. If the preg. test is old, it can also come up inaccurate...Good Luck!!!

Answer 6

My brother and I are close enough in age to have graduated from high school on the same day - we are just 9 months apart......

Go see a doctor.

On the bright side - my brother and I are still extremely close due to being "best friends" our entire lives.

Good luck to ya!

Answer 7

If I am not mistaken, as long as you are nursing you will not have a period. That is what my Dr told me anyhow. but if you have normally low HCG levels and they are not high enough to be read on the test, then yes you could still be pregnant.


Exclusive breastfeeding has in fact been shown to be an excellent form of birth control, but there are certain criteria that must be met for breastfeeding to be used effectively.

Exclusive breastfeeding (by itself) is 98-99.5% effective in preventing pregnancy as long as all of the following conditions are met:

Your baby is less than six months old
Your menstrual periods have not yet returned
Baby is breastfeeding on cue (both day & night), and gets nothing but breastmilk or only token amounts of other foods.
Effectiveness of Birth Control Methods
Number of Pregnancies per 100 Women
Method Perfect Use Typical Use
LAM 0.5 2.0
Mirena® IUD 0.1 0.1
Depo-Provera® 0.3 3.0
The Pill / POPs 0.3 8.0
Male condom 2.0 15.0
Diaphragm 6.0 16.0
* Adapted from information at plannedparenthood.org.
See comparison of effectiveness for birth control methods for more information.


How can I maximize my natural period of infertility?
Timing for the return to fertility varies greatly from woman to woman and depends upon baby's nursing pattern and how sensitive mom's body is to the hormones involved in lactation.

Breastfeeding frequency and total amount of time spent breastfeeding per 24 hours are the strongest factors leading to the return of fertility: a mother is more likely to see the return of fertility if baby's nursing frequency and/or duration is reduced, particularly if the change is abrupt.
In some populations, research has shown that night nursing slows the return to fertility.
One study showed that mothers who were separated from their infants (but expressed milk to provide 100% breastmilk for baby) had a higher pregnancy risk (5.2%) during the first 6 months (Valdes 2000).
The introduction of solid food can also be a factor in the return of fertility. Once baby starts solids (if mom's cycles have not returned), the natural period of infertility may be prolonged by breastfeeding before offering solids, starting solids gradually, and not restricting nursing.
You can achieve higher effectiveness by practicing ecological breastfeeding:

keeping baby close
breastfeeding on cue (day and night)
using breastfeeding to comfort your baby
breastfeeding in a lying-down position for naps and at night
using no bottles or pacifiers
If you practice ecological breastfeeding:

Chance of pregnancy is practically zero during the first three months, less than 2% between 3 and 6 months, and about 6% after 6 months (assuming mom's menstrual periods have not yet returned).
The average time for the return of menstrual periods is 14.6 months.
Moms whose cycles return early tend to be infertile for the first few cycles. Moms whose cycles return later are more likely to ovulate before their first period.

Answer 8

sounds like you could be u can get negative results from a pregnancy test go to ur doctors and gd luck

Answer 9

They only true accurate way of telling if you are pregnant is to get a blood test. It is 100% accurate!!! Pregnancy test are not perfect. Talk to your doctor.

Answer 10

yes........in the early stages it is very possible..but u may not be pregnant .ur body is different now.they say breastfeeding is like birth control in its own.u may not see a period due to the breastfeeding to