Does it sound like I'm pregnant? it's too soon to pee on a stick yet...?

Question

Say I had a period on day 1, stoped on day 4, had sex on day 8. then felt what i think was ovulation around day 17 or so. then three days after that, i felt my uterus spasming all day. then the next day i could feel my uterus contracting, literally. i could and still can feel it literally contract. i go to the doc tomorrow morning, but until then i'm tryin to kill time. there's no stores near me that are open this late to get a test to try, and it would be soon for it to show anyway. but i can feel my uterus contracting. hubby and i didn't use a condom only once this month.......what do you think?

Answer 1

How soon can I test? Well, first you gotta know how the test works. Briefly: the home pregnancy test (HPT) works by detecting a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG.) When an egg is fertilized, it takes about 6 to 12 days to implant in the uterus, and then it begins to secrete hCG. It takes another day or two for enough hCG to build up and make its way into your pee. So, generally speaking, the earliest you can expect a positive HPT is 8 days past ovulation ("DPO") and the latest would be about 16 DPO. It is possible to get a positive test earlier or later, but not as common. In my experience, if you use a sensitive "early" test (anything that detects 25 mIU/mL of hCG or less) you can test around 12-14 DPO and feel reasonably secure with your results (the later you test, the more secure you can feel in its accuracy.)

If you do not chart or monitor your fertility in any way, and you think you may have conceived, you should wait 19 days (or longer) after having sex to test. Why 19?! Sperm can live approximately 5 days in the proper environment; if the sperm managed to live until you popped an egg, the actual conception could have taken place several days after the sex act that got the sperm there. To make sure you're not testing too early, assume the sperm had very long lives (5 days is considered a very long sperm life) and that conception occurred then. Then allow 14 days for the embryo to implant and develop enough hCG to show up on a pregnancy test (96% of pregnant women will test positive by then.)

Note: some HPT's say "test 5 days before your period is due!" or some such thing. Please note they are assuming a textbook 28-day cycle, with ovulation on Day 14. "5 days before your period is due" thus really "translates" to 10 DPO.

Essentially, you should remember that your high school biology textbook was WRONG. NOT all women have 28-day cycles and NOT all women ovulate on Day 14. For more info on this type of thing, see the Fertility Info section.

Here's an example. This is the textbook-perfect 28-day cycle with ovulation occurring on day 14 (in pink.) 10 DPO and later are reasonable days for testing (in green.) This is the cycle the HPT companies have in mind when they say "test 5 days before your period is due!"



Well, not everyone's body works this way. Here's another 28-day cycle-- but this one has ovulation occurring a little bit later, still well within the normal range. Watch what happens to your (green) testing opportunities!



All of a sudden, "5 days before your period is due!" is way too early for you to expect a positive test! (I tend to ovulate later myself, so by the time the "gold standard" of testing at 14 DPO is applicable, my period is already 3 days late! I needed to use an "early detection" test on the first day of my missed period. A "regular" test would probably have been negative-- even though my daughter is living proof that I was, indeed, pregnant ;)

Of course, it works in reverse, too. If you're an early ovulator, you're lucky! Check it out:



In this scenario, you could test even sooner than 5 days before your expected period.

Ultimately, it's important to remember that implantation is a variable thing. You may be able to detect a pregnancy very early on, but then again, you may not! If you can't, don't despair.
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Answer 2

You didn't say whether you and your husband were together after day 8. If you were not, the chances of pregnancy are very small as sperm cannot live for the amount of time from that day till ovulation (if your cycle is regular). The spasms could have more to do with ovulation than pregnancy. You should know pretty soon since you're past day 21 in the cycle, but I don't remember any thng like that heralding my pregnancies. All the best, either way.

Answer 3

It's very possible but I can't say that I ever felt my uterus contracting in the beginning. That's only because I never really paid too much attention to my body. There are many women that can actually know when they are ovulating. I am not one of them. Actually today I almost felt in my uterus was the same feeling you get when your baby starts to kick at the very beginning where it almost feels like butterflies...? not sure what that feeling was but it was very distinct. It sounds like you are paying alot more attention to your body than I do. Of course what you are feeling could be a baby. Another theory would be that it's all in your head because maybe your nervous...? If you are feeling something this much it's definitely a good idea to see the doctor. Good luck!

Answer 4

the only time my uterus contracted in this pregnancy was with the braxton hicks--they wont start until the end of your second trimester.

I also think you had sex to early to get pg.
--days 14-18 of your cycle are when you are most fertile-even if you had sex on day 14-that is still nearly a week for the sperm to wait for the egg--they usually 'survive' 3 days at best waiting for the egg to come along.

Answer 5

It's hard to say. There is really no way to tell except for taking a pregnancy test. I never had any of the symptoms you mentioned when I was pregnant with my son.

Answer 6

do you have a Walmart nearby? some tests work really early. Just hang in there. Tomorrow is almost here. Good Luck!!!