false positive? my husband and i have been trying for about a month and a half for our first, and this morning i took a first response and it was positive. i didnt even wait the full amount of time they tell you to wait before reading the results. i walked down the hall to get a towel for my shower, and when i went back to the bathroom it was positive. 2 dark lines.
i just dont want to be getting my hopes up and have it be a false positive. have any of you eperienced a positive result, then found out you wernt pregnant? yes i want this baby and it is planned , no im not a teenager. im contemplating on wether or not to buy a nother test. what do you think?
thanks for all positive responces in advance :o)
2007-03-16 06:42:45 · 27 answers · asked by Awesome Rockin Mom 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
i am not in disbelief, and i want this PLANNED baby! i just dont want to be getting my hopes up!!! i took my shower and it was still positive! im a first timmer on this.
2007-03-16 06:48:08 · update #1
CONGRATS mommy! Trust me.. a positive is a positive. I have had NUMEROUS negatives and still been pregnant but NO positives and not been. Welcome to the club!!
2007-03-16 06:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Always Right 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your pregnant. The test is detecting the pregnancy hormone and the chances of it being wrong well let's just say you have better chances of being struck by lighting. Even if the line is very faint (happend to me) your still pregnant. Figure out the FIRST day of your last period and count 40 weeks that is your due date. Don't bother with buying another test (unless your rich and it will make you feel better or if your not rich don't waste the money you will need it for baby stuff soon) just make a doctors appointment and have the test there. Either blood or urine test (go with a half full bladder just incase they need it depends on the doctor) and Congradulations!!
2007-03-16 15:06:25 · answer #2 · answered by 9Volt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax and take a deep breath. I've never heard of a false positive as the test measures hormones in the body. Make an appointment, but just a bit of advice. Don't tell anyone yet. Wait for at least a month.
(Hoping for the best! Good luck!)
2007-03-16 13:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never had a false positive. Only a false negative. This is the same way the tests did when I found out I was pregnant. Although each time I suspected I was pregnant, I bought a 2-pack! Congratulations!
2007-03-16 13:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by acardj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a pregnancy test to be positive then there has to be the hcg hormone which is only in your system when you are pregnant. When a test is negative it takes the full time limit stated on your test, but when it is positive as soon as your urine passes the testing strip it will show a positive answer. Congrats to you and your hubby!
2007-03-16 14:46:52 · answer #5 · answered by tryin4freedom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False positives are VERY rare compared to false negatives.
If you have a positive, you're pregnant! Now, if you just had a miscarriage that could be one reason for the positive. It sounds like you are indeed pregnant!
Congrats! Go ahead and make that doctor's appointment with pride!
2007-03-16 13:46:35 · answer #6 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
false positives are less common than false negatives - i have never had an EPT test be wrong for me - with this pregnancy, the lines popped up almost as soon as i had put the stick down, I went to the doctor a week later and had them do a urine and blood test and confirm the pregnancy, I suggest you do the same! good luck!
2007-03-16 13:47:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that false positives are rare. But go ahead and buy another pregnancy test. Good Luck, I hope you have a baby on the way!
2007-03-16 13:46:42 · answer #8 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a false positive is an option for pregnancy test. I think the only mess up is being pregnant and it saying you weren't. The tests detect hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin. Which is only present when you are pregnant. The farther along you are the more consentrated the hCG. So, if it shows you are pregnant, you are. CONGRATS!!!!!
2007-03-16 13:47:10 · answer #9 · answered by AMY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh it's happened to me before, a couple of times...the hormone HCG is jsut really strong in your body and that will turn the test positive VERY quickly. You don't have to wait the full time to read it...it should tell you that on the instructions. Congrats congrats...mommy and daddy!!!
2007-03-16 13:46:44 · answer #10 · answered by Proud Mommy of 6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Did you check the test again after the full amount of time? (I know you checked twice.) Sometimes the ink moves over it and it looks like two lines, but isn't.
Also, if you are taking hormones to help you conceive, they can interfere with the results.
If you checked it at the end of the time and you're not on hormones, go to the doctor! S/he can confirm for you!
(Congratulations!)
2007-03-16 13:49:10 · answer #11 · answered by Holly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋