i have a 20-25 day cycle so i had my last period on dec.8 lasted till the 13th, then i bought an opk first time user and started testing on dec 17 what do ya know it said im ovulating so ofcourse got baby trying, and on all these sights its says wait 4 days before my missed period but my next period date is the dec 28-29 thats not even 14 days so how can i take a test when it hasnt even been two weeks what does anyone think i should do is it still way to soon to take a hpt.
2007-12-27 10:25:32 · 7 answers · asked by echo 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
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.)
2007-12-27 10:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would wait at least 1 week after your missed period. More often women have chemical pergnancies...basically you produce the HCG hormone and get a positive test by testing early (before your period) and then your period comes and sometimes it is on time or 1-2 days late. It's better to not know that you were pregnant. Just be patient and test on January 6.
2007-12-27 10:33:26 · answer #2 · answered by SimplyMe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 or 5 days before your next period is based on a 28 days cycle. With a short cycle like yours you need to wait until you've skipped a period.
2007-12-27 10:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with my last pregnancy i tested 10 days after ovulation and got a positive. i took a test the day i was supposed to start and got a positive! so take a first response tomorrow
2007-12-27 10:32:32 · answer #4 · answered by stacy l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try testing now with a first response test or early response test, but if it is negative, you should follow up with another test the day your period is due.
2007-12-27 10:28:47 · answer #5 · answered by Malina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a test 1 week after you were supposed to start the result will come in.. and you should get an answer..
good luck to you..
2007-12-27 10:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Lola.....
2007-12-27 10:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋