Re: Home Pregnancy test?

June 6, 2003

In a message dated 6/5/03 11:37:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

rottinlove@... writes:

> Did you use a home pregnancy test? Yes, I did use a hpt.

> Which brands are better? I used the generic brand.

> Do the early detection tests work for anyone? I used the regulard hpt

> because I was afraid if I used the early one (and lost the baby) that I would

be

> devistated. According to what I have read many women lose fetuses before the

> next period comes along,and they never even knew they were pregnant.

> Does the gastric bypass surgery have any effect on the ammount of HCG

> in your sytem? (in relation to absorbtion) Not that I know of.

>

> How many days late or how many days before your period was due did

> you test and it came back possitive? I cried and cried because I thought I

> got my period. It was light which it always was during the first couple of

> days. Then it stopped after two days which is highly unusual for me. So I

> went out and bought a home pregnancy test. I was thrilled to find out that I

> actually was pregnant. Therefore, I would say that I took the hpt about three

> days after my period was supposed to start.

>

> Shoshannah K

> r ny 3/6/01

> edd 6/25/03 baby girl

> mom to A.J. 7 1/2

June 6, 2003

I took the First Response early detection, and it detected nothing.

Then the day after my missed period, I took another test regular

First Response and still nothing. Had some implantation bleeding and

assumed that was my very faint period...lucky me. Then one week

later, took a EPT test and low and behold, we were pregnant. I guess

it just takes some longer to detect.

Lori

it's a boy

Owen Americo

EDD 10.29.03

June 6, 2003

Ha, Ha, I used about 50 pregnancy tests also. Even after I got a positive

one, I still tested a couple more times to make sure I wasn't just imagining

things! I saved a big bundle of money by ordering my tests from:

http://www.saveontests.com/ .

For about $10, including shipping, I got 25 pregnancy test strips.

These are highly sensitive tests which they claim can detect pregnancy as

early as 6 to 15 days after conception.

The thing about testing early is that NO TEST, at least not the urine tests,

can detect pregnancy until after the egg has implanted in the uterus. That

might be a week after conception, or even two weeks. So, no matter how

sensitive the test is, there is a limit to how early it will work.

Plus, the tests detect a hormone called hCG in your body. This hormone

comes from the developing placenta. Some women will get higher levels of

hCG, sooner than other women, so how early the test works will vary greatly.

That is why I liked having a big package of tests, so I could test early,

just in case I was one of those lucky women who will see a positive result 6

days after conception. Then I could continue to test every few days after

that until I saw a positive, or got my period.

As a side note, last time I went through this process, tested real early but

it was negative, then gave up because I got my period. I waited till the

next month, and even though it was too early to expect a positive result, I

tested and got a very dark obvious line. That early, I would have expected