Readers Respond: Home Pregnancy Test Experiences

You may take a take a home pregnancy test to confirm early pregnancy signs, but doing so can actually create a lot of anxiety. A negative result may make you wonder if you tested too early.

What has your experience with home pregnancy tests been ? Did you ever get a false positive? Did you get a negative result from a home pregnancy test, when other tests or bloodwork confirmed pregnancy?

Note: Women who receive a positive result when using a home pregnancy test are advised to call their doctor right away so that he or she can confirm the result by conducting more sensitive testing and a pelvic exam.

Share Your Experiences

Frustrated but hopeful

I am 2 weeks late but still getting negative tests. It would be my 3rd child and I already have a big belly. Next week I'll test again and if it's still negative, I'll wait to see if my period comes. This is so discouraging! But God is giving me patience.

—Guest Shira

First Response Digital False Positive

False Positives do happen and I found out the hard way. I have PCOS and the hubby and I have tried for years with numerous negative HPTs. I never dreamed I would see a "positive" from a digital test only to find out I really wasn't prego. Extremely disappointing. After several years of trying our last hope is IVF and now I'm not sure I even want to put my self through another possibility of disappointment.

—Guest Faked out

First Response early testing = false pos

I had always tested negative, we have been TTC for several years now. My challenge: diagnosed with PCOS. I had been feeling so tired lately so I took a early, I was so excited I was shaking, nearly in tears only to later learn I was a victim of false positive. I did not even know that was possible. Lesson learned, I am never testing early again.

—Guest False hope

Hoping for the Best :)

My fiance' & I have been trying to concieve for a few months. I have a fertilityfriend.com chart that tells me when I ovulate & @ first every month Id just hope & be superr disappointed. So this month I expected to get my period o the 25th ( & the fertility friend chart is always very accurate on when I will get my period ) last month I was only 3 hours earlier than the chart expected so this month- I go to wlmart on the 22nd get myself a box of tampons & wait for the 25th. It came n went & now its the 27th & still NO PERIOD :D ive already taken 3 hpt from the dollar store but all negativve. After reading tho that H-hcg is earlier detected I'm most likely gonna have to go buy one & see if that changes it to a positive. Im just so stoked my period hasnt come yet & I pray it doesnt come anytime soon! I wish ya'll babydust & please hope Im preggo!!!!

—Guest Lovette

Gotten hope back

After reading all the adventures of the women here I finally feel like I'm not alone. That two-week wait is terrible every month and I am happy to know it's normal. My period is due in 2 days and I have already taken 1 test (negative) this morning. I had given up hope for this month but now I will try to stay positive and wait to see if my period is late. Who knows, maybe I will be in luck after all? Here wishing everyone luck and much baby dust!

—Guest Kyrie

mixed messages

I get the best results from answer. However hubby and I are ttc # 4 and have been for 4 years. Two months ago I got 5 false positives from 3 different brands, and a blood serum negative, and an ultra sound that showed I have cysts ( small, benign, and normal) on my cervix and that was causing the false positive tests. It's rare, and heartbreaking, but it does happen.

—Guest mom of 3

mixed messages

I get the best results from answer. However hubby and I are ttc # 4 and have been for 4 years. Two months ago I got 5 false positives from 3 different brands, and a blood serum negative, and an ultra sound that showed I have cysts ( small, benign, and normal) on my cervix and that was causing the false positive tests. It's rare, and heartbreaking, but it does happen.

—Guest mom of 3

40 Days 40 Nights.

My cycle use to be like clock work, every 5th of the month. Then I had my daughter (Now 8). Ever since, I'm between a week early to a week late. But they have always lasted about two or three days. That stayed the same. That's normal for me. I have never gone past 36 days, and now, I'm at 40 days without my time of the month. I already taken two test, both Negative. But it could have also been too early for the test to be done, since they both were before my 37th day. I don't know whether to take another one, or wait a few more days to test?

—Guest Star

equate early response no good?

My friend recently had taken two equate early response pregnancy tests they both came out positive she was devastated as she already has a two yr old and is trying to buy a house and get settled again anyways she took an ept the next day and I was negative and she started her period

—Guest brizzle

HOPING FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME

I had my last period Dec. 26th 2010. Today is March 2, 2011 and still a no show. I've taken eight pregnancy test including one this morning. STILL NEGATIVE. Having a few symptoms but the negative test are messing with my head. I keep going back and forth "maybe I am" "maybe I'm not" I am going to go to the doctor and take a blood test. If it comes back negative, I'll really be confused. Hopefully it will come out positive. My husband and I would love to have a little one running around. Send up your prayers. I'll keep you posted.

—Guest G

What the heck?

My husband and I have been trying for 5 months to get pregnant. The first month, my period didn't start and I thought "Wow, that was fast." But I was not pregnant. Then I found out I wasn't ovulating, which I had never even heard of before. It just decided to quit! So, after 3 months of not getting my period, I tried Clomid. This is my second month of Clomid. I am 9 days late for my period but I have had 6 negative pregnancy tests over the past week. The doctor told me to come in next week for a blood test. I haven't had any pregnancy symptoms either. This is so frustrating! I just want to know one way or the other. The anxiety is driving me crazy!

—Guest rja

not worth testing early

I found out I was pregnant in the morning, then later the same day at the doctor, I found out I was no longer pregnant. This could have been avoided if I had not tested so early. I was really sad about this when I should have never known to begin with. This month I will wait 2 weeks before testing not the day after.

—Guest Nichole

waiting anxiously!!

So I've been reading everyone elses posts and it really gave me hope. I'm with the man of my dreams now and I'm ready to start a family. He already has a 3 yr old son I adore and I really want to expand our family. I used the online ovulation calendar to figure out when I was fertile, and when I would ovulate this month. Me and my man had sex everyday for a week during the fertile time and the ovulation day. I even kept my legs up like they recommended for 5 minutes. Almost immediately after ovulation day I started feeling queasy, cramping, breast tenderness, moody and irritated, and constipation. And I'm still feeling that way. So I took a first response HPT and they've come up negative. I'm due for my period on the 22nd so I'm very anxious and nervous. I'm just hoping it doesn't come on.

—Guest nickisen

Missing Period Negative Tests so far

I usually have a period that's like clockwork and have recently missed my Feb period, but have had only negative HPT results. My Jan period was very scant and lasted two days, odd for me. Haven't gotten a blood test yet but that's next, docs office told me to wait another week. I won't be surprised to find out I'm pregnant but dealing with the HPTs is frustrating sometimes

—Guest Renae M

26 pregnancy tests, all negative

I have been trying to fall pregnant for nearly 8 years, done one ICSI cycle and nothing. I feel pregnant this month, tested on 26 HPTs and it was negative.

—Guest adriana ghazy