Getting ridiculous

Ok 7 days late no period, another negative test I thought today may have been the day. Why is AF avoiding me!!!!!

I always use clearblue, but the positive tests have always been very faint. But in saying that, 7 days late... it should pick it up! Grrrr AF's are annoying arn't they!! You could always go to the DR for a test... I think preg tests are free, and maybe they have tests which pick it up earlier???

Lol I though PG tests were free too because they were when I was in Auckland but here is Gisborne u still have to pay the $20 well at my docs anyway lol. Thats what im thinking 7 days is long enough to pick up something so I dont think I am

When I was over a week late my line was very very very faint - you almost couldn't see it. Also when my sister got pregnant as a teenager and I took her to the md she asked her to tell her that the test was wrong to which the md responded that "false negatives are common but false positives are not".

So basically what I'm saying is that the tests aren't infallible.

I would go to the md and get a blood test done. If it's positive it's a free appointment.

edit: just read posts above and see that it's no always free

Edited by The_Stuarts

If im not preg I wonder what is causing my period to delay?? I dont believe in the whole stress thing because I have been through it ALL and its never effected my period in fact I want the stupid thing to come!! (unless im pg Hope there is nothing else wrong????

NeoshasMummy wrote: I will try and get straight into the Medlab for a bloodtest first thing monday morning. Do they pick up pregnancy before a HPT??

Yes. Bloodtests measure the amount of HCG and are more sensitive than HPTs (most measure HCG levels of 25 +)

Here's an extract from storknet.com

There are two types of blood tests you can get from a health care provider.
1) A quantitative blood test (or the beta hCG test) measures the exact amount of hCG in the blood. This means it can pick up very small amounts of hCG, making it a very accurate test.
2) A qualitative hCG blood test gives a simple yes or no answer to whether you are pregnant. This test is more like a urine test in terms of its accuracy.

Blood tests can pick up hCG earlier in a pregnancy than urine tests can. Blood tests can tell if you are pregnant about 6 to 8 days after you ovulate (or release an egg from an ovary). Urine tests can determine pregnancy about 2 weeks after ovulation. Some more sensitive urine tests can tell if you are pregnant as early as 6 days after you conceive, or one day after you miss a menstrual period.

Good luck!!

cuppatea wrote: Anything above 5 is considered pregnant so yes a blood test can pick it up before a HPT. This might be cheeky but why don't you just tell the doc that you got a pos test at home and then he will do a blood test.

I must be too honest cus I never thought of that!!! haha I think I will im gunna look like a egg if the blood says negative lol

I got my pregnancy tests from www.saveontests.com I ordered them on Saturday, and they were sitting in my letterbox this morning! It cost $11 for 10 tests and postage and they are the same ones the doctors use!! (when I was preg I got a positive with it at 12dpo - not sure if I would have got one earlier coz that was the first time I tested)

oh gutted! Naughty DH! Have you tried looking for tests on Trade Me? I haven't so I have no idea if there are cheap ones or not, but if there are then you can pay by bank deposit :)

I have to ask a question somewhere about periods after miscarriages... I'll go see if there's a relevant section somewhere! Ooh maybe the "Waiting for ovulation" board will do the trick :)

The_Stuarts wrote: NeoshasMummy wrote: hey rach25 did you need a credit card to buy? Or can u do a wired transfer? Oh just visited the site DAMMIT lol I dont have a credit card DH wont let me have one You can pick up a prezzy card, which is a pre-paid card that you can use for internet purchases, from the post shop or get a debit card from most banks (same sort of thing, you can only spend the money you have and can use it in places where you'd normally use a credit card).

Gosh I didnt know that! I bet if I ordered them af would show up hehe oh well even if it does I can always put them away for next month