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Blood test?
| Tue, 06-27-2006 - 8:11am |
I'm new here and am wondering if any of you know how early you can test w/ a blood test. If they test your blood and there's ANY sign of the preggo hormone, it would be considered postitive, right?
Thanks for your help!

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Let me know if you get any other info about the blood tests, I'm curious too!
Good luck!!
~Robin
Yeah, to be honest, I'm so confused as to what I think. The reason I originallly made the appt was because DH was getting nervous that I was getting stressed out because I was feeling soooo lousy last week.
Well then as of Sunday night, the night before my appt, I felt alot better, no more nausea, etc. So I just figured that maybe all that was just from Oing late. And I was expecting to maybe get AF late....NOW, today, when I went to the bathroom, there was what I swear was ewcm on the tp, and so I don't know what the heck to think. Am I Oing now?? Ugh! Which means if I am, I could just now be pg, because DH and I BD last night without him pulling out (that's been our bc for the last 7 months) because I thought I was past my O date. I mean I'll be thrilled if that's the case, and if I did (or am) Oing late, it just means that I wasn't pg before, and that I could still be now, but now I'll have to wait even longer to either get AF, or implant or anything... :( the waiting is really stressing me out.
I think if AF doesn't show by Friday, I'm gonna call for another blood test for Monday.
So, we'll see....thanks so much for your feedback!
:)
HI,
Blood tests measure HCG levels in your body. If they come back above 5 they consider you positive. However, 5 is extremely low and would be VERY early on. The important thing is that the levels double every 48 hours so it's really taking two tests two days apart that let you know whether you're pg is progressing.
And, I just wanted to let you know that when I got my BFP my CM looked like fertile CM. I could've sworn it was EWCM and ended up with a BFP. That of course was the first of many interesting types of new discharge, but that could be what you're seeing!
Good luck,
Amanda
EDD #1: 10/20, 2006
Amanda,
The "interesting types of new discharge" that you speak of, (may be too personal but) did any of it just sorta hang there after urinating? Then when you wipe you could feel it dangling? I realize that's a horrible question to ask someone you don't even know, but this had never happened to me until the last couple of days, it stopped now though. But I just can't bring myself to ask anyone I know.
No worries. I wish I had someone to ask these questions to when I had them! I seriously have been tested three times in the 24 weeks of my pg for infections because I've thought the discharge was too weird and abnormal. Always came back fine though so I've determined that pg can just do weird things to your body and I'm trying to just go with it!
Yes there is discharge that just sort of hangs there and doesn't fall into the toilet. I can honestly say that my discharge has varied almost weekly during pg and I've seen a lot of everything. But when I first got my BFP it was that type of discharge that I noticed the most. Of course I still see it cyclicly with everything else. Oh the joys!
Anyways, I hope that I helped a bit and feel free to ask me any questions you may have because I know how weird it can be and unsettling. It's like you have to learn your body all over again!
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