Early Pregnancy Symptom??
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| Tue, 09-05-2006 - 1:49am |
I'm technically "late".... normally my period would've been here no later then Thursday of this past week (Aug. 31st). On Saturday, I had a very minor amount of what I think you would call spotting.... but it wasn't even enough to soak a cottonball....
I read somewhere that this can sometimes be an "early" sign of pregnancy... that the egg is implanting itself. Other then the "spotting" and lack of regular period, I've had no other signs of pregnancy. I also read that spotting can be a sign of miscarriage, but could that be true since I could barely have gotten pregnant yet...???
Questions:1. are these spotting theories true, and 2. can I take a pregnancy test and get an accurate answer yet or not? If not, how long do I need to wait. I've seen commercials for first response that say you can take it up to 5 day before you miss your period, so I would think I'd qualify there, but I thought I'd ask first.
Thanks for your help!

I would take a test. It'll be the only way you'll know. You very well could be pregnant. I had spotting for months with my son. I didn't find out I was pregnant until I was almost 14 weeks. It's a long story. But if you cycle is like clock work, I would test. and if its negative wait another week and test again if AF still hasn't arrived.
Hope this helps.
Laura
Thanks. My period decided to show up yesterday. I took a test anyway which came back negative. But, could I still be pregnant since my period was a whole week late?
Not likely, if you took a test and it came back negative and your period started I would say you are in the clear. It just might have taken longer to start up being that you were a little stressed about it. Your body does strange things. Hope all goes well and keep me posted.
Thanks
Laura