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How can you get a BFN when your pregnant?
Have had a lot of replies this week to my posts about AF being late but getting BFNs that have said it isn't over until AF arrives (I'm now three days late but had three BFNs), and I notice some people have not had BFP until one or two weeks after AF was due. So I just wondered why this is. I know that pregnancy tests measure the pregnancy hormone, but I thought if you were pregnant then you would produce this hormone from the day AF is due so why would you not get a BFP?
Hope this makes sense - just feeling a bit confused.
Hope this makes sense - just feeling a bit confused.
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i know what you mean about it not showing up but couldn't tell you why. when i did a test after af being 4 days late i got a BFN but after 9 days i got a BFP.
i know the wait must be awful but just keep positive.
Hpt are very accurate when positive but years ago they didn't exist and people had to wait months to find out if they were pg as the hormone levels are low for quite a while.
Hope you get your BFP soon.
xx
PMA coming your way. x
I wonder if boys have a similar forum where they talk about the amount of sperm they have produced and it's consistency, etc
when did you come off the pill and have your periods always been regular? Do you know when you are ovulating (Are you using OPK?) and did you know this month?
I guess it's maybe just a wonky month for me!
yes OPK are ovulation thingies. I'm using a clearblue fertility monitor so I know when I am ovulating but this month I have ovulated 6 days earlier than usual which I think is weird as my period was six days late. Maybe my body is being a fool!!
good luck!
Good luck to you too - will be looking out for your bfp!