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raeanna74 · 06-06-2005, 04:41 AM

In your experience, how accurate are the inexpensive pregnancy tests at the store? What causes them to be inaccurate?

I'm panicking right now. As soon as the store opens I'm heading over to get me one, or two... Suffice it to say I stopped my pills to go on the placebo ones. I have not started my period yet 2 days in. Usually it starts by now. Then again my body has been acting wierd and I spotted for 3 out of 4 months the beginning of this year. The biggests factors that concern me are...
-My waistline has increased by 5 inches (in 3 months) while the bustline and hips are exactly what they have been for the past year.
-My breasts seem more sore than usual.
-I've been waking every morning with indigestion and heartburn. With my first daughter I never really had morning sickness - just constant heartburn and slight nausea when hungry.
-I've been feeling exceptionally emotional the past few days.

I know I can be reading into things. In one way I'm hoping that this waistline increase ISN'T weight gain because I've been putting on at least 2 lbs a week in the past month. I also do NOT want to go through another miserable pregnancy and have another c-section. I'm not going through 23 hrs of labor just to END UP with a c-section either.

As soon as the store opens today I'm heading over for a test. I'm wondering what I should be careful of when doing it and what I should look for in a good test. I know this is last minute but some of the things just sortof stood out to me last night and I spend the night dreaming of twins, c-sections, and numb hands. I woke panicking.

06-06-2005, 04:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	Accuracy of Pregnancy Tests In your experience, how accurate are the inexpensive pregnancy tests at the store? What causes them to be inaccurate? I'm panicking right now. As soon as the store opens I'm heading over to get me one, or two... Suffice it to say I stopped my pills to go on the placebo ones. I have not started my period yet 2 days in. Usually it starts by now. Then again my body has been acting wierd and I spotted for 3 out of 4 months the beginning of this year. The biggests factors that concern me are... -My waistline has increased by 5 inches (in 3 months) while the bustline and hips are exactly what they have been for the past year. -My breasts seem more sore than usual. -I've been waking every morning with indigestion and heartburn. With my first daughter I never really had morning sickness - just constant heartburn and slight nausea when hungry. -I've been feeling exceptionally emotional the past few days. I know I can be reading into things. In one way I'm hoping that this waistline increase ISN'T weight gain because I've been putting on at least 2 lbs a week in the past month. I also do NOT want to go through another miserable pregnancy and have another c-section. I'm not going through 23 hrs of labor just to END UP with a c-section either. As soon as the store opens today I'm heading over for a test. I'm wondering what I should be careful of when doing it and what I should look for in a good test. I know this is last minute but some of the things just sortof stood out to me last night and I spend the night dreaming of twins, c-sections, and numb hands. I woke panicking. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.