[Araceli11.11.11]

Ok so my period was suppose to start on the 11 of May & now I'm 10 days late, I took 4 pregnancy test & 3 were negative & 1 was a very faint positive. I'm always tired & crying for no reason at all & I have horrible cramps like if I'm going to start my period but this has been happing for the past week, I'm so confused can someone please tell me what they think.

[Alty]

If you had a faint positive, then congrats, you're pregnant.

You may want to confirm it by going to the doctor for a blood test, but false positives are very rare. False negatives are not, they happen all the time.

But don't buy the baby booties yet. Get a blood test done, just in case the test with the faint positive was faulty. Or, wait another week and test again. Make sure when testing that you use first morning urine, and follow the directions exactly. The test is only accurate if you follow the directions.

Good luck.

[Fr_Chuck]

Yes, congrats I would say you are pregnant. As noted it is common to have false negative, but a false positive is not common.

Also at times it is the week after when the period was suppose to show up that you want to test.

Best test time is first thing in the morning using the first urine of the morning.

Now you go to your doctor or clinic and have it confirmed by blood test.

[Araceli11.11.11]

Okay thanks so much, I was going crazy but I will make an appt asap, if you don't mind me asking what would be some of the reasons for a faulse negative ?

[Alty]

Okay thanks so much, I was going crazy but I will make an appt asap, if you don't mind me asking what would be some of the reasons for a faulse negative ?

A false negative can happen if the person doesn't follow the directions exactly, and many women don't. They're so eager to take the test that they don't read that first morning urine is the best time to test, or that they have to read the test within a certain time frame.

Other reasons are tests that are faulty, expired, etc. It could also be too early to test, which I believe is what happens the majority of the time. If there's not enough hcg (which is the case in very early pregnancy) the test won't register a pregnancy, and you'll get a negative even though you are in fact pregnant.

If I had to guess, and sadly, that's all I can do, I'd say that it's just a bit early for you to test. A faint line means that hcg was detected, but not a lot. If you wait another week, even two, and test again, I'd bet that you'll get a stronger positive result. But, a blood test is more accurate.