Can you have pregnancy symptoms before you get a positive pregnancy test?

by Symptom Advice on March 7, 2011

I've been have big pregnancy symptoms- nauseous all day since sunday night, headaches, lots of white discharge, my breast are slightly bigger & sore, and i go to the bathroom more.
I had sex with my boyfriend multiple times on September 7th. he wore no condom and i hadn't started my birth control again.
But i took a pregnancy test last night and this morning and both came back negative.

Could i be testing too early?
And could my birth control be effecting the tests?

Sept. 7th?? you would definetely be getting a positive pregnancy test by now. you would get a positive no more than 14 days after you had unprotected sex. you can only conceive 5 days out of each month.

Obviously you're supposed to be on the pill, so do it while you're not pregnant yet. There's no point in bringing a baby into this world when you both aren't planning on it right away. Don't do it to keep your boyfriend around either, because it won't work. my lil' 7 year old boy had no father at all. my baby girl's father is his father now because my ex is a dead beat dad.

You're not testing too early. Sounds like you want to be pregnant and please do not do this unless you talked it over with your boyfriend first. The birth control wouldn't be effecting the test, if it's negative it's negative. Try taking First Response if you haven't tried it yet or if you've taken a different test, they are the only ones I trust. I had false positives and false negatives with the Clear Blue Easy.

Good luck and please be smart next time.

I was an emotional wreck and had horribly sore boobs before I tested positive. Increased discharge also. so, yes, it's possible to have symptoms before a test comes out positive. however, if you had sex on September 7, I would think a positive test would show positive by now. mine showed positive less than 2 weeks after sex. If you don't start your period in the next few days, test again to be sure.

I started having symptoms with my first a week after I conceived. That's how I knew I was pregnant. I had really bad heartburn and felt nauseous especially at night it was horrible and since me and my boyfriend we not using any protection I knew right away that's what it had to be. I didn't get a positive until 3 weeks later.

Yes, I've had false negatives before and had those symptoms and found out later I was. funny your going through almost exactly what I'm going through at the moment lol…
wait a week or so and retest or get a blood test to be sure especially if you've already missed your period, also, bc can cause several of your symptoms

if you were pregnant you could be gettin a posative know. especally as you had intercourse at the beginning of Sept. For me i did insemination Friday and Saturday. 11 days later i got a posative pregnancy test. wait till your period though if it dont arrive then take a test

Birth control will not affect the outcome of the pregnancy tests. I got pregnant 3 days before starting BC and had no idea…. That test still worked just fine!

I would think your tests would work by now, but everyone is different, try again in a few days and see. maybe even with a different brand test. If you still doubt, just go to your dr's office.

I had pregnancy symptoms before I got a positive pregnancy test. I also got pregnant on birth control and it took longer than the normal for me to get a positive result. good luck, go get a blood test if you feel like you are pregnant

That posssible if you have taken the test in less that 14 days since you last hard sex with your partner. Because in this period it is not easy to tell that you are pregnant or not with any test.

Well yes you can have symtoms before as you could have them 2 weeks after conception. as for the BC and testing I have no clue.

I had the same symptoms as you before I got my BFP. my breasts are sore and I had a LOT of discharge. I am also nauseous on and off.

Good luck!

If you were feeling symptoms your body would be producing enough hormones for the test to pick it up.

seams we are both in the same situation, i am after the same answers as you,
my period is due this weekend, i too have been having some symptoms but now keep telling my self i might be imagening it all.
you can get symptoms as early as the day you conceive, which is usually the 2nd week in your cycle, then called the 2ww (2 week wait) the time a test wont show up, some people however but first responce and clear blue digital, as they are more sensitive in the pregnancy hormone and can show up positive if u are pg about 3-4 days before your period is due, but they are pricey and if u get a negative, you might still actually be pg, but its too early to test, depending on when you ovulate, as it is different for everyone, usually dat 14-17 after the first day of your last perios, but it only takes the one time, you who knows!!
is this your first pregnancy if u r pg? if so then you may be someone who had sypmtoms early, or like me think your imagening it all.
some people i know on a forum had the same feelings, tirednedd, vainy boobs, sickness, craving to then all go away and start there period, some however were right anf got a positive pg result.
the best thing to do, is test the day your period is due, this is when drs advise you to test, even if u bleed it might be an implantation bleed, and you may think your not pg when u are.
i had this will all my 3, bleed for about 2 hrs slightly thought it was my perios, but tested anyway, and there was a positive, and 9 months later, i had my babies.
hope this helps hun xxx

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