Possibly pregnant, safe to stay on induction?

[texasbaby]

I have a question...If i'm not sure if i'm pregnant is it safe to stay on induction?

I really dont wanna get off and find out i'm not and have everything i've worked for be for nothing. My period is almost 7 days late(tmrw will be 7) and I've got a lot of the signs, extreme fatigue, frequent urination, weird cravings and always hungry, nausea, bad mood swings, lower back pains. I took a test the day after i missed my period and it was negative. I'm going to wait a week to take another one because everyone says my hcg levels would be too low. My boyfriend and i did have sex on the days that i was ovulating too so that would help. But anyway what do y'all think?

[jimmie 48]

as per the book, pregnant women should not do any phase of Atkins except for maintenance. to be on the safe side, i would jump to the maintenance levels and
keep away from the bad carbs

[sallyseachange]

I agree with jimmie... better safe than sorry when you're considering another little life and your own health.
Let us know if it turns out to be yay or nay!

[DarlingBri]

Originally Posted by texasbaby

I took a test the day after i missed my period and it was negative. I'm going to wait a week to take another one because everyone says my hcg levels would be too low.

Everyone is incorrect. That is not how home pregnancy tests (HPTs) work. With modern HPTs you can test before you miss your period and get accurate results, never mind a week late. If you take a test today, and it is negative, you are not pregnant. With a period that late, you don't even need to use first morning urine.

Trust me here, I have peed on more sticks than you've had hot dinners! And if you don't trust me, read the website of any major manufacturer like Clear Blue Easy or First Response.

And if you don't believe that, go to your doctor for a blood test. It takes 5 minutes. And it actually isn't more reliable (the consumer pee tests are very reliable indeed) but it may make you feel better if you have doubts.

[sallyseachange]

Originally Posted by DarlingBri

Everyone is incorrect. That is not how home pregnancy tests (HPTs) work. With modern HPTs you can test before you miss your period and get accurate results, never mind a week late. If you take a test today, and it is negative, you are not pregnant. With a period that late, you don't even need to use first morning urine.

Trust me here, I have peed on more sticks than you've had hot dinners! And if you don't trust me, read the website of any major manufacturer like Clear Blue Easy or First Response.

And if you don't believe that, go to your doctor for a blood test. It takes 5 minutes. And it actually isn't more reliable (the consumer pee tests are very reliable indeed) but it may make you feel better if you have doubts.

How very interesting... even though, at 55, it's knowledge I'm too old to put to use any more
You learn something new every day!

[DarlingBri]

By the way, for all of you amused by this, here is everything you could want to know about pregnancy tests in the US market: PeeOnaStick.com.

[DarlingBri]

PS: By "everyone is incorrect" I didn't mean everyone in this thread. I meant the "everyone" in texasbaby's real life world telling her that her HCG levels would be too low to test. Just didn't want y'all to think I was snarking the thread

Not that I would never snark a thread...