confused i need your 2 cents (LADIES ONLY!!!)

so yesterday i took a preg. test. well i did the test and after the 1 line showed up i walked away.( i was suppose to start my T.O.M.. this morning i woke up with blood everywhere. (sorry if its t.m.i) but after that the rest of the day theres only blood whne i wipe... still cramping pretty bad. anyways i looked at the test later on and there was 2 lines! the 2nd line was very faint but it was still there...but i just took another test and it was neg.. im confused i dont know what to think.. what do yall think? could i be preg.. could this be spotting or my actual period? ugh help
and please no smartass comments im being serious with this post
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  • mollz007
    mollz007 Posts: 168 Member
    It could be your TOM, my period is always the heaviest in the mornings. I would take another pregnanct test just to be sure though. Are you on BC/?
  • Changing_Charity
    Changing_Charity Posts: 197 Member
    how late were you on your period? its possible it could have been your TOM or a misscariage. if you are bleeding and the last test came up negative then you most likely arent pregnant. if you are still worried, see your dr.
  • just a day late but previous symptoms made me think i could of been pregnant
  • It could be your TOM, my period is always the heaviest in the mornings. I would take another pregnanct test just to be sure though. Are you on BC/?
    yea hulka clips
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    0.o
  • Hi .... after a certain period of time, the two lines will appear. You have to read the test within the "window" suggested on the instructions in order to determine whether you're pregnant or not...otherwise you get a false positive. (This is what I remember from 8 years ago...but I'm pretty sure it still applies). Good luck!
  • Hi .... after a certain period of time, the two lines will appear. You have to read the test within the "window" suggested on the instructions in order to determine whether you're pregnant or not...otherwise you get a false positive. (This is what I remember from 8 years ago...but I'm pretty sure it still applies). Good luck!
    k ty
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    I think those tests always turn positive if you leave them long enough. Might want to check with your doctor to be on the safe side, though, or so another home test to double check.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    How long after did you look at it?

    The directions says a negative test shouldn't be read after 10 minutes. If you waited the amount of time and it wasn't positive - it isn't positive. A positive test will show up on time (my test says wait 3 minutes, if it doesn't show positive after 3 minutes, it's negative)

    I am pretty sure that when left to sit awhile it is not uncommon for the second line to show, which is why it shouldn't be checked later.
  • jesse1379
    jesse1379 Posts: 239 Member
    This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    Hi .... after a certain period of time, the two lines will appear. You have to read the test within the "window" suggested on the instructions in order to determine whether you're pregnant or not...otherwise you get a false positive. (This is what I remember from 8 years ago...but I'm pretty sure it still applies). Good luck!

    yes, this
  • Changing_Charity
    Changing_Charity Posts: 197 Member
    This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?

    hahahaha!
  • Changing_Charity
    Changing_Charity Posts: 197 Member
    a lot of times, TOM symptoms can be similar to pregnancy symptoms!
  • This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?
    he is a real *kitten* hole! i hate him! lol
  • _JR_
    _JR_ Posts: 830 Member
    This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?

    Shows up every month, too! You might want to get a restraining order!
  • a lot of times, TOM symptoms can be similar to pregnancy symptoms!
    yes i know but what had me concerned is oct 9 i had the regular " cycle" lasted 4 days.. well on the 25th my boobs became sore and got worse over time. there still sore! i usual get sore boobs a week before my pd. is due but not 2 or 2.5 weeks before..
  • This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?

    Shows up every month, too! You might want to get a restraining order!
    lol ikr!!
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?


    LOL!
  • collingmommy
    collingmommy Posts: 456 Member
    I've nerve had a test lieto me. I've got a tenth month old son and before we conceived him, i took pregnancy test regulary.. Nerve had one to go 2 line s.. Even if left for 24 hours. But i have 6 that are still showing strong two lines , from march '11.. Yes, i kept them. . Any way the other option is evaporation line, but that don't usually happen in 1 hour, that is right of and is real faint, almost non existent. Good luck.
  • britt_2007_89
    britt_2007_89 Posts: 6 Member
    Hi,
    I am a medical laboratory scientist and I run preg. tests in the lab all day long. I think that as others have suggested you should read the test within the prescribed amount of time. If it was not positive within the period of time that it was supposed to be, then more than likely several minutes later, it's an interfering substance that is creating the second line. I would not worry too much if you took a second test and read within the time period you are more than likely not pregnant. I think that if you are really worried you can go to the Dr. and suggest a serum pregnancy test, which is a more sensitive test (more likely to pick up a smaller amount of the HCG hormone aka pregnancy hormone. :) I, personally think you're fine!

    Cheers
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    After 10 minutes, the test becomes invalid. It was negative. If you took another and it was negative, and you're bleedin,. It's safe to say you're not pregnant.
  • k thanks :)
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    it's probably your period. if the flow doesn't become more like usual within 2-3 days I would make a dr appt. in my experience it never takes that long. sometimes the 1st day is different for whatever reason.
  • it's probably your period. if the flow doesn't become more like usual within 2-3 days I would make a dr appt. in my experience it never takes that long. sometimes the 1st day is different for whatever reason.
    yea ive never had one be like this.. if it goes away or continues to only be there when i wipe i will c a dr.
  • 170isreal
    170isreal Posts: 151 Member
    This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?

    LMAO! Obviously this is not a funny topic and I feel the poster pain of the uncertainty but I have been wondering when someone would make this joke
  • This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?

    LMAO! Obviously this is not a funny topic and I feel the poster pain of the uncertainty but I have been wondering when someone would make this joke
    this was a serious topic but this made me laugh which i needed :)
  • I know that urine test strips for diabetes will give you a false positive it you let it sit too long because the reaction speed depends on concentration in that particular reaction. I suspect it's the same for pregnancy tests, and compound that with the line being very light a day later with a second negative it seems as if you are just having a very ugly TOM.
  • tdbad1
    tdbad1 Posts: 87 Member
    Have you lost a lot of weight recently? had something big happen in your life? Are your periods usually regular and consistant? Don't forget. TOM is completely ruled by hormones and surprisingly, body fat(not that i understand that part, but i did read it on a clinic site). Something gets our systems outta whack and this sort of thing will happen. If you are really worried about it, i would suggest seeing a dr, or going to a clinic.
  • mandy0688
    mandy0688 Posts: 335 Member
    Hunny go to your doctor. He can tell you if your prego or not. If you have issues with your TOM, also go see a doctor.
  • mandy0688
    mandy0688 Posts: 335 Member
    This TOM guy sounds like a real a-hole. First he gets you pregnant then beats the **** out of you?

    OMG are you realated to my fiance cause he says stuff like that. :laugh: