Ladies, this thread may get confusing, but I really need some insight and advice, or past experiences.
I was supposed to start my menstrual cycle on March 11. I took a pregnancy test on that day around lunch, and it came back PREGNANT. I was more than excited since it was something that we had been planning. After I got home from work that night, I took another one, just to be on the safe side. Again, POSITIVE. And again, the next morning, POSITIVE once again. So I schedule an appointment with an OB/GYN, prepared to apply for Medicaid, and also my local health dept to get an estimated due date for Medicaid.
I went to my health dept a week after my missed period, and they told me my test with them was negative. I was VERY upset to say the least. So I stopped by my local drug store and purchased three more tests. All three I took that day, and all came back POSITIVE. Thats 6 positives so far. The next day, which was a Thursday, a week exactly from when I was supposed to start, I went to a local pregnancy center, and their test was iffy. What I mean is, you really couldn't tell if there was a positive line there or not, so they sent me home with a ? mark.
About three days ago, I started noticing a discharge, and googled it, came back normal in pregnancy. So I went to my local drug store once again, took 2 more tests, and all three came back positive. Took one test just this morning, POSITIVE.
NINE POSITIVES!
Here is where things start getting rocky. Yesterday I started light bleeding and very minor cramping. Throughout the day, bleeding became heavier, and today was heavy also, with more severe cramps. So we took off to the ER, where they took a urine sample and blood sample.
Nurse came in and told me test was NEGATIVE...
I'm confused! Upset, hurt, disappointed... I don't understand it.. Am I missing something? This is my 3rd pregnancy, and I never had problems with my first two. I don't know if the hospital tested my urine or my blood. Can they test your blood within a matter of minutes or does it take a while for the results to come back?
I'm really torn on this, I know everything happens for a reason, but I feel in my heart, I was really pregnant, and I wanted THIS baby!
I was supposed to start my menstrual cycle on March 11. I took a pregnancy test on that day around lunch, and it came back PREGNANT. I was more than excited since it was something that we had been planning. After I got home from work that night, I took another one, just to be on the safe side. Again, POSITIVE. And again, the next morning, POSITIVE once again. So I schedule an appointment with an OB/GYN, prepared to apply for Medicaid, and also my local health dept to get an estimated due date for Medicaid.
I went to my health dept a week after my missed period, and they told me my test with them was negative. I was VERY upset to say the least. So I stopped by my local drug store and purchased three more tests. All three I took that day, and all came back POSITIVE. Thats 6 positives so far. The next day, which was a Thursday, a week exactly from when I was supposed to start, I went to a local pregnancy center, and their test was iffy. What I mean is, you really couldn't tell if there was a positive line there or not, so they sent me home with a ? mark.
About three days ago, I started noticing a discharge, and googled it, came back normal in pregnancy. So I went to my local drug store once again, took 2 more tests, and all three came back positive. Took one test just this morning, POSITIVE.
NINE POSITIVES!
Here is where things start getting rocky. Yesterday I started light bleeding and very minor cramping. Throughout the day, bleeding became heavier, and today was heavy also, with more severe cramps. So we took off to the ER, where they took a urine sample and blood sample.
Nurse came in and told me test was NEGATIVE...
I'm confused! Upset, hurt, disappointed... I don't understand it.. Am I missing something? This is my 3rd pregnancy, and I never had problems with my first two. I don't know if the hospital tested my urine or my blood. Can they test your blood within a matter of minutes or does it take a while for the results to come back?
I'm really torn on this, I know everything happens for a reason, but I feel in my heart, I was really pregnant, and I wanted THIS baby!
I agree with the previous post that many of the tests used in doctors offices are not sensitive. Trust that you know your body, and know that if you had all those positive tests you were pregnant! What I learned with my chemical pregnancy was that the hcg leaves your blood earlier than it does your urine, so it's possible to have a positive urine test, and a negative blood test the next day if the hcg is already falling. Another great support community is the pregnancy and birth loss forum, so you may want to post over there. There are so many supportive women. I'm thinking of you, and sending you healing! 
