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I was due to have my period on the 19th. It is always on time and always on the same day each month. It's now 2 days late. I decided that if it didn't come yesterday that I would take a test.

I took a test at 10pm. and it came out negative. I later read online that it's best to take a test with the first urination in the morning. I also read that tests results might not even be accurate until a whole week after my missed period. Is that true?

I have a few symptoms besides a missed period..the most obvious is that I have been to the bathroom about 15 times yesterday and it always seems like I have to go. My nipples are sore to the touch and I have to be careful not to accidentally brush them on something or it is painful.

What were some of your first pregnancy symptoms? I'm interested to hear any stories and compare them to what I'm feeling.

If I am pregnant, it was not planned. I am living with my boyfriend right now and we are getting married in March. We were going to wait until July to try and conceive. This would be our first child and I'm very nervous.

Thanks everyone :)
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it can take a little while for your body to build up enough of the pregnancy hormone for the test to detect. Mine came out really faint about 3 or 4 days late and then a week after that they were clear. My breast grew and hurt really bad in the beginning and I ended up with morning sickness unfortunatly that still has not left (13 weeks). It sounds like a definate possibility but there are a lot of things out there that can effect your period. Take another test with the first morning pee and if it's still negative then wait about a week and take another if you still don't get your period. Best of luck and either way hope things work out for the best for you.
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alot of things can affect your period especially stress... the best time to take the pregnancy test is about 4 days after your missed period or more if u can stand waitting. Use your first morning pee cause that will hold the most amout of hormones. I took my test 3 days after i missed & the positive was very faint but it was there. My breast were very sensitive & grew fast. thnk god no morning sickness but i just felt pregnant. Mine was unplanned too. If you need any help or advice just msg me Id be glad to help u... plz let me know what ur next test shows.
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No need to be nervous, sweetie =). I did not know I was pregnant until I was 12 weeks and 4 days, which was the day after my 22nd birthday (Yeah, Happy Birthday to me, right, lol). Anyhoo, the reason I never thought to take a pregnancy test was because I had been stressed out throughout the whole summer and my period was being affected by that, anyways. It's a long story behind how I found out, but my signs were swollen and tender breasts, nausea (I escaped the perils of morning sickness, yay me!), change in appetite and behavior. It's always good to go to the doctor to get checked out, like I did, cause my test came back positive TWICE when I got tested. Oh yeah, another sign was my frequent trips to the bathroom, like 20 times in one hour, lol!

Don't worry, a lot of pregnancies aren't or weren't planned, like mine. If you are pregnant, congrats! And the best advice I can offer you if you are, is to start planning NOW!!! =)
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