Clearblue early pregnancy test | Mumsnet (2024)

You are being unreasonable

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Yes, you could be. The more time goes on, the more I hate these mega early tests. They just intensify the headgame that is TTC and they don't change any outcomes. There was a thread recently where OP was squinting at tests from a few days past suspected ovulation, couldn't be sure if they were positive or not, they eventually looked very negative. Could have been a chemical pregnancy but tests were so faint you just couldn't be sure. No gains, in my opinion.

I know we all want to know asap but there are some things that just can't be rushed.

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Aww thank you so so much for the fast response. I feel better after reading that. I so want to be pregnant. So fingers crossed. It's true though honestly it's made me incredibly anxious reading it as negative and being unsure now.

Thank you so much.

You definitely could be pregnant despite a negative test.

The '6 days early' tag line is because it's an easier way for most people to measure and its how all other tests state their effectiveness.

However, the date you ovulated + the length of your luteal phase is what determines when your period is due. So you may expect your period is due on Tuesday, but unless you know the length of your luteal phase and exactly which day you ovulated then it's impossible to know for sure when it's due. Most people who go on to get a positive test will see a BFP from 12DPO, so if you do know when you ovulated then 12DPO is a safe bet for testing.

A lot of late BFPs come from people who ovulated much later than they expected. This could easily be you if you're not tracking ovulation and you're never out until AF arrives.

Good luck. Fingers crossed for you.

Yeah you could be. I remember when I was trying to conceive with Dd - my period were never regular so I can't go by that.

I did a test say on the Wednesday or Thursday and it was negative but had a strong positive early the next week! Pregnancy hormones multiply rapidly in early pregnancy I believe.

So try again in a few days 😃

You're so right! Thank you!!!!

Well I'm bleeding but again so so so unsure weather its my period or implantation. I guess I need to hold on.

In my experience Clearblue are not very accurate early on. The First Response ones as someone said above are much more accurate early (although you could pick up a chemical pregnancy more often with these). Superdrug used to do an exact replica which were much cheaper but something in the back of my mind is telling me that they changed the sensitivity a few years ago and were not quite so good.

Good luck either way. Xx

It’s so so much better to wait at least a week until after you are due to get an accurate result.

In the olden days, prehome testing, go wouldn’t confirm until missed three periods

Thank you so much everyone. I definitely won't be buying and relying on the 6 day early tests again.

So I started bleeding on Sunday around 17:30 but it's a strange period. I see blood in the toilet and when I wipe but it's not like I usually expect on the pad. So much lighter on the pad.

Either implantation bleed or I'm making myself believe it's different to my usual period, so I remain hopeful 🤷🏼‍♀️

I'll do a test in the morning xx

Guys what do you think, my bleeding was not a lot today. In the morning on the tissue and in the toilet but in the pad again not too much. Now when I wipe there's not a lot of blood.

Period or implantation?

It's more likely to be spotting that will lead into your normal period I'd have thought. But it could be implantation if you're not 100% sure when you ovulated.

Fingers crossed for you though.