When Should I Take a Pregnancy Test?

I used tests I got from http://www.pregnancyteststore.com/index.html Its much cheaper per test and they're delivered to your home.

My periods have always been irregular. They range from coming every two weeks to every nine weeks. Planning a pregnancy is like trying to hit the lotto. It drives me nuts! ><

When my husband and I suspected we were pregnant last fall, I took a pregnancy test every Friday (starting the day after my period was late) for four weeks, and they all came back negative. After the fifth week, I finally got it. Like you, I had gone off of regular birth control and was just using condoms as a back up. I guess my body just takes longer than most to get back in the swing of things. I would suggest taking your temperature every morning when you wake up. When you ovulate, your base body temp will be about .8 -.9 degrees higher than normal. If you're planning to get pregnant in March, you have a few months left to note what days your temperature is higher so you'll know when the time is right.

As far as a brand I prefer, I've always used E.P.T. which is the same most hospitals use when you go in for a test. I know generic brands will tell you just the same, but it's a tried-and-true brand for me, and I don't mind paying the extra few bucks for that peace of mind. :) Give your body a few weeks to even itself out and go from there. Good luck, and pre-congrats on Baby #2!! :)

S.,

I always got a positive pregnancy test on the day my period was due, so I'd say, if you were supposed to get it today, I'd take a test! :) I always just used EPT or something from Target with good results.

Good luck!
Jessica

With both my kids I tried pregnancy tests 9-11 days past ovulation and got nothing and with both kids on 12 days past ovulation I got a faint positive. I'm on a 28 day period schedule and most always ovulate on day 13-15 mostly day 14 though. Look at your last cycle and pinpoint day 1 of your cycle and then count to day 14 and assume that's your ovulation day and then count day 14 day 15 as 1 day past ovulation until you hit day 12 or 14 and take a test then. Does that make sense? Generally, just test 2-3 days past your scheduled period. I used the First Response to get my early results with both kids.

The first test I always used was the dollar store ones. That way I was only wasting a dollar. If that came back postive then I would go and buy a name brand to comfirm it. I never got a wrong reading on the dollar store test.
Good luck
K.