Hello, this is my first post.

I believe I am 7-weeks pregnant but keep getting BFN with the HPTs.

I do not want to be get a blood test because I had one previously which I'm certain induced a very early miscarriage. However, the pregnancy nor the miscarriage was confirmed because my HCG level was below 5 i.e 3-4. (But I 'know' that I was because I kept getting very strange pulling and fluttering sensations in my belly over the weeks but the HPTs kept showing a BFN).

On the day I took the blood test, I started to bleed that very afternoon lightly and I bleed thereafter for 2 weeks (really heavy clots with strands and had excruciating pains like I've never had before). My period stopped for the first time since beginning my menstruation for two months. I resumed them after but the length of my period varies greatly now.

So, I will not be getting any blood tests. Also, I've read that ultrasounds can cause spontaneous miscarriages and harm the baby. Thus, I'm not sure what else I can do besides having a doppler stethoscope used to hear the baby's heartbeat, but I think I need to wait until the 8-10 week milestone for that method. I'm wondering if there are other safe, non-invasive methods to test for pregnancy (besides wait & see!)?

Here are my pregnancy symptoms to date: (NB I did get my 'period'late last month, and at first I thought it was a sign of miscarriage, as I bleed heavy and had some clots & excruciating thigh pain like I never get from my periods. But the period/ bleeding lasted about 2.5 days and they usually last 4-5 days. So, I think it might have been really heavy 'breakthrough' bleeding. Not sure...)

- Really sore stomach muscles & side muscles
- Need to sleep elevated in the early morning because of intense lower back pain
- Breasts are growing and so is my abdomen
- Constant dull headache
- Major daytime/ evening bloat (I already need to start considering maternity pants - can't wear my former jeans etc)
- Turned off my usual 85% dark chocolate craving
- Sides of breasts are tender
- Knees are wobbly (have no previous problems with knees)
- Hip pain (no previous problems with hips)
- Eyes are lighter and changing colour
- Feel much warmer (feel real warm- hot in bed, must sleep with far less bed clothes).
- Felt dizzy/ faint today
- A little more vaginal mucus (no pain, itch, or strong smell so it's not yeast related etc)
- Ultra tired and sleepy - go to sleep really early
- Very vivid & strange dreams
- My stomach is hyper sensitive i.e. hurt stomach badly the other day just by placing a skirt over my now flabby stomach (lifted entire stomach accidentally with the skirt and it got caught my belly "fat" and I felt really strong belly pain/ sore muscle pain for 2 days).
- I had implantation pain. My implantation 'stitch' pain lasted 1 week. The day following the commencement of the stitch pain, I had light implantation bleeding for 2 days (light brown streak).
- Drool a little at night
- Can't 'hold' to go to the toilet to do a pee (which is unlike me).
- More clumsy, less able to multitask (i.e. usually have lots of thoughts going on in my brain, but my mental capacity has somewhat diminished - this is sort of good & bad, for example, good that I don't get so stressed & sensitive about little things, but bad that I forget to do some routine things/ tasks)
- Have problems sitting at desk for too long
- Can't exercise or walk long for too long (not that I have tried exercising since finding out I could be pregnant to be on the safe side, but I'm too tired to or sore to do anything)
- Can't lift heavy items without getting stomach muscle pain
- Feel physically completely different to my usual self.


I'd like to see a doctor soon to get confirmation of a pregnancy (and start planning), but I want to know what pregnancy options I can ask the doctor to perform that are 100% safe and non-invasive (NB I don't want a vaginal inspection as I've heard these can potentially be harmful to the baby too). Any advice?

Also, are there people on this forum that never get a positive pregnancy test but still deliver? Or are there any women that have received a positive pregnancy test result after 7 weeks?

Thanks!
Pegasus