Breastfeeding and HPT accuracy

[sconeonamission]

Hi

I am currently demand feeding my 7mth old daughter. She feeds at least once overnight and however often she needs through the day.

We (read: DH) does not want any more children, where as I am happy either way. (I have extreme baby bump envy, but that's a whole other thread - possibly blog post!)

About 2 weeks ago I went to the dr about something else and mentioned my nausea. It comes in waves, but it's not constant nor consistent. I'm not worried I'm pregnant, I'm probably not. Without being too detailed, there may have been a 'slip' on DH's part, but not a big 'slip' iykwim That dr said that it's probably my period trying to return, but as I'm still breastfeeding it's conflicting. Basically, I can stop bf and let things return or just deal with it. He'd rather I hang in with breastfeeding.

I did a hpt on Friday (can't remember what brand. It's still in date, but I've had it from when I tested when i was pregnant with DD). Now. The one line is showing fantastically clear. Take a quick look and it's a definite NOT PREGNANT. But I can see a slight 2nd blue line. It is ever so slight, and I can't manage to photograph it.

I have another appt with the doctor today, but just how likely is the hpt to be wrong? Does the breastfeding require some hcg hormone and that's why there is an ever ever so feint line, is it wrong (can they be wrong?) or am I just trying to read what's not there?

Thanks,
scone

[Rowellen]

Sorry I don't know the answer re BF & HCG but I'll keep my fingers crossed for you It might just be an evap line on the first test. Maybe test again today & see.

[HotI]

Breastfeeding does not give you a false positive on HPTs. I would wee on another stick now and see what you get.

[Babyluv]

Go and get another hpt
Bf doesn't have anything to do with hcg. I'm always telling ppl to use the digital tests, they remove the guesswork! Now off you go hehe, get off BB and run to the shops, poas and then come back and tell us

[~ Mylitta ~]

Like the other girls have said, hcg has nothing to do with breastfeeding. I'd be running out and getting another hpt as well. Actually, knowing me I'd probably grab a digital hpt as well as the "normal" type, lol, but I'm a serial poas-er hahaha!

My 9 1/2 month old DD is still demand breastfed at least 3 hourly during the day (and hourly overnight at the moment *sigh*) and I'm also still brastfeeding my 2 1/2 year old DS once or twice a day. When DD was 7 months old I had that funny feeling in my belly that is similar to when you are about to get your period. Then my period never came. Then I started feeling nauseous, but my DSS had had gastro a few days before, so obviously he must have given a bit to me right? Lol, a few days later and I was still feeling ill, so DH suggested a pregnancy test. We both laughed because it was so unlikely (I had been ill with 3 different bugs, so we'd only dtd once recently and I hadn't even had one period since having DD). Two days after that and I was still ill, so a hpt was done. The test line came up twice as dark as the control line, lol! We hadn't planned on any more kids (DH didn't want more, but I was like you and would have liked another) so you can imagine the shocked, nervous laughter that followed the revealing of the hpt lines

In conclusion, more hpt's! hehehehe

[sconeonamission]

Well, the poas at the doctor was negative. I told my husband by text and he wrote back "Oh thank god!" lol I'm a little disappointed but, ah well.

[Rowellen]

I would be disappointed too.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

I would think that if you have had nausea for around 2 weeks then taking a hpt now, it would be pretty strong. Im guessing by the blue line that you used a crystal clear? They are known for their evap lines and false positives.

[Kazzo]

I went through something very similar when DD2 was 4 months old. I even did a thread because I thought I might have been UTD. I was getting waves of nausea and so many other symptoms that I thought I may have been pregnant. My doctor said pretty much the same thing as your doctor. I was just my cycle trying to start. Sure enough 5 weeks later I got my period. I did not POAS though because DH was away and I could not do it without him been here so I just sat in limbo land.