how soon can i take a pregnancy test?

i had sex 9 days ago when i was ovulating. im supposed to get my period around the 20th. ive just recently started having the feeling of butterflies in my stomach which leads to some nausea and slight heart burn it feels like. should i wait to see if i miss my period to take the test or can i take one with in the next couple days?

If the question is “[name_m]How[/name_m] soon can I take a test and have it be accurate?” then I would say wait until the day of your missed period. If you look for it, you can always find people on forums who say they got their positive result at 9 or 10 or 11 DPO, but I think most people only get a clear result after they miss their period. You can take one whenever you want of course–I did take one “early” over several cycles, but it gets really discouraging seeing that negative test. It was more discouraging than getting my period as confirmation. [name_m]Just[/name_m] my two cents though. Good luck!

I took one a few days before my missed period when I found out I was expecting my son. I was still like 12 DPO or so. I took one the day my period was late with my daughter and it was negative. Took another one two days later and it was positive so I think it varies on how long you need to wait to have an accurate result.

10DPO is really the earliest you can expect a positive if you’re pregnant, but there’s still a good chance of a false negative. You’re guaranteed a more accurate result if you wait until your period is due. Good luck!

I just got a faint positive 3 days before period is due, it was negative the day before that! I think it varies for everyone :slight_smile:

I received my BFP about 5 days before AF was due this time around and seem to have a pretty consistent 29 day cycle. However, I think it’s possible I may have ovulated early this month considering last AF started Dec 22nd and the only time I could have conceived was [name_m]New[/name_m] Year’s [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. I started having EWCM 2 and a half days after we DTD and that lasted for about 3 days I think. I had a feeling I was pregnant because I had a sign I remembered that I always got in the beginning with my other pregnancies, which is a weird feeling in my upper abdomen on both sides. I don’t really know how to describe it but I felt that on [name_u]January[/name_u] 15th. That feeling prompted me to test on [name_u]January[/name_u] 16th and I tested a very faint positive with the first test I took. That was a ClearBlue Plus test if I remember the name right. DH didn’t think the test was accurate since it was very faint and his logic was it’s probably not right because I wouldn’t be testing positive so early. :confused: lol. So I went to the store and bought some little plastic cups & two other types of tests to double check. The other tests I bought were FRER (6 days early kind) and clear blue digital with conception indicator. [name_m]Both[/name_m] showed up positive. I used the cup for collection and took both types at the same time. The FRER’s lines were almost invisible, but definitely there if you looked at it right, and the clear blue with conception indicator read “PREGNANT 1-2 weeks”. I was actually shocked that the digital showed up positive that early. I retested the end of the week last week and the line test got darker and the digital changed to PREGNANT 2-3 weeks so definitely pregnant by the way. However, I think it is very unusual to test positive as early as I did from everything I have read. (My other pregnancies I waited until the day my period was due to test so I have no idea when I would have tested positive for those pregnancies.)

Waiting until your period is due is usually the best way. I got a “pregnant” within seconds on the day my period was due.

I didn’t get positive until a couple days AFTER my period was due. I got a couple negatives before then but I just felt pregnant so I kept testing.