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Hearty - February 18th, 2011 2:14 AM

do you know some helpful tips in testing? i want to know coz i'm planning to get preggy in a couple of months :)

tnx..


Edaeb - February 18th, 2011 3:10 AM

I drink a lot of liquids though...
I already have had 3 water bottles, OJ and some vitamin water today.
Ahh!
I hope it isn't too dilute in the morning.


Simple84 - February 18th, 2011 2:14 PM

drink a lot of water esp. best to do this at the morning because i learned from my sister in law healthcare, morning is more clearer than evening time.


Betsky - February 18th, 2011 2:27 PM

think positive , be happy and relax in using the test... this helps, ,promise!


princess - February 19th, 2011 10:23 PM

emotions play a big part in using pregnancy test. So, as far as possible deal with your emotions.


carmina - February 19th, 2011 11:29 PM

i agree to princess. here is helpful tip in using it regardless of your emotion.

* Use first morning urine (FMU)
By using urine from the first thing in the morning you actually have more of the hormone (hCG) that the test is looking for built up in your urine. This makes it more likely to get an accurate test reading. If you're worried you'll forget to collect it when you first get up, close the lid to your toilet and sit the pregnancy test on top. Some say that if you hold your urine for more than four hours it is the same as first morning urine. The key is to not overload yourself on fluids to make your urine more diluted.


giftedbeauty - February 19th, 2011 11:49 PM

Really read the instructions first.

I know you're anxious, we all are when faced with the small pregnancy test that has the potential to change our lives forever. But, before you even enter the bathroom, pull out the instructions and read them thoroughly. Be sure you know what you're doing, don't assume you remember from previous tests. It will also give you information on time limits, both in how long you need to wait and when the test is no longer valid to be read.


Godess@2011 - February 19th, 2011 11:55 PM

you can bring a clock with you.
You might feel like you're a great estimator of time, but when you're dealing with a pregnancy test, bring along your unbiased friend - a clock. If the test says you shouldn't read the results after ten minutes, a clock can tell you if the test turned positive at 9 minutes 30 seconds or 10 minutes 3 seconds. This can be a huge difference.


LovyPoe11 - February 20th, 2011 12:14 AM

Don't be afraid to use a cup. Even if the directions tell you to hold a pregnancy test in your urine stream, don't panic. If you're not a good aim or that you'll make a huge mess, don't fear. Collect the urine in a cup. Then simply hold the absorbent end of the pregnancy test into the urine in the cup for the amount of time you were supposed to hold it in your urine stream.


Soy.30 - February 20th, 2011 12:33 AM

Don't hesitate to use the toll free number on the box.
That's what it's there for! You can ask the people, usually nurses, questions that concern you. Typical questions might be about medication interactions that effect the pregnancy tests workings or even something about evaporation lines, test reliability, etc.


Mandy - March 1st, 2011 4:45 AM

Don't just use one stick, use several. It's cheap, so it's not too expensive.


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