https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 20:12:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2171768 Fri, 08 May 2015 09:37:38 +0000 mrsjd 2171768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: Thanks to everyone who chimed in. I decided to wait based on everyone's comments and I'm glad I did. AF came at 4:30 this morning. Just a day early. It's mostly a relief in these circumstances, but I can't say I wasn't a tiny bit disappointed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170876 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:26:44 +0000 travellingbee 2170876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably wait too. If it is implantation bleeding, you wouldn't likely get a :bfp: for a few days after that anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170873 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:25:25 +0000 kiddosc 2170873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would test... at 12dpo, it would be fairly reliable and if this were me I would spend the next two days letting my hopes get super high and be more upset about having af arrive than if I took a test now, saw a bfn and knew I was out. So it really depends what you're preference is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170869 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:24:05 +0000 Keybee 2170869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a POAS addict, and I say if you are curious, go ahead and test. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170854 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:19:45 +0000 Mamaof2 2170854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait - since your only 1-2 days before your AF is expected to arrive I would assume its pre-AF spotting </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170851 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:18:35 +0000 buttermilk 2170851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait. I never realized it before TTC, but I had light brown spotting that started 3 days before AF pretty much every cycle we ttc, which was over a year. When I finally got bfp, there was no spotting at all for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170835 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:15:10 +0000 snowjewelz 2170835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Given the information you gave, if I were you I'd wait, as hard as that is sometimes! Even though either way a BFN will still be disappointing no matter if it's via a test or via AF showing up. Best wishes to you!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170825 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:13:20 +0000 MrsKRB 2170825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's up to you! How would you feel if you saw a negative test? A lot of women have brown spotting around the same time they get a bfp, so you never know :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/to-wait-or-to-test#post-2170803 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:05:06 +0000 mrsjd 2170803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on cycle day 29, My cycle is usually 30-31 days. Today I had a bit of brown spotting that is unusual for me before starting AF. I know I ovulated on cd 17 [which is great, I've struggled to ovulate on my own]. My husband and I only had sex once during my fertile period, 3 days before ovulation so I know the chance of pregnancy isn't good. Although I've been off BC for 16 months, we are NTNP right now because we're in the middle of moving to a new city. In fact, my husband moved last week. I would be so happy but so nervous given the big life changes going on right now (new city, new jobs). </p> <p>Is it possible that the spotting is from implantation or that I might be pregnant? I've had some left side cramping that reminds me of how I felt when I had a chemical pregnancy in December. </p> <p>Should I wait to see if AF shows or test? </p>