Pregnancy test 5 days before expected period and a positive ?

[Jessika1995]

I have been off of my birth control a month now , just a little worried about it being to early to get a positive , I really am hoping I am pregnant and it's a healthy pregnancy . I've been having a lot of cramping could that be a bad thing ?

[Bpas_1968]

Hi Jessika1995,

It is recommend that you test from the day your period is due. However, the pregnancy hormone increases rapidly in early pregnancy and you use a Lloyds pharmacy Pregnancy Test which can be used to test up to 4 days before your period is due. If you test early and get a ‘Not Pregnant’ result it is possible that the level of pregnancy hormone may not yet be high enough to be detected. You should test again when your period is due. Cramps in early pregnancy are quite normal and not necessarily an indicator that anything bad will happen.

I hope that helps.

Best wishes,

Katherine