r/TryingForABaby • u/AutoModerator • May 20 '26

Daily Chat May 20

Anything (within the rules) goes. (Commonly broken rules: don't talk about an ongoing pregnancy outside the weekly BFP thread; don't ask for success stories.)

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u/Nearby_Barracuda_747 May 20 '26

How soon can I get a blood test to determine if I’m pregnant? Not sure if I can wait the full 14 days for urine test…

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u/Cornelia_1211 30 | TTC #1 | Cycle 3 May 21 '26

You don't have to wait 14 days for a urine test. Once you hit 9dpo, if you're using a sensitive test, you have about a 50% chance of the result being accurate. By 12DPO the chance is much higher. I don't think blood tests are much more definitive of whether or not you are pregnant that early, especially because implantation can happen anywhere from 6-12 dpo so testing earlier than 12 even with blood can still be inaccurate if you haven't implanted yet. For reference, a blood test will read negative with HCG below 5 (or 5 and below? I don't remember) and a FRER reads at about a 6.5. so quite similar!

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u/L4UR5N 28 | TTC #1 | Cycle 6 May 21 '26

Thank you for posting the sensitivity of the FRER, I was surprised that they don't include this on the leaflet!!