Pregnancy testing

I am pregnant with baby number 2 and just have a question about testing. All I’m getting come up on my TikTok now are videos about pregnancy and tests (to be expected as my algorithm has obviously changed!) however in these videos people are testing daily, making sure the line gets darker, making sure they’re still pregnant etc. I didn’t even realise this was a thing?? Now I’m thinking I should keep testing before my 12 week scan? But then I’d be obsessed with it I think! Is this normal practice? I just took 3 tests over 3 days and assumed that was enough? X

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First of, congratulations 🎉❤️ These Tik Tok videos are for views/likes etc, so don't waste your money on tests unnecessarily. I gave birth abroad so not totally sure the procedure in the UK, maybe get it confirmed at your GP and ask them for first trimester health tips etc. xx

@Sarah thank you! With my first I didn’t have TikTok so I didn’t even know that it was a thing! 😂 just seeing it now has got me thinking, should I be doing it. I don’t have my first appointment until 8 weeks with a midwife and I was happy before to wait for that! X

Id wait for the midwife appointment, no point stressing yourself out unnecessarily! 💕

Congratulations! 🥰 💛 I completely get you! I’m also pregnant, and since getting Peanut, I joined the ‘Trying to Conceive’ group – big mistake! Everyone was constantly posting about daily tests (sometimes even multiple tests a day), and that’s when I realised this was a whole thing. It became so stressful worrying about whether the lines were getting darker, and on top of that, there were loads of posts about sad stories – which just added to the anxiety). With my first baby, I only took two tests, and honestly, my first trimester was so much calmer and less stressful.

Same, I took one test for each pregnancy, then got it confirmed by my doctor who said I was already 2 months pregnant. Social media can make us doubt ourselves. There's nothing to be gained by doing multiple tests. I would wait to speak to a Dr. Xx

@Nora congratulations to you too! 🥰 this is exactly the same as me! I had none of this in my first pregnancy. It just shows how social media can sometimes be a negative, unlocked a whole heap of worries I didn’t have before 😢think I’m just going to stay in my bubble and switch off from it all! X

Also, if you keep testing there’s a thing called ‘the hook affect’ - I’ll let you google it properly, but it basically means after 5/6weeks your lines can start to fade, which just causes extra worry. Congrats xx

I had a miscarriage before my March 2023 baby, so I did do a clear blue every week to make sure it went from 1-2 2/3 and 3+ just cause I’d googled and got in my own head x

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