If you are not sure whether you would like to continue with the pregnancy you can explore your options with your GP or NHS online and if you know you will be terminating the pregnancy you can self refer to The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, Marie Stopes U.

We’ve analysed the home pregnancy test market and, along with user reviews and feedback from mums, have rounded up the best ones and their key features. Mum-of-three Jenny Wonnacott is a Content Editor for Mumsnet, specialising in writing, editing and optimising pregnancy care and child play content.There are a number of early pregnancy tests that claim to give you a result up to 6 days before the day of your missed period (this is 5 days before the date your period is due). Please tick if you would like to receive news, offers and information from our trusted and carefully selected partners that we think you might like. The strips come without a plastic wand, so we’d recommend dipping them in a wee sample, rather than attempting to catch a sample midstream. If your nerves can handle the extra wait and you’re comfortable with a no bells and whistles test, you can certainly save yourself the additional cost. You do have to wait a little longer for the results, however, as this test response takes five minutes to show after use.

Which may be particularly welcome if you are positive as, as all the best parenting books will warn you, babies don't come cheap! Was it a false positive this morning or just the only one that could pick up hcg as it was my morning urine ? All home pregnancy tests work the same way - by measuring the hCG levels in your urine- but when it comes to dye-based tests, which are the ones which give line results, there is some debate as to whether pink dye based tests or blue dye tests are better. However, according to instructions and based on many mums’ experiences, it’s best to use these tests the day after your period is due. With many happy users thanks to the easy-to-read results, one mum commented, “This is a very good product.In most cases, you can pick up pregnancy tests online, from pharmacies or supermarkets at a relatively low cost, and this is a discreet and private way to test at home.