How Early Can You Take a Pregnancy Test? OBGYN Explains Implantation & Early Pregnancy Symptoms

This week, Sarah Bjorkman, MD, board-certified OBGYN talks about one of the most common question she gets asked: how early can you take a pregnancy test? In this video, TDB review the dreaded two-week wait, explain what happens as an embryo implants, and talk about implantation symptoms and early pregnancy signs. Stay tuned for the end where they share if their EMBRYO TRANSFER worked and their own early pregnancy testing!!

0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Embryo Development and Implantation
5:55 - Early Signs of Pregnancy and Implantation
6:45 - How Early Can You Test?
7:52 - Early Testing After IVF and Embryo Transfer
9:13 - Earliest Test Days!
9:53 - Our Own Early Testing

Intro Music: A WAY FOR ME - Nicolai Heidlas by Chem Ocampo

[liarae]

My 14mo old is from IVF & now unexpectedly 5wks pregnant with baby number 2 conceived naturally. So happy to follow along with your pregnancy journey again. Congratulations!

[chelsflann]

Congratulations!! I just found im 5 weeks pregnant with my first baby!! I have dealt with infertility due to PCOS but I finally have my miracle baby! I’m excited to follow your journey!

[skillpreneurr]

I knew it! You can tell when Sarah is feeling good or bad and in the last few videos she was so happy and glowing! I knew something was different! We are so happy for you. We wish you an easy pregnancy and a healthy baby! Thank you for sharing with us.

[TheFallLover]

I found out I was pregnant like 4 days before implantation.
I implanted twice. Pregnant with twins 🥰

[Everyhandleiwanthasbeentaken]

Firstly congratulations 🎉!! Secondly - so lovely to see you’re as neurotic as the rest of us 😂 so reassuring x

[samanthaestrada]

Congrats on baby #2! So happy for the both of you. I'm currently 24 weeks with baby #1. I've been binge watching all of your videos. It's really nice to have professionals on here sharing their journey and giving their advice

[MsSavvyChic]

I am over the moon for you guys and could see the glow in your faces and sparkle in your eyes-congratulations! Can’t wait to follow your journey with baby #2! 🎉

[ziminamaryana]

Congratulations! Although I actually waited until I was told by my IVF doctor. Just to avoid disappointment. So, I saved myself some nerves and got a super positive test day 10 after transfer)

[dominiquejackson]

I absolutely love Sarah's vulnerabilty. My gosh! I hate to see the ups and downs obviously, I wouldn't wish that hurt on anyone but for anyone on a journey like this seeing a doctor openly admit "it was hard for me to wait against better judgement" "I tested early and often" etc. makes the average person feel less guilty for that human quality. We are all human and sometimes its hard in a season like this to take all of a doctor's advice and sometimes there's an immense amount of guilt of being anxious and failing to fight the feeling. In this society her honesty is refreshing and helpful. Congrats guys!!!

[hayleybrown]

Congrats! Don't feel crazy- I feel like anyone that's gone through a miscarriage or infertility always tests way too early but that's ok! I am due with my rainbow baby in a couple weeks and I tested positive at 9dpo and I waited until 10dpo to tell hubby.

[hashtag_Jen]

You guys deserve to have way more subscribers than you do. Your videos are so down to earth, yet super informative. Also love the disclaimer at the end. Congrats on baby #2.

[KateMaureen]

Yay! Now we're pregnant together xD I knew it bc Sarah was suddenly out of breath again in the videos! Unrelated, I'll have to watch the morning sickness vid again, but I don't remember unisom being recommended. My Dr suggested it and omg I've gone from vomiting 8 times in a day to barely any nausea with a combo of unisom and "dramamine" ginger chews. Anyway, congrats again!!

[AlyssaL]

I didn't test out my trigger but I also tested two days post transfer and it was obviously negative lol. 4dpt I took another test (I was using the wondfo ones because I didn't want to "waste" my FRERs) and it was a faint line, my FIRST EVER positive, because we also dealt with male factor infertility. I ordered my own blood test for 8dpt because I was also anxious and it was 145. Then my clinic started their beta tests at 10dpt and it was 303. 😄 I'm now 33 weeks with my first baby all thanks to IVF.

So excited for you, good luck on this journey.

[TinaWhite-Doyle]

Congratulations! When we did IVF, I started testing 3 days post-transfer. Faint, faint positive that I thought was probably from the trigger shot. I tested every day until the blood draw, watching that line get darker and darker 😁 I'm so glad it worked for you on the first transfer!
-I also thought after the successful transfer that I was "just pregnant", but every doctor's appointment I go in for, I learn about new things that are higher risk due to having conceived through IVF. There is certainly more testing and follow-up care with an IVF pregnancy, at least where I live.

[ElderandOakFarm]

It's comforting to know that we're not The only ones that drive ourselves crazy during this kind of process! I'm usually usually over analyzing every single little symptom I have but but I usually try not to test before 12 days post ovulation because I don't want that heartbreak of scenes a faint line or thinking I do and thinking that I'm pregnant and then finding out that I'm actually not a couple days later I would rather just take the pain of waiting a couple more days, And knowing whatever answer I get is the correct one...

[mikaeladonegan]

Yay for baby number 2!!

My first pregnancy symptoms were a runny nose, migraine, and carpel tunnel flare up. I also had one random bout of nausea that week around lunch time.

[yang]

Congratulations! I got a positive test with the strips on 8DPO, which was quite faint, then I ran to buy a first response electronic test and got a "positive" result! Now I am at 7 weeks and fingers-crossed for the best!

[ric]

Congratulations! I can identify with this so much. I got my positive with my first baby 10dpo after trying for 5 years and got my positive on my second baby 9dpo after an additional 2 years of trying so I know the struggle after spending the better part of a decade doing this. The thing is, no matter how much I said I wasn't gonna test early every month it was like I was powerless to stop it. I also got betas done way to early and had to retest both times as they were there but under 20. On my second I felt like I knew, I got a very unique cramping that I had with my first so when I tested with one of the cheap dip sticks and it was negative I was like nope, I retested with the first response and got my faint line and now I'm 37 weeks lol. Like someone else said though, it's comforting to know that even though you are an ob and know it's not recommended, you feel the same compulsion to test early as the rest of us! I wish you guys the best on this journey and thank you for posting such a relatable video!

[katieortin]

Congrats! 👏 I'm also pregnant with baby #2 right now, but my baby #1 is 13 years old already. It took us awhile, but now it's even more exciting.

[LauraAnn]

Aww congrats guys! And yep I totally tested on 2dpt and was completely crushed when it was stark negative. I got the faintest of squinters on 4dpt (which was my birthday) last year and a very stark clear BPF 6dpt. My baby girl's first transferversary is this month. It was 100% all worth it and I know it will be for you guys, too.