Feeling Pregnant With Negative Home Pregnancy Test (HPT)

Q: I am feeling pregnant but got a negative home pregnancy test result, what should I do next?

A: A woman's intuition is often more accurate than any test. But a strong desire to be pregnant can send a woman into a constant state of alertness, often causing her to misread impending menstruation signs as pregnancy symptoms. Unfortunately, expecting your period and being pregnant often produce similar feelings. If typical pregnancy symptoms are present, especially if you've missed a period or had an unusually light bout of spotting or bleeding, you should "act as if" and take good care of your body until you can confirm whether or not you are pregnant.