{"id":9820,"date":"2020-02-26T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.mom.com\/momlife\/what-type-of-pregnancy-test-should-you-use"},"modified":"2024-11-06T23:15:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T04:15:38","slug":"what-type-of-pregnancy-test-should-you-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/getting-pregnant\/what-type-of-pregnancy-test-should-you-use","title":{"rendered":"What Type of Pregnancy Test Should You Use?"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>If you&rsquo;re actively trying to get pregnant or your period is late, chances are you&rsquo;re thinking about taking a pregnancy test. But when is too early to take a test? And what kind should you take?<\/p><p>When trying to conceive her second, third, and fourth kids, writer and mom <a href=\"https:\/\/mandarinmama.com\/\">Virginia Duan<\/a> bought both ovulation and pregnancy test strips in bulk.<\/p><p>&ldquo;I had a schedule and a plan and I don&rsquo;t believe in unnecessary sex,&rdquo; Duan said. &ldquo;Since pregnancy tests are expensive and I wanted to know ASAP, I bought the strips to test first thing in the morning every day once the window for testing appeared, which experts say is five to seven days before your period. Of course, I started like a week after sex because I could.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;re actively trying to get pregnant or your period is late, chances are you&rsquo;re thinking about taking a pregnancy test. But when is too early to take a test? And what kind should you take?When trying to conceive her second, third, and fourth kids, writer and mom Virginia Duan bought both ovulation and pregnancy 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