To find out if they are pregnant, some women use home pregnancy tests. Made with baking soda, olive oil, toothpaste or bleach, are these grandmother recipes effective and reliable? Recipes and reviews.
Some women may be tempted to take a home pregnancy test when they notice a late period, swollen and painful breasts or any other pregnancy symptoms. It is also an option for those looking for a natural alternative, less expensive and easier to have than a conventional pregnancy test. When you think about it, back then, before the urine pregnancy tests as we know them to be marketed in the 1970s, women used various techniques to find out if they were pregnant. They made their own homemade pregnancy test with amazing products (bicarbonate, oil, bleach, toothpaste, sugar, salt, vinegar etc). However, be careful, they do not replace a pregnancy test bought in a pharmacy, nor a blood test carried out in the laboratory.
Is the home pregnancy test reliable?
The reliability of a home pregnancy test has still not been scientifically proven. For Odile Bagot, gynecologist, whom we interviewed: “it is obvious thatusing toothpaste, bleach, sugar, vinegar and other products as a pregnancy test is nonsense. You should know that pregnancy tests are said to be antigenic, which means that these are antibodies that will detect the presence of the pregnancy hormone.. This very fine test dates from the early 1980s. Previously, to detect pregnancy, the woman’s urine was injected into a mouse and the latter’s ovaries were observed under a microscope.
When to take a home pregnancy test?
As with a conventional pregnancy test, a home pregnancy test can be done from the supposed first day of menstruation. If possible when you wake up because that’s when the urine is more concentrated in pregnancy hormones. The famous Beta HCG hormone is detectable only ten to twelve days after fertilization.
Take a home pregnancy test is within everyone’s reach. There are different recipes (from grandmothers) to make one. The basic principle is toAssess Beta Hormone Levels HCG (harbinger of pregnancy) in the urine. For this, the woman must urinate in a container, her urine will then be “analyzed” with an active product, supposed to confirm or not the pregnancy. Here are several techniques for performing a home pregnancy test with different everyday products:
Home pregnancy test with baking soda
THE home pregnancy test with bicarbonate reveals the result in seconds. You just need to urinate in the morning in a container and add a small amount of baking soda. If the mixture fizzes, due to a chemical reaction, some say this proves that the urine contains the hormone Beta HGC. If there is no reaction, it would mean that it is a negative test.
Home pregnancy test with oil
THE home pregnancy test with oil olive is one of the most classic and traditional tests. To achieve this, urinate as soon as you wake up in a very clean glass, then add a little olive oil. Then let the mixture sit for an hour while it cools. In another empty container, add two drops of oil and then a little of the previous mixture containing the urine. Wait a few more hours, if the urine and oil mix together it means you are pregnant.
Home pregnancy test with bleach
The principle of homemade pregnancy test with bleach is simple: pee in a glass and add a capful of bleach. If the urine turns dark orange and foam appears, this would indicate an ongoing pregnancy, according to the followers of home tests.
Home pregnancy test with toothpaste
This technique consists of taking two containers, depositing white toothpaste in one and urinate in the other with the first jet of the morning. Pour the urine on the toothpaste and wait 5 minutes. When pregnant, the toothpaste is supposed to turn slightly blue and foam. If the color does not change, then it would mean that there is no ongoing pregnancy.
Home pregnancy test with white vinegar
Add some White vinegar in a glass and then urinate in it. In case of pregnancy, the vinegar is supposed to change color after a few minutes.
Home pregnancy test with salt
Urinate into a glass then add a large pinch of salt. Two hours later, let’s observe: if the salt has melted, that would mean that you are pregnant.
homemade pregnancy test with sugar
When you wake up, take two glasses: urinate in one and pour a tablespoon of sugar powder in the other. Put the same amount of urine as sugar in a container. It will take a few minutes to get your result: if the sugar dissolves, this would indicate that it is negative. On the other hand, if it has agglomerated, it would mean that your family will soon grow.
Home pregnancy test with a needle
THE home pregnancy test with a needle is from Morocco. To do this, you will need a new needle. The woman must urinate in a jar before plunging the needle and closing the jar. Then place the container in a dark place, away from light, for eight hours. After this time, if the needle has rusted or turned black, this would prove that the test is positive. Otherwise, it is negative and you are not pregnant.
Home and fridge pregnancy test
This home pregnancy test consists of urinate in a glass and place the container in the fridge overnight. In case of pregnancy, a white cloud is supposed to appear above the urine.
Source: Odile Bagot, obstetrician-gynecologist in Strasbourg