Do you have that gut feeling that tells you you’re pregnant? Is your period late more than usual? Was your last intercourse unprotected?
If your head is buzzing with all these questions, you should find out if you’re pregnant. We know the way — use a homemade pregnancy test.
Before the kits as we know them now appeared, women were quite creative with homemade pregnancy tests. As you will learn, DIY pregnancy tests are both affordable and simple.
Before we begin, a piece of advice is in order — all the tests we’ll suggest work best with the first-morning urine.
17 Homemade (DIY) Pregnancy Tests To Try
1) Try with Bleach
One of the ways to find out if you’re pregnant is to use bleach. For this homemade pregnancy test, you need:
- Bleaching powder
- Two plastic cups
- Urine
- Gloves
- Protective face mask
The process is quite straightforward. First of all, protect your hands and your airways. Wearing gloves and the face mask is absolutely necessary — bleach can make you dizzy and even nauseous.
Before you mix the urine and bleach together, think about proportions. Fill up to one half of the plastic cup with bleach, and add just a few drops of urine.
Now, take a look at the results of your DIY pregnancy test. If there’s a noticeable reaction — if you can see bubbles, foaming, and hissing even — congratulations! You’re pregnant.
2) Use Crystallized Sugar
Many call the following one of the most accurate homemade pregnancy tests. A fun fact — before the actual pregnancy tests were in every convenience store like today, sugar was a very popular method.
Besides, it’s quite affordable. Chances are you have all the ingredients at home. You just need:
- A tablespoon of sugar
- Two plastic cups
- A tablespoon of urine
Once you have all the supplies for your homemade pregnancy test, start with collecting your urine in a cup. You will also need another cup that contains two tablespoons of sugar.
The best way to do this DIY pregnancy test is to use the same ratio of sugar and urine. This way, the results will be the most obvious.
After you add two tablespoons of urine into the sugar cup, you’ll see a reaction. There are two possible outcomes:
- Sugar will dissolve completely.
- Sugar will form lumps.
After a couple of minutes, when the reaction settles, take a look at the cup. If you can see lumps, you’re expecting.
3) Toothpaste as a Test
In case you haven’t noticed until now, many common household items can be used as a DIY pregnancy test. Interestingly enough, regular white toothpaste will do the trick, as well.
In this case, for making your own pregnancy test, you will need:
- Two plastic cups
- A stirring utensil
- White toothpaste
For starters, use one cup for your urine. The other one is for toothpaste — make sure that you’re using a regular white one. Otherwise, there’s no telling if the result is accurate.
Now, add just a few drops of urine to the cup that contains two tablespoons of toothpaste. Mix these two items together using a teaspoon or a stirring stick.
After a minute, you may notice changes in color. In case your mixture turns blue, a baby is on the way. On the other hand, if it remains white, you’re not pregnant.
4) Give Vinegar a Go
You can even use vinegar for making your own pregnancy test. Similarly to the test with toothpaste, we recommend white vinegar. This way, you’ll be able to see a clear change in color and thus be certain of the test result.
Conveniently, you just need:
- A tablespoon of vinegar
- Two plastic cups
- A few drops of urine
- A stirring utensil
Add up to four drops of urine to a cup with vinegar and stir the mixture properly. You may notice some bubbles but don’t pay attention to them — it’s not what we’re looking for in a result.
However, if the vinegar changes its color, chances are you’re going to have a baby. Be on a lookout for any new color — any change is a sign of pregnancy.
5) Soapy Test
Probably the simplest one on our list of homemade pregnancy tests is that with soap. For this experiment, you need:
- A large bar of soap
- A urine sample
- Two plastic cups
Once you collect your urine, you should pour it over a cup that you previously put soap in. As you pour, you might see some bubbles. In case you do, chances are you are expecting a baby.
6) Try Pine Sol
Another way to find out if a baby is on the way is using pine sol. Similarly to sugar, the pine sol homemade pregnancy test was also quite popular before the product kits appeared.
For making your own pregnancy test with pine sol, use:
- Two disposable cups
- A tablespoon of pine sol
- A stirring utensil
- A tablespoon of urine
After you collect urine in the first cup, use a tablespoon to separate the right amount. In order to work, this experiment needs an equal amount of pine sol and urine.
First, pour the urine into the cup that contains a tablespoon of pine sol. Second, stir the mixture properly using a stick or a teaspoon, for instance. For a minute, leave the mixture to set.
Now observe and pay attention to the color of the liquid. If you notice any change in color, you are pregnant.
7) Collect Dandelion Leaves
Dandelions are not just pretty to look at. If you’re looking for a natural pregnancy test, use dandelion leaves — the plant can tell you if you’re expecting.
For this homemade pregnancy test, you need:
- Fresh dandelion leaves
- A disposable sheet
- Urine
- A plastic cup
For starters, collect your urine in a cup. Then, place a handful of fresh dandelion leaves on a disposable sheet. Once you do that, pour urine over the leaves.
A piece of advice — don’t raise the cup too high but pour the urine right above the leaves to avoid splattering.
In order to get the results, be patient. The leaves won’t change for at least ten minutes. However, if they do, you’ll see red bumps that resemble blisters. In case that happens, your baby is on the way.
8) Tylenol, Hydrogen Peroxide & Urine
Although it sounds like a strange combination of substances, the mixture of Tylenol, hydrogen peroxide, and urine can tell you if you’re expecting. Once again, chances are you won’t even have to go shopping — the items we mentioned are quite common in most households.
So, let’s go through the list of necessities for this homemade pregnancy test.
- Two plastic containers
- 2 crushed Tylenol pills
- A ¼ cup of hydrogen peroxide
- Urine
To make a powder out of the two Tylenol pills, we recommend that you use your spice crusher. Once Tylenol pills become a fine powder, carefully transfer it to a disposable plastic container.
Moreover, you also need hydrogen peroxide — ¼ of a cup will do the trick. Now, pour hydrogen peroxide over the powdered Tylenol pills.
Furthermore, just a teaspoon of your urine is necessary — add it to the mixture. Pay attention to the colors — if the mixture turns blue, you are probably expecting.
9) A Powdered Mustard Bath
In case you’re anxious about the results, you need to relax. So, why not try a homemade pregnancy test that involves a bath?
Although it’s not a well-known fact, powdered mustard induces periods. Therefore, if your period is late for reasons that don’t involve pregnancy, you can speed up the process.
To begin with, fill your bathtub with warm water and add up to ¾ of a cup of powdered mustard to it. Get in there and soak in the water for at least half an hour.
The powdered mustard DIY pregnancy test is a good excuse to enjoy a relaxing bath, isn’t it? We think so, too.
The answer to your question won’t be instant. However, the mustard experiment is considered to be one of the most accurate homemade pregnancy test. If you don’t get your period within the following three days, you are pregnant.
10) Vinegar & Tuna Juice
Another homemade pregnancy test that can tell you if a baby is on the way involves vinegar and tuna. For the following experiment, you need:
- Two disposable containers
- Two tablespoons of tuna juice
- Two tablespoons of white vinegar
- Two tablespoons of urine
Primarily, you should mix the tuna juice with white vinegar. The only way for this DIY pregnancy test to work is to use equal amounts of these two substances as well as urine.
After you add urine to the mixture, you’ll see one of the two outcomes. In one case, the mixture will turn yellow which means that you’re not pregnant. However, if it turns green, you are expecting.
11) The Wine Test
One of the most popular and most accurate pregnancy tests involves wine. Chances are you probably already read about it in prestigious magazines such as Vogue.
For this DIY pregnancy test, you need:
- Two disposable containers
- A ½ cup of wine
- A ½ cup of urine
As you can see, the test is quite simple. After you collect your urine in a cup, mix it with some wine. The results will appear after ten minutes.
Pay attention to the color of your mixture. If the color changes in any way, you’re pregnant.
12) Try the Latch Test
Even though the following method may sound strange, it’s one of the oldest tests in the book. First, you need to collect:
- Two disposable cups
- A metal latch
- Urine
Once you collect your urine in a disposable cup, pour it over the metal latch. You will have to be patient and wait for the results — the latch needs to soak in urine for at least three hours.
Once the time is up, take the metal latch out. Can you see an outline on the container? If you can, you’re probably expecting a baby.
13) Test with A Drain Cleaner
Interestingly enough, Drano can help you find out if you’re pregnant or not. However, considering Drano contains powerful chemicals, protect yourself properly.
The Drano homemade pregnancy test requires:
- Gloves
- Protective face mask
- A ¼ cup of Drano
- Two disposable containers
- Urine
If you don’t protect your airways and your hands, the Drano fumes can make you nauseous and the liquid can damage your skin.
Once you put on the protective gear, fill ¼ of a cup with Drano. After you collect your urine in another cup, gently mix the two liquids together.
In case a baby is on the way, this DIY pregnancy test will change its color. As a matter of fact, if you’re looking at a green-blue mixture, you’re probably expecting.
14) A Simple Jar Test
Are you a clumsy person? If that’s the case, all of the tests we mention probably sound complicated to you. Well, you can check if you’re pregnant just by filling a jar with your urine.
Although it may be simple, the jar homemade pregnancy test is not for the impatient women. You need to wait for 24 hours to get your results.
After a day, you may notice a layer on top. If it’s a white, noticeable layer, you’re going to have a baby.
15) Wheat & Barley Seeds
With wheat and barley seeds, you can make a natural pregnancy test. First, collect the following items:
- Two disposable containers
- Urine
- Barley seeds
- Wheat seeds
Once you collect your urine in a cup, pour it in the other one containing seeds. Considering the results come in a couple of days, be patient.
If you can see sprouts in a day or two, your baby is on the way.
16) The Red Cabbage Experiment
Amusingly enough, some boiled cabbage can tell you if you’re expecting a boy or a girl. You need:
- A jar
- A pot
- A disposable cup
- Some water
- Cabbage
- Urine
Start by slicing the red cabbage in half and placing it in a pot filled with water. After it boils for ten minutes, extract the water and leave it to cool in a jar.
For this test to work, you have to use the same urine/water ratio. For example, ½ of a cup of each will do.
Now, observe — a girl is on the way if nothing changes, but if you can see red in the mixture, you’ll have a boy.
17) Baking Soda Reveals the Secret
Another way to find out if you’ll be having a boy or a girl is to use baking soda. First, collect the following:
- Two disposable containers
- Two tablespoons of baking soda
- Urine
Once you prepare all the items, slowly pour urine in the cup with baking soda. If the mixture starts bubbling and hissing, prepare to welcome a boy into your life. In case the mixture remains bubble-free, you’ll have a girl.
