My period is supposed to be three days away. I recently read a post online titled “Reasons not to take a pregnancy test early.” It had great reminders and has helped me the last couple of days refrain from unnecessary tests. However, for the past couple days I had a bad lower back ache on my left side, and been very bloated. It could be gas, it could be a small kidney stone. But as everyone here probably understands, it is hard not to look at every symptom as a possible pregnancy symptom. I am still going to try to hold off at least one more day before testing.