False positive pregnancy test?

[birchygoo]

Hi all, I use to be a regular on this board - some of you may remember my name. I had to leave for my own sanity as after 18 months of trying I still never had a BFP. I have since tried 5 months of clomid - no bfp. Then had a lap and dye and all was fine. This was a month ago and I have had one period since then.

My period is 1 day late (although it is irregular) so I nipped to tesco and bought one of their cheap pregnancy tests. I have just pos and within seconds I got 2 blue lines!! I am to nervous to accept that this is possibly correct. Has anyone ever had a false positive. My husband said maybe I pee'd too long on it... I will try another one tomorrow. Im trying so hard not to get my hopes up!

(sorry for background info - just wanted to set the scene for why Im so anxious over it) Ps i have been taking painkillers for 3 days for 'period cramps'

[SnuffleGruntSnorter]

Sounds like a bfp to me... Make sure it's paracetamol and not ibuprofen you're taking and do another test!

[Fridgedooropen]

I thought false positives were very rare. It's reasonable to assume that you really are pregnant - congrats! It is possible that luck has just gone your way this time Get a different brand test tomorrow just to cross check.
(I'm also late and testing tomorrow, so will join you in the lucky club if I'm, well, lucky )

[birchygoo]

Thanks for your reply snuffle ...

I wont take anymore painkillers. (unless period arrives - finger crossed it wont though). I had been taken codine/paracetamol. I have googled and they seem to be fine (whew). I normally start painkillers at first twinge as I need to build up the pain resistance as they are normally very painful.

I just did the other test in the pack with much less pee and same result! I will nip out and buy another test in the morning though. I will probably be so neurotic I will not believe it still.

Oh I hope so so much that it is

[birchygoo]

Fridge - sorry didnt see your post - thanks for the reply!

Good luck for tomorrow and fingers crossed for you - please let me know how you get on xx

[SnuffleGruntSnorter]

I did 17 pregnancy tests so I understand (a little of) how you're feeling. Get some folic acid and shloer to pop into a champagne glass too!

I had lots of horrible stretching pains in the first few weeks but it settled quickly, so don't worry about the pain.

[Hawkmoth]

I didn't even get a false positive using a two years out of date test, or when I ran water on the stick because I hadn't done enough wee... Good luck.

[SnuffleGruntSnorter]

And fridge is right, for there to be two clear lines you need to have the bhcg in your wee.

[birchygoo]

Thanks everyone

I feel sick with nerves and Im trying ever so hard not to stress and get anxious over it as this was the first month I wasnt anxious about there being something wrong ...

The good news is I have been taking folic acid for nearly two years now so I should have well high enough levels lol

Thanks for the reassurance about the cramps as I was worried about that as it still feels AF might show up. Good to know others have also had similar.

I have since read that using a ovulation stick can also sometimes tell. I got a very faint line on it.

Im soo impatient - thanks for hand holding me though this. I am on holidays from work this week which is maybe just as well as I wouldnt cope tomorrow. However that means being by myself and constantly annoying you lot as I have no one else to talk to about it. (I have some friends who know about TTC but I dont want to tell them until I am confident its true)

[Fridgedooropen]

birchy tested and got a very, very faint line. Now a line is a line but it does make me wonder whether it will stick. I had an early m/c a few months ago and I'm 42, so I am not confident it will succeed - but I am pregnant for now also I have a 7yo very faint line upstairs so it can work Fingers crossed for you and me both.

[Loki17]

Get a digital. They are pretty hard to argue with. Sounds bfp to me. Good luck.

[Blondie87]

My first sign I was pregnant was cramps (thought period was on its way) then tested and it was positive. It took 10 months for me to get a positive and I needed 7 tests to convince me and I still didn't really believe it until the 12 week scan. I now have a very lovely 11 mo DS. Congratulations and good luck x

[underrugsswept]

Nope, the test can't produce a line without your producing the hormone so you are going to have to accept that you're knocked up! Congrats!

[KitKat1985]

Congratulations! If you are struggling to accept that it's a positive I find doing a digital much better. You don't have that 'is that a dark enough line' dilemma when it just says 'pregnant'! But I've no doubt that you are.

[birchygoo]

Well I guess I'm pregnant!!! Omg now I'm a 31 year old now shitting myself lol thanks everyone I'm so over the moon!

Fridge

[birchygoo]

Sorry went to early

Fridge fingers crossed for little stickers :-)

[ScottishLady7]

Congrats, great lines

[OddBoots]

Wonderful! Congratulations. :)

[Sometimesithinkimbonkers]

Congratulations xxxx

[onedogatoddlerandababy]

Photo of the tests made me smile!
Congrats!

[JemimapuddleducK02]

Congrats!!! I'm so pleased for you!

[m33r]

Excellent lines birchy. How late are you? They are very dark and digi says 2-3. Twins?

[Hadron21]

Lovely news. Congratulations X

[stubbornstains]

Ha ha, they're not even squinters! No doubt about those lines.

Congratulations OP

And to fridge too

[Flossiesmummy]

Mega congrats!

[Osirus]

Brilliant news - how exciting for you! I'm pregnant after IVF so I know it feels to get a BFP you've been waiting a very long time for - enjoy!