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Cheap tests, can they be wrong? Panicking

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differentkindofpenguin · 06/01/2015 17:21

I know I know, I'm a grown adult and should have known better! Please don't shout at me!

We have 2 small children, dh has had the snip but not had the all clear yet ( 2 months ago) and I haven't had a period since September ( PCOS, trouble conceiving the first time, took a year and a half the second time ), all that plus a bit of Christmas wine... You get the picture.

Had a bit of boob tenderness the last few weeks, so got some tests- 3 for Â£1 kind from a cheap shops- the ones I've always used in the past. The control line is fine, but where the test line should be is a faint pink blob- not a line as such. Can this be a faulty test? Or an artefact of some kind?

It wouldn't be the end of the world if I was pregnant, but pretty inconvenient, and abortion is not an option for me. Not told dh yet, he will be upset ( I know I know I know)

Somebody talk to me please

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AppleSnapple · 06/01/2015 17:24

Can you post a picture?

AppleSnapple · 06/01/2015 17:25

I don't know about cheapo tests but I thought they all used the same basic principle, you get a response if there's any beta hcg in your wee. I would suggest another test first thing in the morning, although I appreciate the wait will be a killer. Best of luck and wishing you the result you want!

ProcrastIWillFinishThisLater · 06/01/2015 17:27

Sounds like a positive test but hard to say without seeing it. x

lk26 · 06/01/2015 17:27

I had a poundland test. Was positive. She is sitting watching toy story now.
A line is a line I think !

raffle · 06/01/2015 17:33

If you got 3 for a pound, why don't you try testing again?

differentkindofpenguin · 06/01/2015 17:38

I've always used cheapo tests, but it's always been a clear positive or negative. It's not even a line, just a bit of pinkness! How can I be if I haven't had a period in 3 months?

Can't pee, I'm worrying so much my bladder has retracted to somewhere near my tonsils :/

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Dogsmom · 06/01/2015 17:48

Mine have always been a line, never a blob,.maybe it was some kind of mark that's become enhanced when it got wet. Drink a glass of water and try another one, does sound unlikely if you haven't had a period and your husband has had the snip though.

weelamb123 · 06/01/2015 18:22

Yes, post us a picture x

GoldfishSpy · 06/01/2015 18:23

Never wrong in my experience.

Picture?

dy14 · 06/01/2015 18:28

Absolutely not.

I was working one day I was walking past poundland and thought I will see if they have any tests bought a few very strong positive lines as I thought maybe cheap tests were wrong doctor soon after confirmed they were strong positives at 5 weeks pregnant!

Showy · 06/01/2015 18:34

How did you take the test? Did you wee in a pot and dip? Sometimes splash back or taking the test incorrectly can cause discolouration on the test strip.

The cheap tests are completely reliable if taken properly. Hang on, have a drink and do another one later. Save the third for in the morning.

differentkindofpenguin · 06/01/2015 18:43

Thank you everyone for your replies

Just done another one and its a very clear negative

Confused now

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PotteringAlong · 06/01/2015 18:45

Try tomorrow morning - first wee of the day and all that.

blackwidow74 · 06/01/2015 19:05

Home testing after 12 weeks can give unreliable results

differentkindofpenguin · 06/01/2015 19:53

Can't possibly be after 12 weeks- that was before we got careless!

And you normally have a lump in your stomach by then right?

Will retest in the morning though

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WombRaider · 06/01/2015 20:01

I would say the first one was faulty if it was a blob?

ProcrastIWillFinishThisLater · 06/01/2015 20:25

Maybe the first one was faulty then. Or your second wee could've been more dilute. I think retest in the morning with first wee to be sure.

blackwidow74 · 06/01/2015 20:40

My bad ... I was going from September as your last period ... defo retest in morning :)

differentkindofpenguin · 06/01/2015 21:38

Will do! Very relieved, a little bit disappointed. And a lot confused about all of it

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hlc123 · 07/01/2015 14:41

I had a pink blob on a cheap test when ttc number 2 and I was not pregnant, it is possible

Hellohellohowareyou · 07/01/2015 15:09

This was my pound land cheapie 4 days after AF was due. I took 3 of them in total if remember rightly and none had a 'blob' so maybe it was a faulty test?

Cheap tests, can they be wrong? Panicking

Number3cometome · 07/01/2015 15:12

Buy a First Response and test tomorrow.

I bought cheap tests from the pound shop, tested one evening it showed a faint pink line, I got all excited, called OH to get me a better test and it was negative, I was gutted.

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Mrscog · 07/01/2015 15:19

Umm your picture looks like a solid positive to me rather than a blob.

Choccyhobnob · 07/01/2015 15:26

That is not the OPs test

FoxyMcFox · 07/01/2015 15:43

Did you retest op?

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