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How long can a faint line be faint?!

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lentilsoup21 · 11/04/2015 19:41

Hello all
I'm looking for some advice.
I did a test on weds and got a very very faint bfp. Have had incredibly sore boobs and nipples for about a week so thought all was looking good. Did another test fri afternoon also very faint bfp and another this morning with fmu, also very faint bfp.my boobs have now stopped hurting and although it sounds weird, I no longer 'feel' pregnant. What do you think, pregnant or just a chemical pregnancy? How long do lines stay faint for??! No bleeding yet x no darker.

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littlemiss06 · 12/04/2015 13:49

I had faint tests until 19 dpo and thought it was chemical, left testing for a few days and then when i was a week and a day late i got a brilliant strong positive on frer, currently 7 wk and 4 days :) goodluck

Schoolaroundthecorner · 12/04/2015 08:32

I had a chemical pregnancy last year and had faint lines for more than a week. AF showed up 10 days after the first faint bfp but I still had enough hormones to register on a blood test (albeit a very low level).

Hoping for better news for you OP Flowers

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lentilsoup21 · 12/04/2015 07:59

POAS again this morning, also a faint second line. Im so confused! Five days and line still faint. Boobs not achey anymore but nipples are a little sensitive. Shouldn't this line be getting darker if I'm pg? Has anyone had a bfp and the line has stayed faint?! Losing my mind, just wanna know one way or the other!!

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lentilsoup21 · 11/04/2015 21:01

Thanks biscuits. You're right, it's so harsh. This is only cycle 2 of ttc but it took us a year to conceive ds and I remember the frustration month after month. A chemical pregnancy just seems so unfair!
Did it take very long for your af to start after the lines disappeared? I may test tomorrow...

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stopeatingbiscuits · 11/04/2015 20:42

I had a very faint line on a FRER the day my period was due and this faded to nothing over course of two days.

It's so harsh!

BUT you could also have ovulated later than you think / taken longer to implant.

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lentilsoup21 · 11/04/2015 20:21

Hmm, that's what I thought. Somehow you know deep down. Did you have a faint line for a few days too? I've got one preg test left so will try and hold off and see what happens in next few days. It does feel very cruel to have that glimmer of hope..:-(

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stopeatingbiscuits · 11/04/2015 20:10

Hmmm if you are a bit late then it could be a chemical pregnancy Sad (I had one two cycles ago so I can empathise with how crushing it is) but until your period comes you are pregnant I guess.. Try and give it a couple days and test again?

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lentilsoup21 · 11/04/2015 20:08

Ooh yes forgot to say that. I'm 17dpo. Cycles still settling down after coming off mini pill but I would have expected af 3-4 days ago...

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stopeatingbiscuits · 11/04/2015 20:05

How many days DPO are you? If very early it could stay quite faint I think.