Welcome mrsminty !!
Coffee, shoe polish, teabags, sugar lumps, (ignore me, I need to commit this to paper before I forget when I'm out shopping!)
Eudaemonia frers have a sensetivity of 10 iu (most other tests are 20-25, the digis are 50) so are more likely to pick up earlier the hcg in your system if it's there...
However, you may not have produced enough to create a reaction of two lines, you may have only just implanted, (hcg is only produced after implantation, and then it will take a few days to cause a reaction, even if you had an implantation bleed, which are rare, only 30% of women have them) or of course, the most rubbish reason, you're not pregnant this cycle.
At 10/11 dpo it could go either way, but there's very little point doing expensive tests before af is due, for the most part it's just a massive waste of a test and money. Ic's can claim to be as sensitive as frers, it's not true, they are unreliable. Some are, some aren't, and of course, you'd never know if you had a good batch or a bad batch. But are definitely better for your wallet if it's just that you need to wee on something. I'm the same with opks It also depends on how long your cycle is. Mine can be up to 10 days "late" without actually being late. But assuming you're tracking your ovulation, 14/15 dpo is the best time to get an accurate test (with an expensive frer anyway)
Some people (like our choc ) don't produce enough of the hcg to register on a test even weeks into a pregnancy, but thats incredibly rare (she's special is our choc ).
www.countdowntopregnancy.com/tools/pregnancy_test_calculator.php this is a good calculator, it gives you a solid look at when's best to test including percentages.
Sorry if that felt like a lecture! We've had so much good luck and positivity on our thread, but I feel like we also have to be quite mindful of it not taking over our lives. Which it's so easy to do.
So, for me personally, I've had to be realistic and honest, especially on here. It's SUCH an emotional journey, and I decided last month on cycle 1 that I wouldn't test, partly because it's a waste of money, but also because if I start testing, ill get obsessed with it, and I've seen so many of the girls on here test for a week before af was due, wonder and have evaps that may be positives, then have af arrive and feel like they've wasted a fortune and are so disappointed.
I've got to keep my feet on the ground, because if I think I'm pregnant every cycle and tested, and then I'm not, then I'd be more disappointed than if I just waited and af arrived. Don't know if that makes sense but thats my logic working! I have an irregular cycle and I don't ovulate every month don't think my right side works so the odds are not in my favour! So I have to be very realistic about my chances. And I'm only on cycle 2! But the wonders of having a cycle mean, every time is a new go! Which is pleasing! In summary, waiting is better but if you can't, ic's are the way to go. 😃🐘🍰