Lines not getting darker please help??

Hi there! Probably a long shot, I’ve seen your post was from a while back and would like an update if possible?
I’ve been searching for hours through google for an answer on the same thing. Im 4 weeks + 3 days pregnant and my lines are not getting dark on my pregnancy tests, just like yours. Feel super anxious as I’ve had two recent miscarriages.
How long did you wait to retest or until yours got darker?
hope everything worked out well for you 😊

Hi I took test Thursday I think last week and was faint line come Saturday and Sunday I was bleeding and was a smaller clot on the Sunday I thought maby my period as wasn't fresh red was dark red/ drowny and wasn't as heavy as my normal period and only lasted maby 48 hours, then yesterday for some reason took test showed faint line but darker and very noticeable then went to chemist and got clear blue and said pregnant 1/2 weeks I've took test again today and there not going any darker and had cramps but I had them in my last pregnancy and I no you can have them but can anyone help or advice as the clear blue test was taken 3 days after I first had the brown dark red blood tha ks xx

There is absoloutely no denying that one! Yay! Congratulations

And for the record mine never got anywhere near that dark. So thankfully as hoped the outcomes were different.

@June1987 so happy for you hope all goes well, glad you said about the lines in the same at the moment xx

Your pregnant!!!
Congratulations

@June1987 hey I suffered a 5 week miscarriage only last month it's utterly rubbish. I hope your lines get darker and also I did find my lines were darker with afternoon urine as opposed to FMU. Xx

Your husband is absolutely right. You're getting positive tests, you're not bleeding and the sore boobs and cramps are good signs of pregnancy. You're not out yet, fingers crossed everything goes perfectly 🤞

Your dh is right June , although my lines resulted in a chemical that does not necessarily mean yours do. And I think the info is making you feel worse, is not really reassuring for you.The only thing you can really do is wait and hope.
Take care

The best thing to do is to do exactly what your husband says. Stop testing and just wait and see.

We're all different and if you had faint tests before it could very well be that you have a really hcg starting point, I think we all have different levels.

I hope I haven't terrified you, I feel terrible now. People were honest with me when I asked and I appreciated it - my husband was the same as yours mostly because he was having to deal with all the emotions. I work in public health and I'm normally quite a rational person but I literally lost my marbles for a week.

Really keeping everything crossed for you x

@june1987

I hope all goes well with this month, but I have been meaning to write a post for a while.

I became pregnant 5 months ago, after 9 months of trying. I too, did many pregnancy tests that kept fluctuating in darkness. I was so worried! I honestly believed that was it.

I did'nt really accept this pregnancy was going to end well
until I felt baby moving at 14 weeks.

I loved mumnet conception board, but looking back, It caused so much fear and terror in me that I really had a hard time in first 11 weeks or so. I Honestly believed that I was having a chemical when my tests were not getting darker but here I am, 5 months pregnant and baby is kicking away as I type.

I also spotted at 5 weeks, 9 weeks and 14 weeks- all fine.

I wish you nothing but luck, but please try not to cause yourself to worry more than you need to.

At present, you have a positive no matter what will be. Just focus on that for now. x

My test lines never ever got very dark and my current 18mo is perfect. Try and stay positive .

Yes I had loads of symptoms too, I went to the hospital because I was worried it was ectopic so they tested my hcg it's wasn't high as it could of been but they said I could be earlier than I thought- even though I knew that wasn't possible. Then another test 48hours later and it had dropped but I'd already started bleeding before I got the call.

I had an ectopic in January so I was the same as you kept testing because I just wanted the dark line.

I hope I've not been too honest with you because you could have a totally different outcome, I really hope you do.

I don't think the hospital will do any tests because you've got light tests my doctor wasn't really interested i took myself to ane.
Let me know how you get on x

@June1987 Hi June, I think HCG doubles every 48 hours. But it could just be low levels as very early on. Why don't you book an appointment with the nurse for a HCG blood test instead? X

I really hope you're not but it's so similar to what happened to me last month, I think I asked the same question as you on here.

Hugs to you, ttc is such an emotional drain but I'm sure we will both get there. X

Have you started bleeding OP?
I'm sorry if it's a chemical, I've had one and it really messes with your mind. It's why I didn't test early this time, because I felt like I'd rather not know early if it wasn't going to work out.
My first responses looked like yours unfortunately :( it could just be slow building hormone, but the only thing to do is wait and see

That's what my clear blue looked like last month... I did exactly the same as you and tried a different test but then like you say you have no comparison.

I really feel for you it's such a horrible time that you should be enjoying not worrying... it literally consumed my life for a week last month, I tested early and didn't bleed till 20dpo.

The hospital did say to me that you can have faint tests because you don't always know when you implant it's not an exact science. There's not much you can do but wait, I will keep my fingers crossed for you.