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Faint lines on boots test strips but negative on first response help!!!

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Emmyc123 · 26/01/2020 15:47

Hello everyone sorry to Jump on and congratulations to everyone who had their BFPS!!! Can someone help me I'm put of my mind crazy I'm around 9/10 dpo not quite sure which one and done tests since 4dpo ridiculous I know which were clearly bfn but 2 days ago I was out with friends and had a pulled muscle feeling below my belly button and a sharp stabbing g pain much lower down the day before but it lasted 10 seconds and didn't come back. Very irritable and moody for me snapping when I shouldn't be, and last night for the first time shooting stabbing pains across my boobs when laid I bed never had it before. Had a dream I did a bfp test so woke up and did boots test strip ones which I've used before and got bfn but this one has a line even though its faint !! And the other 2 have even fainter lines but I know they are there, got Hope's up did a clear blue digital and it said not pregnant which may be too soon and then just now so later on in the day after 4 weeks today did a first response and that's a bfn :( I'm so confused with the other faint lines and I've done these tests before and it was bfn with no line what so ever! Can anyone maybe shes SOme light for me? Thanks in advance! Emma xx

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Emmyc123 · 26/01/2020 17:17

Hey ! Thanks for your replies! @Quiffy yes I've read about the CB not been very sensitive! Sounds silly but not actually sure when AF is due, I came off the pill 18th december , af came 3rd of Jan for 5 days and then I was doing ovulation tests started off negative then cb digital ones had smiley faces on them only 1 week after period so DTD for the 4 days of my window which I'm pretty sure was ovulation as I had such bad pain for 1 day. But my last period cycle was 42 days!! So really not sure, technically it should be here 3rd feb but they are so all over the place!
@LWMB awww wow congrats on your BFP!! Yes well boots strip cheaper tests nearly all have a faint postive on them starting today. The first response one has nothing :( I will try to wait a few days and do it again! Just really confuses me because I know there is a line there I can see it faint or not! I will keep you guys updated! Xxx

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LWMB · 26/01/2020 17:06

My AF isn't due until tomorrow, but I have been testing since Thursday. I got my first BFP on the boots tests.. Friday I tried clear blue which was negative and yesterday I tried a clear blue and it was positive 1-2 weeks.
I had negative tests on the FRER tests.
I think some of them just pick up the hcg levels differently.. I know for clear blue it needs a higher level of hcg in the urine.
I would wait for a few days (as hard as it is) and try testing again.
If it's any help, I never used first morning wee.. always did it in the evening and I had different results! My friend was the same - always had negatives in the morning, and positives in the evening.
Best of luck! Let us know how you get on xx

Quiffy · 26/01/2020 15:51

As frustrating as it is, I’d give it a few days and test again. The clear blue ones arent as sensitive, so don’t be too worried about that. When is your AF due?