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Faint lines @ 16dpo

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FrankieSpencer · 12/03/2024 14:16

Hi everyone,

I’m 16dpo today and just feel like my lines are no where near strong enough. I had a MMC in October 2022 and chemical in July 2023 and have been trying since. Desperately hoping this is my rainbow baby but I know the lines are looking weak.
I’m the type of person that likes to prepare myself for bad news, rather than live in hope - I genuinely cope better this way. So please please be honest with me if you guys think this looks like another chemical! Thank you so much x

Faint lines @ 16dpo
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TheShellBeach · 30/04/2024 22:35

Aw @FrankieSpencer I'm really sorry to hear your news.
Flowers

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FrankieSpencer · 30/04/2024 22:04

Hi everyone, so sorry to not update you all, email notifications haven’t been coming up!
Unfortunately this one ended in miscarriage 😔 gestational sac found at 6w ultrasound but no yolk sac or fetal pole. I started bleeding about a week after stopping progesterone and HCG took an age to come down, but finally had my period last week so starting again x

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C903 · 24/04/2024 13:51

I had never even heard of a chemical pregnancy till here. I was but I was lucky I got caught without actually actively trying. I’m 36 so might be a sign my body is to old

TheShellBeach · 24/04/2024 10:47

Oh no. I'm really sorry.
It's always such a difficult thing to go through.
You must be so disappointed and sad.

C903 · 24/04/2024 10:05

TheShellBeach · 24/04/2024 09:55

@C903 did you test again?

Yes positive but was in hospital Friday chemical pregnancy. But only bled for 2 days so I have no clue if that was AF or the chemical pregnancy. Or if I was to try again when I next ovulate if I do want to try again. Thanks for asking

TheShellBeach · 24/04/2024 09:55

@C903 did you test again?

C903 · 18/04/2024 16:08

I know I’m so fed up of it now. I’d rather just have AF come (prefer it didn’t and everything was fine) but looking at the tissue every time I go the loo is horrible. I’m worried incase I might have had a chemical but what if my AF doesn’t come ? I’m seriously 28 day cycle to a T! And I can’t understand why it would say not pregnant but then say 4-5 hours later I am after all ready having a digital pregnant on Sunday? It’s the not knowing now have I lost it or not? I just thought the lines have gone lighter so that’s not helping people on here are sooo much darker than mine at the same stage.

TheShellBeach · 18/04/2024 16:02

I think I replied to you on another thread.

I don't think the digitals are always reliable, because they need a certain level of hCG in order to work.
Since your hCG changes as the concentration in your urine changes, it's likely that the negative test was just with more dilute urine.

Leave it three days and try a weeks indicator. The lines on your tests look okay to me.

I hope things work out for you. It's horrible, wondering if you're going to start bleeding.

C903 · 18/04/2024 15:57

Bottom one is yesterday and top one is today

Faint lines @ 16dpo
C903 · 18/04/2024 15:55

I don’t actually know as I wasn’t tracking but AF is two days late. Got a digital positive Sunday digital negative this morning and digital positive this afternoon

TheShellBeach · 18/04/2024 15:53

C903 · 18/04/2024 15:50

Hi I’m sorry to jump on but I’m basically the same had my digital positive sunday on clear blue … cheap tests are so faint don’t seem to be getting darker took another digital this morning was not pregnant (first wee) I was so upset. Told partner I don’t know why but decided to do another one this afternoon as I just couldn’t get my head around it and pregnant digital again! Anyone know what’s going on? My head is everywhere ?

How many dpo are you now?

And can you post your tests?

TheShellBeach · 18/04/2024 15:52

How are things, OP?

C903 · 18/04/2024 15:50

Hi I’m sorry to jump on but I’m basically the same had my digital positive sunday on clear blue … cheap tests are so faint don’t seem to be getting darker took another digital this morning was not pregnant (first wee) I was so upset. Told partner I don’t know why but decided to do another one this afternoon as I just couldn’t get my head around it and pregnant digital again! Anyone know what’s going on? My head is everywhere ?

MotherOfShihTzus · 18/04/2024 12:34

@FrankieSpencer is be keen to know your result too, and hoping you're doing well. My tests look exactly the same after having a Frozen Embryo Transfer x

kkon · 18/04/2024 10:05

@FrankieSpencer hi Frankie can I ask how this turned out I’m in the same situation and last time this happened to me it was pregnancy of unknown location leading to MC x

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FrankieSpencer · 20/03/2024 13:52

flipflapp · 20/03/2024 11:20

@FrankieSpencer if it's a financially viable option for you, could you go for a private scan? That way it wouldn't touch your NHS record if the worst was to happen, but you would at least know whether it was ectopic or not and make a decision on seeing EPU from there. So sorry you're in this position x

Hi @flipflapp thank you so much for your reply! That was definitely a consideration, but I’ve bitten the bullet and called EPAU, they’re going to see me tomorrow. I’m hoping because it will be my 3rd documented, consecutive miscarriage, I’ll be sent for recurrent miscarriage testing. ❤️ maybe have a bit of a delay but hopefully not another year. The limbo of not knowing is too much! X

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FrankieSpencer · 20/03/2024 13:49

ToeBeans24 · 20/03/2024 09:54

Really feel for you @FrankieSpencer I’m the cycle after a CP last month and BFN with AF on her way. No where near what you’re going through but it’s just crushing. MN is a great forum but sometimes it can be a bit bias. I read so much about conceiving the month after a CP I was so hopeful and now I’m so low.

I can imagine why going to EPAU may be challenging. By kind to yourself and just remember what your feeling is completely valid.

It’s not nice at all having to go but at least you will get some answers. I’m wishing you so much luck xx

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Thank you again @ToeBeans24, I’m so sorry you went through this last month - you’re so right, it’s absolutely crushing every time you get that negative & AF makes her appearance.
I never really anticipated how all-consuming TTC would be before I had my first miscarriage, we weren’t even sure if we wanted children but now our whole lives depend on it. We had a lot of complications with the first MMC (scarring, Ashermans’s etc.) and at this point I’m struggling to see us ever bringing home a baby.
I truly, truly hope you get your BFP soon and it’s a sticky one - fingers, eyes, toes and everything else crossed for you! ❤️ xx

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flipflapp · 20/03/2024 11:20

@FrankieSpencer if it's a financially viable option for you, could you go for a private scan? That way it wouldn't touch your NHS record if the worst was to happen, but you would at least know whether it was ectopic or not and make a decision on seeing EPU from there. So sorry you're in this position x

ToeBeans24 · 20/03/2024 09:54

Really feel for you @FrankieSpencer I’m the cycle after a CP last month and BFN with AF on her way. No where near what you’re going through but it’s just crushing. MN is a great forum but sometimes it can be a bit bias. I read so much about conceiving the month after a CP I was so hopeful and now I’m so low.

I can imagine why going to EPAU may be challenging. By kind to yourself and just remember what your feeling is completely valid.

It’s not nice at all having to go but at least you will get some answers. I’m wishing you so much luck xx

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FrankieSpencer · 20/03/2024 09:51

Hi @ToeBeans24, thank you so much for your reply, I’m going out of my mind over here.
Yes I’ve been doing the Clear Blue weeks indicator and I’ve never gotten higher than 1-2 weeks, so that’s not a good sign either.
I’ve had no symptoms at all, but I’m on progesterone pessaries so I think that would mask any bleeding. I think I know I need to go to EPAU just to get some confirmation either way, but I absolutely hate it there and I’d be devastated if they pushed us back another year just to confirm what I already know - not getting any younger with no living children 😞 x

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ToeBeans24 · 20/03/2024 08:23

@FrankieSpencer oh you poor thing. What a rollercoaster 😔 I actually think these lines look good! Totally understand why you wouldn’t want to report it. I didn’t report mine to the NHS. Not for any reasons really other than I know nothing could be done. So if it IS worst case, fingers crossed it’s not, I don’t think it matters as such.

Do you have any symptoms at all? And have you taken any digital? They are a bit easier than trying to decipher the line xx

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FrankieSpencer · 20/03/2024 06:51

Update: at 20dpo my lines started to get lighter, so I had resigned myself to a chemical and was just waiting for my lines to go negative. This morning I was expecting a negative based on yesterday mornings test, but it’s come back stronger 🤦🏻‍♀️
I’ve had a complicated MMC in the past and have genuine issues with going to EPAU, I find it just drags things out for me and to be told what I already know but I’m worried that this could be ectopic. I’m only 5w3days based on ovulation but closer to 6weeks based on LMP. We’re also due to start fertility investigations in July on the NHS but my consultant said we had to wait a year from our last miscarriage (which was July last year) so I’m really not wanting to report this miscarriage to the NHS and get pushed back again if this could resolve on its own.
I think I know the responses I’ll get, but what would you do? X
PS - apologies for the dust on that last test, I dropped it and clearly need to hoover under my chest of drawers! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Faint lines @ 16dpo
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ToeBeans24 · 14/03/2024 18:07

Beautiful progression @FrankieSpencer !

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FrankieSpencer · 14/03/2024 17:50

Thank you so so much everyone, I feel like this is something you can’t share with most people as they just think you’re crazy so it’s lovely to have this safe place!
I’ve not had much progression between 15-17dpo but seem to got a bit darker on 18dpo, so I’m very cautiously hopeful ❤️

Faint lines @ 16dpo
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mumofone1111 · 13/03/2024 21:33

These type of tests take ages to get dark so wouldn't worry