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11DPO positive - but concerned

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JDecember21 · 08/11/2024 09:00

Hi all just looking for some advice really feeling very anxious. Yesterday at only 10dpo I got 4 positive tests including one clear blue digital it said Pregnant 1-2 weeks.

then this morning I took a pregnancy test that was extremely cheap (pack of 3) with only a 20ml HCG sensitivity and the line was BARELY visable. This was with first morning urine! So I instantly thought I was having a chemical.

i went to the shop and got a more sensitive clear blue test. And it’s come back positive straight away - but in your opinion is the line colour ok for 11dpo?

As getting mixed signals on the cheap tests - not sure if I should be concerned. A doctor won’t see me will they?

thanks Jess

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JDecember21 · 12/11/2024 15:39

Hey lovely yes I have this is mine tbh I think yours looks great!!! I read somewhere that sometimes they can only get so high before they plateau. It looks just as dark as control line to me! But maybe the docs reassurance might help? X @sellingupslow

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sellingupslow · 12/11/2024 12:35

They're definitely not getting lighter but they just seem to have stopped getting darker..

I've just booked a private HCG blood test for 2:20 today.. I've had one baby before and never felt anywhere near this anxious but I've had a loss too and this is making me feel awful!

I'm convinced something isn't right ☹️ I'll update when I get my bloods!

Brownbottle · 12/11/2024 12:18

sellingupslow · 12/11/2024 12:14

Has anyone done a test today? I'm convinced something isn't right, this is my test today at 17dpo (not first wee)

That looks good to me, especially if not first wee. Has it lightened? I’ve stopped doing tests, maybe will do one at weekend but I don’t think it can show much more at this stage unfortunately

sellingupslow · 12/11/2024 12:14

Has anyone done a test today? I'm convinced something isn't right, this is my test today at 17dpo (not first wee)

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JDecember21 · 12/11/2024 09:37

How amazing!!! @HollyR19 :) how are you feeling so far?

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JDecember21 · 09/11/2024 21:14

Yes they do look similar !!! Yours look really positive and clear :) congrats!!! I think hcg only doubles every 48 hours … I’m due potentially 21st July 2025 if I have my dates right!! You? Congrats to you too. All feels very odd for me right now xx

Oooo we are due date buddies if my dates are the same!

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JDecember21 · 12/11/2024 08:29

@Brownbottle @sellingupslow also not sure if I mentioned before but the hcg only rises every 2-3 days so that might be why you don’t see a difference in tests. Also yes it is very normal for some people to have no symptoms at all! Everyone is different. Xx

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JDecember21 · 12/11/2024 08:27

@Brownbottle congrats! Omg same here! So I’m 4wk 1 day!

I’ve booked a reassurance scan for the 7 ish week mark too. I know exactly what you mean the anxiety is definitely taking over.

I’ve had a dull ache / kind of like period cramps but also very different kind of more felt in my bladder area. But I would say if ever unsure just call your doctor! But I know a level is normal apparently xx

all I can say is that I know this time will pass and I think once we have that first scan we will be feeling hopefully a lot better- maybe we just need to keep ourselves busy for now!! Still feels very surreal for me xx

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JDecember21 · 12/11/2024 08:23

@sellingupslow indeed! Honestly I’m quite shocked at how anxious I’ve been because I thought I would be over the moon to just get a positive test which I am but I feel the anxiety deffo takes over!! But I’ve decided I’m going to test once more tomorrow and then if all is good I’m definitely going to stop testing.

my symptoms are mainly - constantly feeling conscious of my bladder area, kind of feeling like I could go for a wee if I needed to at any time, tiredness, sore nips and a bit of an upset stomach of and I can smell everything!!! What about you?

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Brownbottle · 12/11/2024 07:02

sellingupslow · 12/11/2024 05:44

@Brownbottle Welcome to the club 😅

I have no symptoms at all apart from occasionally having the tiniest tender boobs so I'm panicking and my pregnancy tests are also making me think somethings wrong.

They are dark but I don't know they just don't seem to be getting much darker!

From what I’ve read it’s so early that having no symptoms is very normal! I kept squeezing my boobs where they were half sore half not to see if they were, I did it once in the street and a man saw Blush

Ive been worried about the lines on my pregnancy tests too as they weren’t really getting darker. However I had a dark one on first response one yesterday and I’m trying to leave it at that, as everyone says they’re not designed to judge line progression so they won’t necessarily be accurate. Gahhhhh

sellingupslow · 12/11/2024 05:44

@Brownbottle Welcome to the club 😅

I have no symptoms at all apart from occasionally having the tiniest tender boobs so I'm panicking and my pregnancy tests are also making me think somethings wrong.

They are dark but I don't know they just don't seem to be getting much darker!

Brownbottle · 11/11/2024 20:44

Hello! I am also 4 weeks today and (if all continues to go well) book a scan for the end of the first week of December. Who knows how I will hold on until then though, it feels so far away… I have some very light cramps and back ache every now and again, I go through some times of the day feeling nauseous and then it goes away again (I thought it was too early for that!) my boobs are a bit sore but that’s on and off too. So ridiculously anxious

sellingupslow · 11/11/2024 20:30

We can try keep each other sane during that time 😅

Have you had any symptoms?

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JDecember21 · 11/11/2024 20:28

@sellingupslow thank you! Oh I’m exactly the same- 4 weeks today and non stop worrying the exact same. Keep feeling like the pregnancy is fake 😂

i’m going to book an early reassurance scan 3rd December!! Hopefully that’ll put our mind at ease but it’s so hard isn’t it!! X

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sellingupslow · 11/11/2024 19:40

@JDecember21 that's a lovely looking line!!

I’m doing good thank you! I'm feeling fine physically but really anxious all the time worrying something isn't right. I'm 4+3 today!

I have a scan booked for December 1 to check for a heartbeat and bloods to check gender 🥹

How are you feeling?

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JDecember21 · 11/11/2024 08:08

Sorry forgot to tag you @sellingupslow :)

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JDecember21 · 11/11/2024 07:42

Selling up slow how are you getting on?
i’m technically 4 weeks today. Darker test this morning on the cheap 25ml hcg.

having alll the symptoms and really struggling to sleep which is not like me!! X

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JDecember21 · 09/11/2024 21:14

Yes they do look similar !!! Yours look really positive and clear :) congrats!!! I think hcg only doubles every 48 hours … I’m due potentially 21st July 2025 if I have my dates right!! You? Congrats to you too. All feels very odd for me right now xx

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JDecember21 · 09/11/2024 21:12

Thanks so much lovely! Amazing x

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sellingupslow · 09/11/2024 21:11

@JDecember21 yours look similar to mine! But mine don't seem to be getting darker 😅 I don't know if those clear blue ones really do much darker?

I got a 2-3 on a digital today!

Best of luck with your pregnancy! When's your due date?

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MrsS11 · 09/11/2024 20:38

Congratulations 😊 the line progression thing is a bit of a head funk, I didn't even get a positive until AF was 2 days late with my wee girl and she's 7 now. You're definitely pregnant!

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JDecember21 · 09/11/2024 18:26

Update ! The cheapy darkened today too.. positive sign x excuse my rented house’s awful window sill hahaha

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JDecember21 · 09/11/2024 08:16

Honestly that helps me more than you know xx thank you!!!

ive not been allowing myself to get hopes up incase something happens but the odds are in our favour! Xx

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MyPinkFish · 09/11/2024 08:10

JDecember21 · 09/11/2024 07:59

Hi ladies just an update. 12DPO now and FMU My clear blue has darkened. See pic below….
cheapy tests still positive, very faint thick pink lines, but not much change in darkening. They are 20ml hcg and the Clear blue is 10ml, trying not to worry as have allll the symptoms. Nipples are on FIRE. Exhaustion and feel full/pressure sensation in uterus and constantly needing wee. Keeping all my fingers crossed.

This line on clear blue also came up instantly.

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You'll be fine babe, I was exact same, I am currently 18dpo and my cheapies didn't darken till 16dpo. Your clearblue is a great strong line 😊 x

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JDecember21 · 09/11/2024 07:59

Hi ladies just an update. 12DPO now and FMU My clear blue has darkened. See pic below….
cheapy tests still positive, very faint thick pink lines, but not much change in darkening. They are 20ml hcg and the Clear blue is 10ml, trying not to worry as have allll the symptoms. Nipples are on FIRE. Exhaustion and feel full/pressure sensation in uterus and constantly needing wee. Keeping all my fingers crossed.

This line on clear blue also came up instantly.

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