Please help I’m terrified!

How are you getting on OP?

Unfortunately this looks like a dodgy batch- experienced the exact same- have a look at the reviews on Amazon, I’ve had so many dodgy tests I won’t get excited until I see a blazing line now
good luck 😊

Tmi with the photo, leaving this thread now

Honestly I’d say it’s not your month, but I think you need to get a FRER to rule it out completely. Then you at least know and can move forward to the next month. I would also recommend you don’t test so early in future and wait for when your period is due. Seeing faint lines not progressing then having a period does nothing but cause you more anxiety (the last thing your body needs to conceive and have a healthy pregnancy) and is ultimately the same outcome as waiting until your periods due date and getting a BFN. A BFN on your due date is upsetting, but what you are doing by testing early is prolonging and magnifying the agony. Be kinder to yourself.

I found these tests good TBH.
Always stark white when negative (and I'd be willing there to he a line, checking from every angle in every light!).

Both times I was pregnant these tests showed a very faint line at 9dpo, which was easy to see at 10dpo and bright pink at 11dpo.

Sadly, I'd be wondering if this would be another chemical :(

OP you are obviously very anxious,I suggest you get a decent pregnancy test that actually leaves you certain whether you are pregnant or not. Sending positive vibes to you.

@Twaddlepip as I understand it, the 12 month wait before NHS testing/intervention is if you haven't conceived. If you have had 3 miscarriages in a row (I think they are changing this to 2) then they should act on that and do the testing then, because it points to a specific problem with maintaining a pregnancy.

Anyway, how is it going @Hall24? Are you feeling any clearer about things?

I think, under the NHS in the UK, they won’t help you until you’ve had six months of establish trying. With some trusts, a year. It’s different.

hey OP, I personally got implantation spotting before my positive, but have seen people on here who have spotted after their positive! I also had cramps pretty much throughout my first trimester, even when I got my positive I kept waiting for my period because of the cramping

the tests you’ve posted are very faint for where you are in your cycle, but that could be due to later ovulation or implantation, it’s a horrible wait but only time will tell

I don’t think people are trying to be mean by suggesting a break, more so out of concern considering you’ve said you’ve had 2 chemicals back to back..that’s horrible and a lot to carry

HCG apparently doubles every 48 hours, so maybe try distracting yourself for a bit before testing again?

Best of luck x

I'm not sure what everyone is on about as I can personally see very faint lines.

However, I do think they are too faint for 13dpo. That said, you might have ovulated a bit later, you might have implanted later, it's possible that this could go on to be a healthy pregnancy, however in my heart I think it is unlikely.

I recently had an ectopic pregnancy and I tested every day whilst I lost the pregnancy, and had blood tests throughout. As such I now know with my own eyes exactly what a pregnancy test looks like when you have all sorts of HCG levels right down to 30, 25, 15 and 6 and then zero.

This one looks exactly like the very last test I took with any sort of line (the day the hospital measured my HCG in my blood at 6). So unless this gets darker tomorrow then I'm ever so sorry, but with the cramps and bleeding I would say this is chemical.

I would personally recommend for your own sanity testing later. Once before my ectopic when testing early I've seen these very faint lines and then I've known I had a chemical. I'd rather not know personally.

Good morning 🙂I didn't suggest this because it's her third month TTC, but because she's had three chemicals. My sister is an OBGYN, albeit in another country, so I do have some evidence behind the suggestion - she would always say multiple chemicals can be a sign of poor quality eggs being ovulated (which don't product enough progesterone when they then get released), so there may be benefit in trying something like clomid. Equally with young couples she'd say keep going and it's probably going to come good one month! It just depends. I don't think it can hurt for OP to speak to their GP to see, even just to talk about their anxiety. Meant with care and support x

I’m not sure a GP would help yet, this is the OP’s third month of TTC.

What are todays tests like op?
I’ve been stung a few times with strip tests and false positives so I’m wary, but I do see faint lines on yours

Sorry op but I do think they are negative. I had clear positives at 12dpo on all different types of test and on digitals..id also recommend leaving it 48hrs between testing as your hcg should've doubled by then so there would be an obvious positive if it was

I'm sorry OP, they do look negative to me, I used strips like that for ovulation and used to see lines but it wasn't till I actually got a proper positive I realised what I thought were positives weren't. I do think it would be very unlikely to get pregnant 3 months in a row. Maybe consider going for bloods to confirm and it would put your mind at ease more than continually doing tests..

Honestly OP, it's early days for you TTC and, if I was in your position, I would be stepping away from the obsessive testing for the sake of my sanity!

If you've had 2 x chemicals already then you know that these very early days are so uncertain and the only way of telling if the pregnancy will 'stick' is with time.

I honestly think you should stop testing. Wait to miss a period by a few days, take one test and get a proper clear answer either way...... if you really must test again after that then wait at least 48 hours in between tests to allow the hcg to increase.

Good luck

I understand OP, if I saw those lines, however faint, I would be wondering too.

This month I was over a week late on my period, for the first time TTC in many years and the first time in years cycle went like this, and stark white negatives the whole time. Wondering what went on.

I read an old post on here I found very helpful explaining the science behind it - https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/conception/3218493-preggo-test-science-for-TTC-geeks

and also this site it has stats on test results days past ovulation etc - https://www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test/

From the science post, I learned that sperm can live for 5 days waiting for the egg, we can ovulate earlier/later than when we think (the only way to absolutely 100% confirm/pinpoint when ovulation has definitely occurred, is to be medically monitored with scans I think). We can also implant earlier or later (6 days to 12 days), and also in each woman 'baseline' (non pregnant) HCG levels can vary a lot, as can time to double.

The NHS website states urine tests are accurate 14-21 days after intercourse occurred, but obviously if you are having regular intercourse, this could be anytime.

So it's really variable between each woman and even each month. With these early tests being so sensitive, a lot of very very early pregnancies are being detected even if they don't progress. I understand how this feels, as I've had miscarriages at 5 weeks previously.

I hope this month turns out to be a success for you (how certain are you that you are 13 dpo? and have you DTD regularly? cause I only DTD once last month and I knew negative meant negative at 3 weeks post DTD), and if not then very soon. xx

I'm surprised people are saying those strip tests are negative or evaps. I can definitely see the lines and they have colour.

I used those tests with my current pregnancy and had lines like that around your DPO even though I was getting faint positives on FRER from 9DPO. I'll never use them again, they are useless for progression and took ages to show an obvious line (probably about 17 DPO when I was getting dye stealers on FRERs!)

You could try testing one of them with water and seeing if a line appears if you're worried about a bad batch. If I were you I'd get some FRERs or boots pink dye tests.

I would assume it was highly unlikely to get pregnant every month, so as some of the tests aren’t very reliable the OP probably hasn't been pregnant and is causing herself unnecessary stress and sadness, by thinking she was pregnant. So probably best to give tests a rest, and if by chance she has miscarried every month then might be an idea to take a break from TTC

TTC can be stressful, testing continuously in the early days doesn’t help.

You've had some really unsympathetic responses here - I'm really sorry you're so anxious. The process is difficult even when it's early days! I can see the positives on the cheapies - that's how mine looked at 10DPO, and then darker by 12DPO. Sadly it was a chemical also. I know they look grey in the photos I took but they were deffo positive as I had faint lines on other tests too!!!

I hope you've implanted late, but if not and it is another chemical I would be asking my GP for some tests just to put your mind at ease. Most CP is bcos the embryo is not genetically correct, so your body is being super efficient... as hard as it is. They are sooooo common. Be kind to yourself and step away from the tests for 2 days if u can 💖

@Hall24 the tests you’ve posted all look negative, that’s what people are telling you. If you are reading negative tests as positives, and diagnosing chemical pregnancies/early miscarriages every month, you’re probably causing yourself more stress and upset for nothing.

Yes totally understandable xx