TTC Baby #3 Not our first rodeo 🤠

@olivehushsorry for bfn lovely 😢

@MamaO88I've never used clear blue for line comparison but I think it is darker as in the control line doesn’t have as much dye in it so it’s been stolen by the test line effectively. Was this picture at 10 minutes? Hope you’re having a good holiday!

Tested again this morning, 14dpo.

Comparison against Monday’s which was 11dpo (top on the picture). The test line is definitely not as dark on today’s one.

Good luck to those testing today!

@mummatara so sorry that it's all so uncertain at the moment - Hopefully tests continue to darken and give you some reassurance!

@olivehush still waiting for my peak! Been useful to chart it and get an idea of what's happening. Today's test was darker and been getting lots of discharge, so fingers crossed the peak arrives in next few days, feels like a big waiting game!

I have everything crossed for you @olivehush

@mummatara that definitely looks darker and more reassuring - it’s hard not to worry and look for the worst when you’ve had a loss/losses isn’t it?

I’m going to test again in the morning, last was Monday on the clear blue so thinking I should have a darker line with doubling tomorrow

Fair enough, good luck in any case

@Outside9i don’t want to fork out £20 for it just to say pregnant which I know I am. The lines (usually) give me some direction of if the baby is going to stick or if somethings wrong and likely to be a loss. I’ve been pregnant 8 times now I’ve gotten pretty good at reading the line tests as to whether is going well or not in the beginning but I’ve never had a situation like this before

They're expensive but at 16 DPO a digital test should be very accurate and help provide clarity

Ok I really don’t know what to think now. This is giving me brain explosions 🤯 I took an afternoon test for some reason just to torture myself and it’s considerably darker than this mornings test. I just don’t know what to think at the 5 minute mark they always look fainter but then they develop and dry and they just look the same pretty much

@olivehushAF was due last Fri/Sat so fairly late by now I would be 16/17 dpo today. Ahhhh it’s never as straightforward as it seems is it 😅 makes me think my first pregnancy that was textbook was a lucky fluke 🙈

how you feeling any unusual symptoms?

@MintRobinare you in the tww yet?

@olivehushsorry for BFN got everything crossed for tomorrow 🤞🏼

This one is def on its way out I reckon AF will be here by the weekend. Still least I know now and not a few weeks down the line. The line was very faint at the 5 minute point this morning. I get my thyroid under control and it’s my silly old eggs letting me down now 🙄

@olivehushdont feel stupid I have def done exactly the same before. You’re def not out yet not until AF shows her mug 😅 glad you’ve bulked out the test collection 🙊

@Outside9I’ve always done well with the boots tests I’ve never had a bad one yet they’ve always been a good indication if it’s progressing well or not. Tbh the lack of progression on them is what makes me suspect a chemical again this is what they did last cycle progressed for a few days then got lighter and by the end of the first week it was over and AF arrived. Oooh you poor thing sending big hugs your way it’s not fun when everyone is at home needing you for everything

I almost caved and did an evening test but I talked myself out of it and told myself to be patient until the morning 😂

Hmm the above tests do look like positives though, albeit not the strongest. I would try cheap red dye and a digital, considering you're 15 DPO they should provide an indication.

I'm at least 8 DPO I think. My youngest is ill with hand foot mouth disease and older one is off nursery for two weeks 🫠. So definitely no urge to test at all right now.

@olivehush😂 I honestly don’t know how you did it what willpower 💪🏼 ooooh they sound promising I’ve had loads of cramps this time which I never get.

test today is not looking promising. It’s def lighter than yesterday’s but only marginally so likely another chemical 🙄 tomorrow’s test will tell all but I have a feeling it’s over. TBH as much as it sucks a chemical is better than all my previous MC which were missed and I didn’t find them out until a scan least this way if I know it’s over it’s a lot quicker

@MamaO88that is an excellent line! In my experience I’ve never had a dye stealer until much later like 17/18dpo so probably not until you get back? I would do next one in a couple of days as that will give you your 48 hour rise

@olivehushgosh it’s so hard when you have symptoms too. you’ve got this only a few more days to test. You have much more patience than me I would have been on Amazon getting more tests 😂

@olivehush oooh that all sounds soooo positive but I know what you mean about the symptoms - I was second guessing every time I noticed a symptom.

Told my best friend yesterday as she’s on holiday with me, so obviously not drinking etc and she was just like “YOU KNEW ALL ALONG!” 😂

Tested again this morning on a clear blue as just needed to be reassured I hadn’t imagined things 😅

It’s not a dye stealer yet - I have one more clear blue with me, unsure if/when to use it?