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TTC; Am i pregnant - faint line????

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Hunnie · 19/07/2008 10:35

Hi all,

We are trying for another baby and this morning I did a test. It was negative. However when I went to throw it away, there was the most faint line - I had to hold it to the light but there it was! I have looked this up and says about evaporation lines. Has anyone else experienced this and had a positve test the next time? Fingers crossed! Thanks

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MelT76 · 21/07/2008 19:16

I did 2 tests and got very faint lines. DP made me get a Clearblue digital. In his words 'it says pregnant or not pregnant, you cant read that wrong'. Very true.

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Hunnie · 21/07/2008 19:02

Hi all, still no period. Do I do another test? What would you al do? Just wait and see if period comes?

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Heebychick · 20/07/2008 20:01

I think you are pregnant, if you followed the instructions there is no reason for it to be wrong. And if no AF - surely this means good news!??

beansprout · 20/07/2008 19:52

Did you read it in the suggested timeframe?

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Hunnie · 20/07/2008 19:50

The thing is, I have never seen an evaporation line and now I have seen two (did another test this afternoon as period still not arrived). I think I am just kidding myself and getting my hopes up. The second one was an expensive test and the line is much more clear though.

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daisydora · 20/07/2008 10:36

Same thing happened to me with a cheap test kit. Checked a bit later (only about 10/15 mins prob), very faint line. No period a few days later so did a mmore expensive test and was a very definate positive result!

m0nkeynuts · 20/07/2008 10:31

I've had a few pregnancies start with VERY faint lines appearing after the time limit ... and I've had a few post-time-limit faint lines that were just evaps... so it's hard to say for sure!

For me, when I actually was pregnant, the first day the line appeared about 3 hours after the time limit, the second day it was about an hour after the time limit, the 3rd day was at the 10 min mark and the following day was within 3 mins. So, keep testing and you should hopefully start to see a difference!!

sars87 · 20/07/2008 10:26

i always used loads of different tests but always found the first response one's to be the best and they were always right, good luck. x

munchiesmama · 19/07/2008 18:05

Hi Hunnie that has happened to me twice and both times I was pregnant! Good luck xx

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Hunnie · 19/07/2008 17:48

psmith - it was a cheapie test but a sensitive one. 10iu/ml. Period still not materialised but not getting my hopes up again. Glad you had a positive experience - hope we do too!

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Heebychick · 19/07/2008 11:03

That's why i asked how long she had left it.

All i'm saying is i had a positive experience, surely she'd want to hear both good and bad news.

psmith · 19/07/2008 10:47

What kind of test was it? I've had loads of evaporation lines on ebay tests but my faint line on early response was a BFP. There are pictures on here.

belgo · 19/07/2008 10:46

Heebychick - it's possible to have a line on a stick if it's read after the allocated time limit. This is called an evaporation line, and are very common.

See this website www.peeonastick.com/falsepos.html

Heebychick · 19/07/2008 10:42

Hi, I have to say i think it's good news! i have heard that you cannot get a false-positive i.e. if you have the hormone there it will show a line if not it won't, so a line is a line. The hormone 'clings' to the stuff on the stick so if there's not much there then it's probably that you don't have much of the hormone yet - in other words it's a bit early.

How long did you leave it before you threw it away?

When is your AF due?

I had a really faint line - as in you had to squint and hold it up to the window and now that 16 month old DD is snoozing upstairs! so we are proof that a faint line is still a BFP!

Do another one tomorrow first thing and see if it has gotten any darker.

belgo · 19/07/2008 10:40

What you saw was almost certainly an evaporation line - I've had this, and my period turned up a few hours later. This is why there's a time limit for reading the test.

Do another test in a couple of days time if you still think you could be pregnant.

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