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to ask about pregnancy tests in here? Almost not there line?

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wonderingifiam2013 · 23/04/2013 12:43

has anyone tested early (I think 3 or 4 days early) and got a very very very (I could continue) feint line ... that dried darker overnight?

I thought I could see it when I first tested and in the 3 minute window (in the right light/upside down/screwing up eyes!) but then decided it could be my imagination and was probably negative.

It's on the same line where I got my postive last time (still have it in draw years on and yes I know that's stupid Blush)

Is a line a line a line - or could it be an evap line? (it's pink-ish not grey btw)

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LaMaga · 23/04/2013 14:05

A line is a line. Go to the GP and they will book you with a midwife, before that you could ask for another urine test. Congratulations!

MamaBear17 · 23/04/2013 14:19

I got the same result on a first response test when I tested 4 days before Id missed my period. I even broke the test apart so that I could look more closely at the strip! I tested again and the result is now sleeping peacefully next to me on the sofa after a busy morning at nursery Smile

SuedeEffectPochette · 23/04/2013 14:25

Unless you have taken fertility drugs, any line, even very very faint, indicates that you are making the pregnancy hormone. (Most show up 4 days before official test date in my experience). However, sadly some (not many) pregnancies end as soon as they start with such an early miscarriage that if you had not tested you might just think was a late or heavier period. I recall testing 4 days early once, having a faint line, but then miscarrying only about 5 days later. If I hadn't tested I would never have known that this was a brief pregnancy. For the sake of sanity (and a clear line) don't test early would be my advice.

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wonderingifiam2013 · 23/04/2013 14:36

I'd love to believe mine is to be a happy story but I'm just not sure :(

And SuedeEffectPochette - I'm so sorry to hear your about your experience.

I wish I'd not tested early now but easier said than done :( the blood and cramps (although they are easing off) are still there, although it now seems like clear with bright red in - so sorry for TMI Blush but still hanging on for some hope I guess!

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Original poster
wonderingifiam2013 · 23/04/2013 14:58

BTW - has anyone had a v v v faint line & bleeding like I've mentioned?

Currently still hoping :)

Maybe I'm just a bit too hopeful though Confused

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KatAndKit · 23/04/2013 15:02

Yes, lots of people will have had that and I bet half of them will have gone one way and half the other. The truth is that early testing can pick up chemical pregnancies that you'd never have known about if you'd have waited till you are late. It's basically that the egg gets fertilised and tries to implant but it doesn't get any further and your period then comes as normal or slightly late. This is massively common, it's just that most women don't know when it happens to them because they didn't test so they didn't know they had conceived.
The only way you will know is to wait. If it turns into proper blood loss then it's your period and you have had a chemical pregnancy. There is no need to do anything, it is just one of those things but very disappointing when it happens to you.
If it does not turn into a proper period and you still have a positive result but have light bleeding or spotting then you should see a doctor.

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wonderingifiam2013 · 23/04/2013 15:05

Thanks KatAndKit - I'm glad you're around today :)

That's it - no more rummaging Blush and no more POAS for me until I'm late!

Thanks
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SarahAndFuck · 23/04/2013 15:08

My almost not there line was really just a couple of faint dots, but it was still a positive. Clear Blue Digital taken later the same day confirmed things much more clearly.

DS is now four Grin

I hope things work out for you the way you want.

Itchywoolyjumper · 23/04/2013 15:36

I tested 4 days early and I had a line so faint I had to take it down 5 flights of stairs into the street to see it properly in daylight.
It was pretty nerve wracking time, waiting to see if it was going to stay with me and I started it 4 days earlier than I needed to. With hindsight I don't think I'd test so early again.
I'm very happy to say that my very faint line is 2 and currently rampaging round upstairs playing elephant men. I hope you have the same luck x

Pickles101 · 23/04/2013 15:40

Oh thank God, HobKnob said it. I was about to cry.

Fakebook · 23/04/2013 17:15

Hmm @ people getting their knickers in a twist over use of a wrong word. Pathetic.

NotAQueef · 23/04/2013 18:31

wondering it coukd be I had lots if cramping before I got ny bfp - so much so that didn't test 'til I was 6 days late as kept thinking af was coming and I was in denialWink Wink

NotAQueef · 23/04/2013 18:32

sorry fat fingers + new phone

MiaowTheCat · 23/04/2013 18:36

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Sallyingforth · 23/04/2013 18:41

To those who object to the spelling of 'feint' - I disagree!

Thin lines printing on stationery are correctly known as feint lines. Since that's exactly what the OP is seeing on her stick, that's not so very wrong.

So there :)

TattyDevine · 23/04/2013 18:45

If its seen, its a bean.

Got positives with First Response (pink jobbies) at 8 days and 9 days past ovulation with both of my viable pregnancies.

Pickles101 · 23/04/2013 18:55

Yes but feint lines on stationary are very thin but clearly defined. The faint line on a pregnancy test is hard to make out because it is... faint.

ToupOfRegDwight · 23/04/2013 19:03

My faint line is currently wriggling and babbling to herself instead of sleeping. I had light bleeds at 5 and 6 weeks.

ToupOfRegDwight · 23/04/2013 19:05

And it was a very faint line. I broke open the case and held the strip up to the light. A clearblue digital confirmed it.

ladythatlunches · 23/04/2013 19:27

My very very very faint line are BOTH asleep (twins) only I could see the line :)

Also before that I had very faint lines that didn't get darker and then I started to bleed. Was a chemical pregnancy. :(

Really hope it's good news for you. Considering you had implantation bleeding before maybe that is the normal for you. Good luck

LegoLegoEverywhere · 23/04/2013 19:37

I had a very faint line, spotting and 10 minutes of very painful cramping with my second wonderingifiam. I assumed that I was not pregnant. Four days later I took another test and the line was like TRA-LA-LAAAA! So perhaps try again in a week, you never know. Wink

TheCatIsUpTheDuff · 23/04/2013 19:46

Try again. The instructions will tell you how long the test is reliable for after you've peed on it - the cheapy I did was reliable for 15 minutes. After that, evaporation and chemical reactions can give you false lines. If you really have to squint to see if it's a line, it might not be - a faint line is still a visible line.

Get another one in a couple of days.

Finola1step · 23/04/2013 19:53

I once tested 4 days before AF due. Saw what I was hoping was the faintest of blue lines. It was probably my mind going into full wishful thinking mode. Told myself not to get my hopes up. Waited for AF - nothing happened. Waiting 2 days after AF due date to test again and got the BFP.

That was in April 2010. I am now sat here waiting for her to finally drop off to sleep. Good luck.

LaTrucha · 23/04/2013 19:59

My tiny little pink smudge you could barely see is currently falling asleep about 3 feet away from me. Congratulations!

Molehillmountain · 23/04/2013 20:00

A line is a line as long as it appeared in the time the test said to wait. Otherwise it could be an evaporation line. Trust me-I've had three children, tested early (embarrassingly early Blush) and had both proper faint (need a magnifying glass faint double Blush) that were proper positives. I've also had evaporation lines when def not pregnant. I am a bit sad that I'll never see a live magically appear again. I did become a little addicted to that rush (triple Blush perhaps should have name changed!)

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