Phantom Pregnancies ... are they real and can they cause BFPs?

[BorgLady]

I'm currently 10dpo, and got a very faint line yesterday and this morning on Amazon dip strip tests. I'm talking the kind of line that my DH would say was in my imagination.

Needless to say, he knows nothing about this yet!

I'm obsessing at the moment, really want this baby (will be DC2) and I live out in the country where I am snowed in and really stir crazy.

I'm wondering if my obsessing could have caused a phantom pregnancy, do these really happen outside of soaps?

If so, do they cause BFPs or even VFPs? I can understand how pregnancy symptoms could be all in my head, but surely I couln't influence HGC levls with my crazy obsessing ...could I?

No you couldn't! Hcg is caused when an embryo implants into your uterus. It can't be caused by your brain. You may have a faint line or you may have an evap line. Is the line coloured and did it appear before five minutes?

The line is definitely coloured and appeared at almost exactly five minutes.

I guess there's nothing to do but wait until tomorrow and test again.

This is today's:

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and this is yesterday. Do you think BFP or evap?

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Looks like a LFP (little faint positive ) to me!!

can't see anything on the yesterday but today looks like a definite positive - i have used those very same cheapy tests and they are very sensitive - seeing as i got about 20 of them free i know exactly what the negative looks like versus the positive!

its too early to test. wait until your period is due.

Well if the line is coloured it is looking good for you fingers crossed. Test again on af day to confirm it! Hope it really is a positive

Congratulations! Try a First Response - will give yoe a lovely BFP now to confirm.

no!!!!! FR and the like are nowhere near as accurate as people think. it really is best to wait until your period is late. trust me

OMG! Got a First Response and got a huge dark BFP!

So happy! Not telling DH tho. I'm going to get a digi and wrap it up for Christmas!