Absolutely bonkers POAS behaviour... but am I?

[cystersledge]

I would really appreciate some advice here. I am cringing at how loopy this will sound and must apologise in advance!

I've been TTC for year. I have PCOS and am taking metformin for it at the moment but my cycles are all over the place (55+ days).

I cracked and did a test this morning. I'd promised DH that I wouldn't test this month as it upsets me... so I kind of smuggled it out of the bathroom and had a quick look before shoving it into the kitchen bin. It was negative. But I had a nagging feeling all day, so when I got home I tool it out and had another look... positive!

Do you think I'm preggers... or has it just malfunctioned after 12 hours in a bin? Maybe it is the bin that is expecting a happy event? I won't be able to get another test until tomorrow morning.

I'm afraid after 12 hours it could be an evaporation line. Tests really shouldn't be read after the 10 mins (or whatever time it says on the packaging). Sorry.

I'm guessing you know that they are not reliable after that long?
However, maybe you did bin it too soon
Only way to know is to do it again in the morning !
And then come and tell us !
Good luck !

I feel your pain cystersledge as i have pcos too and have been ttc for well over a year now.

I tested yesterday and at the allotted 5 mins nothing but after almost 30 there was a faint line.

I vote you do another test tomorrow and see what happens. Good luck!!

Thank you Plaguegroup. I had heard of evaporation lines but didn't grasp quite what they are. I am sure that you are right and you have saved me an evening of more silliness.

I feel very silly and have learnt my lesson.

First things first - I love your name.

Second - maybe the bin is having a sympathetic pregnancy with you. I must add that to my list of potential symptoms to watch for - is my bin showing signs of sympathetic pregnancy.

Third - i do hope you are.

Good luck Izzy. I will cross my fingers for you. I for one won't be peeking at tests a second past the time specified on the box again. I really should know better.

Northey - thank you! I shall take care not to put any blue cheese or raw eggs into the bin for the next couple of days, just in case. One can't be too careful.

LOL at your pregnant bin

Just to be a nuisance, what was the line like? Brand of test? etc etc

Betty it was a Boots own brand one which had two round windows; a positive would be a vertical line in the first window and both vertical and horizontal lines in the second window (froming a cross). I've only ever used First Response before, which is partly why I felt the need for a second look.

The line was thin, dark and no doubt caused by a heady concoction of silliness and bin juice.

Hmm...could be an evap then if it was just a very thin line. Dark is generally good but if it's the blue dye jobbies they are more prone to catching the blue and thus having some colour iyswim, the pinkies tend to be greyish for an evap.

shoves drawer full of old dissected, scrutinized and definitely negative tests as closed as it will go

If it was the same width as the horizontal line then I'd be more hopeful - but still, I'd test again if you can stand it, in a day or two x

Good luck

Thank you very much for your wisdom, Betty. I am absolutely certain that it was an evap line. Everyone on here has been very kind about my foolishness and I really appreciate it.

I think I'll stick to the trusry FR in future... Boots had completely sold out of them when I bought the wretched thing that had me foraging in the bin tonight (although it would be unfair of me to blame the poor test).

Good luck though Betty... may your draw be full of positives very soon!

You never know cyster i just took this test! after my lines that appeared after the limit.

I love your preggers bin [grin[

Gah stupid iPod!

I love your preggers bin that'll teach you not to keep it in at night, it probably wants a house of its own lol

Izzy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!! What did DH say?

Cyster, any tests left ?!

i had left the test in the loo 'developing' at the allotted time he brought it through and said "well that was a waste of time". I said oh well the he said you wanna see and there were the two lines!!

Huge congratulations Izzy! So very exciting, you must be over the moon. I love that you have taken pictures of the test!

The bit about the bin expecting a happy event really made me giggle, so much so I had to read it out to my dp!!!! I wish you lots of luck!!!!
xxx

Nope, no more tests in the house. I'll try to do the sensible thing, believe the negative and give testing a rest for this month!

Oh Izzy, that brought a little tear to my eye. (mind I have had a small glass of wine...)

I really want to be wrong now! Is the nagging feeling based on anything else or just a feeling?

I know plague. Crikey, I was rubbish at this myself (wasted hundreds on tests!) and now I am encouraging the OP
But, ever hopeful and love a happy ending

Well I have been feeling queasy and had a very slight headache for the last few days... tenuous, I know. I probably just need new glasses.

Also, the metformin should have started to help matters along by this month so I was feeling more hopeful than I have for a while in spite of my best efforts not to think about it!

A pregnant bin?

Cyster, I'm afraid for the sake of plague and myself, you now have test tomorrow, just in case

Definately test again...try get a first response. I had tried boots today and they had sold out so I went to superdrug and they had the twin packs buy one get one free!