I'm sure you've been asked this before - am I pregnant?

[CouldItBeTrue]

Hi,

Regular on Chat and a few other boards. Have NC'd for obvious reasons.

So, I have regular 28 day cycle. Haven't been TTC, although my partner and I had discussed TTC in the near future. I have a child who is older than 5 (trying to be secret squirrel in case anyone recognises me ha!)

Last week had spotting, then nothing. Over the weekend tender breasts. Due on period today, nothing. Purely to put my mind at rest I did a test this afternoon and got a definite (but not strong) positive line and a strong negative line. I followed the instructions to the T so am sure i did it correctly. Package said both windows would show a line for a positive result.

After a couple of hours I did another test, a faint positive line and a strong negative line.

I have another test to do tomorrow. Will do in the morning as it says you should.

What do you think? (oh and I will be so happy if I am, but also worried at getting excited as it is very early days)

Thanks for reading, appreciate any thoughts.

In my limited experience, a line is definitely a line - it doesn't matter how faint it is! So congratulations! When I was pg, the first few lines were virtually invisible. Someone on here recommended getting a pink dye test, which I did, and the line was much stronger. Also, I bought a digital test - you don't really doubt it anymore when the word 'pregnant' comes up!

I so want it to be true.

I would be devastated if it weren't. I almost don't want to believe.

DP is in utter shock, happy but in shock. I've told him to just relax as it may not be definite.

I keep thinking "it's a line, if the hormone is there, it's there" but then I think "no, it was too faint"

I can see me going through a million tests before I believe. I reckon the digital test could be a good idea. That's what I did with my first child.

I've been saying for months that by this time next year I either wanted to be pg or on my way to being pg, but this has taken me by surprise to say the least.

I'll keep my fingers crossed, do the other test tomorrow and pray and hope it's a positive!

Thanks for replying woody

(I am having to not read/comment on usual threads as I'll forget to NC to come back here and out myself )

I don't follow. Do you mean the test had two windows and you got the test line and a negative?

Yes, the test had two windows.

If both windows were blank - faulty test

If one window had a red line - negative

If both windows had a line in each - positive

So, I had a very clear line in the negative window and a faint but definite (ie not just the watermark) line in the positive window.

Hope that makes sense?

Oh ok I think I'm with you. So one window is the test window - and obviously you'd get a line in there, and the other window is the positive/negative window - and you got a line in there too! Well congratulations!

You have a control window which shows the test has worked and a window where you get a line if + and no line if -

You have two lines, you're pregnant.

Congratulations.

Congratulations - a line is a line...

Errr, I think so, it was only a cheap test - £1 in my local chemist (has a 99% accuracy rate though?) I've uploaded the pic I took of the 2nd test, it's not very clear but you can just see the faint line.

Oh, you said congrats too

I feel sick, I know it's all in my mind, but I do!

Oh, cross posts!

Thank you all, still refusing to believe even though the evidence is compelling! (I am not thinking of names, no sireee )

I've uploaded a pic but for some reason it won't let me make my NC profile visible, even though I've saved the changes!

Grrr.

Just checked your pic - congratulations!

That's very clearly positive, my faint line was much fainter than that!

That's what mine looked like on the day af was due ( and a few days after, I'm 19 weeks now) its not actually that faint, it's a definite positive :) congratulations - wishing you a happy, healthy and uneventful 8 months!

O.M.G

O.M.G

God, I don't know why but I suppose I needed to hear it from the experts before believing.

Jeez. 4 weeks in. EDD 8th April 2013.

Oh lord.

Thank you for your help/expert opinions. I will make sure I post in the Pregnancy topic henceforth as I know there are lots of people TTCing here and I wouldn't want to upset anybody with my news.

Thank you again

oh just read this and im sooooo happy. god thats great news. all the very best and dont forget to enjoy this very special exciting time xxx

thank you tayto!

I intend to enjoy every moment (well, maybe not the morning sickness etc but most moments ha!)

xx

Congratulations ! just had a look at your pic ..& i agree a big fat positive :).... hoping for one of those myself in a couple of days...but can i ask if any one has any experience of tummy cramps & lower back ache for 3 or more days before there monthly was/is due ? ... never had this before , im due in under 4 days ,,, had some nausea last week ,again something im not used too ? very strange ..ahh & driving me crazy hahaha xx

Congratulations!

Congratulations! Sounds pretty conclusive to me.

Thank you both

I am now over the initial shock but still in a bit of a daze