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Is this really it??!!

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SophieStripe · 27/04/2018 19:06

9dpo been testing since day 5 because I'm addicted :-) do others see this hint of a line?? Been feeling nauseous all day and weird tingling boobs past couple of days and super tired (but been up early for work lots this week...) Had a previous MC at 11 weeks so am SO SCARED. Do you see something? What I think I can see is pink and came up within a few minutes...

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SophieStripe · 28/04/2018 14:26

Stargazeydrifter my period would be due Wednesday night/Thursday morning!! So we are identical! Really hoping we can both have good luck especially after a shitty time.

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StargazyDrifter · 28/04/2018 15:33

What are the changes! Fingers firmly crossed. See you back here in a bit.

2furbabies · 29/04/2018 00:26

Good luck ladies x

SophieStripe · 29/04/2018 07:50

Confused and really sad now.... I got the amazon FRERs yesterday at about 5pm. Took a test and second line came up with a minute or two much stronger than on Friday. Just did one this morning with FMU expecting the line to be even stronger and its barely there. I would say it's a squinted at best. Is this a chemical???? So so gutted.

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RowenaDedalus · 29/04/2018 07:52

What tests have you used? The cheap Amazon ones?

RowenaDedalus · 29/04/2018 07:53

Oh sorry just reread and you said FRER. Wait two days and check again. Sorry for all the worry OP.

SophieStripe · 29/04/2018 07:58

Yeah it's a FRER. There is a second line but way way too light. I will test again later but not holding out much hope. Pretty sure it's a chemical. Felt very pregnant on Friday and symptoms definitely eased off yesterday but put it down to it just being so early. So so gutted. Yesterdays test was a definite positive!

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SophieStripe · 29/04/2018 08:26

Okay I have been doing some reading... It's either a chemical or I am freaking out for no reason. Lots of people saying the strength of the line doesn't matter. The line today is the same as Friday's line. I've noticed that the control line from yesterdays is alot stronger than Fridays or today's, maybe yesterday's just has more dye in the test hence a stronger control and indicator line? Could that be the reason or am I just kidding myself? know no one can here can tell me the actual answer... I wish you could though!

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PasstheStarmix · 29/04/2018 09:10

Op have you missed your period yet? Are you not testing too early?

PasstheStarmix · 29/04/2018 09:14

When I was pregnant I tested the first day of my missed period and the line came up and that line for deeper the further along I got. The clear blue worked on the day after my missed period as I got that to confirm after taking a cheapy one .

PasstheStarmix · 29/04/2018 09:14

got*

SophieStripe · 29/04/2018 09:22

I haven't missed yet... Today I am 11dpo and got the first squinted on Friday at 9dpo. It is early I know but I just thought once a line is there it's there, and should get darker if it's a viable pregnancy. I am due period on about Wednesday. Anyway... I just did ANOTHER test and this one was positive I think! Almost as strong as yesterdays although the more I look at yesterday's, its clear the control line looks stronger. Like there was just more dye in it. Here's the test from just now... Why would one with FMU be weakest? Maybe dodgy test? Or what do u think, is this pic positive??

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Maedoula · 29/04/2018 09:36

@SophieStripe I don't think you would have had evaps on all these tests so I'd say defo a positive, sometimes they can vary depending on how much water you've been drinking the day before etc. I'd say get yourself to docs asap and ask for a blood test.

PasstheStarmix · 29/04/2018 10:20

There is def a second line there Sophie. I’d test again in acouple of days first thing in the morning when your urine is the strongest. They are faint at first that’s normal and get darker with time. My second line didn’t get as dark as control line until much later.

PasstheStarmix · 29/04/2018 10:21

That’s actually what my first positive test looked like (I stupidly took it in the afternoon though so the hormone wasn’t as strong) and then next day clear blue said 2-3 weeks and pregnant. Good luck Flowers

RowenaDedalus · 29/04/2018 11:15

Oh if there's a line there's a line! Don't worry about its strength

RLOU88 · 29/04/2018 11:42

I had lines this faint until I was 3-4 days overdue AF. I’m now 32 weeks. I think it’s looking good for you :)

SophieStripe · 29/04/2018 11:55

Thank you all so much! I am trying really hard to be positive. One half of me is mentally picking out baby names and decorating the nursery, the other is preparing myself for losing it again. There is no reason to think I will have another MC (like no symptoms of irregular painful periods or long cycles etc,) I'm pretty text book and I know MCs are very common. BUT it doesnt stop me thinking that I'm going to be unlucky again. How can I stop thinking like this?! One step at a time I guess.... Got to get to Wednesday with no period first!

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RLOU88 · 29/04/2018 12:12

I know how you feel honestly I was doing pregnancy tests up until I was about 3 months pregnant to check the lines. Every time I went to the toilet I expected the worst. All I can say is it gets easier. Obviously stressing makes things harder but don’t feel weird for being cautious xx

StargazyDrifter · 29/04/2018 12:31

Oh Sophie, totally get this. We are ruling nothing out until Thursday morning though! It is very likely this will all take shape properly in the coming days. Let's wait and see. Easier said than done though!

I definitely think there's a line in your latest photo, and the intensity of the line doesn't matter, as you say, according to all the online commentary anyway, though anecdotally people seem to get darker lines weeks on from where we are at the moment.

I've not been able to get hold of more FRERs since my Friday one but have, like a complete idiot, now done 3 Clear Blues, all negative. I know it's too early to test at what is 12 DPO max, and the Clear Blues aren't 'early' ones, but it's one of those things where you just can't help yourself! I used to read these threads before and quietly wonder why people couldn't just wait a week, do something else for a bit, and now I know. It's completely irrational and all-consuming.

Symptom-wise, which is all I have to go on today, things are still there on and off. The brown spotting I had in the last couple of days (which freaked me out in itself because of the MC) has now stopped. Chest stopped being sensitive yesterday evening but this is now slightly, maybe, coming back. I've convinced myself my nipples look a darker. Is that the sound of a barrel being scraped? Probably. 😂

I too spent my time in the (lukewarm) bath last night thinking about a January due date, when I'd go on mat leave and whether this might be a boy or girl, and at the same time whether I'm somehow predisposed to more MC and googling % risks. It's kind of humbling, because it's completely out of our hands.

Can't wait for Wednesday! Keep your chin up.

StargazyDrifter · 29/04/2018 13:16

Sophie, just found this, kind of interesting, in inconclusive!

www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test/results-by-day-past-ovulation.php

SophieStripe · 29/04/2018 13:48

RLOU88 thank you... I hope it gets easier! It's reassuring to hear it does. 95% of me is thinking the worst has happened before, it won't happen again, I'm not THAT unlucky! I've actually got two holidays in the next 8 weeks so I'm hoping that will make the next few months go quick. SO glad that from when u find out u r pregnant you automatically jump to 4 weeks 😂 😂

Stargazeydrifter chin up to you too. You know u can get frer on amazon prime? Delivered within 24hrs! I shouldnt tell u that though as it makes it all too easy... I literally have spent 40+ quid on the damn things in the space of a few days!! You have literally summed up exactly where my head is at though. So glad it's not just me. Keep everything crossed until Thursday! Feels like an AGE away...

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StargazyDrifter · 29/04/2018 13:53

Totally with you on being 4 weeks in when you find out! I'm in someone else's home this weekend which is the only reason I've not done the Amazon Prime thing, and even then was v tempted. I'll be loading up on more as soon as I'm back.

sprinkleofsunshine · 29/04/2018 14:06

Fingers crossed to you both.
I'm in a similar position, about 13 dpo now with af due early this week (not sure of exact day). I was having so many symptoms I thought that I tested Friday evening and sat morn with Tesco one that are not supposed to be used until missed period both have lines now but not in the allocated time so I'm guessing evap lines. I then tested yest morning with second wee and today with fmu on clear blue early detection both negative with a shadow of a line but really barely there. My 'symptoms' now seem to have stopped aswell and I am feeling the usual pms symptoms today with some mild cramping so wondering whether af is on her way. I'm still telling myself it's too early but tbh I think I'm pretty much resigned to the fact I'm out this month. I hope you ladies have better results!

SophieStripe · 29/04/2018 14:47

Ecstatic!!!! There is no denying this one!!! Now I have to just stay positive that it is a healthy baby in there and that everything is fine!!!

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