FREEDOM strip test faint positive? how reliable are these tests?

[TTC1993]

Hi all,

So I am 11DPO and first time TTC; first cycle too.

Took a cheap freedom strip test from tesco's this morning on my lunch break on the off chance and this was the result?? looks like a faint positive to me?? HOWEVER.... on reading reviews online freedom tests appear to give false positives which is the actual fear !!

anybody able to shed some light??

I am in the same boat!! I've been taking these all week and feel like I've had a false positive or indent/evap lines. Maybe take a FRER or other brand? If not just get a docs appointment xx

I can't help with reliability of these tests as they were only eve stark negative for me.
But I'd take a First Response tomorrow morning. I wouldn't personally call that a particularly "faint" line TBH, and it's considerably more than a squinter.
If it's not a dodgy test then you should see a line on a FRER tomorrow morning.
Good luck!

thanks for replying ladies:)

Gonna stop and buy a FRER on the way home and chance it I feel like i'm going crazy at work until I finish at 4pm! xx

What was the result on your FRER?

Hey all,

So this was the result of the FRER at 6pm to tonight 11DPO... whats your thoughts everyone? It was so faint so i put it on this app... am i over thinking this or is that a faint line??

🥴🥴 xx

That's a negative FRER.

Can you post the original?

It says i can only upload so many pictures per day which is strange as I've only posted two pics xx

@CmdrCressidaDuck for sure?? In real life there is a faint line, but camera isn't picking it up... thats why i put it on that app to change the lightening of it. Is it just me or can't you see the faint line? i appreciate any honesty I just really see it and now im thinking im bonkers 😳

I can slightly see it in the tweaked pic. Wait a couple of days. I know it’s hard x

If you have to take a close-up picture and then invert it and stare really hard, it's negative.

There is always a faint colourless line visible on a FRER if you look closely. That is the indent line where dye sits if there is a positive. The whole point of inverting is that if there is any colour there, the line will glow clearly on the invert.

@Mooey89 i swear I am not one of those delusional people 😂 In real life it legit is there but so faint though. I will take another FRER with fmu tomorrow and if no different I will hold of till after AF is due on Monday 🤞🏽❤️ thank you for replying xx

Did u end up pregnant x

Yes! Back on here TTC baby no 2 but yes this was positive in the end and my 20 month old is tucked up in bed 🥰

@TTCBABYNO2xx sorry I know this is an older thread, I’m around 5 weeks pregnant and did a freedom pregnancy test. There’s a line and I’m clearly pregnant but it’s not very dark. I just wondered if you ever got darker lines on these tests? Just a bit worried it’s a sign I might miscarry.

@Jen0019 hey lovely. Sorry i never used them again to see if they got darker i just went straight to using a frer. Congratulations xx

@Jen0019 Hey, how did this turn out for you? I have had the exact same situation this morning. I had 6 positives since last week so know I am pregnant but when taking a Freedom test this morning it was the faintest line I've had yet. Don't know if they're dodgy or to be worried!

Hi!
I used a freedom test in 2019 when I was pregnant with my son
I read how they can be notorious!
So I eventually tested using a clear blue and it was positive too
Try a different brand for peace of mind

Hi, I know this is an old thread and I hope it all turned out okay for you x
Just wanted to say the exact thing happened to me this morning. Have had 3 BFP tests the last few days and then used a freedom strip (twice) and both lines were so faint. Just miscarried last month so it put me in a panic. BUT, I had some clear blue tests on hand as well and they were BFP! All the tests were using the same urine (I peed into a cup) so I'm thinking Freedom test strips are really just not that great...

I definitely don’t think Freedom are great. It turned out fine for me and I’m currently sat playing with my almost 5 month old daughter :) in the end I stuck to first response for reassurance xx