BFP at 18dpo or worryingly faint?!

[squidlady]

Hi all, hoping you can help!

I'm 18dpo today and have been TTC #1 for over a year.

Have never had a line before (well not since I was briefly pregnant when I was 23, I'm nearly 32 now).

Even though I'm 3 days late, I thought I was out this month and didn't test as just felt like AF was coming. Then last night had these weird pains that I remember having when I was pg all those years ago.

Tested today with a cheap corner shop test called 'Clear Response' and got the below!

In shock but also convinced it's a chemical as surely it would be darker by now? Has anyone else had a line like this on a cheap test at 18dpo and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy?

Thanks in advance, this is such a rollercoaster!

That's a very positive test - congratulations 🎉

Okay bit more confident now - FRER after a 2 hour hold!

In total shock after 13 months TTC - we'd started the ball rolling for IVF!

Congratulations :)

Congratulations @squidlady

Congratulations!

Congrats! Those cheapie tests are never very sensitive (despite what they may claim!) so any line on those counts ime. The frer looks good!

These are good lines!

Congratulations! We’re at a similar point, great to hear success stories after a time trying.

Thanks everyone! It hasn't sunk in a even a little bit!

@thislittlebird - I would obsessively search for post-12 months TTC success stories so know the feeling! just didn't believe it would happen for us, especially as a home sperm test we bought online indicated a really low sperm count. My DH has his official semen analysis booked for this week, I guess he'll cancel now! He started pounding supplements, cut down on drinking and bought looser pants so maybe that made a difference! Or maybe it's the whole, 'you chill out once you've put it in the hands of professionals' thing...

@squidlady if I were you, I'd be tempted to still get the tests. Just in case you need to know them in future

@squidlady That's great, mine has low motility (but high count) and I have low progesterone so not fantastic odds I suppose, but still hoping stories like yours mean it'll happen for us. Once the year mark passes it just feels like the odds are not in your favour.