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Rosegold3112 · 12/06/2022 16:30

Im driving myself crazy now every month as I always get evaps. I know not to look after the time and I am guilty of pulling old tests out of the bin "just to check" 👀 but this month the evaps aren't even waiting for me to put them in the damn bins. Either that or I'm going mad. I tested fri eve with a £1 freedom test and before the timer was up I could see something. It stayed ridiculously faint but I rushed out hopeful it might actually be the real BFP. 2 more tests showed BFNs although 1 did turn into an evap later. Did another test this afternoon and I kid you not I could see a line with 2mins left on the timer. Felt my hopes rise but it stayed still so very faint. I know it's an evap cos you've really got to squint to see it and it won't really show up in pics. Sometimes I wonder if it's there at all but then in some lights it's more obvious. It's definitley colourless though.

So question: have I just gone completely crazy with line eyes or are evaps possible before 5 mins? I should also add I lost a pregnancy last Oct and I've had evaps every cycle since, just to twist the knife. Is it my hormones playing tricks?

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TooHotTooGreedy · 12/06/2022 16:59

I watched a friend do a couple of cheapie tests. There was a panic as positive lines came up pretty instantly that then faded to nothing by the time it came to read the results.
I thought it horribly cruel for whoever was hoping for a positive (she wasn’t but after 7 IVF cycles I know how line crazy we can all get).

maybe get branded tests but use FMU, rather than evening & afternoon samples.? I’d say if you are getting evaps each time then it’s the tests and it would save your sanity to get more reliable ones!

wishing you lots of luck Flowers

Rosegold3112 · 12/06/2022 17:33

Thanks for your reply! I never really considered it being the tests actually 🤔 I don't always use the same ones but they're all cheap brands and varieties so this could absolutely be the problem. Evaps are just so cruel. I think companies need to refine whatever it is in tests that make these happen cos they really can mess with your emotions. At this point I think I just need to stop testing entirely ❤️

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GaslighterDenier · 12/06/2022 18:37

Faint doesn't always mean evaps, mine started super faint and now showing much darker. I found cheapies to be the faintest. You're not out this month until AF appears.

Jessicadaś · 13/04/2023 01:20

Is this an evap line I’m so unsure this pic is before the five minutes were up - it’s a freedom test

Evap line within time frame
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