Positive or negative test?

[BonBon20]

Hi all,

Looking for any advice I suppose…trying to conceive for the first time. I’m 5 days late (usually v regular 27 day cycle). I’ve done a boots test strip every day but I don’t know whether the weak lines means a positive? Should it not be darker by now if I’m 5 days late? I’m new to all of this and have heard a lot about false positives and chemical pregnancies etc?

The individual test picture of the strip is today - the others are all the past three mornings’ tests and one different boots test I took yesterday. I can’t stop testing 😂🫣.

Thank you in advance x

Hello

I'm fairly new to this too however from the research I've done these tests would only show a second line if the HCG (pregnancy hormone) has been detected

Your best bet would be to buy a digital test that can tell you, in words, if you are or not

By the sounds of it, your usually regular period is now late and those are definitely clear second lines.

Keep us posted 🤞🏻

@HaitchG33 thank you, I will! And all the best to you too 😊🤞

They are very definitely positive tests - congratulations! The darkness of a line really doesn't matter much! Every wee, every test, and every person will vary slightly.

Oh thank you - it's all a bit new to me so I wasn't sure 🥹

Also just because you are 5 days late it doesn't mean much either! You could have ovulated late and then implanted late. A line is a line 😍😍

Even I can see those lines and usually I see nothing when everyone else is saying they can see lines!
Congrats!

Thank you so much @HopefullMumto4 @Beebops3 - I’ve not even considered the possibility as didn’t want to get my hopes up… so feeling a bit shocked (but wonderfully so!) 😍😍