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Hook effect, evaps or I'm just crazy?

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Katebububu · 22/02/2024 11:16

Hi dear ladies,

it's our 3rd cycle in TTC journey and I'm around 9-10-11 DPO. This month I have a very strange effect with tests: the second line appears only with diluted and less concentrated urine.

Yesterday I tested with FMU and got negative. A few hours after | tested with less concentrated urine and got a line! Today in the morning I tested with easy@home stick and got BFN again. Buuuut after a little break I tried one more time, and it's a pink vfl here!

Has anyone had anything similar? Or it’s an evap? It's my first cycle with easy@home and I don't know how they are good.

P. S. Anyway, I'm going to take a blood test on Saturday or Sunday, but this dilution thing is so weird 🤒

Hook effect, evaps or I'm just crazy?
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DownWhichOfLate · 22/02/2024 13:05

Very odd! Fingers crossed for you.

KittyFantastica · 22/02/2024 13:30

All of my tests have been stronger with second morning urine! I have scoured the internet far and wide for answers, but never found anything conclusive.

Someone did say it could be due to there being more volume of first morning urine and the hormones therefore being more diluted despite the hold time. I started testing with FMU and then waiting 2-3 hours without drinking anything, then testing again with SMU. I've attached my results picture from 16DPO. The top one is FMU and the bottom picture was from SMU. The difference was night and day!

Keeping everything crossed for you!

Hook effect, evaps or I'm just crazy?
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Katebububu · 22/02/2024 13:30

Thank you! I hope for a positive update 😇

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Katebububu · 22/02/2024 14:02

KittyFantastica · 22/02/2024 13:30

All of my tests have been stronger with second morning urine! I have scoured the internet far and wide for answers, but never found anything conclusive.

Someone did say it could be due to there being more volume of first morning urine and the hormones therefore being more diluted despite the hold time. I started testing with FMU and then waiting 2-3 hours without drinking anything, then testing again with SMU. I've attached my results picture from 16DPO. The top one is FMU and the bottom picture was from SMU. The difference was night and day!

Keeping everything crossed for you!

Woooow! Your lines look awesome!
Thank you for sharing your experience. Now I feel less anxious 🤗
Will try tomorrow if it works for my case 🙃

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MrBigsCat · 22/02/2024 16:47

I see a line on all your tests and my ovulation tests are always better with 2nd morning urine for some reason too

PennyPenny1 · 23/02/2024 00:23

My tests were always darker in the afternoons/evenings - no idea why but it's definitely possible! I used to stress myself out each morning as the test would always be lighter than the day before

SweedeyTodd · 23/02/2024 00:44

Same here, my lines have all been darker later on during the day compared to FMU in all my pregnancies. Different brands too.

fingers crossed for you!

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Katebububu · 23/02/2024 08:48

So today I haven't a success with SMU. But I got one definitely positive with a very diluted with water urine! 😅Will retest at the PM again.

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Katebububu · 23/02/2024 08:50

PennyPenny1 · 23/02/2024 00:23

My tests were always darker in the afternoons/evenings - no idea why but it's definitely possible! I used to stress myself out each morning as the test would always be lighter than the day before

Oh, I can see how it's worrying! Thank you. Will see today how it's going on the PM. I hope everything's okay and your stress isn't over you 😘

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Katebububu · 23/02/2024 08:52

SweedeyTodd · 23/02/2024 00:44

Same here, my lines have all been darker later on during the day compared to FMU in all my pregnancies. Different brands too.

fingers crossed for you!

Whoa, so insane! I can imagine all these women with the same test issue.. it's so hard to keep calm! 😥

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DownWhichOfLate · 23/02/2024 09:25

Katebububu · 23/02/2024 08:48

So today I haven't a success with SMU. But I got one definitely positive with a very diluted with water urine! 😅Will retest at the PM again.

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This usually happens later in pregnancy. You sure you aren’t further along?! 😮

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Katebububu · 23/02/2024 09:47

DownWhichOfLate · 23/02/2024 09:25

This usually happens later in pregnancy. You sure you aren’t further along?! 😮

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Yeah, I think so.. I had BFN in the previous cycle and AF was there, as a clockwork. So that's the thing why I'm so paranoidal about possible terms and this test joke🕵

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DownWhichOfLate · 23/02/2024 09:53

Yeah, it’s a bit of a puzzler! Do keep us updated though if you would please. And best of luck!

applesandmares · 23/02/2024 11:58

Have you tried dipping the test in just water to see what happens? Just wondering if it's a dodgy batch. I always got a better line with SMU too and would never use FMU with pregnancy tests again, I convinced myself I was miscarrying twice because of lighter lines in the morning! Hope the best for you x

DownWhichOfLate · 27/02/2024 10:00

How’s it going?

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Katebububu · 27/02/2024 13:26

DownWhichOfLate · 27/02/2024 10:00

How’s it going?

Hi there!
It's still not clear am I pregnant or not. Yesterday AF was supposed to appear, but did not 💃🎉Also yesterday I got BFN with easy@home strip,
and I took the lab blood test anyway.

Today I got my blood test results: 0.1 mMo/L. Negative. But this month I feel unusually confident that's everything will be okay.. I can't explain it! And I hope it was too early for blood testing - Flo app says that I should test in 1 day 🙄

Before I got the blood test results today, I used easy@home again with the SMU and the line was much more brighter! It looked better on the fresh test. I hope it's our BFP 🙈AF is 2 two days late, and my post ovulation cramps are disappeared. Feeling so relaxed now.

P. S. Tomorrow (and maybe this evening) I'll retest at home. If it will be positive, I'll go to test my blood again :)

Hook effect, evaps or I'm just crazy?
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Katebububu · 27/02/2024 13:28

applesandmares · 23/02/2024 11:58

Have you tried dipping the test in just water to see what happens? Just wondering if it's a dodgy batch. I always got a better line with SMU too and would never use FMU with pregnancy tests again, I convinced myself I was miscarrying twice because of lighter lines in the morning! Hope the best for you x

Thank you so much for an idea!
I threw away those tests 😎Yesterday I got one in a local shop and.. my bathroom tip was so pregnant! I'm going to contact the manufacturer to give the real feedback.

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Katebububu · 28/02/2024 12:44

AF is late for 3 days now. I have no signs of my usual pms, and easy@home was clean today with SMU. Ugh, it's time to buy some other tests. Apps say that I'm on 13 DPO, and I hope for late ovulation/implantation 🙏

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