Faint lft line

[Lankyboxmum]

So me and oldest child tested positive on lft a week and half ago, husband tested positive yesterday, but now my other son and youngest are currently unwell with a headache and temperature. I’ve bought some LFT’s and they have the faintest line - does this count as positive? I literally have to put it up to the light to see it- whereas mine, husbands and oldest child’s LFT was very very dark.
Can’t really afford to keep buying LFT’s so not sure if I should isolate them or not?

Yes.
A line is a line, no matter how light it is.

Yep, a line is a line, no matter how feint.

@Lankyboxmum

So me and oldest child tested positive on lft a week and half ago, husband tested positive yesterday, but now my other son and youngest are currently unwell with a headache and temperature. I’ve bought some LFT’s and they have the faintest line - does this count as positive? I literally have to put it up to the light to see it- whereas mine, husbands and oldest child’s LFT was very very dark. Can’t really afford to keep buying LFT’s so not sure if I should isolate them or not?

You don't need to isolate. If they're I'll stay at home. If they're not I'll crack on.

ill

I know legally we don’t have to isolate but I’d hate to take them out and they pass it on

@Pootle40

Not the case for schools/nurseries most other places!!!

My line started super faint then next day was stronger and stronger

Mine was always super faint. Dh and dc were getting strong positives at same time. I was the most ill of all of us strangely.

A line is a line regardless of how dark it is. A faint line will likely to be stronger tomorrow (if you tested again!). We've had very faint lines that took 20 minutes to appear, also very strong and instant lines. But a line is positive even if faint ☺️

My DS has a habit of getting faint grey false positives on the flowflex tests, but I think that'd be unlikely to be the case for both of them. His real positive, even when fading after 8 days, had red in.
If you can afford the tests I'd test again tomorrow, it'll likely be darker if real.

@Jules912 that’s funny because my youngest also does! But yes, tested again today and super strong positive even before the control line came up- it’s crazy how fast they change

[quote Lankyboxmum]@Jules912 that’s funny because my youngest also does! But yes, tested again today and super strong positive even before the control line came up- it’s crazy how fast they change[/quote]
At least now you know. I think viral load must ramp up quite quickly as I had a negative PCR on the Saturday afternoon, then a positive LFT on Sunday.