(Clearblue) ovulation help

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Just did an ovulation test but was feeling quite sleepy still so popped back to bed to lie down and took the test with me on bedside table whilst waiting for its results.

Unfortunately I knocked it onto the floor. Picked it up and it was still doing its thing and after a minute or two I got the static smiley which was great of course- supposedly ovulating. But then I took the stick thing out and there's only one blue line! I know we're supposed to ignore this but I'm sure usually there was two if youre actually ovulating.. Have I messed it up by knocking the stick to the floor?

I've read that once the static smiley shows it'll stay for 2 days or something and don't do another test as it won't work so how do I know for sure without buying a whole new test kit? 🙈

Any ideas/experience?

TIA

Sometimes that one line is so strong that you don't see the second one - a dye stealer - If it's a static smiley then I'd say you are good to go 😉

Thanks for your reply. It's one that only shows static smiley or no smiley (no flashing one). I'm just so confused by the lack of 2 lines as none of them have had 2 lines but I know when I've done them before and I've been around ovulation I've had two, albeit not as dark etc. I think maybe the dropping on the floor might have done something to mess up whatever digital reader there might be 🤔

Does anyone have experience of the static smiley and whether or not there are two lines when you eject the stick from the reader?

Just in case anyone comes across this thread in a similar position - just to confirm it was definitely an error because I had dropped it on the floor! I assume because the laser got damaged or something!? No idea how this caused such a thing as it was only dropped from a side table to the floor.. but it does say not to turn it upside down..

I know this because I got some other tests, including the one that does the flashing to static smiley and carried on testing with the flashing/static one for a number of days. When the flashing smiley started (had this for 3 days) I could certainly see the faint getting darker over the next few days. Then I got a static smiley after 3 days of flashing and deliberately also tested with a brand new basic one (that has just an empty circle or static smiley - no flashing one) and this also showed static smiley. Both sticks also had 2 dark lines once ejected. So to answer my own question (!) - yes there should be 2 lines! (Also had twinges in ovaries and EWCM and other ovulation symptoms when I got the smileys).