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Trying to find out if I'm pregnant & snowed in!

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lilacblossom · 01/12/2010 13:24

Hi everyone,
Is anyone in the same position as me? I've done 3 inconclusive tests (ie very faint line comes up just after the alloted time you're supposed to wait), now I'm snowed in and can't get to the shops to get another test! Have ordered some off ebay but not here yet! Getting increasingly frustrated as I'm pretty sure I am - 2 days late (unusual for me)- had symptoms. I just want to know for sure and need some moral support! Thanks.

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sparklytoes · 01/12/2010 13:31

Am I right in thinking that a line (however faint) would only appear if the test could detect the pregnancy hormone (you can get false negative but not false positives I think)? If so, it sounds like you are!

OnlyWantsOne · 01/12/2010 13:33

oh thats rubbish for you, I would think that if there is a line, then its a positive, but if its after the time specified perhaps you should wait and see, hard I know.

Tentative congratulations though :)

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lilacblossom · 01/12/2010 13:34

Yes, I think you are right, sparklytoes, but for some reason I'm not convinced...it just seems a bit vague. I'll just have to sit it out till those tests arrive and I get a definite, definite positive...

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lilacblossom · 01/12/2010 13:35

Thanks, OWO!

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sparklytoes · 01/12/2010 13:38

Fingers crossed Smile.

OnlyWantsOne · 01/12/2010 13:39

is there no where in walking distance you could get one from?

JoEW · 01/12/2010 13:56

If you've had a very faint line three times I bet you are pregnant. Fingers crossed! Very unlikely that you would get any sort of line on all three tests and I had a very faint line when I first tested (before I was due to get my period) and I'm 20 weeks now!

sh77 · 01/12/2010 14:11

Oh gosh I would be sooooo anxious to run and get a test! I tested before my period (2 days before) and got the faintest line. It didn't get strong until 4 days after period. Sounds like there is a good chance!

Please update us.

AlpinePony · 01/12/2010 14:36

Er... if you're snowed in how do you expect the postman to get there? Or are you actually not snowed in? Hmm

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lilacblossom · 01/12/2010 15:15

I'm snowed in in the sense that there are no buses running and I haven't got a car, and unfortunately no shops withing walking distance. Postman is battling his way through though! Hopefully won't have to keep you in suspense for much longer...I will definitely keep you posted! Feel rubbish so I must be, I think...
Thanks for the moral support!

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nancy10 · 01/12/2010 16:30

You probably are pregnant! Smile and the longer you're stuck in for, the further along you'll be if you're definately pregnant. I did a test and it came up negative, a few hours later I looked at it again and saw a line. It was barely visible and I could only see it in certain lights. The next day I did a digital CB one and it came up positive 1-2 weeks (Now 18 weeks!). I know outside the time scale it is possible for it to be an evaporation line but to have 3 tests, all with evaporation lines just outside the alloted time would be unlikely! How exciting! Smile

thefurryone · 01/12/2010 16:38

I posted on here when I got a faint line and the consensus was that I was actually pregnant, I'm now 19 weeks.

Congratulations Smile

P.S. I did still do another though just to check!

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lilacblossom · 01/12/2010 16:42

Yes, I'll do another as soon as I get the chance...am getting excited now, especially as it was the first attempt, so to speak. And I don't think DH realised we were 'trying' :o ... am a bit worried about telling him - he will be shocked!

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lilacblossom · 05/12/2010 08:20

Just to let you know I tested again yesterday and I'm definitely pregnant! Thanks for all your moral support. Fingers crossed now for the next few weeks. Thanks again.

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fallingandlaughing · 05/12/2010 09:06

Congratulations!

sparklytoes · 05/12/2010 10:30

Congratulations! Have you worked out how far along you are?

sh77 · 05/12/2010 10:32

Wooohooo was looking out for this thread! Good luck. x

snowangels1 · 05/12/2010 11:07

great news :) I was just about to add that my GP told me that if there's a line, no matter how faint, it mean you're pregnant. It can't show up at all if you're not IYKWIM.

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lilacblossom · 05/12/2010 12:20

Thanks for the congrats! I'm nearly 5 weeks, sparklytoes, so still a long way to go! xx

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sparklytoes · 05/12/2010 15:50

I'm only one week ahead of you lilacblossom, it still feels really unreal! I'm waiting on my midwife appt, its all like a different world as this is my first Smile. Good luck! x

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lilacblossom · 05/12/2010 17:56

Ahh, sparklytoes, your first! It's so exciting! I had a MC first time round, second time resulted in DS now aged 17 months and here we go again! All the best for your pregnancy - enjoy it! I'm going to look for a thread due in August/end July(?) so might see you again there xxxx

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buttonmoon78 · 05/12/2010 23:11

There's a nice thread called 'due July 2011' in ante-natal clubs. Everyone there's very nice!

Congratulations - look forward to seeing you there...

nancy10 · 06/12/2010 09:40

Congratulations!

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lilacblossom · 06/12/2010 10:53

Thanks for the tip buttonmoon and thanks for the congrats nancy! xx

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ChippingIn · 06/12/2010 10:58

CoNgrAtulATiOnS Grin

How did DH take it? It will be a nice gap between DS & the baby.