When is a positive a positive?

[Tazz18]

I have a line on a test but unsure. I don't want to take a digital as they've never been accurate in the past. I could see the colour start to stick as soon as I did it. And read it within minutes. It's just very faint.

Would you keep retesting? Or is one faint line and no period, been put on cyclizine enough to say yes for sure?

Or could it be a false positive, a phantom pregnancy? I don't understand why I'm getting a positive result. Meds? Anything. Anyone?

Is there a reason you don't believe that you're pregnant? Otherwise I would trust a positive pregnancy test as false positives would be rare.

Because my partner says he can't have kids.

Can you post a photo?

False positive is very unlikely.

As pp said I think positive pregnancy tests are really rare. Also I think it’s the line that counts and not how strong it is - and different brands of test will produce different strength lines. As in some literally have less dye in so will never look as strong as others.

I’m guessing as you have been put on cyclizine (i’m taking it too) you are also experiencing symptoms. How many weeks are you? It is a strange time and totally natural to worry.

I only did one test with my first and didn’t think about doing another that was just it. Second time around I feel more nervy about it all and I have no idea why!

I don't know how to post a photo or else I would.

Why can’t your partner have children? If you’re very concerned, you should be speaking to your doctor.

If it was a false positive could it be something more sinister. Especially with all the symptoms, extreme fatigue, sickness, bloating etc?

Has he explained why he thinks that or what medical advice he has had? It doesn’t seem like he is right.

How do you feel about being pregnant? How does he feel about it?

When is your period due?

There's nothing that would show up on a pregnancy test that isn't pregnancy! Phantom pregnancy is when your brain believes you're pregnant but wouldn't show up on a test.

Sounds like you are pregnant, might be small chance but looks like it's happened. You should speak to the midwifery team at your GP. Is your partner aware?

If you have a positive pregnancy test, you are almost certainly pregnant. I’m sorry if that’s not the news you were hoping for.

Your partner can’t have kids?

Sounds like my friend who got pregnant because her boyfriend at the time said she didn’t need to make him wear a condom as he was infertile.

If your test says positive, it’s very likely to be positive

I think there are plenty of people who have a long run of not being careful and getting away with or trying desperately and it not happening only to find that one day boom! the planets have somehow aligned and there’s a pregnancy. So if he has assumed it was never going to happen based on it not happening previously it doesn’t meant that it was impossible all along.

Ok. Thanks for your replies. I need to have a good think about what to do next as I can't have a baby with him.

Hope you're ok op xxx

I'm OK. Just trying to accept it really. A line is a line surely?

Did he say why he couldn't have children? Or was it not really spoken about? Try and insert a picture so we can see the test... if you're using the app then you click on the paper clip and attach a photo... then we all can help you decide for sure if it's a positive or not.
Maybe test again tomorrow and if it comes up the same then you are almost definitely pregnant. False positives are rare but can happen but 2 false positives aren't a regular occurrence.
Xx

Could you wait a few days to a week and test with a digital? Or buy two and test twice a few days apart, just to be extra sure?

*one of the digital ones that says "pregnant" or "not pregnant".

That looks positive to me.

That was the time I took it too. 9pm

That's a positive.

So it looks like your partner can have kids after all. I'd be having words...

Why can't you have a baby with him?