Help me please...

[naomihibb]

Hello ladies.

Please help, I am currently pregnant with #3.

I've had several miscarriages, two in between #1 and #2 and two in between #2 and #3 and I think a few chemicals.

I am 4 weeks 3 days today and the last test at the bottom was taken yesterday eve. I have a very good idea of when I ovulated as I used opks.

My issue is that although there's quite a good line it's not getting any darker and I'm seriously stressed and panicked.

What do you think??

Thank you in advance

I understand how you feel (eight rounds of IVF, a lost twin and two miscarriages), it's hard not to drive yourself mad. That being said, I don't think you need to worry right now, the lines are not fading. Try to leave it a few days to a week and retest, comparing day to day doesn't give enough time to allow the HCG to double. Take another photo with test 2 and 4 removed- that would show good line progression every 48 hours which is what you want.

Good luck, I know how hard it is not to worry!

Those look like good, strong lines to me. How often are you testing? You should leave it 48hrs between each one as that's generally how long it takes HCG to double.

It may not get any darker just being the brand of kit it is? Try not to work yourself up, I know it's hard, I have had miscarriages. Could you not test so frequently? Might take the stress off a little

And congratulations

That line looks very strong to me - not sure how much darker it could get - it was about 5.5 weeks until my test was much darker than my control. I eventually stopped doing tests and just gave up as I was driving myself insane. I’m currently 7+4.
You’re pregnancy - congratulations, you could always check on a digital if you wanted, it might read 2-3 by now.

You'll stress yourself out even more doing all these tests when you haven't even missed a period yet!

Your HCG levels only go up every few days at this stage and there's a lot of other issues like how diluted your urine that can affect how dark the line shows. Honestly, and i say this with love, put the tests away and wait 2/3 days before you test again.... for your own sanity!

FWIW, there's definitely a difference between the top and bottom tests if you just compare those two.

Thanks so much for your replies everyone. Trying to take a deep breath and enjoy but man, it's so hard!