the hook effect at 5 weeks??

[Freya1994]

im about 5 weeks pregnant but i was getting very concerned as my squinter bfp where not getting any darker!! i then read about the hook effect and at this stage i was clutching at straws!! so i got two frer i did one without diluted wee and it came up once again a squinter to the point where i thought am i going mad!! i then used half wee and half water mixed and tested again and there it was a bfp darker then my tests have ever been, and iv been testing everyday for a week to see this line get darker, so do any of you have any experiences with the hook effect?? :)

I got a very bold positive at 6w with normal afternoon urine!

This is mine at 4wks + 6 days last period was the 19th feb so 5 weeks today xxx

Im currently on a 5 day late period and still getting negatives... could my hormones still not be at the right level....? I really hope I am as we've been trying for 2 years but don't want to get my hopes up just yet.

@Kirsty010488 yes it depends how long your cycle is and when you have conceived so if your having a longer cycle and conceived later you may technically not be that last yet xxx

@Pippop21 thanks - I mean I track everything on an app and it would have been conceived around the 8th/9th - is that too early to tell....?
My cycle is almost always 27/28 days so 32 days is very unusual for me.

@Kirsty010488
I think you'd be getting a positive now, as mine was between the 5th and 9th march, my positive was quiet dark and showed 2-3 weeks on CBD, test again in a few days xxx

@pippop21 thanks - I haven't done an actual ClearBlue yet its just been cheapy ones from Sainsbury's so will get a proper one today ready for my first wee tomorrow. Thanks for your help.

Just looking now my last period started on the 24th Feb so hopefully i'm just a few days after you :)

My last LMP was the 19th feb (which was a bleed from a miscarriage at 5 weeks pregnant)

My cycle is usually between 29 and 33 days so im currently 3 days late and getting strong positives xxx
Try a FRER as u can test with then before period is due xxx

@Kirsty010488 u would be 4+3 if your where preg now, defo try next week or get a FRER xxx

And is 4+3 a time where you should really have a positive?
Now ive read up on it my concern would be that it could be eptopic…? Just need to try put to the back of my mind and test again next week but its sooo hard.

You'd prob get a squinty one xxx

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to chime in here because I did have a hook effect at 5weeks1 day so it can happen.

I was testing every 2 days since 14DPO (1st BFP - HCG of 120) and it was getting darker until it started stagnating at 20DPO (4w6d) so I tested at 21DPO and it was much darker, relief.

Unfortunately at 22DPO (5weeks1days) it got much lighter. I got extremely worried having just had a miscarriage. All hopes went down the drain... iThan I started reading about the hook effect but wasn't convinced it could kickstart that early in pregnancy - surely miscarriage was a more likely explanation.

I tried same brand HPT on 2nd morning urine and I KID YOU NOT, it was darker than FMU.

The next day I went to the hospital and got my HCG: 5300 at 5w2d

so, relax ladies and don't test after 5weeks!

Omg the stress of this everyday! Really think you need to stop testing and relax

@ClaireLuk thanks for sharing this. I'm currently in a similar situ - decent line at 5wk and now barely there at 5.6!! How did it all turn out for you in the end? X

Hey!
I had to recreate an account as forgotten my pwd but I had my 10mo in my arms when I received the email about an update on that thread.

don’t test after 5 weeks, just go get a blood test. There’s no other way to know.google luck and baby dust!

Thank you so much for replying!! Ah how lush that everything worked out for you ❤️ Would a gp do a blood test this early?

Hello Azera25, was wondering how things turned out for you, good hopefully!!