Obsessively testing after chemical

[Toria33]

I had a chemical at the start of February and after an early ovulation tested positive at 8dpo and 9 days before my period..with my first pregnancy I only received 2 positive tests, yet have found my self obsessed with testing once it twice a day.. get a cramp and I run off and test. I'm only 4 weeks and I find it comforting to see the line getting darker. I have in the teens if positive results now, Should I stop? how do I stop? I don't feel like I would be doing this if not for the chemical. has anyone else found themselves in the situation! Using early at home tests which are pretty cheap.

You can have a miscarriage and still have strong positive tests. I've had three and long after the baby is gone I can still get a positive, (once even 8 weeks later) so a positive test only means there is hormone in your system. Stop testing. Good luck with the pregnancy.

I’ve had a mc and a chemical and agree with the above poster. I still got strong positives when I was miscarrying.

I totally understand the urge to test - with this current pregnancy I tested every 2 days until I got a dark line, then at 6 weeks I did a digital and got 3+ weeks. I’m 8 weeks now and haven’t tested for 2 weeks, I won’t test again now as there’s no need.

I totally get it but once you have a strong line and if you aren’t bleeding there is really nothing to gain from testing xxx

I mean in my next cycle after trying again testing with the new pregnancy a lot. Sorry that wasn't clear.. dyslexic

That’s what they’re saying Toria, testing and seeing a line doesn’t mean everything is fine. You can be miscarrying and still have a positive test.

Hence, encouraging you to stop testing because it serves no benefit for that particular purpose.

Maybe schedule in an early scan?

Obsessively testing is not good. I did it in my first pregnancy that ended in a missed miscarriage. I nearly drove myself crazy. I had super dark lines in the 4 weeks baby had sadly passed inside me. I was testing with ic’s at least once a day. My line didn’t start getting fainter until a week after my surgical management.

I’m currently 30+6 & I found I only tested a couple of times with this pregnancy because I didn’t trust them and I made my oh promise to attempt to make sure I didn’t do it. I think I did 8/10/12/14 dpo (I know, still bad 😅) and then I did do one at 6w because I wanted to see 3+ On a digi.

It’s easy for me to tell you not to do it, and they’re not helpful, but I also know how scary and desperate it is after a loss. Big hugs

I actually had my husband hide my tests! Xx