CB Weeks indicator - any success stories?

[Rachae]

Hi There,

Has anyone been stuck on 2-3 but went on to have success anyway and hcg was over the 3+ threshold?

I'm going out of my mind this pregnancy (5th attempt)... and so would really appreciate your opinions! :-)

I'm waiting on a blood test Thurs to confirm either way, but you know what it's like with the wait....

• My HCGs looks amazing at 4 weeks - tripling across 48 hours
• Weeks indicator should have turned 3+ on Saturday if tripling and Sunday if it went down to doubling
• Hcg would have been over 4000 by Sunday and the CB threshold is 2700
• Doctors not concerned and say they are inaccurate... i see a lot of comments on this but never a specific successful outcome

Inside the tests... the line was light-ish Saturday and got darker but has been the same darkness from Sunday. It 'almost' looks dark enough for 3+

xxx

Wow ok ... So please please ignore my last post if anyone reads this!! I couldn't have been more wrong. 🙈 The person who gave me the blood reading over the phone missed off a 0, and therefore my HCG was well within the tolerance!! In fact, from last Sunday when I started to get anxious about no 3+ I would have been over 3000. . by Wednesday it was 8000! So these tests are absolute BS and can absolutely be wrong!

Had a scan also due to the cramping at 5 weeks 3 days and all measuring well, even ahead. A sac, yolk sac and the start of fetal pole could be seen.

Don't trust Clearblue! Xxx

Haha. Excellent news! I believe the general advice was not to trust those dreadful tests!!!

I think anything digital that interprets a line can be iffy. I'll steer clear of the Clearblue tests! I've got a few of these though, which measure different levels of HCG. Saving them for a bit further on though. And yes, it's obsessive, but I have also had early losses and would prefer to be prepared.

Hey @Kaw10 they look interesting but I'd take with a pinch of salt after my experiences. The clear blue weeks indicator also measures HCG and got it wrong... Part of it I learnt is that HCG is harder to detect in quantities in the urine over bloods xx

So these tests are absolute BS and can absolutely be wrong

How much money did it take before you realised? They're not a medical diagnostic tool. They're an expensive bit of fun and should be banned.

Stop testing and hopefully you'll have a boring and uneventful pregnancy.

This thread did prompt me to check back through my whatsapps to 2014 when I had an ectopic pregnancy which I found out about on a clear blue digital. This was pre even ttc so I was completely oblivious and just bought the best looking test I think. It showed 2-3 weeks at what I now know must have been 6 weeks... so should have been at 3+ for sure. I thi k in that case that probably was the first clue something was wrong, but at 4-5 weeks and judging between the 2-3 and 3+, that's a mugs game (one which I played myself last week!)

@gamerchick probs about 40 pounds... Agreed, and testing stopped as we now have weekly scans as they are more reliable. (No I don't spend money on those as I've had 4 miscarriages so they do this for me anyway)

@whatcangowrong sorry to hear about your ectopic 😢 yes I agree, they can be an indicator as they predicted one of my MCs as didn't progress from 1-2 weeks. It's that 2-3 onwards I think.. as I think if your HCG is high then it throws the test anyway. Hoping this thread provides people with reassurance in the future, if they're ever in the same predicament xx

I already knew Clearblue shouldn't be trusted, but I can't believe someone missed off a 0 when giving you your results! Anyway, glad all is well and congratulations! 😊

The clear blue digital predicted my miscarriage last year.

This pregnancy I didn't even go near them. They're nothing but expensive anxiety.

@Holskey thank you! 😁 @afternamechangefail quite agree! Xx