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Slow Line progression

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Muma99 · 08/05/2026 21:22

I have pcos and am on metformin my last mp was 24th March to 1st April and I could’ve ovulated late due to the pcos I believe the last time I had s*x was the 10th April I received my first very faint positive on the 3rd may and this is my test today 8th may my urine was quite diluted but still very dark I have been seeing a progression in the lines but slow has anyone had this before
( I do not have a midwife assigned yet and I have asked my go for 48hr blood test but they told me the won’t request forms as I have positive urine test)
this Is my test today 8th may 5 days since first very faint positive

Slow Line progression
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YoullWishYourLifeAway · 09/05/2026 10:44

If you last has sex 10th April you should be getting definite lines by now. That’s really patchy and incomplete. Have you used the same brand each time?
I think you should maybe use a digital and see what that says. 🤞🏻

Muma99 · 09/05/2026 14:03

Thankyou it’s actually a lot more of a solid pink line on person and is darker than what this picture is showing aha it’s just my rubbish camera, I will try a digital

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Muma99 · 10/05/2026 12:15

i took a clear blue digital and it says pregnant 1-2 weeks so 🤞🏻

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userttcjourney · 10/05/2026 12:30

Were you tracking your ovulation at all?

I have a very similar timeline to you, in a sense, as my last period was also 24th March, but I know for a fact that I ovulated late on cycle day 30 (22nd April) which currently puts me 18DPO. I got my first very faint positive at 10DPO (2nd May).

I was definitely panicking over line progression the past day or two, but have just had a VEPA (very early pregnancy assessment) & the sonographer reassured me a line is a line & that I need to stop stressing over the darkness of it. So long as there is a line, you’re pregnant at that moment in time. I know it’s such an anxious stage. As other poster said, definitely try a digital if you can get your hands on one.

Sending you all the luck from one PCOS girlie to another!

*My phone just refreshed & I’ve seen you did a digital! Yay! Fingers crossed!

Muma99 · 10/05/2026 18:05

Hiya thankyou so much for your reply and congratulations :)
I wasn’t tracking my ovulation but have been on metformin since January so my ovulation has only just started coming back so I was told by the gp that it was likely much later than usual, I had fairly heavy bleeding on the 22nd - 26th April which timing wise I’m presuming was implantation which after reading online it says is typically normal with pcos as the lining is a lot ticker I had my first eye squinter on the 3rd may and it was much more noticeable on the 4th on the 6th I took another and it was a clear strong positive but I have not noticed much of a change since, a couple of test have been darker when ive done them later in the day as it must have been more concentrated, but today i took the digital and had a pregnant 1-2 weeks which does line up with dates but just not sure on why they’re not getting darker like they did I’m my previous pregnancy

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