Evap or positive? Age old question

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I promised myself I wouldn’t get myself in a rabbit hole of “evap or positive” but I can’t help myself today.

context - first cycle TTC (all very new to me). I’m also 6 weeks or so off the POP and I’m officially now 12 days late but that very much could be down to the fact I’m fresh off the pill. I didn’t track ovulation last month, I just went off when Flo thought it might be based on my cycle (but I am regularly tracking now, mostly to see if my cycle is running normally post-pill).

anyway - initially thought I ovulated around 5 Oct and with negative tests a couple weeks ago I counted myself out. With no period still and cramping and spotting in last few days I’m thinking maybe I could’ve ovulated later than I thought. So - I tested last night.

since yesterday I’ve had 3 tests with a very faint, incomplete line but still with some pink dye (also had one that looked much more negative in between which is why I’m thinking evap). What do people think? Do easy @ home evaps tend to look like this or could it be positive?

will see what comes up tomorrow but thinking maybe a digital now.

TLDR - thinking I ovulated later than I thought so started re-testing, now getting very faint, almost evap-like lines.

image 1 is last night, image 2 this morning, image 3 this evening.

My advice is never trust a line that isn’t complete. Any lines that are broken, wonky, blurred etc don’t trust. The test line should be as thick and solid as the control line. So if I were you I wouldn’t take those as positive no.

Hmm evaps don’t have colour and those lines definitely do, it’s throwing me because they’re incomplete like a PP said.

Can you get a First Response Early Response? I got a clear positive on those with only squinted on the easy at home tests x

Easy @ home are known for being reliable and not having evaps. The broken line is a bit odd but you can’t deny there is progression across the three…! Can you get another box off Amazon?!

Update - did a clear blue digital, and very much negative. I think these were pesky evaps unfortunately :(

So strange - but digital confirmed not pregnant today x

Hmm, clearblue aren’t as sensitive as easy at home, and the digitals are even less sensitive.

Test again in a few days x

EDIT - sorry I thought you were 12dpo, not 12 days late! It sounds like it could be your body getting used to coming off the pill then. Everything crossed for a positive test very soon!

It depends on the tests really. People always say that the digital tests are less sensitive but it depends which ones. Easy at home are 10miu. Clearblue early detection are 10miu. Clearblue digital ultra early are 10miu.

I’m wondering if you ovulated later than you thought. Out of interest, have you done an essy@home today?

i thought the same but didn’t do another test as my period arrive yesterday!! So I have my answer 😭