Extremely Faint Lines for Three Days

70kelly

My husband and I have been TTC since July. For the first time, on Sunday (10 dpo) I noticed an extremely faint positive on my pregnancy strip. I tested again the next day using a cheap 88 cent test and a FRER. The 88 cent test was very faint positive and the FRER was negative. I tested again this morning (12 DPO) and the FRER had another very very faint positive line. I typically get my period 12 DPO and that didn’t happen today. Why aren’t my tests getting darker? They have all been extremely faint squinters. I know I’m not imagining it and I’m reading them within the testing window. Could this be a chemical pregnancy? I’d love to hear if that has happened to anyone else and what the outcome was.

harpseal135

70kelly said:

My husband and I have been TTC since July. For the first time, on Sunday (10 dpo) I noticed an extremely faint positive on my pregnancy strip. I tested again the next day using a cheap 88 cent test and a FRER. The 88 cent test was very faint positive and the FRER was negative. I tested again this morning (12 DPO) and the FRER had another very very faint positive line. I typically get my period 12 DPO and that didn’t happen today. Why aren’t my tests getting darker? They have all been extremely faint squinters. I know I’m not imagining it and I’m reading them within the testing window. Could this be a chemical pregnancy? I’d love to hear if that has happened to anyone else and what the outcome was.

Get one that says "pregnant" or 'not pregnant??" Typically a line is a line - the darkness of a line doesn't mean much. Honestly if they are squineters and not obvious I would call your doctor and see what they say.  

capnjackharkness

PG Tests are Qualitative, NOT quantitative.  

The squinters could be evap lines.  If not, then it's probable that the various brands/types of tests are looking for differing amounts of HCG (which is why one would say positive, because you've reached that level of HCG - and the other say negative, because you have NOT reached the level of hcg needed for that test).

70kelly

My period is now two days late and the lines are gone. Hopefully I have better luck next month.