Community› The Bump Message Boards› Pregnant after 35
Pregnant after 35
New Discussion

Question about First Response Tests...

Eliz77Eliz77 member
in Pregnant after 35

I've read on a couple boards people who repeatedly test and comment on the increasing darkness of the positive pregnancy line each time they take it. Is there really a significance to that? I thought either you saw a 2 lines, or you don't. Can this test show an increase in hormone levels or something? I took the test twice last week and the positive lines looked the same to me both times, but the 2nd time I took it, the line that I assume is the control line is fainter-is the control line the 2nd line from the tip?


~ES~

~*~EVERYONE always welcome!!~*~
TTC #1 since October 2012
BFP #1 11/22/12 EDD 7/29/13 MMC 1/14/13, D&C 1/16/13
BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube
Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
BFP #3 12/1/13 EDD 8/8/14, MC 12/24/13
January 2014: RE #2, blood work repeated, homozygous MTHFR c677t, SHG clear
BFP #4 4/7/14 EDD 12/15/14 Our rainbow was born 12/6/14 at 4:26pm! <3 


Report Reply to Post

Re: Question about First Response Tests...

  • Country Girl in the CityCountry Girl in the City
    The darkness of the line really doesn't matter or signify anything.  It can change based on the concentration of the urine or other factors.  Only a blood test can show increasing hormone levels.
    BFP on IVF #2 6/29/2012. Beta #1 7/3 = 522; Beta #2 = 1180; Beta #3 = 6491 image BabyFruit Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • MrsNukemMrsNukem member

    imageCountry Girl in the City:
    The darkness of the line really doesn't matter or signify anything.  It can change based on the concentration of the urine or other factors.  Only a blood test can show increasing hormone levels.

    Ditto.  I wouldn't worry about whether the test line is darker than the control line or not.  The control line is the line closest to the handle where you hold the stick, the test line is closest to your pee. 

    Me:40 AMA, DH:36 0% morph, TTC#1;
    BFP#1 4/2011, MMC 6/2011 11wks Trisomy 13;
    BFP#2 11/2011, CP
    FSH: 17.9, AMH: 2.2
    IVF#1 w/ICSI: ER 4/3: 5R,4M,4F
    ET 4/6 All 4 (1-8A+, 2-8A-, 1-3A) BFP#3
    Two weeks of beta hell = Blighted Ovum
    IVF#2 Aug/Sept: ER 8/27: 4R,3M,3F
    ET 8/30 (1-8A+, 1-6A+)
    Beta#1 9/10: 350; Beta#2 9/12: 796; Beta#3 9/20: 9155
    Expecting Boy/Girl Twins! My babies were born 4/23/13 at 36w1d!

     
     

    Report Reply
  • kat1221kat1221 member

    imageCountry Girl in the City:
    The darkness of the line really doesn't matter or signify anything.  It can change based on the concentration of the urine or other factors.  Only a blood test can show increasing hormone levels.

     

    This.  Although I also POAS about 20 times after my BFP to see the line get darker, I am pretty sure it doesn't matter.  A blood test is the only thing that will truly tell you if the hormone levels are rising.

     Good Luck!

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Eliz77Eliz77 member
    Thanks! That's what I thought...just too much forum reading early in the AM I guess!

    ~ES~

    ~*~EVERYONE always welcome!!~*~
    TTC #1 since October 2012
    BFP #1 11/22/12 EDD 7/29/13 MMC 1/14/13, D&C 1/16/13
    BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube
    Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
    BFP #3 12/1/13 EDD 8/8/14, MC 12/24/13
    January 2014: RE #2, blood work repeated, homozygous MTHFR c677t, SHG clear
    BFP #4 4/7/14 EDD 12/15/14 Our rainbow was born 12/6/14 at 4:26pm! <3 


    Report Reply
  • Country Girl in the CityCountry Girl in the City

    imagejrtmom:
    I completely know and understand it doesn't matter, but I am an absolute POAS addict.  It really shouldn't matter though.

    I have a whole bag full of sticks from when I got my BFP.  I had to make sure that I was pregnant by every brand on the market.  One was lighter than the rest and it did worry me.  I had to take a few more that day just to be sure.

    BFP on IVF #2 6/29/2012. Beta #1 7/3 = 522; Beta #2 = 1180; Beta #3 = 6491 image BabyFruit Ticker
    Report Reply
  • technigirltechnigirl

    It doesn't matter.  My lines are always light.  With my daughter, I POAS about halfway through the pregnancy, and the line was still light lol.  A line is a line and the darkness of it doesn't matter at all.

    Melissa 

    Me - 38 DH - 38 DD - 2 pregnancy
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"