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HPK lines not getting darker....HELP!!!

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I took a FRER Friday (12 dpo) and there was a faint line, but you could still easily see it. Took another FRER this morning (14 dpo) and the line was the same color...still really light. I am freaking out b/c I thought I was having a chemical pregnancy. I took a cvs digital hpt 4 hours later and it was positive. I am calling my ob tomorrow to get a beta. but shouldn't hpk lines be getting darker??? That has me really really worried. I'm trying to stay positive-a positive hpk is positive, but I would like reassurance, I guess!!! Any comments/suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
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Re: HPK lines not getting darker....HELP!!!

  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member

    They do not always get darker.

     

    A line is a line.

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  • Leah&ColeLeah&Cole member

    hpts are qualitative, not quantitative, so there is no guarantee that the line will get darker.  Put the pee sticks down and call your doctor for some betas.

    Congrats!

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  • Dutchlish918Dutchlish918

    I freaked out about this as well.  :)  Quit peeing on sticks!!  If you must take another one, wait until a few days past your missed period.  I found mine started to get darker then.

    Good luck and congrats!

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  • tanner02tanner02
    thanks :)  that makes me feel better!!!
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  • tomkat35728tomkat35728 member

    My lines on the FRER were always very light.  I ended up taking a dollar store test and a digital to confirm.  The dollar store test was very dark and the digital came back "pregnant."

    A line is a line.  Call your OB.  Congrats!

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  • lindsay.loulindsay.lou member
    I tested for 3 days after my first BFP hoping to see that super dark line. It never got darker (got lighter one day!). So, I stopped testing. At 7w I had some spotting so I freaked out and took my last HPT and had a SUPER dark line. . . finally.
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  • danilee627danilee627
    It took nearly a week after my BFP for my lines to get darker, especially with my $ store tests. I would not worry about it, like previous poster said, these tests are qualitative not quantitative. A line is a line! Congrats!!!
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  • sucrets4sucrets4 member

    The darkness of the line can vary with the amount of dye that's in the test, which is why a line is a line.

    Stop taking tests, you're pg!

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  • wuhhoowuhhoo member
    This worried me as well. I always thought the lines would get darker, just sometimes they don't. Try not to let it worry you and congrats on your BFP!
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  • MollyK0222MollyK0222 member
    Stop POAS!!!  Or at least, POA digital... then you won't freak yourself out.
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  • MrsBalletStar05MrsBalletStar05 member

    HPK?

     

    Home Pregnancy.....Kit??

     

    Ok, yeah - the lines don't necessarily get darker.  Hell, I got positives at home and negative pee tests at the dr. office!  I was still pregnant though.  

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  • tanner02tanner02
    which are more reliable, hpks that you pee on a stick or digitals??? i had a positive with a digital and negative with the other kind.
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