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am i crazy? question about faint BFP

for the last 4 days (i'm now dpo 14) i've had a faint positive HPT.  it's not getting darker each day, and it takes about 5 minutes to really show up. 

in my past experience with BFPs, they've shown up quickly and dark with this brand. 

has this happened with any of you, or do you think it could indicate a problem (such as hcg not increasing fast enough?).  i know i lean towards the paranoid, but any insight would be really appreciated.

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Re: am i crazy? question about faint BFP

  • Our rule is generally a line is a line.  As long as it shows up within whatever window is recommended by the test instructions (later appearing lines that are gray instead of colored are sometimes evap lines). 

    What brand are you using?  Can you PIP?

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  • I would just say forget the sticks and go to the doctor and see what my betas were doing. That's more concrete than a pee stick.

    Good luck!

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  • I used internet cheapies and it took a while for mine to darken and then they actually got lighter. I had 2 batches(I got them at different times) the 2nd batch was lighter than the first batch and here I am at 16 weeks! Forget the color, your pregnant YAY!
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  • i've been using dollar store brand which is sensitive at 25, and early-pregnancy-test.com which is sensitive at 20

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  • sorry i tried to post the pic,but it just gave the link.  these are the two tests i used today, 1 is really hard to see but there's def a line there. 

    thanks for the advice, i'll call my doc in the am and i guess i will be cautiously optimistic.  thanks everyone! :)

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    i've been using dollar store brand which is sensitive at 25, and early-pregnancy-test.com which is sensitive at 20

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    I definitely see a line.  I would say a line is a line and you are KU.  Call your Ob and ask for betas

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  • They're not that faint at all. you're definitely PG!  I  always get nervous when the line doesn't get darker, which really is not an indicator of anything at all, so I'd probably get betas done just in case.

    Good luck and congrats.

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  • you guys just made me smile about this for the first time :)  i am so scared to believe it, i guess.  Thanks again :)

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    i've been using dollar store brand which is sensitive at 25, and early-pregnancy-test.com which is sensitive at 20

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    Uhhh.... that's a line for sure! Congrats!

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  • imagercote13:

    sorry i tried to post the pic,but it just gave the link.  these are the two tests i used today, 1 is really hard to see but there's def a line there. 

    thanks for the advice, i'll call my doc in the am and i guess i will be cautiously optimistic.  thanks everyone! :)

    Thats what my tests looked like from early-pregnancy test too!

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  • I definitely see lines! Congrats!
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  • My lines were very light at first, so I would say don't worry about it.  I definitely see two lines there!

    Congrats Mama! H&H 9 months! 

    Now call your Dr. ASAP! :)

  • In all honesty when mine went like that it didn't really end up "well." I had pretty much exactly what you describe in January; 4 days of super-faint lines that didn't really improve as much as I felt they should (if at all), finally what I felt was a "better" faint line, and the following day a BFN. The next day after the BFN my AF came. It was a chemical pregnancy. When I realized the lines weren't getting darker I hesitated to get excited. I waited to see how they would go and time did tell. Hopefully time will only make your lines darker!

    So the pregnancy is there because a line is a line.

    I hope that this goes well for you and you have a sticky baby in there! You're pregnant, so congrats!!

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    i've been using dollar store brand which is sensitive at 25, and early-pregnancy-test.com which is sensitive at 20

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    I want to apologize if my post scared you. From what I see here this is NOT a faint line (what I think of as a faint line, anyhow). I would call your doc and see if you can check betas. This line is a good solid one, much darker than any of the 4 I had in January. All the other tests you are used to taking (which get dark right away) are maybe just taken further from O than you think; meaning a little later in pg so there is naturally more hcg. This looks like good lines to me; I hope all goes well!

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  • I had the same fears. My first go round I had a faint line but didn't think i was pregnant. Then when I tested the second time it was really dark and showed up right away.  This go round they were really faint.  I must have taken like 4 tests in a week just to make sure.  The lines were always faint and didn't show up until i was already 6 days late.

     Like you, I am inclined to be paranoid.  I am trying to just be excited, but I am still pretty nervous! Good luck!

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  • If you were using FRER and the line wasn't getting darker, I would think that maybe something was up.

    However, even when my HCG was at 154, the dollar store tests still took a minute and then wouldn't get too much darker.  They would take an average of 3-5 days to be significantly darker.

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  • imagemaramarrie:

    In all honesty when mine went like that it didn't really end up "well." I had pretty much exactly what you describe in January; 4 days of super-faint lines that didn't really improve as much as I felt they should (if at all), finally what I felt was a "better" faint line, and the following day a BFN. The next day after the BFN my AF came. It was a chemical pregnancy.

    this is what i was worried about.  thanks for at least letting me know i'm not crazy.  i'll just have to try and stay positive until i know for sure.  thanks

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