On Monday February 27th, I had a 10,000 unit hCG shot. I've been testing out my trigger since last Tuesday (7dp trigger). My tests got lighter and lighter until I could only see a shadow of a line while holding it up to the bathroom light. Well yesterday my test line looked a little darker. My IC was a little darker this morning and darker this afternoon @13dp trigger.
I'm trying to not get too ahead of myself here. I know everyone's bodies metabolize things differently and realize I could be the weirdo who STILL has a trigger in their system @13dp trigger. I know basic rule of thumb is one day= about 1,000 units of hCG leaving your system... which would put me in the clear by 10dp trigger, give or take a couple days.
I'm just nervous because if this is a BFP, I'm spotting. Just some brown when I wipe but clearly that's enough to cause a panic. Thank you in advance for any experiences you can share with me!
ETA: I do realize that the darkness of the line is not an indicator of 'how much' hCG you have in your system (either from trigger or pregnancy), but it's hard to not be a little hopeful when they're getting darker, KWIM?
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My lines were out by 8dp.
Id say it's a very very good sign that your lines are getting darker at 13dpo.
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Thanks for all the feedback ladies. Last cycle my it was gone by 11dp trigger. I'm scared that it is still my trigger or that it's not and I am pregnant. Clearly, I hope it's the latter!
I will be calling my REs office tomorrow, I hope the nurse isn't p!ssy with me for testing early (they told me to test Wednesday which would be 16dp trigger and 16dpo). The only problem is I will not be able to get betas until Tuesday at the earliest because I have to go 'pick my job' after school and then go to calling hours for a friend who passed away.
Buckeye, I have no useful advice, but just wanted to jump in and say I hope this is baby HCG and not trigger HCG, and that this is your sticky baby! I can't remember..are you on progesterone? Will you be going in for a beta tomorrow?
Please keep us posted!! ((HUGS)) and FX that all turns out ok!
Thank you hon
I have a digi in my bathroom, just waiting to be used. If the line is darker again tomorrow, I will be busting it out for sure!
I am on oral progesterone right now, but my RE said he's going to call in suppositories for me if/when I get a BFP. Unless I can go to the hospital in the city where I work, I likely can't get betas until Tuesday.
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I did a trigger shot and got my positive (very light) on 11dpo. I thought the exact same thing until I kept on testing and the line kept getting darker. I had my first beta on 14dpo and 119. I think that this is a true positive! Congratulations to you!
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My trigger shots would hang on in my system - the cycle before the one that worked I still had a faint, faint line at 13 dp trigger. But, if that line is getting darker it's not the trigger anymore!!! That happened to me on my + cycle. At 9 dpiui - 11 dp trigger I had a faint line. 2 days later my line was darker. I was pregnant.
I so, so hope this means good things!!!!
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Thank you everyone! I got another positive this morning so I am calling my RE when they open. I'm nervous because of course I am still spotting AND my test line was still faint like yesterday... ugh.
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Yay for another positive! Hopefully your RE can get ou in ASAP! FWIW, my test lines took about two days to noticeably get darker each time, so 9dpo and 10dpo looked the same, but 11dop finally looked a bit darker , then no darker on 12dpo, finally darker on 13dpo. Maybe your pattern will be similar? Oh, and my beta on 9dpo was crazy low, like an 8 or something, but the doubling times ended up being great. That was why the lines were so faint is what my doctor told me. Not a bad beta, just low to start.