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21DPO and lines not getting darker...

kvdg1092014kvdg1092014 member
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Just missed my period on 2/3 and took a bunch of tests that came out BFP! I tested with a digital, two FRERS and a bunch of IC wondfos. My ovulation happened around Jan 16/18.

I'm really really worried because the other tests I see around 21 DPO are SO MUCH darker than mine. I tested with morning urine, but I haven't been able to go the whole night without peeing at least two times the last few days, so it probably wasn't super concentrated. Still have sore breasts and am totally exhausted. Some bloating and definitely emotional! It's my first pregnancy except for a chemical I had before, which is what has me so worried.

Is anyone else seeing this with wondfo tests? The top tests are most recent. Bottom two are my first BFPs. Are they way too light for this stage? I can't see my Dr. until the 25th, and I am starting to freak a little! What do you think?image
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Re: 21DPO and lines not getting darker...

  • kvdg1092014kvdg1092014 member
    Thanks for your answers! They are making me feel a little bit better, but I am worried after having a BFP with my previous chemical pregnancy that wasn't viable. I read that hcg levels should be rising during this time. Take a look at this woman's charts with the same brand of tests. Seems like a pretty steady progression, and she is WAY darker than I am at same DPO.
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  • Jellybean813Jellybean813 member
    Try not to worry. My batch of wondfo's that I just bough in December suck! I turned a FRER test line darker than a control line on 20 dpo, but my wondfo's still have a ways to go. Like other posters said it's the line that matter, not how dark it is. I know that probably doesn't help ease your mind though. Have you peed on an FRER since? 
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  • cblakincblakin member
    those tests aren't meant to measure pregnancy progression.  if you are really worried, get some electronic ones that "date" the pregnancy.  the only really ways to see the progression is to get sequential blood work done by your OB.
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  • momthatliftsmomthatlifts member
    You have taken plenty of tests that all say positive. What more do you want? Oh yeah, sorry, a darker line.

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  • 12bailey1812bailey18 member
    edited February 2014
    This reminds me of when I showed DH my positive pregnancy test the other day. It was a SUPER faint line and he asked me if I was "sort of pregnant." I'll tell you what I told him: A line is a line!! It's a yes/no test. Congrats. :)

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  • Gigi8212Gigi8212 member
    Stop taking tests. It will drive you crazy.
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  • TiffaniMayTiffaniMay member
    Mine were always faint, never as dark as the examples on the box showed. A line is a line, stop stressing and definitely stop testing.
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  • irisheyez7irisheyez7 member
    The dye tests do not measure how much HCG is in your urine, just that there is some there. My husband and I were a tad "surprised" by this pregnancy so I took 2 tests just to make sure. I was about 7 weeks when I took the first test  and the line was faint so we were unsure it was positive so we took another and it was the same. A line is a line. I am 32 weeks now and this baby is kicking the crap out of my rib cage as I type. Congratulations! Hope you have a happy and healthy 9 months!


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