I tested on 6dp5dt in the morning and then in the evening (two left tests on picture) and again this morning with FMU on 8dp5dt (right on picture) and the line isn't any darker, and I'm freaking out over a possible chemical pregnancy. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm freaking out - this is my first ever BFP and I'm so so scared.
6 and 8dpt is still very early, which could account for the faint lines. Fx for you, try to keep busy and distracted!
---Trigger warning---
Me: 31 DH: 27 TTC since April 2013 Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count IVF round 1: January 2016 ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648 EDD: January 27, 2017
I echo PP, 6dp5dt is super early - my RE wouldn't even touch it until 14dp5dt - but faint lines are lines so my fingers are crossed they darken for you!!
*** TW**
Me: 37, DH:39
Met: 2002 | Married: 2004 | TTC since January 2014
July 2015: MMC @ 9 wks | August 2015: Chemical
March, April, May & June 2016: Medicated IUIs | BFN August 2016: Started Stims 8/22 September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby November 7, 2016: FET - BFP! EDD 7/25/17 Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
I agree with the rest of the ladies here, it's way too early to test. It's an exciting stressful time, but try to hold yourself back. BTW< the 8dp5dt on the far right def looks darker. Fingers crossed!
12/2010 - DH diagnosed with stage 3B testicular cancer. #cancersucks
10/2011 - Complications with DH and lymph nodes in groin area removed. No longer able to ejaculate.
1/2014 - TTC#2 - IUI#1. No luck. Findings: DH sperm did not survive freeze. RE recommends IVF with ICSI.
3/2014 - IVF Cycle #1 Started BCP
4/2014 - Lupron, Gonal-F, and Menopur
5/7/2014 - ER day (25 eggs retrieved, 15 mature)
5/10/2014 - 6 fertilized, 3 embryos frozen - one grade A and two Grade B. Plan was to grow out to blastocyst stage but rest of eggs arrested by day 3. Decided to freeze on day 3.
2/9/2016 - FET #1 with Grade A (8 cell - 3 day embryo); 2/20 - Beta was <5. BFN. Waiting for period and start next FET. 7/8/2016 - FET #2 with Grade B (8 cell - 3 day embryo), fingers crossed this one sticks. 7/19 - Beta was 74. BFP!!!!; 7/21 - Beta was 182; 1st U/S on 8/2; 2nd U/S on 8/16
I wouldn't pay too much attention to the darkness of the lines. I used FRER tests, which are supposed to be the most sensitive and accurate, and one day I got a SUPER dark line then the next day it wasnt as dark. I drove myself crazy analyzing the darkness and shouldn't have. I am now 16 weeks with twins. A line is a line! GL!
Me: 34 / Hubs: 35 Married December 2008 TTC: 2010 3 ectopic pregnancies, moved on to IVF 2011 3 rounds of IVF, 1 miscarraige, two BFN Started with new RE Fall 2015 Diagnosed Compound Hetero MTHFR Hysteroscopy to remove abrasions Began Stims for IVF #4 10/11/16 Long Lupron protocol ER 10/23/16 6R, 5M all 5 fertilized via ICSI ET 10/28/16 Transferred 2 5bb blasts; 2 frosties! BFP! Twins! EDD 6/25/17
I agree don't pay attention to the darkness... there can be difference in darkness just due to the ink in the test... I saw dark and light lines all using the same brand
Me: 36 years old DH: 42 years old
Married: 05.2012 TW:
TTC #1 Since April 2016 HSG/FSH/AMH/E2/SA all normal DX: unexplained IF spontaneous BFP 01/01/2017- Alexander was born sleeping 04/13/2017 at 19w1d ic/chorio September 2017 HSG #2 & Gonal-F/Femara/Ovidrel/IUI #1 = ep (Salpingectomy of left fallopian tube) spontaneous BFP 01/02/2018 EDD Aug 30th It's a GIRL! Cerclage placed on 03/02 Cerclage removal 08/02
My 2nd line didn't get dark until almost a week after my beta (at 16dp5dt). My test at 10dp5dt (day of beta) looked almost identical to your tests there. Don't freak over the darkness of the line, seriously! Good luck to you on Monday!
***BFP & Child Warning***
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014 IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17 FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
I agree with everyone else. The day of my beta (10dpt) I tested on a FRER and got a light line... I expected a lot darker since my HCG from beta was 401. I'm now almost 30 wks! Try not to overthink! GL to you!!
*TW - Pregnancy mentioned* Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014 3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16 IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
1st FET 7/29/16 = BFP Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long! Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
I now have a whole row of very faint tests - each one when I took it was barely visible at 3mins, and obviously the tests you see here have dried and darkened after the 10min mark. The last one was taken last night on a 1 hour hold, but I don't think there's any hope at this point.
@LadyBee17 I'm sorry that you are feeling like you have lost hope - it is an awful feeling that I remember well. As long as you are still getting a line, I think there is still reason to hope, though. And it does look to me like the line got darker on some of these. Plus as other ladies have said, the darkness of the line is not always indicative of anything at all. Do you know what the threshold for HCG is on this brand of test?
*TW* This may not be what you are hoping to hear, but I went through a very similar scenario during FET #2, and it ended in a c/p. I hope that yours ends differently than mine did. My best advice while you wait for your beta is to step away from the HPTs. You will drive yourself crazy (I know I did and wish that I hadn't). The good news, though, is that FET #3 stuck and I am now 27 weeks with a healthy baby boy. Sending hugs your way and best of luck with your beta on Monday.
*** Trigger Warnings ***
TTC #1 since March 2011
Dx = Unexplained IF 1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
June 2013 IVF #1 = 6 frosties + BFP! DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014 May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks April 2016 FET #1 = BFN June 2016 FET #2 = c/p August 2016 FET #3 = BFP! DS2 born 4/17
Please don't lose hope! I'm also not trying to give you any false hope but 10dpt is still early. And a line is a line. Just a couple more days until your beta!! FX
*** TW**
Me: 37, DH:39
Met: 2002 | Married: 2004 | TTC since January 2014
July 2015: MMC @ 9 wks | August 2015: Chemical
March, April, May & June 2016: Medicated IUIs | BFN August 2016: Started Stims 8/22 September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby November 7, 2016: FET - BFP! EDD 7/25/17 Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
@BlueEyedDreamer I'm glad to hear you made it through - thank you for the insights, and I wish you a happy and healthy remaining 13 weeks! To answer your question, the threshold of these tests is 25miu, I believe.
I've stopped testing (didn't this morning) and am just waiting it out until beta on Monday. I'll post an update once I know so if anyone else goes through this hopefully they won't lose their mind like I have...
Thanks to everyone who replied - what a tough week this has been!
Keep going strong @ladybee17. Hope you have some fun things planned this weekend to keep your mind of things and it flies by. kerping my fingers crossed!
@LadyBee17 Thank you for the good wishes. Hopefully you will be joining us here very soon! I remember well what a rough week it was leading up to my beta that cycle, so I really feel for you right now! Please take extra care of yourself and like @tvh1982 said plan some fun things to keep yourself distracted this weekend.
*** Trigger Warnings ***
TTC #1 since March 2011
Dx = Unexplained IF 1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
June 2013 IVF #1 = 6 frosties + BFP! DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014 May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks April 2016 FET #1 = BFN June 2016 FET #2 = c/p August 2016 FET #3 = BFP! DS2 born 4/17
@LadyBee17 Ughh I know the wait is terrible and I know you don't want to get your hopes high. I at some point felt like a negative would hurt no matter what and decided to allow myself to be positive if I could. With my 2nd transfer I tested at 6 days and got a faint line and it was really a BFP, I hope that's the case for you! Sending you tons of prayers!
37 y.o TTC since October 2014 DX: Unexplained fertility 3 Failed IUI's 2015 1st IVF cycle March 2016 , planned ICSI, PGS, FET ER 3/31/16 30 retrieved, 26 fertilized normally Sent 8 embryos for PGS: 5 normal (3 AA, 1BA, 1BC) FET 5/11/16 (1 embryo) Beta 5/23/16 BFN 2nd FET 6/12/16 (1 5AA embryo) ++++TW++++ Beta 6/22/16 : BFP!!! 169 Beta #2 6/24/16: 412 DD born 3/2/17
@LadyBee17 I truly believe you have no reason to lose hope right now! Granted, I never tested before my beta. However, my beta was on 10dp5dt and when I got the call that my HCG was 179.3 I took a HPT just to have my first ever experience of seeing a second line. It looked almost identical to your 10dpt test up there! I took another HPT 2 days later and the test looked identical to the one I took on beta day, even though my HCG had more than doubled and was now 480.3 on 12dpt. It wasn't until 16dp5dt that the line actually looked darker to me, and that was the last HPT I took. I'm 23 weeks pregnant today.
After we go through all that we do to get pregnant it's so easy for us to get wrapped up in the what ifs and mind games. But truth be told, this pregnancy is completely in the hands of nature/your body (or God if you believe), and there isn't anything that you can do. The best thing you can do for your body right now is relax (at least try to!) and have faith that your body is doing what it is supposed to do, whatever that means.
Best of luck to you!
***BFP & Child Warning***
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014 IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17 FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
This thread has been closed. Please do not post pictures of your pregnancy test and ask the Community if you are pregnant. Instead, please visit our 1st Trimester board to discuss early possible pregnancy symptoms and the thread pinned to the top of this board called, “What does a positive pregnancy test really look like?” where members are permitted to display their pregnancy tests.
Please note that we remove posts that do not follow our guidelines and will issue warnings to users who violate the Terms of Use.
To review our Community guidelines, please visit The Bump Guidelines pinned at the top of this board. Thank you.
Re: Update: Help! Freaking out over faint lines
---Trigger warning---
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
**********************************************************************************************************************************
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
10/2009 - TTC#1 Stopped BCP! Let's DO this!
7/8/2016 - FET #2 with Grade B (8 cell - 3 day embryo), fingers crossed this one sticks.
7/19 - Beta was 74. BFP!!!!; 7/21 - Beta was 182; 1st U/S on 8/2; 2nd U/S on 8/16
Married December 2008
TTC: 2010
3 ectopic pregnancies, moved on to IVF 2011
3 rounds of IVF, 1 miscarraige, two BFN
Started with new RE Fall 2015
Diagnosed Compound Hetero MTHFR
Hysteroscopy to remove abrasions
Began Stims for IVF #4 10/11/16
Long Lupron protocol
ER 10/23/16 6R, 5M all 5 fertilized via ICSI
ET 10/28/16 Transferred 2 5bb blasts; 2 frosties! BFP!
Twins! EDD 6/25/17
TW:
HSG/FSH/AMH/E2/SA all normal DX: unexplained IF
spontaneous BFP 01/01/2017- Alexander was born sleeping 04/13/2017 at 19w1d ic/chorio
September 2017 HSG #2 & Gonal-F/Femara/Ovidrel/IUI #1 = ep (Salpingectomy of left fallopian tube)
spontaneous BFP 01/02/2018 EDD Aug 30th It's a GIRL!
Cerclage placed on 03/02 Cerclage removal 08/02
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Me: 28 DH: 33, Married May 2014
3 failed IUIs Dec '15 - Feb '16
IVF April/May 2016 - 1 failed fresh transfer. 11 snow angels.
Lawson arrived on 4/24/2017 at 7lbs 15oz, 21 1/2 inches long!
Surprise pregnancy!! Baby #2 due 10/11/18
*IMAGE REMOVED BY ADMIN FOR TOU VIOLATION*
*TW*
This may not be what you are hoping to hear, but I went through a very similar scenario during FET #2, and it ended in a c/p. I hope that yours ends differently than mine did. My best advice while you wait for your beta is to step away from the HPTs. You will drive yourself crazy (I know I did and wish that I hadn't). The good news, though, is that FET #3 stuck and I am now 27 weeks with a healthy baby boy. Sending hugs your way and best of luck with your beta on Monday.
TTC #1 since March 2011
1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014
May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks
April 2016 FET #1 = BFN
June 2016 FET #2 = c/p
August 2016 FET #3 = BFP!
DS2 born 4/17
Me: 37, DH:39
August 2016: Started Stims 8/22
September 2016: Egg Retrieval 9/4 | 13 Mature Eggs | 10 Fertilized | 3 Blastocytes | 1 PGS Normal Embaby
November 7, 2016: FET - BFP!
EDD 7/25/17
Zoey Alexis born 7/25/17 @ 12:39 PM | 7lbs 14oz | 19 inches
I've stopped testing (didn't this morning) and am just waiting it out until beta on Monday. I'll post an update once I know so if anyone else goes through this hopefully they won't lose their mind like I have...
Thanks to everyone who replied - what a tough week this has been!
Hope you have some fun things planned this weekend to keep your mind of things and it flies by.
kerping my fingers crossed!
**********************************************************************************************************************************
TTC #1 since March 2011
1 medicated TI cycle & 4 clomid IUIs = all BFNs
DS1 born 2/14
TTC #2 since December 2014
May 2015 unassisted BFP ended in m/c at 7wks
April 2016 FET #1 = BFN
June 2016 FET #2 = c/p
August 2016 FET #3 = BFP!
DS2 born 4/17
TTC since October 2014
DX: Unexplained fertility
3 Failed IUI's 2015
1st IVF cycle March 2016 , planned ICSI, PGS, FET
ER 3/31/16 30 retrieved, 26 fertilized normally
Sent 8 embryos for PGS: 5 normal (3 AA, 1BA, 1BC)
FET 5/11/16 (1 embryo)
Beta 5/23/16 BFN
2nd FET 6/12/16 (1 5AA embryo)
++++TW++++
Beta 6/22/16 : BFP!!! 169
Beta #2 6/24/16: 412
DD born 3/2/17
After we go through all that we do to get pregnant it's so easy for us to get wrapped up in the what ifs and mind games. But truth be told, this pregnancy is completely in the hands of nature/your body (or God if you believe), and there isn't anything that you can do. The best thing you can do for your body right now is relax (at least try to!) and have faith that your body is doing what it is supposed to do, whatever that means.
Best of luck to you!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
This thread has been closed. Please do not post pictures of your pregnancy test and ask the Community if you are pregnant. Instead, please visit our 1st Trimester board to discuss early possible pregnancy symptoms and the thread pinned to the top of this board called, “What does a positive pregnancy test really look like?” where members are permitted to display their pregnancy tests.
Please note that we remove posts that do not follow our guidelines and will issue warnings to users who violate the Terms of Use.
To review our Community guidelines, please visit The Bump Guidelines pinned at the top of this board. Thank you.