Today, at 7 weeks pregnant, I decided to POAS for fun(?).
It was light!
So I remembered the good ole hook effect. When your hcg reaches a certain level, the test gets lighter. I added water to my sample and retested. DARK again.
I had the hook effect with both successful pregnancies. TBD with this one - I’m not far enough to have it. I’m out of tests as of today so i probably won’t test for it this time.
Thanks for letting us know! I had no idea this existed. I’m done POAS for this pregnancy because it’ll just drive me nuts, but I still have some wondfos and who knows if I’ll fall for the temptation a few weeks from now. Definitely good to know.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
I've stopped testing, temping, and tracking resting heart rate. It gives me anxiety every time there's a dip. At this point, I prefer to be blissfully unaware until my US on 7/3.
Re: PSA: the Hook Effect
BFP 6.8.2018 EDD 02.18.2019
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024