What does a positive pregnancy test really look like??

lisush · September 2019

First post after some lurking. Hope I'm doing everything according to TOU! Also on my phone so I'm not sure I have access to all the options.

Got my BFP this morning and took two more throughout the day to confirm haha. On Saturday I took an online cheapie that was negative. Wish I had gone for the expensive stuff sooner!

My last period started on 7/16 so I am completely clueless as to when I ovulated and conceived. I honestly thought I was out and waiting for AF to arrive after CD 60 or visit the doctor. Any thoughts based on the darkness of the FRER or not really a good way to judge?

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ejoseph16 · September 2019

@lisush at this point, you shouldn’t even be taking these tests. They will get lighter at this point in pregnancy if I’m not mistaken. My lmp was 7/6, so I’m 9w2d pregnant. I haven’t taken a test since the first week of August. I would suggest calling your doctor.

lisush · September 2019

@ejoseph16 Thanks for the response! I have an appointment with my OB/GYN already scheduled for Tuesday, so I'll probably just wait for that. But I'll give them a call today anyway

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I have actually been taking pregnancy tests pretty consistently since early August and this is the first time I've gotten a positive! So either the ones I was using were REALLY really bad (possible) or I ovulated very late, or both.

Luck Be A Lady · September 2019

Thrilled to see the progression for baby #3

knottied1cd84efcfda91d9 · September 2019

Okay ladies, help me. I got this result on Sunday morning after sleeping for like ten hours so VERY concentrated pee. However, the next two days I saw nothing on tests. I had a blood test today and am awaiting results but I just thought I’d see what “the experts” have to say. I got this result immediately after peeing on the test and there was some color to it.

m6agua · September 2019

knottied1cd84efcfda91d9 said:

Okay ladies, help me. I got this result on Sunday morning after sleeping for like ten hours so VERY concentrated pee.

Looks negative.

inthewoods23 · September 2019

I don't care how hard you think you can squint and see a 2nd line. When the control line is THAT dark, that's a negative, for sure.

daffodil_shoe · September 2019

knottied1cd84efcfda91d9 said:

Okay ladies, help me. I got this result on Sunday morning after sleeping for like ten hours so VERY concentrated pee. However, the next two days I saw nothing on tests. I had a blood test today and am awaiting results but I just thought I’d see what “the experts” have to say. I got this result immediately after peeing on the test and there was some color to it.

I mean, I see *something* but it’s hard to tell if that’s a positive or an evap. But if you got negatives the following 2 days, I doubt you are pregnant, as the line would’ve gotten darker, not disappeared.

knottied1cd84efcfda91d9 · September 2019

Wow, okay. You don’t need to be rude. I’ve just never had this happen before and was looking for advice.

swizzlemalarkey · September 2019

knottied1cd84efcfda91d9 said:

Wow, okay. You don’t need to be rude. I’ve just never had this happen before and was looking for advice.

I'm sorry you're confused about this but they did give you advice, it just wasn't the advice you wanted to hear. They're not going to tell you it looks positive if it doesn't. That's just getting your hopes up and if you had negative tests after it doesn't look promising. They weren't being rude, just honest.

knottied1cd84efcfda91d9 · September 2019

No, I actually didn’t get my hopes up. I wasn’t even planning on getting pregnant but someone saying “I don’t care how hard you squint” is rude and uncalled for. All she had to say was “negative”

brookert615 · October 2019

I've been holding off on posting these but figured I would post now that I'm safely in the second trimester

. The 8DPO test was taken at night. I ended up using all FR tests but the ClearBlue digitals were saying "not pregnant" and my cheapies weren't turning even at 10DPO. When I got my beta the doctor's office was rude and said my numbers weren't where they wanted to see them at 10DPO and wanted to do the follow up blood test a week later. Not sure if this helps anyone!

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themadcamel · October 2019

@brookert615 how interesting that cheapies and CB digitals were saying negative at 10 DPO. Sorry the office was rude about your beta. Hope the 2nd trimester is treating you kindly so far!

Edited to fix typo.

ejoseph16 · October 2019

@brookert615 mine didn’t turn positive until 12DPO this pregnancy! Maybe delayed is a good sign? Lol

brookert615 · October 2019

@themadcamel Right! I did learn that the CB digitalis aren’t as sensitive! Thanks girl! I hope all is well with you!!! ❤️

@ejoseph16 That’s crazy!!! I think you’re on to something, though! Lol

mercury94 · October 2019

@brookert615 Yeah, I didn’t see a positive CB digital until 13 DPO. First Response digital turned at 11 DPO. Clear Blue doesn’t turn until the HCG is 50 or higher.

brookert615 · October 2019

@mercury94 So frustrating! Don't market a product as "early result" when it's really not!

stassischroeder · October 2019

@brookert615 my beta at 10 DPO was almost the exact same as yours

For both pregnancies, actually. So, just more proof that one beta number doesn't mean squat!

brookert615 · October 2019

@stassischroeder EXACTLY! Honestly I’m glad they were jerks because after I got my second beta I found a new OB lol

effienbabe · October 2019

Apparently I didn’t believe the first two, which were generic brands, so I went back for the Clear Blue! I haven’t had an ultrasound yet and some days I still don’t believe that it’s true. First pregnancy, so I’m not too sure what’s normal. This app has been helpful!
my partners sister is an OB, so she will be extremely helpful when we tell everyone at the end of December.

Wait, what was the question again?

b_1029 · November 2019

Sure why not?

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*this one is in CD and not DPO because I don’t know when I actually ovulated. The equivalent of 11, 12, and 15 days past IUI

kiki75 · November 2019

@b_1029 Perfect example of great pee stick pics. Moist part is cropped out, the whole thing isn’t wet (😅 Other sites are weird!), and your background is clean. A+. Congratulations on some beautiful tests in more ways than one.

b_1029 · November 2019

@kiki75 lol, thank you! Showing them how it’s done since 88 😂 (yeah right)

edited because I can’t type this early

modoodles · November 2019

These beauties are from yesterday! Not positive on when I ovulated, regular cycle is 32 days. I only tested early because I have no chill.

beckylookatherbump · November 2019

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I actually got a clearer line with my pregmate strips early on but the progression was harder to see and caused me some stress but at only 8dpo it gave a clear positive, faint but clear.

mahogannie · November 2019

Hi ladies, I hoping to get your feedback...is this a BFP to you? I used FMU, but I only held it for 3.5 hours though 😕
Honesty please, I just don't want to kid myself. I'll be testing again this evening or tomorrow morning.

kiki75 · November 2019

mahogannie said:

Hi ladies, I hoping to get your feedback...is this a BFP to you? I used FMU, but I only held it for 3.5 hours though 😕
Honesty please, I just don't want to kid myself. I'll be testing again this evening or tomorrow morning.

Hi @mahogannie I’ve been thinking about you. *TW* I’d assume this means the last pregnancy was a loss. Which puts you at only three weeks post MC. Did your doctor follow your HCG levels down to zero?

modoodles · November 2019

@mahogannie I believe that test looks positive. Seeing the other response leads me to believe you recently had a loss three weeks ago? It is possible to conceive again that quickly, but I wouldn't trust it unless you had seen a negative pregnancy test before now, or you doc was able to confirm your hcg down to zero.

mahogannie · November 2019

I would be concerned about my previous loss in October, but I've been poas since CD17 (opk was low, then went high for several days straight, but no peak. I wanted to see if hcg was causing it) Then on CD 20 and CD 21 I got clear BFNs.
It is a possibility that the loss is a factor...I plan to poas every other day to see if it darkens. I saw that faint BFP today.

Kiki75 -Thank you for thinking about me 💕

Here's a progression pic:

jrouge12 · November 2019

@mahogannie I see a line on the first. I'm sorry for your previous loss. I'd say see what a FMU test 24-hours after the first looks like. It should darken (but also could not and it still means you're pregnant). FX for you.

mahogannie · November 2019

Well, another faint line today. I went in to my doctor's to get an HCG Quant. My level was at an 8, so apparently you can get negative and positive pregnancy test as your levels decrease after a miscarriage. I'll be back to ttc once my levels get to zero again. Thank you ladies for your thoughts and support.

modoodles · November 2019

Sending you so many good thoughts @mahogannie. I hope your rainbow is coming very soon. ❤

kiki75 · November 2019

I’m so sorry @mahogannie I wish you the best as you heal physically and emotionally.

ladyp0tter · November 2019

For those who use internet cheapies...did any of your Wondfo's have evap lines? I am 7dp5dt (fresh transfer on 11/20) and both my blasts were VERY early blasts so likely didn't implant for 1-2 days later. I took the top test with a 2hour hold yesterday afternoon after drinking water and then the bottom one this morning with second morning pee (I was planning on waiting, but the itch to POAS got the best of me). I will be taking an FRER on Friday morning, but for now...indulge me with your thoughts on these (both pics are the same two strips, just one on my counter and one against a pink FRER box):

beckylookatherbump · November 2019

I personally used the pregmate strips but if you are pulling any sort of lien on these I’d guarantee you would pull one on a frer

ejoseph16 · November 2019

@ladyp0tter my wondfo looked very similar to yours when I was only 8dpo... keep up with your SMU and see if they get darker. I also went and bought dollar tree cheapies to confirm because it was my first time with wondfo. Fingers crossed for you!

ladyp0tter · November 2019

Thanks ladies. Here is my FRER with FMU...which I also thought if I am getting anything on Wondfo's I'd get a for sure line on FRER but it is just as light in my opinion. I can't tell if it is an evap or not (it's a bit ghosty but if I hold it up to something pink It kinda looks pink)...Didn't think FRER got evaps but I guess I have read some people do. sigh....I will be buying some more today and take another tomorrow morning. Hopefully it will be darker or at least obvious.

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chichiphin · November 2019

@ladyp0tter I got evaps on FRERs before. I did see the line on your second cheapie - stick with the cheapies! Also I always have darker lines on second MU oooor a long hold at like 6 pm. Good luck!

ladyp0tter · November 2019

Here is my comparison to this mornings FRER. I's definitely more obvious, but still light for 9dp5dt don't you think??

ejoseph16 · November 2019

@ladyp0tter I think congratulations are in order! Did you try another wondfo for comparison? Mine all started off just as light and all of a sudden turned super dark... roll with it!

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