ok its been a good two years since I've done a HPT - I did one a couple of days ago ( which I'm sure was wayyy too early) and it was a negative. I just did one and on the face of it its neg as well, but I swear in the light I can see the faintest of lines...I compared with the older one which I kept and I can't see it on that one.
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, back in the day when I was actively ttc, I would say its probably an evaporation line. Is this still a regular thing or have tests gotten better? Just I notice the test has plastic over the strip now and its still fresh...evap lines in the past used to show for me after the test was a couple of hours old (dry).
Also the box says it can pick up 6 days before AF due, I am highly skeptical of this but hey, you never know.
How long should I wait to test again? would I be a strip if I wait two days, maybe I should wait longer. I only have one left in the box
Ah the things those pee sticks put us through!! With this bub, I did a HPT before AF was due, I just had a feeling and couldn't help it. It came out negative, but I swear if I tilted it just right I could see the faintest of lines. DH thought he could too, but we didn't want to excite ourselves so just basically wrote it off as negative. Few days later, AF was due and I did another, and it was positive! Hooray!!
I'd say wait a little bit, that line may just get stronger. I thought evap lines came up later, like after the time on the box it says not to look anymore. Good luck!!
Oh hun, don't feel down Those darn little sticks are designed to mess with our minds!! When is your AF due anyway? Like you I was always a bit sceptical about them picking up much before then. The chocolate certainly sounds like a good idea to me
thanks for the hugs kaytee, guess I'm a bit down about just being back in the ttc mind again after a 2 year break, we tried for 4 years and ...well to be honest quite scary. I'm not sure I'm up for it. The other girls from my lttc group at another forum either had babies, some adopted and a couple are still on the IVF, although I heard one is close to giving up like I did
AF is due on the 31st, I think. I wasn't actually charting, I'm here because I was confused about the messages my body was sending me. Swollen boobs, a little sore, strange twinges in my ovaries....but I could just be tricking myself, done that plenty of times.
I'm still getting funny twinges in my sides and yesterday higher up around my belly button, of course I could just have a stomach bug I mean really, what are the chances that after all these years I would just miraculously conceive.
Ah ok, yeah it gets hard when your body is sending signals, and it's so easy to interpret every tiny thing as a pregnancy symptom whereas if you weren't TTC you'd never have noticed it. I found that AF symptoms felt like pregnancy symptoms and vice versa, it gets so frustrating!!
Have you checked out the Long Term TTC threads here? You'll find fantastic supportive women in the same position as you, who may be able to give a few hints and help out along the way.
Please don't give up though. I'll be thinking of you on the 31st, hoping AF stays away and you get your beautiful natural BFP
just updating, did another hpt this morning. BFN. AF due to arrive sunday, monday definately by tuesday. I used the last one in the packet so now I just have to wait because the ones I ordered online won't be here til end of next week.
My boobs are still sore, mostly my nipples, and looking very full. Feeling like a weight is on my stomach when I lay on back at night, also getting achy hips. Had a little backache this morning but still no real AF cramps....
Part of me is thinking if the First Response tests are sensitive enough to test 6 days ahead of AF, surely it should have picked something up? My CP is also low and hard which a friend told me means AF is on her way...but I'm sure mine is usually high and open when AF is here.
I'm going through threads to see which tests are more popular, havn't heard of forelife before but if AF isn't here by tuesday I may see if my local chemist has them.
They say they can pick up early levels, but it doesn't mean they will. Depends on the level of hormone in your urine and what time of the day you test. Mine could be negative after lunch and BFP in the mornings! Also my last pregnancy was negative two days in a row and then very very faint the following morning. Just wait a few days and try again. I know that can be easier said then done, I go a little kooky when I am waiting and thinking that I am. But unfortunately we can't make time hurry up! Goodluck.
well still no sign of AF though I did get a slight headache this arvo. I have surprisingly plenty of energy and patience ( which I don't normally have before AF). I visited my chemist this morning they didn't have forelife but they had another "early" test prognosis. I only bought one, it was a BFN.
I am not buying anymore until my ebay cheapies get here
My boobs are still sore, I have no cramps, no nausea, no nothing ...so I'll just enjoy the fact that AF isn't driving me mad yet.
still no AF. Tested with ultrasensitive ebay cheapie which arrived yesterday. BFN.
Backache some cramping (more like pulling and poking) around my ovary/hip area. Still in an upbeat mood and my skin is clear. If AF hasn't arrived by friday I may go to the doctors and ask for a blood test.
Are your cycles always regular? Strange that AF was due on Monday but still isn't here with no BFP yet! Blood test on Friday is a good idea if nothing happens yet. Fingers crossed for you!!
I have had 27 day cycles before but they are nearly always 25 day cycles.
A couple of my friends have told me its highly highly unlikely I'm pregnant because it would have tested positive by now especially as these are the 10 miu ones?
ah well, I'm not even getting a faint line so I guess it could just be my cycle out of whack. Part of me thinks its silly to think I could just get pregnant miraculously after all these years anyway. Time to go buy comfort foods
I'm not sure. I didn't get a BFP until the day AF was due, and even then it was pretty faint - I had to wait a few days before DH was properly convinced! I only used the First Response ones, so I'm a bit skeptical about the whole picking it up however many days before AF is due.
I definitely don't think you're silly for thinking it might happen naturally - it does! Obviously not to everyone, but there's always that bit of hope there, why give up on it entirely? I'll still keep my fingers crossed for you that you'll get some answers either way soon
hmm yeh I guess it would be nice to think that it could happen, I think all the years of ttc took their toll so to allow myself a smidge of hope this cycle was a big step. Your really sweet, I'm grateful for the space here, I wish everyone the best of luck with their ttc journey. I've started bleeding so some time for quiet reflection. All the best
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evap lines?
but hey, you never know.
Those darn little sticks are designed to mess with our minds!! When is your AF due anyway? Like you I was always a bit sceptical about them picking up much before then. The chocolate certainly sounds like a good idea to me
especially as these are the 10 miu ones?
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