Those pink ebay HPT's urgent advice?

[Mildez]

I've just had a major panic attack (something that hasn't happened for years and my heart is racing so fast I have chest pain and can't stop crying) AF is now late and I've been testing daily with those pink ebay tests as I just feel like I was going to be pregnant. Anyway I now know I am 16DPO and AF has always arrived by now and up until this morning my cheapies have either been a BFN or a hint of a line but not enough to confirm a BFP. So my line at lunch was visable without squinting although extremely faint and it came up in a few minutes (definitely by 5mins)
So it got the better of me and I did a clearblue digital test which took forever to come up but it came up pregnant 1-2 about 4-5mins after I dipped it in.
Now the problem is I have a history of ectopic pregnancy (definitely one which I lost my tube and one before which I and my Dr expected but it wasn't confirmed as the pregnancy resolved on its own) I also know my one and only tube is damaged although I did fall pregnant and have my DD just over 2years ago now.
So obviously my concern is by 16DPO I am completely sure my HCG should be several hundred at the minimum for a successful outcome. If I only just got a BFP today then my HCG must be very low plus at just over 4weeks shouldn't a digi test say 2-3 by now? Im panicking majorly as I don't have time to wait for a scan to show if the pregnancy is in my uterus as by then I will have definitely lost my remaining tube if it is another ectopic. So basically my only hope is that the internet cheapies are so crap that had I used a FR it would have shown days ago.
I'm in such a panic right now. I just have this terrible feeling that this pregnancy is another ectopic and I will have no tubes.

[Mumma T]

typing one handed so straight to the point. i got the faintest line on a cheapie and same pee a much darker line on a frer, sometimes you will never get a dark line on thr cheapies.

congratu;ations and H &H 9 months

[Eenee]

What annoys me about those digital tests is they don't take into account the two weeks before you ovulate so when it says 1-2weeks you are actually 3-4. Hope that helps.

Because there is no such thing as 1-2weeks pregnant, so to speak

[Mildez]

Thanks for your replies. I will be getting a BT done first thing tomorrow morning. There is no point going to the medical centre now as they don't send blood off to be tested until 3pm week days so even if I have it now the blood will sit there for another 24hrs before been sent to the lab to be tested.
Eenee I am 16DPO well atleast that is what I think I am so I would have expected 2-3weeks. I got a +OPT on Thursday 25th April but didn't DTD until Friday night the 26th. I had lots of Ovary pain Saturday 27th and then for the next few days which leads me to think I O'd on the Saturday. I hope I am wrong as didn't until the Monday for example as that may mean I am not as pregnant as I think I should be. I'm trying to cling to hope amongst the worry that this pregnancy is ectopic.
Teni yes I think I am definitely pregnant now. I have got false positives even on FR which was extremely convincing fast, medium line only for my BT to be taken then same day to show a HCG less then 2 but with a digi I think that is pretty reliable. Do Digi tests normally take 3-4mins to show pregnant or not pregnant? It took for ever so I wonder if it was only just enough to say pregnant

[Eenee]

They aren't accurate either, my friend tested at 26weeks and got 1-2 weeks even blood tests for betaHCG aren't accurate. So Even if you get a blood test it isn't going to tell you much anyway.

[Mummy&Daddy2Be]

congratulations Mildez !! have you tested on a FRER? like others have said IC's & digi's aren't very sensitive, so you may get a beaming line on a FRER as they are very sensitive.

all the best xox

[2CheekyMonkeys]

Maybe get a blood test done ASAP

[TeniBear]

What annoys me about those digital tests is they don't take into account the two weeks before you ovulate so when it says 1-2weeks you are actually 3-4. Hope that helps.

Because there is no such thing as 1-2weeks pregnant, so to speak

Yep, this. I'd still go in for a blood test, but the digi tests are notoriously less sensitive than FRER for example. So to get a positive result on one would mean you're pretty much definitely pregnant.

[Joeve]

Yay congrats! I had digi say 1-2 weeks at 14dpo and again at 20 dpo. So not sure they are totally accurate!
Goodluck and I hope bubba cartwheeled down your tube and is burrowed in your uterus xx

[Mildez]

Thanks for your replies.
So I went and did a FR and I didn't see it until about 2mins after I dipped it in (DH came in when I was hiding out in the Laundry) and I didn't want him knowing I was testing so I shoved it under the detergent and went out. By the time he had left it was about 2mins I guess and there was a very faint but definite 2nd line. The pee was a normal yellow not over dilute or over concentrated) Comparing the line to prior pregnancies I would guess its a line you would see between 10-12DPO. I'm trying to be positive. Maybe it implanted later and maybe I didn't Ovulate when I thought I did but I can't see how I could be wrong. Now I talk to DH about it he reminded me that we DTD on the Friday and Sunday night and I got the +OPT on the Thursday afternoon a few days before and it was negative by Friday. So I think I would have to be 4 and a bit weeks. I just hate the fact that having multiple pregnancy losses, 1tube and now having a much much fainter BFP then I would expect to have now I am petrified. I should be happy and excited but I just feel completely doomed to loss this pregnancy too and be a no tuber
I just wish I could be excited but currently I am feeling there is no hope. If I truly only thought I was 10-11DPO I would be extremely excited. I think because I have been testing everyday for the last 4-5days (cause I brought a pack of 50 HPT from ebay for $8) and some looked like a faint positive and then the next test was very negative I am even more worried. That's what happened with my ectopic. My HCG was going up and down and up again before it took of like a normal pregnancy so now I think this pregnancy may have done that also

[Mumma T]

Keeping everything crossed for you

[Ladylove]

Good luck Mildez and everything crossed for you. It could definitely have been a late implanter ... Taking its time deciding on the most comfy place to attach!

[LysnDan]

Oh mildez darl. I am really hoping it was a late implanter and your bub is cozy in your uterus.

Keeping you in my thoughts. Please pm if you want to talk. Hugs hunny.

[Mildez]

Thanks for your replies. I hope its a late implanter but if I am been honest with myself I have always had a + by 10DPO if I have tested that soon even with my m/c's and ectopic. I haven't done another FR but I have done another cheapie and the line takes minutes to come up and its almost non existant which is probably the same as it was yesterday. I'll head to the Drs this morning but it will take 2days to get the results anyway. I usually have signs of pregnancy buy now also but I don't. I am usually sick by now with sore boobs and cramping/back ache but I have nothing really but no AF.

[Mildez]

So it got the better of me and I did another 2tests (FRER and internet one) and if anything the FRER is lighter then yesterdays but I think it will end up about the same colour as yesterdays. I am convinced this pregnancy will end in another ectopic. I can't hold any hope as I am sure I am 17DPO the tests didn't show positive until yesterday and there not exactly getting darker. If it was a chem pregnancy I would have expected it to show either sooner or be lighter by now. So sad as I know its going to be at least a week before I can get enough results from bloods to confirm the pregnancy is not progressing normally before I have any hope of getting methotrexate which they may not give me anyway. I don't want to loose my last tube as then there will definitely never be a chance of falling pregnant again naturally but if the pregnancy is ectopic the longer it is in the tube the more damage that's going to be done. And I know they will recommend removing the tube anyway as the chances of another ectopic will be much much greater. I guess I should be grateful that my tube isn't completely blocked for me to get pregnant in the first place as that's something I wasn't sure about until yesterday. I am praying the pregnancy is a chemical pregnancy as the alternative is so much worse

[Mrs O'M]

You poor thing! I hope you are able to get some results to set your mind at ease either way sooner rather than later.

[Ladylove]

Oh Mildez, the waiting would be awful. Hoping and wishing for you.

[juniper76]

At 16dpo the average hcg level is around 200, however it can be lower and still go on to be a successful pg. Yes, I agree you'd hope to see 2-3wks on a digi, but they're not 100% reliable. But the digi result combined with your description of the lines on the other tests does make me suspect your levels are low. Best bet is the quantitative b/t from the Dr to check your levels. They should also do repeats to check that the numbers are rising appropriately and probably a scan as early as possible, given your history and risk factors.

FX all is well and you have a healthy little bean snuggled away in the right place.