Faint Hpts

mommywishes · Nov 21st, 2009, 00:54 AM

I am worried because my

's are all faint. Barely barely getting darker. I took 1 yesterday morning, 1 last night, 1 this morning and 1 just now. Shouldn't it have been darker by now? I am a worrier and I really want this pregnancy to stick!

ProudMum · Nov 21st, 2009, 02:38 AM

i've got this problem too...
i have ad loads of dark ones and this morning one that was not so dark which worries me greatly. im too scared to take anymore.
in saying that though, some reassurance for you- when i was 14 wees pregnant i was gettig negatives and that absolutly petrified me. he's now 2 years old and is an absolute little pest!!!

Lena · Nov 21st, 2009, 03:53 AM

Maybe try a different brand? Some of the cheap ones came out light even when i was 7 weeks pregnant but the FRER and Clearblues all came out dark. Or get a digital one with no lines at all, then you'll see it in black and white so you can stop testing! x

ellie27 · Nov 21st, 2009, 04:26 AM

Dont even bother trying any more tests.

If you got a positive then congrats - faintness of the line is absolutely no indication of the actual progress of the pregnancy!

The line is just a yes/no for pregnant or not. The lines are not supposed to get darker as tests are not supposed to indicate 'how' pregnant you are!

Congrats!

cherryglitter · Nov 21st, 2009, 06:55 AM

I've heard.. that the further along you are, sometimes you can get negatives on tests, because you're HCG is so high!
Not too sure how true this is though! x

Adela Quested · Nov 21st, 2009, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ellie27

Dont even bother trying any more tests.

If you got a positive then congrats - faintness of the line is absolutely no indication of the actual progress of the pregnancy!

The line is just a yes/no for pregnant or not. The lines are not supposed to get darker as tests are not supposed to indicate 'how' pregnant you are!

Congrats!

I second this. I freaked out because the line in my second test was not as dark as the first one had been.
I then waited 2 days, took a digi, saw it in black and white and promised myself NOT to test any more. No period = no worries, and if there are worried then an HPT is not going to help me to diagnose them. That's what I need the doctors for.

Please stop testing - I know the feeling so well and it is NOT good for you at all. It's horrible! You are preggers and you just have to wait and see what happens next!

It's so hard for us to feel like we have no control over this, but in the end that's pretty much how it works out. Step away from the HPTs and join us in the thread for paranoid knicker-checkers!

kitabird · Nov 21st, 2009, 08:15 AM

Pregnancy tests only react to certain levels of hcg. If you keep testing as you get further along they will come out negative eventually as the levels will be too high for the test to recognise. (Although if you add water to your pee and then dip the test in it should come out positive as the hcg is diluted).

I think the faintness of the line is maybe to do with the brand too. Depends how much dye they've put in!

nada87 · Nov 21st, 2009, 08:29 AM

just relax and go see your dr. a hpt isn't going to tell you much about anything the only way to find anything out is to see the dr.
adela quested-- nobody told me there was a paranoid knicker checkers club. where can i sign up i keep checking i go to the bathroom for the sole purpose of checking. i thought i was the only one that paranoid

dora78 · Nov 21st, 2009, 09:15 AM

the same happened to me, i had 6 very faint tests and the doc told me that i was preg no matter how faint the line was so i took it as i was pregnant but still had doubts but 9 days later i did another one to reasure myself and got a dark line,

so i think you proberly are congrats to you x

Adela Quested · Nov 21st, 2009, 15:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nada87

adela quested-- nobody told me there was a paranoid knicker checkers club. where can i sign up i keep checking i go to the bathroom for the sole purpose of checking. i thought i was the only one that paranoid

Here's the thread: Am I the only one

Nov 21st, 2009, 00:54 AM	#1
mommywishes Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 64	Faint Hpts I am worried because my 's are all faint. Barely barely getting darker. I took 1 yesterday morning, 1 last night, 1 this morning and 1 just now. Shouldn't it have been darker by now? I am a worrier and I really want this pregnancy to stick!

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Nov 21st, 2009, 02:38 AM	#2
ProudMum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: lincolnshire Posts: 3,170	i've got this problem too... i have ad loads of dark ones and this morning one that was not so dark which worries me greatly. im too scared to take anymore. in saying that though, some reassurance for you- when i was 14 wees pregnant i was gettig negatives and that absolutly petrified me. he's now 2 years old and is an absolute little pest!!!

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Nov 21st, 2009, 03:53 AM	#3
Lena Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,098	Maybe try a different brand? Some of the cheap ones came out light even when i was 7 weeks pregnant but the FRER and Clearblues all came out dark. Or get a digital one with no lines at all, then you'll see it in black and white so you can stop testing! x

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Nov 21st, 2009, 04:26 AM	#4
ellie27 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 8,703	Dont even bother trying any more tests. If you got a positive then congrats - faintness of the line is absolutely no indication of the actual progress of the pregnancy! The line is just a yes/no for pregnant or not. The lines are not supposed to get darker as tests are not supposed to indicate 'how' pregnant you are! Congrats!

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Nov 21st, 2009, 06:55 AM	#5
cherryglitter Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 12,927	I've heard.. that the further along you are, sometimes you can get negatives on tests, because you're HCG is so high! Not too sure how true this is though! x

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Nov 21st, 2009, 08:15 AM	#7
kitabird Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 595	Pregnancy tests only react to certain levels of hcg. If you keep testing as you get further along they will come out negative eventually as the levels will be too high for the test to recognise. (Although if you add water to your pee and then dip the test in it should come out positive as the hcg is diluted). I think the faintness of the line is maybe to do with the brand too. Depends how much dye they've put in!

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Nov 21st, 2009, 08:29 AM	#8
nada87 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,348	just relax and go see your dr. a hpt isn't going to tell you much about anything the only way to find anything out is to see the dr. adela quested-- nobody told me there was a paranoid knicker checkers club. where can i sign up i keep checking i go to the bathroom for the sole purpose of checking. i thought i was the only one that paranoid

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Nov 21st, 2009, 09:15 AM	#9
dora78 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 335	the same happened to me, i had 6 very faint tests and the doc told me that i was preg no matter how faint the line was so i took it as i was pregnant but still had doubts but 9 days later i did another one to reasure myself and got a dark line, so i think you proberly are congrats to you x

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