Uh oh ... why did I POAS ?!?!?!?

TheNewWife · Jan 18th, 2009, 02:17 AM

Okay - so I am 9 weeks today

and for some reason decided to POAS tonight with an internet cheapie. The line came out definitively positive but not as dark as the last time I tested (around 6 weeks).

Is this normal? Should I be worried?

(I will stop doing this to myself, I promise ... )

tmr1234 · Jan 18th, 2009, 02:35 AM

its norm of the lines to start fading as the hcg goes higher each 2days the test wnt pick up that high a hcg reading

Torianna · Jan 18th, 2009, 05:02 AM

I've been told that from around the 9 week mark the placenta starts taking over the hard work, so our hormone levels start to come back to normal which is why some tests dont show positive later on in the first tri.

Don't worry about it at all xx

AtomicPink · Jan 18th, 2009, 05:08 AM

I found the Internet cheapies such a bugger, one day they'll be faint, next strong, then faint again!!! You,re 9 weeks now, no more poas lady!!!!

dan-o · Jan 18th, 2009, 05:37 AM

Yep don't worry, someone did an experiment & it deffo gets lighter.

Let me find the link brb.

dan-o · Jan 18th, 2009, 05:38 AM

There you go!

http://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy...gh-levels.html

TheNewWife · Jan 18th, 2009, 11:06 AM

Thanks, Dan-O! That was the best reassurance you could have given me

leeanne · Jan 18th, 2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torianna

I've been told that from around the 9 week mark the placenta starts taking over the hard work, so our hormone levels start to come back to normal which is why some tests dont show positive later on in the first tri.

Don't worry about it at all xx

Exactly what happens

Now no more POAS! LOL

adzuki · Jan 18th, 2009, 12:24 PM

Yup! I just went to POAS to test it, and there is barely a line there at all for me anymore

But I know that I have a heartbeat down there, trust me!!!

A

Pippin · Jan 18th, 2009, 12:33 PM

I was going to direct you to the pregnancy test section but Dan-O has already done so. I heard this too, try diluting it if you fancy a bit of a science experiment. I'm hoping to use my last three to see what happens as time goes by. I find the whole POAS thing sooooo addictive. xxx

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TheNewWife Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 6,926	Uh oh ... why did I POAS ?!?!?!? Okay - so I am 9 weeks today and for some reason decided to POAS tonight with an internet cheapie. The line came out definitively positive but not as dark as the last time I tested (around 6 weeks). Is this normal? Should I be worried? (I will stop doing this to myself, I promise ... )

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tmr1234 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chester Posts: 4,302	its norm of the lines to start fading as the hcg goes higher each 2days the test wnt pick up that high a hcg reading

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Torianna Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UK Posts: 519	I've been told that from around the 9 week mark the placenta starts taking over the hard work, so our hormone levels start to come back to normal which is why some tests dont show positive later on in the first tri. Don't worry about it at all xx

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AtomicPink Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 19,122	I found the Internet cheapies such a bugger, one day they'll be faint, next strong, then faint again!!! You,re 9 weeks now, no more poas lady!!!!

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Jan 18th, 2009, 05:37 AM	#5
dan-o Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: South West (UK) Posts: 6,549	Yep don't worry, someone did an experiment & it deffo gets lighter. Let me find the link brb.

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dan-o Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: South West (UK) Posts: 6,549	There you go! http://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy...gh-levels.html

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TheNewWife Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 6,926	Thanks, Dan-O! That was the best reassurance you could have given me

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adzuki Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver. BC Posts: 4,772	Yup! I just went to POAS to test it, and there is barely a line there at all for me anymore But I know that I have a heartbeat down there, trust me!!! A

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Jan 18th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#10
Pippin Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 7,950	I was going to direct you to the pregnancy test section but Dan-O has already done so. I heard this too, try diluting it if you fancy a bit of a science experiment. I'm hoping to use my last three to see what happens as time goes by. I find the whole POAS thing sooooo addictive. xxx

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