Faint Positives
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Topic: Faint Positives
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: Faint Positives
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:01am
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I tested on Sat afternoon and got a very very faint positive test. I had purchased a 2 pack so I thought "what the heck, I'll use the second one this morning and will get a stronger result" but no...the result is still as faint as on sat afternoon.
Anyone else had this? I'm seeing my doc for a blood test on Tues but am feeling a little unsure. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: Gracielou
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:14am
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That happened when I was preggy with Steph, I test very early and got a faint line, tested 2 days later and it still faint. Its probably just super early. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:16am
Same thing happened here with me for this pregnancy, really faint positive tests but yup, I was pregnant! I needed the doctor to confirm it before I really believed too.  ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: rosewood
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:18am
| I never had a brilliantly bright line but faint ones each time I tested but I am now 24 weeks and growing! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:26am
My lines were always quite faint, a line is a line they say 
How far along would you be? Is AF late now? ------------- |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:29am
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Sounds like it is just due to being still very early on in your pregnancy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:40am
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I THINK, but don't know that AF would be due tomorrow? So yeah, early. I wasn't tracking my cycles though but I think they were 28 days (I did a calc from the first day of my first one to the first day of my 5th one...I've only had 5 since Elle was born...and the result was 28 days). :)
Certainly feel preggers! Yuck skin, ligament discomfort, slight nausea on and off etc. Thanks guys! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:51am
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I got a really weak pos when i first tested, i then did a digital one a couple of days later and it said positive. I like the digital ones because it takes the guess work out of it. Good luck for your Dr appt and blood test. -------------  
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Posted By: Gracielou
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 8:59am
Definitely sounds like a positive to me especially as AF isn't due until tomorrow -------------
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 9:12am
I don't think I ever got full on flashing neon signs on my preggy test...sounds like it's all good for you. Still it will be good to get the Dr's thumbs up...always makes it more real!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 9:18am
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Yeah if AF idnt due until tomorrow then Id say its just quite early, my bfp were so! faint the day before AF aswell.
And if ya feeling preggers then yep ------------- |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 10:14am
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I never had really strong lines on any of my tests.
Good Luck at the Docs, and I say trust your instincts...!!!!! ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 10:30am
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My lines were weak too. I only tested becuase instinct told me I was pregnant but I tested twice with weak lines both times. My doc didn't bother testing me again because she said that the two I did would be right and her tests were same as ones available over the counter.
My first MW appt we couldn't hear a heart beat (too early) so my husband had niggling doubts until he saw our baby on the ultra sound at 14 weeks - by then my morning sickness had me convinced that my little angel was on her way. Good luck for docs. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 10:31am
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p.s. I've always found my negative tests to be really strongly coloured lines. A weak in a positive is better than a strong in the negative. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 10:36am
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I think I did about 5 over the space of a week and they were all really faint so I got all worried too but everything turned out ok.
Congratulations 
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Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 10:42am
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same happened to me for both of my pregnancies... i actually went back into the bin and found it was dark a few hours later.. ------------- Mummy to two beauties... Formerly Kaiz. |
Posted By: Smartmum
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 1:01pm
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I had two faint ones, the first one was the day before i was due for AF and the second was the day i was due for AF, a + is + regardless of the strength of the line as long as it showed up before the specified time.
If you are really unsure grab a digi that will actually say the words PREGNANT for reassurance. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 3:06pm
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I too will say a line is a line. Mine have never been as dark as the control line but have been positive each time anyways. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tashzmum
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 3:12pm
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my one with the twins was super duper faint and i took it when af was like 10 days over due!! i still have the test and it is still a vvery very faint positive.
with tash i didnt get a positive until i went to the docs the second time and even then it was super faint and i was about 6ish weeks when i took it. ------------- Natasha Jayde, 1-01-05(7lb3oz) Caroline Elisabeth, 9-04-08 (4lb15oz) Izabella Kate, 9-04-08(6lb7oz) Lexi Brenna, 23-01--2011(6lb6oz) |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 11:09am
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i tested the day of AF being due with charli, and got such a faint line i thought i was imagining it.....rang the dr and managed to get in straight away for bloods and the next day he rang to say i was preggy but only just
definately sounds positive to me, congrats! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 11:12am
Going to get bloods done today. I'm taking Elle for her [late] 15mth jabs  and if she is ok afterwards I'll get my bloods done. I'm very sure I'm preggers though as I can just feel it + the spots on my chest tell me so ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 7:56pm
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So we're still hoping to keep this pregnancy quiet (you know, other than announcing it on a public forum..duh!)
How soon did you "pop-out" with number 2? I wasn't visably pregnant until about 16 weeks with Elle. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 8:50pm
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Congrats Fiona
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 8:51pm
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So frustrating. I was feeling really calm but I haven't had nausea today so now I'm a little worried that something's wrong. I'm sure it'll be fine! The first couple of months are just a bit scary eh. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 8:55pm
I didn't 'pop' with DD until 15 or 16 weeks the first time, and it's taken longer this time around, more 17-18 weeks. Not what I expected! Bubs seems to have made up for it since then, however. I am growing quickly and it's a bit painful! My midwife said that the growing pains you get during pregnancy are often stronger/more painful in subsequent pregnancies. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
FionaS wrote:Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 9:35pm
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Stop stressing, you'll be fine! I hope my pregnancy-induced neurosis isn't rubbing off on you!
Best of luck with your blood results, but don't be surprised if they are quite low, mine were only 137 with this bub at 15dpo which seemed low but was quite fine. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 9:59pm
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Popping out I popped out heaps earlier with Josh than with Andrew. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 16 January 2008 at 7:35am
Congrats Fiona.
I was the same with Michaela I knew I was pregnant but didn't get any morning sickness for a few weeks. I was actually wishing for it so I could feel pregnant - silly me, wasn't long before I was wishing the nausea would stop!! I popped out really early with Michaela and had to announce at 8 weeks becuase I'd already had 3 people ask me if I was preggers (and several others asking my friends). One of my friends didn't realise she was pregnant with her second until someone else noticed her belly and suggested she take a test, it was still really early days but she got big quick. Granted we're both about 5 ft size 8s normally so there's nowhere else for baby to go except out. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 16 January 2008 at 7:49am
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I'm 5"6 and 52Kgs...the same as before Elle but somehow she managed to hide. A colleague of my kindly told me I was carrying in my butt as it was bigger at about 4mths...ta! Lovely! Not! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 16 January 2008 at 7:57am
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LOL - don't you love friends?!! I spent the entire pregnancy being told I must be having twins or more because I was so big.
Even at my first antenatal class one of the other mums to be commented "I'm pleased you're the first due because you're huge" (she was due only 5 days after me) and the entire class expected me to come in to one of the sessions with a newborn baby - they thought I must have my dates wrong. Way to make a big hormonal pregnant woman feel good! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 16 January 2008 at 9:24am
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I think maybe it might also relate to how strong your abs are. Mine are pretty good but I haven't put much effort in whereas before Elle I had really strong abs from lots of sit-ups, pilates, walking etc. I had intended to strenthen them fully again before getting prenant but can still do some work up until 12 weeks I guess. I'm already a bit bloated in the tummy but that'll be the progesterone..it's a nasty hormone!
Fitness is really impt to me and as I've had insomnia I'm not as fit was a I was when I got pregnant with Elle which is a shame. I think fitness makes pregnancy, birth and recovery so much easier! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 16 January 2008 at 9:34am
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I did pump (weight training class) at les mills before pregnant with Michaela so I had pretty good abs and nice muscles over all. Now I can still see the line where the abs seperated - ew! Really need to work on that before number two. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 17 January 2008 at 4:52pm
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My results came back and my HCG levels at 14 DPO were 24. No wonder the positive result was sooooo weak 3 days before that!!!!!
24 sounds scarey to me but my doc said it is totally fine. My HCG 14DPO with Elle was super high. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |