Evap lines...
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Topic: Evap lines...
Posted By: minik8e
Subject: Evap lines...
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 1:59pm
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Are they supposed to be the same colour as the control line? Are they supposed to be faint? And which tests are the worst for evap lines??
Sorry for all the Qs... |
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:01pm
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I think evap lines have no colour or a kind or grey colour....as opposed to light BFP's that have a faint pink or blue. I found the internet cheapies could be hard to read at times, but then I always tested at about 8dpo lol. -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:08pm
Emmecat...I have no idea what DPO I am (on the pill) but I posted a pic a few pages back on the TTC thread...I can post another one here and see what you reckon? I think I'm the only one who thinks it maybe cos it took about 5 mins to show  It's not light though. And def pink. And a MDS Quickcard. Oh blast it...
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:14pm
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MDS quickcard is the test I used too
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:24pm
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do they say after 3 minutes you need to disregard the test...
My advise is to get another preg test and try again ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:27pm
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After 10 minutes you should disregard the test but from what you said Kate the line showed up at about 5 mins. -------------
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AnnC wrote:Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:28pm
| the quickcard ones say 5 mins dont they? |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:29pm
| What Jo said. I will do another one tomorrow anyway. |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:38pm
ooo excited for you   ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: purpledragon
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:46pm
Looks like a +HPT to me .
How many days till AF is due? evap's from my understanding are grey and ghost like, that is definetly pink, KUP. ------------- Tania & Les Nicholas 18 Vaughn 15 Lisa 10 Tara 5yrs Gestational Surrogate for couple in Whakatane Egg collection week of 4th Oct Embryo transfer week of 11th Oct |
Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:48pm
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It doesnt look like an evap line to me ....... it almost looks as strong as my + one!! ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:50pm
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Ummm, AF was due on Tuesday (the one just gone).
Stacey - I think you might be right - the tests are at home though, and I'm at work so was going off memory (and usually use Discover which is 10 mins, but picked up QuickCard today cos the pharmacy didn't have Discover). |
Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 4:00pm
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Definitely looks positive to me - in fact looks more positive than mine did. These lovely ladies on here know what they are talking about!! Congrats! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 4:04pm
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Its way darker than mine was and mine turned out to be positive!
Congrats ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 4:59pm
well , of course i HAD to have a look, def a big fat congrats girl ! was so clearly not an evap line baby practically reached out your tum and wacked me in the face with its evidence of existence 
Im thrilled for you chick , congrats ! ------------- 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 5:10pm
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thats a definite pos to me...excalty what mine looked ilke on teh quickcard....congrats ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 5:16pm
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that looks like a Positive to me and not an evap line!!! Congratulations! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 5:41pm
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Yay minik8e.
That's definitely a positive sweetheart. Congratulations ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 7:41pm
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yup looking at that test definately looks like a BFP
Congrats hun ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: mylilmosaic
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 8:19pm
Yep minik8e, that looks exactly like the one I did yesterday and the day before that 
So congratulations & come join the May mummies to be 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 9:16pm
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That would be equal to the darkest BFP I have ever had. Congrats!!! How on earth did you manage that with BCP and endo? LOL Well done ------------- |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 9:37pm
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Congrats! ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 9:49pm
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Yep definitely looks BFP to me too Congratulations hun!! ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 9:57pm
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Looks like a BFP to me. Quickcards are one of the best brands for not giving out evap lines or false positives.
Congratulations ------------- 
 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:32am
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I agree with cuppatea.
Quickcards are all I use (as my GP uses them) and I never got evap lines on them, and I'm a serial tester (was, I should say. WAS). CONGRATS!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:59am
| Teresa - one word - antibiotics!! |
Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 8:32am
minik8e- that is at least as dark as any BFP I ever got ! Good lord an evap line??  lol I thought you meant one of these skinny pale things that you can barely see! Big Big Congrats girl!!! And yay another May Mummy. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 8:37am
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I'm not so positive....did 2 tests this morning and the first was BFN (very clearly BFN nearly 2 hours later - no hint of a line), second is still developing with a shadow of a line but on the face of it, a BFN. Yesterday's one was at lunchtime so no FMU....this mornings two were FMU and SMU. Still no AF though. Why oh why did I wait till the weekend when I can't get bloods done to know one way or another, and the only chemist that sells Discover doesn't open till 9am (I know, I just drove there!!!!)!!!!
ETA: I'm just confused, have a headache which is something I've been getting over the last week (I don't drink anywhere enough water), and feel seriously vomitous, no AF cramps....meh, why can't this be easy!!!! Yes you are or no you're not!!! I can't even blame it on stress cos I'm not stressing about anything!!! |
Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 8:47am
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Oh Minik8e - it looks like a big congratulations!! Hope you find out for sure one way or the other though! Did you use a different type of test this morning?
I think it definitely looks like a positive ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 8:49am
| Nope, same kind of test. I might go and get a Discover at some stage....no trouble with having to wait to test, I can pee constantly (how, I don't know, when I've had a coffee this morning and that's it!!)....but wait until lunchtime-ish.... |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 9:11am
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I don't think that first one is even CLOSE to being an evap line.
Do another test for sure but I'd say you are preg. Congrats! |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 9:26am
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Hmmm, please tell me you can change the size you order your wedding dress in hun, cos it does look awfully like you may need some more room!
Keep us updated, its past 9am now so you must be at that chemist! -------------   
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 9:29am
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Hehe nah that means I have to get out of bed again (and as I went to the loo 1/2 an hour ago, it's about time for me to go again ) but will definitely go some time soon....at the moment it will be far too diluted to get anything anyway I think!!!
Err.....even if I ordered a bigger size, the dress wouldn't accommodate a bump!! So might have to change to a Grecian style instead LOL |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 9:33am
| Hrmm, I just realised it was SMU and TMU I used for the tests this morning....cos I had to get up at 4am cos I was busting!!! Ahhh well. What happens happens I guess. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 10:51am
| Ok I'm going to the doctor on Monday to see what's going on and get some bloods done if AF hasn't arrived. The Discover test has an extraordinarily faint line which I can just see (like a shadow - can see looking straight at it, don't have to hold it up to the light or anything) which I know definitely won't show in a photo!!! I am leaning towards yesterday's being either a false + or an evap line....but knowing me I'll test again in the morning anyway!! I have one Discover left. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 12:12pm
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Nope not yet, I think I will probably just go doc on Monday and get bloods and a definite answer.
Are those FR midstream ones from the supermarket? |
Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 12:28pm
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So not an evap line! Lots of the ladies on here have said they got negatives then positives then negatives so it's not uncommon to have false negatives. It's very rare to have false positives though so congrats :) In some cultures women didn't get married unless they were noticeably pregnant, not even necessarily to the man they were marrying. It was the clearest sign that the woman was fertile ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:17pm
| Hehee my faint line wasn't as faint as I thought - DF could see it straight away, I didn't even have to point it out to him!!! So for now, I guess maybe I am pregnant...still going to the doc on Monday to confirm though. MIL can't wait, she wants to tell all her golf buddies she's fiiiiiiinally going to be a grandma LOL |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:37pm
gee , able to pee a lot...hmmm i dunno , maybe cos your pregnant and thats one of the symptoms ? -------------
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:41pm
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LOL thanks for clarifying that Kelly I just can't figure out how a person can pee so much liquid....when so little liquid has gone in?????
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:45pm
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I know...tis one of the great mysteries of life ...along with why do the most annoying songs get stuck in your head ....
EEEK !!! so exciting !!! congratulations !!!! -------------
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:49pm
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Quite often it's not so much peeing more, as peeing more often. You have a uterus now squishing up your bladder, after all! Ah, the joys ------------- |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 20 September 2008 at 8:08pm
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Kate false negatives can be reasonably common but false positives are almost never heard of (that's what the doc told my teenage sister when we went to the docs imploring her to tell us that the preg test sis tok earlier was wrong... the result of that test is a gorgeous 8yo). Good on you for going to the md on Monday but IMO you're definitely pregnant and it's time to start looking at different wedding dresses (or moving the whole affair forward so you can fit your dress). -------------
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 21 September 2008 at 2:31pm
| Jess - I finally went and got a FR midstream test and it's very very faint (you can only JUST see it), but it's definitely there and showed up within a couple of minutes. The one thing I have noticed from my current POAS addiction is that the morning tests are clear BFNs and the ones from later in the day - late morning onwards are the ones that are faint, but definite BFPs. The one on Friday was from lunchtime and was very clear.... |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 21 September 2008 at 6:52pm
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yeah i have heard of other women getting negatives with FMU.
Congratulations again -------------
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