December 2018 Testing Thread ~ FX for Christmas BFPs!!

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Hey girls!

So it’s the 14th, the day I originally said I was going to test lol... and I have used this freedom cheapie that I got from Asda...

Do you think it’s an evap? Has anyone used these before?

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LNWXO said:
Hey girls!

So it’s the 14th, the day I originally said I was going to test lol... and I have used this freedom cheapie that I got from Asda...

Do you think it’s an evap? Has anyone used these before?

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Looks like bfp to me! Pink and everything! Looking forward to seeing your next test, and sending you so much baby dust!!

Amoreamy, I am crossing everything for you, hope and pray this is it!

Afm, today is HSG day!! Will let you ladies know how it goes! Xoxo
 
I'm ravenous today! It's so weird. I'm keto. So, I don't usually eat a lot of food. Today for some reason, though, I'm really hungry. I have NO idea if that's a legit symptom or not, but it is interesting to note.
 
thencomesbebe said:
Looks like bfp to me! Pink and everything! Looking forward to seeing your next test, and sending you so much baby dust!!

Amoreamy, I am crossing everything for you, hope and pray this is it!

Afm, today is HSG day!! Will let you ladies know how it goes! Xoxo
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Hope it goes well and everything is normal! Good luck !
 
amoreamy said:
Your chart looks fab! Are you testing?
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Yeah been testing since around 8dpo but nothing.
I think my chart looks pretty great too, but I guess my temps just stay high when it's a letrozole cycle, which isn't a bad thing.
I'm technically not out yet. I suppose theoretically, I could have implanted around 10dpo, would have hcg in blood by around 13dpo and hcg in urine by around 15dpo? But I've been feeling crampy for days and got a bit of pink cm around my cervix so I guess AF will come tomorrow and I'll see a big temp drop tomorrow.
 
KeepTryinLuv said:
No I did not use whole blood, no. Disclaimer: I work in health care.

This is right up my alley but not for others. I'll only share what I found to show you HOW LONG the hcg flows in our system before a home pregnancy test can pick it up!

I read a medical article where Emergency Room doctors do this when they need a quick result and don't want to wait to send a sample down to the lab. Then I read a thread where dozens of ladies did this for laughs, and some got BFNs others got BFPs a few days earlier than a hpt. So I had to try!

Source 1
Clinical Trial results (serum is more accurate than urine, but WB can be used, too)

The ER doctors used whole blood because they need immediate answer, but I wasn't in a hurry and I know erythrocytes settle into a clot on the bottom and serum floats into a clear liquid all on its own if you let it sit for a while.

I used a glucose test lancet on a toe. (Because if you've ever stepped on something, you might remember it keeps going and going and going). I held a tiny plastic container (one of the tiny plastic pockets where my prenatal vitamins come) until it stopped on its own. I was surprised how quickly a few drops added up.

I let it sit. After a couple of hours the erythrocytes settle in the bottom and clot. The serum floats into a clear liquid on top.

I dipped a strip to test it with an IC and poured the rest on top of the FRER before dipping it for 5 seconds in SMU.

At 7 DPO there was a double line, BFP but faint.

At 9 DPO it was a stronger BFP, but I was still getting BFNs with urine samples.

Today at 11 DPO it finally showed on SMU.

I didn't quite believe it since my pregnancy tests kept coming back negative or looked like evaps. I figured I caught another chemical.

Finally, it came up on an IC today.

So this process gave me an answer 4 days before it started to showed on SMU!!!

I'm only at 11 DPO so it could still end in a chemical. My definition of a BFP is bold double lines after 15 DPO and betas that keep rising!

But this did calm my nerves. I'm still puzzled at the big difference in time and lines.

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And this are my 11 DPO urine samples:

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At 7 DPO I had a very clear BFP on serum. But I washed it and rubbed it too much. I learned you can wash the strip by running water over it - without touching it.
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Fab experiment!! Update today?
 
MinnieMcMoose said:
I actually didn't know that. How do you compare charts? I only have the free version, haven't paid to uograde....



Looks good. Pink irl? X
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Very! Just did a frer, got an instant line but now it's hardly there. I hate frers!

I only have the free version of ff too. In the top left corner it brings up the menu, go to charts, and you can search by a tonne of different criteria. It's awesome!
 
amoreamy said:
Very! Just did a frer, got an instant line but now it's hardly there. I hate frers!

I only have the free version of ff too. In the top left corner it brings up the menu, go to charts, and you can search by a tonne of different criteria. It's awesome!
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That's so funny you said that! I did an FRER this morning, too. I swore I saw something at 5-10 minutes. Then, it was just gone. I thought I was just losing my mind.
 
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