January Snowdrops +*+* Testing Thread *+*+ Ring in the New Year with BFPs!

[PinkCupcakes]

Hey ladies I have no idea what day I am but I am CD65 . Anywho I took an IC OPK and two IC HGC and I a clear line showed up instantly on the middle one but not the bottom one? No idea what to think, the line also looks to be in the wrong area? Bad test maybe?

 

[josephine3]

@Suggerhoney have you seen those tests you can buy that are supposed to tell you if you are in peri-menopause? I need to do more research but I stumbled accross them on amazon they work like an opk but detect fsh. Could help put your mind at ease x

 

[josephine3]

@PinkCupcakes oh gosh this cycle must be driving you crazy!! I can kinda see when you mean on the top hcg test but yeah looks a lil close to the test line x

 

[josephine3]

@PinkCupcakes oh gosh this cycle must be driving you crazy!! I can kinda see when you mean on the top hcg test but yeah looks a lil close to the test line x

 

[tdog]

@josephine3 I see it on the wet one xx

@PinkCupcakes so sorry your in limbo xx

@m3mommy fab progression, digis normally need a bit more hcg than the early ones xx

 

[PinkCupcakes]

Now the test is dry and I don’t know what to think!

 

[josephine3]

Thanks for checking in on us @tdog! This test is my most convincing wet one so far it looked pink as the dye went across but seemed to fade a bit x
Oh yes that looks good @PinkCupcakes x

 

[S_Dowd]

@PinkCupcakes I definitely see something on that middle test. But I have the pregmate ones and I swear I almost always see some sort of line on them every time. To be fair, I will say I've never seen a line as distinct or dark as that one. I just don't want you to get your hopes up too high because I don't fully trust those tests myself. I really and truly do hope it is the start of a BFP for you. I just want you to protect your heart just in case. BFNs are heartbreaking, but thinking you have a line only for it to end up being an evap or other test issues is so much worse. 

@josephine3 Ooo the lines do seem to begetting more pronounced. In the picture I can't tell if there is color or not, but it is definitely easier to see today! Praying it keeps getting darker!

 

[josephine3]

@S_Dowd thing is the dried ones were most obvious right at the start at like 6dpo so I do think they are giving evaps or maybe it's when my sample is more concentrated it gives a worse one.
How are you doing today?

 

[S_Dowd]

11 dpo today. I cried pretty much all day yesterday after the BFNs. And I got 3 more BFNs this morning. AF is due Wednesday, and I would be shocked if she didn't show up right on time. I don't feel pregnant at all. My boobs are a little sensitive, but that's normal for me pre AF. Crying several times a day has become normal for me. I now cry more in one day than I used to cry in an entire year. So I don't consider that a symptom because it's just how it is right now.

I'm going to try to boost my spirits today because I hate feeling so low. I'm going to work out today to get some good endorphins going, and I also want to take my dog on a nice walk to get some fresh air and sunshine. And I'm going to make some homemade chicken stock for chicken noodle soup, and I may try to bake some bread, too.

 

[S_Dowd]

@S_Dowd thing is the dried ones were most obvious right at the start at like 6dpo so I do think they are giving evaps or maybe it's when my sample is more concentrated it gives a worse one.
How are you doing today?

It's so hard not to look at our tests after the time limit. I know I'm guilty of it too. I try really hard to not let myself get excited unless the lines I see have color because evaps can be so convincing. Are you seeing any line/color in the time limit at all? Or are you only getting lines after the test has dried?

 

[josephine3]

@S_Dowd seeing hints of something but vvvfaint. The zoomed in pic on my last post is in time limit. I did another but I can't keep clogging up ths thread with pics that look the same lol. Iv only got 6 one steps left too I've gotta stop testing so much

 

[littlewitch]

Oh @Laurabub84 I'm sorry you're so fed up I can see why xxx

Same old story here for me at 9dpo, maybe a hint at 5 mins then an obvious line when I checked it an hour later. I need to start going back at like 20 mins to see what's going on and when they pop up.
The zoomed in pic is the wet one

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I am not sure how that brand of test works, but the cassette test we use in the hospital will turn faint positive in 15-20 min with low HCG levels less than the threshold of the test.

 

[littlewitch]

7 dpo stark BFN. Just passing the time. Earliest BFP has always been 10 dpo

 

[NDH]

So sorry to all who are feeling not very hopeful.

My temperature today was not very promising but I'm still feeling hopeful. I'm feeling a bit nauseous and dizzy.

AF is due tomorrow. The urge to test is strong but I am still resisting. I had the opportunity to go to to town for errands and would certainly have picked up a test but DH is doing the errands instead so I don't have the temptation. Finding out early feels thrilling but has led to too much heartache that I really want to wait

 

[Bevziibubble]

 

[cheerios]

So sorry to all who are feeling not very hopeful.

My temperature today was not very promising but I'm still feeling hopeful. I'm feeling a bit nauseous and dizzy.

AF is due tomorrow. The urge to test is strong but I am still resisting. I had the opportunity to go to to town for errands and would certainly have picked up a test but DH is doing the errands instead so I don't have the temptation. Finding out early feels thrilling but has led to too much heartache that I really want to wait

So excited for you hun. You've got an iron will!! But I know what u mean about "too much heartache". Hugs and looking forward to your post tomorrow!!!

 

[Suggerhoney]

@josephine3
I’ve seen them but the reviews were not good . Lots of false positives etc. pluss I’m too scared to do one. I’d be so devastated if it came back I was.
hope your lines get darker over the next few days. Good luck.

@NDH
Well done for holding out love. Hope AF stays away and you get a surprise BFP.

@S_Dowd
I am so so sorry love. Seeing bfn is so so upsetting when you want a BFP so badly. I Always am in tears at 10dpo when I’m staring at yet another BFN. My miscarriage Broke me but gave me hope I could get pregnant. But no BFP since. It truly just feels like a huge slap in the face doesn’t it. I cried so much at 10dpo. And again at 11dpo. I want to give you a big hug.

@PinkCupcakes
That’s a dark line. Fx it the start of something for you. I have used pregmate b4 and they did always give something faint but not as dark as yours. Fx so much.

 

[S_Dowd]

@josephine3 Oh okay, I went back and looked and I do see a very faint something on the wet test. I can't tell if there is color or not, but I definitely see what you are talking about. I really hope it is something and isn't just these tests..... My pregmate tests almost always show a faint shadowy something, and I figured out that some of these tests just have really visible antibody strips. I hope hope hope that that isn't the case for you, and it truly is the start of something. Being in this weird waiting limbo is the worst! I for one love seeing everyone's tests, so don't let fear of clogging up the thread stop you! It is a testing thread after all

@NDH I am so impressed by your ability to resist testing. Bravo!!! I hope AF stays far far far away!!!

@littlewitch It's funny how just peeing on something really can help in those early days. Fingers crossed for you in the coming days!!!

@Suggerhoney You put into words exactly how I feel. I had honestly given up on ever getting pregnant, and I had moved on with my life. Getting pregnant in August dredged all of this up for me again. It gave me hope for the first time in a long time, but with hope comes such intense sadness when it doesn't happen and the fear that it may never happen.

I am feeling a little bit better today. I have some homemade gluten free bread proofing, some chicken stock simmering on the stove, I'm getting the house cleaned up, and I'm going to do a fun Grow With Jo workout on Youtube for some good old endorphins. Nature's anti-depressant. I hope you're doing okay. I know you've been having a rough time as well. I really and truly hope from the bottom of my heart that you get your sweet rainbow baby.

 

[josephine3]

@NDH I hope af stays away for you and you get to test!!
@littlewitch good luck for your next test!
I finally got my results od the scan I went for and my doc is going to call me to discuss it tomorrow but the receptionist said she wrote 'ovaries not seen clearly. Uterus and surrounding structures look normal, no large cysts seen.' (I do have pcos) so I guess that's good news!

 

[josephine3]

Thanks @S_Dowd x