*~`|June & July Testing Thread|`~*

[Bevziibubble]

I've been lurking for awhile but want to at least share once how wonderful this forum has been for my sanity and emotional health during my own journey ttc our first. Hubby and I have been trying over a year... I relate to many of you and love how supportive you all are of each other. I may not post often but am rooting for all of you!

Good luck!

 

[Lucy3]

@Alligator sounds like you had good timing. We only bd once last cycle and my chart and now my scan shows it was 5 days before o!

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Lightning7
Hello you it's so good to see u back. And I see that line clearly.
Really hope this is the start of something for you.

@TTCaredhead
I wud say the bottom one looks slightly darker as well. And it does look pink too.
Does it look darker IRL? I know taking photos of faint lines can be so hard and they don't seem to be as dark in a photo. Maybe u did ovulate again and implantation happened at 10dpo.
Good luck when u next test.

I hate seeing u ladies that were hear with me during my ttc journey still here.
It makes me feel so sad ure all so lovely.
Don't u give up ladies can remember the lady that was trying for 3 years on here.
She has had her baby now about 3 months ago.

Still rooting for you all.


@Alligator so hard to pin point.
I sometimes ovulated the same day as my surge and sometimes the day after.
I was getting peak OPK evening of cd9 and all day cd10 with this one. Ovulated evening of cd 10 then cd 11 the opks got a bit lighter.
Really hope this is the cycle u finally get ure BFP hon

 

[Lightning7]

Thanks everyone for the replies. You ladies are such a big help and encouragement I am not brave enough to say anything to hubby until I know for sure so it's a big help to have you ladies to talk to and help me feel less crazy

Hi Lightning, good to see you. I can see a faint line but you need to confirm On another test. Unfortunately I’ve been stung with faint lines on most tests recently. Wishing you lots of luck for your next test though. I’m onto month 25 for August too.

Thanks Dee, good to see you too though I'd rather see us both in the other threads some day soon! I did end up managing to dig out a 25miu strip I didn't realise I still had and got a 2nd line on that one too, slightly stronger then the 10miu test from the same sample. I then ran down to the shops and got a FRER and dipped it but it was bfn so I have no idea haha.

It took ages for the cheapie tests to go positive with my daughter. Like 14dpo for a faint line! I had clear as day lines on FRER by that point! It’s totally possible. If you started at 0 HCG the first day after conception it could still be very low, and takes 48h to double!

Thank you! This gives me hope!

@Lightning7
Hello you it's so good to see u back. And I see that line clearly.
Really hope this is the start of something for you.

Thanks Sugger! So happy to see your pregnancy is progressing well! I'm so happy for you!

 

[Lightning7]

Both tests comparison. Green is 25miu

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Lightning7
Thanks hon.
I feel extremely blessed. It hasn't been plain sailing unfortunately.
I had on off spotting from 14dpo until 9 weeks which caused alot of anxiety.
At 6 weeks I had a bleed and again at 15 weeks.
So the first trimester was very difficult. I finally got into the 2nd and felt more relaxed but had a blow at 13+3 weeks when I was told I had high risk screening results for downs syndrome. 1 in 33.
I had the Harmony test done because its want invasive but Mt results kept coming back inconclusive. I think it was becuase I had a liver transplant 10 years ago so they just cudnt pin point babies DNA.
Then the bleed at 15 weeks I really did think it was over but turned out I have a small erosion on my cervix.
Thankfully all my scans show a healthy baby boy and he is growing well. He is now 3lbs.
We have a 4D scan booked for Saturday. I've never had one past 16 weeks b4 so that will be all new.

Downs is still not completely ruled out as some ultrasounds just don't show it. But at every scan there has been no hard or soft markers for downs found.
He is also growing well which I'm hoping is a good sign as I know downs babies tend to be small.

My induction should be around 37 weeks.

I still worry now even tho I'm so far. But praying he will be born healthy.


As regards to ure latest tests they both have the same lines.
Frer are not as good as they once were. .I actually got darker lines on ICs at the start of this pregnancy.

When I got my very first lines at 10dpo on the ICs I ran up to grab a frer hoping to get a bold line and it was just so so faint.
I was so disappointed.

There definitely not as sensitive any more.

Surly 2 different types of ICs can't be wrong. I can see those lines clearly

 

[Deethehippy]

Both tests comparison. Green is 25miu
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I see those clearly! FRER suck. Wishing you much luck.

 

[Lightning7]

@Lightning7
Thanks hon.
I feel extremely blessed. It hasn't been plain sailing unfortunately.
I had on off spotting from 14dpo until 9 weeks which caused alot of anxiety.
At 6 weeks I had a bleed and again at 15 weeks.
So the first trimester was very difficult. I finally got into the 2nd and felt more relaxed but had a blow at 13+3 weeks when I was told I had high risk screening results for downs syndrome. 1 in 33.
I had the Harmony test done because its want invasive but Mt results kept coming back inconclusive. I think it was becuase I had a liver transplant 10 years ago so they just cudnt pin point babies DNA.
Then the bleed at 15 weeks I really did think it was over but turned out I have a small erosion on my cervix.
Thankfully all my scans show a healthy baby boy and he is growing well. He is now 3lbs.
We have a 4D scan booked for Saturday. I've never had one past 16 weeks b4 so that will be all new.

Downs is still not completely ruled out as some ultrasounds just don't show it. But at every scan there has been no hard or soft markers for downs found.
He is also growing well which I'm hoping is a good sign as I know downs babies tend to be small.

My induction should be around 37 weeks.

I still worry now even tho I'm so far. But praying he will be born healthy.


As regards to ure latest tests they both have the same lines.
Frer are not as good as they once were. .I actually got darker lines on ICs at the start of this pregnancy.

When I got my very first lines at 10dpo on the ICs I ran up to grab a frer hoping to get a bold line and it was just so so faint.
I was so disappointed.

There definitely not as sensitive any more.

Surly 2 different types of ICs can't be wrong. I can see those lines clearly

Oh sorry to hear it's been so hard for you! But glad things are going along ok at the moment, soon you will get to cuddle that baby in your arms and forget all the worries

Yeah the FRER seem to really suck lately which is annoying me haha. I'm worried because last time it only showed on the cheapies it ended up being a CP. (12 months ago exactly).

I think I'm going crazy cause it's 8pm and I just tested again to see if it's still giving lines haha

 

[Suggerhoney]

Oh sorry to hear it's been so hard for you! But glad things are going along ok at the moment, soon you will get to cuddle that baby in your arms and forget all the worries

Yeah the FRER seem to really suck lately which is annoying me haha. I'm worried because last time it only showed on the cheapies it ended up being a CP. (12 months ago exactly).

I think I'm going crazy cause it's 8pm and I just tested again to see if it's still giving lines haha

Ah hon bless ya and thank you. I can't wait until he is safe in my arms.
My anxiety is not so bad now but it does still creep in here to there.

I really don't know what is wrong with Frer tbh. They used to be so good but so many womon are having problems with them and I think they have changed the sensitivity of them.
When I was getting very very faint lines on ICs with my last pregnancy' my frer was blazing. That was back in Feb 2019 so I have no idea what they have done to them since then but honestly my ICs with this pregnancy were so much better.
I even had 4 days of the frer staying the same where as my ICs got darker and darker.


I really hope this is finally it for you hon ❤

 

[missielibra]

@Lightning7 I see those lines clear as day! FRER do suck... for DS2, I was getting super dark lines on ICs and the FRER were a squinter!

 

[BabyBrain80]

Fingers crossed for you! I had bleeding sometimes even heavy with clots regularly during pregnancy with my son, some women do just bleed in some pregnancies it's pretty common so I hope that's all it is for you too x

Thank you

I can see your lines, hope they get darker x

 

[BabyBrain80]

Quick update from me...
Still spotting on n off, Still on wiping and various shades but not getting any worse.
Today's tests....I'm getting as bad as @Lucy3 with the photo shoots
Bottom of each type is today's, smu.

 

[Alligator]

@BabyBrain80 tests are definitely getting darker!!! Crossing my fingers the spotting stops. That causes such anxiety!!

thanks for the input ladies! I think I am probably 1/2dpo today. I think I will say 1dpo so I don’t test too early lol but I think I’m 2dpo…? Or maybe like 1.5 lol. My skin temp finally went up on my Fitbit so I know it’s happened but don’t know exactly when! Time will tell I suppose. I know I should feel not very confident but for some reason I feel kind of calm and sure? Who knows if that’s wishful thinking!

@Lucy3 wow! 5 days before O that’s amazing!

 

[Dream143r]

Here’s my OPK snapshot this cycle - who wants to guess when I ovulated??

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I'd say O was CD14 based on those

 

[Dream143r]

@BabyBrain80 tests are def going in the right direction!

AFM CD13 - OPK negative hoping for a positive by Thursday or Friday.

 

[missielibra]

@BabyBrain80 Those are def darker! With my second pregnancy, I had quite a bit of spotting and some bleeding. And it turned out... I forgot what its called, but basically my cervix was slightly more exposed than it should, happens sometimes after pregnancy my doc said, and so that part was more sensitive to the mucus and fluids and all the changes from early pregnancy and so it was getting irritated and bleeding and that was where the blood was coming from, and it wasn't dangerous at all for me or the baby. Maybe you have something similar going on?

 

[Deethehippy]

@BabyBrain80 - Definitely darker so that's a very good sign..hopefully the bleeding is just little bean bedding in.

 

[elmum]

Hi ladies!
This thread is looking so good.

@BabyBrain80 and @Lightning7
Those lines look great to me! Crossing everything and praying for you both!

@Alligator i know what you mean about feeling calm (finally!). I was getting too worked up and had to take a mental break. I think I’m 1DPO today, so just behind you again. Praying you get your BFP this month!

I am hopeful. We’ve BD’d Every other day until CD 13 (positive OPK) and CD 14. We will try again today just for kicks...
Hoping to catch that egg or those eggs! I was cramping so hard on both sides this month.

 

[BabyBrain80]

@BabyBrain80 tests are definitely getting darker!!! Crossing my fingers the spotting stops. That causes such anxiety!!

thanks for the input ladies! I think I am probably 1/2dpo today. I think I will say 1dpo so I don’t test too early lol but I think I’m 2dpo…? Or maybe like 1.5 lol. My skin temp finally went up on my Fitbit so I know it’s happened but don’t know exactly when! Time will tell I suppose. I know I should feel not very confident but for some reason I feel kind of calm and sure? Who knows if that’s wishful thinking!

@Lucy3 wow! 5 days before O that’s amazing!

Thank you and wishing you lots of luck for that bfp!
My temp rises the day after I ovulate I think. X

 

[BabyBrain80]

Thanks everyone, I'm feeling a bit more positive today.

Want to wish you all lots of luck and hopefully loads more bfp's this month and next!

@Dream143r You can pop me on the front now if you like? My bfp was 8th July. Thank you xx