Sick of frers!

[Holly82]

Is anyone else having this same issue with frers? Every time I use one I can 'just' make out a barely visible line. It's always the flipping indent line and it comes up straight away. You can't help but be drawn to it. I end up breaking the casing to have a proper look, to see if it's pink and even then I'm not sure.

I'm going back on to clear blue + as this is driving me insane. At least the clear blue gives me a clear result.

This is my last frer...

 

[MoonKitty]

Yes! I hate these new ones! I had a super bad indent on the first one I ever tried and the window always gets urine in it somehow (even when I dip it).

 

[mummof1]

I had the same problem with them , I continued to use them because I did get early BFPs with them and I ended up with another early positive this time too!
But I know EXACTLY what you mean, you watch the dye move across and it sticks to the test strip line and then you can see this sight indent line afterwards ! It always got my hopes up and then I would obsessively re-check the test a billion times !

 

[Joybell]

Yup! Never spotted It before this cycle. Just after the urine has ran across the window the test line is seriously clear for a minute or two. If you watch if gradually get less and less clear til the 5 min mark when there's nothing to see. Very frustrating.
I generally love these tests though so I've decided to keep using them but turn not look at them til the 5 min mark next time

 

[mummof1]

Exactly! Then you're like I'm so sure there was a line !
It's torturous !
But not looking at until the 5 minute mark is a good idea , and even if you do get a faint line it will give it a chance to darken up

 

[ArtIsLife]

Are you referring to the new curved ones or the regular ones? I've definitely gotten an indent line with the curved ones. I hope the old style ones arent doing this as well now!

 

[Joybell]

Old style ones for me which is a real shame. I always thought they were infallible. That's twice this cycle I saw a clear line forming and thought 'yay' continued to look and it disappeared. So gutted

 

[2nd time]

Old style for me too exactly the same problem great lune as the dye is moving down the test which then goes aghh

 

[ArtIsLife]

wow, good to know! I will have to not look at it right away when i use those this cycle.

 

[napamermaid]

What are the new ones you have me worried now

 

[ArtIsLife]

the new ones are curved and you can see the indent line pretty clearly.

 

[napamermaid]

Curved where can u post a pic
I got bfp and am worried now its from a dodgy test

 

[ArtIsLife]

i dont have any with me right now but here is a link to them... https://www.amazon.com/First-Response-Result-Pregnancy-Packaging/product-reviews/B000052XHI

 

[napamermaid]

Thank you. Would i be right in saying the window is tiny on the new ones?

Thank god mine were the old reliables

 

[ArtIsLife]

i think the window is the same size but it's not flat, there is more of a glare because of it so it's sort of hard to view. the old ones are just so much better. you can still buy both i believe. thank goodness.

 

[MrsKatie]

I hate the new curved FRERs! I got a few NASTY evap lines on them, the curved window is just awful.

 

[TinyD22]

Do you think this vvvfaint line is an indent or evap? Photo was taken around 3-4mins. I have very little experience with frer. Thanx

 

[mrshazard94]

I can see something - I have been playing around tweaking and I can for sure see something. I did frer this morning and it's stark white So I can see the difference!

 

[napamermaid]

I see a shadow
Is it pink in real life?

 

[TinyD22]

Yeah it's a thin pink line. Irl you can see the line a lot clearer than you can in the pictures. Still vvvfaint though, and it came up within 2mins. After reading this post thought I started to wonder if what I'm seeing is really an indent or an evap. I'm pretty hopeless when it comes to frer lol X

Maybe a slightly better pic...