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pregnancy test - faint lines?
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hi,
just need some opinons!!
did i home pregnancy test yesterday and it came back with a VERY faint thin line, i'm not due on til the wknd but i just have a feeling i might be anyway thats why i did it.
but the thing is how do you tell if its an evaporation line or an actual faint positive?!
i did a second one but it wasnt with my first morn wee, and i think that might even have a faint line too, but only just.
so could these both be evaporation lines?
thanx.
just need some opinons!!
did i home pregnancy test yesterday and it came back with a VERY faint thin line, i'm not due on til the wknd but i just have a feeling i might be anyway thats why i did it.
but the thing is how do you tell if its an evaporation line or an actual faint positive?!
i did a second one but it wasnt with my first morn wee, and i think that might even have a faint line too, but only just.
so could these both be evaporation lines?
thanx.
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Know it's not really what you want to hear but your best bet is going to be to wait til the weekend.
First/early response pregnancy tests can pick up the pregnancy hormone 4 days before you're due on, but 'normal' tests can't usually pick up on it until after your period is late.
If you left the tests longer than the time stated on the box then the lines could just be evaporation lines. Best thing to do would be to wait a couple more days then test again, using your first morning urine - and make sure you follow the instructions on the box to the letter.
Good luck x
Evaporation lines are possible in theory, but ive done plenty of tests that were negative, and ive never seen an evaporation line in real life.
The reason your line was faint is because you tested early.
is it what you want?
im going to buy the digital one tonight anyway and use it tomorrow morning because i cant wait to the wknd i think i'll go mad before then, im far too impatient :yeees:
mixed emotions about it at the mo, probably doesnt help being uncertain of whether i actually am or not though so i couldnt really give a true answer to that yet.
Anyway I was about 10 days late coming on and took a couple of tests - both were negative, but I DID get evaporation lines about an hour after I'd take the test. They were really faint.
If you're taking a test tomorrow, use your first urine in the morning, as that's when the Hgc (pregnancy hormone) will be most evident.
That would be why you should read instructions as test results should be read shortly (usually about a minute i think) after taking it and they can become inaccurate after that time.
I knew it was an evaporation line though so I just binned the test
but baring in mind ive done like 4 wees b4 i did his test?! so they probably werent as strong?
and i got ANOTHER test (first response) and just did it and it came back reaally faint again.
so am i right in thinking that i must be pregnant? just very early stages.
what did the doctor suggest when you told him that your test was positive? could you go and see a different doctor for a second opinion?
Are you going to continue with the pregnancy do you think?
All he said was to come back in a week but to be honest he didn't seem like he knew what he was doing because he even went and got a book to read out of for the answer.! lol.
But next week I will be definitely seeing a diff doctor I think then.
because i was always told u cant get a false positive but this has really been driving me mad and he didnt help confirm anything.
Thanx for putting my mind at rest though, i just needed some reassurance.
Hope you're alright.
yeah i think it is because even the first response one i did today was still quite faint compared to my last one.
i must be just a few weeks if that only then unless the hormone just fluctuates alot.
been feeling sick and going to the toilet alot already though so i'd say i am.
Im now 16 weeks pregnant.
It makes no difference how strong the line is.