4 positive FRER 2 negative clear Blue digital 8 days post 5day blastocyst transfer ?

[Cesci]

Hi everyone - was just wondering if anyone has had a similar situation. I am now 8 days post 5 day blasto transfer and my official test day is Monday. I stupidly caved and started testing early and now I’m obsessively testing!! . The thing is I’ve had 4 lines on FRER tests quite clear ones - so have been really happy /excited by that but have done 2 clear blue digital tests and both say “ not pregnant “ I know the HCG levels more sensitive than Clear blue but if the lines a fairly strong on FRER should I at least have pregnant on clear blue? It’s worrying me that may be chemical pregnancy or that my HCG isn’t doubling every few days . I’m going to try and wait till tomorrow and try clear blue again. I’m driving myself mad googling all the time and in constant state of anxiety about it. It’s mad that even getting a line doesn’t put you at ease at all. This is my 3rd IVF and we have no back up embryos. Any thoughts would be much appreciated -💕

[DiamondRuby128]

Hi Cesci

If you can I would try to wait until Monday.

I think First Response are a lot more sensitive than Clear Blue. I’m on an NHS cycle so was given one of their tests and it picked up a very faint line but FR was a definite line twice. Xxx

[Cesci in reply to DiamondRuby128]

Thank you so much it’s such a rollacoster the 2 week wait xxx

[Cinderella5]

Hey, have you pics of you tests? Its hard to say if its a CP or not and only time will tell but what I can say is in my first BFP I had lines on FRER for 3 days and had my level tested later on that 3rd day and my levels were only 43 which clear blue would have shown as not pregnant. I did lose the pregnancy at 6 weeks but my levels went up just fine. Hang on in there, good luck.xx

[Cesci in reply to Cinderella5]

Hi Cinderella5e thank you - I’m so deeply sorry to hear of your loss , god it really is the hardest thing. 😢

I’ll try and post my FRER test from yesterday ... xxx.

[Cesci in reply to Cesci]

How do I post a picture on here? Sorry being stupid! Xxx

[Cinderella5 in reply to Cesci]

I see you've managed! That's a decent line! Ive got my fingers crossed for you. Hopefully your urine was just to dilute to show on the CB. Remember to use first morning urine. Good luck.xx

[Cesci in reply to Cinderella5]

Thank you Cinderalla5 - And sending so much positivity to you! When is your next cycle do you think? I really hope with everything it works xxx

[Cinderella5 in reply to Cesci]

Thank you! I'm just waiting to start prep for my FET. We are transferring end of October so not too long to wait! Do let us know how you get on.xx

[Cesci in reply to Cinderella5]

Morning Cinderella5 - how are you doing? Not long now until FET transfer that’s good news! .

Just to update you I had my official test yesterday and was positive and now showing 2-3 weeks on clear blue digital- although when I told my nurse she said to not use them as they cause all sorts of confusion and at the moment as it’s such early days they just want to see a line. I’m booked in for early scan on 28th October now. So nervewracking have to take this has happy news and just pray everything rises and sticks .

Are you doing medical FET ? I hope you are okay, the progesterone on my last FET ( before this fresh round) made me feel so crampy. Hope it goes really well 🥰xxxx

[Cinderella5 in reply to Cesci]

Oh thats great news, Im really pleased for you! Those lines looked like good news but you never know with all the different tests that have different thresholds. Best of luck for your scan, its ever so scary isnt it!

Thank you....yes I am doing an FET, I started my meds yesterday and transfer is booked for 31st October!xx

[Cesci in reply to Cinderella5]

I’ve just posted pic in my original post xxx

[Cinderella5 in reply to Cesci]

Here is a link to my pics when my hcg levels were only 43 on test day.

healthunlocked.com/fertilit...

[Hidden]

FRER only need an HCG level of about 6mui. Clearblue digital are either 25 or 50mui dependent on which one you used. Thats a strong line on a FRER but bear in mind your HCG will only double every 48-72 hours. So you would only need an HCG of 8 to get your FRER BFP but if you got that yesterday it could take 4 days for that to be over 25 and 6 days later for it to be over 50.

I would try and put the tests away if I were you. I know it sounds obvious but you really can't do anything about it and stressing doesn't help. I am just going through a MC and I tested daily for 2 weeks analysing and over analysing lines (which by the way were not as strong as yours) and it didnt do anything apart from stress me out and I was still absolutely devastated that the MC was confirmed .. I had justified it that I was 'preparing myself' but you can't prepare yourself at all.

I am no medical expert but that's a strong FRER line. In one cycle I got a line like that on FRER, left it 3 days and got a positive on CB - so I would wait until AT LEAST Friday but I think you are in great shape xx

[Cesci in reply to Hidden]

Hi Daisy - firstly can I just saw how sorry I am to hear you are going through miscarriage it’s absolutely heartbreaking, to get to that point of pregnancy and all the hopes that come with that and to have that taken away is the hardest thing - we have been trying now for 4 years - 2 miscarriages , this is our 3rd round of a IVF and I have very low AMH - it’s hard to get excited at any point of the process isn’t it? Thank you for your kind words and I PROMISE I’m gonna try and give the testing a rest. It’s totally addictive and doesn’t help anything obsessively testing. I wish you all the best and thank you - hope you are doing okay, be kind to yourself and hang on in there xxx

[Kat9lives]

Hi lovely, as the others have said, the FRER is much more sensitive and picks up on a lower dose of HCG so will show as pregnant way before a clear blue. I had positives on a FRER and think it was 5 or 6 days before positive on the clear blue. Looks positive to me! Advice from my clinic is not to test until 9dp5dt (14 days post collection) otherwise the trigger can give a false positive, but with my BFP I got a positive on a FRER at 8dp5dt. Best of luck!! Xx

[Cesci]

Thanks so much Kat and so happy you had a BFP who I can see from your profile is now your lovely girl that’s amazing. Are you in 2 week wait at moment ? Really hope it all goes well for you. Thanks for the advice that’s really helpful. I’ll stay positive and keep going and try not to test till Monday 😊xxxx

[Scarlett13]

That’s definitely a positive! Step away from the clear blue digi - they caused me so much distress for no reason! Those 2 lines are all you need to see ❤️❤️❤️

[Cesci]

UPDATE - so I am now 4 weeks 3 days pregnant -and i finally got to 2-3 weeks on clear blue digital on Monday- then yesterday I tested again ( I am my own worst enemy ) and on two tests it’s gone back down to 1-2 on clear blue digital - I’m so at a loss , I know this must mean I’m loosing the pregnancy ?and I am devastated - I’m desperately trying to see things of people that have had this and gone on to stay pregnant but I can’t see too, I feel so down and upset today I’m on train to work and just can’t cope. My boobs don’t feel as sore today but so far no bleeding, I’m clutching at straws here but anyone else had this? Thanks as always xxx

[Missl73 in reply to Cesci]

CB digital are so unreliable, I got 1-2 weeks on the same day as a blood test where my levels showed I was way over the threshold for 2-3 weeks - if you google you will find hundreds of stories about how wrong those digital tests can be. If you want reassurance I would not do any more home tests, get a blood HCG test which will confirm the actual level xx

[Cesci]

Thank you so much - I will def see if I can get blood test next week , I have gone from 2-3 to 1-2 to 2-3 -to 1-2 and another 1-2 and it’s driving me insane and such a lot of money and I’ve got to stop doing them. Full stop! Did you just ask your GP? I could ask my IVF clinic if they would do bloods . Xxx

[Cinderella5 in reply to Cesci]

Oh gosh, I'm sorry you're having this nightmare! My GP allows self referral to midwifes if we get a positive test. I then got referred to EPU, who did bloods. Can you even pay to get a couple done 48hrs apart? Big hugs, its utter hell when you dont know what is going on. However I have heard loads of dodgy stories about clear blue wks test.xxx