*Sensitive* BFP 10DP5DT and 11DP5DT worried about lines

[GB844]

Hi everyone,

Looking for a little advice. My OTD is in 3 days but as my partner is going away for work, we decided to test a little early. The first line was 10DP5DT taken in the afternoon, the second line is FMU on 11DP5DT and I’m not sure whether it’s darker or whether either are dark enough for the stage I’m at.

I did a non-medicated FET and have had symptoms such as sore boobs, insomnia and nausea since 5DPT so was hopeful for a positive result.

I’ve had MMC and CPs in the past, so I’m worrying over these results a little. Would appreciate any advice! Our clinic don’t do beta HCGs either, so we rely on HPT 😬

[GB844]

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[Hidden in reply to GB844]

Hi there, the second test looks darker to me so I would be cautiously encouraged by that! Good luck going forward.

[GB844 in reply to Hidden]

thanks for your reply! Trying to stay cautiously hopeful and step away from comparing my lines to others online which is driving me slightly insane. Xx

[Hidden]

Congratulations lovely! 🥳🥰

I would try your best to give it 2 days between tests but to me that looks like a strong positive at 10/11DPT 😍 enjoy it!! X

[GB844 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much for your lovely reply! It’s so easy to compare yourself with others and think the worst. Will try my best to wait to test until OTD as you suggest as I know progression day by day can be difficult to track! Xx

[Hidden in reply to GB844]

You’re so welcome and you can do this!! ❤️💪🏼 xx

[DreamingOfTwo79]

Congratulations, you are definitely pregnant! And the line on 11dpt is looking stronger which is very encouraging. If your clinic don't do blood betas, could you speak to your GP? They could also refer you to the Early Pregnancy Unit at your local hospital as you have a history of loss, I am so sorry about that. The EPU don't tend to scan before 8 weeks but I had scans as early as 5 weeks and a few days when I had bleeding. I am a serial tester and know all about that rabbit hole, I found hcG progression more reliable in giving me at least some reassurance but it's unlikely to last for long. We are putting ourselves through so much to get to this point, it is entirely expected to feel anxious, if you can perhaps try and go with that flow, acknowledge the worry but also try and perhaps distract yourself with walks, some telly, some crafty projects? Wishing you all the best! X

[GB844 in reply to DreamingOfTwo79]

thank you! I think I have a little PTSD from my previous losses and promised myself I wouldn’t test early for this exact reason. I think if I really pushed for a beta HCG at my clinic they would do one but will likely need to wait until OTD as they don’t really want to know your result until then 🤣

Distraction is a good idea as I think I’ve exhausted all possible posts on the internet and don’t feel any better for it!

Thanks again for your reply! Xx

[DreamingOfTwo79 in reply to GB844]

I completely hear you! Hopefully you won't have many days to bridge until OTD! My clinic ask to wait with a urine pregnancy test until 14dpt which I already know I will be failing to observe rather miserably! My consultant said if my anxiety does get the better of me and I do test early when we transfer in March, I could call them from 11dpt at the very earliest to get some betas done but she really implored me to try and wait. I can see why they would like us to be patient, some embryos implant later than others, you may still be showing effects of the trigger shot and hence not get a true positive and all the crushed hope that might entail. During my mock cycle I had a 10,000iU trigger shot of Gonasi and still tested visibly positive seven days later for my hysteroscopy appointment which was solely down to the trigger. For our actual transfer I have also opted into receiving an hCG flush 15 min prior to transfer so I assume that will take a good few days to test out and might give me false hope if I happen to test too early. I had four losses in the past three years, all between 8-12 weeks and in my last two I received the devastating prognosis during my 7 weeks viability scan which was so unexpected both times as the pregnancy symptoms had been so convincing. In my mind, to manage my anxiety, I know I will need to try and "know" as much as possible prior to that scan so I am planning to test out the trigger, I will hopefully get to watch the test line reappear and would definitely monitor my hCG levels until they go over a certain threshold after which I understand the numbers in themselves or the rise ratio won't be a reliable indicator for viability anymore. It's definitely a very personal choice and only you know what you need to do to stay halfway sane in this taxing process! Wishing you so much faith and strength for these next few weeks and months! xx

[GB844 in reply to DreamingOfTwo79]

thank you - very wise words. I think I’ll just wait it out until OTD as hard as that is. Holding onto hope that I do have pregnancy symptoms which I never had with my CPs.

So sorry to hear you’ve hard such a difficult time on your journey. Sending you lots of luck and strength for your transfer in March! Xx

[LuWor]

hello, can I ask how this ended? I hope you had your baby 🙏 I’m also worried about my line on 11dp5dt as people seem to have these so called dye stealers by this stage but mine isn’t at all. Attached a pic 😀 and hope to hear back from you. I also got 1-2 weeks on digital which I’m concerned about, I thought I would get 2-3! Thanks for reading xx

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[Millbanks in reply to LuWor]

hello lovely, I would say this is a nice line for 11dp 5dt. I never got a dye stealer in my pregnancy, even at 8 weeks. Do your clinic do bloods - best way to check xx

[GB844]

Hi. Sadly this was a chemical pregnancy but these were FRER which is more sensitive than the boots one and so were quite faint for the stage I was at. I think my HCG was around 135 when tested a couple days later. I would say your lines are nice for those tests.

I’m currently 17 weeks pregnant and was obsessing over lines until I was about 5/6 weeks. As previous poster has said, getting bloods is a good idea as saves the stress of obsessing over lines.

Good luck 🤞 xx