Think I may have lost it 😢

[Bonita928]

I have been testing daily for nearly a week, but the line doesn’t seem to be getting darker, todays line actually looks lighter. I had a small bleed at 7 days post FET but it wasn’t heavy, just a little pink and on dark spot. The line furthest right is todays test. Scan isn’t booked until 16th March with the clinic but not feeling hopeful at the minute

[Hidden]

Oh lovely, I so hope this is not the case. Those test strips are notoriously unreliable. Have you got a first response or two you could use? You can't really use the strips you have for line progression accurately. I would do a first response 2 days apart with FMU and that should give you a clearer picture. Heaps of luck x

[Bonita928 in reply to Hidden]

what does FMU mean?

[AuroraXen in reply to Bonita928]

First morning urine. So test as soon as you wake-up, first wee of the day, as it's more concentrated. Sometimes if you compare a test you did at say 6am with one you do at 6pm, the latter could be quite a bit lighter (with no other reason than the urine is more diluted, so less of the pregnancy hormone can be picked up) which panics us all! Keeping everything crossed for you xx

[Bonita928 in reply to AuroraXen]

they were all first morning test, at least I’m not bleeding x

[JustJane1234]

Hey, I'm so sorry you're feeling so worried. I've been there and I know how awful it is. I would say that if you've only had a light bleed and haven't had strong cramping, then there's no need to worry too much.

As Daisy has said, these tests aren't very reliable. I would suggest that you stop testing altogether and just try to relax / keep your mind off it all until your appointment at the clinic. I know that's much easier said than done, though. If you do test, use higher quality tests (not the digital ones) and test using first morning urine only (that's what FMU means)

Wishing you lots of luck xx

[StarsAllAround]

Please stop testing, they are not always accurate and the anxiety they cause is not worth it. I it hard to just wait but promise if you step away from the tests and Google it will help. Try and find something else to occupy your mind, binge watch something, read something, try a new hobby, give yourself a nice treat every day you don't test as a reward. Plan nice things to do with your partner like a meal out, cinema trip, night away, take away night in etc. You've come this far you can do it! Good luck 👍

[Bonita928 in reply to StarsAllAround]

thanks for your kind words. Finding harder as I’m doing this on my own so no partner to talk to or do stuff with. Anyway it’s a a week until test day and just have to stay positive all will be ok x