chemical?? Line progression stalling

[Geebees]

my tests from day 5 (top test) to day 10. You can see the line has progressed but the last two tests were 8DP6DT and 10DP6DT… they just don’t look like there is enough of a difference between them. I was feeling so hopeful and now I feel utterly heartbroken. This was our last remaining embryo.

anybody been through similar? Is there any use having any hope?

[Millbanks]

Hello lovely,

Sorry to hear you're feeling stressed about your lines - progression is an absolute killer.

It's so hard to know, but I will say that when I had a successful transfer I was so terrified of testing that I only went in for bloods and didn't do an actual HPT until I was 8 weeks, and mine didn't look much stronger than that. There are so many external factors that can affect what the line looks like.

Does your clinic do bloods? That tends to be the best way to know for sure.

Wishing you lots of luck xxx

[Geebees in reply to Millbanks]

Thank you for your reply. I’ve had losses and a chemical pregnancy so it’s so scary testing, I feel you on that one. My clinic don’t typically do bloods, but I think I can request some.

Thank you xx

[Kitkat10]

hi, my lines were similar at that stage and turned out fine. I think yours do look like they are progressing. If you can, try and rest 48 hours apart. I didn’t follow my own advice and caused myself a lot of unnecessary stress.

My lines didn’t get darker until 13dp5dt by which time I’d had a HCG of 1035 which indicates the intensity of the lines is not always that accurate.

Good luck xx

[Geebees in reply to Kitkat10]

Thank you. This comment really calmed my stress. We can drive ourselves crazy with these lines sometimes I think.

I will wait and hope this baby is still sticking. Thank you xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi. Just keep going with prescribed medication and test on the correct day with the first wee of the morning… Hope all goes well. Diane