HPT tests

[mjmom69]

I know I'm obsessing here but I'm going nuts and thought I would ask you ladies what you thought.
I took a test on Sunday at 12dpo and got a positive. On 13dpo too another and the line was just slightly darker (it's in my photos. This morning (16dpo) I took anther test and the line was about the same as on 13dpo. Shouldn't the line be darker? It was an Answers early test (pink). I'm sure I'm pregnant. I'm just worried that the line isn't really dard on 16dpo. Am I reading too much into it. I know I should just wait and see, but that is soooo hard! I'm going crazy. I am cramping and my bb are so sore which is how I've felt since about Sat. but it could be AF is going to show up too. Any advice or has anyone had this happen. I'm sick of taking tests!

[Headley628]

I cramped for the first 2 weeks thought AF wold show up for sure any second! My boobs were soar right from the get go but Not nearly as bad as I thought they should be. MS was hit and miss for me until 6wks then it set it and has been here to stay I get it if I look at a food, smell a food think of a food... It wakes me up at night even -- I have it 24/7 my OB Rx's Zofran and it is my BESTEST friend in the whole world right now!! It does not take it completely away but oh I can live with the MS I do have now where before I was just miserable! I never had MS with my girls but heck that was 20+ years ago!!!
Congrats on the BFP and try not to stress over HPT's if you do give in and test again...
Hugs

[mjmom69]

Don't be sorry, I'm glad you commented. I do feel better now. I was in tears yesterday morning. I also read the same thing on peeonastick.com. they said that the amount of dye would make a difference, even in the same lot#. I haven't had any morning sickness or excessive tiredness like my 1st preg. but I think that didn't start til 5 or 6 wks. I'm just extremely bloated and hungry! I've been cramping quite a bit too. I'm not gonna take anymore test (really!) and just wait for the US. Thanks so much for your help (and everyones).

[Headley628]

What is crazy is I got my BFP on 15DPO and tested every  day until 41DPO!!! After 5 years of trying after a tubal reversal and 2 MC's I just could NOT stop looking at those lines.. DH was just as addicted to seeing those line every morning as well!! Now at 11 wks I still have the urge once in a while to POS but I control that urge...LOL I am a POS Addict!!!

I will say that with testing that long - I had tests that were lighter some days and darker others. I used the same Answer you are using as well as Dollar Store (more economical for everyday testing ) I think theoretically each test should get darker every other day as your HCG doubles - however that did not always happen with my tests. I really think each test has a different amount of dye in them and that is why some lines are darker than others. Because I was using Dollar Store brand I would buy 10 at a time all from the same lot #... so you would think each test would be darker every 2 days... but like I said it did not always happen that way.... I relied on my Beta #'s instead - my doctor had me getting them every 48 hrs until they were over 1200 then every 72 hours.

Sorry I wrote a book...  

[mjmom69]

Thank you!! It's crazy isn't it, to keep testing? But I can't help it either!

[chinesebones]

It's an inexact science- as long as the line is there and not getting lighter you should be fine.  It took me a couple of weeks (yes I kept testing- I bought 10 tests so thought I would use them all up) to get a really dark line right away.  Try not to worry!