Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 9 Location: Detroit, MI
How Faint Is Faint? Posted: 07-25-05 16:56pm
Advice please!! My period is 3 days
later than when I expected it to come. I
have never had "regular" periods but they
are usually between 28-31 days. I tested
this morning and I could see a very very
very very faint 2nd line. Now, my
eyesight is actually really good but I
still asked my husband to look as well- he
saw a the same very very very faint line
too. Could this just be the line that
would show up if it did get hit with the
pregnancy hormone? In other words, is
that line going to show up that faint
everytime I take the test so it is ready
to show up when hit with the hormone or
does it only show up really faint like
that when it is actually detecting some of
the hormone? Does this make sense to
anyone? Please let me know. I thought
if I took the test this late in the game
there would be no question.
I have other symptoms too but it is so
hard to tell b/c they are so similar to
period symptoms... Tender heavy breasts,
gas, discharge(though more than usual),
weight gain and slight cramping in lower
abdomen. Also have diarrhea in the
morning. Is this usually a symptom of
pregnancy?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
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poohbear101
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 383
Posted: 07-25-05 18:50pm
I would say to wait a week and if you
still haven't gotten your period then to
test again. Most people say that a
positive is a positive no matter how faint
the second line is but there is always
that chance that its a false +, rarely
happens but you never know. In a week the
pregnancy hormone should be stronger and
the second line should show up a little
better if you are indeed pregnant. Good
luck and keep us posted. :)
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fatfamily02
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 07-26-05 10:10am
I line is a line--no hormone no line or
plus sign, whatever you have. There is
very very slight chance for a falso
positive. Just doesn't happen. Now
false neg happens all the time, not far
enough along, don't make typical amounts
of the hormone, didnt do the test right.
But false positive just doesn't happen
hardly ever.
Does this help??
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babycrazy22
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Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 9 Location: Detroit, MI
This Is Going to Sound Really Stupid But... Posted: 07-26-05 11:23am
I actually did it. I had my husband pee
on the stick as a control to see if that
same very very faint line would appear and
it didn't. Yeah!!! I am trying not to
get too excited just in case but I am
going to test again tomorrow morning to
see what happens. Still only 4 days late
from expected period though.
Thanks for the comments so far... Keep
'em coming. :)
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brina27
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Have Faith! Posted: 07-26-05 14:05pm
I understand what you are going through!
I took 2 home pregnancy tests last week
and both came out positive. I know there
is great chance of me being pregnant. My
husband and I have been trying for a while
and finally got results I wanted. Just to
confirm I went to my doctor and I did
blood test and it came out negative..What
are the chances?
So i'm going to take another test soon..
To see what happens!
I have been moody, tired, my nipples are
sore, not much nausea, and abdominal pain.
Also I have been getting up around
2:30-3am to urinate and found myself not
being able to go back to sleep..Is that
normal?
Now I read a lot of girls are complaining
about the pain being on the left side,
what does that mean? Because that's where
I feel most of mine!
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vanessalouanne
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Posted: 07-26-05 16:01pm
That is so cute your husband tried it out
for you.. Lol sorry what a good husband
though! I wish you luck!
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fatfamily02
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 07-26-05 17:11pm
Have you miscarried lately brina27??
Are you taking hormones??
The chances of not showing pregnancy
hormone in ectopic pregnancy is 17.5% for
urine test to not shoe hcg, and 2% for
blood test to not show hcg.
Ectopic pregnancy is real, my daughter in
law is pregnant right now, one baby on the
ovary and one in the uterus. A 1 in
10,000 chance.
Her hormones showed hi, at first, but they
only thought she was preg in the tube.
They made her take shot mexotrexate. And
now they do not know if either baby is
growing--no fetal heart sounds yet. But
she is only 6 weeks when she went back in.
We are waiting for 2 weeks to see if
babies are still alive.
Mexotrexate stops the fetal growth or
cancer growth in the body--used primarily
for tubal pregnancy to end it, to
alleviate problems to the mother. For it
is very dangerous to have baby grow there.
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brina27
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Posted: 07-27-05 08:16am
I had an abortion in march 2003, due to
other circumstances!
But I havn't gotten pregnant since then
and my husband and have been trying since
last year...It's kind of frustrating, but
it may be to early to tell I guess..When I
took the test it was 11 days before my
missed period, but now it's about 4 days
before...So I will take another test by
the end of the week or so and see what
happens!
