Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 172 Location: west virginia, united states
New Member & Faint Line, Hi Everyone! Posted: 02-18-07 23:23pm
This is my first post & most likely
one of very many to come. I visit the
forums on here quite often. And I must
say, a lot of the girls on here seem
really nice. Some awesome people who I
hope to become friends with over time.
i took my second pregnancy test tonight
& it came back with two lines.
[indicating a positive result]. However,
the second line was very faint. Almost
invisible in the dark, but it's definitely
there when placed under light.
The first test I took was taken 4 days
before my period's due date & it came
back negative. The one I took tonight was
the first day of my missed period [meaning
my period should have arrived today &
it did not]. And, this is the test with
the faint positive.
My boyfriend & I are both 21-yr's of
age. My name is amber & his name is
brandon [bran for short].
This is my second pregnancy.
Unfortunately, I aborted my first one when
I was 18-yr's old. Please don't judge me.
It was an extremely hard decision. [bran
was not around at that time].
We were both here tonight when I took the
test & he took it very well. He seems
excited, but nervous. I'm in shock more
than anything else. And worried that i'm
getting my hopes up too high. I want this
baby, but i'm nervous, too.
A faint positive is still a positive,
right? And - is it still a bit too early
for me to be releasing enough hcg to show
a darker line?
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Mother_Without_Child
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 30 Location: Windsor, Canada
Posted: 02-18-07 23:39pm
In most cases, if the manufacturers
instructions were followed properly, a
faint line is a positive pregnancy test.
Generally, any line that shows up is a
result of hcg being detected in your
urine.
So congrats on you good news.
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arcadia
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Posted: 02-19-07 00:29am
2 lines is a positive no matter what.
Congrats! If you're concerned though,
wait a few more days & take another
test. The line will be darker then &
you'll feel a whole lot better!
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 02-19-07 01:03am
Congrats and welcome to the forum!
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ladylee70
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Posted: 02-19-07 01:04am
Congrats - if you clearly followed the
directions, you seem to be pregnant.
My pregnancy tests at first all had the
faintest of lines...Extremely faint to the
point where I held it up under the light
to see. I was obsessed!! With the
pregnancy of my first child, I began
taking tests a week before my period.
Finally, I started to see a faint line.
I actually took apart the pregnancy tests
to see if I was seeing correctly - the
clear plastic thing I felt impeded my
vision (obsession and doubt). I took
one to two tests a day as if the results
would be considerably different with only
an additional 12 or so hours. I did
that a few more times until the line could
clearly be seen without the plastic
thing...Yes, I was clearly obsessed,
didn't believe the results and was pretty
much broke for that month after all the
preg tests I bought. My husband was ready
to cut me off, so I decided to get myself
into the doctors for blood work and
complete confirmation.
I would take the test again in a few days.
I am sure it will be darker.
I can't wait to hear!!
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AuDacia
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 172 Location: west virginia, united states
Posted: 02-19-07 01:39am
ladylee70
wrote:
congrats - if you clearly
followed the directions, you seem to be
pregnant.
My pregnancy tests at first all had the
faintest of lines...Extremely faint to the
point where I held it up under the light
to see. I was obsessed!! With
the pregnancy of my first child, I began
taking tests a week before my period.
Finally, I started to see a faint line.
I actually took apart the pregnancy
tests to see if I was seeing correctly -
the clear plastic thing I felt impeded my
vision (obsession and doubt). I took
one to two tests a day as if the results
would be considerably different with only
an additional 12 or so hours. I did
that a few more times until the line could
clearly be seen without the plastic
thing...Yes, I was clearly obsessed,
didn't believe the results and was pretty
much broke for that month after all the
preg tests I bought. My husband was
ready to cut me off, so I decided to get
myself into the doctors for blood work and
complete confirmation.
I would take the test again in a few days.
I am sure it will be darker.
I can't wait to
hear!!
haha. You sound like me. Bran & I
just bought two more tests - for me to
take tomorrow, in the morning, & a
couple of days from now. As we were
walking out I asked him if we should get
another box of 2 tests. Just in case I
get more faint positives.
Thanks everyone! I'm looking forward to
posting on this board.
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Mommy35
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