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@mrskansas: alright lady some poas pics for you I am continuing to be confused. I poas on frer and wondfo when I got home. Both looked bfn at 5m. Came back later and wondfo looked legit positive and frer was dead white. Is this just the worst batch of wondfos ever? Or is it catching something too low for the frer? I know you shouldn't read after 10m but it has always been indicative of something going on for me.

So the pic is top - dipped in water because I wondered if they all got evaps (looks white) Middle - fmu super squinter
Bottom - afternoon

@periwinklebee: oh yeah my assumption is worst wondfos ever. I should look up the lot number.

Well I primed some new frers so at least I'll be prepared if this is still going on by the weekend (or for next month). now I will spend my evening googling 🙄

Why did I buy this. Damn Target and my lack of self control

@mrskansas: that is adorable. I think I would have had the same lack of self control if I saw that one.

@bhbee: What is it with the weird Wondfos lately?? That's frustrating... sorry you had to deal with that!

A drop on the scale is great though! It's so motivating to see hard work pay off.

@bhbee: I use BlueCROSS cheapies - 50 for $19 here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GJTTWJA/ I've never gotten an evap with them (even hours or days later). They're labeled as 10mIU sensitivity (and they did read clearly positive when I had a beta of 9). At 38¢/ea, I feel allowed to test each and every time I pee if I want to.

On the other hand, they don't show line progression. My tests with a beta of 9 look pretty much the same as 300 or 2200.

Can I move my whinging and anxiety here from the August POAS board? I had a natural SAB with a blighted ovum at the end of April, and then a D&C for another failed pregnancy at the end of June.

I'm currently pregnant-ish, but not feeling at all hopeful about it. I had spotting and negative pregnancy tests August 1s & 2nd, I stopped testing when my temp tanked and I got my period on August 3rd. I had what seemed like a pretty typical period.

I started doing CBE Advanced OPKs on the 8th/CD6. On the 9th/CD7, I had a peak reading, and a cheapie OPK was also positive. Cheapie OPK was still super positive the next morning. While I've ovulated on CD12 a few times, it has never been *that* early. My surge is also usually short -- positive at night and only sometimes still positive the next morning -- so it was weird that my OPK was still a very strong positive a full 24h later.

I did a pregnancy test just in case on the morning of Thursday the 9th -- immediately positive. I also did a CBE weeks test that came up 2-3 weeks.

No one could get me in for betas until Monday. So, I had betas Monday & Wednesday. Between Thursday and Monday, I had a little bit more bleeding, my temps stayed low, and my CBE weeks test went down to 1-2 weeks. So, I was very much expecting my betas to be falling.

But they're not. Monday's was 306, Wednesday's (about 39 hours later) was 535.

I don't feel happy or excited though. I feel frustrated and irritated about feeling a little hopeful again; it still seems so unlikely that this could be a good pregnancy.

@lilyofthewest: you can come here to vent anything at anytime for sure! this is totally the board for that.

I'm so sorry you're going through this limbo. It's natural to be hopeful when you're getting conflicting news. I mean heck I was 5% hopeful with my evaps even though I knew there was absolutely no way. I know it's so hard that the only answer is wait and see. Are you getting another beta? Will they do an ultrasound at some point? Hugs and good wishes for you

@bhbee: @mrskansas: Another beta Monday. The practice I'm seeing won't do ultrasound unless/until beta over 2000 or a trend (or symptoms) concerning for ectopic.

I'm debating asking a colleague to do a sono for me at work tomorrow. I already had coworkers involved in the last two duds, but, I feel more guarded about it now for some reason.

@lilyofthewest: I'm so sorry. Take care of yourself and come here anytime you need someone to talk/vent to! Lots of hugs

Help!

My DH and I are ttc. Had a really weird AF last week - very light (more like spotting pink and brown) the first 24 hours with nothing over night, then a few heavier hours in the afternoon (but still lighter than normal for me) and then it stopped in less than 48 hours with nothing the second night. I tend to bleed heavy right from the start for three days and nights and then it completely stops. I can't recall spotting ever. Then it stopped for two days but I just got several dark brown spots this morning right after a short and light cramping session on the right aide. And my boobs are so tender to the touch, feeling nausea at random times and sometimes a bit lightheaded.

I assumed I'm out. Took a pregnancy test on Sunday and nothing during the window. I see a faint something now but assume it's an evaporative line.

My question is - do I test later in the week or should maybe I see my doctor? I figured I'm out with bleeding - as light and weird as it was. I don't want to get my hopes up. But normally my boobs stop hurting once AF shows and the other hormone related symptoms (that I always hope are pregnancy related) fade quickly too.

So I'm confused and concerned. Thinking that probably need to see the doctor and rule out anything serious. But wondering if I wait till the end of the week and test again?

Edited to add - after my may loss, my next cycle was 40 days long but followed my normal AF pattern as did July. I don't know if hormones are still funky from the loss but everything seemed to settled back into my normal groove in june and July.

Any advice would be so welcome as I'm so confused here.

I made my annual OB appt today for mid-October. thinking I will ask about an IUD at that visit and at least figure out the process . . . see what happens with September at least, maybe I can test in October before going too but it would be pre-AF in case that matters for the IUD process.

I'm still conflicted about whether to be done or not if we get to that point. my head says yes, some days my heart says yes, and some days my heart says no way get me a baby to squish. I guess seeing my nephew when he's born in 2 weeks could be telling. I think it's never really going to be clear though.

@bhbee: It's such a tough place to be. My head and my heart have been in agreement for the most part lately except for some moments, where, like you, my heart hurts for another baby.
I don't have any advice since I still struggle but you are not alone in how you're feeling

@mrskansas: @periwinklebee: thanks ladies. It's cd1 and the first day of kinder (with tears from both me and dd!) so it's not exactly my most clear headed day

@bhbee: aw I would be a wreck! I hope she has a great day though! Hugs mama.

My husband just told me we should make an eclipse baby.
Yeah, if only it were that easy...

Still waiting for my beta result. I've already called 2x without getting a return call yet. I'm really tempted to believe this means it is a normal rise; I'd hope they'd call me first thing or at least call me back promptly if it wasn't.

No news did not mean good news. Beta went from 535 to 719 in 5 days. Another draw tomorrow and a visit on Friday. Aside from being frustrating and sad and generally sucky...this is the worst timing. I'm supposed to leave for a vacation on Saturday morning. I do not want to spend a week on vacation exhausted, nauseaus, and half-pregnant/waiting to miscarry.

@lilyofthewest: I'm so sorry. I hope you can figure out a path forward this week that won't be too awful. So many hugs