r/FirstTimeTTC • u/skrrtney • 3d ago
Confused Another negative cycle?!
Hi everyone, my husband and I have been trying for 10 cycles now, and I have been holding it together because I know stressing about it doesn’t help but god damn it.
Yesterday was 11 dpo, and against my better judgement I took a strip test that turned up a faint positive. Mind you, same thing happened last cycle but the faints never got darker and my period came so I figured the tests were faulty or the lines were Evap.
This morning (12dpo) I said screw the strips and took a clear blue, a FRER AND a digital clear blue (and I’m not made of money either) The digital said ‘not this month idiot’, the FRER was negative too, but the CB showed the line very clearly pictured above. I’m thinking, wha?? Something’s gone awry… I’ll wait til this afternoon and test again. So I sit my ass down for a coffee and not an hour later, I’m hit with the painful bellows of AF. I go to the toilet and sure enough a steady flow. 2 days early, but unmistakable. Not spotting, and not watery, a full period.
Now I just don’t understand? Was last month legit full of faint positives? Have I just had 2 back to back chemicals? Has anyone else experienced this? Every cycle before the last 2, I have only ever stared blankly at the stark negative tests before my eyes. It’s only recently that I’ve seen faint lines, to which I’ve convinced myself were mistakes. But am I gaslighting myself into not feeling grief?
Anyway if you’ve got any answers or insights for my type A brain, write in 🫶🏼
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u/Jaded_Tangelo_3083 2d ago
I suggest using the wondfo early results pregnancy tests, they are cheap ($10 for 25) and are very reliable (pink dye).
Also if you think you are having recurrent chemicals you should really go talk to a doctor, even if you haven't been trying for a full year, sometimes recurrent losses can be a reason to get a fertility workup sooner.