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    Oh help, freaking out over BFP's not darkening

    I really should know better, shouldn't I?

    Okay, so I am FREAKING that my BFP's aren't getting any darker. I've done IC's, Dollarama (Dollar Tree) tests, and 3 FRER's.

    The darkest FRER was the first BFP at 12dpo (it wasn't super dark or anything but pretty clear.) IC was very faintly there.

    Did another test at 15dpo, and FRER was lighter and IC was still the same.

    Did more tests today and now I'm really worried. FRER is the same, IC same, $Tree light. OMG. At 17dpo, shouldn't everything be getting darker? The FRER is light but I will say I noticed the line DID appear much quicker, like I could see the line starting to show as soon as the pee travelled across. So this is the only thing I can cling onto for some hope!

    Of course all I can think is I'm gonna miscarry. My temps are fine, my nausea's getting worse and more constant throught the day, so physically things seem to be progressing. It's just that every story I can find on the net seems to end badly.

    I'm so worried, please someone talk me down!
    Me (38) and DH (38)

    SAHM military momma to DS1 (2004), DS2 (who's all boy but loves to dance, though not in a tutu!) (2006), DS3 (2009), and our rainbow baby girl DD1 (2017)

    early m/c Jan 2013

    Cycle #1 @ HRC (Oct 2014) - 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized and biopsied. 1XX and 1XY abnormal. 1XX no DNA found, rebiopsied and found normal, frozen.
    FET attempt #1 (Nov 2014) - cancelled due to functional cyst. FET attempt #2 (Jan 30, 2015) - NT. Remaining embie failed to thaw.

    May 2015 - started infertility treatments at OFC. Femara 2.5mg
    July 2015 - BFP after second round of Femara. Aug 4 2015 - 6w4d
    Dec 21 2015 - mmc 7w1d

    Apr 2016 - IVF Cycle #2. Converted to IUI because of uneven response and leading follicles.
    Apr 19, 2016 - IUI with 3 mature follicles (2 right, 1 left), post wash: 17mil, 94% motility and 89% rapid motility. BFN.

    June 3, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 5w.
    Sep 1, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 8w.

    Our rainbow baby girl arrived on Mon Aug 28, 2017 - "After every storm comes a rainbow". We are so thankful and grateful for every moment.

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    Calm down dear! No seriously, it is worrying when you read lots of really sad stories on here. I only ever tested once with a hpt with each bub and once I saw the line I blindly thought it'd all be alright. I had no idea you could track a bfp's progression until finding this website. Sometimes too much info can be a bad thing
    Your other signs sound fab (though prob not in practise with the nausea!) and I'm sure you have a lovely pink sticky bean in there! I'm so pleased for you! I keep worrying too that when I do eventually get a bfp it'll end in disaster so I totally understand your worry. Sending you a big
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    Can you post a picture?

    Otherwise I don't want to sugarcoat anything, ykwim. AT 17dpo they should be getting darker and I know someone is going to come along and rip my head off for saying that but I have been through this enough times

    Hopefully its just dilute urine or as we both know, lines really mean squat when it comes to hcg levels...a line in a line and unless you are squinting, you are still in the game. The temp thing I have no idea about but this must mean things are good.

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    Sorry, I haven't been taking pics, lol. Hubby's already thinking I'm nuts for staring at them so long.

    I did hold my pee all afternoon, so it shouldn't have been dilute pee.....sigh.....The only thing I'm trying to hold onto is that the line is definitely appearing much quicker on the FRER than it did 5 days ago, but it's not getting darker.

    I'm just so upset. I mean except for the tests, everything else symptom-wise and temp wise and CM/CP wise all line up. I just hope if it's not meant to be it won't drag out for weeks, nothing makes me feel more worried then reading about early miscarriages that took weeks to actually happen......

    I guess I should just go get a different brand of test tomorrow. But I'm also scared too as if that'll be the nail in the coffin, kwim?
    Me (38) and DH (38)

    SAHM military momma to DS1 (2004), DS2 (who's all boy but loves to dance, though not in a tutu!) (2006), DS3 (2009), and our rainbow baby girl DD1 (2017)

    early m/c Jan 2013

    Cycle #1 @ HRC (Oct 2014) - 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized and biopsied. 1XX and 1XY abnormal. 1XX no DNA found, rebiopsied and found normal, frozen.
    FET attempt #1 (Nov 2014) - cancelled due to functional cyst. FET attempt #2 (Jan 30, 2015) - NT. Remaining embie failed to thaw.

    May 2015 - started infertility treatments at OFC. Femara 2.5mg
    July 2015 - BFP after second round of Femara. Aug 4 2015 - 6w4d
    Dec 21 2015 - mmc 7w1d

    Apr 2016 - IVF Cycle #2. Converted to IUI because of uneven response and leading follicles.
    Apr 19, 2016 - IUI with 3 mature follicles (2 right, 1 left), post wash: 17mil, 94% motility and 89% rapid motility. BFN.

    June 3, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 5w.
    Sep 1, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 8w.

    Our rainbow baby girl arrived on Mon Aug 28, 2017 - "After every storm comes a rainbow". We are so thankful and grateful for every moment.

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    I would trust your symptoms. They aren't going to be there if things are failing.

    Since you are not a pic taker of poasticks (and seriously...get with the program lol) i am going to look for one of my pics of a 17dpo and you tell me if its darker than that. I know everyones different but i'm curious just how dark your line is. Is it close to as dark as the control?

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    Do you have your sticks still? If so take a pic of them in a line. They should be getting darker, in the early days though, the line from the day before can get darker over time so it looks like it is darker than it was the day before.
    13 years 11 years 6 years & our HT miracle 2 years

    6 IVF Cycles(3 SART & 3 Genea), 4 FET cycles, 4 transfers, 3 Chemicals.

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    Thanks for posting the pic, Harley!

    I'd say today's was around exactly your pic, maybe a touch darker. Hubby informs me that the one from 12dpo was maybe a tad darker, which I guess could be from variances in dye in the test. I'm more freaked that it's not getting significantly darker.

    It's almost like these tests are at odds with all my other symptoms. Stupid fracking tests! I do make myself throw them away because I spend too much time obsessively staring at them as it is.

    Doesn't help that my doc doesn't do betas anyways, so nothing to do but wait. I kinda want to crawl into bed for a week and wake up to either puking (yay!) or bleeding (not so yay), LOL.
    Me (38) and DH (38)

    SAHM military momma to DS1 (2004), DS2 (who's all boy but loves to dance, though not in a tutu!) (2006), DS3 (2009), and our rainbow baby girl DD1 (2017)

    early m/c Jan 2013

    Cycle #1 @ HRC (Oct 2014) - 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized and biopsied. 1XX and 1XY abnormal. 1XX no DNA found, rebiopsied and found normal, frozen.
    FET attempt #1 (Nov 2014) - cancelled due to functional cyst. FET attempt #2 (Jan 30, 2015) - NT. Remaining embie failed to thaw.

    May 2015 - started infertility treatments at OFC. Femara 2.5mg
    July 2015 - BFP after second round of Femara. Aug 4 2015 - 6w4d
    Dec 21 2015 - mmc 7w1d

    Apr 2016 - IVF Cycle #2. Converted to IUI because of uneven response and leading follicles.
    Apr 19, 2016 - IUI with 3 mature follicles (2 right, 1 left), post wash: 17mil, 94% motility and 89% rapid motility. BFN.

    June 3, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 5w.
    Sep 1, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 8w.

    Our rainbow baby girl arrived on Mon Aug 28, 2017 - "After every storm comes a rainbow". We are so thankful and grateful for every moment.

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    Glory, I only kept my FRER's. I have 3 so far. No point taking a pic, it's too depressing.....the 12dpo looks very dark now, the 15dpo about the same now that it's dried, and today's looks much lighter. But today's is also still wet and they usually get darker as they dry so I'll wait and see.

    I did get some dollartree ones today, so I'll do some more in the next few days and hope they show some progression. FRER's are too pricey for me to use daily!
    Me (38) and DH (38)

    SAHM military momma to DS1 (2004), DS2 (who's all boy but loves to dance, though not in a tutu!) (2006), DS3 (2009), and our rainbow baby girl DD1 (2017)

    early m/c Jan 2013

    Cycle #1 @ HRC (Oct 2014) - 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized and biopsied. 1XX and 1XY abnormal. 1XX no DNA found, rebiopsied and found normal, frozen.
    FET attempt #1 (Nov 2014) - cancelled due to functional cyst. FET attempt #2 (Jan 30, 2015) - NT. Remaining embie failed to thaw.

    May 2015 - started infertility treatments at OFC. Femara 2.5mg
    July 2015 - BFP after second round of Femara. Aug 4 2015 - 6w4d
    Dec 21 2015 - mmc 7w1d

    Apr 2016 - IVF Cycle #2. Converted to IUI because of uneven response and leading follicles.
    Apr 19, 2016 - IUI with 3 mature follicles (2 right, 1 left), post wash: 17mil, 94% motility and 89% rapid motility. BFN.

    June 3, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 5w.
    Sep 1, 2016 - 5mg Femara cycle. 8w.

    Our rainbow baby girl arrived on Mon Aug 28, 2017 - "After every storm comes a rainbow". We are so thankful and grateful for every moment.

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    It may just be that over time the previous ones have gotten darker, it really does happen, hang in there, the early days are the worst, it is good if the line is getting there quicker xo
    13 years 11 years 6 years & our HT miracle 2 years

    6 IVF Cycles(3 SART & 3 Genea), 4 FET cycles, 4 transfers, 3 Chemicals.

    Sep 11 2012: Genea, FET, 1 day 5, CGH HB transferred.
    4dp5dt POAS BFP, 9dp5dt 67, 11 dp5dt 183, 17dp5dt 3832
    Full Cycle Details here Cycle Summary

    Finally our beautiful baby girl was born 20th May, 2013

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