Very faint line - Has anyone ever notice

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Very faint line - Has anyone ever notice
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Mon, 11-03-2003 - 11:51am
I tested and early am and saw a slight line. If you looked at first glance you wouldn't see the line but if you stare it is there. Call me obsessed. It came up within three min. and it was the answer 4 day early test. My question is does the stick have an invisible line with chemicals on it and that is what I am seeing? How do the test work? I have heard a line is a line...?? Any thoughts? Kat
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Mon, 11-03-2003 - 11:55am
ok i just posted a similar problem and would love an answer too. when is your af due? i wish there was an easier way to get an answer. my test result sounds similar to yours. you can not see form a distance like the control line but you can see it if you look and you do not have to squint. i am gonna check the first response web site for info. hopefully someone can helps us please...i need to know...michele
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Mon, 11-03-2003 - 12:06pm
My AF was 10/13 and I have a 26 day cycle. So I know I am early and I would expect my AF 11/6. The answer 4 day early test was a strech for me. I will test again in two days. When was you last AF?
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Mon, 11-03-2003 - 12:30pm
I also posted on November 2nd about my sister. She had the same kind of line that you described. Her monthly is expected on November 10th. I don't know what her cycle is. This would be an unplaned pregnancy. If you find out please let me know.

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Mon, 11-03-2003 - 12:32pm
my last af was on 10/09. so i am due on the 5-6 of this month. so according to the package i did not test too early. although i did read that it is only like 69% effective or something like that 3 days before af is due. so i do not know what to think i will just have to remain calm and patient. michele
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Mon, 11-03-2003 - 12:36pm
A line is a line!! Trust me. The test does not have any kind of line with chemicals. I took a PET test about 4 days after my per. was due and the same thing happened to me. There was a very very faint line. I mean you could barely see it. But it was there. I know how you feel because I had the same doubts you are having and guess what? I am preg!!! About a month already. So I don't know if it is good or bad news but you are preg!!! It doesn't matter how hard it is to see the line, but if it's there, you are. I talked to a nurse about this and she said this happens because the hcg levels (the hormone preg women carry) are too low when someone takes the test. The test you took detected the hormone, but the levels were just too low. The hcg levels double every 2-3 days so if you want to make sure I would advise you to do it a week from now, when the hcg levels triples.
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Mon, 11-03-2003 - 2:17pm
A little while back, my sister took a pregnancy test about 4 days before she was due for her period, and got an EXTREMELY faint line. She is now about 3 1/2 months pregnant. I hope that answers your question! :)

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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 8:20am
I wrote in about my sister. She took a test Saturday and Sunday. They showed very faint lines. Today she took another one and there is nothing there. We are confused! Help! The test was a First Response Test. Her monthly is due November 10th.
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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 8:40am
That happened to me once so faint that you couldn't hardley see it, so I made a Drs. appointment which happened to be a two day wait and they did the test and sure enough, that faint line told the truth, we had a baby girl!!!
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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 9:41am
ok so just how faint was it? i took another test this morning with my first urine and it came out the same way it did yesterday. i told my hubby about it and instead of thinking i was nuts he got excited and said he could see the line too. but it really looks faint to me so i will wait now till thursday and see if af comes or i will retest. i am just so scared to get my hopes up. michele
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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 11:20am
Think positive. I know how you feel. I am starting to think I have cramps like my AF is gonna start. My friend came over and looked at my faint line (meanwhile I took apart the HPT to see the line front and back and she said she saw the faint line. She has taken may of tests and been through a lot of fertility issues. She thinks a line is a line no matter what and pray that it every few days it gets darker. Good luck.