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11-03-2009, 11:28 AM
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A BFP, but not so big
I finally got my BFP, something I haven't seen in 8 years!
On 8dp3dt, I POAS and got a faint positive. I was skeptical that it could be an evaporation line that came too early, so I POAS again today at 9dp3dt and I got another faint positive within 3 minutes (only slightly darker than the one before it). Both results were very noticeable, but still faint or not as dark as the control line. I'm worried since it wasn't as dark as I expected it. For you successful ladies who take HPT daily before beta, how much darker did the line get day by day? I used First Response HPT with FMU. Anyone got faint postives but still get a strong beta number and a successful pregnancy? Any input would help! Thanks.
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Me (Judy): 25 years old. Normal. Husband: 25 years old. Perfectly healthy.  English Bulldog name Lotus: 1.5 year old IVF #1 July 2009 Lupron Protocol ET 3 embies (3 8-cell, Grade 1)  FET August 2009 Medicated FET Protocol ET 4 embies (1 compacting 10 cell, 2-8 cell, 1-7 cell embies)  Switch RE: Love my new clinic! IVF #2 October 2009 Antagonist Protocol: Gonal-f, Menopur, Ganirelix, HCG, Prometrium, Vivelle Patches 10/22 - ER (9 eggs retrieved, All 9 eggs fertilized on their own!) 10/25 ET - PUPOx2 (2 8-cell Grade 1), 1 frozen 11/2 - 8dp3dt - faint  11/3 - 9dp3dt - light 11/4 - 10dp3dt - light/med 11/5 - 11dp3dt - BETA #1 - 215 11/7 - 13dp3dt - BETA #2 - 595 11/23 - First ultrasound w/ RE  12/1 - First prenatal appt w/ OB 
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11-03-2009, 11:56 AM
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Hi missthuyn,
First congratulations on your BFP line!! I can only speak from a friends experience and tell you that she to did a pregnancy test and got a very very faint line. She had a very successful pregnancy and now a beautiful baby boy! Go and have a blood test and have it confirmed by your doc as soon as possible.  Good Luck
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Mum2one  Me 32 DH 43 2000 Laparoscopy for Endometriosis 2002 TTC 2002 Laparoscopy for Endometriosis 2005 Laparoscopy for Endometriosis 12/2005 Clomid 100mg 01/2006 Clomid 100mg 02/2006 Clomid 100mg 03/06 25/12/06 My son was born 09/08 TTC 10/08 10/08  01/09 16/01/09 Blighted ovum - D&C 20/08/09 Clomid 100mg - 20/09/09 Clomid 100mg - Progesterone 93 17/10/09 (changed days) Clomid 100mg 22/10/09 1st session of Acupuncture CD8 27/10/09 2nd session of Acupuncture CD13 30/10/09 3rd session of Acupuncture CD17 03/11/09 4th session of Acupuncture CD20 07/11/09 5th session of Acupuncture CD24 10/11/09 6th session of Acupuncture CD27 14/11/09 7th session of Acupuncture CD31 16/11/09 17/11/09 8th session of Acupuncture CD34 ......Waiting and praying 
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11-03-2009, 12:00 PM
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well I can tell you that with my FET I POAS twice and saw a light so light I was sure it was an evaporation line and it never did get darker. My first number was 21 and I now have a wonderful DD who will be 18 month old soon. I think my body just does something different with the pregnancy hormone than most womans as even with my IVF (which ended in miscarriage) my number was only 50 and my tests were super light the two times I took them. It is possible to have a good out come from a low beta number or even a light positive on an HPT. Good luck to you!
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Sept. 2004 ectopic pregnancy (lost left tube) 2006 4 IUI no success May 2007 1st IVF *pregnancy but lost on 6/24/07 at 8 weeks 3 days Sept 2007 FET 9/07 AF is here here we go again!!9/10 screen scan ultrasound 9/11 start 75 iu of Gonal F 9/17 BW and ultrasound (everything going along fine increase gonal f to 150iu) 9/20 bw and ultrasound (lining at 12mm, but eggs only went from 12 to 14mm, e2 not high enough) 9/22 bw and ultrasound(everything grew nicely 1 more night of meds!!!!) 9/23 trigger 9/27 ET (3 frozen embryos) 10/8 beta 21 10/10 beta 51  10/22 ultrasound (1 little Jelly Bean) 11/05 2nd ultrasound (heart beat 170 bpm) 11/12 3rd u/s due to spotting (all is well h/b 185 bpm)  Oct 2009 FET Nov/Dec 2009 11/17 AF is here, its a go for #2!!
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11-03-2009, 12:20 PM
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My lines were never very dark at all!! In fact I was momentarily driving myself insane, convincing myself they were getting LIGHTER and that it was a chemical pregnancy. Darn near drove myself mad. In any event, they got slightly darker but never anywhere CLOSE to the control line. My beta at 12dp5dt was 152. So I would say congrats and to try not to read too much into it (easier said than done, I know, especially considering that I did a horrible job following my own advice.) If you go to peeonastick.com, the site says over and over that line color is not a indication of "how" pregnant you are--if a line is present, you're pregnant. So YAY! Congrats!
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11-03-2009, 12:24 PM
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I poas 12dp5dt and got a distinct line, the next morning I did it again and it looked lighter, this of course made me freak! So then I switched to the digital ones, they are a fabulous cause they just say pregnant, takes a lot of the worry out of you mind. As long as it keeps saying pregnant you'll be able to put your mind at ease.
Good luck and congrats on the !!!!!!!
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Katie TTC for 1 1/2 years ME- 25 all sytems are go DH- 25 low sperm count and slow swimmers IVF #1 5/25 begin BCP 6/27 bw & ultrasound, holy folicles! 36 counted all between 13-20mm  . Trigger at 10 pm6/29 egg retrieval. 26 eggs! 7/4 transfered one beautiful expanded blast 7/9 none of the 14 remaining embies made it to freeze 7/14 beta--127!!!!!  Thank you god!!!!7/20 beta #2---- 1690 7/27 beta # 3-----16791 7/29 ER visit due to subchorionic hemorrhage. Ultrasound-saw heart beat!!!! hcg at over 30,000. Sweet relief...for now.... 8/3 ultrasound heart rate at 131! released to OB 8/14 u/s to check on hemorrhage. baby doing great! 9/9 u/s baby looks fabulous! Moving constantly! HR 148. Hemorrhage is barely visable anymore 11/3 Its a boy!!!! Measuring at 13oz. Everything looks great!  
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11-03-2009, 01:14 PM
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Congratulations
!!! I am sorry, but I have no personal previous experiences of s.I am sorta going through the same thing. I believe we had ET on the same day (10/25), so we are both 9dp3dt. I have moderate OHSS. My RE said to go to the emergency department. They ran a beta, and it came back positive. However, it was only 9.6. This morning I POAS and got a faint, but immediate, . My OB/GYN just ran another beta hcg, but I won't know what the number is until late this afternoon or first thing in the morning.Hoping that we both see s in the morning! 
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Me (36) - all clear now DH (37) - low count, 0 - 1% morphology, 2% motility Fur Babies - 1 dog & 4 cats IVF/ICSI/AH Cycle 1: 9/11 - started bcps & antibiotics 10/22 - ER: retrieved 20 eggs! 10/25 - transferred 10 cell B and 8 cell B embryos 11/2 - diagnosed with moderate OHSS; 1st beta (11dp3dt)= 9.6 11/3 - 2nd beta (12dp3dt) = 24 11/5 - 3rd beta (14dp3dt) = 37 11/9 - 4th beta (18dp3dt) = 194 11/11 - 5th beta (20dp3dt) = 578 11/12 - emergency ultrasound due to OHSS complications - we have a gestational sac!!! 11/16 - 2nd ultrasound - saw gestational and yolk sac 11/30 - 3rd ultrasound scheduled to hear heartbeat   Make a pregnancy tickerLast edited by michellern : 11-03-2009 at 01:18 PM.
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11-03-2009, 01:20 PM
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Judy dear... deal with it... YOU ARE PREGGERS lol... hehehehehe
Call your RE and see if they will do a BETA for you today 
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April, 28 TTC 7.5 years, Current "children" Roxy, Border Collie 6 yo Dixie, Basset Hound 4 yo Nick, 29, cancer survivorIVF #1 July 2009 7/23 1st BETA 130 7/25 2nd BETA 280 43.4 hr increase8/10 1st U/S TWINS!! Baby 1 HB 123 Baby2 HB 121 Released to OB!8/18 2nd U/S Baby 1 HB 147 Baby 2 HB 158!!! 9/10 3rd U/S Both babies look ok, bleeding that night went to ER 9/15 4th U/S F/U from ER visit... Sub chorionic bleed, placed on bedrest 9/22 5th U/S F/U on bleeding, almost gone one more week of bedrest, BABY B IS A BOY!!!! 10/06 6th U/S (not scheduled!) BABY A IS A BOY!!!! 11/03 BH, placed on 1/2 days at work 11/10 20 week ultrasound, Baby B is now a GIRL!!! "What does the Lord require of thee? To do justly, to love kindly, and to walk humbly with thy God" Micah 6:8   
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11-03-2009, 01:22 PM
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For me, the first day I saw a hint of a line, that's exactly what it was...a hint! But since I had gotten a clear BFN the day before, I got really excited! I had to go for bloodwork that morning and my nurse totally shot me down when I told her. She said it must be a mistake because it was too early. The next day, I took another and it too was faint, but just a little darker than the one before. This time it was my husband who discouraged me. So to convince myself, I went out and bought a digital. Within a couple of minutes, I got a "Pregnant".
So I say what the others say, if you have a line, you're pregnant! Congratulations!!!
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me - 38, had tubes removed due to issues dh - 41, perfect little swimmers ds - 9, first try IVF in 2000 dss - 19 dsd - 4 IVF #1, Jan 2000 in Italy (Ex and I were military) First time success! IVF #2 ER 6/29 ET 7/02 2 beautiful embies, 1-8 cell and 1-7 cell Beta 7/14, terrified! Devastated, but started againIVF #3 8/28 Began Lupron 8/29 Began stims 9/10 ER Got 8 mature eggs, 8 fertilized, 7 made it to blast 9/15 ET 3 Beautiful blasts...wow, my babies are gorgeous! 9/21 6dp5dt HPT + 9/25 Beta #1 311 9/28 Beta #2 1190 (WHAT?! OMG!!!!!!!) 10/7 Beta #3 11225 10/12 U/S 2 babies, 2 heartbeats!!! 10/22 Unexpected US Baby A = measured 8 wks exactly (1.58cm) Baby B = measured 7w4d (1.29cm) Grow babies, grow!!! 10/29 First OB visit Both measured 8w6d...Baby A hr - 171 Baby B hr - 158...Baby A wiggling! 11/18 OB appt Baby A - 12w1d hr 156 Baby B - 12w6d hr 147  
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11-03-2009, 01:34 PM
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I started POAS 7dp5dt and it was faint. The next day was just maybe slightly darker but not much. That same afternoon I did another and it was the same as the first one- faint. My beta on 9dp5dt was 252 and I'm pregnant with twins. So try not to read much into how dark the line is. I took another one on 13dp5dt and it was finally as dark as the control line and beta was over 1800 at that point.
Congrats!! You are pregnant.
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    38, DOR, MTHFR on Lovenox(compound hetero), carrier of Fragile X. DH- 42, spinal cord injury, TESE found 0 sperm  DS- 16 from prior marriage 6 IUI's IVF #1 10/08 chemical preg IVF #2 5/09 DE/DS in Czech Republic chemical preg IVF #3 8/09 Going back to Czech Republic We're not giving up yet 8/13 ER 8/18 ET 3 grade 1 blasts 8/25 + HPT 8/27 (9dp5dt) beta 252 8/31 (13dp5dt) beta 1856 9/4 (17dp5dt) beta 8984 9/14 u/s 2 sacs and 2 heartbeats. Baby A measuring 6w2d. Baby B measures 6w5d. TWINS!! 9/28 Both babies lookin good with strong heartbeats. 10/23 NT scan 
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11-03-2009, 01:44 PM
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Judy- Congrats I am so excited for you! A line is a line is a line-- With my FET I started POAS at 11DPO and got the faintest of faint lines on FRER. They got a little darker but NEVER as dark as the control line until several days past my beta (which was at 16DPO). With my FET, my first beta was only 44....
So right now if you took a beta I bet your # is in the single digits or low single digits. The FRER says that they do not even register a HPT until your HCG is over 25, but I was getting ++ and my beta had to be in the single digits at 11DPO, those tests are pretty sensitive. I know it is going to be hard but hang in there. If the line is getting darker that means the # is going up. Don't switch brands of HPT right now, you can get a different strength of line between various brands and heck even from sticks from the same brand. If it makes you feel better get a couple of digitals, seeing the words pregnant will thrill you I am sure. Again Congrats-_ I am so excited for you!
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Me (37) (a few small fibroids) DH (44) (Low Sperm Count, low Motility) #1 IVF w/ ICSI June 2007 ER-6/19, 8 Eggs, 5 Mature (All 5 fertilized) ET- 6/24-Transfered two Perfect Grade 1 Blasts, 1 blast frozen 7/6- Beta#1- 740, Beta#2-1851,Beta#3-4646 8/10 - Twins- Lost baby A at 12 weeks. Baby B doing great. 2/27/08- Welcomed a beautiful Baby Girl! 2nd IVF Oct. 2008- Goal to freeze more embryo's. Changed Protocol (Lupron Stop Protocol). Oct. 20th ER -17 Eggs, 14 Mature, 9 Fertilized (ICSI) Froze all 9 embryos on Day 1 at 2PN FET #1- Aug. 17th eSET. Transferred 1 compacting Morula. Beta#1- (16 DPO)-44 Beta#2-(19DPO)- 178 Beta #3- (22DPO)- 586 Beta #4 & U/S (27DPO)-2544-1 healthy yolk sac 9/15- U/S HB 132bpm- YEAH!!! 10/22- NT Scan everything looks great.
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11-03-2009, 04:22 PM
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Judy CONGRATS!!!! I just saw your post and like the ladies say..a line is a line you are preggers! Glad to see the antagonist protcol worked for you! I start stimming in 2 weeks on this protocol.
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Wendy Me: 35 Husband:32 TTC 3 years Infertility: Stage IV endo low antral follicle count (only 9) and apparently bad egg quality. Tested positive for NKA, TH1/2 AND MTHFR May 07 July 07 Miscarried and lost the baby at 6 weeks Jun 08- Diagnosed w/ Endo 3 tries with Clomid and IUI Aug 08 Lap Surgery Feb 09 IVF #1 Feb 11 ER 4 Mature (only 2 fertilized) Feb 14 ET Feb 25 May 2009: IVF#2 6 Mature Eggs retrieved 3 Fertilized ET- We were told none of the eggs made it. They were all so fragmented they couldnt even tell what cell # they were . We are devastated..... July 2009 IVF# 3 8 Mature Eggs Retrieved 3 Fertilized 3 day ET- We were told they were of poor Quality. 1-6c 1-4a 1-3a Transferred all 3 9/09 Switched RE's. Diagnosed with high levels of NKA, TH1/2 AND MTHFR. Getting treated before IVF#4 Three Fur Babies: Kiki & Kit cats. Moo Shu the dog!
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11-03-2009, 04:49 PM
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Thanks for the responses! I'm trying to shake off my nerves, but I know the worrying never stops. Now that I'm pregnant according to the HPT, I just hope it is a viable pregnancy!
VintageMonkey: Yah for stimming soon! With Zouves, right? You know after ER, I regret doing this protocol because it left me with less eggs at ER! I was devastated, but then it worked! So goodluck to you!!!
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Me (Judy): 25 years old. Normal. Husband: 25 years old. Perfectly healthy. English Bulldog name Lotus: 1.5 year old IVF #1 July 2009 Lupron Protocol ET 3 embies (3 8-cell, Grade 1) FET August 2009 Medicated FET Protocol ET 4 embies (1 compacting 10 cell, 2-8 cell, 1-7 cell embies) Switch RE: Love my new clinic! IVF #2 October 2009 Antagonist Protocol: Gonal-f, Menopur, Ganirelix, HCG, Prometrium, Vivelle Patches 10/22 - ER (9 eggs retrieved, All 9 eggs fertilized on their own!) 10/25 ET - PUPOx2 (2 8-cell Grade 1), 1 frozen 11/2 - 8dp3dt - faint 11/3 - 9dp3dt - light 11/4 - 10dp3dt - light/med 11/5 - 11dp3dt - BETA #1 - 215 11/7 - 13dp3dt - BETA #2 - 595 11/23 - First ultrasound w/ RE 12/1 - First prenatal appt w/ OB
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11-03-2009, 04:50 PM
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April, it feels so weird to read that. Really really odd for me. It still hasn't registered yet. I'm going to hold on beta. Only 2 more days!
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Me (Judy): 25 years old. Normal. Husband: 25 years old. Perfectly healthy. English Bulldog name Lotus: 1.5 year old IVF #1 July 2009 Lupron Protocol ET 3 embies (3 8-cell, Grade 1) FET August 2009 Medicated FET Protocol ET 4 embies (1 compacting 10 cell, 2-8 cell, 1-7 cell embies) Switch RE: Love my new clinic! IVF #2 October 2009 Antagonist Protocol: Gonal-f, Menopur, Ganirelix, HCG, Prometrium, Vivelle Patches 10/22 - ER (9 eggs retrieved, All 9 eggs fertilized on their own!) 10/25 ET - PUPOx2 (2 8-cell Grade 1), 1 frozen 11/2 - 8dp3dt - faint 11/3 - 9dp3dt - light 11/4 - 10dp3dt - light/med 11/5 - 11dp3dt - BETA #1 - 215 11/7 - 13dp3dt - BETA #2 - 595 11/23 - First ultrasound w/ RE 12/1 - First prenatal appt w/ OB
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11-04-2009, 09:53 AM
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YOU'RE KILLING ME LOL
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April, 28 TTC 7.5 years, Current "children" Roxy, Border Collie 6 yo Dixie, Basset Hound 4 yo Nick, 29, cancer survivorIVF #1 July 2009 7/23 1st BETA 130 7/25 2nd BETA 280 43.4 hr increase8/10 1st U/S TWINS!! Baby 1 HB 123 Baby2 HB 121 Released to OB!8/18 2nd U/S Baby 1 HB 147 Baby 2 HB 158!!! 9/10 3rd U/S Both babies look ok, bleeding that night went to ER 9/15 4th U/S F/U from ER visit... Sub chorionic bleed, placed on bedrest 9/22 5th U/S F/U on bleeding, almost gone one more week of bedrest, BABY B IS A BOY!!!! 10/06 6th U/S (not scheduled!) BABY A IS A BOY!!!! 11/03 BH, placed on 1/2 days at work 11/10 20 week ultrasound, Baby B is now a GIRL!!! "What does the Lord require of thee? To do justly, to love kindly, and to walk humbly with thy God" Micah 6:8
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11-04-2009, 12:02 PM
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Today it got a little bit darker again. I just hope it keeps getting darker!
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Me (Judy): 25 years old. Normal. Husband: 25 years old. Perfectly healthy. English Bulldog name Lotus: 1.5 year old IVF #1 July 2009 Lupron Protocol ET 3 embies (3 8-cell, Grade 1) FET August 2009 Medicated FET Protocol ET 4 embies (1 compacting 10 cell, 2-8 cell, 1-7 cell embies) Switch RE: Love my new clinic! IVF #2 October 2009 Antagonist Protocol: Gonal-f, Menopur, Ganirelix, HCG, Prometrium, Vivelle Patches 10/22 - ER (9 eggs retrieved, All 9 eggs fertilized on their own!) 10/25 ET - PUPOx2 (2 8-cell Grade 1), 1 frozen 11/2 - 8dp3dt - faint 11/3 - 9dp3dt - light 11/4 - 10dp3dt - light/med 11/5 - 11dp3dt - BETA #1 - 215 11/7 - 13dp3dt - BETA #2 - 595 11/23 - First ultrasound w/ RE 12/1 - First prenatal appt w/ OB
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