HPT question

Tanya T. · 10-29-2005, 10:50 AM

I am so confused...
I am on CD 32 - my normal cycle is 30days. I know I ovulated because my temps are post ovulation temps... I have perfect cycles (meaning that they never vary)- My Luetal Phase is a bit longer than others but not much... I have had several IUI's & every single time, I have ovulated on CD15 --- EVERY TIME! So if I did ovulate on my normal CD15 - then I am now 16DPO & 2 days late... The only HPT's that I have are the ones that you buy at the Dollar Tree store... I took one a few days ago & it was negative... I took another one the next day & it was negative (this was the day that I would normally start my period)... Yesterday I took two tests - the first one was negative (I only glanced at it after about a minute & then tossed it in the trash) - about an hour later I went to the bathroom again & when I noticed the test that I had just taken an hour ago in the trash, it had a very noticeable 2nd pink line. There were some minor streak lines going from the Test line to the edge of the test - but the line was very easy to see... It looked positive to me... I figured that I must be pregnant because this line is almost as dark as the control line... So later that day I took another one just so I could verify it... But after 3 full minutes, it was still negative... Again today I took another one... It appeared as though part of a line started to show but then quickly vanished completely - after 3 minutes it was still negative...

My temps are more pg ones than post ovulation ones... Post O for me is usually between 98.2-99.2 ---- My temps now are quite a bit higher (just like they were while I was pg with my daughter) they are now between 99.4-100.7

Do you have any ideas?????

**BC-Maura** · 10-29-2005, 10:59 AM

Hi Tanya: Actually, if you ovulated on cd 15 and today is cd 32, then you are 17 dpo! It seems to me that there are a couple of possibilities:

1. Despite being like clockwork, you ovulated later than usual this month. Even the most regular woman can have a delayed O once in a while. If you did O later, then you might be pg and just testing too early ... or you might not be pg and AF is not technically late and will come soon.

2. You ovulated on time, really are 17 dpo, and are pg, but for some reason the tests are not picking up HcG ... this could be because that brand doesn't work for you or the batch of HPTs is defective ... If you ovulated on cd 15 and are not pg, then I can't figure out why your LP is so long this month if it's usually 15 days long??

If I were you, I'd wait another 2 days and then test again. Or I'd test again now

, with a different brand of HPT, like ClearBlue Easy or e.p.t.

GOOD LUCK and let us know how you make out!
+++++++++++++++++++
Maura

MommaRitz · 10-29-2005, 11:23 AM

Tanya were all your tests taken on the Dollar store $1 ones? Only because they have become my specialty lol. If so these test take a while to read a positive result. Not 1 min or even three. You can read this one (as it says on the box) up to 10 minutes with accuracy. My early ones (like 11DPO - 14DPO were very light and it took it a good 5 minutes to show up. My ones now that are like 17/18 DPO are coming up quicker. Those tests just take abit to show. If you are really curious go get a CBE digital - pee on it in the morning tomorrow and that should give you a better answer. The dollar general ones can be a little tricky.. I look forward to your news!!!

Good luck your temps look great

**BC-DKNY** · 10-29-2005, 12:40 PM

i would definitely wait 2 more days (the approximate doubling time for hcg) and test again. bes ureto use FMU as it would be the most concentrated, and try an different brand test.

i'm also a fan of CBE and ept. good luck!

She67 · 10-29-2005, 02:54 PM

juat curious here, but what symptoms , if any are you experiencing? I know you said your temp is running high , I am getting ready to start takeing my temp so I learned more today....

+++++ +++++ +++++
Sheila

stacy-ann · 10-29-2005, 06:34 PM

I agree with DKNY about waiting 2 more days and then test again. I would try FR or one of the other name brands ones when you test again.

Good luck & +++++++++++ thoughts. Please keep us posted.

jules75 · 10-29-2005, 07:37 PM

Tanya, I just wanted to wish you luck!! Your temps sound great so I hope this is it for you. HPT's can really mess w/your head!! Good luck and keep us posted!! I love seeing BFP's here even if they are not my own!!

Ferret Mommy · 10-29-2005, 10:59 PM

Good Luck!!!! Best Wishes!!

Tanya T. · 10-30-2005, 05:19 PM

Thank you all so much for your replies...
Unfortunately AF came crashing in this morning!!!! UUUGGGHHHH!!!!!! I really hate that witch!!!!!

I am thinking very much that it was most likely a chemical pg. - I have had many of them as I deal with immune issues... I forgot to mention that on the day I normally should have started AF, I had some very light spotting but then nothing else... And then the next day I had a bit of brownish spotting & then nothing... I'm thinking that the one & only positive test I got was possibly because my HCG rose just high enough to detetect it & then quickly dropped again giving me the negative results after the one positive one... Very common with chemical pg's --- Although I never got a beta done & so there is no way to positively confirm it...

Thanks again to you all...
Hugs
Tanya

She67 · 10-30-2005, 05:22 PM

HUGS to you, and +++ thoughts for next cycle, I should be starting soon, so we will be semi cycle buddies:-)

10-29-2005, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tanya T. 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ontario Canada/ Utah USA Posts: 2,951	HPT question I am so confused... I am on CD 32 - my normal cycle is 30days. I know I ovulated because my temps are post ovulation temps... I have perfect cycles (meaning that they never vary)- My Luetal Phase is a bit longer than others but not much... I have had several IUI's & every single time, I have ovulated on CD15 --- EVERY TIME! So if I did ovulate on my normal CD15 - then I am now 16DPO & 2 days late... The only HPT's that I have are the ones that you buy at the Dollar Tree store... I took one a few days ago & it was negative... I took another one the next day & it was negative (this was the day that I would normally start my period)... Yesterday I took two tests - the first one was negative (I only glanced at it after about a minute & then tossed it in the trash) - about an hour later I went to the bathroom again & when I noticed the test that I had just taken an hour ago in the trash, it had a very noticeable 2nd pink line. There were some minor streak lines going from the Test line to the edge of the test - but the line was very easy to see... It looked positive to me... I figured that I must be pregnant because this line is almost as dark as the control line... So later that day I took another one just so I could verify it... But after 3 full minutes, it was still negative... Again today I took another one... It appeared as though part of a line started to show but then quickly vanished completely - after 3 minutes it was still negative... My temps are more pg ones than post ovulation ones... Post O for me is usually between 98.2-99.2 ---- My temps now are quite a bit higher (just like they were while I was pg with my daughter) they are now between 99.4-100.7 Do you have any ideas????? __________________ TTC#1 - 14+ yrs 12+ losses 1 viable(after )12 weeks-Elijah-our lost angel DX - Immune issues aPL's TX - IVIg, heparin, aspirin & progesterone - IUI-Jun 04 - BFP- YIPPEEE!!!CHEYENNE- our miracle -Born March 7th 05 TTC #2 1yr+ Surprise BFP - SETH our #2 Miracle - Born May 21, 2007

10-29-2005, 10:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
BC-Maura Board Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,945	Hi Tanya: Actually, if you ovulated on cd 15 and today is cd 32, then you are 17 dpo! It seems to me that there are a couple of possibilities: 1. Despite being like clockwork, you ovulated later than usual this month. Even the most regular woman can have a delayed O once in a while. If you did O later, then you might be pg and just testing too early ... or you might not be pg and AF is not technically late and will come soon. 2. You ovulated on time, really are 17 dpo, and are pg, but for some reason the tests are not picking up HcG ... this could be because that brand doesn't work for you or the batch of HPTs is defective ... If you ovulated on cd 15 and are not pg, then I can't figure out why your LP is so long this month if it's usually 15 days long?? If I were you, I'd wait another 2 days and then test again. Or I'd test again now, with a different brand of HPT, like ClearBlue Easy or e.p.t. GOOD LUCK and let us know how you make out! +++++++++++++++++++ Maura

10-29-2005, 11:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
MommaRitz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,199	Tanya were all your tests taken on the Dollar store $1 ones? Only because they have become my specialty lol. If so these test take a while to read a positive result. Not 1 min or even three. You can read this one (as it says on the box) up to 10 minutes with accuracy. My early ones (like 11DPO - 14DPO were very light and it took it a good 5 minutes to show up. My ones now that are like 17/18 DPO are coming up quicker. Those tests just take abit to show. If you are really curious go get a CBE digital - pee on it in the morning tomorrow and that should give you a better answer. The dollar general ones can be a little tricky.. I look forward to your news!!! Good luck your temps look great __________________ M (28) DH(30) C - 3 yrs old D -1 YEAR OLD Awesome Work at home Opp! www.YourHomeGardenParty.com

10-29-2005, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
She67 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,462	juat curious here, but what symptoms , if any are you experiencing? I know you said your temp is running high , I am getting ready to start takeing my temp so I learned more today.... +++++ +++++ +++++ Sheila __________________ Sheila DX PCOS Dh - 41 me - 41 Kody 17 years old Ciera - 6 years old Olivia Shae - b/July 7th - d/July 8th 2004

10-29-2005, 06:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
stacy-ann 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Woodbridge, NJ Posts: 4,934	I agree with DKNY about waiting 2 more days and then test again. I would try FR or one of the other name brands ones when you test again. Good luck & +++++++++++ thoughts. Please keep us posted. __________________ dh Troy love of my life Brandon... 12/5/99 (rest cycle baby) Sydnee.... 8/20/03 (rest cycle baby) 3 .. 1 in 97' & 2 in 02'

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10-29-2005, 07:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
jules75 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: oregon Posts: 1,546	Tanya, I just wanted to wish you luck!! Your temps sound great so I hope this is it for you. HPT's can really mess w/your head!! Good luck and keep us posted!! I love seeing BFP's here even if they are not my own!!

10-29-2005, 10:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ferret Mommy 10000-15000 post ace of hearts Join Date: May 2005 Location: In My Place Posts: 10,907 Blog Entries: 42	Good Luck!!!! Best Wishes!!

10-30-2005, 05:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tanya T. 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ontario Canada/ Utah USA Posts: 2,951	Thank you all so much for your replies... Unfortunately AF came crashing in this morning!!!! UUUGGGHHHH!!!!!! I really hate that witch!!!!! I am thinking very much that it was most likely a chemical pg. - I have had many of them as I deal with immune issues... I forgot to mention that on the day I normally should have started AF, I had some very light spotting but then nothing else... And then the next day I had a bit of brownish spotting & then nothing... I'm thinking that the one & only positive test I got was possibly because my HCG rose just high enough to detetect it & then quickly dropped again giving me the negative results after the one positive one... Very common with chemical pg's --- Although I never got a beta done & so there is no way to positively confirm it... Thanks again to you all... Hugs Tanya __________________ TTC#1 - 14+ yrs 12+ losses 1 viable(after )12 weeks-Elijah-our lost angel DX - Immune issues aPL's TX - IVIg, heparin, aspirin & progesterone - IUI-Jun 04 - BFP- YIPPEEE!!!CHEYENNE- our miracle -Born March 7th 05 TTC #2 1yr+ Surprise BFP - SETH our #2 Miracle - Born May 21, 2007

10-30-2005, 05:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
She67 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,462	HUGS to you, and +++ thoughts for next cycle, I should be starting soon, so we will be semi cycle buddies:-) __________________ Sheila DX PCOS Dh - 41 me - 41 Kody 17 years old Ciera - 6 years old Olivia Shae - b/July 7th - d/July 8th 2004

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