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Faint positives since 10dpo now 16dpo barely visible line!

Wondering if it's possible for HCG to build up very slowly in certain people. May have ovulated later then usual this month but I am 17 DPO tomorrow AF is four days late, absolutely no period symptoms. I have back pain and breast tenderness accompanied by throws of nauseau and food aversions. All signs are leading to preggo except my test!

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If you don't mind me asking, how do you know you're 16DPO? Are you temping to confirm ovulation?

The reason I'm asking isn't to be snarky. It's just that if you are actually 16DPO a test that faint is... unusual. And, if I'm being honest, would really concern me if it were my test. However, if you're not temping to confirm ovulation it is very possible that you're not 16DPO because you ovulated a bit later than you think you did. You could only be 11DPO, for example. If you were only 11DPO, as an example, then a very faint positive wouldn't be too concerning since implantation tends to occur between 7-12DPO. You could have a negative test at 11-12DPO can still have decent odds of going on to get a positive test later that cycle.

As to your question about how fast hCG builds up: yes sometimes doubling is slower. But *generally* really slow doubling is a sign the pregnancy isn't viable. :/

Hopefully the line darkens! :)


TTC #1: January 2015- October 2015 BFP #1: October 16, 2015. MC: November 6, 2015 BFP #2: March 15, 2016. MC: March 21, 2016 TTC Rainbow: November 2015- Present

7 years ago


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