Pregnancy Test faint line not getting darker

[45yrold]

I am 45 and just had a postive pregnancy test.  This was not a planned pregancy, but welcomed all the same.  I really didn't think it was possible.  I tested two days before my period was due, now it is three days past.  The line on the test was faint the first time.  I've retested 4 times since then (the last time was first thing this morning) and the line is not getting any darker.  If anything, it looks even lighter.  Does this mean I'm not producing enough HcG to sustain this pregnancy?  I don't even want to go to a doctor if I am going to miscarry this early anyway.   I wasn't trying to get pregnant and not doing any fertility measures. I just want to go with what was meant to be, but this uncertainty is really playing with my emotions.

[waitingmiss]

I had the same thing happen and I miscarried a few days later. I tested 4 times, day after day, and the line kept getting fainter and fainter. I felt differnet so I began to test earlier than my expected period, and then began my period one day after it was due. That was last month.

This month, I am still waiting for my period. I waited two days past the date I expected it to test and it was another faint line. I tested the next day (today) and  the line is possibly even fainter than yesterday.  I have been testing with First Response the entire time. On the slightly bright side, this pregnancy has lasted longer than the last one already! But that's not saying much.. ha

I can't imagine I would be having my second miscarrage in two months! I am a healthy 24 year old with a perfectly healthy 5 year old son. I'm frusterated and preoccupied with this but I guess all anyone can do is wait it out.  I never put any thought into miscarrying, since my son was so unexpected and at the TOTALLY wrong time in life, and he pulled through no problem, dispite the stress and the condition my body was in at 18 years old.
I was devistated last month when I lost the first pregnancy and am trying really hard not to be excited about this one. I'm getting worried if I pass this pregnancy too, so soon after the last,  that there is something wrong with me.
It's hard on the body to get pregnant and lose it all within a few weeks. Then to do it all over again?  *sigh* :(

    --waiting

[tikay99]

If you are pregnant~ Congratulations...I had a daughter at 41, wouldn't change it for the world. Her 3 brothers are grown, so...it is pretty great to have her around, when they are all busy doing life.

[AR01]

I had a D&C at 8 weeks. Got my period 8 weeks later and ovulated (according to ovulation test). Was HPT negative, with no period, and finally 20 DPO had a faint line on HPT (first response)...am I pregnant or just wishfull thinking? Thanks
AR

[dorean]

Yorkshiredeb,

were you able to find out what's happening? I am going through the same thing..

no bleeding and a pink line that seerms fainter every time i take a test.. i am so nervous..

i have had an ectopic pregnancy in the past.. and still have the tubes.

I hope all went well for you

[Bubbles66]

I have the same problem. The line is faint it as faint at lunch and i did another one now. It does seem to be a bit darker. But a positive result is a positive result. We have to be positive, i want this baby bad!!!

[yorkshiredeb]

The same thing happened to me and it was ectopic. I ended up having to have my tube removed. With my two children I had a very dark line but with the ectopic it was quite faint and didn't get any darker at all. That was in December. Last week I had another faint positive test. I did a digital and that said pregnant. I went to see the doctor who said he wasn't too concerned by the faintness of the test (easy for him to say) and didn't even order a blood test for me. Yesterday I did another test and the line was fainter still so I went back to the doctor who ordered a bllod test, which I had today. However I've done 3 tests today and the line is so faint you have to look really hard to even see it.
I rang the hospital who say they don't know what's going on because even if you have a misscarriage you still have a positive test for a couple of weeks after.
Now they're just waiting to see what the blood tests say but said they will just see if there is any HCG and not look at the levels. This is all driving me insane, no one seems to care that I haven't had any bleeding and my HCG levels are dropping. I want to know what's going on and no one is telling me. They've said I can't have a test every 2 days which I think I should be allowed due to my previous ectopic and the fact that this is clearly not normal. They said they're too expensive! It will be expensive for them if they leave it too long and I loose my only remaining tube due to another ectopic.