A Little Confused???????

[smr08]

Hi Everyone! I'm a little confused right now, here's my story....I got AF on Nov.9(cd1) I have a very regular 27-28 day cycle, on Nov.21(cd13) I started to spot(brownish/pink)I figured it was from O, when it continued to Nov.25(cd17) I became concerned and did an HPT(FRER) i didn't use FMU and was only able to hold it for about an hour, to my surprise 2 lines! I tested again today using a $store test, same result just a little lighter. I did some searching today and found that a study was conducted and it was proven that FRER picks up at 12.5, so maybe that's why the $store one was a little lighter. Has anyone ever heard of getting a + this early??? My BB's are killing me since yesterday and I'm super tired, this has me baffled. Any suggestions???

                               Thanks   Lori

[TreeFrog7]

A great big CONGRATULATIONS to you!

Best wishes,
~Wendy

[adgal]

First off Lori.....CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  I know you have waited so long for this and I am so happy for you sweets!!

Frer can actually pick up even lower then that.  I had it pick up at 6 once (I was in the middle of a chemical, but still, it registered positive).  I bet you either o'd earlier then you think, or implanted in 3 days, none of which are bad things.  Frer is the most sensitive, so it doesn't surprise me that another brand would be lighter.  Plus, remember these tests are qualatative, not quantative, so really, how light or dark the line is doesn't mean too much.  Some brands always just show lighter then others.  

Personally, the earliest I ever got a positive was about 5 days after O.  With a frer, and early implantation, it's not terribly surprising to get a positive at 17DPO. Not super common perhaps, but not way out there.  When do you have your first beta?  I am so excited for you!!!!