Slow line progression - positive story
I’ve waited almost a year before sharing my pregnancy HCG test results (from Sept 2025), just in case there were any issues! My little one is now 3 months old, completely healthy and happy. I remember being in this very subreddit almost every day, trying to understand whether my tests were true positives or not, constantly bracing myself for disappointment. So I hope this provides someone out there with a little glimmer of hope.
Background: I’ve had four pregnancies (1 LC, 2 MM, 1 LC) and had gone through induced ovulation for all my pregnancies, so I knew my ovulation time down to within 24-36 hours. For my first three pregnancies, I always had a v v faint positive at 10 DPO. This time, for my last round, it was a blazing negative, and I spent the day mourning my new reality of being one-and-done.
Two days later, a v v faint positive appeared and I was in shock. And it didn’t improve very rapidly (as it has done in previous pregnancies at all!). It just stayed like that for ages. I ended up buying so many different brands and tests... and even, for the first time in c. 20 cycles, had to ask my husband to do a test!
It was such an anxious time as I felt certain something was wrong, which is why I waited so long to post this. I hope this helps someone else!