Worrying myself sick (tmi maybe?)

Question

Had some very light light-brown spotting yesterday. Asked doctor google who told me not to worry unless it's heavy, red or accompanied by cramping. I was still a bit worried but I sort of carried on with the day, spotted twice more but then stopped, I was fairly calm until I got cramps in the evening. Like period pain, only milder.

I wore a pad all night to check for spotting and now it's morning. No more spotting, no more cramping, nausea back in full swing and very sore boobs - but... I took another pregnancy test. The top test was taken 4 days ago (because I'm a worrier and I wanted to check the line was getting darker) and the bottom one this morning.

I think the bottom one is slightly darker, but only very slightly (both FMU) I'm 5w4d  - over a 4 day period the line should have gotten darker right?

The doctor won't see anybody until they're 8 weeks pregnant, so I can't just ring up and ask for answers. So now I'm incredibly stressed and I know stress is bad for baby which is only making me more stressed. Should I buy another digital with weeks or will that only worry me more?

Answer

Well, unfortunately the spotting became a painful bleed and I have spent the entire day being shunted from doctor to doctor to hospital.

However, after 6 hours in hospital a gynaecological exam has proven the bleed is from the outside of my cervix, which is closed. He has no reason to suspect a miscarriage at this point and has instead given me a formal diagnosis of endometriosis (which I have been pestering my GP about since I was 15 as I was certain I had it! 9 years and my GP told me I was a hyperchondriac and 5 hours in hospital and I get diagnosed)

I'm having a scan on Monday to confirm everything is okay.

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I am 7 weeks and my test has BARLEY gotten darker since 4 weeks lol. I wa worried at first that they weren't getting darker but I had blood work done and everything was fine so don't worry about how dark your test lines get. As long as there is a line yhere and it isn't getting lighter, no need to worry. It will get darker over time. Or maybe it won't! I heard some ladies next got a test line as dark as the control line. Pretty sure I am one of them.

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I took a test a couple weeks after I found out and it didn't not look darker to me, but I've had levels checked and an ultrasound and everything was fine. I think the tests just cause undue stress.

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Once hcg levels get really high pregnancy tests get confused and sometimes get lighter. Try diluting ur pee a little and see if it gets darker

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I miscarried.

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Test line has faded almost out of existence. (Today's test is the bottom one) I think it's over :(

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I was doing the exact same thing. They won't get you in to do any ultrasound testing or anything, but my dr got me in and did a pelvic exam to check for active bleeding. (I had 1 episode of bright red bleeding). So they may get you in to check your blood levels and things like that. To maybe help ease your mind.

Worrying myself sick (tmi maybe?)

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