Sometimes I like to test just to make sure that this baby isn’t going anywhere. I tested today and the test line isn’t as dark as it was a week ago.

Today I am 7 weeks 4 days and this was the result. With FMU

But a week ago it was much stronger and looked like this.

Is this something I should worry about?

Update:

Apparently when your HGC levels become high enough and you test the “hook effect” can happen. The test becomes confused due to the high levels, as it only tries to detect low levels in the beginning of pregnancy. You can actually get negative results if you test later in pregnancy.

Soooo... if any of you mommas out there are also compulsive test takers and riddled with anxiety seeing the line get lighter, dilute your urine with at least have tap water. This will reduce the hormone levels in the urine to be more readable by the test. I used the same cup of urine for both tests. Taken within 10 minutes of each other. The top test was undiluted 100 percent urine. The bottom test is half urine half tap water.

I hope this may provide some of you some peace of mind ❤️