This is my 3rd pregnancy and I’m feeling extra anxious this time around. A couple weeks ago I went ahead and bought pregmate pregnancy strips. I figured they’d ease my mind till my appointment in a week. I’ve been testing every morning at first morning urine and as the days have gone by, my tests seem to only get lighter. Not light enough to be a negative or even a faint positive, but lighter. Naturally it freaked me out a little so I ventured to google and after multiple google searches I found a couple of threads saying that a pregnancy strip brand they used would get lighter as the pregnancy progressed. She then explained that if you are getting lighter tests than you were earlier on to try diluting your urine and then testing. So I tried it and it’s true! If you’re using pregnancy strips, beware. It has nothing to do with your actual HCG levels. The test below is with diluted urine. About 30% urine 70% water! Hope this gives some of you peace of mind.