HELP! 1st Response: is a shadow of a line a line?

**ceallaigh** · 07-28-2005, 06:16 AM

Hi Girls,

Coming in at 12 DPO and tested this morning with 1st Response. When I say PALE line I mean PALE! Just a mere shadow. Well within the time frame they allow but still!

I used Clear Blue Easy when I tested with my son two years ago and it was a really dark line (Although I was one day late at that time).

I called the 1-800 # on the box and they said it's positive but I had read on fertilityplus.org that that test does have false positives.

Has anybody had any experience with this product? Good/bad?

TOTALLY FREAKING OUT HERE!!!!!!

Thanks!

Ceallaigh

**Jane&Andy** · 07-28-2005, 07:49 AM

I have no experience with that test. Have you thought about retesting with a digital test?

**ce_Kathleen** · 07-28-2005, 07:54 AM

I used first response with my DS and again with this PG and both times I did NOT have false positives, but my line was VERY dark!

I would suggest taking another brand of test if you don't trust it, or wait a few days and take another test to see if the line gets darker.

**kimthebride** · 07-28-2005, 07:56 AM

It was a + for me!

I heard about the false positives as well, so I ran across the street and bought 4 more other-brand tests just to be sure. My son is 8 weeks old now.

**BooeyJ2** · 07-28-2005, 02:28 PM

She's almost 4 1/2 months now

**jennylou** · 07-28-2005, 02:45 PM

First Response has been known to have false positives, so you might want to get another test. Good luck!

**ShannonGH** · 07-28-2005, 03:39 PM

I tested with both Equate and First Response at both 11 & 12 dpo. Equate gave a MUCH clearer line. I wasn't happy with FR at all...the line was *hardly* there....like a shadow that you're referring to.
Here was my FR (squint hard and you can see a shadow

)

And here was my equate on the same day...much easier to see.

**OCDwife** · 07-28-2005, 05:22 PM

I wasn't happy with First Response either - I took one on Monday evening (10 DPO) with the hintest faintest pink line ever....an hour later later (after driving to CVS in a state of total confusion) I used an EPT Certainty (digital), and it was positive - highly recommend the digital!

**daisysue62** · 07-28-2005, 05:27 PM

I got a barely there positive 12dpo with First Response, but it hadn't darkened by even 14dpo. I actually had darker lines with the dollar store hpts!

Kellie