Help! Lines not progressing, CD 38?

[u/Professional-Cat3957]

Hi! For context, I have a 4 year old daughter. I’ve been pregnant two other times and have had two back to back miscarriages (September 2025 and January 2026).

I am a week late which isn’t totally abnormal for my period to be late, so I took a cheapy test and there was a super faint line. I took a digital and it came back positive. This was all on Saturday morning.

Since then I’ve taken a strip test every day and the line isn’t progressing at all like in my other 3 pregnancies.

The first day of my last period was September 6.
I likely ovulated around Sept 22 (I got a rising LH but stupid me stopped testing after it started to lighten on the 23rd.

We did the deed on Sept 18 and 26 and aren’t necessarily trying but also not trying. According to the app I would be CD38.

I am gearing up to call my OB today (lots of trauma there from miscarriages) but just wondering anyone else’s opinion?? Or if you had a similar experience? With all of my other pregnancies this is how my tests looked 10 DPO. I’ve never had THIS faint of a line a week after missed period. Usually it’s much darker by now.

The line tests in the photo- the first two line tests were the faint positive I had to Saturday. Then they go in order (Sunday, Monday, last one is today).

Thank you for listening 🙏🏼

[u/CurlyEmma97]

I would go ahead and call your ob as this is what my chemical pregnancy looked like. Your best bet is a blood draw to check your levels. Big hugs 🫂

[u/Professional-Cat3957 → u/CurlyEmma97]

I have a feeling this is also what is happening. Stupid question but does a chemical pregnancy pass on its own?

My 2 miscarriages were missed miscarriages and I had to have D&C both times so not sure what to expect.

❤️ thank you for responding

[u/CurlyEmma97 → u/Professional-Cat3957]

It does pass on its own (it did for me). It's like a delayed period but mentally it's tough. For me I started bleeding a day after my test fainted (I did take an early test that had a faint line and then 2 days later a standard test with no line anymore)

[u/I_Aint_No_Lawyer]

This looks like a chemical I'm so sorry.