We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Pink blob on pregnancy test

Options
Hi
I took a cheap strip pregnancy test this morning as period is due in a few days. A pink blob appeared straight away, where the positive line would be. Any ideas what this might mean? I'm reluctant to keep testing, but wondered if anybody else has ever had this happen and what the outcome was?

Comments

  • could be a void test. I'd re-test 
  • I would to keep testing, personally, I had no idea these home tests could fall under inconclusive/invalid.

    (I did home testing but mine was for menopause couple of months ago and at £10 a test kit I didn't think it was cheap but no clear result came of it (silly me thought much other reviewers were a-joking about test quality) though if I recall the instructions said to discard looking any more at test once 15 mins had past, during which I just could not tell if the 2nd line needed for positive was just getting fainter and fainter until it disappeared, definitely a head spinner.) One line in right window least meant I hadn't done test wrong, further read up on why invalid result was that I get the understanding these tests can go out of sinc depending on where you are at in your cycle/existing hormones and you can end up testing at just the wrong time regrettably.
  • sassyblue
    sassyblue Posts: 3,793 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 5 August 2021 at 12:33AM
    Interesting. It’s where the line should be so I would retest tomorrow and see what happens. Good luck.

    I had some of those cheap strips and after 8 years of trying I had the faintest line appear. The next day I did a proper pregnancy test and it was positive.  he’s coming up 15 now, sadly we never got lucky again but I still thank god everyday I got the chance to be a mum.


    Happy moneysaving all.
  • I have these tests, I bought them from Amazon and I was surprised to see that they worked fine. I would re-test too but give it more time. If you can wait until a few days after your period was supposed to start then do that.
  • Flugelhorn
    Flugelhorn Posts: 7,264 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    we used to us those ones in the NHS, they came in vast boxes and cost something like 30p each - am sure if one of them did that we would have done another one. 
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 350.6K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 243.6K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.8K Life & Family
  • 256.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.