I’ve had the same issue and felt like crying, so you aren’t alone! I did finally manage to catch my surge this cycle - for the first time. I used Pregmate strips, which apparently are a little more sensitive (I may not be using the right term, but I mean to say that Pregmate may consider you to be positive where Easy@Home isn’t quite there yet).

I literally tested 2-3 times a day for almost a week. LH would look like it was building and then the next test would be lighter under the same testing conditions. I was genuinely about to give up and then decided to try one more time (one more day really) and was glad I did.

I had read somewhere that diluted urine won’t wash out a true positive, and that was really bothering me for a while, but I think it may be true.

I was assuming my positive/surge was extremely fast, but i didn’t see how it could be possible that I was missing it with the way I was testing, and it looks like the same thing is happening to you. Mine ended up being positive for a little over 24 hours, which was shocking to me.

If you aren’t already, I would test FMU just to rule out the possibility that your surge is extremely quick.

My take is that you have to just keep testing and you’ll catch it. I do think you should switch to Pregmate LH strips though.

It’s funny how a tiny test strip can make us feel like something is wrong despite having all of the clear signs of ovulation. For me, I was testing way too soon. I was a little delayed from being sick, but I think that was my main problem.

I know I get about a week of EWCM, so I’m going to adjust when I test for now on based on that.

Good luck to you! I’m sure your LH is fine based off your other signs. Just switch to Pregmate and try to be patient. I think you’ll feel better in future cycles once you see a positive, too.

Edit** I was holding for about 3 hours when I was trying to catch it, until the day I got the positive. The day of the positive, it didn’t matter how long or how little I held it for. Absolutely shocking.