Post by lyssbobiss, Command, B613 on Jun 14, 2012 9:12:00 GMT -5
Third on the digital. I had the same issue with the oter tests, sometimes I didn't know if I was hallucinating or not. Or the fun time I had a pregnancy scare in college where neither the control line nor the positive line showed up. Those tests make me crazy!
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
Sounds like you have a fairly good approach to it. I understand what you mean about accepting that you'll never be more enthusiastic about certain parts of it all than you are now. As for finding doctors, you have a nice long 9 months to figure that out--it wouldn't be the scramble that you think it would be. Its one of those things that is nice to have all set up beforehand, but isnt as necessary as you would expect. Lots of women change OBs late in their pregnancies, even. NBD.
Also I second your plan about waiting on the digitals. I actually think that digitals are less accurate when its early on, so they are better used after a couple of days when your hormone levels have a chance to skyrocket. If you're really more curious and wanting to pee on things, the first response ones can be pretty good at this stage.
Thanks everyone! It's especially nice to know that if I'm hallucinating, I'm not the only one that's had that issue with the lines.
I once POA(non-digital)S a couple weeks after getting two digital positives that were as clear as could be and I got such a faint line that it caused me to run out and buy a few more digitals to make sure I was still pg. Non-digitals are the deBil.
I had the same problem last month when I had my fucking stressful scare. I was so afraid of seeing a second line and the harder and harder I looked at it to be sure that it *wasn't* a second line, the more I thought there *was* a second line. I'm crazy. It turns out the second oh-so-faint line that was there was some common thing that happens on those ink tests. A digital confirmed my happy empty ute (and so did my doctor, who was the one that ended up scaring the shit out of me initially).
If you let it sit around, the litmus paper will eventually change color anyway. The directions usually say to wait 2 minutes and read it. But you can't sit and stare at it, then come back 15 minutes later and say, "ah-ha! I think there's a line!" So if that's the case, don't worry.
Also, I did an ink test sometime last year and was supposed to get 1 line for negative, 2 lines for positive. I didn't get any lines. I felt like such a fuck-up, apparently not being able to work a pregnancy test! So, really, I feel like this happens to everyone. I hope.
Post by SusanBAnthony on Jun 14, 2012 11:13:32 GMT -5
My faint lines always stayed. I have never had a confusing test though- even the faint lines I could tell there was a line. But maybe I am just blind and miss the questionable ones entirely? I have never used anything but the FRER bc I am cheap yet antsy, and they supposedly are more sensitive than the digitals.
You guys. I'm wanting to upload the pic and start a poll. But there are pee droplets on it, so I will refrain. This shit is making me crazy. I know it's ridiculous, it's just that we definitely had sex somewhere from 2 days before to the day of ovulation, so this is a real scare for me. (Yeah, I know dumb. But I thought it was after ovulation at the time). This is just unlike the other times I've POAS, when I knew I was being ridiculous and wasn't really concerned.
Eh, just upload it. We wont judge you. Its not like you are some random coming on here to just post pics of your pee stick
You guys. I'm wanting to upload the pic and start a poll. But there are pee droplets on it, so I will refrain. This shit is making me crazy. I know it's ridiculous, it's just that we definitely had sex somewhere from 2 days before to the day of ovulation, so this is a real scare for me. (Yeah, I know dumb. But I thought it was after ovulation at the time). This is just unlike the other times I've POAS, when I knew I was being ridiculous and wasn't really concerned.
Eh, just upload it. We wont judge you. Its not like you are some random coming on here to just post pics of your pee stick
+1
Plus I have a weird obsession with analyzing pee sticks.
Congrats! And don't feel guilty if you aren't blinded by excitement. I remember taking the train into work the day I peed positive, looking out the window as I drank my huge cup of regular coffee, and thinking, so?
In fact, I'm pretty certain it wasn't until my boobs started hurting and I felt tired as hell that I decided there might be something to it all.
Post by EloiseWeenie on Jun 15, 2012 6:15:51 GMT -5
I see a line, so congrats! If this makes you feel better, both of my kids were planned, and I had an "oh shit, what did I do?!" moment with both of them.