Ocean Dreamer » BFP http://www.oceandreamer.org a single Seattle dyke exploring parenting, dog training, being gluten free, and more. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:43:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 or not??? http://www.oceandreamer.org/2008/07/21/or-not/ http://www.oceandreamer.org/2008/07/21/or-not/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:51:04 +0000 erin http://www.oceandreamer.org/?p=84 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Okay, so perhaps I had created a bubble of hallucination, as Sarah commented yesterday.  After my semi-confusing pregnancy test yesterday morning, I bought a set of 2 electric ones, so there would be less confusion.  I took one yesterday afternoon and it was negative – but, I thought, okay, maybe the HCG* hasn’t had time to build up yet.  Then I took another one this morning and it, too, was negative.  So, I don’t know….

I do know of one woman who didn’t get a positive HPT** until 6 days after her period was due.  However, I also know that for the past week or so I had been feeling bloated (not a normal PMS symptom for me) and had pressure in my abdomen.  Now that feeling is gone.  So maybe this was a very early miscarriage and there was still a tiny amount of HCG in my body?

In any case, as I was driving to an appointment this morning, I made peace with it.  It’s not something I can control and I won’t be doing myself any favors during the next couple of days if I’m just stressing about it (provided my period still hasn’t come).  The rollercoaster between yes and no has been really intense and crazy-making.  So, as best I can, I am going to just enjoy my vacation and when my answer comes (in the form of a period or lack thereof), I will know.  Until that time, I can’t get so wrapped up in it or I won’t be able to enjoy seeing my good friends and my family.

*HCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (what pregnancy tests test for)

**HPT: Home Pregnancy Test

One of these days I am going to make an acronym page that folks can just refer to.

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]]> http://www.oceandreamer.org/2008/07/21/or-not/feed/ 3 a line is a line, yes? http://www.oceandreamer.org/2008/07/20/a-line-is-a-line-yes/ http://www.oceandreamer.org/2008/07/20/a-line-is-a-line-yes/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:20:21 +0000 erin http://www.oceandreamer.org/?p=80 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> So today is 12 dpo* and I took a pregnancy test and – guess what – it has a *very* slight, so slight you almost can’t see it, second line.  The test and control lines are pink, and if the test line were any lighter, it seriously wouldn’t exist.  I’m posting a pic here, but it’s nearly impossible to see the line in the pic (and yes, that is My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy underneath – more on that later).  When I took the test last month, it was clearly negative.  This one isn’t so clear and it *does* say that any 2nd line equals a BFP** – even if it’s very slight.  My BBT was above cover but low this morning, so I’m going to wait and take another test tomorrow.  If it’s positive, I’ll get a blood test.

To complicate things, I’m heading out of town at 4am Tuesday to go to the East Coast for two weeks.  So here’s hoping that, if I get a BFP tomorrow, I can also get in to the doc sometime that day.  I *so* don’t want to have to wait 2 weeks to get my results verified.

I’m still in a state of shock, I suppose, even with the heads up from Pam last week.  C & H at Now That You Know may also be preggers this cycle.  How cool would it be if it happened at the same time?  I would love to read about another’s experience as they go through pregnancy at nearly exactly the same time as me (give or take a day or two variation in the insems.)

*dpo: days post-ovulation

**BFP: Big Fucking Positive

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