Posted by I am so thankful that this time around, I wasn’t doing an upgrade for our system. It definitely meant less stress, but it also meant nothing to distract me.
I wasn’t paying as much attention to every little movement or feeling in my body this time. That would be too much, I think. I still had like last time. Still, I just took it easy while not overthinking things.
My blood test was scheduled for Monday the 9th of August. Which also happened to be my parents’ wedding anniversary. So this time, I had a couple of lucky dates on my side. At least that’s what I was hoping for.
About halfway through these 2 weeks, I was off from work with an upset stomach for a day. I wasn’t sure if this was implantation, or I had a bug, or just eaten something funky. Didn’t last too long. More nauseated than anything. And tired, as I had felt queazy through the night. My boss got excited. I was trying to keep my cool!
On Sunday, I had not had any spotting this time around. I was still trying to be cautiously optimistic, but given it was over the 14 days of the trigger, I decided to do an at-home pregnancy test. Not sure what to expect, and also knowing they can be wrong.
But there was a very, very faint line on it. See below! I admit I got a little excited. I posted on the SMBC group and asked if anyone else could see the line. They could, but I also had some warnings that the brand I was using (all I had at home) had been known for false positives. I googled and saw these reviews. Talked to my bestie, she saw the same reviews, so we were trying to not get excited. Let me tell you, this is not an easy thing to do!
All I could do now was try to sleep and then get up nice and early to go in for my blood test the following day. Fingers crossed!
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