My neurosis: Let me show you it

It’s 9dp5dt! So much to report to the Internet! I don’t know where to start. So yesterday I put this picture up on my Facebook page:

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Allow my to show you my neurosis the last couple of days.

Thursday: 1dp5dt

On my second day of bedrest, I had some low right sided cramping. Implantation!!

Right?

Saturday: 3dp5dt

My first day off bedrest, we went walking around Galveston all day. I had a lot more painful cramping across my lower abdomen. This was definitely more than I had for the transfer in October.

Sunday: 4dp5dt

Bloating! Lots of it. I spent the day waddling up and down the beach.

Monday: 5dp5dt

Every time I would laugh, I would get this sharp pain on my lower left side. Still bloated. Ate pizza and garlic bread anyway. Got even more bloated.

I’m probably not even pregnant.

I’m just eating a lot.

Tuesday: 6dp5dt:

Should I test?

What if it’s negative?

No. I’m not going to test. It’s too early.

Ok, I will take a test. If it’s negative, it’s ok. It’s too early.

No. I’m not going to test.

…OK I’ll test.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Holy blue line! I see it! No squinting needed! Cue tears and frantic Internet search of “6dp5dt pregnancy test.”

Immediately go out and buy FRER’s. See this:

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Line! That’s a line! Shit, I have a line!

Should I use a digital?

No. It’s too early.

Still cramping. Still bloated. Eat more pizza.

Wednesday: 7dp5dt

Feel better about testing. Start doing it obsessively.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Holy pink lines! And they’re getting darker! Must try digital!

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Feel faint.

I’m totally pregnant.

Thursday: 8dp5dt

My neurosis: Let me show you it

OMG! Look at that line!

My neurosis: Let me show you it

That progression in just one day!

My neurosis: Let me show you it

In two days!

Friday: 9dp5dt

Use last generic test.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Play with pregnancy week predictor pee stick.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Unsure how exactly it works, being that I am technically four weeks pregnant today.

Glue down latest mini pee stick to make creepy collage on kitchen table.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Freak out that I am going to have another chemical.

Use last FRER an hour later with diluted urine.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Oh FRER how I’ve missed you.

Line up pee sticks for more comparisons that only I will care about.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Realize I have a problem. Am obsessing. Have too many brands of pee sticks.

My neurosis: Let me show you it

Dogs look at me like I’m crazy.

You guys. My beta is still five days away. I’m pregnant. Did you hear that???

I’M PREGNANT!

41 Comments

  1. April 3, 2015 / 10:47 am

    Yessssssss! Look at those pretty, pretty lines!

  2. April 3, 2015 / 10:48 am

    I just knew it, I knew it, I knew you would be pregnant with those beautiful babies!!! Sorry for all the !, but I am so freaking happy for you right now my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Did I mention how happy I am???

    Btw, your sticks look perfect, absolutely beautiful.

  3. April 3, 2015 / 10:50 am

    Yes yes yes!!!!!!!!! Ahhh such perfect lines. So incredibly happy for you!!❤❤❤

  4. April 3, 2015 / 10:52 am

    Pretty much hyperventilating here!!!!!!!!!!!!! This news MADE MY MONTH!!!!!!!!!!

  5. April 3, 2015 / 10:53 am

    Yay! I knew that teaser meant a positive 😉
    How is it 5 days until your beta still? Holy cow! Those lines are progressing nicely. Congrats! So happy for you!

  6. April 3, 2015 / 10:54 am

    YAY!!! Wow those are some dark lines 5 days before your beta- congrats! Now stop peeing on everything and save some money! 🙂

  7. April 3, 2015 / 11:07 am

    yay!!!!!!!!!!! congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. April 3, 2015 / 11:11 am

    Congratulations! Our second egg donor worked too, I'm 24 wks with a little Girl!

  9. April 3, 2015 / 11:13 am

    Hi! Also been playing around with those Clearblue ones and they are measuring from ovulation so generally add two weeks to the result for the "right" answer. With that said, I got a 3+ this morning so looks like this DIVF cycle worked for both of us!!!!!!

  10. April 3, 2015 / 11:13 am

    Oh babe!!! You're pregnant!!!! FREAKING PREGNANT!!!!!!! I think your dogs are just jealous you get to pee on all the things. 🙂 YES YES YES! Congratulations!

  11. April 3, 2015 / 11:28 am

    OMG, Risa! I KNEW it was going to happen for you soon! I am so incredibly ecstatic! Yay! CONGRATS!!!! 😀

  12. April 3, 2015 / 11:29 am

    Yahooooooooo!!!!!! You're not the only one obsessing. Progression is AWESOME! With lines like that, and getting significantly darker in just a 12 hour period, that is definitely NOT a chemical. This. Is. Awesome!

  13. April 3, 2015 / 12:12 pm

    Yay!!! I'm so excited for you!!!!!!!!!!! I've been rooting for you and your uterus & crappy eggs since I discovered your blog 2 years ago. I'm tearing up at work, I'm so happy for you!!!! And your hubby of course. 🙂

  14. April 3, 2015 / 12:27 pm

    I am so, so happy for you guys!! Yay!!!

  15. April 3, 2015 / 1:15 pm

    Such wonderful, exciting, amazing news! I'm so excited for you!

  16. April 3, 2015 / 2:04 pm

    YAY!!! So thrilled to see this for you! And you are not crazy, I think I had even more pee sticks from my our successful transfer, I tested for at least another week or two after and had my daily comparisons laid out on the bathroom sink (and crazier still, I still have them all 8 months later). Yay for pregnant pee sticks!

  17. April 3, 2015 / 2:06 pm

    Yay!!! I am so excited for you! Wow that's a lot of tests! Can't wait to hear your beta results.

  18. Mel
    April 3, 2015 / 2:14 pm

    Loooong time creeper here! CONGRATS!! (two exclamation points for hopefully two babes in there) B-E-A-utiful lines there girl! Pee on all the things 🙂

  19. April 3, 2015 / 2:18 pm

    YESSSS!!!!!!!! Risa, I'm jumping up and down from this news!!!!! My heart soars for you and Chris! Congratulations lady and wishing you a wonderful 9 months!!

  20. April 3, 2015 / 2:58 pm

    You are more or less a random stranger to me, but I'[ve been reading your blog for quite a while, and this post made me teary-eyed. Hoping for more good news.

  21. April 3, 2015 / 3:19 pm

    Congratulations! I hope you have a very happy and healthy pregnancy! I'll keep following you.

  22. April 3, 2015 / 3:29 pm

    Congratulations!!! YAHOO!

  23. April 3, 2015 / 3:50 pm

    OMG! You are a POAS addict! But hey, when they're giving you good news and you've waited this long.. why not! Go wild (er) Congrats Risa, so happy for you. And sorry about the generic tests!

  24. April 3, 2015 / 5:16 pm

    Most beautiful set of pee sticks I've ever seen!!!! I'm so excited for your Risa!! It's YOUR time!!!!

  25. April 3, 2015 / 5:57 pm

    Awesome Risa! Congratulations! 🙂

  26. April 3, 2015 / 6:29 pm

    Thrilled for you!! Congrats!

  27. April 3, 2015 / 6:30 pm

    Thrilled for you!! Congrats!

  28. April 3, 2015 / 7:03 pm

    Yay!!!!!! So thrilled for you! Congratulations!!

  29. Anonymous
    April 3, 2015 / 7:53 pm

    Congrats! Hahah I don't know you at all and I'm tearing up for joy 🙂 been there, my friend, and I remember what it was like to get a positive!! Best of luck!!

  30. April 3, 2015 / 9:18 pm

    Praise the Lord!!! I'm so pumped for you!! You should totally see if they will let you do your beta early! Whenever I cheated (positive or negative) they let me do my Beta at 8 days past 5 day transfer. WOOO HOOO!!!

  31. April 4, 2015 / 12:17 am

    Woooohoooo! So excited for you!!!!

  32. April 4, 2015 / 12:41 am

    Hell yeah!!!!!!! So super effing stoked for you! I waited a whole week past when the fertility clinic told me to test so I actually only peed on two sticks…sadly the digital one that says "pregnant" runs out of batteries and the "pregnant" disappears so hang onto all those sticks with double lines cause those don't even fade!

  33. April 5, 2015 / 10:55 pm

    Yes, it is another level of testing if you're positive on a generic test!

  34. April 7, 2015 / 9:18 pm

    Congrats!!!!

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