Oh the terrible and lovely lines. When you've just had a mc, all you want is to see those two lines on the pregnancy test go away so you can ttc again. Waiting for the first BFN seems to take forever! (After my mmc at 12 weeks, it took me 3 weeks to get a BFN and I didn't O until two weeks after that - check out the fun polling section to see how you compare with other ladies). On top of the waiting, it really hurts to see a BFP when you aren't actually pregnant and it's just leftover pregnancy hormones. A word of advice: buy a bunch of cheap HPTs with lines on them so you can measure the HCG going down (lighter lines = less pregnancy hormones). Do NOT buy the digital tests, it really felt like a smack in the face to see the words "pregnant" on it when it was just my mmc.
When you do finally get that long awaited BFN and are ready to ttc, then the BFN is suddenly the worst thing ever. This is where I am now (three months and two AFs after my first mmc). There is absolutely nothing more devastating than seeing a starkly blank test without even a hint of a line to obsess over. This month as I approach the TWW, I have a new strategy. I am planning to go to a really fun garden party and "celebrate" the BFN (if it is one) with wine and dancing with DH. If I am lucky and its a BFP, then I will simply celebrate the new life inside me. Win-win situation! How do you ladies deal with seeing a BFN month after month? -@sadtoday21
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