So the “2 week wait”, the 14 days between the time you ovulate and the time you can actually get a positive result on a home pregnancy test, are seriously the S-L-O-W-E-S-T TWO WEEKS EVER! It has been just about as agonizing as when I was 6 years old and waiting for Christmas morning! Hold on…that wait is still agonizing for me even at 26. Well anyway, you get the idea.

Today I am on cycle day 29. If I were on a “normal” 28 day cycle I would have started my period today, but as you know from my previous post, my cycles are anything but. As per my doctor, I shouldn’t start testing until cycle day 30, which would actually be tomorrow, Wed 11/28. He also recommended I only use First Response- Early Result Pregnancy Test, because from his experiences, it is the most accurate and has been known to detect traces of HCG as low as 15 mIU/ml. But who am I to follow doctors orders…so I instead started testing on Thursday 11/22 (I’m thinking this was only about 10 days post ovulation) and to my surprise…it was negative! Of course testing that early was going to be a let down. I know this, but still felt compelled to waste the first of my 3 pregnancy tests. So I went about my business and tested yet again on cycle day 26 (12 days post ovulation, I think) and it was again negative. OK, you know it is still early yet. After all, only a handful of women get a positive result that early, right?

So I wake up this morning at 3:30, for my second bathroom trip of my usual 3 per night, and do the unthinkable. Yes, I tested again. Negative. It’s kind of funny. I could only imagine what I look like when I am inspecting my pregnancy tests…with a magnifying glass. I read on some forum a few days ago that this one particular woman actually took her test outside to check for a faint second line. So what did I do? No I didn’t go outside, it was too cold. I went to the window, opened it to let even more light in, and checked it again. Negative. Although I think I’ll have my husband check it out when he gets home tonight just to be sure I didn’t miss something.

Also, usually I know that I will be getting my period because about a week beforehand, my boobs start getting very sensitive. Two days later they are super sore to the touch. The next day they look Awesome! I mean great! They usually go up at least a cup size. Fun for everyone…except me when I’m trying to sleep on my belly. Well over the weekend they started getting sensitive and yesterday they started getting very sore to the touch. I know this can also be a symptom of pregnancy- one of many I will gladly welcome if I would only get pregnant- so I’m trying not to get aggravated over the situation they are putting me in, which is sleeping on my back.

So now I’ve made up my mind that I will wait until Thursday 11/29 to test again. This is even a day later than the doctor originally suggested. The way I look at it, by this point I should own stock in First Response! After all, I am the reason they stock the shelves so frequently at my local CVS pharmacy. Sorry, I digress. Even if this next test turns out to be negative, I will be sent for a blood test. This will show actual HCG levels, if there are any to be shown.

Keep your fingers crossed for me!