So I spoke to my neonatologist friend (it's good to have one when you're trying get pregnant) last night and she confirmed my hopes that home pregnancy tests are very inaccurate this early. Normally, she said, they give better results the farther along you are, like a week after your missed period. That's because they measure HCG level and the level increases the longer you're pregnant. But what about my PMS symptoms? The bloating, the cramping, the breakouts? Apparently, you can have PMS and still be pregnant. We're a lucky bunch, us women. Anyways, so the doc/friend said that the best time to use the home pregnancy test is a week after your missed period and to use the first pee.
As happy as I am to get this news, it also makes me dread tomorrow when my period is due, when yesterday, I was already expecting it.
Hubby keeps telling me not to stressed about it. I keep telling him I'm not. But really, if he says it one more time...this potential baby is going to grow up without a father. Hehe.
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