Posts by wanderingstag86

amberorca2 said:Wait, how does that even work? Like, who do I even go to for a blood test? And is that really what you say? Just walk up to the nurse and be like, "Hey, can you draw my blood for a pregnancy test?" 🤷

I haven't had to do it myself yet, but honestly, you can usually just go wherever you get your bloodwork done—you could even go to a private clinic if you want to skip the wait, depending on where you're living. You basically just ask for an HCG beta test... I think some girls mentioned that going to a place like Quest Diagnostics in Chicago was pretty affordable$53 and the results come back super fast.

amberorca2 said:😘 thanks for the encouragement, I know tests aren't always 100% accurate for everyone, so would I go to the doctor now, or is it still too early? 🤷

As soon as mine showed a positive, I went straight to my OB because my period was already super late—I honestly thought I was further along than I actually was. She did an ultrasound and could only see this tiny little sac, so she told me to come back in two weeks (just yesterday!) so they can actually catch the heartbeat fluttering.
Maybe you should just go get a blood test instead? You'll be way more certain that way—I didn't bother with one, but there's basically zero room for error with those, so you'll know for sure. 🙂

amberorca2 said:Actually, uncertainty isn't even the worst part. The real kicker is seeing that negative or just staring at a blank strip when nothing shows up. 😢 😢 😢

I am so done with these tests, seriously. My nerves are shot. And then to top it all off, I just found out my job situation isn't nearly as great as I thought it was, which is weirdly a relief because this is the last time I want to be switching careers, especially if I'm actually about to go on maternity leave 🤷 though, if I'm being totally real, I don't even believe I could be pregnant. It feels impossible 😢 and it just sucks getting my hopes up only to have them crushed. I actually stopped letting myself get worked up about it for a while, but now that it's been so long since I cared, I'm back to being an emotional wreck again.

Honey, I really think you are pregnant. A line is a line, no matter how faint it looks. Maybe my story will give you a little hope... My last period was February 12th, and even with a one-step test, I didn't see a faint line until April 1st 😍, after everything else had been negative. I finally saw my OBGYN yesterday, and she told me my ovulation was just super late. According to the ultrasound, I'm 5 weeks and 6 days along—they could even see the tiny little heartbeat fluttering! They're going to set my due date based on the ultrasound since there's such a huge gap from my last period 😍
I am crossing everything for you to see a big, dark positive sign soon, just so you can finally feel sure. 😘

I'm all for it! 👍