General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[DobbyForever]

Hugs gotta listen to your gut. No harm in waiting until later in the day

 

[gigglebox]

he was here for lunch. He can tell that something's up but didn't push for a reason. I think he thinks I'm just burnt out from dealing with the kids all week.

Anyway I told him I needed to run to walmart when he is off work. he said that was fine and just asked me to pick some stuff up for him. I may take a test while I'm at the store....that sounds to trashy but wouldn't be the first time! I just don't want to tell him when I'm not 1000% sure myself. I mean the test dried so light, it's a nearly impossible line, now I'm questioning it....my line yesterday disappeared at 2-3 minutes. I put this test away at about 5-6 minutes, what if it went negative? what if this is just a faulty batch? What if I'm crazy and that wasn't a line at all?


ahhhhhh emotions

 

[Flueky88]

Gigs no worries, it is a lot to process. If this is a viable pregnancy then I hope that you will have a smooth recovery. It can be hard when you are healing, caring for newborn and older children.

Lol on squeaking by b4 AMA. I don't blame you with waiting to tell DH until later as he'll need time to process things and not be at work. OT but does he still have that car shop business?

I am anxious to see your next test. I texted at almost 8 weeks pp and saw the nasty indent line. I'm a bit disappointed with frer quality for early lines vs indent but they do have awesome progression.

 

[gigglebox]

Well trust me, y'all will probably be the first people I share it with, lol! I am absolutely itching to get to walmart now. This is driving me crazy. Now I feel like I'm making a big deal out of nothing.

Fluek I even went back to your old posts with your faint bfp picture and am comparing, lol!
I am just losing my mind because the line is basically gone now. wtf. It was very obviously there at the 5 minute mark.

also...............The more i think about my friends reaction, the more disappointed I am. I feel like it was pretty judgemental, but she tends to be a very logical person and not emotional when it comes to other peoples' problems.

 

[gigglebox]

I mean do you guys see the line too or do I have line eye?
sorry to be so obsessive. It's only because I am.

 

[Emsabub]

Hi giggle!

I've been lurking on this thread for a while and then saw you'd come back! I definitely see the line on the first photos but not sure on the last.

Kids are in bed now so I'll be keeping an eye out on your update as the evening goes on!

 

[gigglebox]

Ems! hey girl hey! How have you been? look at you expecting again!!! Congratulations. Are you jazzed to be having a boy? How exciting!

fluek forgot to say but yes hubs still has the shop. it's been doing quite well actually, we've been very fortunate.

 

[Emsabub]

We've been doing ok thank you! Hard to believe those last babies we had have just turned 2
Kiwi is having another too.
We were planning on getting married this July then one last baby after but then it was clear that wouldnt happen so we decided to bring forward those other plans. It only took two weeks Family still don't know yet either.

I think you're in a different timezone to me so it's probably daytime for you, it's 19:46 here rn. Do you think your hub might have any flicker of an idea you might be pregnant? I can't remember if you said it was a pullout thing or something else.

 

[DobbyForever]

Welcome Em!

Gigs I saw it, and I can see it on photoshop. I wasn’t going to say anything, but I could pull color off the line. Faint but there. But frer has been wonky and things are early.

Im sorry about the friend again but glad ya know she’s not typically like that. Maybe you just caught her off guard while she was at work? I think everyone is just kind of done now as well with everything going on. Lots of snappiness from people we don’t usually see it from.

Hugs hopefully you get a clear answer later.

 

[gigglebox]

omg how have you kept it from your family?! when and how do you plan on telling them?
Yes, it's just after 3pm here (1500). I don't think he's suspicious of pregnancy. Today was supposed to be my day off from kids, they were going to spend the day with my MIL but they we got a snow storm that dropped more than anticipated so.....no break for me. I'm sure hubs just thinks I am bummed about that/stressed by the kids (HA, I guess that's kind of true lol).

you know I thought I saw Kiwi lurking earlier! Are you two due around the same time?

 

[gigglebox]

Thanks dobs. I'm already planning on grabbing a couple of tests at the store and will probably take one or two in the bathroom like a proper addict, lol! I even stuck a shot glass in my purse already

 

[Emsabub]

Hiya dobs!

Gig we only kept it quiet because partner's sister had a baby end of last month, it was a girl 11 years after twins so it was a big deal. So we didn't want to take anything away from her. It helps I'm a little chubby so a bump takes forever to show haha! But we're going to tell everyone on partner's birthday next week, by then niece will be 3 weeks old so it's not too bad.

Ugh typical snow to come just as you don't want it. I'd be so annoyed if I'd lost a child free day. As for a shot glass in the bag look at you being prepared

Kiwi is a week or two behind I think? I get people's tickers mixed up half the time.

 

[gigglebox]

awww that was considerate of you. Were the twins boys? haha probably people have noticed but are too polite to ask, lol -- probably a good thing! Oh won't that be nice, make you SO's birthday extra special!

oh and yes this was a slip up, lol. Drunken sex. I mean I was sober but he wasn't....I think he may have "gone" but didn't realize it....if so it wasn't much, i certainly didn't notice anything too sloppy down south if you catch my drift haha. I do remember him wiping off mid-sex so I'm not sure if he started then stopped? maybe we caught with the first O wave? He definitely didn't have a true finish though...I did, he got kind of tired, stopped, and passed out soon after

argh I don't even know!

or maybe these tests are faulty!

 

[Flueky88]

Gigs. I saw the line. It's faint but it looked more like a faint bfp rather than indent buuuut I could be wrong. I usually can't capture my indents and if I do sometimes I see it and then it goes away and so on while looking at same photo. Geez sounds like I have a problem lol

Glad hubs shop is doing well.

Looking forward to the test. Waiting anxiously....hehe

 

[gigglebox]

Ugh what a bust! I got cheapies and a new 3pk of frer. I used a cheapie tonight in the walmart bathroom. Total fail! Right as I went in, another lady came to poop in the stall right next to me! She just sat there while I tried to test. It was super awkward...i ended up watching it for a minite then stuffing it in my pocket and leaving. Pulled it out in my car, and had to used my bright cell phone light that is washing out the test, if there was a faint line or not all i could see was bright stark white.

Not sure what to do here. Test in the am? Sneaky test tonight? Ugggghhhhh when do i tell hubby? He suspects something is off with me

 

[DobbyForever]

That’s great that the shop is doing well!

I’d say wait until morning but if it were me then I couldn’t. Can you give him the old just having an off day or a lot on my mind? Not really untrue. No wrong answers though. Just go with what feels best if he asks

 

[gigglebox]

We sat down together after we put the kids down. He said he felt like i was about to tell him i have cancer *face palm*
Poor guy, his woman is all sorts of sending him mixed emotions. I couldn't do it. I couldn't tell him. With that last test looking negative and the frer positive disappearing, i just don't believe it myself. I want to be sure before i cause any worry. So i will try to get a frer in tomorrow...

Ugggh just wish I knew.

Also my friend did text later and apologized for not being more supportive, so there's that. She offered to talk again but i just don't want to talk about it except with you ladies

So at this point i'm just convinced the frer was faulty or something. I'll update with the next test.

 

[DobbyForever]

Hugs. It’s okay. And that’s so brave if you to carry this weight so he doesn’t have to. Strong lady! But also totally ok if you end telling him. Lol. You know what I mean.

Maybe turn in early tonight? Or do something nice for you? Hoping it was just a wonky test. Glad your friend apologized, but totally get not wanting to talk to her just yet. We got your back!

 

[gigglebox]

I've never been so confused testing!
I think the frer are just crappy or something. This was from a new box, but same thing happened as yesterday. Very obvious pink line up until 7-8 minutes, then it started to fade. Wtf.

First pic is at about 5 minutes. Second is about 9-10. Third is my very obviously negative equate cheapie.

So what do we think? Is this one of those rarely seen false positives? A chemical perhaps? Whatever it *might* be, if anything, I'm guessing not viable. I'm 11dpo, if yesterday was positive today should have been darker. I'd also expect a line on the cheapie.

Wow this is frustrating.

 

[Flueky88]

I'm voting either chemical or really crappy indent line. I feel like I saw a pink line initially on my pp tests but it faded some and then I could sometimes see and sometimes not. I was going a bit cross eyed staring at that test. However if the other tests prior to Friday didn't do it then maybe it is a chemical? Sorry for mindf!#$.

Oh and glad your friend apologized. I don't think I'd be ready to talk either with her responses though.