I refuse to POAS. Anyone else here do that?

[mrshan]

Hi Ladies!

First time posting, TTC#1, on cycle 8 or 9. My name is Lesli, and I'm 33.

My cycles are normal most of the time since going off the Pill in July. I've had a couple cycles where there's only been 8 or 10 days between 4-day long periods, which I suspect may have been chemical pregnancies (which makes me hopeful that everything is working with me and DH). Otherwise my cycles are 26-28 days, and we just haven't gotten lucky yet.

I have been charting, but not temping.

I haven't bought any PT because I'm afraid that once I start to POAS, I won't be able to stop. Luckily, AF has been either early or right on time. I don't know if I'd be able to resist testing if AF were ever late.

 

[purplecupcake]

Why would you resist testing once your period is late? How else would you find out if you're pregnant?

 

[mrshan]

I haven't been late yet. But a lot of people start testing 8-11days after ovulation, before AF is due to show up.

 

[tuesdaysbaby]

Um yes, we do that because we are desperate to know if we are UTD!

I don't see it as a bad thing at all! It is hard to not test, really really hard - especially for me as I have a somewhat unpredictable cycle and it is hard to know when AF is actually due - we're talking anywhere from 31 days to 37 and last month, it was 25 days! It's too hard sometimes to just "be patient".

 

[mrshan]

Oh, no judgment here, Tuesday! I just know that if I start, I'll end up with a 3-stick-per-day habit. I don't think I can handle the extra pressure and the disappointment of a BFN.

For me, as hard as it is to see AF, I don't think that I want to know I'm not pregnant any earlier than necessary. I'm lucky that my cycles have been fairly regular since I got the BCP hormones out of my system.

Last cycle I almost gave in and bought some, but I've resisted the urge so far.

 

[DosPinkies]

Oh I don't blame you at all! It's much easier to just get AF than to see a bunch of BFN's and then get AF anyways...in my opinion anyways. Plus I know girls who have had chemicals wait a long time to try to avoid getting their hopes up again if it's a BFP that's going to disappear soon. I've gotten much better at holding off longer at least. I've seen tons of girls on here that didn't test until they were a whole week late. The fear of seeing a negative sucks. You just do whatever works for you, darlin!