different kind of test day…

So this morning I took the FR Fertility test.  The goal of this test is to only get one line or if there is a line it should be more faint than the test line.  I took it and here is what I got…

The first line is my line – the second is the test line.  So for me this test says that yes I can “continue trying to conceive”.  When this test was processing I kept thinking “when will I get a pregnancy test that looks like this?”   Anyway, two come in a box and I will take the other one next month to make sure my levels are ok and then I probably won’t buy anymore after that.  The test measures your FSH levels and can only be taken on CD 3.

“FSH is an acronym for follicle stimulating hormone. FSH is one of several reproductive hormones that our bodies should be producing at certain ranges during certain times in each ovulatory cycle, in order for optimal ovulation to occur. FSH, which is produced by our pituitary gland, does what its name implies — it stimulates follicles to grow. Within our ovaries, follicles are the structures that contain the egg cells.” – excerpt from a fertility website.

Hope this info was helpful :O)

 

OPK turns positive but it’s only CD 10?

OK so we decided to stop TTC.  Tonight Jo felt crampy and since her period was longer than normal but not really “heavy” like normal she said she wanted to test just to be sure.  SO, we came home and we didn’t have any tests so in my infinite wisdom I said well, lets take an OPK cause sometimes pregnancy will show up on them too.  I was not expecting any line AT ALL.  For one, she is notorious for O’ing between days 14-17.  For two there is NO WAY she can be pregnant!  Lo and behold the second pink line though hmmmmm……  I honestly don’t know what to think.  There is a chance that she is O’ing early but what if….?  NO, it’s too crazy to think about….there is no possible way…..it’s just a fluke….isn’t it?

 

certification test tomorrow

If you didn’t already know we work at a tissue bank.  Tomorrow is the annual AAT.B test.  I am not one of the luck chosen ones this year but Jo is.  I will get to spend my morning sleeping in and enjoying the day while she is holed up in a room with 50 other people trying to get certified.

So, I guess we can talk about the giant elephant in the room – the test.  that we haven’t taken yet. and tomorrow will be 3 days overdue.  She has been so focused on that test this month and with all the hurricanes, family issues, and stuff we decided it would be best to wait a week.  Just in case it’s just stress that has her a little overdue.  I’m sure most of you are probably like – OMG how can they wait… if I was overdue I would already know! – but she was 10 days overdue one time and we got SOOOOOOOOOOOO excited that this time it’s like “Oh it’s just 3 days - no biggie.”  So……. we wait.