In life when posed with a dilemma, what do you do? Pull out your Knock Knock Pro-Con pad, naturally. I love this little note pad, its a fun exercise when you are stressed out about anything and everything. I know you girls can understand the stress and pressure of going through IVF. I feel with each IVF cycle that comes and goes you feel more pressure because you know what to expect. I find the dreaded two week wait is basically being placed in solitary confinement where your mind just takes over and creates the most ridiculous scenarios.
This morning I pulled out my little Pro-Con pad and started writing out what the Pro’s would be if I tested before my Beta (blood pregnancy test) and the Con’s if I tested early with a negative result. I decided to just write whatever, honestly at this point I really don’t care how ridiculous I sound.
I am 6dp5dt (six days post five day transfer) and so pumped up on hormones I could probably power shop for 48 hours straight and that’s without caffeine. I would clearly avoid the jean department since injecting PIO (progestrone in oil) gives you instant muffin top. As much as I would like to laugh about this, it’s not funny. Now I am laughing.
Hopefully you can read all my Pro and Con’s above but just in case you can’t let me list them for you. I want you to start off your Friday morning with a laugh.
Pro’s if I take the HPT early (home pregnancy test) and it’s positive:
- Would know sooner
- It would prepare us
- Wouldn’t have to wait all day on Beta day
- Could start the celebration early (of course cautiously what the heck, FULL BLOWN PARTY MODE)
- I would start a new love affair with home pregnancy tests.
- Would be happy it was Beta day
- Entertain my husband with my angelic-like singing voice
- Start thinking of baby names
- Create Pinterest board of all baby stuff
- Take 1000 selfie’s to document day
- Start preparing my husband for the “push gift”
- Research fashion-forward maternity wear.
- Babymoon? I am thinking St. Barth’s or Paris! Why Not?
- Pick out the perfect pink nail polish to wear because of course we are having a girl.
Total number of Pros: 14
Con’s if I take the HPT early and it’s negative:
- Create unnecessarey stress
- Get into bad frame of mind (we know how that works don’t we girls)
- Could be right
- Could create a retail therapy bindge @DVF
- Unhappy about going to Beta appointment
- Would eat cake for breakfast
- Wouldn’t care that cake has Gluten
- Could possibly get another Frenchie
- Would drink a bottle of Vueve Clicquot by myself and Rose please it’s an emergency, not yellow label
- More retail therapy @DVF
- Start new blog why I hate HPT
- Light all remaining HPT on fire
- Google why IVF fails
- Google why I care what Google says
Total number of Cons: 14
So you can see my dilemma really didn’t get resolved. I am tied at 14 for each. I could flip a coin but I would rather hear what you girls think I should do.
Kate says
This is such a tough one! I’m right behind you at 5dp3dt and have been battling the same question. I tested yesterday knowing it was still early. I just wanted to do it and “get it over with”. I’m hoping to hold out till the morning of or night before beta. I’d rather live for the next two weeks with the expectation and hope that I’m pregnant. IF the beta is negative I’ll have plenty of time to wallow and why ruin that now if I don’t have to. Ignorance is bliss 🙂