I've been ttc for over 2 years. I went through a phase of testing every month from about 11DPO onwards, just because I was desperate to know. In that time I had 2 very, very, very faint possibles which I think may have been chemical pregnancies. But nothing else.
I've had a bit of a break due to endo surgery, and now I'm starting on the ttc train again. I'm debating whether to buy a new pack of internet cheapy tests, or not.
On the one hand, it's tortuous testing each month to see that soul destroying blank test. And getting to the last test of my bag of 20 was a bit of a kick in the teeth. I told myself when I got to the last one that I wouldn't do that to myself again.
On the other hand, it's good to feel like I'm doing something. It's also quite good to let myself down gently before AF arrives, so it's not so much of a shock when it does. And the 2 poss chems that I've had give me a tiny bit of hope that I wouldn't have if i'd never tested.
I've never got too upset about a BFN test, I just get on with it. I've also always thought that if I ever do that a BFP, I'll want to test every day for a few days to be sure.
So what do other people do? Test away or hold out until AF shows (or not!)
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Test each month or hold out for AF? What do you do?
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PJsAreDayWear · 18/06/2015 10:25
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