Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Original poster

stick dunkers r us! poas addicts anonymous

70 replies

kat2504 · 24/09/2010 22:30

I have become a ridiculous tester in the last couple of months. opk, hpt, ridiculously early tests, finding a range of receptacles which i can get away with, even purchased a perimenopause test (I'm 32) because you could P on it. And it's one where you expect bfn!
Have hidden an empty deodorant lid in bathroom cabinet as new receptacle of choice.

Join me if you are in the 2ww or are a compulsive tester who needs a good fishslap to stay away from the hpts! I failed at the JS thread as I violated almost every rule!

OP posts:
broodywantcoilout · 27/09/2010 19:12

just wanted 2 say im loving this thread!!!
i knew i wasnt the only addict-but so many?! makes me feel so :-) 2 not b alone!
amazon-AMAZING prices!!-yet not good in that u can do many tests a day...and not feel one bit guilty....tho feel a wee bit silly!

KatyCustard · 27/09/2010 19:22

I do know what you're saying feduptcc, but for me it's insanely late testing. AF was due on the 14th! So in away I'm even more insane as the chances of me getting a bfp are so remote as to be non existent! Am of to the drs in the morning. The first response I did earlier had a line where the positive would show if it was BFP but it was white, with no hint of pink dye.

broody I've checked this thread about 6 times today (you can tell I don't work Mondays!), it's my new home!

broodywantcoilout · 27/09/2010 19:25

haha, there's a thread-watiting 2 test- which im always on. tho theres not much waiting involved 4 most of us, perhaps waiting 4 bfp but not so much waiting 2 test!! haha

fedupttcnosuccess · 27/09/2010 19:30

broody: you should be a part time sales rep for poas, as should all these other ladies pushing them, on mn. i'm not saying you are not genuine poasers, just that that way madness lies. just look at rosie and what befell her. i would advocate strongly that you steer clear of such things until you are certain that you are pregnant. early testing only leads to further heartache. think with your head. i am trying to save you ladies from further misery. theres enough to worry about re: ttc. i am in the same boat as you guys, but if i can stop stressing about one more thing that i dont need, then that is the option i will choose, and i urge you to do the same. best of luck x

broodywantcoilout · 27/09/2010 19:32

thanks, i do know i shouldnt-and resistd when i fell pregnant with ds and dd. but for whatever reason feel like i just cant help myself!

fedupttcnosuccess · 27/09/2010 19:35

sorry for the lecture: just as i hit 'post'; i thought who the hell am i! but i cant bear to see you guys put yourself through all that misery. i promise my intentions are truly honourable and i did not mean to offend, if i did then feel free to slap me with a wet fish!

Original poster
kat2504 · 27/09/2010 19:39

yeah it is madness. To be honest, much of the time with hpts I'm kinda expecting the bfn. We all know the risk of chemical pregnancies and to be honest, I know at least 2 of us have had a m/c, so no strangers to heartache. I never meant to be pushing the tests, just a light hearted acknowledgement that we are not all quite so good at waiting till af is overdue. I know I couldn't wait a whole week after AF is due. I've not had a CP before so I am not speaking from experience. But I have had a miscarriage and I can say that I would actually like to know if I had conceived. Not everyone would feel that way of course. Maybe I wouldn't if it did happen to me.

ttc is something of a roller coaster, we all go along it in our own ways!

Not all my poas-ing is hpts anyway. Knowing that ov is done with this month, I have at least had two negative results on the perimenopause tests! I need more things to dunk in the cup, perhaps for some non-fertility related ailments. I am also a hypochondriac!!

OP posts:
fedupttcnosuccess · 27/09/2010 19:48

kat: sorry about the miscarriage. yes, i see your point now, about wanting to know if you had conceived, hadnt thought of that before! you might even have converted me! i've never conceived before, trying for first. but the million dollar question is, as ive never done an early hpt, if i had conceived iwould never have known it. but no, no, no i cant think like that, my mind would explode. i wouldnt be able to handleit. yet, it would offer us an insight into our fertility problems, would it not...who knows, i'll let you know if i succumb. i think it may be beneficial if we were to know whether we could conceive or not...mmmm let me sleep on it. but thanks very much for opening up a differnt but interesting and very useful perspective. like you so rightly said, the end goal is the same yet there are many ways of going about it... you may have started something here...Grin

Original poster
kat2504 · 27/09/2010 19:54

When I did conceive I didn't actually need a pregnancy test to tell me that I was pregnant. Obviously I did at least a dozen! But I knew about 4 days early from the symptoms. As we know the symptoms of PMT are quite similar, but I just knew something was different. I wasn't even trying at that time.
I think this month now I have had bfn, I can ease off the ridiculous symptom spotting and pokage of the chest area and start planning when to get the opks out in October. Of course it isn't over until AF arrives so perhaps one more test this week before I drink a bottle of red.....

OP posts:
broodywantcoilout · 27/09/2010 19:57

as this threads quite active im hoping one of you can help me- do u know anything about evap lines? how do u know if its that not a bfp? can evap lines b pink?

Original poster
kat2504 · 27/09/2010 20:01

If it is clearly pink it is positive. If you think it is really a lightish grey then it is probably not. Just read that you were trying to compare tests. If you still aren't sure then take a digital perhaps? A clearblue with conception indicator worked for me 4 days early last time. If you wait 48 hours before doing it you should get a clearer result. How many DPO are you?

OP posts:
skandi1 · 27/09/2010 20:53

Broodywantscoilout,

Have you ever been on the website below??

If not, do look. Most helpful when it comes to info on evap lines false positives and negatives for every brand of test out there.

www.peeonastick.com

All I can say is that the lady who runs this site is the Queen of POAS! Hats off to her as its really useful (at least for us obessives Grin ).

Did you know that there is a volcano is Costa Rica called Poas?? Wink

rosieposey · 27/09/2010 21:00

I love that site. I think she is taking it a bit far using tap water and breast milk but hey - all in the name of poas'ing and its pretty informative too.

Original poster
kat2504 · 27/09/2010 21:13

Yeah, she has compared all the brands too! She must have spent a small fortune!

OP posts:
KatyCustard · 27/09/2010 22:59

I found that site yesterday. It's a brilliant resource, but I had the same thought Kat, she must have spent even more money than us! Grin

KatyCustard · 28/09/2010 14:11

Just been to dr who sent me down to the hospital for a blood test, and the results will be through by 4 apparently. I explained I was on cucle day 43 or 44 and that we hadn't had sex since the end of August and that HTPs were all negative, but the Dr felt that as there is a (small)chance I could be pregant he needed to rule that out before anything else. I Felt like a right old fraud as I know it'll be negative, TBH at this point I am now desparate for AF to start so that we can just get on with trying again!

skandi1 · 28/09/2010 16:42

oooh katy that sounds exciting!!

lets us know when you have news.

fingers are crossed for you!

KatyCustard · 28/09/2010 21:06

Thanks Skandi. Unfortunately the results hadn't come back when I phoned this evening so will have to ring tomorrow. Grrr.
I'm at work all day but I'll let you know tomorrow evening.

skandi1 · 28/09/2010 22:04

what a PITA!!! Sorry to hear of the delay, Katy. Don't those useless NHS folk know that this is an emergency? Having to hang on overnight is terrible.
xx

Original poster
kat2504 · 28/09/2010 22:14

Katy what a nuisance! very shoddy NHS service. Fx for tomorrow for you.

OP posts:
skandi1 · 29/09/2010 11:18

Thinking of you Katy.

Question: What is the ealiest after ovulation any of you have poas??

Its day 3 for me and am wanting to poas. How pointless and sad is that!!

Wombat33 · 29/09/2010 11:45

Hello , this thread title really spoke to me this morning. Can I join? I'm 8-10 dpo (post MC) and I'm desperate to test! AF not due for another 7 days but I got a bpf a few days early when I got pg in Aug. To make matters worse I popped in to Boots this morning on my way to work and First Response were on buy 2 get 2 free... I now have 8 sticks burning a hole in my bag... Blush

KatyCustard · 29/09/2010 12:30

Thanks guys.
Well, just phoned the doctors and results still not in, they said phone again tomorrow. Very cross.

Wombat I saw that offer aswell, fortunatley as I was looking my DD piped up "mummy what are they?" and so I chnaged the subject and lwent into another isle untill the urge to but left me! You have my sympathies wombat!

domeafavour · 29/09/2010 12:41

AF was due yesterday, tested a couple of times last week and was so disappointed with the BFN's. I can't face doing it again. Feels like there is a bit of hope left until I see that single line.

Wombat33 · 29/09/2010 12:44

KC that's very frustrating! Hope they have them in tomorrow!

Swipe left for the next trending thread