Once AF is over and we can try again, I vow to not test early!!!

As tempting as it is, I was crushed to see what I was convinced was a faint line at 8DPO, build my hopes up, get continuous negative tests thereafter and AF arrived right on time. I had convinced myself it was true, planning how to tell my OH, and the constant testing and distraction exhausted me. We have been trying for over a year now.

Everyone around me are announcing pregnancies and I am left wondering why not me? I was euphoric when I thought I saw a faint line, and was obsessing with it. If I hadn’t tested so early I wouldn’t have had that glimmer of hope to be taken away.

So girls... as much as it’s tempting to test early, if we have to squint so hard to see if we THINK we see a line then it probably isn’t positive. It’s damaging our health and making the process even more challenging.

Do I have any cycle buddies who want to join me in keeping each other sane during the next tww and avoid testing until predicted day of AF?!