I have everyone in my life telling me to take a pregnancy test but I am pretty defiant on taking one.

I’m currently 24 days late on my period, experiencing no blood (not even spotting) at all last month, and in the last few weeks have been experiencing an onslaught of very uncomfortable symptoms.

I’m nauseatingly sick every morning. This morning it turned to dry heaving and almost throwing up the coffee I barely got to sip down before my stomach decided to rebel. I’ll battle this off and on for a few hours before it goes away.

I get heartburn over the stupidest things. I can’t drink orange juice right now because the heartburn is not worth it. I have a sensitivity to smell. Sausages send my stomach on a spin, and I’m breathing deep while I wait for it to subside.

And the fatigue. Holy shit I can’t keep my eyes open to save my life. I just want a nap.

I’m being told I should take a pregnancy test but I’m pretty adamant on not taking one. It’s not uncommon that I miss a period for a month; I have the IUD and so it can sometimes stop a period. And every time I have peed on a stick in the past, it’s negative.

I don’t really want to be upset over the negative so I’m just choosing to wait. I’m waiting to see if I’ll bleed this month. If I just missed a month, I’ll start around the 20th, right in time. If I happen to miss February too, then I think I’ll consider taking a test.