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Oops double post.

thanks so much to all you ladies for your kind words. we plan to keep it a secret for a little while so it really helps to be able to share the news with all of you.

I've been away for a couple of days and wowowow!!! So thrilled for all the BFPs! Each one of you! Congratulations ladies!!!

@Torchwood: hope all is ok. I would test again in a day and see what happens. Do you know what they are doing Monday?

When does everyone start POAS? Do you wait til a specific DPO? Or wait for a specific day (the weekend?)? Wait til AF is late? I tested last cycle at 10dpo. I think that's what I'll do this month also! Curious to see what everyone here does!

I really try for 14DPO I will test day AF is due! I think if I did any earlier I'd go crazy but I think after my IUI in a few weeks I'll want to POAS everyday

Last time I ttc'd I think I started testing at 10dpo with Wondfo and 13 or 14 dpo with FRER. Since I'm nursing this time, I expect my LP will be short and don't have high expectations of a bfp so I'll probably wait at least until 12 dpo. I did get a positive on Wondfo at 10dpo last time so if I thought there was a good possibility I might test that early again.

@littlebit: i read this very helpful article yesterday on fertility friend about when you can expect a positive HPT

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/When-can-I-expect-a-positive-HPT-if-I-am-pregnant.html

they did a big study of 93,184 of their recent charts and found that the average dpo for the first positive pregnancy test was 13.6

also said that the avrage dpo for the first "false" negative test was 10.3

and the percentage of pregnancy charts with a positive test at 10dpo was only 10%!

very helpful!

@buttermilk: I would go with your first temp.

@Littlebit: I start stupid early. I don't mind bfn's, either. I don't even know what day I started POAS with this pregnancy, but I know it was too early.

@buttermilk: I think you're really supposed to use the first temp.

@buttermilk: From what I understand, time of day is most important, as long as you get a minimum of 3 hours of sleep prior. That is what I've read but I'm by no means an expert!

Uh.

It isn't even a squinter in this light....

@sweetkeight: omg! Congratulations!! So awesome!

@T.H.O.U.:I said when I made th appointment that I wanted a blood test for confirmation. I'll be asking for the 48 hour test and to check progesterone levels. I dislike my doctor a lot (didn't bother finding one because of the move), so going in planning to put my foot down if she refuses.

Quick update. Took an opk late yesterday and was almost as dark as the control, far darker than any since I O'd. Took another wondfo hpt today, and it was faint but dark enough that if it had been the first I took I would have had no doubts I was pregnant. It's darker than any previous wandfo.

At this point I know I'm pregnant, and I'm feeling better about chemical since they're steadily darkening. Thanks for all the positive encouragement!!!

@Torchwood: cool! Now, step away from the HPT. You are going to drive yourself crazy.

@sweetkeight: so exciting!!! Congrats lady! How many DPO are you?

All these BFPs make me want test day to get here quick!!!

@runnerd: here's the rub, I'm only 9dpo. I'm nervous as hell about chemical or ectopic. However, I'm trying to see it as a positive that there's a line this early - with my MC, I didn't see a positive til 14 dpo and that was the most squinty line imaginable.

I had to laugh this afternoon...I'm almost at O day and showed DH my digital OPK and said "so, warning, when there's a happy face, which is sometime in the next two days, that means a lot of baby dancing" and he totally burst out laughing and told me no fun tonight because he doesn't want to waste his soldiers lol. Almost back into the TWW for POAS early Sept

@sweetkeight: yay congrats

@boopers, @ellewoods84, @mrs. 64, @littlek, @doxielove, @runnerd, @buttermilk, @pui, @honeygold89, @peapie: Thank you so much!

@runnerd: Thanks, I'm giving in to the hope that this one is going to stick. And be a girl

ETA: I just went back to look at the test again and now the line is even prettier. I'm still in shock. DH keeps saying "Are you looking at the peestick again?" and when I say "I can't help it!" He responds "I'm sure there are some branches in the yard I could pee on and bring in the house! We could create a shrine to peesticks!" to him.