DH and I decided to go ahead and take a pregnancy test last night. I know, I know....I swore I'd wait until August 13th, but with a test just sitting in my cabinet that claims it can detect pregnancy 4 days before my period's due, I just had to do it. Actually, DH was sort of the instigator. But then, it doesn't take much convincing to get me to succumb to my own raging impatience either. He was like "You should go ahead and take a te.." and before he could finish saying "test", I shouted, "OKAY!" and ran to the bathroom while frantically trying to rip the test out of its strong foil packaging. No, that's not how it really happened.

I kind of expected it to be negative. I'm not all that bummed about it though, because it was only our first month of trying. Besides, now I have a fresh month to eat super healthy, drink tons of water, and continue my prenatal vitamins and red raspberry leaf tea. I didn't do so great at eating healthy food this past month. Also, DH was under more stress than usual with his new job. I've read that stress can be a culprit in lowering sperm count and motility, so maybe that could be a factor?

Next time I really AM going to wait until I miss my period.....I SWEAR.
I'm thinking I might take a shot at charting my temperature and cervical mucus when this next cycle starts. That way, I'll have better idea of when I actually ovulate.

Labels: pregnancy tests, ttc