So one month of taking my chiropractor's advice, and what do I have? Two days with no period. I'm not even going to get into the weirdness of my chiropractor giving me better advice than my OB/GYN. I'm also not going to get too excited yet because..
I, unfortunately, also have a negative pregnancy test.
What a horrible story to go along with taking that test too. Ugh. Each time I've taken a test, I get up early enough so Jared is still at home. I will not take a test if he's not around to share the news. So I woke up and took the test this morning, and it looked like there was instantly two faint, pink lines. I put the test on the floor and ran out to Jared, smiling and saying "there's two lines!!" We hugged and shared the joy of finally being pregnant. "Its our turn now," he said. After a few minutes, something made me want to check the test again. So I did, and Jared followed me in the bathroom. Gross as it is, what I thought was the first line was just the light reflecting on a drop of pee that was on the test. The other line was a bright pink, and it was the only line there. We hugged again for a few minutes, letting the disappointment sink in.
But then we thought about it a bit more. I've still missed my period so far, and that hasn't happened in the 7 months I've been off birth control. Why would I miss it now? That's a good question to research!
Pregnancy is the #1 reason for a missed period. A second reason could be stress. I have been stressed at work recently, but I don't think its been enough to throw off my body's cycles. I'm really thinking that I have to be pregnant, as unlikely as I feel that could be given that we didn't try at all this month (meaning, we didn't have sex on purpose according to my ovulation schedule). It is apparently very possible that I don't have enough of the HCG hormone yet to be detected by a test. I've read that some women don't get a positive pregnancy test until they are a few weeks pregnant (and some never get a positive home test).
Its extremely hard for me to not get crazy excited right now. I've brought things up as if I am, like plans for announcing the gender, who would we tell right away, nursery designs, etc. My urge to revisit saved wish lists on Babies R Us is almost too large to ignore. I really don't want a disappointment, though.
Keep your fingers and toes crossed that a little Jana or Jacob is growing in my belly right now. :)
