tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post1353673605185909259..comments2023-06-01T08:53:53.341-07:00Comments on Misconceptions About Conception: To POAS or not to POASShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872513410814268769noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-49220079488947906782011-06-13T07:46:51.682-07:002011-06-13T07:46:51.682-07:00I know I'm adding my thoughts late, but I woul...I know I'm adding my thoughts late, but I would POAS. And I did. Ridiculously early. Like 2dp5dt. But that was the point--I KNEW I'd get a BFN that early and so it actually helped me (yes, I know, weird). I only tested once each morning with FMU using FRERs. I got my first BFP 7dp5dt (probably 6dp5dt too in retrospect, but it was a real squinter). I continued to test once each morning, Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338774601275483567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-68745748049059410542011-06-07T22:59:47.281-07:002011-06-07T22:59:47.281-07:00I'd have to do it! I can't imagine NOT te...I'd have to do it! I can't imagine NOT testing. It's a completely foreign concept to me to NOT test. But, I guess we're all different, so just do what feels right to you.<br /><br />But, how many opportunities do you get to possibly get a +HPT on Father's Day? Sure, it may be too early (in which case, you're in no different situation than before) or it may not have Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008902425809438459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-72898233533894147902011-06-07T10:07:40.295-07:002011-06-07T10:07:40.295-07:00I have/ had a similar dilemma. Today (the 7th) is ...I have/ had a similar dilemma. Today (the 7th) is 8 days past a 5 day transfer. Perfectly possible to test and get a positive (even more possible to test and get a negative). It is my husband's birthday and it was tempting to sneak in an early test with dreams of surprising him with the news. BUT todays answer wouldn't be definitive and I would rather wait until I know the result is THELizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336643483655255680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-87537625168678656012011-06-06T19:12:19.813-07:002011-06-06T19:12:19.813-07:00I love POAS.
Love it.
Planning it, tracking it, ...I love POAS.<br /><br />Love it.<br /><br />Planning it, tracking it, all of it.Rocciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240177887229400836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-83358920636370437412011-06-05T09:24:49.401-07:002011-06-05T09:24:49.401-07:00I am in the "don't test" category. I...I am in the "don't test" category. I didn't test at all even after the positive beta. I hate those damn pee sticks and vowed that I wouldn't poas for our 2ww. I am glad I didn't - those things can mess with your head. If you test too early you get that stark white test effect - the one that would send me careening into a very dark place and if you test too early and get Momasitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687149140980965721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-87686706649207661462011-06-04T17:18:11.224-07:002011-06-04T17:18:11.224-07:00Great topic. One that I'll have to decide for ...Great topic. One that I'll have to decide for myself very soon. Last cycle I also tested too early, got many +'s only to get a - the day of beta, and learn it was a chemical. This time around if I do POAS, it will probably be morning of beta to brace myself either way. Good luck!J'esperehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345401910042981593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-66944300256781849172011-06-04T16:49:04.522-07:002011-06-04T16:49:04.522-07:00I'm with you on the POAS dilemma... I never kn...I'm with you on the POAS dilemma... I never know what to do :( Thinking of you always xoxo<br /><br />newyearmum2blogspot.comDandelionBreezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988561541523178095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-13717650752765696872011-06-04T15:32:31.272-07:002011-06-04T15:32:31.272-07:00don't do it..... i have gotten a negative by t...don't do it..... i have gotten a negative by testing too early and a positive on beta day... that negative made the rest of the 2ww completely unbearable!!<br />and it really messed with my head. i have now become a girl who waits, waits for beta results. no pee sticks are allowed in my house<br />xoxoJes Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328608077540015554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-29897195328660855672011-06-04T15:18:05.550-07:002011-06-04T15:18:05.550-07:00I'd probably wait and test, especially due to ...I'd probably wait and test, especially due to the fact that I just got a BFN at 12 DPO, and not a positive until 17 DPO(possibly sooner, but that was when I tested).<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-7169353505804886452011-06-04T14:11:38.097-07:002011-06-04T14:11:38.097-07:00I agree not to POAS until right before the beta. ...I agree not to POAS until right before the beta. I made the mistake of POAS too early my last IVF (which turned out to be a chemical) it it caused me a lot of grief and anxiety I didn't need. (I get addicted and end up taking tests at work, etc) This time, I plan to do a digital one day before the transfer. No lines to obsess over, that way, and not a long wait to the beta. Let's Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034004540141447860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-79438312365989269102011-06-04T13:22:58.921-07:002011-06-04T13:22:58.921-07:00I say go for it! What a great present it could mak...I say go for it! What a great present it could make...and if it's negative, it is still early.Babylicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04920824745902077669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-13856179528204170392011-06-04T13:08:37.876-07:002011-06-04T13:08:37.876-07:00I SWORE I wouldn't POAS but I folded like a la...I SWORE I wouldn't POAS but I folded like a lawn chair. My only advice...do not test on Fathers Day and keep the bad news to yourself. Its nearly impossible to keep to yourself when its a BFN. So my vote is definitely do not POAS on Fathers Day whatsoever. Its a tough decision...how about a compromise...POAS on beta day...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-1181468245239170802011-06-04T11:20:49.570-07:002011-06-04T11:20:49.570-07:00@R: no, I definitely won't be addicted and nee...@R: no, I definitely won't be addicted and need to test every day. I *despise* testing on weekday mornings, for the reasons I mentioned and others, so there wouldn't be another opportunity for me to test before Thursday's beta.<br /><br />Yeah, I always hate the 2WW, and I'm thinking with so much riding on this cycle, this 2WW will be the worst one yet.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872513410814268769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-38826117766990975712011-06-04T10:59:33.987-07:002011-06-04T10:59:33.987-07:00I never tested early for any IUIs or IVFs until my...I never tested early for any IUIs or IVFs until my first DE IVF last May. I was fairly confide t that the test show a double line, based on the fact that in my mind, everyone that does DE IVF gets a + (boy did I learn a lesson). Yes, my HPT came back with 2 lines at 5dp5dt, but sadly that pg ended. <br /><br />Since then I continued to POAS on my later cycle only to discover a - it did help R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09730805885076066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-66094184675979133712011-06-04T10:49:44.901-07:002011-06-04T10:49:44.901-07:00Oh, I'd probably do what you're thinking a...Oh, I'd probably do what you're thinking about. I"m not a big fan of early testing, mainly because I'm cheap and I pretty much know the outcome (I'm a realist not a pessimist). But it would be amazing to get your BFP on Father's Day and celebrate it. I say do the test on Father's Day, knowing that it's early, then not test again until the blood test. Of courseMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540357391500090255noreply@blogger.com