Monday, April 18, 2011

Imaginary Line

11dpiui

I probably tested too early, but the result shut down this whole cycle for me. F hummed "...it ain't over till it's over..." all day yesterday.

At three minutes past peeing on a stick, I was sure the faintest of lines was about to appear. The test is just too wet and blurry to really see it yet.

At ten minutes past peeing on a stick I saw an imaginary line.

At thirty minutes past peeing on a stick I cried. My chest was heavy with disappointment.

When I examined the test at an hour past peeing on a stick I cursed myself for not waiting 2 more days to test.

I returned to the test over and over throughout the day. At one point I realized that my friend who is getting married this summer will be pregnant before me. I remembered Mother's Day is coming up. If you hold the test up to the light you can almost see through it, leaving a shadow of a test line.

When I studied the test with tears in my eyes at 7 hours after peeing on a stick, the control line was so dry and solid and dark against the white test window that I was finally convinced it was really negative and threw it in the trash. I told F he was not allowed to try to cheer me up. We ate ice cream under blankets and binged on BattleStarGalactica episodes all evening.

10 comments:

Jos said...

HANG IN THERE!!! That's an ORDER!

Seriously - at 10dpo my HPT was stark white. I somehow resisted testing at 11dpo, but i GUARANTEE i would have had a BFN at 11dpo. At 12dpo I BARELY saw a line.

It isn't over!!!! ((HUGS))

Alex said...

Oh sweetie - this testing thing sucks. It's definitely not over... Hoping the next few days show something very different!

Fran said...

Oh petal...it sucks. No end. Love to you, Fran

Kerrik said...

I'm so sorry hun. We always say it isn't over till its over, but that doesn't really make it any easier when you see that single line on the test strip.

Hoping you will have a beautiful surprise in another day or two.

Kim said...

I am so sorry Jill, even though it is still very early, I understand that nauseating felling, I know all to well what its like looking at the same test 100 times over. I am hoping that second line appears in the next couple of days. xoxoxox

Rebecca said...

Definitely still early. Sending lots of ((hugs)).

cdg said...

so sorry, hang in there. this is why I hate HPT's!!!!!!!!!!

Tippy said...

i too hate HPTs. they make me crazy. i'm glad you found a good way to comfort yourselves.. i also hate the way that we think about other people who will achieve this before we do.. hang in there. hugs.

kkasun said...

Hang in there, it isn't over yet. 11dpo I tested BFN, but then four days later a VERY obvious BFP!!

lostintranslation said...

Here from ICLW. I'm sorry the 2WW is driving you crazy and POAS doesn't bring any good news. I hate POAS, the last time I tested the morning of my beta, convinced it would be positive, but it wasn't (and neither was the beta). Hang in there.