Monday, August 8, 2011

Who Needs Coffee When You've Got FMU?

I'm a spiller.

Food, drinks, paint, glue -- you name it, I've spilled it.

Coffee is my biggest nemesis.  If I'm wearing white, you can guarantee that by 8 a.m. I'll also be wearing a nice, brown coffee stain as well.

So, it should come as no surprise, that today I spilled something a little, um, more personal.

You see, I keep a specific coffee cup on the ledge of the bathtub in my bathroom, right next to the toilet.  The tub never gets used, and it's hidden by the shower curtain most of the time.  But it's also within grabbing distance for those mornings when I think that POAS is a good idea.

I suppose that what IS surprising is how many times I have successfully managed to pee in said mug without making a mess out of myself.  Alas, today that streak was broken.  I'm not talking a little drip or dribble here, folks -- I'm talking full-fledged sloshing, all over my leg, my shorts, and the floor.

Talk about a good-morning wake-up call.

Before jumping in the shower, though, I decided to pull out the FRER and my last internet cheapie.  As I stared forcefully at the test while it processed, willing it to show two lines (don't pretend you don't do that), I thought I saw a whisper of a second line on the cheapie.  The FRER, of course, was starkly negative.

Fast-forward about half an hour.  I am now showered and wide awake, no coffee needed!  I decide to take a second look.

And though Ms. FRER would beg to disagree, there, on my beloved cheapie, unbelievably faint, was my second line.

*Edited to add: Being the pee-a-holic I am, I of course went out and bought more tests after school today.  And OF COURSE I had to try them out.  And there is a definite line, darker than this morning, though still faint -- and WELL within the testing window this time.  Mo is waiting to get too excited until he sees a "real" line (meaning you can see it across the room!) but I am confident that we'll get there in a few days time.  :-)

31 comments:

  1. I hope you don't drive yourself crazy :)

    Could you please explain for the pee stick virgin what a FRER is? The internet cheapie speaks for itself :)

    I'm cautiously optimistic and excited for you! I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. Are you going to POAS every day until beta?

    If someone were to say, pee on a stick the morning of her beta to take some of the anxiety of the phone call wait, what would you recommend? Keeping in mind that that someone usually has low beta numbers.

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  2. ps sorry about your early morning urine shower :( What a way to start the day!! Also, why do you use a mug? and aren't you supposed to not look at a pee stick after 10 mins? I bow to your experience and pee stick wisdom, oh grasshopper.

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  3. congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Now, that's the way to start your day, well, minus the spillage! Congrats, here's to hoping your line gets darker and darker.

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  5. Woo-hoo!!!!! Hope you see a darker line in the days to come!!!!

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  6. OMG! Here's hoping tomorrow is darker! fyi-I always kept and looked at my pee sticks way after 10 min, sometimes hours later, and I never saw a positive come up unless I was actually pregnant. Yay!

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  7. Oh man I am sending you lots of sticky vibes and a healthy 9 month road ahead.

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  8. ooh, that is a spill!! I hope that line gets darker!!! sending good thoughts!

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  9. Life is so gross sometimes!!! That is such a wonderfully disgusting story! ...what you described at the beginning with having a white shirt reminded me of myself and so I think that I'm going to be a little more careful with my urine from now on.
    I hope that your line continues to get darker!! Maybe you weren't crazy in feeling implantation!! :) Sending you sticky thoughts!!

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  10. boo for spilling precious liquids... Yay for 2nd line.

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  11. eeek! Hoping that FRER will show a positive in a couple days! I can't believe it wouldn't show it but the IC would! Weird!

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  12. I also meant to say "congrats!" lol

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  13. Consider it a hazing exercise for when the baby pees and poos and vomits on you with wild abandon!
    I'm crossing my fingers that that second line stays there for you, and that THIS is the baby that will expel their bodily fluids upon you!!!

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  14. Oh man, I reaaaaallllly hope it keeps getting darker!!!! Fingers crossed.

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  15. I'm holding my breath for you!!!

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  16. I get covered in pee on a regular bases now and it is because of my new little IVF miracle, so I pray that your line gets darker and I hope this is not the last time you get covered in pee!!!

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  17. Oh the madness of POAS!!! I really hope this is it! Get darker, second line, DARKER!!!

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  18. Awesome!!! I pray it gets darker & darker, what wonderful news!!

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  19. Congratulations! That's SUCH great news! So happy for you!!!

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  20. oh dear, what a way to start the day! but yippee, what a way to start the day!

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  21. woooo hoooooo!! hoping that line gets darker!!
    xoxo

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  22. oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!! I'm so excited for you!!!!!!

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  23. YAY!!! Not for the spilled urine part, of course. :)

    I'll be thinking sticky thoughts for you!

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  24. Here's hoping that line continues to get darker! : )

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