Test out trigger shot or not?

I took my first trigger shot today to prepare for our IUI tomorrow!(first one, so excited!) I see lots of women “test out” the hcg from their trigger shot so they can see the progression go from positive to negative and back to positive when they find out they’re pregnant! I love the idea of this… but also worried I might be sad and upset seeing 2 lines and knowing it’s just the trigger… and then the possibility of it going negative and staying negative…

Have you tested out? Did you wait the full 2 weeks?

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I def tested it out because I knew I wasn’t going to be able to wait 2 weeks so it gave me peace of mind to just be able to track it!

did you end up with a positive? If not, how did you feel? I feel like I won’t be able to wait either lol

I tested my first one out and it made me so anxious when it started to fade. I didn’t test it out this time though for my 2bd iui. X

I always test it out because I wanted to find out how long it stays in my system in case I get excited when it’s false and found out that my trigger always lasts the full 14 days which is annoying so just be aware of that. Everyone is different though

I didn’t realize the trigger could last that long… that’s good to know.

that’s what I’m worried of.. it fading and then not coming back 😣 sending baby dust!

Thank you ☺️ my first one failed but I’ve just got a positive on IUI2 today at 14DP

yay! That’s awesome!

yes, it ended up being a positive and she is now 9 months old! My trigger shots were out of my system by day 9 but everyone’s bodies are different

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I'm so not meant to be a mother.

My kids won't listen to me get into stuff when they know they aren't supposed to. Telling me no all the time. Only listen to their dad. Laughs when I correct them. I spend most of my time yelling at them because they don't want to listen to me at all. My husband said that I shouldn't have kids. And I am believing him on it. I was never meant to be a mother now. I won't hurt my kids I just want to disappear and make everyone else's lives better without me.

One and done… or not?

32ftm. I’m starting to feel so much pressure to have another baby soon as I wean from breastfeeding so they can be close in age and be friends, but I don’t feel ready for pregnancy and newborn trenches again 😭 my husband and I are all we’ve got. Having just one baby without a village has been really tough. Am I being unrealistic wanting another one soon?

Baby #2??

I really want baby number 2 and am thinking of doing it via IUI as a solo mama!
Has anyone had any experiences with it 👀

Tests

So I had a blood test at the drs bc I keep getting positive tests when the blood test was negative what could this mean? Hubby says the tests are negative and said he can’t see anything. Negative image down below.

Am I pregnant?

I lightly spotted almost 5 days ago, which is not common for me before my period.
My period was supposed to come today. I should have tested in the morning but its 5:30pm.
Is there a second line??

Anyone have this happen before?

We were not trying to conceive, used protection and had sex on week 2 of my cycle (accidentally on my peak ovulation day). Week 3 we had Flu A. Week 4 my period did not come (it’s very regular). I tested and it was negative (2 different brands).
What should have been week 2 of my next cycle (now 6 weeks post last period), I had light red/ pink spotting for one day when I wiped. The following week, I tested again, still negative, but this time almost all the dye was in the negative space, which I’ve never seen happen before. The area where it shows one horizontal line for negative and a plus sign for positive, the horizontal line was super faded at the 3 minute mark, and the negative vertical line in the next window was VERY dark. Now I’m on week 8 of all this, period did not show up yesterday. Nothing in my life has changed (no additional stress, no other illness, no changes in diet or exercise, etc).

Has anyone gone through this and NOT been pregnant? I’m super nervous as we thought we were done having kids.

PS. I know I should go get a blood test, does anyone know if urgent care will do that? I’m past being convinced by a pee test.