Waste of Time and Money

As already stated in my previous post, this Clomid cycle didn't work. Well my nurse said I still needed to take a pregnancy test. My thought was.....what's the point? Tests aren't cheap (not if you want a good result anyway), and I can use that money towards better things. She still said I needed to take one. So I went to Walmart last night and stood in front of the endless shelves of pregnancy products. 

Did I want to check for ovulation? How about checking for it in a 3 month supply? Did I want "fertile-friendly" lubricant? How about the larger supply? Did I want spermicide? How about condoms? Did I want "his and hers" lubrication? Ooooh how about the kind that warms to the touch? Oh I know. I bet I wanted the new contraceptive "film".


NO! DANG IT! I just want a PREGNANCY TEST!!!!! A simple pregnancy test. 

Oh a pregnancy test? Why didn't you say so?? What kind would you like? They range from .88 all the way to an entire paycheck. We have large ones, small ones, that one glows in the dark, this one needs a blood offering, that one over there tells you how far it "thinks" you are, this one here will send you $10 in the mail but ONLY if you buy 2 other similar products. Oooooh this one here is a 2 pack, but for $8 more, you can get a pack of 3! DEAL!!!

Look. I want something simple, preferably 2 tests, that won't cost me my mortgage payment. A reputable accurate brand, and something that won't waste my time since I already know what the result will be. This is what was left standing:

With $10 less in my wallet, I took my purchase home. This morning I woke up and took the test. Just a little handy tip: I'm incapable of placing the stick "in my urine stream for 5 seconds, making sure to not get the rest of the stick wet". It's impossible. So if you're anything like me, here's what I do. I took the little lid/cap off of my laundry detergent bottle when it was empty. I washed it out really well, and now I use it to pee in anytime I need to take an ovulation/pregnancy test. It's so much more convenient, and way less of a mess, trust me!  Beats peeing all over your hand!!

Anyways, while the stick of infertility decided my fate, I finished getting ready for the morning. I checked on it a few minutes later and whaddya know?? A big fat negative:

Now there's something I didn't see coming! Ok enough of the sarcastic bitterness. Happy faces people, happy faces! Shake it off, we knew it was coming. Now just waiting for my period to start so I can decide if I'll do round 2 of Clomid. Stay tuned!