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Have you heard of this site? I hadn't until I started raving to the world wide web about how annoying home pregnancy tests can be. Turns out I'm not the only one who feels that way. Apparently Megan A. Clarke, the creator of website www.peeonastick.com and, uh, tester, of all myriad kinds of pregnancy tests had much the same experience, and heard the same thing from other women with the same problem.
I found out about this site from ksmilligan who referred me there after reading about the complaints my friend had about not being able to read the friggin' test. Well, apparently no one else can either. It's all a crap shoot, honestly. That said, this site offers real pics of tests that were taken and offers up (humorous) commentary on the results.
Or, should I say, lack of results. The pics I saw reflected a gal who is not pregnant--but, heck, even THOSE are hard to read. The site recommends getting a digital pregnancy test, as did many readers who commented on the present dilemma. Those things are DARNED expensive, and you only get one per pack, so you can't screw up like with the three-packs of EPTs. Heck, with that you could have a slumber party and everyone could take one just for the hey ho of it all.
But I digress. This site, silly as it may sound and weird as it may seem to view the pictures of sticks Megan has peed on, actually has some pretty good information. Sure, a lot of it is opinion, but she seems to have done her homework--I mean the results are right there in front of you. I felt a lot better knowing that everyone else seems to have trouble reading those stupid things too. You might as well consult a magic eight ball for all the time spent trying to read some of those things.
Would I pee on a stick and then share it for all the world (or at least those interested) to see? Probably not. well, maybe for you guys. Those of you who want to, though, can. There is a sort of viewer mail section where you can submit your own hard to read--or perhaps if you're lucky, clear and blue (or pink)--picture of what happened when you peed on a stick.
My friend, by the way, took that sage advice and went right out to get that digital pregnancy test. Not so sure she's ready to share what the result was with anyone, but if she changes her mind I'll let you know.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
2-14-2008 @ 9:06PM
Eva said...Time will tell!
If you were infertile, you could just go into your RE's office for a beta! One thing that's actually easier with infertility. The only thing.
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2-15-2008 @ 7:26AM
Michele W said...I just went through something like this with a friend of mine where she had her tubes cut, tied and burned and 5 years later she suspected she was pregnant! She was not thrilled at first already having 3 kids. She goes and buys a bunch of test and each one came up differnt and hard to read. This doesnt help with the stress either. She called me and I told her to try one of the digital ones. That was the only one that came right out and said PREGNANT!! My obgyn also taught me a little trick that you can do to ensure that you dont make a mistake with a test. She told me that it is a good idea to pee in a cup first then dip the test in the cup so you can make sure you got quote, enough pee on it or that you dont mess it up. I have done this each and every time and it works great. Though I have never had a problem with not being able to tell what it says. When I thought I was pregnant with my son , The test couldn't have come out any more darker and perfect to say yes! congrats!
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2-15-2008 @ 7:23AM
claire said...After reading your previous post about this, I followed the commenter's link to the website. To be honest, I was kind of, well, shocked! How can we live in this amazing technological age and not have dependable sticks to pee on? Amazing.
Sometimes, though, denial has a tricky hand in it, of course. My pregnancy with my son was NOT a planned one, so I peed on a multitude of sticks, all of which SCREAMED "yes, you're knocked up!" at me. I continued buying them in the hopes that one might be unclear so that I could drink a glass (or 4) of wine to ease my anxiety about the possibility.
All mine were easy to read, and after the initial shock wore off, I couldn't be happier with the results.
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2-15-2008 @ 12:56AM
Sherry said...I agree with the peeing in a cup and then dipping the stick into the cup to get a good reading. I had to hold the stick in the cup for way longer than I would have been able to pee on it. I have never had trouble reading the results, positive or negative.
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2-15-2008 @ 7:24AM
J Jordan said...Hi, Claire. I think denial does play a strong role in the reading of the sticks sometimes, it is true!!!
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2-15-2008 @ 7:27AM
J Jordan said...Hi, Michelle. I think the cup method is probably a good idea too--the only concern there is whether there will be enough for the cup, but you don't really need that much. If the taker is game perhaps she'll try this method next. I still don't think she'll send her photo in to that website though!
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2-17-2008 @ 5:32PM
Sandyone said...Ha! I know this lady and she is a fountain of terrific information on many different subjects. I've not actually needed her knowledge on pregnancy tests (all 6 have shouted "pregnant" quite loudly, thankyouverymuch), but she knows a lot about a lot!!!
Meg rocks!
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