Let’s face it. Trying to get pregnant isn’t pretty, at least not if you’re having some struggle actually succeeding getting pregnant. There’s an awful lot of mathematics involved in calculating when you ovulate. You begin to see your own body as a science experiment in which you are the lab rat. You’re constantly taking your basal body temperature and measuring cervical mucus.

During one part of the month, when you think you might be ovulating, you’re peeing on an ovulation test strip. Later on, when you’re hoping to find out whether your hard work has paid off, you’re peeing on a home pregnancy test.

To say the least, this can get really awkward.

If, for example, you work in an office where everyone can see you get up and go to the bathroom, you’re going to feel awkward about privacy. Sure, the best time to take your ovulation test is in the afternoon. Unfortunately, this is the time that most of your co-workers are taking their bathroom breaks. Peeing on a stick requires you to make certain noises, which are almost certain to be heard by the co-worker in the nexst stall. Forget about walking out of the stall with it in your hand, or waiting for the results. You’re stuck jamming the nasty thing into the wrapper and waiting at your desk with a pee-covered test strip in your purse.

Ew. Just… ew.

Home pregnancy tests are a little bit easier. The best time to use a pregnancy test is the first thing in the morning. Of course, if you wake up at 4:30 and have to pee, do you really want to wake up your partner to tell him the happy news? (OK, we know you do. Chances are he won’t mind it, either.)

Unfortunately, this all comes with the territory. If you’re going to be aggressive about trying to conceive and having a baby, you’re going to have to pee on a lot of sticks.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 5th, 2010 and is filed under News.