10 days past ovulation (dpo)

Today is 10 dpo..

Unlike the past few days, whereby we tested almost every other day wanting to know of your presence earlier but all of which told a different story, we did not do any further test on the HPT since 30 Jul 12, Monday.

This is because, the nearer we are to the end of the 2 weeks wait, the more the results will be finalised. So meaning, if we were to get a negative now, there will be no hope for us to cling on to that it may have been a false negative.

If you want to know the probability that the results (data collated from pregnant ladies) will be finalised by the respective days past ovulation, you can refer to the website countdowntopregnancy which Mummy had been frequenting.

So, when we tested on the following dates:

28 Jul 12, Saturday: 7 dpo (20.7% would have tested positive with 79.3% getting false negative)
29 Jul 12, Sunday: 8 dpo (29.7% would have tested positive with 70.3% getting false negative)
30 Jul 12, Monday: 9 dpo (46% would have tested positive with 54% getting false negative)

Thus, when we failed to detect your presence on 7, 8 and 9 dpo, we can still hold on to the 54% chance. But if we were to test on 10 dpo, the chance dropped to only 36.3% if we were to test  negative again.

31 Jul 12, Tuesday: 10 dpo (63.7% would have tested positive with 36.3% getting false negative)

Do you understand our fear? That after all our efforts, everything may come to naught and with the next cycle, we will have to work at it again, just for a shot of having you.

The estimated due date of the next flow will be on 6 Aug 12, Monday. If there is still no flow by then, we will be almost sure that we have you where we wanted you to be, in your cosy nest for the next 9 months and into our warm and caring arms after the 9 months nurturing in my tummy!Wish Us Luck and looking forward to seeing you soon!

6 Aug 12, Monday: 16 dpo (87.8% would have tested positive with 12.2% getting false negative)

I would hope we will have happy news to share with you in your blog on 6 Aug 12, Monday.