I participated in a Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for First Response. I received product samples as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.
As the mom of 3, you’d probably expect that I’ve had 3 positive pregnancy tests in my life…but you’d be wrong. You see, about 6 months before I found out I was pregnant with Greenleigh, I took a pregnancy test and it came up positive. At the time, my husband and I weren’t trying to get pregnant. I actually took the test to calm his concerns that I might be pregnant because I couldn’t remember when my last period was.
You could have knocked me over with a feather when it came up positive.
Over the next few hours my husband and I freaked out over the idea that we were about to be parents. Although we always wanted kids, we agreed to table the discussion until we at least our second wedding anniversary, and maybe even longer than that. Up until that positive test, kids were in our distant future, not our immediate future. And yet there we were talking about names, daycares, and what room we were going to convert into a nursery with a very positive pregnancy test in hand. It was surreal. Our whole plan had been altered in an instant.
Later that night, my husband suggested that I take another test. I reluctantly agreed. I mean, the test that I was holding looked pretty positive to me, but why not. He ran out to the store for another test and I promptly took it when he returned…only for that test to come up negative. A few more negative tests, a doctor’s appointment the next day, and some blood work all confirmed that I’d never been pregnant.
I got a false positive.
And as much as you’d think we’d be relieved, we weren’t. Actually, we were heartbroken. Yes, I know it sounds like some cliche sitcom plot, but somehow in the chaos and uncertainty of it all, we got excited about the idea of a baby. Maybe we were more ready than we thought. Sure enough, we started trying to get pregnant a month later and 5 months after that, welcomed our second positive test. A real positive test.
Based on our experience just a few months before, you better believe I was very careful about the pregnancy test we used when we did start trying to have a baby. Bottom line is, I didn’t pay any attention to brands before we started trying to get pregnant. This time, I wanted a pregnancy test that was easy to use and easy to read, but most of all, I wanted a pregnancy test that would be accurate. I never wanted another false positive or unclear result. So it should be no surprise that when I happily stared down at that second positive test, it was on a First Response Pregnancy Test.
Back then I selected First Response because it was the test that could detect pregnancy the earliest, but I was thrilled to hear that First Response recently updated their tests to be even more user friendly. The new Comfort Sure Design features a curved shape designed, 50% wider tip, and longer handle. Unlike those tests that I took when we got the false positive, the new First Response Pregnancy Test can be taken at any point during the day and it can detect pregnancy as early as 6 days before the day of your missed period. Results that are over 99% accurate (from the day of the expected period) are provided in about 3 minutes.
Getting my second positive pregnancy test was still a very surreal event. I was happy and excited and just a little bit scared. I wondered if it would be a girl or a boy. I wondered if I’d be a good mom. I wondered how I’d juggle working and parenting. I wondered how we’d handle daycare and what name we’d select. But I didn’t wonder about the First Response Pregnancy Test I took, because I knew it was accurate. Sure enough, this bundle of joy arrived 9 1/2 months later:
If you’re trying to conceive, you can find First Response Pregnancy Tests at all major drugstores and grocery stores nationwide (retail $8.99-$15.99). To find out more what makes First Response Pregnancy Tests the best choice for you, be sure to check out the First Response website.
