
Can you trust home pregnancy tests?
February 8th, 2010 admin
In disbelief many women take two, three, or even more home pregnancy tests before the reality of the pregnancy (or not) sink in. No worries about seeming extreme by the way. Plenty of women really do take multiple tests. When I was pregnant with my son, I took three pregnancy tests before I believed the
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kyleabreu (Kyle Abreu) : And what would you do if you are pregnant? "throw my self down the stairs! I hate kids" lol #perfectwoman.. Updated : 2010-09-03T20:34:48Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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allliebabe (Allison Fields ) : & then I made him feel soo bad by saying "are you trying to infer that I'm pregnant or something?" Should've seen his face. It was priceless.. Updated : 2010-09-03T20:34:04Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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