Keeping your "pee stick"

mands629

One of my good friends from college is pregnant, and also legitimately crazy.  She has been keeping a blog about her pregnancy, and today while I was reading it, she mentioned that she kept her "pee stick" (her words, not mine).  This grossed me out, but what grossed me out even more, is she left the 16 week old test on her coffee table so her husband's friend would find it - that was her idea of telling the friend that they are expecting.  She went on to say that she has a pre-baby book and is planning on keeping the test in there for her child to see it some day.

I can understand keeping sonograms and ultrasounds and photos to share with others.  But not the at home pregnancy test.  Am I the weird one, or is it normal to keep your pregnancy test?

Pil

Umm...  I can kind of see her wanting to keep it, I wouldn't, but what ever, her choice...

But leaving it on the coffee table!?!?!?  For her DH friend to find???  Gross!!!  What does she expect him to do???  Pick it up and point at it???  Yuck...

lilitaliangirl

I guess I really don't see the big deal. I've kept both of mine.

amy.matt

it grosses me out too.  i took a picture of my "pee stick" and that's what i kept :-)

Disneygeek77

Hmm well lets hope she doesn't have a boy.  She would probably keep the foreskin if he is circumcized. 

mands629

stw_77:

Hmm well lets hope she doesn't have a boy.  She would probably keep the foreskin if he is circumcized. 

 

Hahaha!  That's funny!

 

Lilitaliangirl - Why did you decide to keep it?

lilitaliangirl

I keep it because we had tried for so long and went through LOTS of negative preg tests. So, it was really exciting to finally get a positive. I don't have it on display or anything, but I guess it holds sentimental value.

LYL

I didn't keep mine, but I've heard a lot of women talk about keeping theirs.  Not something I would do, but it is up to that person.  I agree though, that is kind of a weird/gross way to tell your friend.  I can see telling your DH that way, but laying your 16 week old test out for someone else?

annek

Yuck. Don't the lines fade after a while?

Julie Max

Yuck!  I took photos of my pee-sticks but never kept the real thing!

tmp-336341562506044

Mine is in my basement somewhere. I would never show it to a friend in my way of "announcing' the pregnancy.

Temp6313048411121614

I think it's semi-common to keep them.  The lines don't fade, but the digi test will clear.  I kept mine with DS until the day we brought him home.  Same thing this time, I have them all in a baggie and I'll keep them until the babies come home. 

CNS1180

Crash*Into*Me:

That's gross.  I don't care if the cap is on it or not.  We have digital camers for a reason, and this is a prime example of when a camera comes in handy.

It's even more disgusting that she left it on the table for her friend to find. Trust me, while your friends may be excited for you, they aren't THAT excited for you.

 

I agree...keep it if you want to, but leaving it out is not a way that I want to find out anyone is expecting!

Chris&Emily08

Personally, I have no interest in keeping something that has been soaked in urine but to each his own I guess...

I used the digital test so you can't even see the results anymore so it would be pointless even if I was crazy enough to want to hang onto my pee that long...lol!