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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Did you save your pregnancy test stick?
Mothers across the country are storing away urine-soaked mementos.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A recent New York Times story describes the phenomenon of women saving their positive pregnancy test sticks as a memento of this life-changing event. Here’s the story.
The article explains how it is unique to this generation because home testing is so widely used now. Our mothers had to go to the doctor’s office for their pregnancy tests.
I personally have every single one of my positive sticks — even when I retested out of disbelief. They are stuck in a little drawer underneath my vanity skirt. I can tell which one belongs to which baby by the brand. (I guess writing on it with a Sharpie would be easier.)
I kept mine because we did struggle to get pregnant. By the time it finally happened, I was so happy and incredulous that I wanted to keep the proof that I was really pregnant. It was a big deal to finally make that darn stick turn a color.
Have you kept all your positive pregnancy test sticks? Why did you keep them and where did you store them? Does your husband know you saved them?
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