by Michelle Stein posted in Pregnancy

Full disclosure: My period is two days late and my husband and I "tried" for a pregnancy this cycle. I've tested a few dozen times already, but so far they've all been negative -- and yet, I KNOW I'm pregnant.
Because the same thing happened with my two previous pregnancies.
Sure, those early response tests may claim to detect pregnancy six days before your missed period. But my body is weird, apparently. For some reason, pee tests aren't accurate for me until about five days after my missed period. Maybe I have lower-than-normal levels of hCG in the beginning" Maybe I ovulate later in my longer-than-average cycle" Who knows.
Despite not having a big fat positive yet, I already have myself convinced there's a bun in my oven because of these highly unscientific reasons: 1. My cat who loves my husband and son, but only tolerates me, will NOT leave me alone. And that only happens when I'm preggo.

Here's my cat, Frank, resting on my bump when I was pregnant with my youngest daughter.2. My Fitbit shows my average heart rate has markedly increased in the past month. And if you remember this amazing Reddit story, you'll know that surely means I'm with child.

3. Someone in the elevator the other day jokingly said, "Looks like you need one more!" when she saw me struggling with my kids one morning. It was definitely a sign.
4. Last week, I had some cramping that only could have meant embryo implantation. (I'm jus...