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s/o Kindof... What was your reaction to your BFP?
Excited?
Cried?
Scared sh*tless?
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I was thinking "OMG. ?What am I going to do? ?And HOW am I going to tell MH (BF at time) and my parents?!?" ? ?And then I cried. ?A lot. ?Didn't tell MH for 3 or 4 days.?
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Re: s/o Kindof... What was your reaction to your BFP?
DD#1- it was like a dream. We were in Florence, and we were SO excited! We walked through the streets of Florence to a tiny trattoria and celebrated with (a small amount:) of vino and dinner and walked the Ponte Vecchio afterwards. We were elated.
DD#2- I sat in my tiny downstairs bathroom in my PJs on a Friday night and cried. My H tried to comfort me, but I was really scared. My reaction to this is one of my biggest regrets/sources of guilt.
Christmas 2011
DS - excited!!! Woke DH up after we only got a few hrs of sleep, and he sat quietly on the edge of the bed for 30 mins processing it before he said anything. :}
DD - very excited! Cleaned the house in case the news stressed DH out, so he would take it better. Told him while we were in the shower
DD#2 - nervous and scared; I cried. It was a surprise DD was only 4/5 mo old. DH was over the moon thrilled and calmed me down
We are super excited about it!
Liam is 5!
with DS...we were thrilled, and shocked that it happened so fast!
With baby #2 we were just shocked. I was a happy shock but we both thought we would be ttc the next month. DH just looked at the test and asked me..."does that say you are pg?"
You and MH werent even dating when you go tpg?
With my very first bfp (ended up being a blighted ovum) I was shaking I was so excited. With my second (Nicholas) I was really excited and soooo scared something would go wrong. With the 3rd (Gavin) I was in disbelief that I was going to have another kid.
DD - "Holy crap!" is the best way to put it. I was in complete shock and was scared. She obviously was not planned, but such a blessing in the end.
PG #2 - We were TTC, so I was elated....put DD's Big sister shirt on her when DH came home from work, recorded the whole thing. Both so happy and not an ounce of fear. I m/c with that pg though.
DS - I was completely shocked with this one even though we were TTC. I just wasnt expecting it that cycle and took a hpt at 8 dpo just because....lo and behold, I got several bfp's that evening. I was super excited, but very scared and nervous due to the m/c I had gone through 2 months before.
With #1...i was excited and then was bummed when I realized that I was about to get on a plane to have a kickass weekend out in the Hamptons, and I couldn't drink!
With #2...I was stunned! DD had finally started to get easier and STTN...and here we were PG way sooner than I thought. I cried when I told DH.
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Ethan {1.11.10} & Malia {12.28.06}
The first one, I was having the week from friggin hell. Literally. I was named foreman of the jury in a trial that was going to last for weeks even though I tried to get out of it, we were in the middle of buying a house and moving, I had a lot going on with work, etc. I didn?t cry, it was more like WTF am I going to do??? And shock, complete shock. DH and the rest of our family were ecstatic. I didn?t get happy about it until I was around 8 weeks along, even though we were trying. I miscarried a week later.
I M/Ced the second one a day after I found out I was pg, so it didn?t register, either.
With PAC, we were very excited right away. I think I had a decent amount of time between the first pg and this one though to really get into the idea.
excited and shocked!
#1 - Happy beyond words. It took 14 months, Clomid and an RE. I was 2 months away from giving up and looking into adoption.
#2 - Shock and fear of telling DH. After TTTC #1, it was unexpected and unplanned. #1 was also a difficult pregnancy and a fussy baby that whole first year. We were just getting into a groove when I found out #2 was on the way. DH was upset. It was a tough time initially, but once we both got used to the idea and everything was different (better, easier) the second time.
Zoe is my miracle and Sydney is my gift.
With L, I couldn't believe it. I was in total denial even though my period was late. I was shocked because it only took ONE TIME, excited and scared. I started shaking and crying when "Pregnant popped up.
With my second pregnancy, I was scared because we weren't TTC yet. I was happy, but since it wasn't "the plan" and I'm pretty Type-A, I was initially a bit taken-aback. We were TTA and only had unprotected sex once -- when I was certain I wasn't ovulating.
With this pregnancy, I was beyond thrilled. We'd been TTC for a couple months after having a miscarriage.
we weren't sure whether to believe it because that line was SOO faint. We then made the mistake of taking a digital test which said I wasn't pregnant. So, we were just kind of in a holding pattern to make sure we really were pregnant. But I was NEVER late - NEVER! So we chose to celebrate that night...and got even more excited when I took another test about 36 hours later and got a MUCH darker line.
She was totally planned, so we took the test together. And the excitement of telling people was dampened because I had just gone through WEEKS of hideous illness and we had chosen to wait until the end of the first tri since we knew way too many people who had told early on and had m/c. I did NOT want to go through un-telling...but being able to explain to people why I looked like I was a concentration camp survivor at 12 weeks just felt like a relief so they didn't try to do an intervention and I'd have to be outted too early ;P
Lillian- Scared and in disblief but excited. I told DH through an IM (how lame now). I remember being scared to tell my father though.
Jack- Lily was only 4 months old so let's just say...shock! I cried a lot....for probably weeks. I was terrified to tell anyone because I thought they would think we are crazy and irresponsible. DH is so calm and level headed about everything. I, too, feel regretful about how I reacted to DS because he is such a wonderful blessing!
#1-Surprise/shock. We found out on our honeymoon we were pregnant. We were going to start trying on the honeymoon so it was a bit of a change to find out we already were! But a good shock!
#2-Excitement/fear. We were definitely trying but it was still a rush.
Ethan--pure excitement. We had been trying for quite awhile, and I was in disbelief
Bella--it was just rather comical. We expected it to take awhile like it did with Ethan, so we just never used bc after I had him. Imagine what it's like to get a BFP when your other one is just 3 months old. We were happy, though
Maile--I cracked up, because it was just what you expect to happen to me. It was rather funny, but terrifying, too. It was not planned at all, so I was in major shock. I freaked out, and DH was all "it's going to be okay"
1st one was Pure excitement.... we were so HAPPY
2nd one was like OMG! (On BC).... but complete excitement at the same time.
Both babies are loved/welcomed gifts from above!
Excited!
We were TTC so it was exactly what we wanted! LOL
1st.....SO excited. 27 months. 4 rounds of IVF. An ectopic. I was SO happy.
2nd.....a little shocked. But, happy. I laughed about it because it was funny. ALL that to have my 1st and then I have a surprise? Funny stuff. 2 kids. Perfect family and all that.
3rd.....horrified. I called my OB's office hysterical. As soon as the receptionist answered, I started sobbing. She got a nurse right on the phone and I lost it more with her. She ran out to get my OB who was already at her car leaving for the day. I was just inconsolable. DH thought it was funny. He's 1 of 6. I'm an only child. This big family stuff is all new to me! Plus, I was on the pill, so I didn't know how far along I was or what damage I might have done with the pill and the Xanax I took and the drinking I did. Thankfully, my OB saw me the next day (her day off). She calmed me down and I'm slowly getting used to the idea. I'm excited about the baby. I just wish I could skip the pregnancy/childbirth portion of it!