Who else were SURPRISED/ did NOT plan this pregnancy?

FLRainbowGirl

Hi, Ladies! My hubby & I decided on our 40th - that's right - I'm FOURTY - that we were done with kids. We have 2 - DD-8, DS - almost 6. We were COMPLETELY SURPRISED by this little peanut!!!! Who else were completely "ambushed" by their pregnancy?

nolansmom08

I was ambushed by my pregnancy last summer, and then after I lost it we took the "if it happens, it happens" theory and here we are again! We have a 5 year old and 2 year old.  Best wishes to you!

gingerygirl

I got married last august and I was on the pill until I realized I was four days late! We were caught off guard but were extremely excited (:

MoreThanSparrows08

My first two pregnancies were surprises. Very welcomed but very caught off guard. My life wouldn't be the same without those little boys andI wouldnt change a thing.

FLRainbowGirl

Good to hear!!! I'm very happy, but also very careful to protect my heart. AMA can be an issue, even if you - & the previous pregnancies - were perfectly healthy. So right now, I'm seeing it as a pregnancy, praying through it... Very happy though. Praying it sticks.

SFCA819

We were very caught off guard. This will be baby 4 for us. I think we are both still a little in shock. Good thing I always wanted a big family.

NatureLovers

We weren't using birth control, but I truly believed I was infertile due to endometriosis and fibroids. The fact that we got pregnant on the one time we had sex on my ovulation day absolutely stunned me.

missiemae

This pregnancy was not planned.

liladelphia215

While this pregnancy was very much planned, my three year old DD was not.. so I totally get the feeling.

mmooki

We weren't trying, but this baby is very much wanted. I too got pregnant the one time we did it during when I ovulated (based on charting, not temping)

richardson0911

MamaB828 said:

We were somewhat. We weren't going to start trying until June but one night in the heat of the moment we didn't use protection and boom here we are! 

Same here, we weren't planning on trying until September, but now that we're here, we couldn't be happier

kawess

richardson0911 said:

MamaB828 said:

We were somewhat. We weren't going to start trying until June but one night in the heat of the moment we didn't use protection and boom here we are! 

Same here, we weren't planning on trying until September, but now that we're here, we couldn't be happier


Same here!! We were thinking September would be good timing, but after a little wine we're not so responsible! I guess it's happening the way we always wanted though. We don't like the pressure of "trying", so we've always said it will happen when it's supposed to

jjbh1209

So not planned and a bit scary due since we have a 5 month old, but we welcome the challenge.

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newguardwife

Not really planned, we were going to wait until this fall to start trying, but we decided to throw caution to the wind as April was the one month we could conceive and have my hubby home for the birth and first 4-6 weeks. I'm also happy that I will be done having kids before I am Thirty. (This is #2 and we plan to be done after this one.)

Lanatir

I guess you could say surprised.  Idk.  We were sort of trying to whatever.  If it happened, it happened.  7th postpartum cycle since DD was born, so probably not too surprising, but we had had a cycle where we DTD ovulation day and I got my period.  This one was like 3 days before ovulation and I got the BFP, so I was more surprised THIS one resulted in pregnancy rather than the one on the day of ovulation.

drpayne

We've never really planned a pregnancy.  It's always been "well, let's see what happens."  I thought this was the time we might have to try if we wanted another - I always manage to convince myself that I'm getting older and it's going to take a long time.  My cycles had been a little weird - I had a couple of short ones.  This one surprised me.  

efujan

Not *exactly* planned here, too.  It took about 5 months for me to get PG after going off the pill with DS, so I went off the pill in Feb thinking that we would just let what happens happen until late summer before we actually started trying (I was hoping for around August so work would be less crazy & I could have maternity leave in the summer - boy that didn't work out like I planned!!!)

AlfiesMOM

My first one was a suprise, this one was planned! 

mellie86041

DD was a complete surprise (I was still on BC when I got pregnant with her). This one wasn't planned, but s/he also wasn't prevented. 

pleirey

We were totally surprised, but completely thrilled when we found out. We were talking about getting married next year then trying, but surprise! Baby first, wedding postponed. :-)

allaura

Not planned at all. We had just decided we were done and I was about to sell the cot and other stuff. I'm 35 and was convinced I was menopausal (my mum was young with hers) anyway, one night a little drunk and a little carried away and here we are. I only got to tell DH about an hour ago as he works away and has no phone reception and he was pretty shocked but quite cool about it. The same thing happened with DD, one shot bulls eye. So we thought the chances of it happening again were slim

FLRainbowGirl

Aaaw! I just love these kind of surprises!!!

pettycrocker

This pregnancy was definitely planned, but also a huge surprise, considering we were waiting to start IVF #3 when I got a surprise BFP the old fashioned way. 

muenginerd

We were surprised, maybe.  I did stop using Nuvaring, but we weren't going to try for two more months until after our wedding.  FI's mother also had some bad health issues so we spent almost all of last month in the hospital.  Between the stress of that and the final stages of wedding planning, I was actually really surprised I ovulated when I did. 

FI and I really only have maybe two nights together alone last month, so when I showed him the postive test he didn't believe it.  I had to go get a digital test and he still is having a hard time believing it until he sees the baby tomorrow on an ultrasound   We couldn't be happier though, this is what we wanted, just a few months early. 

SpaceGirlSpiff

This one was planned, but my first one was not... we were using preventative measures (although not the pill), so when I got that BFP I was pretty shocked.

However, it was a welcome surprise since we were throwing the idea around of TTC soon anyway (hence why I stopped taking my pill and we switched to condoms, so my body could adjust)

MrsFogueAbode

We have a suprise bun.  My OB retired and when I called to make an appointment for my yearly check up and new subscription for BC, I had a 5 month wait.  Since my BCP ran out in February, we just decided to wait and if it happend then it was meant to be.  Now here we are! 

I don't think I could have planned a pregnancy.  I'm not one of those who is a baby person, infact babies freak me out.  But I figured if we didn't have kids I would regret it.  So it worked out well, now we are in this whether we like it or not. 

SpaceGirlSpiff

MrsFogueAbode said:

We have a suprise bun.  My OB retired and when I called to make an appointment for my yearly check up and new subscription for BC, I had a 5 month wait.  Since my BCP ran out in February, we just decided to wait and if it happend then it was meant to be.  Now here we are! 

I don't think I could have planned a pregnancy.  I'm not one of those who is a baby person, infact babies freak me out.  But I figured if we didn't have kids I would regret it.  So it worked out well, now we are in this whether we like it or not. 

I was completely intimidated and not intuitive at all with babies or children before our first... You'll be OK! It's quite the learning curve at first and can be hectic, but the feeling of love you'll have for your own baby is so strong it hurts (in a good way).  I would never take back or change a thing.  Good luck!

motherboy

Like a lot of you, my first baby was unplanned. This one was planned. TTC was way more stressful than I would've ever guessed.

mpiemont

We were!! We had sex without a condom exactly ONE time since my last baby was born (Feb 13). DH pulled out and I wasn't supposed to ovulate for 6 days (temping/using OPKs). Yet, here I am! We wanted a 3rd but not quite yet. But we are really happy and hoping for a healthy pregnancy

Mrs_Bennett

My first two were planned.....and we were planning to start trying for #3 this month, but surprise!  Obviously, we weren't being very careful, but I was not expecting a BFP at all, as we DTD 5 days before ovulation (and then DH was out of town!). 
We're super excited now, but were definitely surprised!

MrsFogueAbode

SpaceGirlSpiff said:

MrsFogueAbode said:

We have a suprise bun.  My OB retired and when I called to make an appointment for my yearly check up and new subscription for BC, I had a 5 month wait.  Since my BCP ran out in February, we just decided to wait and if it happend then it was meant to be.  Now here we are! 

I don't think I could have planned a pregnancy.  I'm not one of those who is a baby person, infact babies freak me out.  But I figured if we didn't have kids I would regret it.  So it worked out well, now we are in this whether we like it or not. 

I was completely intimidated and not intuitive at all with babies or children before our first... You'll be OK! It's quite the learning curve at first and can be hectic, but the feeling of love you'll have for your own baby is so strong it hurts (in a good way).  I would never take back or change a thing.  Good luck!

That's what I'm hoping for.  I know lots of people like me who say its life changing and you'll never experience a love like a child, that's why I think I would regret it if we didn't try. 

storm08

Kind of. We were planning to start TTC this summer so we weren't being super careful, but surprise!

lana22

kind of a surprise. we tried for a few months and then decided we'd stop at 2, but didn't use a condom over a week before i thought i'd ovulate and then bam. still getting used to the idea, but overall happy. just a little scared.

UberBiz

Wow, lots of surprises here! We were both definitely shocked by the BFP. I thought my cycles were pretty much back to normal after having my son, and I'm very regular and have been charting for YEARS with success, and I'm always careful about the 'danger days' as I like to call them. We only had sex twice since my last period, so when this one was late late, we were both like, UH OH. Definitely did NOT plan on having any more kids, or not for a couple years from now at least.

darbymom

Not planned but very welcome! I never dreamed I would be mom to 10 kids or pg at 43...but life is an adventure!

FLRainbowGirl

darbymom said:

Not planned but very welcome! I never dreamed I would be mom to 10 kids or pg at 43...but life is an adventure!

Awesome!!! Good to meet you! Life's like a box of chocolates....

FLRainbowGirl

UberBiz said:

Wow, lots of surprises here! We were both definitely shocked by the BFP. I thought my cycles were pretty much back to normal after having my son, and I'm very regular and have been charting for YEARS with success, and I'm always careful about the 'danger days' as I like to call them. We only had sex twice since my last period, so when this one was late late, we were both like, UH OH. Definitely did NOT plan on having any more kids, or not for a couple years from now at least.

Wow! I've always loved the idea of a big family...

emigaurit

Not planned at all and finding it ironic that of all the days in the year the baby is due on my birthday. Thinking that's a good sign since I MC in November. Fingers crossed that we make it through this time!