surprise bfp and intro post

balabustamummy

Hello to all of you

I would love to rejoin this community if I may - I have just discovered that I am pregnant for the second time and it is a total shock.

My first baby is eight months old and such a cheeky smiley joy of a girl! I am crazy about her.

We think we only want to have two children and were planning on a two or three year gap. Since it took some time to get pregnant with our girl even with charting etc, we did not think that BDing when we did in the month could result in pregnancy but apparently we were wrong!

I felt exhausted on Saturday and woke up after a two hour daytime nap still feeling tired. I thought this was strange and tested with a First Response and almost immediately I had my answer. I nearly jumped out of my skin I was so shocked.

I must admit that I wasn't elated at first. I had just geared myself up to return to work and was finally emerging from that all consuming stage of babyhood. I had huge fears about telling work and my career, how we would cope with two so close together. I am an only child and - I know it sounds silly - I felt guilty that my love would be shared between two children. I guess you could say that I am a huge planner and never have I been more surprised.

In any event, I am getting used to our news and seeing it as a blessing. I know how lucky we are! But, if I am honest, I do still have my nervy moments. This is still so new. I could do with some friendship and support, particularly as we won't be sharing the news until the 12 week scan (all being well).

Hoping to get to know you guys better over the coming months!

Wishing you healthy and happy pregnancies!

CaityA83

Oh girl I am with you totally. This baby was a huge surprise for us. DS took 6 artificial inseminations. We didn't think we could get pregnant on our own and we only dtd once in 7 weeks. DS is 2 but I am still freaking out about having two kids and how we will handle it. I found out I was pregnant a week before I started a new job. I am dreading having to tell them even though they are great. We have known for almost 5 weeks but I am still in shock sometimes. We also feel like this baby is a huge blessing though and meant to be.

Congrats on your BFP! I just wanted to say you aren't the only one with those feelings. It is slowly sinking in but I still have a lot of nervous reservations and feelings of denial!

hannahandjulio

Congrats and I am right there with you on a HUGE surprise bfp! Our #2 is 7 months old. Our oldest is 5 but I didn't think we would be thinking about another baby for a few years. When is you EDD?

babymomma623

Huge surprise here too! this is baby number 3 for us and a total shock. (we were preventing.) Our oldest is 3 and our 2nd is going to be 1 later this month and was born with an unknown heart defect that kept him in the hospital for months. He is just now starting to act like he feels great but is still on a feeding tube. We have been so busy caring for him this year and are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I can't believe number 3 is already on his/her way! It is going to be a wild ride! We are praying for a healthy baby. I don't know what I would do if we had to spend another many months in the hospital so soon.

balabustamummy

Thank you so much for the kind responses - it's nice to know I'm not the only one . I actually don't know my exact EDD though I suspect it is early January. I will be having a planned c-section (had an emergency c-section the last time) so this may affect things also!

Thanks again to you all