Hello POAS surprise...

litzo27

So apparently I'm knocked up. Now, don't get me wrong - I'm thrilled. But I'm just shocked. I'm an EXTREME planner. With DS1 and DS2 everything was exactly planned - I wanted to have end of summer babies three years apart and so they were And I was planning/hoping to try for #3 in about 5 months so that he/she is also end of summer baby three years younger than DS2 (end of the summer works really well with my teaching schedule). But I guess that plan has been fast-forward (and how?? I mean not literally "how". I get the mechanics. But there were no accidents as far as I recall... Oh well I guess new tricks happen to old dogs).

I'm just sitting here in a bit of a shock. My first appointment is in three weeks at which point I'll be 8 or 9 or 10 weeks. I'm still nursing DS2 so my cycles are not regulated. I'm just thankful I've kept up with the prenatals and didn't partake in too much alcohol during Memorial day... Sooooo my eggo is really preggo? (random: i love Juno).

itsmevkb

I hate that life can't just be planned out all the time but then I remember how wonderful some surprises are.  Congrats.

litzo27

Thanks ladies!

Seeing moms of three (and four and five on this board helps to remind me that I'm not totally insane. 

Stella2008

Congrats! This was me, 3 weeks ago. Expecting #3--we had always talked about having one more, but were thinking late this year and aiming for another summer baby. Here comes January baby! Also a super type A planner, and it took me about  a week to really come around to the idea. DH was thrilled from day one. Does this mean January baby? If so, join us on the Jan14 board! 

mittensonkittens

Congrats! I had a similar surprise with this LO. My first 2 were planned to the month, and this one was a surprise 4 months before I had planned. I was charting TTA until the schedule lined up like I wanted, and then I had a month where I ovulated early, which is very unusual for me. We didn't use protection 4 days before that, and it was close enough to my period that my CM was unreliable. Not the most likely scenario to conceive, but I guess this LO really wanted to be born in July instead of November. Eh, no biggie. It all works out. But it's an exciting surprise for a control freak!

Iblamethebeer

Congratulations!

I think you're in good company here

MamaAllison

That ain't no etch-a-sketch

litzo27

Stella - ok I give myself a week to stop freaking out.

Yep, this is one doodle that can't be undid homeskillet

 

LoCarb

Congrats!

SunAndRain

Wonderful news! Best o luck :

litzo27

You want to be careful with those eyerolls theresat858. Your face might get stuck that way.

I apologize if I wasn't crystal clear. A reference to lack of accidents in my book implies perceived successful birth control. An accident is condom breaking, condom slipping, meddling MIL poking holes in the condom stash, you know - the usual stuff. Getting pregnant while not relying on any birth control would not be deemed an accident - it's a natural consequence. So yeah, I didn't notice any *accidents* in our preferred birth control method. 

And while planning does not always work out perfectly one can certainly try to maximize the chances. For DS1 and DS2 it was important for me to try to get pregnant at a certain time (due to teaching schedule as mentioned above) so I relied on those ovulation kits where you pee on a stick every day and it tells you when to TTC with maximum probability of success. I certainly was very lucky that I was able to easily conceive but the timing was certainly planned to a very large degree. Which is what I was planning to do with #3. Which is why this is an unexpected, while certainly not unwelcome, surprise.  

Thanks to everyone else on their sincere wishes!  

p.s. hm.. I do sound a bit snarky above. Can I blame the hormones already or is this just my usual charm? I wonder.  

Strunella

Congratulations!  I think it's good sometimes that you can't plan everything.  Makes life more interesting.

Clynnpollock

Congrats... my current pregnancy is a POAS surprise too... Due at Christmas... We had just booked a trip to Hawaii (won a trip) for October before we got the POAS surprise too... Had to reschedule that since we don't feel comfortable traveling so far that close to due date.... We had talked about trying after the Hawaii trip.. best laid plans... 

ByGrace22

Congratulations!