WOW
So here's a little bit more info. We have been TTA with a diaphragm (ps they don't work). I have been feeling really off the last week. Light headed and just run down. I just took it in stride as I have a 7 month old and I work 50 hours a week. Last night I couldn't sleep and was thinking random things and realized I couldn't remember when my LPM was. I knew it was some time in January and seeing as we are almost done with February I figured that I should probably take a test just to be sure. Never in a million years did I think it would come back positive. I thought I was bat sh*t crazy for even taking a test
I am happy don't get me wrong. I am just really shocked and surprised. It wasn't what I had planned but life isn't always what you plan right? I'm just trying to figure out how to tell Scott and he wasn't even sure he wanted to TTC any time soon.
Re: WOW
Wow is right! As a mama with a baby Evie's age, I am putting myself in your shoes and know that I'd be shocked, too!
Either way, I wish you nothing but a H+H 9 months! Good luck telling Scott - do you tihnk you'll do something "cutesy" or just sit him down and tell him? I have no idea what I would do.
I don't think cutesy is going to be appropriate in this situation. I had wanted when the time came to put Evie in a "big sister" t-shirt and see how long it too him to realize it. But given the shock value of this I think it's going to be a "honey we need to talk" type of conversation. I telling myself I am not going to judge him on his initial reaction because my initial reaction was vomiting (just because of shock).
DH and I found out that it doesn't work to make your own plans because God (or the University or whatever you believe) LAUGHS at your plans, lol!
We had the perfect home, perfect jobs, lived 5 miles from my parents, 40 from his, were finally settled, so we got KU and then a month later he get his orders from Uncle Sam. He was away for the entire pg, I sold the house and had the kid (he showed up the week before), he moved here into a hotel, I stayed until we found a house, and so now we're in a completely different world and just said "Bring on LO Number Two!"
Congrats, I wish you the best breaking it to your DH, and hope you have a quick adjustment period getting used to the idea.
When you do, let us know and we'll help you celebrate!!!!
ETA: UNIVERSE, not UNIVERSITY, lols!
I figured as much, that maybe it was more of a "conversation" type of thing. Good luck! I'm sure it will be fine!
If all goes well, and my doc confirms. I'm worried as I've been using spermicide for the past 2 weeks and it says very large and bold on the package do not use if pregnant. We will use a big sister shirt to tell my brother and his family and probably our friends. That should be fun.
I just realized you and I are pretty close together too!
Best of luck with your conversation. I'm sure the next few days are going to be completely overwhelming with different emotions.
We must have been posting at the same time. lol. Totally understand why you don't want to pull the shirt on your DH. I'm sure everything will be fine with the spermicide. I like to say that crackwhores have completely healthy (albeit maybe skinny) babies all the time, so you should be fine.
When was your LMP?
Not going to lie, I totally thought you were calling her a crackwhore the first time I read this.
I have no idea. Maybe January 18 or 20? I haven't been keeping track since I wasn't temping yet and I can hardly remember what day it is any way.
lmao!! It does kinda sound like that. I wasn't, for the record.
I feel like I'm crack right now. Like this can't be real life and I'm just on a really weird high.
Oh man, I'm sorry. For the record - I don't think you're a crackwhore either
Thanks.
My LMP was Jan 19, so we'll be very close on dates. We were TTC, but never in a million years thought it would work since Jake was an IVF baby.
I hope everything goes OK. It will be a shock, but hopefully in a few days you can start to get used to the idea and start making plans.
I'm here for you, just page me if you want to talk!!
Wow is right!
As far as telling DH, DS was a total surprise too... I was on the pill. He didn't even know I was late and taking a test when I took it. I was sure it would be negative so I didn't want to freak him out. I was in such shock that it was a BFP that I came out of the bathroom and said "Honey, I think I might have something to tell you." Honestly, he was more calm and less freaked out than I was. Good luck!
You may not know this, since it's been 4 years since I announced my BFP with Jackson, but he was unplanned. I was on hormonal BC and somehow ended up pregnant (no antibiotics or anything). Anyway, it was a shock. I was in my 2nd year of law school and when I found out, we just cried and cried. At the time, I wanted my life to be perfect, and planned - and it doesn't work that way. It took me awhile to get used to the idea that we were having a baby (b/c that was never a question for us), but honestly, Jackson is the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me.
It will work out - and it will probably end up better than you ever could have planned anyway.
Also, my biggest piece of advice - and this is my biggest regret - is don't let anyone else make you feel like this is anything but wonderful. I absolutely HATE that I let our parents act upset when we told them. My MIL told us "well there is such a thing as birth control." Thanks. I just really regret that we didn't present it to everyone that we were nothing but thrilled. I wish we had kept our fears to ourselves and not let it encroach on the way we told people, b/c it opened the door to people being critical and asking personal questions about our BC and stuff. We were married, MH was employed and we owned a home (in Carmel even!), and yet it was still treated like we were 16 and pregnant by them for quite awhile.
Oh my goodness! Wow is right, but your right life never happens as planned. Congrats!
EDT: my brother has 3 girls and the middle and last one are 14months apart and they are the best of friends. I know it's a shock now, but after that wears off, you'll realize how fun two so close together can be.
BFP #2 11/4/12 EDD 7/20/12 missed M/C 12/13/12 @8w5d D&C 12/21/12
DX 2/7/13 with an alloimmunity + for anti-paternal antibodies started Lovenox daily & BA
BFP 2/16/13 EDD 10/28/13
~GRACIE JEAN 7-5-08~