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Pookie05 · January 2012

Was anybody else completely surprised by their pregnancy? Either not trying or not expecting to get pregnant?

It seems a lot of us were charting or dealing with infertility and trying other methonds.

For me, I was told I wouldn't get pregnant on my own. This didn't stop us from unprotected sex and figured if it happened, great but if not, we will deal with Dr. in a few years. So when that BFP showed up I was in shock for a long time! Those first few weeks are a blur.

LilBigBug · January 2012

We were very surprised, and weren't trying.

dragossoul84 · January 2012

I had had five miscarriages and the drs couldnt explain why. My DH and I had given up on having a child by birthing them ourselves and we were pursuing adoption. You can believe we were totally surprised to find out we had a healthy viable pregnancy.

mkflower3000 · January 2012

I'm extremely lucky and got pregnant on the first try. We WERE trying, but definitely not expecting it to happen so quickly.

DeAndraM01 · January 2012

I actually miscarried previously and was told by a doctor that it would be difficult for me to get pregnant.

My DH and I had been at it for 2 years and I just figured that I just could no longer get pregnant, then the BFP came and I was shocked. But the shock was pleasant because I could finally have success after I lost my first.

mel101 · January 2012

Totally surprised! Was not trying, the condom must have broke without us know it.

I didn't even realize I could get pregnant, the dr. always complains about how difficult my cervix and uterus are at my annual womans apt.

mel101 · January 2012

socialmediamommy:
I was absolutely surprised! I had been on Nuvaring for a while, but went off it for about a month because I was too lazy to figure out the new mail away pharmacy we had through insurance. DH and I very rarely have actual intercourse, so I wasn't worried. And the last time we did, we used a condom.
Then we bought a house, repainted, moved, etc... and my period was late. I figured it was just stress induced and my cycles have never been regular if I'm off birth control. I honestly always assumed I would have a very difficult time getting pregnant because of my circumstances.
After quite a few panicky texts back and forth with my best friend who has had 2 kids, I went home and took a pregnancy test. I honestly thought it couldn't possibly be positive. When it was, I came out of the bathroom completely stunned with it in my hand. DH didn't even know I was taking it or that anything was going on!
That night I cried, researched the odds of a false positive, took two more tests the next morning, and then finally called the doctor to set up an appointment. At my first ultrasound we discovered twins. I think I'm still in shock.
But, now I'm pretty excited about the prospects of having kids! And I honestly think it was better that my pregnancy was unplanned like this. I was the kind of person who always had an excuse about why pregnancy and kids didn't fit into my plan just yet, and DH was chomping at the bit to start trying.

I was on the nuvaring too but went off because the hormones were too much. lol A few weeks later I was pregnant! lol

jessandandy09 · January 2012

not "trying" to concieve. Just trying to have fun having sex! LOL. We dated for 2 years and have been married 2 and planned on no kids. I had kids from a previous marriage (youngest 13) and he did not want kids. He also said he was pretty sure he was sterile (no oops moments ever in his life) One drunken evening things must have happened just right as I am now 25 weeks pregnant. we were mostly freaked out at first and panicky, but now very excited :-) In fact to admit my ignorance, I had little to no idea that people frequently had to work so hard to get pregnant. My first two children (when I was 20 and 22) were oops moments too. I have since heard heart breaking stories of women who want to concieve and have so many problems and I know now that I have 3 close friends who are and have been working hard to conceive. I wish everyone the best of luck and fertility.

mel101 · January 2012

dragossoul84:
I had had five miscarriages and the drs couldnt explain why. My DH and I had given up on having a child by birthing them ourselves and we were pursuing adoption. You can believe we were totally surprised to find out we had a healthy viable pregnancy.

What a happy story:)

mel101 · January 2012

DeAndraM01:
I actually miscarried previously and was told by a doctor that it would be difficult for me to get pregnant.
My DH and I had been at it for 2 years and I just figured that I just could no longer get pregnant, then the BFP came and I was shocked. But the shock was pleasant because I could finally have success after I lost my first.

This makes me smile:)

yourmom5309 · January 2012

I was SHOCKED by this pregnancy. DD2 was born in December 2011. My period had not returned to a normal or regualr cycle. Dh and I were not careful and found out we were having a fabulous bonus baby when I was eight weeks along. Not my finest moment, but happy with the end result.

stemms8810 · January 2012

We were charting to avoid so we weren't trying to get pregnant but weren't using hormonal birth control so we knew this could happen. We just figured it would get screwed up down the road sometime, just not right away. Whoops!

returning_bump_member · January 2012

We weren't trying either. I was even on BCP so we could plan when we would start our family.. then our BFP came. We're really happy nonetheless as this year has been full of surprises for us!

mylittlesunshine · January 2012

We had a "surprise" pregnancy this summer. I had ben charting to avoid and had been doing so for a few months. DH and I just avoided or used a condom during the "fertile window". Then one month I ovulated really early, but I thought it was a fluke on my chart...maybe I had not gotten enough sleep or something that would have made it appear I O'd earlier then normal. A few weeks later I was getting the sensation of letdown like when I was bf'ing DD. I called my doctor thinking maybe it was a hormonal issue....it was a hormonal issue b/c a few hours after getting my blood test drawn, the nurse was calling me telling me I was pregnant.

Sadly though, I m/c about 2 weeks later.

I am very fortunate though that getting pregnant is very easy for me. I don't know if I will chart to avoid again.

mrslisawright · January 2012

mkflower3000:
I'm extremely lucky and got pregnant on the first try. We WERE trying, but definitely not expecting it to happen so quickly.

This is us. I thought for SURE, being 35, having been on the pill for over a decade that it would take a while for my eggs to start poppin'!

I think my first words to myself were "WOAH......"

mchafin · January 2012

We were very surprised. We got married on Sept. 3 and had a weekend towards the end of the month where we just weren't careful. So, October rolls around and I still haven't got my period, but I don't think anything of it because I pretty much ALWAYS skip a month, and have since I was in my teens. I didn't think for one second that I was actually pregnant.

Finally, on Oct. 15, my mom and I were out shopping and she made me buy a pregnancy test because she "had a feeling I was pregnant". So I went home & took the test. Before I could even finish washing my hands I happen to look down and saw a BFP! I muttered "you've got to be freaking kidding me" and went back to washing my hands before I took a closer look. lol Yep, still there, still positive! I just walked out of the bathroom and looked at DH and he just knew. He hugged me and I just cried and cried.. and thought he might pass out. After about 15 minutes we got in the car, drove into town and bought ANOTHER test. When it was also positive it finally started sinking in and we started getting excited (and nervous!).

It wasn't in our plan AT ALL to get pregnant that soon after getting married. I certainly never expected to have an almost 3 month old on my 1 year anniversary! But we both feel very blessed and so happy. I never knew how much I wanted kids until I got pregnant, now this little baby is already the most important thing in my world.

RaeAnt · January 2012

I was surprised it happened to easily and unexpectedly this time around. With DS we tried for about a year or more before finally getting so frustrated and called it quits, which of course is when I got the BFP for DS. I had even been tested. DH was in line to be tested next. I'm also of the 35+ club as well and turned 36 right before my BFP.

This time around I'm 38 (39 when DD is born), we had started trying right after DS 1st bday. Well, I shouldn't say really trying. We weren't preventing and i wasn't driving myself nuts with tying DH down saying we had to have sex they certain days. I did casually keep track of when my period started each month and used an online O predictor, but that's as far as I went. I will say that I told DH that if i was pg by the end of this year (2012) that would be it. I know many women have children in their 40's, but I decided that just wasn't something I wanted. I pushed it,age wise, as it is.....for me.

Just from personal friends & experience, we also know stress really wrecks havoc with TTC. We got pg the 1st time the month I finally threw up my hands and went with the flow and didn't TRY to get pregnant. Another friend was told her only options remaining was IVF. When her and her DH finally took a break and started looking into adoption, they go their BFP. So stress is definintely a part of it. Another couple got PG on vacation and another one got pregnant..both times... after taking a break at a local hotel and the wife being pleasantly buzzed.

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