One year ago...

telicious2 · August 2013

So crazy to think that we are coming up on one year of getting our BFPs! It was one year ago today that I POAS for the heIl of it and saw a faint line. One year ago our LOs were just a ball of cells and now they are beautiful, healthy babies!

And just bc I have a picture on my iPod:

Got any pics of last year to share?

TrulyBlessed22 · August 2013

We got our BFP on 9/17, just two weeks after our 1-year anniversary. I tested way before the recommended time but I had been feeling dizzy for a few days so I decided to just try and if it was neg then I'd test again later. I peed, put the test down and we waited together, my hands were shaking as I grabbed the test and saw the faintest of lines, we couldn't believe it...we were going to be parents!

We're all Truly Blessed.

telicious2 · August 2013

I know! When LO was born I so wanted to jump to 3 months so he would be less fussy and sleep more. But now that we are here and as I look at 2 week pics I miss him being so young and small. Definitely trying to enjoy and cherish the now moments.

wjv · August 2013

This actually made me tear up! I didn't find out until September! but I had a miscarriage in August and I was so sad. It is such a wonderful feeling when I POAS and it was such a surprise that it came out positive!

blush64 · August 2013

I conceived my baby on September 01. Labour day weekend last year. I was charting and I wasn't supposed to ovulate for until the next week when my husband would be away. I was early and the kids were out for a day while my husband was home. Everything just worked.

It was odd because you can't tell you are pregnant early but I just felt I was. I tested what should have been way too early and I saw a faint line and I cried and tested at least 6-9 times more. I just loved watching the test turn positive. I had several miscarriages and a late loss after my sons and before this pregnancy so I was terrified of what would happen. It felt so unreal. I did not think I could ever be happier but I am of course now that she is here.

I can't believe how fast this time has gone. It seems like another lifetime ago when all that happened.

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helenkayj · August 2013

I have to say that I really admire those of you who struggled through fertilization. We did not struggle but I can't imagine the pain you've been through with the whole process. Your strenghth and courage amazes me everyday!

CNJ4EVA · August 2013

I saved the pic from my BFP too. I didn't get mine till 9/20 though.

manzda · August 2013

I got my BFP on 9/21 which was the two year anniversary of when DH proposed. It's a special day for us!

jayro10 · August 2013

I got my BFP on September 21. I was 5w1d at that point. That day was my dad's birthday. He passed away in October of the previous year, so that was the first birthday he wasn't here for. Also, the last time I saw him was at dinner on his birthday; he died unexpectedly a month later from a heart attack.
I had had a feeling all week that I should POAS, but I waited till that day because I figured if it was BFN, well, that day sucked now anyway, but if it was BFP, then that was something good on that day. So now September 21 is a bittersweet day. A day to remember my dad, but also remember the sheer joy of finding out about our baby!

ETA I'm loving reading all these BFP stories! Keep 'em coming!

JulieK79 · August 2013

We found out September 5th. I took a pregnancy test before getting ready for work. When I looked at it there was the faintest double line. I remember saying "Holy cr*p" because I was so surprised since I had convinced myself it probably didn't work that month. I ran into the bedroom where my husband was still sleeping and said, "Are there two lines on this?!" Needless to say my DH woke up real quick. The line was so faint we didn't know if we should believe it or not. I'm a teacher and we had a staff meeting that morning and I remember thinking the whole time "I think I'm pregnant!" I can't believe its almost been a year since then.

MrsM1111 · August 2013

We were in Vegas for Labor Day weekend with friends and I slept the entire time we were there. I felt so bad I saw them for maybe 2hours when we went out one night... When we got home I wasn't feeling so good and was having symptoms of a UTI so the next day at my lunch I went to urgent care and when the dr came in he said "well you do have a UTI but I'm going to send you for some blood work upstairs" and because I was confused at why I would need blood work with a UTI I questioned him and he said "oh because you're pregnant" just like that, like it was no big deal. My heart skipped a beat (we weren't not trying, but was still unexpected) and I just started bawling. It wasn't the way I wanted to find out and husband wasn't there... I went to pick up some beer and pizza for him - as soon as I walked in with it he looked at me (scared) and asked what happened (I use those buffers for breaking news) and I said he was going to be a daddy. He didn't speak for about 30minutes and then came and gave me a hug and kiss and kissed my tummy. Because we were so early when we found out (just under 4weeks) we got to watch our little nugget grow (OB does sonograms each visit) from a teensy spec!

I was so ecstatic once it sunk in, I cannot imagine the joy you ladies who have had loses felt. I'm so happy that you all have your little bundles today!

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PumpkinAndThePeanut · August 2013

Got our BFP 8/31 but we did IVF so I didn't POAS. After losing our first two pregnancies, the call from the nurse with the positive test results was one of the happiest moments of my life; I'll never forget it.

snowgirl427 · August 2013

We found out Labor Day weekend. We had tried for 3 yrs and gone through all testing to receive a diagnosis of unexplained infertility. I was finally able to mentally start the process so at my annual on aug 27 I got a script for chlomid. We were going to be given up to 3 rounds and then looking at IVF due to our ages. I waited to fill the script until AF arrived... Well, by Labor Day Monday I woke up at 6 am thinking " ok, I'm def late". I had an expired test which I took at 6 am... BFP!! But since it was expired I took the other... BFP! I went back toned and woke DH up and said... So I took a test. He asked "an algebra test" (jokester) and I said "no". He asked "soo.... ?" I explained positive but that the test was expired.

We went to cvs that morning and bought two more test and I took one that afternoon, telling myself it may be negative since hormones are highest in the morning blah blah blah. I POAS, my husband checked and it said YES! Took the other the next day, still yes. DH didn't believe it still so I called the dr who brought me in due to our history.. They confirmed... YES!!!

AllieAGame · August 2013

These are awesome! I'm getting all teary.

We had just started trying because we were planning on moving back to the States from Germany in about 9-12 months and we wanted to be pregnant by the time we moved back. We assumed it would take a while to get a BFP. so we gave ourselves some buffer room.

Four weeks later, my friend and coworker told me I needed to take a pregnancy test- she was keeping better track of things than I was and was really excited we were TTC (I was just trying not to get my hopes up in case we had issues with fertility like so many others). That night (it was a Thursday, I don't remember the date), I kept going back and forth wanting to take one right away or waiting until the weekend- I was so nervous, and I realized that I would be really sad if it came back negative, even though we had only been trying for a month. This realization was a totally changing moment in my life. I'll never forget the feeling of knowing for sure, 100%, that I wanted to have a baby and be a mommy. It was so real at that moment, even before the BFP.

I took the test that night and got the veeery faintest double line. For the next 30 minutes H and I kept staring at it and saying, "That's two lines, right? You see two lines too, right?" I didn't cry, but I couldn't stop laughing and smiling- in relief and joy and anticipation. I'll never forget it- it felt like my whole world was complete now, like nothing else could ever be so right.

KLJ3 · August 2013

Our BFP was August 26th. DH and I weren't expecting to conceive so soon after a miscarriage, so I didn't tell him when I POAS.

Once I saw the positive, I ran into the bedroom half-crying and clutching my head. DH jumped up from his chair, absolutely mortified. "OMG, is there a tick on your head?!?"

Because apparently, that's the only reason one should have for holding one's head all teary-eyed.

MermaidNM · August 2013

One year ago yesterday (my 35th birthday) we decided to try for a second. I never thought that on my 36th birthday we would have an almost 3 month old.

Angela183 · August 2013

I found out on our 2nd wedding anniversary in Key West!

illogicaltuvok · August 2013

Oh wow. We had decided to start trying for a second and thought it sould take time due to my PCOS. The time before by my second cycle I had gotten pregnant with DD which was impossible according to a doc. So that must have been lucky, right? This time we would surely take longer.

Ha! I took a test on a Friday and it came out negative.... Ended up getting a yeast infection( which I haven't had one since my pregnancy with DD), and went to OB. Told her I hadn't gotten my period for 6 wks and was trying to get pregnant. She asked me was there any way did I think I was preggers... I said no because I took a test 6 days ago and it was negative.
She gavel meds n a script for blood work to see if I was ovulating. That night took my meds bit something kept nagging at me...
Next day I took my test and lo and behold a positive. Called doc and she was as surprised as I was. I drove to DH work to tell him in person.
Later that week a friend did an ultrasound and we found out we had twins. However, when we went to the OB she told as one wouldn't make it. It was a stressful 8 wks, going to weekly u/s to ensure baby 1 was doing good and I hadn't miscarried. I just talked to her everyday to hang on, and here she is a year later.

LaxMOM44 · August 2013

It was the day before DH's birthday so I decided to poas since I had this feeling I was. I had made shirts for the dogs so that I could surprise him. So I kept it a secret all night and we woke daddy up on his birthday with the dogs wearing the shirts that said mommy's pregnant. Only one of the dogs didn't follow me upstairs so it was just me and a dog in a pregnant shirt.

christinaw2011 · August 2013

We found out Septmeber 16th. I didn't plan on taking it since it was 5 days before my period would have come, it was also the middle of the afternoon. But the dang tests were just staring me in the face. So I finally took it and before 20 seconds even passed that test was not a misread I was expecting faint lines but they were dark and it was definitely a clear BFP! I screamed and my husband comes running thinking there was a spider haha. His reaction was priceless.

1and1is3 · August 2013

This is a great thread!
A year ago today I took a digital test with fmu and it came up blank! I was so upset because I was testing early so I had to use fmu so I had to wait til the next day to test again. I was so excited to see my bfp! We had been trying for 10 months since our miscarriage and were starting to think my DH may have had sperm problems.
I told my husband by showing him the test and saying "you've got great sperm baby!" Yeah I'm romantic...

delino · August 2013

I've been thinking about this a lot. After three ectopic pregnancies and a failed IVF, I told DH I was pregnant on our 5th anniversary. After what we had been through, we were in no way optimistic that a year later we would have a 3 month old baby. Miraculously we have the most amazing, beautiful baby girl.

My faintest of faint BFP.

be888 · August 2013

We found out on August 25th. I had my progesterone tested the previous week, and it came back high, and gave me the hint that I may be pregnant. My DH came back from work at 11pm, and I told him we needed to go get a pregnancy test. I couldn't wait to test with FMU, and took the test right away, and it turned positive In 10 seconds. We had been trying for 9 months, and I couldn't believe it was happening. Tomorrow, will also be the 1 year anniversary of my life without cigarettes

PumpkinAndThePeanut · August 2013

Lamb29 said:
We got ours Sept 2nd. I had been sick all week, and couldn't figure out what was wrong. I also slept for 14 hours and was stilled tired (MS hit me really hard and really early). I didn't even think I could be pregnant, because we thought my husband had issues (he has testicular problems where his veins get knotted up, and it normally causes infertility) we had just received our referral to a fertility specialist.

We had also just found out my cancer was back, and I had just had a Pet scan a few weeks before. I was freaking out because having a pet scan when you're pregnant is really, really bad. Thankfully they did an U/S right away and dated conception 2 weeks after the pet scan! It was a really scary start though.

I didn't know you had cancer - I hope you're doing OK?

kelseyhh · August 2013

What a fun thread! I found out mid September after 8 months of TTC. I thought something may be wrong with one of us and was going to schedule Dr. Appts after another month or two.
Well, after being extremely tired one weekend, I POAS a few days before my period was due. What a shock when it came out positive!
I had planned on doing something fun to tell my DH but we were too busy that night so I just woke him up and showed him the stick. At first he thought it was a thermometer and wondered what I was wakin him up for. (That's a difference between men and women. A woman would recognize a HPT from a mile away, haha!)
Anyway, here we ae with that stick!

MauLoaM0M · August 2013

One year ago yesterday I got my squinter of a BFP. It was so much of a squinter at 5 am that I thought I was seeing things and tossed it in the trash. I went to double check an hour later & sure enough there was a 2nd line! I POAS the next day with a wondfo & a digi just to be sure. It was such a blessing after suffering a m/c just a few months before. What a difference a year makes!!!

eroplane · August 2013

Reading all these makes me tear up!

A year ago today we were waiting on the results of our 3rd FET. After losing my son and daughter, the dr told us the best thing would be another baby. I peed on so many sticks for the first two FET's that by the third I gave up. When the nurse called with the positive results I just cried. My husband was in disbelief and remained that way till I delivered a healthy baby boy!

mlandwehr · August 2013

You made me cry

MrsNukem · August 2013

One year ago my twins were just a ball of cells getting ready to be transferred back into me.

First baby photos:

c-elizabethf · August 2013

I got my BFP on September 11th, I had a mc last may and was so excited when I got my BFP and found out I was due in may. It's crazy how things can change in a year

emmy236 · August 2013

wjv said:
This actually made me tear up! I didn't find out until September! but I had a miscarriage in August and I was so sad. It is such a wonderful feeling when I POAS and it was such a surprise that it came out positive!

That was us too. We thought we'd try for a baby in late June and got pregnant right away but miscarried after a few weeks. We thought it was a sign it wasn't the right time and I was going to go back on BC but I just never got my period again. Hubby made me take a test and it was positive! Now we have the most beautiful little boy!

Lolalipsy · August 2013

We tried for a baby for about 5 years until finally we decided we needed to try IVF. It was our first cycle so we were incredibly apprehensive and so many people told us not to build out hopes up.

I went to the clinic on the 14th September to have bloods taken. As I got back in the car and turned on the ignition I remember Stevie Wonder isn't she lovely started playing on the radio and I just knew before they even rang me with the results that I was pregnant. I felt it.

They rang me back that day at 16:00. I will never forget how truly alive and happy I felt when they told me I was pregnant. The world looked more beautiful that day. I rang MH instantly and we both cried.

brandi3207 · August 2013

It really is crazy that almost one year ago ds was conceived. I suffered a mc with my first pregnancy and I was at the doctor bc I didn't have a period two months in a row. I kept poas and it kept coming back negative. I gave up and made a doctors appt bc I figured something else was causing it. I had an ultrasound and bloodwork done. It was too early for anything to show up in the us but my hcg levels were elevated just barely. The doc said he would do another round of labs and if the levels rose I was definitely pregnant. I received the best voicemail confirming my hcg levels sky rocketed and were in the thousands. I was so excited to tell dh we were expecting and pretty terrified at the same time. I'm so lucky to have a happy and healthy son that's almost 3 months old!

flyliceandcoffee · August 2013

I love these stories! Mine isn't nearly as awesome I don't think.

We weren't really trying, just taking things as they go. AF was never all that regular, but for the couple months prior we were pretty regular so I was starting to get a little concerned when I was a week late. We had friends coming in from out of town for labor day weekend (it was the 31st when I took the test) and we were going to go camping, so I figured on a whim that I should take a pee test just in case since I didn't want to drink if I was expecting. We went to our last bowling league game, stopped at walgreens on the way home and got a 3 pack. I went and POAS and I swear less than a minute later, we had very distinctive lines. I started yelling, and said "well that didn't take 5 minutes!" DH came running upstairs and was like "are you sure?!". Needless to say our friends who we were going camping with were the first to know since I couldn't drink. I took another test the following Monday, and called my mom right after.

MrsRKJ · August 2013

It's so funny that this thread started because I was thinking that one year ago tomorrow I got my BFP! I have pics, but they're on my phone and I have no idea how to get them onto here. I still have the pee sticks lol

kmcd23 · August 2013

We found out on September 16th. I had been hiking the day before on a trail I took often, and felt like it was 10 times harder than usual. Then that morning, I was leading a hiking and yoga class. But instead of leading, I was bringing up the rear!!! Lol. I kept pretending I was worried about stragglers getting left behind, but really, I just couldn't keep up!

On the way home, riding with my boss, I realized I was 2 days late. I dug out an old test, just to reassure myself, since I had been diagnosed as infertile, and it had been almost 10 years since we had started TTC. I had just had x-rays done too, so I didn't want to worry about that.

I almost fell over when I saw the 2nd line. After countless negatives over the years, I was in shock. I sobbed on the bathroom floor for 30 minutes!

H was at work, so I texted him and asked if I could bring him a surprise. When I went, he met me on the pier and asked where his surprise was. I was still sweaty and muddy from hiking, but grinning like a crazy person. I pointed to my stomach and said 'right here'. He looked confused, then stunned. Then he teared up and we hugged for what seemed like forever.

Here's our 'we're going to be parents' selfie. Lol

Mommy2CB · August 2013

I didn't get my BFP til early OCT (due mid June but DS2 came 3 weeks early) but yeah it is crazy. Can't believe they are all 3 months all ready!

pnutg · August 2013

One year ago today I was recovering from a miscarriage. I conceived exactly 2 months after my D&C. I found out I was expecting on Sept 15th. Thank God for my sweet boy.

jedimindtrick · August 2013

We got our BFP a year ago today

DH and I decided in July that we would start trying. Or at least stop trying not to. lol I had been on BC for like 10 years so had no idea what my cycle would be like, but we calculated what a regular cycle would be and DTD on the days we thought I was fertile. About a week later, I woke up in the middle of the night with the worst abdominal pains, to the point that I thought that DH was going to need to take me to the hospital. Then after about 10 min they went away. Two days later, I woke up at around 7am with the same thing. Once I could stand up straight again, I thought, something was off. So I POAS. It was a week before my period was due, so I figured it would be neg, but I knew something was going on with my body. I got a BFP. DH was at work but was due home around lunch. I texted him to come home as soon as he could around 11. He rushed home because I was cramping again and was worried. I showed him the stick. He had a big smile on his face. The of course we were worried about the cramping, so I called the doc. After a few weeks they got better and the doc confirmed all was okay with an u/s at 6 weeks.

jenb1205 · August 2013

Oh I love this!! Especially those of you with such great stories of overcoming IF.

My day was yesterday, 8-24. I remember being up really early and wanting to use FMU. After I got the positive, I woke my husband up. We celebrated for awhile and I was still awake and didn't have to get up and moving anytime soon so I came to this May 2013 board and posted my intro. It's crazy to think that it was a year ago! We were planning to take a trip to Greece this May and at the last minute I didn't want to book it. It felt like a long time to postpone TTC. I remember thinking that if we were lucky that month, we'd be holding a baby in our arms in May. The rest is history and we've never regretted not going on that cruise!

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