"I'm pregnant..." stories

WanderingA · March 2014

My second glass of wine is making me a little sentimental. I MAY have been watching birth videos on YouTube and shedding a few tears (I was sobbing into my wine). The moment I told my husband I was pregnant was one of the best, scariest, most emotional moments of my life. Anyone care to share their story?

MINE:

My boobs had started hurting 3 weeks before and I had started getting dizzy at random moments. It got so bad that I stopped going to the gym when I had been going 3 times a week because any amount of bouncing was excruciating. Two weeks before my middle sister (who had been trying to get pregnant at the same time as me) had called me to tell me that she was pregnant. I was so happy for her, but at the same time so disappointed that my body wasn't doing what I wanted it to.

Fast forward another week and finally taking a test even though I thought it would be a waste (my periods have always been irregular so 4 weeks in-between periods wasn't unusual). Two more tests and I was sitting on the sink in disbelief. I texted my sister because I had to tell SOMEONE and she told me to tell my husband to come home but I didn't because I knew he would be concerned. I ended up telling him to meet me at my parents house where my sister was so we could have dinner. We had been having a really silly fight and I bought a card about "growing" and told him I was sorry and gave it to him the second he got out of the car. He read it, started crying, and picked me up to kiss me. BEST.

OH, I got my ultrasound a week after and I was already 9 weeks pregnant...my sister's daughter is 2 weeks older than my LO!

Okay, yours!

stephyfaith · March 2014

It was the day my period was supposed to start and I had been feeling crampy/period will start any day kind of feelings, but I had just gotten a bunch of wondfos in the mail and wanted to POAS.

DH was still in bed as it was Sunday and we were getting up to get ready for church. I went into our bedroom and told him that I was taking a pregnancy test and he kind of looked confused and said, "Why???" "Just for fun, I'm probably getting my period today anyway."

I return to the bathroom fully expecting a negative test and I see two lines. "Um, there are two lines. Uhh there are two lines! What the heck?!?"

We started freaking out because we definitely were not TTC. I peed on a bunch of sticks that day.

danielledunning · March 2014

We decided in September that we wanted to TTC, so I didn't put my Nuva ring back in in October. We tried VERY hard, like 5x a day hard, that month. My boobs got really hard in November and were barely fitting into my bra. I took a test and it was negative, but I still thought it was weird bc I never had symptoms like that for my period. I took another test the following week and it was negative again, so I thought it might be a reaction to coming off the birth control. The symptoms continued, but I didn't really think it would happen the first month. I was supposed to start my period the day before thanksgiving and I didn't. The day after thanksgiving, we left for New York. I decided not to test while we were on vacation because I didn't want to be disappointed if it was BFN. We were in NY for a week and I still hadn't started, so the morning after we got home, I woke up early and POAS. It was positive! I did a dance in the bathroom and then came out and laid back down while my SO got in the shower. When he was showering, I got out the piggy bank I'd bought that said "Our baby's college fund. Only 18 years, 9 months to save" and I put it on his dresser. When he got out of the shower, he said, "Are you serious??!" I smiled and he picked me up and spun me around and gave me the best kiss I've ever had. It was one of the best moments of my life.

KMRR86 · March 2014

We tried for four months and I peed on all the sticks continuously for four months. Mid cycle? One day before af? 5 days after af? It's sunny out? Cloudy? Raining? Better pee on a stick. Eventually I got a positive lol.

thegoodpotato · March 2014

"Happy accident". Halloween morning. DH made a joke about knocking me up. I realized I should have had my period. POAS and had a surprise. We texted each other OH SHIT!!! All day long.

It took four months to get pregnant with M. I never expected to accidentally get knocked up a month after I quit my BC.

grapeskittles4lyfe · March 2014

Knew we were moving, wanted to have LO right before (what were we thinking!).

Waited until a week after AF should have made an appearance (the suspense....arg)

Ran into the bathroom at 6 in the morning, POAS, skipped to the bedroom with the BFP only to be confronted by BF with a "do you FUCKING know what TIME it is????"

He's not a morning person.

Then he cried and bought me flowers after work that night, so, yeah.

blairwitch · March 2014

DD1 - Well DH had made a "New Years Resolution" to have a baby that year. It was beer fueled so it was pretty much laughed off by all. Granted I was hoping he meant it. I really felt nothing different...started to spot a few days before AF, which wasnt abnormal. Then it stopped. I waited a day and bought tests. Pretty sure I bruised my chin when my jaw hit the floor when I saw 2 lines. I went out and got an "I love my daddy" bib. He took all the fun out of it when he opened it and said "I told you so...I knew that night" Ugh. And we never heard the end of his "manly feat" of first try success.

DD2 - We had been trying for a few months...and my cycles were a bit more off than the first time around. And by then I was also having every phantom symptom under the sun for the last 2 months. I started to spot as close to on cue as possible...and continued to for 5 days. I was ready to pass it off as a light AF. I had also been having wisdom tooth pain around AF for the last 6 months. My clue something was different was the pain lasted for 1 day instead of the normal 3 or more. Bought some tests and ta da! I had bought a cute card a while back that I had planned to use to tell DH. This time he was so excited...it took a moment to sink in and then he got this huge smile on his face and hugged me for good 3min.

jennipalmer · March 2014

When we got pregnant with Liam we had been trying and he was away on training. He happened to call right after the nurse called saying I was pregnant. So, I could not hold it in and told him.
However, before we were even engaged we discussed babies and my doctor said I had been on pill so long it could take months to ovulate. I stopped pill and shortly after he proposed. A friend at work was newly pregnant and talking to her I realized I should have had a period. I worked in surgery center so I took test. Ironically moments after it showed positive DH called. I asked if he was set on wedding date because I put on a few pounds and it was his baby's fault. Of course it was because I was on vacation week before eating and drinking junk, but his reaction was priceless. He said, " at least I asked first " I ended up with blighted ovum but still love his reaction.

Mommy1stTimer · March 2014

My boobs had been hurting for a couple weeks, which they used to do when I got my period, but my period is very irregular, so wasn't worried about that part. Boobs got too painful so I called my doc, I continued to laugh at the nurse when she asked if id poas. She told me to poas before she scheduled an appt just in case. I called DH to continue laughing. I then poas & shit got real...fast.

summerandmatt · March 2014

*Loss mentioned*

DD1 - surprise while DH (then bf) and I were in college. I called my room mate first, then DH. He came over and we talked about it and he said he'd support me whatever I chose, but that he'd want to keep the baby. Later that night he came back half drunk with flowers, boy and girl onesies, and 6 more FRERs. DD2 was born 7 months later (early arrival).

BFP2 - I bought sugar daddies and a baby bottle pop and gave them to him on Father's Day. He was so happy...and freaked! We lost the baby 12 weeks in, and it was the second time I ever saw him cry.

DD2 - we'd been trying for 6ish months and I took the test the day before DD1's bday. The second he walked in the door I grabbed his face and told him the news. He started laughing and picked me up in a huge hug. It was like a movie

DenverBride2005 · March 2014

DS1--we had been trying off and on (no BC) for almost three years, but had been doing full fertility treatments (PCOS) for about 8 months, and after a failed IUI and being told I needed IVF we decided to take a break from trying. I tried some more natural remedies, acupuncture, and other supplements. We decided to get a second opinion with a different RE and planned to try more fertility treatments after the new year (2011). It was two days before Christmas (2010) and I went in for my prelim bloodwork, and then went and treated myself to a mani/pedi for the holidays. I was driving home and a nurse from the dr's office called me. She said, soooo...you won't be needing our services--you are already pregnant! I damn near drove off the road. Then I freaked out because I had no idea how far along I was (hadn't gotten AF since July/super irregular) and I had been drinking here and there since I figured there was no way I could get KU'ed on my own! I went home and sat down on the couch. DH came home early from work and I told him to sit down next to me--I said, I have an early Christmas present for you--I'm pregnant! And we cried

my parents came for Christmas but I didn't even tell them since I didn't know how far along I was. My appt was the next week--the first thing the ultrasound tech said was, whoa big baby! They estimated he was 12 weeks by measuring his femur

I could not believe I went through my whole first tri without knowing I was pregnant!

DS2 was much less dramatic--somehow my cycles regulated after I weaned DS1, and I was actually getting positive OPKs which I had never gotten while trying the first time. We figured since it took us so long the first time, why wait? We tried for three months, and I knew I was pregnant when I was waking up super early for no reason. I POAS on Black Friday and it was a BFP! I wrote out a little note for DH that said "Hi dad! Can't wait to meet you on July 26,2013!" Love, Baby #2!" And left out the test that said "pregnant"--he came home from work early again since it was Black Friday and let him find it on the counter.

And for fun here's a pic of DS1 which is how we told our friends on FB that we were KUed again.

jemasa33 · March 2014

Ds1 I was teaching a class of high school drop outs at the time, many of who had kids. Dh and I were using protection so I thought nothing of it. In the middle of demonstrating a math problem, I almost threw up on the board out of nowhere. When I came back my one female student said, "You're pregnant. You might not think you are, might not know you are, but you're pregnant". I ran to the grocery store on my lunch break to prove her wrong. I poas in my school bathroom and got a faint line. Since we were using protection, I was in complete shock and so was dh.

Ds2 was uneventful. We decided to try 3 days in a row, second guessed our decision to have the kids so close, so we stopped and waited. We ended up getting our bfp for my little sweetie. I can't believe we ever second guessed it because they are the perfect ages apart.

saphires · March 2014

We started talking about trying in October so we removed the goalie and started. We tried pretty hard, like everyday haha. A couple weeks later I started feeling weird, bloated, gurgly tummy. My periods have always been pretty regular so the morning I was supposed to get it, I didn't. I tested Thanksgiving morning and BFP! DH was still sleeping, I ran in to tell him, we were both in shock because we didn't expect it to happen that fast.

hollandmama · March 2014

Aww! I love this thread and all of your stories. Here's mine:

We were not trying and not even thinking about trying anytime soon. We went to Prague for a romantic weekend getaway just a few days before AF which was a safe period (I was not on the pill for personal reasons). That trip was the first time we spoke about marriage seriously after 4 years of being in a relationship. We said it was something we should do soon. This was October 13th 2012.

He proposed October 18th and we set the wedding date in Sept 2013. It was weird that AF didn't arrive in time and I POAS but got a negative. Then I went to my doctor and he said that it was normal to miss a period and not be pregnant and that because of the dates of sex it was really improbable that I was pregnant and sent me home. 2 weeks later, on Nov 2nd I POAS again because my boobs were hurting... I got a BFP!

I was so freaking happy but I was abroad in a work trip, I was coming back home that night so I prepared a card for DH (who was my BF then) that said "You know you are the love of my life..." then when it opened it said "... well, now you are also the father of my baby"... He couldn't even believe it, he was very excited and almost cried.

Then we had some sad weeks because I was spotting around 6 weeks and they couldn't see the baby. Then they realized the EDD was not correct and adjusted it when they found a hb.

pgermain11 · March 2014

Clomid + Ovidrel (trigger) + POAS at 10 days past trigger = BFP. I waited to see if the line would get darker or if it was just the trigger and it would fade. It kept getting darker as the days passed so at 12 days past I called the doc and then I called my husband! He was working and he was in just so much shock he couldn't stop laughing.

Funny you posted this thread bc I was just looking at a picture of my first positive on a Dollar Store test and I have a picture of the follicle that released my baby girl!

coco2787 · March 2014

I decided to POAS just for funsies three days before I expected my period. We were not TTC. I've always been a little paranoid about being pregnant and not realizing it, so this wasn't that unusual for me to do. I about passed out when I saw the BFP. This was about 30 minutes before I had to go to work, and DH wasn't home so the rest of the day I was going crazy all day. When I went to tell him I couldn't say it out loud, but he somehow knew by my silence/hesitation and just said "Really??" and I nodded and started crying and he was super excited and gave me a big hug.

reallylongusername · March 2014

-loss mentioned-

The first time, I don't even know if I said "I'm pregnant." I had gotten a call saying, "It's positive, but a low positive" in such an unhopeful tone, I think that's all I said.

W/Penelope, I got the call and listened to whether her voice sounded hopeful or not as she went through the, "Hi, may I speak w/___?" At first I wasn't sure, then I thought it sounded hopeful. She told me I was pregnant, and that not only was it positive, but it was a strong positive.

D.h. was at work (he teaches h.s.), so I texted him that I was gonna call, but to let it go to v.m. and to listen to it as soon as he could. Then I called and left a really long message like, "Well, I got the call", and told the whole story. He said he was teaching when I texted and called and he was dying to just run out the room and listen. As soon as the bell rung ending that class he went into an empty room and listened. He texted me super happy messages whenever he could the rest of the day. He taught super happy, but was messing up all over the place, so his students would be like, "Wait, don't you mean ___?", and he was like, "O, yea, whatever" his mind was so preoccupied. Good thing he taught his students so well they knew when to correct him! He said he couldn't wait to come home, and when he did he picked me up and spun me around and we just basked in our happiness.

That night we finally bought What to Expect When You're Expecting (we had had What to Expect Before You're Expecting for almost two yrs. at this point), and d.h. bought a book that had medical pictures of the baby developing. We continued our celebration at The Rainforest Cafe where we told some of our friends that knew what we had been going through.

sdtchica13 · March 2014

Corri- We were in Toronto for a wedding and were sitting in a martini bar when DH was like, "why are we waiting until the fall (it was June), we should just start trying now." I told him I wanted to wait till fall so I wasn't pregnant at the two weddings we had coming up in October and November (I was a BM in both), and he was like, "Oh, please, it can take a while to get pregnant, it won't happen right away". Famous last words...

The Friday of labor day weekend (literally 2 months later, after only trying for 6 weeks), I started to feel really odd, I was bloated, my boobs hurt, and I got so nauseous out of nowhere, so I started to wonder. I didn't drink that weekend, but also didn't want to test until I was late. Finally that Thursday after, I woke up at 7, peed and it immediately came back positive. I was like, "Ummm, babe?" and DH (half asleep) was like, "whuuuuuuuut?" I jumped on the bed and was like, "We're pregnant!" and his eyes popped open and he was like, "Are you effing kidding me?". He then proceeded to exclaim, "My fishies can swim!", lol!

Gavin- we had been TTC for 8 months with no success, and it took my doc's office until cycle 5 (7 months in) to finally agree to test me, and only after I called them and told them I was on day 55 of my cycle and did they finally agree something was wrong (I had thought something was wrong for months and they kept brushing me off). After finally testing and diagnosing textbook PCOS, they started me on Clomid. Cycle 6 of TTC was my first Clomid cycle and we boned as usual, but then Superstorm Sandy hit us two weeks later and while I was still temping and charting, all thoughts about POAS went off the radar, since we were living in hotels for 12 days while we had no power. Finally, on day 11 of no power and hotel living, my chart stalking friends convinced me to POAS and I did, expecting another month of BFN's, but it popped up positive immediately. I did the exact same thing to DH again (waking him up out of a dead sleep at 7AM), and he had a similar reaction, lol!

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