How did you feel when you found out?

Jaby94 · May 2014

I dont really know how im supposed to feel about it, it is kinda surreal to me and I still have not wrapped my head around it.

Mrs_Bennett · May 2014

I was shocked because I absolutely did not expect at BFP that month. It took me about two days to process, and now I'm just excited.

FLRainbowGirl · May 2014

Shocked! It was a complete surprise!!!
Still surreal. Symptoms & all...

LadyXaverian · May 2014

Flippin' excited! When we TTC our daughter, it took 10 cycles. This time, it only took 3! (Plus a NTNP cycle before that.) Plus, we were only going to try for a limited time-- until the end of August at the latest. Then we were going to be "one and done".

So yeah, I did a lot of squealing when I saw that faint 2nd line.

mpiemont · May 2014

I felt shock. We were not trying at all and got pregnant from one time without protection. With my first 2 pregnancies I was immediately excited and thrilled because we were actively trying. This time took a few days to set in. Now I am excited

mandyreads · May 2014

Excited. Even though we were off the pill we still weren't expecting it. Me and my oldest have the same period cycle times. And when she started and I didn't I was a bit nervous/excited. I mean 14 yr gap here! !

longcat07 · May 2014

we were NTNP because it was our post-mc cycle and i had been unable to accurately track my cycle for several reasons, so i initially felt like i was going to throw up for a minute because it was such a surprise. my hands were shaking and everything. the red hag wasn't late yet (13dpo, best guess) but i'd come down with my second cold in three weeks and had that pinching RLP sensation during a coughing fit that morning, so i dipped my only FRER on a whim. i honestly 100% expected a negative. while it was sitting on the counter in the bathroom doing its 3-minute thing, i even offered my maternity shirts to my bestie because she was telling me she didn't have any that had short sleeves and she's nearing the end of the 1T with her 3rd and starting to pop out a bit. then i had to tell her "nevermind", lol.

i'm still nervous but starting to get excited.

edit: holy **** my grammar sucks.

TXUltraRunner · May 2014

I was and still am in complete shock. Even though we did IVF and the odds were in our favor, I had completely prepared myself to have to do it several times. Almost seems too "easy" after all we've been through.

missiemae · May 2014

We were not TTC, just had a weekend where we were not careful. I initially had a feeling of dread. Right now I go between feeling nervous (I don't want to miscarry again) , overwhelmed (already single mom to 4), to excited (even if it isn't what I wanted, it is still a miracle and an awesome experience! And it was so neat to experience labor and delivery and first time daddyhood with bf who was supportive and wanted to be involved, unlike with XH).

MrsFreeman2010 · May 2014

I was shocked! I had taken Provera to get my period for a clomid cycle next month. By best guess I ovulated around CD 65 so we were not expecting it at all!

NatureLovers · May 2014

Shock and disbelief.

Jaby94 · May 2014

I think its just the fact that for 2yrs I thought this may not happen for me and then when I saw the positive reading I didnt know how to react

allaura · May 2014

I was pretty shocked since we are always very careful except for the one slip up (yes i know it only takes one time but the chances are still pretty slim). I had already done an early prognosis test a few day before that was neg. I was about to sell all our baby gear and then thought i had better double check and it was positive. Im still a little shocked but excited

kaybeeknits · May 2014

I was in shock and excited. The first test I took the line was SO faint that I literally almost threw it away before I noticed it.

H and I got pregnant on our first cycle, so now I'm just nervous about it being too good to be true. I've read these boards for so long that I'm totally paranoid.

luciddreamer106 · May 2014

Disbelief at first because the day before I couldn't tell if it was my imagination, the indentation that wondfos sometimes have, or a real positive. Then, I felt really giddy and excited.

kolaczka · May 2014

Excited, nervous and scared. I have always wanted kids but it isn't something that I ever talked about. There was invariably something going on that made it feel like it wasn't the right time. Eventually I realized that there was never going to be a perfect time and we were never going to be fully prepared.

I had a feeling that I was pregnant a week before I actually took the test. My husband and I went on or first high altitude hike of the year. I started feeling altitude sickness really early. We made the summit (over 13,900 feet) but I felt unusually sick and struggled. Generally I only get minor symptoms that dissipate as we descend when I haven't been at altitude in a while. However, the time I felt sick all the way back down. Somewhere in the descent I started telling the baby that I was sorry for pushing the summit and not listening to my body and promised to take care of him better in the future.

I quickly discounted the feeling that I was pregnant immediately after the fact but was not surprised when the test came back positive. So the first part of the feeling was accurate. It will be interesting to see if the feeling about the baby being a boy will also be accurate.

MrsMCBMar2014 · May 2014

I would have to say that I was excited. DH and I have been talking about having babies for so long, I just didn't think we'd get pregnant with in 4 cycles! I really thought it would take time but having the OPK's really helped nail it I suppose. I'm still in a little bit of shock.

When does the POAS addiction stop? I have one more Clear Blue Easy Digital w/weeks estimator left (took one this morning). But I also have like 30 Wondfo's.

kaybeeknits · May 2014

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

When does the POAS addiction stop? I have one more Clear Blue Easy Digital w/weeks estimator left (took one this morning). But I also have like 30 Wondfo's.

lol well mine stopped when I admitted to H that I kept on testing and he was like, "dude...you need to stop stressing" and I realized he was right.

Slightly related: I'm wayyyyyyy too controlling for this pregnancy thing. Luckily, when baby comes, I can control every aspect of his/her life, so that's comforting

MrsMCBMar2014 · May 2014

mrs.kay+emm said:

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

When does the POAS addiction stop? I have one more Clear Blue Easy Digital w/weeks estimator left (took one this morning). But I also have like 30 Wondfo's.

lol well mine stopped when I admitted to H that I kept on testing and he was like, "dude...you need to stop stressing" and I realized he was right.

Slightly related: I'm wayyyyyyy too controlling for this pregnancy thing. Luckily, when baby comes, I can control every aspect of his/her life, so that's comforting

Yeah. I think I'm going to stop. I just posted on TTGP the left over Wondfo HCG and Clear Blue Easy Digital OPK's that I have. What girl will pass up FREE? LOL. Hopefully that will help.

kaybeeknits · May 2014

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

mrs.kay+emm said:

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

When does the POAS addiction stop? I have one more Clear Blue Easy Digital w/weeks estimator left (took one this morning). But I also have like 30 Wondfo's.

lol well mine stopped when I admitted to H that I kept on testing and he was like, "dude...you need to stop stressing" and I realized he was right.

Slightly related: I'm wayyyyyyy too controlling for this pregnancy thing. Luckily, when baby comes, I can control every aspect of his/her life, so that's comforting

Yeah. I think I'm going to stop. I just posted on TTGP the left over Wondfo HCG and Clear Blue Easy Digital OPK's that I have. What girl will pass up FREE? LOL. Hopefully that will help.

Good point. Part of my stopping had to do with not wanting to explain why we suddenly had a bunch of charges at Dollar General/CVS/Publix lol

MrsMCBMar2014 · May 2014

mrs.kay+emm said:

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

mrs.kay+emm said:

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

When does the POAS addiction stop? I have one more Clear Blue Easy Digital w/weeks estimator left (took one this morning). But I also have like 30 Wondfo's.

lol well mine stopped when I admitted to H that I kept on testing and he was like, "dude...you need to stop stressing" and I realized he was right.

Slightly related: I'm wayyyyyyy too controlling for this pregnancy thing. Luckily, when baby comes, I can control every aspect of his/her life, so that's comforting

Yeah. I think I'm going to stop. I just posted on TTGP the left over Wondfo HCG and Clear Blue Easy Digital OPK's that I have. What girl will pass up FREE? LOL. Hopefully that will help.

Good point. Part of my stopping had to do with not wanting to explain why we suddenly had a bunch of charges at Dollar General/CVS/Publix lol

Whenever I went into Dollar General they were alway out of tests. Were you the one buying all of them. LOL. But, on the other hand, I do live near the border of a city that is known for the richest welfare moms. I swear these girls have contests on how many kids they can pop out and how much money they can milk out of the state. Plus, the NICE new cars that they are driving - Hello, 2014 Cadillac Escalade?! Seriously?

kaybeeknits · May 2014

Hmmm, I've never really noticed who is on welfare and then what they drive. The welfare queen is kind of a myth, which often perpetuates racial stereotypes. How do you know the same person driving an Escalade paid for his/her groceries with food stamps?

MrsMCBMar2014 · May 2014

mrs.kay+emm said:

Hmmm, I've never really noticed who is on welfare and then what they drive. The welfare queen is kind of a myth, which often perpetuates racial stereotypes. How do you know the same person driving an Escalade paid for his/her groceries with food stamps?

I've lived in this area long enough to know. Not to mention, my girlfriend works at welfare for the state and she has said that she sees so many of the same faces and each time that she updates the information, they're adding more babies to their file. More babies means more $. She's actually done 'checks' on them and have found mercedes, escalades, etc. as their vehicles. All brand new too. But they aren't working and only income they have is from welfare, food stamps and child support. NJ pays through the NOISE for welfare to these people. Sucks that I work my ass off and when times are tough I'm denied food stamps. Not fair.

kaybeeknits · May 2014

Certainly there are always people who game the system. I'm more outraged at the extremely wealthy who find multiple ways not to pay taxes, but I, who am firmly lower middle class (h is a PhD student) pay my fair share.

Sorry. I'm skeptical of 'true stories' of welfare abuse, especially if a person thinks it is the norm rather than an anomaly. It's like people who SWEAR they teach and had a student named La-a. No, they don't. It is an urban legend, dripping with racism.

A chart that shows that on average, those on assisstance spend less than those who are not. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/this-chart-blows-up-the-myth-of-the-welfare-queen/282452/

LadyXaverian · May 2014

mrs.kay+emm said:

Certainly there are always people who game the system. I'm more outraged at the extremely wealthy who find multiple ways not to pay taxes, but I, who am firmly lower middle class (h is a PhD student) pay my fair share.

Sorry. I'm skeptical of 'true stories' of welfare abuse, especially if a person thinks it is the norm rather than an anomaly. It's like people who SWEAR they teach and had a student named La-a. No, they don't. It is an urban legend, dripping with racism.

A chart that shows that on average, those on assisstance spend less than those who are not. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/this-chart-blows-up-the-myth-of-the-welfare-queen/282452/

I have the biggest crush on you right now.

angels889 · May 2014

I was in complete and utter shock and disbelief. Now I'm kinda more into the idea but still in shock. XD

kaybeeknits · May 2014

@sarahl77 I was starting to feel lonely in here! lol

MrsMCBMar2014 · May 2014

SarahL77 said:

mrs.kay+emm said:

Certainly there are always people who game the system. I'm more outraged at the extremely wealthy who find multiple ways not to pay taxes, but I, who am firmly lower middle class (h is a PhD student) pay my fair share.

Sorry. I'm skeptical of 'true stories' of welfare abuse, especially if a person thinks it is the norm rather than an anomaly. It's like people who SWEAR they teach and had a student named La-a. No, they don't. It is an urban legend, dripping with racism.

A chart that shows that on average, those on assisstance spend less than those who are not. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/this-chart-blows-up-the-myth-of-the-welfare-queen/282452/

I have the biggest crush on you right now.

+1

kolaczka · May 2014

From an economic perspective, government subsidized or not, +1 or +5 for that matter is never going to equate to more money/ greater affluence. My husband and I joke that we are working on our first money pit. If you haven't tried it there are some interesting "cost of raising a child" calculators:
https://money.cnn.com/2013/08/14/pf/cost-children/#!/private-browsing

Unless you can get a reality tv show out of it or raise a child star that is;).

From a public policy perspective, it is far cheaper to provide food stamps and education than it is to send people to jail. It is absolutely true that there is fraud and waste in the government safety net programs. But is not the majority and it will always exist where there is money and/or resources. I would far rather pay for a few welfare queens than let our lowest income neighbors and their children starve.

Christina_Diane · May 2014

I was relieved, shocked, and elated. After seeing negative tests month after month, and after having irregular cycles for the past year, it was just bliss and shock. I love how this turned into a welfare post. I'm actually quite astonished at how it did. And if we want to perpetuate myths, let's not forget that the real money isn't in popping out more babies for more welfare, it is all about how many more kids you can foster.

12chachacha · May 2014

Shock and disbelief. I thought AF had come, but I was tracking my BBT and my temps were still high. It was confusing, so I decided to POAS, expecting it to be negative, just so I could stop thinking about. I bought two dollar store tests. When that second line showed up I couldn't believe it. I immediately ran out to get a digital test and drove around town for an hour looking for a pharmacy that was open. I came home, used the second dollar store test, followed by the digital. All positive. I barely slept that night.

It still doesn't seem real for either of us. I feel like the anecdote that people tell each other to perpetuate pregnancy myths. :-) If I hadn't been tracking my temp I would probably still not know, and be complaining about the longest AF ever. I guess eventually I would have figured it out, who knows when (and in the meantime, eaten all the sushi I could get my hands on).

peggels24 · May 2014

When I first saw the BFP, I was just scared. It was faint and I was so nervous that this pregnancy would end up like the last. I'm in a much better place now but I'm still nervous.

peggels24 · May 2014

As far as welfare benefits, there are definitely those who take advantage. Huge scandals in Massachusetts over it the past few years. Is it the majority of the welfare beneficiaries? Probably not. Not everyone receiving assistance is cheating the system but not everyone receiving assistance needs it.

FLRainbowGirl · May 2014

mrs.kay+emm said:

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

When does the POAS addiction stop? I have one more Clear Blue Easy Digital w/weeks estimator left (took one this morning). But I also have like 30 Wondfo's.

lol well mine stopped when I admitted to H that I kept on testing and he was like, "dude...you need to stop stressing" and I realized he was right.

Slightly related: I'm wayyyyyyy too controlling for this pregnancy thing. Luckily, when baby comes, I can control every aspect of his/her life, so that's comforting

LOL!

KatieFNP1984 · May 2014

Excited!!!! I said a lot of Oh my gods! I was happy to see a nice pink line.

Smelh324 · May 2014

Literally disbelief. I was so tired I felt like I had trouble peeing on the actual stick! So when I saw the Pregnant before I was even done washing my hands, I thought I was dreaming. I had to stare at it for a min and think, am I sure I woke up?? I thought it would never happen [-O<

Jen524 · May 2014

Surprised, but a good surprised. I thought our timing was not good this month. Plus we are in the process of a huge move and DH relocated for work and has hardly been around the last few months. I am very happy though since we were trying, just thought this would not be the month.

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