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August 2016 Moms
erinmarie86
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intro and questions
erinmarie86
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Hello! So i surprisingly found out i was pregnant over the weekend and confirmed with a second test this morning. Now let me step back and explain my history and why this is a surprise (a great surprise!).
I have a little boy who just turned 1 this past december. I have been (and still am) breast feeding him and my period has yet to return (to normal?). I had some spotting back in Nov (starting 11/29) that i thought was rather light and could have been implantation bleeding. It lasted a few days, was brown and red. I took a pregnancy test dec 5th and it was negative. So then i thought, ok this must be my period and now i have a cycle to try to get pregnant!
I had been using ovulation tests and tested positive on 12/18 (according to apps i should have ovulated closer to 12/13). Anyways, i was expected to get my period towards the end of the month. Christmas morning i woke up to bleeding (oh what a great christmas present!). I didn't know what to expect at the time, but it lasted for a few days, and i was going through 1-2 regular pads a day. So again, i assumed this was my period because it was actually heavier than the bleeding in Nov. Ok, great now i know i have a cycle and can really start trying in Jan.
So now, in jan i start taking ovulation tests on Jan 2nd. It looked positive but i wasn't 100% sure....but i kept testing. I got at least 5 days of for sure positive ovulation tests so finally on the 9th I said what the heck, i'll take a pregnancy test. BOOM that was a positive. and like a for sure positive (not a faint line...almost DARKER than the control line). I took another test this morning (digital and week predictor) and that came back pregnant and estimating 5+ weeks pregnant.
So i guess where i'm still lost and confused is how pregnant am I? Should i be concerned about the bleeding in Dec if i'm still testing positive?
I have a doc appointment Jan 28th (that was the earliest they could see me)...do i have to just wait it out until then? Maybe these are just pregnancy emotions overwhelming me more than normal.
P.S. i know you are probably doing the math and saying "you're due date is probably early Sept"....but my previous son came 3 weeks early...and since i don't know for sure my due date until I see the doctor, I thought it best to start in this month's club (since i really hated getting to know all the ladies during pregnancy and then ending up in a different birth month)
I have a little boy who just turned 1 this past december. I have been (and still am) breast feeding him and my period has yet to return (to normal?). I had some spotting back in Nov (starting 11/29) that i thought was rather light and could have been implantation bleeding. It lasted a few days, was brown and red. I took a pregnancy test dec 5th and it was negative. So then i thought, ok this must be my period and now i have a cycle to try to get pregnant!
I had been using ovulation tests and tested positive on 12/18 (according to apps i should have ovulated closer to 12/13). Anyways, i was expected to get my period towards the end of the month. Christmas morning i woke up to bleeding (oh what a great christmas present!). I didn't know what to expect at the time, but it lasted for a few days, and i was going through 1-2 regular pads a day. So again, i assumed this was my period because it was actually heavier than the bleeding in Nov. Ok, great now i know i have a cycle and can really start trying in Jan.
So now, in jan i start taking ovulation tests on Jan 2nd. It looked positive but i wasn't 100% sure....but i kept testing. I got at least 5 days of for sure positive ovulation tests so finally on the 9th I said what the heck, i'll take a pregnancy test. BOOM that was a positive. and like a for sure positive (not a faint line...almost DARKER than the control line). I took another test this morning (digital and week predictor) and that came back pregnant and estimating 5+ weeks pregnant.
So i guess where i'm still lost and confused is how pregnant am I? Should i be concerned about the bleeding in Dec if i'm still testing positive?
I have a doc appointment Jan 28th (that was the earliest they could see me)...do i have to just wait it out until then? Maybe these are just pregnancy emotions overwhelming me more than normal.
P.S. i know you are probably doing the math and saying "you're due date is probably early Sept"....but my previous son came 3 weeks early...and since i don't know for sure my due date until I see the doctor, I thought it best to start in this month's club (since i really hated getting to know all the ladies during pregnancy and then ending up in a different birth month)
Re: intro and questions
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
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