You guys are making me want to order some internet cheapies now that I'm out of my Walmart cheapies and FRERs!
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About me:
29 y/o Married 6.26.11 BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14 BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now! BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17 BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
@elsieisamoocow Nooooo! Don't be crazy like us!! I'm testing because I haven't even missed a period yet. I'm only 11dpo now and got my BFP on 7dpo. Just nervous!
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
I've been too scared to use my digis since I know they require more hcg and I didn't want to see "Not Pregnant" but today is when AF is due so I decided to use one and seeing it say "Pregnant" was like finding out all over again Crazy Duchess
I've been too scared to use my digis since I know they require more hcg and I didn't want to see "Not Pregnant" but today is when AF is due so I decided to use one and seeing it say "Pregnant" was like finding out all over again Crazy Duchess
This was me yesterday. I am so early, my period isn't due until Sunday, but on a whim I decided to do a digi. I've never seen a more beautiful word in my life. I'm surprised actually, since it wasn't my FMU and my beta was so low (I peed like 30 minutes after my beta was drawn, and my beta ended up being 42.5).
~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~ ~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
Confession - We tried for a while for this baby, but my FI tried for far longer (with his ex wife) to become a father. Years of fertility treatment for the two of them, and 6 failed IUI's before they gave up. Their divorce was the better part of a decade ago, and none of his GFs after her were interested in kids. So he'd completely given up, until we met. I don't even know what words to use to explain his excitement.
The confession part? I totally plan to take (minor) advantage of his happiness. I'm making a human for him, the least he can do is some dishes, right? My ultimate plan is to hand over diaper duty (of my firstborn) to him while I'm pregnant..
~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~ ~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
I'll preface by saying a baby is a blessing and I'm happy with either boy or girl....but a small part of me wants a boy so I can toss all my daughters baby stuff and buy new stuff because shopping.... Eh...shopping will happen either way. Bring on the teensy (pink or blue) clothes.
@DuchessOfCambridge I feel the same way about Christmas outfits! We almost bought a cute girls onsie-skirt combo at target that was on sale after getting our BFP. My mom still has most of our baby clothes so if we have a girl, she might be able to wear my old Christmas clothes since I was an early November baby.
I'm DYING to shop but trying to hold out until we know the sex @Tbm1124 I'm the same way..want a boy so I can get all new stuff..but you're right shopping will happen either way haha. I have a million girls clothes but girls stuff is soooo fun
When my big pack of cheapies came in the mail my hubby just laughed. The morning reminders help me through the day! Also my wish list on Amazon is getting a little out of control.
29 y/o Married 6.26.11 BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14 BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now! BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17 BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
I have never been one day late. After tracking my periods for a year on FF, they were freakishly accurate. Today I am "6 days late".....and took test #7..still positive. You would think the body change would be enough! But no. I'm an addict. Bought more to test periodically before the first appt. what is wrong with me?!
Me: 33 DH: 36 Together since 2007 Happily Ever After 4.30.2015 ~~One Beautiful Daughter~~ Born: 11.6.2017 Trying for #2!!
And I'm gonna need these chocolate cherrios stat. The fatigue struggle is real, and it seems like the only thing that motivates me right now is food. So out of bed and to Kroger I go!
Me: 33 DH: 36 Together since 2007 Happily Ever After 4.30.2015 ~~One Beautiful Daughter~~ Born: 11.6.2017 Trying for #2!!
I'll preface by saying a baby is a blessing and I'm happy with either boy or girl....but a small part of me wants a boy so I can toss all my daughters baby stuff and buy new stuff because shopping.... Eh...shopping will happen either way. Bring on the teensy (pink or blue) clothes.
Me too! I have 2 girls and we didn't find out their gender until birth. DH I think really wants to find out this one so he can get rid of the totes upon totes we have of clothes if it's a boy! Although I love hand me downs (and the hundreds of $$ it saves) I can't wait to shop!
@jess0211 and @TallMomma29 I'm continuing to POAS until my like 40 cheapies run out. Just a note to be careful with them and to not let them stress you out - they don't always get progressively darker like the FRERs. My last pregnancy, they were still pretty light even once my hcg was a couple thousand. The amount of dye they use isn't as regulated from test to test.
@heatherdubrow me too! Even after DH told me not to. But he wasn't with me and the urge was strong.
They are all laid out on my dresser and my sister showed up unannounced today. She has NO boundaries and almost wanderes into our bedroom, I was like "No! DH isn't fully dressed!" He totally was. my sister is a lot younger than I am and sees DH and I more like a second set of parents, she even lived with us for awhile so our house is hers (in her mind). It's going to be very hard to hide this until 12 weeks from her.
@DuchessOfCambridge I am also on day 7 of POAS. *TW* I found out so early and am not too long post loss that I've been nervous. Today it was finally blazingly positive! I don't recommend it to others. Please don't worry yourself unnecessarily!! It took a couple of weeks for my HCG to go down and to get a negative HPT after, so it can give a false sense of security anyway. Plllleeeeaaaassseeeee, everyone, try to enjoy being pregnant! */TW
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
I am going to take a weekly bump pick starting today. It's early but I took absolutely zero with my other two, aside from pictures that others took. I regret it since other people's pictures tend to make me look totally awful and I would like to remember the experience by pics that I take and feel good about haha
I just bought 5 pairs of maternity pants from a Mom swap group after I said I wouldn't buy anything until I went through what has been given to me. But I only paid $19 so I don't feel too badly.
DH and I are out running errands. I got him to stop at Barnes and Noble and I want to buy all the books for LO. Told DH he doesn't have to worry about me buying baby clothes yet, but he should probably worry about the amount of books I'm going to buy. They are all so cute!
Me: 26 | DH: 26
Married: 08/23/2014
TTC Baby #1: August 2016-February 2017 BFP 02/25/2017, EDD 11/07/2017
@DuchessOfCambridge I am also on day 7 of POAS. *TW* I found out so early and am not too long post loss that I've been nervous. Today it was finally blazingly positive! I don't recommend it to others. Please don't worry yourself unnecessarily!! It took a couple of weeks for my HCG to go down and to get a negative HPT after, so it can give a false sense of security anyway. Plllleeeeaaaassseeeee, everyone, try to enjoy being pregnant! */TW
**TW** I totally get where you're coming from here, as I've also had a miscarriage after seeing darkening tests and even after seeing the baby's heartbeat - you HAVE to hope and trust that things are okay until they're not. You'll drive yourself crazy if you don't. But, as someone who has also had 2 chemical pregnancies, I get so much relief every morning seeing a darkening cheapie test. That didn't happen with either of my chemicals, so it makes me feel like I am getting past a milestone every morning.
So, I say buy all the pregnancy tests and enjoy that little reassurance every morning. It doesn't necessarily mean that everything is going to go be okay, but (for me, at least) it means that things are better than they have been before.
Girl Scout cookie season is dangerous... I just bought 4 boxes for just my hubby and I. Time will tell whether he gets any or I just pig out on them all in secret haha.
I am happy to see that I am not the only one who has to test every day for peace of mind. I am so excited! When I got my first positive last Wednesday, I could not believe my eyes. I even tested in the afternoon, when they say that you're not supposed to. I figured I could afford to waste a test, because I have 100 of the little dip tests (Got them for cheap on Amazon). Now I take at least one every day usually in the morning to confirm my positive. I'm going to do that until I visit the OB/GYN. The doctor won't see us until I'm at week eight. I'm almost at week five now.
Also, I have never napped so much in my life. I am not a nap taker. But lately I am either starving or sleepy. There's nothing else. Food or sleep. I'm on spring break now, when I get back to teaching, is going to be rough.
@DuchessOfCambridge I have started a private baby wish list on amazon and I may or may not have holiday onesies in it.
Ha! Me too. I also have a list of possible names going on the Notes app on my phone. I'm trying not to lose my mind because it's so early, but it's so hard!
Ugh. Yeah we've clearly been trying too long. We have fully decided boy and girl names and a spreadsheet plan for the registry, broken down by category.
ETA - we'll be registering because it's his first. I don't anticipate having a shower since it's my second but will share the registry info with friends/family if they ask.
I have literally zero saved from my 6yo. My husband (now ex) at the time and I planned to have just one, and he had a vasectomy. Didn't feel the need to keep baby things. Buuuuuut here I am now.
~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~ ~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
For those POAS often (like myself) has anyone heard of the "hook effect" where eventually the line can start to get lighter? It was my google subject/obsession today. Now I'm worried if I POAS and the line is lighter, I'll freak myself out. I may have to back away from the pregnancy strips soon
DH: 31, Me: 27 Married May 2014 TTC #1: May 2015 September 2016-December 2016: Met with RE, fertility testing, diagnosis of tubal scarring, and plan of IVF *TW in spoiler boxes*
Surprise! Unexpected BFP 2/22/17 just when we were about to start fertility treatment!
Re: Pregnant girl confessions
About me:
Married 6.26.11
BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14
BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now!
BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17
BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
TTC since August 2018
~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
[spoiler]
The confession part? I totally plan to take (minor) advantage of his happiness. I'm making a human for him, the least he can do is some dishes, right? My ultimate plan is to hand over diaper duty (of my firstborn) to him while I'm pregnant..
~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
[spoiler]
Eh...shopping will happen either way. Bring on the teensy (pink or blue) clothes.
@jess0211 so starting an amazon baby wish list now
About me:
Married 6.26.11
BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14
BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now!
BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17
BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
DH: 36
Together since 2007
Happily Ever After 4.30.2015
~~One Beautiful Daughter~~ Born: 11.6.2017
Trying for #2!!
DH: 36
Together since 2007
Happily Ever After 4.30.2015
~~One Beautiful Daughter~~ Born: 11.6.2017
Trying for #2!!
They are all laid out on my dresser and my sister showed up unannounced today. She has NO boundaries and almost wanderes into our bedroom, I was like "No! DH isn't fully dressed!" He totally was. my sister is a lot younger than I am and sees DH and I more like a second set of parents, she even lived with us for awhile so our house is hers (in her mind). It's going to be very hard to hide this until 12 weeks from her.
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
Eta but for real, no more now!
BFP 02/25/2017, EDD 11/07/2017
I totally get where you're coming from here, as I've also had a miscarriage after seeing darkening tests and even after seeing the baby's heartbeat - you HAVE to hope and trust that things are okay until they're not. You'll drive yourself crazy if you don't. But, as someone who has also had 2 chemical pregnancies, I get so much relief every morning seeing a darkening cheapie test. That didn't happen with either of my chemicals, so it makes me feel like I am getting past a milestone every morning.
So, I say buy all the pregnancy tests and enjoy that little reassurance every morning. It doesn't necessarily mean that everything is going to go be okay, but (for me, at least) it means that things are better than they have been before.
Also, I have never napped so much in my life. I am not a nap taker. But lately I am either starving or sleepy. There's nothing else. Food or sleep. I'm on spring break now, when I get back to teaching, is going to be rough.
Ha! Me too. I also have a list of possible names going on the Notes app on my phone. I'm trying not to lose my mind because it's so early, but it's so hard!
ETA - we'll be registering because it's his first. I don't anticipate having a shower since it's my second but will share the registry info with friends/family if they ask.
I have literally zero saved from my 6yo. My husband (now ex) at the time and I planned to have just one, and he had a vasectomy. Didn't feel the need to keep baby things. Buuuuuut here I am now.
~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
[spoiler]
Married May 2014
TTC #1: May 2015
September 2016-December 2016: Met with RE, fertility testing, diagnosis of tubal scarring, and plan of IVF
*TW in spoiler boxes*