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Hi, everyone -<br><br>
I've been lurking for a few days. My DH was teasing me that I took an HPT every time we had sex, which I thought was unfair, but in fact last Friday it had been 2 weeks and I had a cheap test, and I needed to pee, so I thought, "what the heck - I'll test!" And boy, was I shocked when I looked at it! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/yikes.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="EEK!"><br><br>
Not that I <i>should</i> be surprised - it's not like we were TTA, and I had finally gotten my cycle back when DS was 15 months. So I had 2 cycles and each time I thought, "dang, I gotta get pg - I hate bleeding!" So now I am. I would have waited about three more months if I were trying to control things, though.<br><br>
DH has responded to the news pretty well, though neither of us are feeling <i>as</i> excited as we did at first with DS. It's different, second time around. I'm happy, and feeling love towards my belly baby, and looking forward to everything, but not bouncing off the walls. Also, I know I am just feeling overwhelmed with OTHER stuff, and I suspect DH is, too.<br><br>
We went to settlement on our first house YESTERDAY, and I am in the middle of hiring an assistant at work so that I can work fewer hours. So I really didn't feel able to focus on being pregnant at all until last night, and today I called my midwives and put a call in to my birth assistant. And this weekend, we'll start telling family and friends. Then I'm sure it's going to feel much more 'real' . . . and even more overwhelming. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment"><br><br>
So far I am not feeling too bad, actually. With DS I had spotting through my first trimester and felt horrible mentally, emotionally, and physically every time it happened and inbetween. No spotting yet this time, and I'm hopeful that that's a good sign for the rest of how I'll feel. Though I'm likely only 4+ weeks, so it's still early days! I'm probably due early May - based on date of intercourse.<br><br>
Glad to be joining you, and looking forward to chatting over the next months. Oh, planning a homebirth (see DS's homebirth story in my siggy) in our new house!
I've been lurking for a few days. My DH was teasing me that I took an HPT every time we had sex, which I thought was unfair, but in fact last Friday it had been 2 weeks and I had a cheap test, and I needed to pee, so I thought, "what the heck - I'll test!" And boy, was I shocked when I looked at it! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/yikes.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="EEK!"><br><br>
Not that I <i>should</i> be surprised - it's not like we were TTA, and I had finally gotten my cycle back when DS was 15 months. So I had 2 cycles and each time I thought, "dang, I gotta get pg - I hate bleeding!" So now I am. I would have waited about three more months if I were trying to control things, though.<br><br>
DH has responded to the news pretty well, though neither of us are feeling <i>as</i> excited as we did at first with DS. It's different, second time around. I'm happy, and feeling love towards my belly baby, and looking forward to everything, but not bouncing off the walls. Also, I know I am just feeling overwhelmed with OTHER stuff, and I suspect DH is, too.<br><br>
We went to settlement on our first house YESTERDAY, and I am in the middle of hiring an assistant at work so that I can work fewer hours. So I really didn't feel able to focus on being pregnant at all until last night, and today I called my midwives and put a call in to my birth assistant. And this weekend, we'll start telling family and friends. Then I'm sure it's going to feel much more 'real' . . . and even more overwhelming. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment"><br><br>
So far I am not feeling too bad, actually. With DS I had spotting through my first trimester and felt horrible mentally, emotionally, and physically every time it happened and inbetween. No spotting yet this time, and I'm hopeful that that's a good sign for the rest of how I'll feel. Though I'm likely only 4+ weeks, so it's still early days! I'm probably due early May - based on date of intercourse.<br><br>
Glad to be joining you, and looking forward to chatting over the next months. Oh, planning a homebirth (see DS's homebirth story in my siggy) in our new house!
