Throwback Thursday and Randoms

[mosdub]

This weeks TBT- when did you get your bfp for this pregnancy? What were you thinking? Where were you? How did you feel? How did you tell your H?

[sterl724]

Good questions!

I got my bfp on the 4th off July. It was around dinnertime, and we'd just gotten home from a cookout with my family. I'd had 2-3 days of bfns, and just randomly while sitting there peeing decided to use the last test in the box. (I was always one to test first thing in the morning.) I honestly wasn't feeling it that cycle, and really thought I was getting my period.

I was excited, because we'd been trying almost a year and a half, but nervous because I'd had one other bfp that ended in a loss.
H was on the phone. I went downstairs and was like "you need to get off the phone, I need you." Once he hung up, I just blurted out "I'm think I'm pregnant" (it was a bit of a squinter). I then made him go look at it and play the "is that a line" game.

If we ever try for another, I hope to do something more fun/exciting to tell H.

[sterl724]

H hates turning the ac on before June. We run fans at night which makes it tolerable, but I woke up like 30 minutes before baby because I was warm, and basically laid there a half hour. I'm hoping because of C I can convince him to turn on the air soon. C still needs at least partially swaddled (He's a thumb sticker it looks like, so we often leave his hands out) and I worry about him getting warm.

[kaits8]

Fun, I can't wait to read the responses!

I got my bfp on 7/16, 2 days after dd1s 1st birthday and the day of her bday party with my family (I actually had a super faint bfp on her bday but it was too faint to call). I was at home, first thing in the AM as we prepared for dd1s bday party. I was excited and didn't do anything special for H because he knew I was testing and was in the room when I saw the line.

He said to me the other night, "I'm not saying we should have another 1 (we reallllly want to stop at 2 but are already joking about 3), but IF we do, can you surprise me with the bfp?". This from the man who, for dd1s bfp, I rolled the test up in a brightly colored onesie in placed it in the closet where he gets ready, and he still didn't notice or get it until I handed it to him and told him to unwrap it.

[erinshelley21]

I love this!
I found out on Sunday 7/10. I tested Saturday morning and it was negative but I felt so sick that whole weekend. It was different from the nausea I would get when I was getting ready to start my period. After we got home from grocery shopping I said what the heck and decided to test even though it was 1pm. A faint little line showed up and I was so shocked. I left it on the counter for DH to see when he got home from his errand. He didn't turn the light on so he didn't see the line. He just thought I forgot to throw it away haha. I told him the news and we headed to a birthday party.

[mosdub]

I found out on July 19. We had been trying for 3 months after having been benched for a year after our loss. We only hit -4, so I was pretty sure we were out that cycle. H and I were on a long camping trip into Canada and I packed some tests along with period supplies just because. It was a day after my expected period and we went on a brutal all day hike. We were in bear country and I was not thrilled about getting my period while on this hike in the middle of nowhere. I brought tampons and pads and fully expected to have to take care of my business in the woods. When we got back to camp I had a big cold bottle of wine waiting for me (which was hard to come by- seriously Canadians, how do you booze???). I thought it was weird I didn't get my period so I thought I'd just take a cheap test, see its negative, and then plow through my wine. I went to the vaulted toilet (what a special place) and took the test only to see a faint second line. I went back to camp and hesitantly showed H, and asked him if he saw a line. He said yes and then said "...so I guess you shouldn't have your wine?" Hahaha! Next morning after barely any sleep I confirmed with another test I had packed.

[moutonrouge]

I had to look at my old chart - I found out June 27th (a Monday). The day before I had tested and had a sort of faint line on a Wondfo, but to my eyes the FRER I took was negative. It was my last one, so I insisted on going to the store for more. I also googled positive FRER images so I would I be able to spot a squinter. The next day I tested again and it was positive. And then spent our whole commute convincing DH I was right and showing him a picture of the test and being like "no it's there, I see it, you see it, too!"

Not super cute or romantic. I was a little much about the whole thing. I could say I'll try to be less intense next time, but I'm self-aware enough to know I will be just the same.

[sterl724]

I don't do wonder weeks, but is there a leap or anything at ten weeks? C has been taking awesome morning naps but the last several days he had taken really crappy afternoon naps, or none at all. His night sleep has fluctuated a bit as well. (Up an hour or so earlier several nights for motn feeding, up earlier than normal this morning.)

[meggypoo1]

I found out on July 22nd. I had been having weird symptoms or symptoms that I thought I had. With my first I knew I was pregnant because my boobs started hurting before I was going to get my period and that never happened. With this one that didn't happen so I made up other symptoms but also convinced myself it wasn't happening. I could have sworn I was getting my period on MH's bday (18th) so I said no to sex. Anyway, I went and bought a test on Friday (period was due Saturday). I was like "hey I think I am going to test tonight and not wait until tomorrow morning." MH was oh ok. So I did and came out of the bathroom and Clara was all over me and I was like hold on I need to show daddy something and handed him the test. He was like "oh you actually just did take it. I thought you were going to wait a bit." Lol! We hugged and he cried a bit. Then I realized I couldn't drink beer for the rest of the summer!

[mikaela20]

I found out in June when I was 9 days passed ovulation. It was a timed Intercourse cycle on Femara.

I tested before work just to have a clear head for the day and it was positive. Very positive. Took two more tests and all postive. I did my blood work that day and I waited a couple days to tell my H.

I put this on the bed before he got home from work. The first thing he does when he is home is go in the bedroom to change. ( Jorgito was the family nickname given to our future baby).

That night I heard him in the bedroom while I was in the living:

"..what's this?" Pause. " Baby you are pregnant!!!??". We cried and hugged and cried.

[mikaela20]

I had a pretty rough couple days so I hav'nt been keeping up. I was also wrapped in that State of Board thread.

But last night, my baby slept 5 hours and 45 mins! He wasn't good long naps during the day but getting him down for the night was really easy. He didn't have much throw ups and he seems a bit more comfortable on his back so far.

[meggypoo1]

May 18, 2017 7:48:38 GMT -5 . said:

meggypoo1 our H's share a birthday. How old is your H? Min's turning 32 this year.

Mine too! 😱

[bookish]

Great TBT topic! I don't remember the date, but we had spent the afternoon at a farm w/ DS1 and my MIL. On our way home, I said I felt nauseous and my MIL joked that maybe I was pregnant. That night, I got up to pee at 2am and realized that I'd been getting up every night for like 2 weeks to pee. I had a moment of "oh shit" and found an old pregnancy test in the linen closet. I took it and it was suuuuuper positive. I put it on H's nightstand and was going to let him find it in the AM, but then I was too excited and woke him up and told him to look at his nightstand. He was super groggy and pissed that I woke him up until I turned the light on, showed him the test, and explained that I was pregnant! He said he stayed up all night that night worrying about finishing our basement into a guest space about a year earlier than we were planning to (yet it still isnt even started at this point...hmmmm...get on that, H!).

[mosdub]

May 18, 2017 7:47:05 GMT -5 . said:

May 18, 2017 7:23:04 GMT -5 sterl724 said:

I don't do wonder weeks, but is there a leap or anything at ten weeks? C has been taking awesome morning naps but the last several days he had taken really crappy afternoon naps, or none at all. His night sleep has fluctuated a bit as well. (Up an hour or so earlier several nights for motn feeding, up earlier than normal this morning.)

Here's the chart from my app. It's supposed to go by due date, not by actual age. I put both in the app, so that's why there's two little faces

What are you guys talking about here?  Are these apps that track baby's sleep?  I've been writing it down in notes on my phone but would love an app.

[suelou18]

I don't remember what day I got my BFP, but I do remember the sequence of events. I had been feeling sick for a couple of days, stomach off, etc. I was pretty sure I had caught a stomach bug from DD. DH told me I should take a test to see if I was pregnant. I was convinced I wasn't pregnant because I thought I had gotten my period that past weekend. So to prove him wrong, I went into the bathroom and took a pregnancy test. Turns out he was right (and he likes to remind me of this). I'm pretty sure I walked to the dining room and put the pregnancy test down in front of him. We don't know what the bleeding was in the beginning. I started off knowing about the pregnancy and having 'morning' sickness at the same time, which I wouldn't recommend.

[moutonrouge]

mosdub I use the Glow baby app to track sleep. It has a nice timer feature that makes it easy to start/stop from the lock screen of my phone.

[mosdub]

I like these apps! Thanks . and moutonrouge

[moutonrouge]

Yesterday a huge spider was on my laundry basket. Then this morning DH found a wood roach in the basement (they live outside and basically wander in your house - they're dirty but they're not like German cockroaches). So I'm pretty sure one more gross bug incident and I'll be forced to burn the place down. I asked DH to call in sick so he'd be available for bug killing today but he refused.

DD is taking an epic nap right now. She had some trouble falling asleep last night but slept until 5:30 and then until 7:30.

A friend is coming over for lunch soon, which will be nice. It's gonna be too hot to go out.

[moutonrouge]

And I'll be a PW to ask a question: has anyone else dealt with a rash between their boobs? I've had one off and on since DD was born, and right now it's here and won't go away. I've tried coconut oil, Neosporin, and a mixture with Cortizone and Lotrimin, but it doesn't go away. And it itches like crazy. I'll try anything at this point.

[kaits8]

After a day of not napping and constant screaming yesterday, A went to bed around 730 (that was a little rough so I thought for sure we were in for a bad night), and slept until 3ish! She woke up again at 4 b/c H was loud leaving for work, but she nursed and went back down until 7!

Also, we've decided to put a much needed patio off our back deck and fill in our parking area (currently dirt off of a paved driveway, which likes to flood in the spring) with gravel. We said no projects this year...but these aren't TOOOO big so they don't really count, right? I got the deck stained this AM (nothing like staining decks at 5am before kids wake up!) and will paint the railing tonight when they go to bed. I love house projects! H does not, boo.

[seadragon2013]

I found out on August 9th. I had a bfn five days earlier, right before going on a beach vacation. We were ttc and I was on cd 35 - I wanted to know if I could drink or if I should expect AF. Well, I ate ridiculous amounts of seafood and indulged in a few glasses of wine, but AF did not come. I poas the morning after getting home, got a bfp, and immediately woke up H to share the good news. 🙂

[erinshelley21]

Just got back to work from my lunch break, which consisted of a 35 minute workout, make and pack my lunch, make DS a snack for before his game pack clothes for DS, DD and me for DS's tball game, change my clothes, refill my waters and throw some chicken and salsa in the crock pot for dinner.

There was no actual eating lunch until I got back to work.

I'm tired.

[Deleted]

I found out May 31.

I'd had my IUD since my son, now 3, was 7 weeks. It was great, perfectly place at every checkup with the DR, all that jazz.

My weight loss had begun to stall which I thought was very weird. I was also having very vivid dreams and my nipples started hurting all the time.

All this went on for about 2 weeks. I remember telling DH we needed to go buy a test just so I could put this idea out of my mind. After all, I had an IUD.

DH and I hung out in the bathroom while I took a clearblue digital. It said I was pregnant right away. We were panicked because of the IUD and the odds of an ectopic pregnancy. I didn't sleep that night at all.

Dr. got me in first thing June 1st. Ultrasound confirmed a pregnancy at about 4-5 weeks. We remeoved the IUD and the dr told us we had a 75% or so chance of losing the pregnancy. IUD was sent off to a lab to test for embryonic tissue.

Obviously everything turned out fine, but my Dr said it was the only IUD failure he's seen where the IUD was still in the right position.

[Deleted]

I just realized we are out of tp. Guess DH gets to make a trip to the store before work.

[Poppy32617]

We found out on July 17 it was the evening we came back from a weekend trip and our daughter was so sick she was vomiting all weekend l. For some reason I was due for my period that day and I don't know why I did it but I just tested it and it came out positive. I was boring and just told my husband and showed him the test and he was napping 😴

[Poppy32617]

I'm having a crappy day. My poor DD has had a fever since yesterday and I don't know what's going on she has no other symptoms. Over the weekend she was having some urinary urgency and frequency so I made an appointment for her today and brought her in and still unknown why the fever is occurring could be just a virus but then the pediatrician recommended that DS has his shots because if he caught whatever she has they have to do a whole work up on him. So he had those today as well. Man oh man. So now I have two kids that don't feel well and will probably have fevers . I need a margarita stat. My poor kiddos.

[skk]

I love hearing everyone's stories!

I got my first bfp on July 11, the day before our first beta after IVF. It was a squinted and I didn't say anything to DH. The 14th was our second beta and we got the call from the RE office. I called DH and told him while he was at work because I couldn't keep it to myself. I was still very cautiously optimistic so he was the only person I could talk to at the time.

[skk]

May 18, 2017 13:03:16 GMT -5 Poppy32617 said:

I'm having a crappy day. My poor DD has had a fever since yesterday and I don't know what's going on she has no other symptoms. Over the weekend she was having some urinary urgency and frequency so I made an appointment for her today and brought her in and still unknown why the fever is occurring could be just a virus but then the pediatrician recommended that DS has his shots because if he caught whatever she has they have to do a whole work up on him. So he had those today as well. Man oh man. So now I have two kids that don't feel well and will probably have fevers . I need a margarita stat. My poor kiddos.

Oh no! Hope the fevers don't last long and both kiddos are feeling better quick! DS had a fever Monday to Tuesday, no other symptoms. Not sure what it was but at least it passed quickly. These kiddos love to keep us on our toes.

[Poppy32617]

May 18, 2017 13:12:55 GMT -5 skk said:

May 18, 2017 13:03:16 GMT -5 Poppy32617 said:

I'm having a crappy day. My poor DD has had a fever since yesterday and I don't know what's going on she has no other symptoms. Over the weekend she was having some urinary urgency and frequency so I made an appointment for her today and brought her in and still unknown why the fever is occurring could be just a virus but then the pediatrician recommended that DS has his shots because if he caught whatever she has they have to do a whole work up on him. So he had those today as well. Man oh man. So now I have two kids that don't feel well and will probably have fevers . I need a margarita stat. My poor kiddos.

Oh no! Hope the fevers don't last long and both kiddos are feeling better quick! DS had a fever Monday to Tuesday, no other symptoms. Not sure what it was but at least it passed quickly. These kiddos love to keep us on our toes.

Thank you skk. I hope it passes fast too! Sucks seeing your kids sick or hurt. Poor DS screamed so bad and then the site bled .

[amandamh2]

I can't remember the date I got my bfp but I know it was a Thursday near the end of July. DH was leaving Friday for a weekend trip and I didn't want to wait until Monday to test and he didn't want a phone call with the news like we had to do for DS. Despite some symptoms, I was expecting a negative since the month before I had been "so sure" and it had been a no- instead it was the faintest of positives! I was excited since we had been TFAS/NTNP for a bit (no cycles with breastfeeding but wanting another baby, then a couple long cycles). I went into the bedroom where DH was still asleep and woke him to tell him our son was going to be a big brother.