GTKY POAS Stories

[sweetsurprise]

My recent POAS situation made me remember the excitement of finding out I was pregnant with M.

Tell us your POAS story when you found out you were pregnant with LO.

Also, I know several of us have talked about this already but have you POAS recently? Was the result what you wanted to see?

Also any other pee stories are welcome. As usual.

[sweetsurprise]

My story goes like this. I had been off birth control but we weren't 'trying' in terms of timing things for almost a year. Then I got nervous that something was wrong and we made a more concerted effort. I made H get his 'numbers' checked, which turned out totally fine. And then we kind of forgot about it for a bit and then got pregnant when we weren't timing things.

I had taken so many negative pregnancy tests that I kind of lost excitement about doing them but H bought a pack of two for me since I was a couple days late.

We had invited friends over and H got totally drunk. I only had a glass or two but enough to feel tipsy. After our friends left, I POAS and omg it was positive. I had never had a positive before!! I remember having the biggest smile evaarrr and running to tell my drunk H. Lol. He was shocked too and we stayed up until 2 am talking about our excitement and fears. Such a fun memory.

[jellykat2]

So we were a very lucky couple that got pregnant the first month we tried. I didn't think we would get pregnant so fast. I had had a squinted super early, so thinking it would be positive I tested the next morning. I went to the kitchen and asked H to come look at the stick. It was positive, but faint. He took one glance at it and said "well, looks like I'll pack my bags!" and then walked out of the kitchen. I was like, "um, what? What do you think the test says?" He's like, "well it's negative. I didn't get the job done." (Such a man thing to say. And he was totally kidding btw!) So I made him come look again, and explained to him a line is a line. He then did his cute nervous excited laugh, and questioned me a number of times if I was sure.

I had bought him a card, onsie, and mug that said daddy on it which I had planned to give him when we got pregnant - rather than having him try to read the test (which I should have done instead. Since he was so bad at reading the test). So then I gave him that, and we both cried. Then we went and had lunch where my SIL was working (she's a server). I remember the giddy feeling at lunch, and the way we kept looking at each other because we had such a great secret.

I peed on sticks for a number of days after that and kept showing him, because I think he was in such shock it happened so fast. After 3-4 days I think he started to feel like it was real.

I've peed on a few sticks since having dd. they were all negative (obviously) and that's a good thing. While I am a crazy notch with baby fever I'm not quiet ready yet. Although, I'm sure when I am and do (hopefully) get a positive again that I will be equal parts excited and terrified again.

[kellrr]

Like @ jellykat2, we got lucky the first time, though I thought we didn't. I had some spotting when I expected my period, and that wasn't unusual for me, so we said "we'll try again." We had an amazingly boozy Valentines, then I got dinner and wine with a friend the next day. I felt nauseous the next morning, which is really unusual for me. By the time we got done with church, I told DH we needed to POAS, and then we went to a miserable lunch with my parents where the smells made me about barf. I thought maybe I had food poisoning but wanted to be sure we weren't preg.
We bought a 2-pack and the first one was positive, but we weren't sure. Then, the second one didn't work. Literally nothing happened. We decided to wait and buy more. The first one in the second pack also didn't work. Then finally two days later, the 4th one was positive. We were sure, but also quite surprised.
I haven't POAS since because I'm on depo and have no periods, and never had any problems with it before, but it's the first time I've wondered if it was working since I know I CAN get preg. We decided last night to wait a little longer to TTC again. We have soooo much going on, and DS is so much fun, we will just go with the flu for a bit.

[MrsTinMKE]

We had been off BC for over a year but not really trying either. I had no idea when I was ovulating or anything. I graduated from school in Dec. of 2013 so we decided to start tracking my ovulation that November. It took two months of tracking before we conceived DD. I was late and had taken a few tests the week before our positive test and all negative. I was really crampy, so I thought for sure AF was coming. The Monday after the Super Bowl, still no AF so I took another test. This time the line was faint, and I thought that meant it was negative, but I wasn't sure, so I called H to come look at it. We read the instructions like 10 times and it said no matter how faint the line, if there is a line it is positive. We went out and bought a digital test and it was positive. We were so shocked after so many negatives, to have a positive! It took a little time and about 3 more tests before it sunk in!

We were of course over the moon. I was so excited to tell MIL and FIL the next day, we couldn't wait!

I have taken my fair share of tests in the last month. 3 boxes to be exact because I was more than 2 weeks late last month. I was questioning if I was really ready, but I think I just wanted to enjoy the last of my summer and drinking before GKU again. H and I have decided that we are officially TTC It is so scary but so exciting all at the same time!!

[swise22]

I worked a 12 hour shift the night before I POAS and just felt off all day. I came home from work and had a really bad headache. I was also exhausted to the point that I could barely keep my eyes open. I went to bed and didn't think much of it. I woke up the next day and just felt so bloated. I POAS and had a squinter but definitely obvious line. I started crying because I was so excited and couldn't believe it. DH was at work and I had to go work a 12 hour shift. I didn't want to tell him over the phone so I had to keep it secret all day. I ran to Target before work and bought a onesie that said "Daddy's Champ" and wrapped it up. DH's birthday was that week so I told him I had his birthday present for him for when I got home. I couldn't wait for the shift to end to go tell him, but then DH texted me to let me know he was having friends over. I proceeded to tell him that the present was meant for his eyes only and I wanted to "celebrate" his birthday with him when I got home. DH was so excited and thought it was something sexual so he kicked his friends out before I got home. He opened the present and pulled the onesie out and goes "what am I supposed to do with this?" I started laughing and say well I'm pregnant. He broke out into a huge smile and couldn't believe it. He made me POAS 3 more times just to prove it. We still laugh about his confused reaction.

I've had to POAS twice since DS was born. One was a few months after he was born and the other was this past month. I was kind of surprised that I was disappointed when this last one was negative. DH and I have talked about it but we probably won't start trying until Christmas or next summer.

[maggie6424]

Trigger/Loss warning.
I have polycystic ovarian syndrome and it causes me to have insanely long cycles. I have to chart and use opk's to know when I'm ovulating. I'm also one of those cray cray ladies that POAS every day from 7 dpo. We started trying for #2 in October because I wanted a summer baby. We did get pregnant that month, but I knew from the start something wasn't right. I had no symptoms like with ds1 and asked for a beta. Just as I suspected, my numbers weren't doubling. Long story short, the baby didn't make it past six weeks and I ended up with a d&c. The doc said I had to wait for two periods before trying again. December and January were out. Well I started the obsessive ritual using cheapies on cd7 which was 2/15. Negative and negative on cd8. CD9 I got my first positive, which was super faint. H didn't believe me that it meant pregnant no matter how faint. I kept testing for the next week just to make sure the line darkened and the digital with weeks estimator kept advancing.

Now, I really have baby fever. I am completely crazy. Now is really not a good time for us to add a third child, and H is not sure he wants another one. ds1 is having major behavior issues right now, and has been a very difficult child since birth. That's definitely causing his hesitation. I loved being pregnant with A, it was great. M's pregnancy was awful. I have a mirena right now, but I had this unrelenting nausea a few months ago and tested *just* to be sure. I was actually sad when it was negative.

[kellrr]

Hugs to those of you hoping to TTC soon.

[pinkie]

We tried to have bio kids forever...like 4-5 years with years of IF treatment. I probably peed on 200 sticks lol. We moved onto adoption and waited 1.5 years for our oldest son.

Getting the email that we were chosen is (to me) like getting a positive on a pee stick. I always imagined how I would react and I just had the strongest most crazy feeling...followed by sheer terror that something would go wrong. But all went perfectly

Our second "pee on a stick" came very unexpectedly - we were only waiting 1 month when we found out about our baby. Actually all that was going down exactly one year ago. I remember getting an email and both of us were home and I said to my husband holy crap we are being considered for a baby already lol.

[meagpt22]

Loss mentioned:

I was driving home from work and was dry heaving..and since I had the symptoms with my loss pregnancy..I stopped at grocery store to get a test. Got home and sure enough it was positive. DH was at a "pampers and pints" party so I had to wait for him to get home. It was torture not to send him a text right away. I instead picked him up from train station and gave him a card that said congrats.


With my loss pregnancy I gave him a bottle of wine with a tag that said "first pregnancy". The tags were my bridal shower gift with all these firsts described on them.

Edit to add I've POAS when my period has been wacky even though I'm on BC.

[jeniece47]

I had my IUD taken out at my annual gyno visit in October. We were going to wait a few months to TTC but my husband was being a baby about condoms. Some crap about how he is married and shouldn't have to wear them. My gyno had said it would likely take 6-12 months to conceive so we figured what the hell might as well start. In January we went on a wine tasting weekend. I woke up in the morning after a day of tasting horribly sick. Not really hungover but couldn't stop vomiting. We didn't really think much of it until like a week later when I was still feeling kind of off. I POAS really early in the morning. There was a really faint line. I immediately jumped on DH who was sleeping waving a pee stick in his face. I think he was terrified and kept saying it was supposed to take at least six months.

The only time I POAS since K was born was when I ended up hungover after we went back to the same place wine tasting for our anniversary in may. DH was freaked out that my BC wasn't working and I was knocked up. DH still wants to be one and done and I would like one more but not yet.

[irishprncss19]

I was off BC since June /July 13 after finally figuring out that it was causing some stomach ache issues. We were planning to wait six more months but i decided not to be so careful one time and now I have my little guy! I figured out on my birthday that something was different. My period was never late and this time it was. Plus my boobs hurt! I told my husband on the way home from dinner the next night that we needed to buy a test. I had read they were "more accurate" in the morning so I waited till the next morning. DH was sick so he had slept in the spare bedroom (now nursery!). I crawled into the bed and looked at him with a big smile and asked if he wanted to know. We were so excited! FFTC I finally threw away that stick two weeks ago...
I wish we were planning to try again now but DH wants to wait so that baby # 2 is due around DS 3rd birthday.

[swise22]

Aug 20, 2015 21:12:33 GMT -5 irishprncss19 said:

I was off BC since June /July 13 after finally figuring out that it was causing some stomach ache issues. We were planning to wait six more months but i decided not to be so careful one time and now I have my little guy! I figured out on my birthday that something was different. My period was never late and this time it was. Plus my boobs hurt! I told my husband on the way home from dinner the next night that we needed to buy a test. I had read they were "more accurate" in the morning so I waited till the next morning. DH was sick so he had slept in the spare bedroom (now nursery!). I crawled into the bed and looked at him with a big smile and asked if he wanted to know. We were so excited! FFTC I finally threw away that stick two weeks ago...
I wish we were planning to try again now but DH wants to wait so that baby # 2 is due around DS 3rd birthday.

I still have like 6 of them in my drawer. I don't know what to do with them but I don't want to throw them away for some reason. It's so gross though haha.

[staryb]

We weren't officially trying but we weren't not trying either so I guess we technically were. This went on for about 3-4 months or so and every time AF was due I would get all paranoid and start researching early pregnancy symptoms obsessively. Then in February I really started to believe it big time but DH thought I was just making myself crazy again.

Meanwhile we had been invited to a cartoon couples costume party for valentines day. Yes, seriously. I was all set to put together some awesome costumes for us when suddenly I got anxious about "wasting money" because what if I was pregnant. I told DH that I didn't want to spend our money on these silly costumes and he seemed kind of bummed out and basically accused me of just not wanting to make them. I got super upset and defensive and started flipping out and screaming about how I really wanted to make the costumes but what if we needed the money for something else. The thing is, we weren't even low on funds at the time. I also started freaking out randomly about the dinner I was cooking at the time and then I just suddenly started crying hysterically. I was acting like a lunatic. DH argued with me for a minute but then upon realizing that I wasn't acting like myself at all came in the kitchen and just stared at me. Like, he had no idea how to handle me at that moment.

The next day I POAS and sure enough it was positive. I couldn't believe it but at the same time I kind of already knew. I made DH check it to make sure I wasn't seeing things and I think he was far more shocked than I was. We were both extremely excited though. Plus we were relieved that my hormones were legitimately the cause of my outburst.

I only took one test that time and I haven't peed on any sticks since. AF still hasn't returned and we've been careful so I really haven't had a reason to check. We are not planning on trying again for at least another year and a half but now every time I get irrational DH asks if I'm pregnant and I get a little scared because what if I am??? But really I know I'm not. I do have baby fever bad right now though, especially now that SIL is pregnant. I honestly miss being pregnant and am excited to start TTC again but now is just not the right time for us.

[ajh1230]

I stopped my BC March '13 and tracked things, really trying for a good 6 months always coming up negative. We kind of stopped trying and I was really getting into a good routine working out/eating healthy and ended up loosing 25 pounds. A week after my birthday in February I had missed my period by only a day but just kind of new. I took a test when I first woke up and it was positive. I had to work 12 hours that day so I decided to wake DH up and show him even though it was 4:30 am because I knew I couldn't keep it a secret the whole day. Needless to say I now know not to wake H with big news like that right away. He looked at me, looked at the test that I had thrown at him, and ask is this for real. I was kind of bummed by his lack of excitement immediately. I got a text 2 hours later saying sorry for what he said and that he actually was happy it was just too early to process everything lol.
H is horrible at keeping secrets and most all of the guys in his unit knew by the end of the day before we even told our families.

[sweetsurprise]

ajh1230 I forgot to mention that I also lost 15 pounds and that's when we got pregnant. I hear that's pretty common.

[ss265]

I like to research things so when we decided to try and get pregnant with DS1, I bought taking charge of your fertility, a basal thermometer and opk and pregnancy strips from Amazon. I read the book but didn't start tracking my temp or use the opks because we were planning a trip to Asia to see my family and I figured we would try once we got home. While on our trip, we did the deed once and based on my non-precise calculations, I didn't think I was ovulating so I doubted that I was pregnant. Plus, I was in my early 30s and I figured that it would take us several months to get pregnant. 3 weeks later, AF still hadn't shown up so I POAS and it was positive! I was shocked! DH didn't believe it and ran out of the house to buy an "official" pregnancy test. We asked his parents to meet us for lunch that day and told them and I told my Mom right away too.

With DS2, we were in Asia again for DS1's first birthday so we decided to try our luck again but I didn't get pregnant that cycle. I started tracking my temperature daily and taking OPKs and we did the deed during my fertile window. I then experienced the dreaded two week wait and on day 11, I gave in and POAS and it was positive! I hugged DH and told DS1 that he was going to be a big brother. Telling my family that time was extra special because they were all gathered together for a special occasion and I Skyped with them and had my Mom read a shirt that DS1 wore that said that he was going to be a big brother. She had expected us to wait until he was older so she was completely taken aback but of course thrilled for us.

[bsquaredmsquared]

Hiya...I never POAS (too chicken). I just waited for my annual exam in late Feb and told the nurse to check the p sample (which I was certain would be positive based on how I was feeling by then but I was still in shock that it actually was!). Worst POAS story ever!

[raesofsunshine1]

Im a dirty lurker these days but loved reading everyones stories!

With DD1 we had been trying for 15 months. About a year if that I never knew about charting and all that but as far as I knew, we were definitely trying! Then I started researching it and charting my temps. I only did that for about 4 months. Dec 21, 2011, I did my normal POAS thing during my 2ww. I had no symptoms, but it came out positive! I went to town and bought the "New Dad" Willow Tree Angel figurine and wrapped it up. Since it was right before Christmas, I told him that night that I had an early present for him. He was completely shocked and speechless. We told our families that Christmas.

When DD1 was about 13 months old, we started trying again. I was taking my temp and charting but my cycles are all over the place. December I ovulated on CD11 so in January, we tried a lot around those days but slacked off after that. My sex drive was terrible after having DD1. I finally ovulated on CD25. We had dtd 4 days before that so I was crushed, thinking that it definitely wasnt the cycle. But Im a really curious impatient person, so 9 dpo, I went ahead and took a test. It was positive! I woke up my husband and got a sleepy reaction but we were both excited.

[kellrr]

raesofsunshine1 loooooooong time no see! Good to see you!

[raesofsunshine1]

Aug 21, 2015 13:46:21 GMT -5 kellrr said:

raesofsunshine1 loooooooong time no see! Good to see you!

Thanks!

[jellykat2]

So is anyone that is trying or thinking about trying going to participate in the getting knocked up board here on PB?

I've considered it, but then also feel like I don't have the time or energy to invest in any notches but you guys.

[sweetsurprise]

Aug 21, 2015 19:13:20 GMT -5 jellykat2 said:

So is anyone that is trying or thinking about trying going to participate in the getting knocked up board here on PB?

I've considered it, but then also feel like I don't have the time or energy to invest in any notches but you guys.

I forbid you from cheating on us.

[kellrr]

Aug 21, 2015 19:49:50 GMT -5 sweetsurprise said:

Aug 21, 2015 19:13:20 GMT -5 jellykat2 said:

So is anyone that is trying or thinking about trying going to participate in the getting knocked up board here on PB?

I've considered it, but then also feel like I don't have the time or energy to invest in any notches but you guys.

I forbid you from cheating on us.

I tried getting more involved in the cloth diaper group and its not that I don't have time (since it's usually quiet here and there); it's more that I couldn't get invested. I still pop over there some, but I'm far from reg.

[jellykat2]

Aug 21, 2015 19:58:59 GMT -5 kellrr said:

Aug 21, 2015 19:49:50 GMT -5 sweetsurprise said:

I forbid you from cheating on us.

I tried getting more involved in the cloth diaper group and its not that I don't have time (since it's usually quiet here and there); it's more that I couldn't get invested. I still pop over there some, but I'm far from reg.

I dirty lurk on GKU sometimes, and baby wearing and breastfeeding. But yeah. It's just not the same.

[jellykat2]

Aug 21, 2015 19:49:50 GMT -5 sweetsurprise said:

Aug 21, 2015 19:13:20 GMT -5 jellykat2 said:

So is anyone that is trying or thinking about trying going to participate in the getting knocked up board here on PB?

I've considered it, but then also feel like I don't have the time or energy to invest in any notches but you guys.

I forbid you from cheating on us.

I think I only would if I had a notch friend there. I'm scared to go alone.

[staryb]

Aug 21, 2015 20:18:22 GMT -5 jellykat2 said:

Aug 21, 2015 19:49:50 GMT -5 sweetsurprise said:

I forbid you from cheating on us.

I think I only would if I had a notch friend there. I'm scared to go alone.

I would go visit with you except that if I get KU anytime soon it won't be from trying lol

I used to lurk on random BMBs in search of some juicy UOs or FFFC but I never found anything very exciting.

[jeniece47]

Aug 21, 2015 19:13:20 GMT -5 jellykat2 said:

So is anyone that is trying or thinking about trying going to participate in the getting knocked up board here on PB?

I've considered it, but then also feel like I don't have the time or energy to invest in any notches but you guys.

I say just talk about getting knocked up here. I want some bump pictures in our HDBD...

[pinkie]

I'm on a birth month board for our older son and the ladies there talk about trying for babies and if they are pregnant give updates. Someone could always start a TTC check in here (just an idea)

[applegrape]

Aug 21, 2015 19:13:20 GMT -5 jellykat2 said:

So is anyone that is trying or thinking about trying going to participate in the getting knocked up board here on PB?

I've considered it, but then also feel like I don't have the time or energy to invest in any notches but you guys.

I logged in today to take a peek at TTC/TTA. I was putting away baby clothes yesterday, and I realized I was boxing them for storage for the next baby rather than getting ready to donate. DH and I sat down and had a convo about when we would start trying again.  So I may dabble in those boards when the time comes.