Pregnancy after Mirena

I just got off mirena in the end of june after having been on it for 3 years with no menstruation. On the 20th of July I ovulated and we did the deed. We were bad listeners and didnt wait for at least one period before trying, as the doctor had requested. To my credit I didnt think it would happen the first time. I started bleeding 7dpo as my bbt dropped. I was bleeding red and changing a tampon every 3 hours for 3 days and spotted for another 2. I figured that had been my first period off mirena.

During the time I was bleeding I took a trip with my girl friends where we hiked lots, had drinks as we sat on the dock watching the sun set, and jumped off tall rocks into lake superior. When I returned home I started charting my bbt again and noticed it was really high. I thought I must be getting a little sick, no big. Two days later I was at what I thought was day 5 of the new cycle given I thought the bleeding was a period. I took an ovulation test and it came back positive. At first I was so excited we could try so soon but logic caught up with me fast. Did it make sense that I was ovulating?? No. So I started researching. I found out that ovulation tests can also pick up the pregnancy hormone hcg. I took a wonderwond pregnancy test and there it was a light pink line. Obviously I didn't get to excited because with all the bleeding could this baby really make it? Could this child hold on through the bleeding, the jumping, and running, the drinking, and eating far too many peanut butter m&ms;?? I called my doctor expecting them to tell me to wait it out. Luckily the nurses at Park Nicollet were kind and sympathetic to the fact that all you do when your ttc is wait. The nurse had my doctor order a blood test for hcg and then another for 48 hours later to make sure my hcg levels were rising as they should be. The first test came back positive at 340. Tomorrow I go in to have the second test done but I already know the result. This baby is real and will be due on April 12th, 2018. You might be wondering how is it that I know? Or you might be saying there is no way to know and I'm getting my hopes up. You could be right...but your not. Here is why. My mother works in Ob and is an amazing christian woman so when that first pink line appeared I immediately called her quite frankly freaking out a bit. What in the world is going on?! When the first blood results cane back I gave her my levels and just asked her to pray. The next day as I was walking by the lake I just had this peace come over me and a pure excitement. I am pregnant! There was no fear, no question, of whether or not I will get to meet this baby. Two hours later my mom text me and said "I have a good feeling about this". Turns out around the same time we both just felt like it was going to all work out. Now I know this sounds all far too clean and nicely buttoned up. Just trust me its not. Life is messy and about to get messier but I couldn't be more thankful.