😲 SHOCKED 😲 BFP??!!!

Sarah β€’ 34 y/o. Baby boy born Jan 15, 2020. Pregnant with # 2. Stepmom to a 14 year old.

Long read: I'm 34 and TTC #2

This is my first cycle after stopping breastfeeding. My first month with a period since before having my son (14 mo old).

Once I got my period, I excitedly dug out all the old (literally expired) OPKs, my thermometer, preseed, etc from a box in the garage from back before getting pregnant with baby #1, so that we can start trying again.

Since I haven't had a full cycle tracking, I wasn't sure when to expect my fertile window. So we just had sex like rabbits around- what used to be- my fertile window (CD 10-14), but CM wasn't getting fertile, LH wasn't getting dark, and hubby was running out of steam. I usually have a super fast surge, and if you blink, you miss it. Hubby couldn't do another sex session, so we stopped since I still wasnt getting positive lines.

CD 17 - I finally got a positive opk. "ITS GO TIME BABY" I said to my husband, but he was working (shift work) that day and we didn't end up having have sex. That's okay... we will do it the next day!

Next day rolls around and - and for the first time ever - hubby couldn't perform. That was totally new to us. He felt a bit embarrassed. But I told him not to be embarrassed- and that I bet it is because he just worked 14 hrs and is exhausted from work. So he said he would set an alarm for 4:15am the next day to get up a bit earlier for work to have morning sex instead.

4:15am rolls around, I take my bbt and noticed the temp had spiked- so I ovulated already. I tell him not to worry about sex. It's month 1 TTC (baby #2) and we don't need to make this a chore or pressure too much (and knowing I just had my thermal shift, it wasn'tas much of a chance considering by the time you see the thermal shift, your chances are rapidly decreasing. Gotta catch it before the thermal shift for best chances). But he was "up" for the task (gotta love "morning wood"). So we had a quickie and he left for work. πŸ‘Œ

The next day after ovulation, I woke up feeling like complete garbage. Like a bag of smashes assholes; fever (temp jumped way up even more), aches, chills, extreme pain swallowing... I was sick as a dog. I got swabbed for covid (neg) and got some antibiotics from the doc to treat my throat for strep. I knew this cycle was a 'bust' because everything seemed stacked against us. But I didn't get upset. Just laughed and said "what a week". (I also got in a car accident during the week before O, which has resulted in whiplash 2, so weekly chiro and acupuncture appointments to deal with the neck/back).

I continued to test my LH after ovulation just because I wanted to get a feel for what my postpartum hormones were doing (and, I have hundreds of expired OPKs I wanted to burn through before cracking open my brand new Pregmates next cycle. So I'd dip 2 or 3 at once just for fun to use them up - and to see how accurate expired OPKs are).

7DPO rolls around and I grab 2 opks to dip. Not paying attention, 1 turns out to be HCG. I dip both in my cup of urine. One LH is darker than yesterday (still negative), and one was barely even visible. Like a squinter. Must be defective since it's expired and basically stark white)....but then I noticed that that one test was actually HCG. I laughed πŸ˜… and was like, "oh you sneaky little indent! I see you! Nice try!"

8 DPO - LH getting a bit darker again. Still not positive, but getting close. So I evaluate my bbt chart again and- decided that it's entirely possible that the jump in temp that I had when I thought was ovulation, could have been my fever and sickness making me think I ovulated when I actually hadn't! So maybe I'm now trying to ovulate since the first time was failed... so ill keep testing to catch my 2nd surge and plan to have sex as my lines darken.

9 DPO - Blindly grabbed 2 more LH tests from my stash. Ripped both packs open at the same time. Pulled one LH test out, dipped it, put it down. Pulled the 2nd test out, and I did it again - HCG. πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ Oh well. I have about 75 of them so I'll dip it for fun anyway.

5 min later I look down at the tests. LH just about positive (as I suspected since I assumed my surge was coming), but then the HCG = faint line. Wtf??? No, there's no way! Probably another indent. These tests are old. I grabbed another HCG- checked expiry, and this one doesn't expire until April. Ok let's dip this to prove expired HCG tests gives indents! So I dip. I wait.... another faint line! Ummm...... no... can't be.... there's clearly a faint line. Huh?! OK... let's see what tomorrow's test shows then.

So CD 10 - that's today - I dip HCG with FMU. Now the line is clearly there and pink. I'm pregnant?!!! Shut the front door!!!! I'm in complete shock that I haven't even told hubby yet.

I have my annual pap scheduled for tomorrow morning 10am (good timing haha), so my plan is to go to the doc as usual and get them to do a urine test as well, and - assuming it too is positive- when I get home, I'm going to ask my husband what his plans are for Nov 13 - and hand him the positive pregnancy test! 😜

This is the most unexpected, yet wicked shock! Baby #2 due Nov 13, 2021! Wowza! I'll have 2 kids both under 2 years old!

If you've read this far, thanks for listening and good luck to all you lovely ladies!!!

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COMMENT (41)

Ni

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Congratulations hon!!!! 🀰🀰🀰your due date would was supposed to be my due date this past November. But I lost my dd at 7 months. Got pregnant 2 months later and had a mmc at 11 weeks baby’s heart stopped. I have been ttc ever since today is ovulation day bd yesterday and 230am today. Wish me luck. I’m so happy for you huge congratulations πŸ₯³ and happy and healthy baby in 8 months

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Nicole β€’ Mar 6, 2021
Thank you honey 🍯

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Sarah β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Aw I'm so sorry for uiur losses hun! πŸ’“πŸ’“πŸ’“ I'm sending you all the baby dust I have!!!!!!!

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Congratulations!!!!Welcome To The 2 Under 2 Club! πŸ˜†
Congratulations!!!!Welcome To The 2 Under 2 Club! πŸ˜†

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🌺 β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Thank You 😊

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Sarah β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Omg thats exciting! πŸ’“πŸ’“ Congrats!! Xoxo

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🌺 β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Your Welcome...πŸ˜„β˜Ί I'm Gonna Have 2 Under 2 As Well... I Have A 8 Month Old And Pregnant Know 7Weeks

Ni

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Ps not trying to scare you I have fertility reasons why. But your post when I seen your due date and I’m ovulating today made me think this could be a sign for me πŸ₯°. With my 5 year old daughter we ttc for 3 years and when she was 9 months old we bd not ttc but I felt very tmi wet during bding I took an opk and blazing pos took 4 more blazing pos!!! Then woke up 4 hrs after sex and temp shot up high. 9dpo took a test clear pink line was in shock. Baby boy born 1 month early so 17 months apart wow crazy I tell ya but worth it all they are best friends people think they are twins lol. My daughter is very tall for her age and my little boy a bit smaller for age. It’s fun watching them play and do everything together. I remember bringing home my son from the hospital I felt guilty she was still so small but from that day they have bonded. Now waiting for my rainbow 🌈 so cute my dd she’s so smart she sees me looking at hpt every month and asks if a baby is in my tummy. 😘

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Nicole β€’ Mar 6, 2021
Thank you so much honey I’m in my tww praying πŸ™πŸΌ xo

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Sarah β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Aww that's such a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing!!! I am excited to see the 2 grow up together. How special! I hope you get your rainbow soon!!! Best of luck!!

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Oh my! What a read. This is absolutely awesome. Congratulations 🎊 .

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❀️Peach β€’ Mar 13, 2021
You’re welcome momma

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Sarah β€’ Mar 12, 2021
Aww thanks Peach!! 😊

Fe

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Congrats.

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Sarah β€’ Mar 12, 2021
Thank you!! πŸ’“

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Wow 🀩 that’s great news! Congratulations! Pretty awesome surprise

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β€’Sβ€’ β€’ Mar 4, 2021
Awww so awesome 🀩 I’m just so happy for you! We’ve been trying for over 2 years

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Sarah β€’ Mar 4, 2021
I did!! Haha. I gave my toddler the pregnancy test and we went to wake up daddy. He crawled onto him and I said "show daddy" and my son reached out holding the test, and my husband was like "You're pregnant? No way!!! Haha. Awesome!!!" 🀣 It was cute. He was so shocked. He is cautious tho. He's very pragmatic and won't get "excited" until.we are past the 1st tri. But he's cautiously optimistic!! We are both still so shocked that this is happening haha πŸ˜„

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β€’Sβ€’ β€’ Mar 4, 2021
Did you tell your hubby yet? I bet he was just as surprised lol

Ha

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I remember you ttc for number 1. Congratulations on number 2 πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

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Sarah β€’ Mar 4, 2021
πŸ’“πŸ’“πŸ’“ thank you! All the best to you too hun!!!!

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HanaBee β€’ Mar 4, 2021
yes!!! I had asked for some advice lol thank you so much. Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months!! 🀍

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Sarah β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Awww thanks! Funny how you remember me! Lol. I'm.wishing you all the best hun!!! πŸ’“πŸ’“

Ma

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Congratulations!!!

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Sarah β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Thanks Marissa!!! 😊

pa

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Congrats amazing so early

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Sarah β€’ Mar 3, 2021
Thank you hun! πŸ’“

EV

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Congratulations!! That’s incredible & so lucky! ❀️

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Sarah β€’ Mar 2, 2021
Thank you hun! πŸ’“