Showing posts with label pregnancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pregnancy. Show all posts
As you may have seen on my instagram, we are having a girl!!! We are beyond excited, and feel incredibly blessed to get the best of both worlds! First a boy, and now we are getting our little girl. Since the day I found out I was pregnant, I tried guessing if I was expecting a baby girl or boy based on the Old Wives Tales. I know these are just for fun and shouldn't be taken seriously, but they were fun to try. If you try these, don't take the results seriously because you will probably stress yourself out. After all, only God knows what he has blessed you with, and you will find out very soon at the doctors office if you already haven't.
The Mayan Chart {source}
The Mayan calendar has been around for a while now, but I actually just found out about it this pregnancy. My age at conception was 28 (even number), and we conceived in December (another even number) so according to this chart, I am having a girl which is correct.
SCORE: Boy-0 Girl-1
The Chinese Gender Chart {source}
This one was tricky because there are so many out there with different results but I found this specific chart to be the most "accurate". I conceived at the age of 28 in the month of December, so according to the chart, I am having a girl.
SCORE: Boy-0 Girl-2
Skin Changes
This one is a popular one! According to the Old Wives Tales, baby girls “steal your beauty” and cause break outs while baby boys will have your skin glowing. One of the very few pregnancy symptoms I had was acne. My skin was overall terrible during the first trimester, and acne creams didn't help. According to this OWT I am having a girl.
SCORE: Boy-0 Girl-3
Linea Nigra:
For this one, you will have to wait until you are further along in your pregnancy to develop a linea nigra. According to the OWTs, if the line starts at the belly button, and goes down by the pubic area, you're having a girl. If it continues above your belly button, you’re having a boy. My linea Nigra goes above the belly button which means boy.
SCORE: Boy-1 Girl-3
Body Hair
If your hair is growing thick, and fast, you’re said to be having a boy. If your hair growth has remained the same, you are said to be having a girl. I was excited to grow long thick hair due to my pregnancy, but my hair growth has actually remained the same meaning girl.
SCORE: Boy-1 Girl-4
Baby’s Heartrate
Girls are known to have faster heartbeats than boys. Above 140 bpm means you’re having a girl, and lower than 140 bpm means it’s a boy. My baby's heartbeat has always been above 140 indicating girl.
SCORE: Boy-1 Girl-5
Feet
It is said that if your feet are always cold, you might be having a boy. If your feet are always warm, you might be having a girl. My feet are always cold indicating boy.
SCORE: Boy-2 Girl-5
Cravings
Craving salty foods means you might be carrying a boy and craving sweets means you might be carrying a girl. I actually craved both sweet and salty foods but salty definitely won in my first trimester.
SCORE: Boy-3 Girl-5
Sickness
This one is another popular one! If your morning sickness is severe and includes vomiting, you are said to be having a girl. If you don't have much of morning sickness, you are said to be having a boy. I actually had almost no morning sickness so I was definitely convinced I was having another boy.
SCORE: Boy-4 Girl-5
Sleeping
Sleeping on the left side means you are carrying a boy, sleeping on the right side means girl. I started sleeping on my left side as my belly started to grow in my second trimester so this would be another point for boy!
SCORE: Boy-5 Girl-5
Clumsy vs Graceful
Another popular one! If you are clumsier than usual, you might be carrying a boy, otherwise you may be carrying a girl. I have always been clumsy, and having a huge belly in the way just makes me even more clumsy therefore another point for boy.
SCORE: Boy-6 Girl-5
Moody vs Mellow
Moody means girl, and mellow means boy. Omg I cannot believe how moody I was in my first trimester! Everything bothered me and I am thankful my husband was nothing but patient with me. Thankfully this only lasted during my first trimester, so this would be another point for team girl!
SCORE: Boy-6 Girl-6
Gender Dreams
It is said that if you dream you are having a certain gender, you are carrying the opposite gender. I actually had two separate dreams in which I was expecting a boy prior to finding out the gender, so I took it as a sign that I was carrying a boy. According to the OWT since I dreamed I was carrying a boy, then it actually means I am carrying the opposite which is a girl.
And my final results are:
Boy-6 Girl-7
According to the OWT I am having a girl which is correct! I want to say again that these are just for fun and will not accurately predict your baby's gender. As a matter of fact, when I was only three months pregnant, I went through so many of these and kept getting a boy result. As my belly got bigger and I started experiencing second trimester symptoms, my results turned to girl results which is correct, however, it still does not mean that these are in any way real, or accurate.
Thanks for stopping by! XO
As you may have seen on my instagram, we are having a girl!!! We are beyond excited, and feel incredibly blessed to get the best of both worlds! First a boy, and now we are getting our little girl. Since the day I found out I was pregnant, I tried guessing if I was expecting a baby girl or boy based on the Old Wives Tales. I know these are just for fun and shouldn't be taken seriously, but they were fun to try. If you try these, don't take the results seriously because you will probably stress yourself out. After all, only God knows what he has blessed you with, and you will find out very soon at the doctors office if you already haven't.
The Mayan Chart {source}
The Mayan calendar has been around for a while now, but I actually just found out about it this pregnancy. My age at conception was 28 (even number), and we conceived in December (another even number) so according to this chart, I am having a girl which is correct.
SCORE: Boy-0 Girl-1
The Chinese Gender Chart {source}
This one was tricky because there are so many out there with different results but I found this specific chart to be the most "accurate". I conceived at the age of 28 in the month of December, so according to the chart, I am having a girl.
SCORE: Boy-0 Girl-2
Skin Changes
This one is a popular one! According to the Old Wives Tales, baby girls “steal your beauty” and cause break outs while baby boys will have your skin glowing. One of the very few pregnancy symptoms I had was acne. My skin was overall terrible during the first trimester, and acne creams didn't help. According to this OWT I am having a girl.
SCORE: Boy-0 Girl-3
Linea Nigra:
For this one, you will have to wait until you are further along in your pregnancy to develop a linea nigra. According to the OWTs, if the line starts at the belly button, and goes down by the pubic area, you're having a girl. If it continues above your belly button, you’re having a boy. My linea Nigra goes above the belly button which means boy.
SCORE: Boy-1 Girl-3
Body Hair
If your hair is growing thick, and fast, you’re said to be having a boy. If your hair growth has remained the same, you are said to be having a girl. I was excited to grow long thick hair due to my pregnancy, but my hair growth has actually remained the same meaning girl.
SCORE: Boy-1 Girl-4
Baby’s Heartrate
Girls are known to have faster heartbeats than boys. Above 140 bpm means you’re having a girl, and lower than 140 bpm means it’s a boy. My baby's heartbeat has always been above 140 indicating girl.
SCORE: Boy-1 Girl-5
Feet
It is said that if your feet are always cold, you might be having a boy. If your feet are always warm, you might be having a girl. My feet are always cold indicating boy.
SCORE: Boy-2 Girl-5
Cravings
Craving salty foods means you might be carrying a boy and craving sweets means you might be carrying a girl. I actually craved both sweet and salty foods but salty definitely won in my first trimester.
SCORE: Boy-3 Girl-5
Sickness
This one is another popular one! If your morning sickness is severe and includes vomiting, you are said to be having a girl. If you don't have much of morning sickness, you are said to be having a boy. I actually had almost no morning sickness so I was definitely convinced I was having another boy.
SCORE: Boy-4 Girl-5
Sleeping
Sleeping on the left side means you are carrying a boy, sleeping on the right side means girl. I started sleeping on my left side as my belly started to grow in my second trimester so this would be another point for boy!
SCORE: Boy-5 Girl-5
Clumsy vs Graceful
Another popular one! If you are clumsier than usual, you might be carrying a boy, otherwise you may be carrying a girl. I have always been clumsy, and having a huge belly in the way just makes me even more clumsy therefore another point for boy.
SCORE: Boy-6 Girl-5
Moody vs Mellow
Moody means girl, and mellow means boy. Omg I cannot believe how moody I was in my first trimester! Everything bothered me and I am thankful my husband was nothing but patient with me. Thankfully this only lasted during my first trimester, so this would be another point for team girl!
SCORE: Boy-6 Girl-6
Gender Dreams
It is said that if you dream you are having a certain gender, you are carrying the opposite gender. I actually had two separate dreams in which I was expecting a boy prior to finding out the gender, so I took it as a sign that I was carrying a boy. According to the OWT since I dreamed I was carrying a boy, then it actually means I am carrying the opposite which is a girl.
And my final results are:
Boy-6 Girl-7
According to the OWT I am having a girl which is correct! I want to say again that these are just for fun and will not accurately predict your baby's gender. As a matter of fact, when I was only three months pregnant, I went through so many of these and kept getting a boy result. As my belly got bigger and I started experiencing second trimester symptoms, my results turned to girl results which is correct, however, it still does not mean that these are in any way real, or accurate.
Thanks for stopping by! XO
Today I make 26 weeks pregnant which means I am currently in the second trimester, and will soon share my second trimester update. I still remember everything from my first trimester, and wanted to share with you all the details. This pregnancy has been so different than my first in so many ways, and I'll be sharing in a Q&A form so here we go...
When did you find out?
I took a pregnancy test on January 7 (the cheap ones that come with the ovulation kit) but because the positive result was very faint, I didn't believe it was a true positive. I kept testing every day that week for four days and still kept getting faint positives. Finally, I went out and bought the Clear Blue digital test and sure enough the word "pregnant" came up. Turns out I was getting faint positives because my pregnancy was so early and I didn't have enough pregnancy hormones to create a strong positive. Looking back at this it makes me feel dumb that I didn't trust those faint positives. I went to medical school a few years back and I should have known I was pregnant from the start lol. You can read more about the beginning of my pregnancy journey here
How did you tell family and friends?
I really wanted to make cute little announcement gifts and surprise our families, however my husband was way too excited and couldn't keep the secret much longer. We ended up telling his side of the family back in February while at my mother in laws birthday party, and they were pretty excited for us. On my side of the family we told my parents, our son, and siblings by showing them the pregnancy test, and later posted on Facebook our announcement photos to let the rest of the family know. We both have big families so making cute gifts and telling each family one by one, would have taken forever lol. Who knows, maybe I'll do something cute for the next baby.
Any weight gain?
From the time I found out I was pregnant to the time I went to my first doctors appointment at seven weeks pregnant, I had gained one pound. Three weeks later I had to go back to my doctor for bloodwork. and another ultrasound, and had gained two more pounds so now it was a total of three pounds gained. By my next appointment I was shocked to have lost the two pounds that I had gained on my previous visit. By my last first trimester appointment, I had gained those two pounds back so if you ask me, I gained a total of three pounds on my first trimester which is completely normal. My goal is to gain less than 30lbs this pregnancy and will be working out as soon as my doctor gives me the "ok" to do so after baby is born.
Physical changes?
Oh yes! Since around week four I was ridiculously bloated. I was surprised that I had only gained one pound by that time because my belly so huge, and I mean like four months pregnant huge and I was only four weeks! I guess it was just my body accommodating to growing a baby because by week seven the bloatedness went away and my belly went back to its normal size. Other than this, I didn't have any other body changes.
*Me at 13 weeks, belly starting to show*
Have you bought maternity clothes?
Like I mentioned in the beginning of the post, I am 26 weeks pregnant or 6 months pregnant, and still fit into most of my regular shirts so I never bought any maternity tops during my first trimester. My jeans on the other hand, started feeling uncomfortable by the end of my first trimester so I did go out and buy one paid of maternity jeans from Ross. If you are expecting I really recommend the maternity section at Ross. They have really cute clothes and all very affordable! My maternity jeans were only $15 and the fit was way better than the expensive jeans from the maternity stores at the mall. Other maternity stores I recommend are: Motherhood Maternity, Old Navy, Asos, H&M, and PinkBlush.
*Here's me at 13 weeks trying out maternity clothes with my teeny tiny bump*
Are you sleeping well?
Sleep was great in the beginning of my first trimester since my bump was tiny. Towards the end of the first trimester I did have to get a body pillow because I started sleeping on my side and needed that extra side support if that makes sense.
Any symptoms?
So to give you a little background, I didn't actually get any symptoms until I hit 9 weeks as far as morning sickness. Even so, I didn't have morning sickness, but I did experience afternoon sickness. Every day for exactly one month, I got sick after 3pm but it was bearable. I got the worse of it on week 13, and even had to force myself to throw up to see if maybe that would make me feel better (which didn't by the way). Thinking back at this, it wasn't as bad as my first pregnancy, and I am extremely grateful that I didn't get super sick. Another symptom I had was acne, and it was so bad! I had never had a breakout like I did with this pregnancy and not even the best face creams helped. My skin is all better now but the acne did last a good three months. Lastly, something else I experienced that is really not a symptom but I guess you can say more of a discomfort was having a hard time brushing my teeth! I think almost every pregnant woman experiences this and usually lasts all pregnancy. It's crazy how brushing your teeth makes you gag and something throw up acid. Sorry TMI but if you've ever been pregnant then you know what I mean.
Did you have any cravings?
All I wanted was cold fruit especially watermelon. At other times I randomly asked my husband to get me some cake but other than that, I didn't really have any major cravings.
Any food aversions?
I could not eat or smell meat! Even the thought of meat made me sick. There were also a few other foods and snacks that I really loved like pickles, but as soon as they were in my mouth, they instantly tasted foul and I couldn't eat them. I was also a big time water drinker and when my symptoms kicked in, I was no longer able to drink water. Thankfully that went away and I am back drinking water again.
Babys Gender?
Since this pregnancy has been different than my pregnancy with my son, I was starting to think I was now expecting a baby girl. Both mine and my husbands family (with the exception of very few people) all thought it was a boy. All I kept hearing was boy, boy, boy, therefore I convinced myself that I was having a boy. I spent so much time reading on old wives tales and the Chinese gender calendar and kept getting mixed answers. My doctor offered us genetic testing as a courtesy so we said yes and found out the gender at our gender reveal party in March. I will finally be sharing our baby's gender with you guys next week and I cannot wait.
*This was taken at out gender reveal party on March 31st. I was 16 weeks here. What do you think? Boy or Girl?*
Least favorite moments?
Feeling tired all the time and the short period of evening sickness. Thankfully it all went away phew!
Best pregnancy moment?
Best moment was listening to our baby's heartbeat for the first time. I bought a doppler so the first time we heard baby's heartbeat was at the comfort of our home, and it was such a special moment. Another best moment was seeing our baby for the first time in the ultrasound. At just seven weeks, there was baby, just a tiny little bean but already so loved and we cannot wait for baby to be here.
Something you are looking forward to?
By the end of my first trimester I was really looking forward to feeling my baby move. Feeling the little kicks is my favorite thing about pregnancy with the exception of my ribs being kicked lol. Something else I was looking forward to was getting my energy back. Feeling tired all the time sucked!
Thanks for stopping by! XO
Today I make 26 weeks pregnant which means I am currently in the second trimester, and will soon share my second trimester update. I still remember everything from my first trimester, and wanted to share with you all the details. This pregnancy has been so different than my first in so many ways, and I'll be sharing in a Q&A form so here we go...
When did you find out?
I took a pregnancy test on January 7 (the cheap ones that come with the ovulation kit) but because the positive result was very faint, I didn't believe it was a true positive. I kept testing every day that week for four days and still kept getting faint positives. Finally, I went out and bought the Clear Blue digital test and sure enough the word "pregnant" came up. Turns out I was getting faint positives because my pregnancy was so early and I didn't have enough pregnancy hormones to create a strong positive. Looking back at this it makes me feel dumb that I didn't trust those faint positives. I went to medical school a few years back and I should have known I was pregnant from the start lol. You can read more about the beginning of my pregnancy journey here
How did you tell family and friends?
I really wanted to make cute little announcement gifts and surprise our families, however my husband was way too excited and couldn't keep the secret much longer. We ended up telling his side of the family back in February while at my mother in laws birthday party, and they were pretty excited for us. On my side of the family we told my parents, our son, and siblings by showing them the pregnancy test, and later posted on Facebook our announcement photos to let the rest of the family know. We both have big families so making cute gifts and telling each family one by one, would have taken forever lol. Who knows, maybe I'll do something cute for the next baby.
Any weight gain?
From the time I found out I was pregnant to the time I went to my first doctors appointment at seven weeks pregnant, I had gained one pound. Three weeks later I had to go back to my doctor for bloodwork. and another ultrasound, and had gained two more pounds so now it was a total of three pounds gained. By my next appointment I was shocked to have lost the two pounds that I had gained on my previous visit. By my last first trimester appointment, I had gained those two pounds back so if you ask me, I gained a total of three pounds on my first trimester which is completely normal. My goal is to gain less than 30lbs this pregnancy and will be working out as soon as my doctor gives me the "ok" to do so after baby is born.
Physical changes?
Oh yes! Since around week four I was ridiculously bloated. I was surprised that I had only gained one pound by that time because my belly so huge, and I mean like four months pregnant huge and I was only four weeks! I guess it was just my body accommodating to growing a baby because by week seven the bloatedness went away and my belly went back to its normal size. Other than this, I didn't have any other body changes.
*Me at 13 weeks, belly starting to show*
Have you bought maternity clothes?
Like I mentioned in the beginning of the post, I am 26 weeks pregnant or 6 months pregnant, and still fit into most of my regular shirts so I never bought any maternity tops during my first trimester. My jeans on the other hand, started feeling uncomfortable by the end of my first trimester so I did go out and buy one paid of maternity jeans from Ross. If you are expecting I really recommend the maternity section at Ross. They have really cute clothes and all very affordable! My maternity jeans were only $15 and the fit was way better than the expensive jeans from the maternity stores at the mall. Other maternity stores I recommend are: Motherhood Maternity, Old Navy, Asos, H&M, and PinkBlush.
*Here's me at 13 weeks trying out maternity clothes with my teeny tiny bump*
Are you sleeping well?
Sleep was great in the beginning of my first trimester since my bump was tiny. Towards the end of the first trimester I did have to get a body pillow because I started sleeping on my side and needed that extra side support if that makes sense.
Any symptoms?
So to give you a little background, I didn't actually get any symptoms until I hit 9 weeks as far as morning sickness. Even so, I didn't have morning sickness, but I did experience afternoon sickness. Every day for exactly one month, I got sick after 3pm but it was bearable. I got the worse of it on week 13, and even had to force myself to throw up to see if maybe that would make me feel better (which didn't by the way). Thinking back at this, it wasn't as bad as my first pregnancy, and I am extremely grateful that I didn't get super sick. Another symptom I had was acne, and it was so bad! I had never had a breakout like I did with this pregnancy and not even the best face creams helped. My skin is all better now but the acne did last a good three months. Lastly, something else I experienced that is really not a symptom but I guess you can say more of a discomfort was having a hard time brushing my teeth! I think almost every pregnant woman experiences this and usually lasts all pregnancy. It's crazy how brushing your teeth makes you gag and something throw up acid. Sorry TMI but if you've ever been pregnant then you know what I mean.
Did you have any cravings?
All I wanted was cold fruit especially watermelon. At other times I randomly asked my husband to get me some cake but other than that, I didn't really have any major cravings.
Any food aversions?
I could not eat or smell meat! Even the thought of meat made me sick. There were also a few other foods and snacks that I really loved like pickles, but as soon as they were in my mouth, they instantly tasted foul and I couldn't eat them. I was also a big time water drinker and when my symptoms kicked in, I was no longer able to drink water. Thankfully that went away and I am back drinking water again.
Babys Gender?
Since this pregnancy has been different than my pregnancy with my son, I was starting to think I was now expecting a baby girl. Both mine and my husbands family (with the exception of very few people) all thought it was a boy. All I kept hearing was boy, boy, boy, therefore I convinced myself that I was having a boy. I spent so much time reading on old wives tales and the Chinese gender calendar and kept getting mixed answers. My doctor offered us genetic testing as a courtesy so we said yes and found out the gender at our gender reveal party in March. I will finally be sharing our baby's gender with you guys next week and I cannot wait.
*This was taken at out gender reveal party on March 31st. I was 16 weeks here. What do you think? Boy or Girl?*
Least favorite moments?
Feeling tired all the time and the short period of evening sickness. Thankfully it all went away phew!
Best pregnancy moment?
Best moment was listening to our baby's heartbeat for the first time. I bought a doppler so the first time we heard baby's heartbeat was at the comfort of our home, and it was such a special moment. Another best moment was seeing our baby for the first time in the ultrasound. At just seven weeks, there was baby, just a tiny little bean but already so loved and we cannot wait for baby to be here.
Something you are looking forward to?
By the end of my first trimester I was really looking forward to feeling my baby move. Feeling the little kicks is my favorite thing about pregnancy with the exception of my ribs being kicked lol. Something else I was looking forward to was getting my energy back. Feeling tired all the time sucked!
Thanks for stopping by! XO
My little family and I are so excited to share with you that we are having a baby this September!!! I'm in the beginning of my second trimester and sometimes I still cannot believe I am pregnant. I wanted to share how I found out I was pregnant so that I can help out anyone who is trying to conceive and is getting the same confusing results as I was. I also wanted to share this on my blog so that I can look back at it years from now, and who knows, maybe baby will read the post too someday. It's a long post so grab a snack and enjoy.
Since my husband and I are both about to hit our 30's, we knew we wanted to start trying for baby number two sooner rather than later. After having baby talk with a few friends and family, I was shocked to hear that it took most of them more than 7 months to get pregnant with their second baby. For some reason this led me to believe that it was also going to take me this long to get pregnant. I honestly had a gut feeling that it wasn't going to be easy for me, and I even started looking into fertility clinics just in case I needed an appointment in the future.
We started trying in November of 2018 and I was devastated when I got my period in December. You see, I really thought I was going to get pregnant in November because my husband and I were active while I was ovulating or so I though. I was tracking my ovulation on an app which is just that...an APP!!! You should never trust apps when trying to conceive because you will only stress yourself since they are not so accurate. I used the one with a flower icon called "Period Tracker" which estimates your most fertile days/next period based on the dates in which you had your previous periods, but ovulation can truly happen sooner or later than expected, and obviously there's no way a period tracker will know that! So while on my period in December, I ordered these ovulation strips (which also come with pregnancy tests) to accurately track my ovulation.
The way these ovulation strips work is that you have to pee in a cup and then dip the strip into your urine. You have to start doing this a week and a half to two weeks after you've finished your period but I highly suggest to start a week and a half in case you ovulate early. Let me tell you, peeing on an ovulation stick twice a day every day until you hopefully get a positive can be so stressful and nerve wrecking. I was so happy that I finally got a positive strip 16 days after my period, and I told my husband it was go time if you know what I mean lol.
Monday morning of January 7, which was also 10 days after I got my positive ovulation strip, and 4 days before my missed period, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I was not expecting to see a positive because I knew that if I did get pregnant, it would be too soon to show up on a test and sure enough the test was negative. I put the test away and went about my day. Hours later when I got home I grabbed the test to throw it away but before doing so I glanced at it one more time. To my surprise, there was a very, very, faint second line that I did not see earlier that day which meant positive right?
In that moment, I wanted to jump up and down, do cartwheels, and scream of happiness, but at the same time I really didn't know if it was truly a positive test. According to pregnancy test instructions, you have to look at your test within 3-5 minutes after you pee on it and anything after that time frame can be a false result or an evaporation line. Because the line was extremely faint, and appeared waaaayyy after the 5 minute window, I figured it was just an evaporation line and decided to just take another test early the next morning.
Tuesday morning January 8, and Wednesday, January 9, I took pregnancy tests and the same thing happened on those days. The tests were negative as soon as I peed on them but hours later when I came back from work, there were faint lines indicating they were positive. I started questioning these test strips because they were super cheap price wise. I thought maybe I got a defective batch of pregnancy tests. When I mean the lines were faint, I mean you had to really squint or get under good lighting to see the second line. So what did I decide to do? I made my 15 year old sister which I know for certain that she is not pregnant, pee on one of the pregnancy tests so that if she got a second faint line, I would know that I did in fact have defective pregnancy tests. My sisters test was completely NEGATIVE!!! Hers didn't even get the second faint lines like mine did and it was at that point that I started to realize that I was more than likely pregnant.
My plans were to surprise my husband in a really cute way but because I was so confused with the faint lines, I decided to tell him about my doubts. We both agreed to buy a Clear Blue digital test and look at the results together. On Friday afternoon, January 11, one day before I would have had my "missed period", I took the Clear Blue digital pregnancy test. It was my first time taking a digital pregnancy test and didn't know it would blink for about 30 seconds before getting the results. Those 30 seconds felt like hours, and then finally the word "Pregnant" came across the screen.
My husband and I both looked at each other with huge smiles, then hugged so tight while tears of happiness rolled down our faces. He knew I was afraid it was going to take months or years for me to get pregnant, and because we got pregnant on our second month of trying, we were so happy and thankful to God. Still to this day I thank God for giving me the gift of carrying a second baby.
If you've made it this far on my post, thank you for reading. I highly recommend ovulation strips for anyone trying to conceive. The ones I bought had really good reviews on Amazon and I was surprised they worked for us, hence I'm pregnant. You can get the same ones I bought here. Looking back and doing research, I now know that my Amazon pregnancy strips were super faint because I was newly pregnant and there wasn't enough pregnancy hormones to create a dark positive line. So ladies if you ever take a pregnancy test or two and you get a faint line, it 99% of the time will be a positive. Best of luck to all mommas trying to conceive. I will surely keep you in my prayers so that you too get your positive test. And to all currently pregnant moms, I pray that you have a healthy pregnancy. Thanks for stopping by! XO
My little family and I are so excited to share with you that we are having a baby this September!!! I'm in the beginning of my second trimester and sometimes I still cannot believe I am pregnant. I wanted to share how I found out I was pregnant so that I can help out anyone who is trying to conceive and is getting the same confusing results as I was. I also wanted to share this on my blog so that I can look back at it years from now, and who knows, maybe baby will read the post too someday. It's a long post so grab a snack and enjoy.
Since my husband and I are both about to hit our 30's, we knew we wanted to start trying for baby number two sooner rather than later. After having baby talk with a few friends and family, I was shocked to hear that it took most of them more than 7 months to get pregnant with their second baby. For some reason this led me to believe that it was also going to take me this long to get pregnant. I honestly had a gut feeling that it wasn't going to be easy for me, and I even started looking into fertility clinics just in case I needed an appointment in the future.
We started trying in November of 2018 and I was devastated when I got my period in December. You see, I really thought I was going to get pregnant in November because my husband and I were active while I was ovulating or so I though. I was tracking my ovulation on an app which is just that...an APP!!! You should never trust apps when trying to conceive because you will only stress yourself since they are not so accurate. I used the one with a flower icon called "Period Tracker" which estimates your most fertile days/next period based on the dates in which you had your previous periods, but ovulation can truly happen sooner or later than expected, and obviously there's no way a period tracker will know that! So while on my period in December, I ordered these ovulation strips (which also come with pregnancy tests) to accurately track my ovulation.
The way these ovulation strips work is that you have to pee in a cup and then dip the strip into your urine. You have to start doing this a week and a half to two weeks after you've finished your period but I highly suggest to start a week and a half in case you ovulate early. Let me tell you, peeing on an ovulation stick twice a day every day until you hopefully get a positive can be so stressful and nerve wrecking. I was so happy that I finally got a positive strip 16 days after my period, and I told my husband it was go time if you know what I mean lol.
Monday morning of January 7, which was also 10 days after I got my positive ovulation strip, and 4 days before my missed period, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I was not expecting to see a positive because I knew that if I did get pregnant, it would be too soon to show up on a test and sure enough the test was negative. I put the test away and went about my day. Hours later when I got home I grabbed the test to throw it away but before doing so I glanced at it one more time. To my surprise, there was a very, very, faint second line that I did not see earlier that day which meant positive right?
In that moment, I wanted to jump up and down, do cartwheels, and scream of happiness, but at the same time I really didn't know if it was truly a positive test. According to pregnancy test instructions, you have to look at your test within 3-5 minutes after you pee on it and anything after that time frame can be a false result or an evaporation line. Because the line was extremely faint, and appeared waaaayyy after the 5 minute window, I figured it was just an evaporation line and decided to just take another test early the next morning.
Tuesday morning January 8, and Wednesday, January 9, I took pregnancy tests and the same thing happened on those days. The tests were negative as soon as I peed on them but hours later when I came back from work, there were faint lines indicating they were positive. I started questioning these test strips because they were super cheap price wise. I thought maybe I got a defective batch of pregnancy tests. When I mean the lines were faint, I mean you had to really squint or get under good lighting to see the second line. So what did I decide to do? I made my 15 year old sister which I know for certain that she is not pregnant, pee on one of the pregnancy tests so that if she got a second faint line, I would know that I did in fact have defective pregnancy tests. My sisters test was completely NEGATIVE!!! Hers didn't even get the second faint lines like mine did and it was at that point that I started to realize that I was more than likely pregnant.
My plans were to surprise my husband in a really cute way but because I was so confused with the faint lines, I decided to tell him about my doubts. We both agreed to buy a Clear Blue digital test and look at the results together. On Friday afternoon, January 11, one day before I would have had my "missed period", I took the Clear Blue digital pregnancy test. It was my first time taking a digital pregnancy test and didn't know it would blink for about 30 seconds before getting the results. Those 30 seconds felt like hours, and then finally the word "Pregnant" came across the screen.
My husband and I both looked at each other with huge smiles, then hugged so tight while tears of happiness rolled down our faces. He knew I was afraid it was going to take months or years for me to get pregnant, and because we got pregnant on our second month of trying, we were so happy and thankful to God. Still to this day I thank God for giving me the gift of carrying a second baby.
If you've made it this far on my post, thank you for reading. I highly recommend ovulation strips for anyone trying to conceive. The ones I bought had really good reviews on Amazon and I was surprised they worked for us, hence I'm pregnant. You can get the same ones I bought here. Looking back and doing research, I now know that my Amazon pregnancy strips were super faint because I was newly pregnant and there wasn't enough pregnancy hormones to create a dark positive line. So ladies if you ever take a pregnancy test or two and you get a faint line, it 99% of the time will be a positive. Best of luck to all mommas trying to conceive. I will surely keep you in my prayers so that you too get your positive test. And to all currently pregnant moms, I pray that you have a healthy pregnancy. Thanks for stopping by! XO
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