We're pregnant again!

After going into preterm labor at 21 weeks last October, we started trying for another baby in December after my doctor gave me the okay. He said if I didn't get pregnant in December, we'd start fertility meds again in January. I didn't get pregnant and my cycles hadn't regulated by January so I figured I'd wait another month to start the meds. I wanted to make sure everything was lined up for the meds to work. I ended up starting the lowest dose of the medication again in February. 

I had my fingers crossed but felt I wasn't going to get pregnant this soon/this easy. I had been on fertility meds for a year before getting pregnant the last time. It had been my last cycle before being referred to a fertility specialist & it was the highest dose the medication offered. I thought for sure it would take more than a month this time, especially on the lowest dose of the medication this cycle.

I had purchased a Clear Blue digital ovulation test kit. They're kind of expensive so I was hoping it would work, I was a little skeptical. I started testing shortly after my period stopped and started getting high fertility days within a few days. I was anxiously waiting for my peak day but it never came. I continued to get high results; I had like 10 high fertility days & no peak day. Normally you should have 4 or 5 high fertility days and a peak day following. 

I was pretty sure I didn't ovulate and emailed my doctor regarding the large amount of high fertility days to ask if that was normal. His response... "there's about an 8% chance that the test didn't detect your hormone surge because it was too low, or you just didn't ovulate. The chances of pregnancy this cycle are extremely low." I was devastated that I spent money on the ovulation test kit and that it didn't seem to be working. I told Cody what the doctor said and we just assumed this cycle was a bust and we'd try again next cycle on a higher dose of fertility meds.

I was cleaning upstairs this past Sunday (4 days before my missed period) when I decided to go in our baby room & sit for a minute. I looked around at all the baby things we have and cried for a minute. I looked up at the ceiling and asked God why I wasn't good enough to be a mom. That's all I've ever wanted. I got up and went back to cleaning but got an urge to take a pregnancy test. I took the test and went back to cleaning while I waited for the results. It was an Amazon cheapy test so they take a few minutes. After a few minutes I went and looked at the test strip and couldn't believe my eyes. I took another cheapy, and it too, had a very faint line. I ran to Walmart and grabbed 4 more tests, a Walmart cheapy 2 pack and a First Response 3 pack (regular, digital, and instant result). I took another Amazon cheapy, a Walmart cheapy, the First Response regular and digital tests; they were all positive except for the digital. It must have been too soon for the digital test to register positive. I had 5 positive pregnancy tests. 

Cody had been down on the family farm helping his dad. He got home around 3, came upstairs where I was, laid on our bed, and started telling me about his day - specifically about Wendy's new breakfast. I grabbed all my positive tests and handed them to him. He looked at them for a second and went back to talking about Wendys as if he couldn't beleive it. He finished his story then started to get excited. However, he wanted to wait to get excited until we had a confirmed blood test. We were both excited but skeptical, very skeptical, especially after my doctor gave us the odds of getting pregnant. We really didn't think it would happen this cycle. 

I took 2 more tests the next morning (Monday). 7 positive pregnancy tests but we still wanted to be sure. I called my doctor and made arrangements to go have my blood drawn later that morning to check my HCG level. That afternoon, while at work, the doctor's office called to tell me it was positive and to have it rechecked in 2 days to make sure my hormones were increasing. 

Based on the date of my last period, my due date is November 12, 2020. 

It's crazy to think that we'll have a newborn by Thanksgiving (granted things go as planned). When I was pregnant with Anna, I had gotten pregnant later in the year so I would of had to go through all the holidays, the new year, and still would of had 2 and a 1/2 months before her due date. It seemed like I had to wait FOREVER! This time, it's all in the same year, and before any holidays. It seems like the baby will be here tomorrow; it's crazy. 

Just for the record, I officially found out I was pregnant again on Anna's original due date 3/2/2020.