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Permalink Reply by Megan Henderson on May 4, 2009 at 5:02pm

When I first learned my 10 year old son was on the way I didn't believe it. I was at a clinic and told the nurse 4 or 5 times that I wasn't pregnant, that the test must be someone elses. Even though I did the deed of peeing on the stick and handed it to her myself. The shock soon wore off and turned into extreme joy.

Permalink Reply by Momatron5000 on May 4, 2009 at 5:10pm

I was fighting with my boyfriend the night I peed on the fateful stick, so when he came home I threw it at him and said, "Congratulations, Daddy."
2.5 years later, and we couldn't be happier with our little family unit

Oh, and don't worry, I capped the thing first.

Permalink Reply by Shay on May 4, 2009 at 5:17pm

I was on a business trip with my husband. We had just started a new birth control and when I told my doctor I hadn't had my period he urged me to take a test. When the test immediately read "pregnant" I freaked. I cried, laughed, screamed, and just stared at myself in the mirror - all while my husband was sitting just below our window at an outdoor meeting. I didn't want to tell him until we got back home when his mind was off work and the trip. When we saw each other later in the day, he knew something was up and spilled the news. He was so excited!

Permalink Reply by Mommas in the House on May 4, 2009 at 5:35pm

At that time, we were pretty new to our city, Los Angeles, and we were living in this small studio. I literally had a pregnancy test that my friend left at our apartment. I had never tried taking a pregnancy test, so I wanted to see what it was like, and how it worked. I peed on the stick, of course, thinking that it was going to be negative or according to stick standards, a single blue line. I had left the stick aside, went to the kitchen to make some food to eat. I had completely forgotten about it. When I went back to the bathroom, I remembered that the stick was on the counter. I took the stick, took a glance, and then took another glance, and then picked it up, and stared at it. I saw two lines, one blue, and one pink. I screamed. That was my first response, a big yelp, I'm sure the whole building could hear me. My hubby, thought I was doing something crazy again, and didnt even bother to look. I was completely speechless. Of course, then I ran to my husband to tell him, and his first response, "I knew it!" I was a little confused because how could he know and not me, I mean it's my own body. Anyhow, we were both pretty excited, very unexpected, but excited because at that time we had been married for 8 years, and it was about time for a little baby to come into our lives.

Permalink Reply by Sara Broers on May 4, 2009 at 5:50pm

I just jumped up and down!

Permalink Reply by BuSy...MaMMa on May 4, 2009 at 6:07pm

I did it at home, and I went into the bathroom and my Hubby was outside of the door waiting for the response!! I dont remember what exactly I said but he was HAPPY!!!

Permalink Reply by Crystall Reder on May 4, 2009 at 6:14pm

I would love to say I was overjoyed; I would love to mention that I was glowing with happiness, smiling from ear to ear. I would love to say that at that moment, I gleefully rushed down the stairs to broadcast the good news......but I did not. I was holding the pregnancy test in my shaking hand, trying to gulp down the huge lump I had in my throat. I was horrified. I was terrified. I could not move. I was in disbelief and struggled to recall the last time I had even had sex. It was twice. It was only TWO times since the birth of my son, Jacob, who at that time was 7 months old. Only twice had I even thought of sex. In that instant, in that brief moment, I felt my life was over. I burst out crying. I walked slowly down the stairs, sobbing harder and louder with each step. As soon as my husband saw me, he knew. He knew I was going to the bathroom to pee on the white stick, so he knew when I returned blubbering like a child that we were pregnant, again. It took me a couple of weeks to get over the sadness. Now, I am so sorry that was my initial reaction. But, it was raw. It was me. I felt like I was just not ready yet. I was not sure if I even wanted three children. I had never imagined having three. But, that is now exactly what we have. The best part of my story is, we are so very very happy.
Now, we have our girl; the other two children are boys, and we could not be more excited about how our unexpected surprise has brought so much joy to our lives.
Now, my husband and I joke that he must have walked by the bed on the right night at the right moment- that is how fertile we are!

Permalink Reply by Erin Baker on May 5, 2009 at 5:12am

I remember thinking oh boy get ready!

Permalink Reply by Beci on May 5, 2009 at 5:47am

When I first found out I was pregnant with my youngest daughter I was far from happy...I thought I was where I wanted to be at for the first time in my life. I had 3 children at home ,a 3 bedroomed house, had recently started back to work, met a new man who worked at the same place and fell in love. The news had my world crumble down around my feet. I was told several years previously by a clairvoyant that I would be pregnant again by the time I was 32, at the time I was single and thought it to be a load of poppycock.
When I told my boyfriend he was happy about it, said he'd stick around.Then when I went to have my first scan I found out I was actually 6 months pregnant and didn't have long to get used to the idea.
After a lot of thought I started to enjoy the idea. I thought this time I could enjoy being pregnant and enjoy my baby without being in a stressful violent relationship.And I did, my other children enjoyed the journey with me and all doted on here when she was born,although my six year old son who had until that moment been my baby had some reservations.
After a while post natal depression kicked in but I fought it as best I could and carried on working. I then had to leave work when my daughter was a year old as my child minder moved away. The final blow to my new world, depression took hold and has been a burden to me since then, although I have been med free since Feb 2008 and dealing with it in different ways.
Of course none of this means that I love my daughter any less, she has a lot of fight in her and a lot of strong opinions for an 8 year old, but I wouldn't be without her for the world now!

Permalink Reply by Beci on May 5, 2009 at 6:05am

This is a poem I wrote about when I fell pregnant at 16 with my oldest son.



When I was at the age of sixteen,
I had a secret ,
Which should have been seen.
No one saw it,
So I didn’t tell.
I managed to hide it
So very well.
I carried on
As though nothing was wrong,
But it seemed to go on
For far too long.
The night I went to the labour ward,
I was frightened of what was to come.
I was glad I had a hand to hold,-
That same night I had told my mum.
When it was over
I was so confused.
It’s not nice to have loved,
And only been used.
I missed the life I’d had inside me,
For nine months he had grown.
But after all the hiding,
I could not call him my own.
But I gave him a name,-
I called him Jamie,
I think of him every day,
I loved him then, and always will,
And no one can take that away!

Rebecca Duncan
(copyright)

Permalink Reply by Kathy Everman on May 5, 2009 at 7:49am

When I first thought I was pregnant I purchased a test, but didn't tell DH. I went in and took the test and it was positive. I went into the livingroom, nervous but excited, to tell DH. He was excited beyond words. His original response was not to tell anyone right away but as soon as his best friend came home, 10 minutes later, he told him. LOL I called a close friend and told her.

When I thought I was pregnant for my second, after taking the test I had to take it into DH to verify that there were actually two lines, the lines were very light. We were excited but sort of shocked too because I had just gone off b/c three months prior and it had taken at least six months the first time. This was also after a very hard year of being being sick, having surgery that didn't go as planned, and a long recovery. So to have something "happy" happen was wonderful!

Permalink Reply by Kate ~Mom to 2 Princesses~ on May 5, 2009 at 8:04am

I was excited, and actually had to wake my husband up to tell him, so I woke him up and told him to look in the bathroom and let him see it for himself! I have never heard him so excited! I think he was more excited then me, who could hardly believe it. I guess I couldn't believe it cuz we were living in a one bedroom and now needed to find a 2br somewhere close in a fairly short period of time. But here we are in our little 2br that fits us so well and everything has thus far worked out well.

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