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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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I have done two tests today that say im pregnant (I think) and I am shocked to the core

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 13:50

we havent been trying per say and it is a shock a very very very big shock

as both other dc were difficult and lengthy to conceive

I will have 3 under 5 and I am scared

the tests are cheap predicter ones which I have found hard to read but I think they say pregnant very faintly

please advise me its silly but i am upset

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 19:18

HI just to let you all know i went to the doc and the test she did was neg so she says im not preg

bit confused

bought another one and did it it says neg too so looks like im not preg after all xx

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foxythesnowman · 08/01/2008 15:04

AmIPregnant - I really want to tell you just how managable 3 under 3 is. Am in similar position to NAB as I had 3 under 3 (have the luxury of a cleaner which is a big help admittedly) but DP is away ALOT and is bugger all help around the house

3 was a lovely number. They were all so young and now run as a pack, DD1 keeps up with DS1 & 2. Yep, there are arguements and I have to be pretty organised (morning school run is hard, but that's because I've got DD2 now), but otherwise its great and we have alot of fun.

I really, really hope the shock subsides into joy! Good luck for later

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 15:03

thanks all sorry the pal who brought the preg tests has swung by i told her

she sees two faint lines too

doc appt at 3.20 so i had better go

thanks for all your kind words ill be back to let you all know!!!

thanks again i feel less shocked now though still not sure if preg nor not!

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FoghornLeghorn · 08/01/2008 14:38

I'm not saying having 3 under 5 would be easy but it is certainly manageable. I have 2dd's already and am pregnant with DC 3, there to will be a 21 month gap between DD2 and DC3.
If you don't feel confident with the test results, could you get out to get a first response or clear blue ?
FWIW, I've always used Clear Blue but this time I used cheapies from Ebay and they gave exactly the same result, although I do think some maybe need a higher level of HCG to be able to give a +ive.

Congratulations !!

fruitful · 08/01/2008 14:35

Was the issue with conceiving before that you dont ovulate often? Because every time you get pg your hormones get thrown up in the air and land somewhere different! It is quite common for pregnancy to kickstart you into regular ovulation afterwards.

And if that line is pink then I'd say you are pg.

Congatulations

NAB3wishesfor2008 · 08/01/2008 14:34

I had 3 under five and have no real help. My DH is at work all day and I have no family. It has been hard at times but I feel like we are coming through it though.

Take the tests to the GP and I am sure a nurse will test for you if the GP can't be sure.

Egg · 08/01/2008 14:31

Hi don't worry I will soon have three under two . DS took 18 months to conceive and a lot of "hard work" although fortunately for us we didn't quite get to the intervention stage. Am now 36 weeks pg with twins and although we were about to start trying it was still a shock and happened first time and not at the most "likely" time of the month. Also have no family nearby (or friends even) as we moved house 4 months ago, but everyone here there and everywhere is offering help. Will have 23 month gap between DS and twins.

Hope your appt with doc goes well and that, if you are pregnant (it does sound like it) that it is a good thing for you and not too much of a disaster.

TheDuchessOfNorksBride · 08/01/2008 14:25

I have a friend who had IVF for her first 3 pregnancies (which included one set of twins) only to find that she conceived naturally before the twins were 4 months old. Quite a surprise but she manages all 5 with impressive grace!

And I don't think it's uncommon for previous pregnancies to improve your ability to conceive. Anyway, you can have a good chat to the GP about it later and do another test, if not today, then first thing in the morning.

My DCs are 6, 4 & 3 (3 under 3). It is hard work for a year or so but then it pays off in spades. Although this time I have a 3yr gap!

Blu · 08/01/2008 14:18

amipregnant - conception isn't an accumulative process! If you had sex in the short wondow when you were fertile, that's all it takes - you just hit the right timing, whereas you didn't when you were trying to conceive!
Anyway, if you haven't always been using a condom, this pregnancy has taken since your last child to conceive

I hope your DH is pleased and optimistic about it all

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 14:10

am I fio?

but how can i get preg so easily when two were so hard

there will be gulp 21 months gap if i am preg

this just seems surreal as i am not very fertile only ovulate occasionally etc

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 14:07

its very very faint pink on both tests i tried to take moby pic flash too bright darn it

i have name chamged as i am a very much regular and i cant let everyone know before talk in length to dh also have a few real pals on here too

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FioFio · 08/01/2008 14:07

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 14:05

no used a wee about 1 o clock

last period was nov 29th as it happened to come at an inconv time hence me remembering the date! i wouldnt normally

i think my dh will be upset as this is a shock

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Flllightattendant · 08/01/2008 14:05

Is the line greyish or pink? If it has any colour to it, it is unlikely to be an evap.

They are usually grey/off white.

Flllightattendant · 08/01/2008 14:04

Could you take a piccy and upload it to your profile?

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 14:04

are evaporation lines common do you know xx sorry just trying to get my brain around this one

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ladytophamhatt · 08/01/2008 14:03

I can't believe it Fio.

1..already??

surely not...we must have been in a time warp or somthing because really he should still be babe in arms, in my arms and snuggly and small... not walking along the sofa, climbing the stairs or eating the dog food whenver he gets a chnace....

where has that tiny baby gone?

lulumama · 08/01/2008 14:03

the cheapness does not matter

i got a BFP with an asda own brand test and she is 2.5 now!

if you are late and have a faint positive, and it is not an evaporation line,then you can pretty much presume you are pregnant

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 14:01

wish you guys were here to check these tests for me why did I ask my pal to drop in the cheapest ones she could buy in the chemist?? arghhh

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FioFio · 08/01/2008 14:00

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lulumama · 08/01/2008 14:00

did you use first wee of the day?

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amIpregnant · 08/01/2008 13:59

yes i am late a bit

but that wee bleed confused me havent ever had that before with dc

i think i read it within time limit though got such a shock so maybe not! as I have looked at them for over an hour now on and off and they didnt appear straight away actually gradually as i wont be very preg if i am preg

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lulumama · 08/01/2008 13:59

doc might do a preg test for you. or take your tests with for him to look at? i thikn you need to know for sure before you start panicking.

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