Got my BFP on Monday- how did you feel a few days after yours?

[Seasidedolly]

Hi Ladies,

After only 2 months of trying, we got our BFP on Monday.

I think at the moment I'm still in a little bit of shock (as I didn't think it would happen quite so quickly), I can't bring myself to say the words " I'm pregnant" and we've decided not to tell our families yet.

According to the Clearblue digi I'M 1-2 weeks, I think I'm about 4 weeks based on the date of my past period and the date I think I ovulated.

I am really happy and don't want to sound ungrateful but I don't know if its just not sunk in yet, or the fact that I barely have any symptoms, but I just don't feel pregnant or even really that excited, I think I'm more anxious at the moment.

Did/ does anyone else feel the same, or am I just a total heartless cow?!

I think it will hit home once I've had a scan/ can see a bump/ have told family etc. I've always wanted to be a mum and have been extremely envious of friends and colleagues having babies recently, just wondered if anyone wasn't on a total high after the initial few days of finding out.

Thanks in advance

I got mine last Tuesday. I've had no symptoms until this week, when I've been more tired than usual, and had a bit of heartburn.
I had a mc at 12 weeks in Sept and with that pregnancy, had loads of symptoms from the word go. It just goes to show, it doesn't matter if you get symptoms at all early on!
Try and relax and enjoy the time it's just your little secret! In just 6 months, your tummy will be like a magnet for wandering hands and everyone will want to know all about your pregnancy in great detail!

Thanks Joosie, so sorry to hear about your MC, all the best with this pregnancy :) x

Girls, i didnt get any sympthoms until 32 weeks! (36 now..have back pain and that's about it, carrying a v healthy baby boy!)
so dont freak yourselves out if you dont get symthoms now or later.... you might just be lucky!!

also, i got my BFP first month trying, so like that, it took a while to sink in. Infact it didnt until i had a 9 week scan. I was expecting her to say it was early menopause!

congratulations and enjoy your pregnancies.

I think that the way you feel is totally normal. Im pregnant with number 4 and I don't think it ever really sinks in with me even when I have a big bump! Last time I don't think it really hit me I was going to have another baby until we pulled up at the hospital for my induction when I burst into tears and decided I wasn't ready!! It took dp half and hour to get me out of the car :)

I got mine 2 weeks ago - so I am 4+2 plus I was 2nd month of trying too on TTC#1
I know exactly how you feel - I've taken 3 tests and got a missed period but still doesn't feel real.

That said, I'm feeling quite sick at times but main thing is the exhaustion. There is clearly something going on!!!

I'm in exactly the same position as you - or was in December. Actually had a conversation with my husband last night about not really connecting this bump with a baby, even though its just 3 months away now. I still can't get my was around it. I think the speed of conception affected me - I think I was thinking about getting pregnant but hadn't quite got to the imagining a baby bit yet!

I was also terrified of losing him so felt very very very anxious until about the 20 week scan.

It's a roller coaster! Good luck : )

Congratulations!

I felt like a complete fraud for a week or so as I felt exactly the same.
then I felt very anxious, and miserable, and sick!
I think it is very normal to find it hard to get your head around at first, and I find you get less anxious as you go on. I am 22 weeks now and have a bump and lots of kicks, and it's easier.

Hi seaside. I'm in the same position. Got my BFP on Monday too after 2 cycles. Still freaked out and completely shocked!! I am telling parents on Monday (I'm about 4 weeks too...think edd is 29th jan) but they will be sworn to secrecy. May have to tell work sooner rather than later but will go public at 12 weeks.

Congratulations! I was totally freaked for ages after BFP (and intermittently throughout pregnancy). I spent ages trying to persuade myself that it was really true, but that even if something did go wrong at least it proved we could get pregnant, etc - basically preparing myself for all the worst case scenarios. Pregnancy and labour ended up being incredibly straightforward and DD is now a bouncing 9mo! Although I still have to persuade myself sometimes that it's all really happening... :)

Scared...and i didnt let myself really embrace it till after 20wk scan. Our first resulted in mc unfortunatly so i just couldnt let myself get happy about it until i knew it was a safe stage. Nw im 32wks :D and we carnt wait to meet him hehe gonna start setting the cot up and slowly get things ready next week :) still got quite abit to get we have but all the main bits people have bought for us :) i still have my entire hospital bag to buy for and sort out lol

If i hadnt had mc i would have been over the moon from the start...

I didn't feel pregnant with DS until I was 16 weeks pregnant and felt him moving, until that point I was happy that I was pregnant, but couldn't quite believe it. Once I could feel him moving it was really exciting for me!

I'm pregnant with dc2 now and 13 weeks, I have felt pregnant since 6 weeks (morning sickness, headaches and very tired) but I think I'll be the same and won't feel excited until I get kicked!!

Massively shocked. It was my 40th birthday weekend two days later, so I was also pissed off that I couldnt spend that evening face down in martinis, as had been the plan.

If I'm being honest I think we're both still shocked, and totally unprepared. At 22 weeks I still feel as if this baby thing is a bit of an abstract concept happening to 'some people'. I'm surprised about my bump even.

Weird.