Positive pregnancy test - a bit scared.

[Pinkflame1]

Hi all,

So I’ve taken a pregnancy test today and it was positive instantly (does that instantaneous result mean anything btw?!)

We’ve been TTC for a few months, we already have a LG who will be 3 tomorrow. I haven’t had a period since 27th October but I can’t be more than 4 weeks pregnant as I went to the dr only a few weeks ago given the lack of periods and they tested me for pregnancy and various hormone issues then - all negative.

Anyway, in short I’m just scared. I can’t wait to have a sibling for my LG, I’m thrilled to be pregnant, but I just feel so overwhelmed, totally teary, I just sort of want to keep it to myself for a day or two to digest it but that’s not possible as we’re at my best friends house for NYE (thankfully just us and her and her husband) I would have waited to tell my OH just so I could sort of get used to it but i’ll have to tell him today so I can tell her on Tuesday (she knows we’ve been TTC so the non drinking will give it away) and I feel a bit rushed into telling him.

I’m also really anxious as to how pregnant I am.

I don’t even know what I’m wanting from this post, just some words of comfort really that these overwhelming feelings are fine and I will settle a bit?!

X

I found out on Christmas Eve that I'm pregnant with my second. We'd talked about starting TTC next year, but we had a really hard time getting pregnant with our first with a few miscarriages and having fertility treatment so I never expected I could fall pregnant accidentally.

I'm happy I'm pregnant because I want another child.... But the overwhelming feeling at the moment is fear. I'm so scared about how I will manage with a toddler and a newborn, I'm scared about something going wrong during the pregnancy etc. Me and OH are very definite we don't want to tell anyone else until after the 12 week scan so that we have as much time as possible to process this ourselves.

During my pregnancy with my son we went on a week long holiday with a group of friends, it was right at the beginning, I'd been having lots of bleeding and the fertility Dr had said it was most likely another miscarriage but to still behave as though pregnant just in case (so no drinking etc). I just sent a message to the group of friends before hand (who all knew we had been having treatment) and said I wouldn't be drinking during the holiday but That we weren't ready to discuss it. No-one mentioned anything during the holiday and it made me relax.... Could you do something similar?

Congratulations @pinkflame1! I got my bfp this morning ☺️ I'm feeling nervous because I only had a squinter at 17dpo (positive on a clear blue at 20dpo) so I'm hoping it doesn't bode ill...

You will find a newborn and a toddler /three year old a bit tough going in the first few weeks. After that you'll get the hang of it and you'll both be absolutely fine .