Surprise!

Welcome baby #2.



This was taken around 6:30 pm earlier tonight. It's not with FMU, but I had a slight feeling of needing to pee for a couple hours and I held it in so it was fairly concentrated and not diluted lol. I've had I think 8 periods since DS was born, and my cycles were always 27-29 days long. Two days ago I was feeling crampy on my left side and yesterday the side of my left boob was sore. When AF is due, I have NO symptoms and I don't start cramping until after AF starts and they can be pretty severe. I am on CD 29 today. I believe I ovulated on January 24 (I get crampy when I ovulate), which would make today 13 DPO. AF usually arrives at 13 DPO. After having those weird cramps and that soreness the past few days and no sign of AF, I decided to go buy some tests.

This pregnancy was not planned. I've had serious baby fever for the past month or two, so a part of me is happy. The other part of me is worried as smurf because we are not ready for a baby. I'm beginning the nursing program this summer and will be due to give birth in the middle of the fall semester. I have an almost 16 month old son. I'm worried about how I'm going to be able to juggle it all, or if I'm going to need to drop out of school and get a job. I've been working my ass off in school getting A's and now I'm having another kid? I'm also scared of how DH will react. He is the money maker, he knows we're not ready. But he's never seemed too concerned about pregnancy. He knows I'm not on birth control, but when I was telling him AF is coming soon, then the next day saying it hasn't shown up yet, he didn't seem to care too much. And today, he didn't ask and I didn't tell. You'd think if he was worried at all about getting me pregnant he'd want to know if my period was late, right?

Don't get me wrong, this baby will be welcomed with open arms. It just sucks how soon it happened. I had a whole 5 year plan for myself and my family lol. Ugh...and the crazy thing is, this baby will be due October 15. My birthday is October 8, and DS was due October 22 but was born October 13. We are going to have 3 birthdays within days of each other lol.

I know blue dye tests suck, but this was my only option at the store besides an expensive digital test, and I honestly wasn't expecting a positive. And that's a pretty unmistakable positive! It started showing up right away, and the picture was taken about 2 minutes after.

Has anyone been through a similar situation? I need support   and I need to know there is some way I will make it through and not have to give up my dreams. The sooner I get school over with, the sooner I can have a real career to better support my family. Which is why I'm willing to give it a shot.

congrats!! and i had like a 7 years plan too but got pregnant again kinda last minute decision and happened faster then expected, i planned on finishing school going to get my nursing degree etc but now i have to be more patient and maybe go for a different degree ....kinda said but i have my heart set on my nursing degree so im praying i can do it , so can you  

I am going through the same thing. I got pregnant not long after my husband came home from Iraq and that baby is almost 2 now. I have 2 older sons (7 and 5) and DD is due in May. I am in school as well a for medical office admin ( I want to be a certified coder) and soooo close to the end. Luckily I am due during the summer and I don't do summer semester so no biggie. For you I would suggest starting like normal and just take fall semester off to have the baby. Good luck!

Quoting {31WEEKS}:" congrats!! and i had like a 7 years plan too but got pregnant again kinda last minute decision and happened ... [snip!] ... go for a different degree ....kinda said but i have my heart set on my nursing degree so im praying i can do it , so can you  "

Thank you   Makes me glad to see I'm not the only one lol. Good luck to you!!

Quoting willoughfam:" I am going through the same thing. I got pregnant not long after my husband came home from Iraq and that ... [snip!] ... so no biggie. For you I would suggest starting like normal and just take fall semester off to have the baby. Good luck!"

I'm hoping I can do something like that. One semester off wouldn't be a huge set back...ahh this is such bad timing lol

Quoting Aiden's Mommy   10/13/11:" Thank you   Makes me glad to see I'm not the only one lol. Good luck to you!!"

thank you  

First congrats!
I found out I was pregnant with my son (and only child) a week after I got my acceptance letter to the nursing program! Coincidently, his due date was December 24th, 2011 in between the 2nd semesters! I found out in April, started my nursing classes in May, started the first semester in August and took my finals on a monday in December and was induced the Friday after (decemeber 16th) and he was born on the 18th! I went back to class when he was 2 1/2 weeks old (after a csection too!) because the 2nd semester started Jan. 7th or something like that. I could have waited and reapplied but I decided I should go ahead and push through! I graduate on May 8th!! I am SO excited.

It has been hard.. you have to take it one day at a time and be really organized and have a good support system! I often feel guilty that I don't get to spend as much time with jax as id like but hey I will be done in a few months and he will only be 16 months old!

My SIL had 3 babies in the 4 1/2 years of schooling for her RN. They were all complicated pregnancies too. She was bound and determined to complete her schooling with her classmates. She only had to return for a semester after her classmates graduated? Anyhow, you can do it!!!
Congratulations btw!!!!

Quoting Kristen Parris:" First congrats! I found out I was pregnant with my son (and only child) a week after I got my acceptance ... [snip!] ... I don't get to spend as much time with jax as id like but hey I will be done in a few months and he will only be 16 months old!"

That is awesome! Good for you! I wish I was due in between semesters lol. It would be awesome if I could have a nice easy delivery over the weekend and be able to suck it up and go to class on monday lol. With DS I'm sure I would have been able to do that because I had the easiest pregnancy, labor and delivery and was out of the house when he was 2-3 days old, but not all pregnancies and deliveries are the same   wah.

i was going to go to school but i got pregnant this is my first child but just like you guys i want to wait a few years before having another baby i want to go to school get a degree in something

Quoting *A&N's Mama*:" My SIL had 3 babies in the 4 1/2 years of schooling for her RN. They were all complicated pregnancies ... [snip!] ... She only had to return for a semester after her classmates graduated? Anyhow, you can do it!!! Congratulations btw!!!!"

Thank you!! That story makes me feel a lot better   I'm only going for my associates degree at the local community college, and I was planning on doing the accelerated program so I'd be done by August 2014. The fact that your SIL did all that in 4 1/2 years makes me really believe I'll be able to do it!

Quoting Tiff Rob Kaylah Dodson:" i was going to go to school but i got pregnant this is my first child but just like you guys i want to wait a few years before having another baby i want to go to school get a degree in something"

Yeah, I guess we just have to make the best of our situations lol

I have another test, when do you guys think I should take it? I have to pee now lol. But I'm not sure if I should risk wasting it, and just wait for FMU tomorrow instead. Just for confirmation lol

I am there with you. My youngest is 19 months old and I'm due June 23rd. 22 days after he turns 2. We wanted to wait at least a year before we got pregnant again but obviously that didn't happen. I am set to graduate dec 2014. You can do it just take it one day at a time. See if family or friends can help watch your oldest so you can take time for yourself so you don't feel so stressed.

Quoting Aiden's Mommy   10/13/11:" Thank you!! That story makes me feel a lot better   I'm only going for my associates degree at the ... [snip!] ... I'd be done by August 2014. The fact that your SIL did all that in 4 1/2 years makes me really believe I'll be able to do it!"

If you're determined, you can definitely succeed   good luck to you!