My husband and I decided to try for our third and FINAL child at the end of last year which was all very exciting and daunting at the same time. Although we already have two healthy, beautiful children, they are what some would call 'happy accidents' so actually TRYING to get pregnant was all new to us.
When I told a good friend about our plans to conceive, she pointed out that everyone she knew who had started a family up until that point had had unplanned pregnancies. (We had hit the big 30!, I've since turned 31). However she had recently found her friends were now getting pregnant on purpose! And it's true, all around us people are getting engaged, married, pregnant, moving in together or going on couples holidays.
I found that a lot of women knew more about not getting pregnant (if not being careless) than vice versa and as this would be our first planned pregnancy, I too was unaware of the specific ins and outs of when was the best time to conceive. To help things along I picked up this ovulation kit from the supermarket. It contained 5 test strips for only £3.99 compared to some other stores which charge £9.99 for a pack of 2.
The way I saw it was, I didn't know how long we would be trying for so didn't want to spend a fortune on branded ones when cheaper ones provide the same result, only without fancy packaging and some plastic. My last pregnancy was discovered very early on using a test bought from the pound shop so it's not always a case of you get what you pay for. These work by detecting 12-48 hours before you are about to ovulate which gives you a good indication of when you should be getting busy with your man.
They worked well for us, as it happened very quickly and I can't quite believe it but here we go again.
I had realised I may be pregnant a few days before I was 4 weeks so had to wait it out. I tested on 3 consecutive days before I would have been due my period.
The first test showed a negative result, the second looked to be negative but I could see a barely there line that only I could see (hubby saw nothing) and the third test provided a very faint but undeniable visible positive. Even then I did a couple more in the following days just to make sure!
I have decided to blog throughout this pregnancy especially as this will be my last and want to remember everything. It's amazing the things you forget or the intensity of what you can go through at times. I wanted to wait until I had my 20 week scan to post diary entries, simply to make sure the baby was healthy so my next few blogs will be back dated. I would love to hear from any expectant mothers along the way.
Let the journey begin! xxx
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