Well, I suspected it. Even took a couple pregnancy tests (that were negative - but that could be a result of conceiving a bit later in my cycle...). Then - a positive test result in the bathroom of Thi Thi Vietnamese Subs in Calgary (more on that later). And now, I know the truth! There will be another baby coming to our family!
Back when I was pregnant with our 2nd boy (our 5th baby), we had "determined" that he would be our last... our family was complete. But despite the extra long pregnancy of 43 1/2 weeks, and the extra long labor lasting a couple days... something kept us from closing the door to more children.
Okay, so already I've probably displayed that I'm not normal. I don't do things like everyone else. I am a pro-freebirth, unassisted birth, whatever you want to call it kind of girl. I have had 2 homebirths out of 5, and I would love to have more.
So now for the details as I record the musings, details and adventures to be had in my 7th pregnancy (I had one miscarriage between baby #4 and #5).
First day of last period: Feb 28/09
And on that note, it was my first (and only) real period since having my last baby who turned a year on March 5. I'm lucky to have LAM (in layman's terms.. a lack of a period because my body is too busy producing breastmilk) and it tends to last a year.
So I took a pregnancy test on March 27th and it was negative. Although, it did come from the dollar store... so I wasn't completely convinced. But that was only about 4 weeks since my period, so.. maybe too soon.
The next week, I was impatient and took a test on the Thursday.. April 2nd. Still a dollar store test (I just wasn't willing to invest much into it yet!)
That week following, I do specifically remember very mild symptoms... maybe an inkling that perhaps I was pregnant again, but I also thought it might just be my mind playing tricks on me because I still didn't have my period!
On Friday, April 10th, my husband and I got the rare chance for an overnight getaway without all the kids! (Just our nursing baby!) His parents had come up to spend a week with us, and had no qualms about watching the kids overnight. Since we were headed to a friend's place in a nearby city, we thought we'd pick up some wine. I told him that maybe I should pick up another dollar store test because I didn't want to imbibe extravagantly if I was pregnant! Unfortunately, because it was Good Friday, the dollar store was closed so we went to Wal-Mart instead. I bought the Equate brand pregnancy test with 2 tests in it... just in case I would be saving one for later.
Then it was time for some food! We were excited to be in a bigger city, with more to choose from, so we went for Vietnamese Subs. I snuck into the bathroom with the test, read the instructions as if I was a newbie, and peed on the stick.
Seriously, within seconds of the "liquid" absorbing up the stick, it showed some interesting lines. I was confused at first, because this test is supposed to show a line in the first circle - the control, and then it is supposed to make a "+" sign in the second one. And if there is only a straight line down, I think you're not pregnant, but if there is a horizontal line as well, then you are. I sort of freaked out a little, looked into the mirror and said to myself "I'm pregnant!!!" in a giddy little voice. I put the test back into the wrapper and headed out to the table where our delicious food was waiting.
I tossed the package across the table and told my husband to look. I don't know if he could tell from my expression at that point, but he opened it up and was like "ok..." Happy, yet calm. No big comments.
And inside, I was gurgling with nervous excitement. Can't believe it. NO WAY! All ready pregnant! WHAT THE HECK! It's like as soon as my body has viable room for rent, someone goes ahead and moves in! No long months of waiting and wondering... guess everything is working just fine!
So that's it on the beginnings of this journey.
I am planning to go fully unassisted - unassisted pregnancy except for maybe some visits to the chiropractor, and then I would love to have another unassisted birth. (This would be my second.)
Welcome to my world...
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