We had our minds made up for a whole year that we wanted to start trying in April for a baby. My husband and I would be married for almost two years and even though he could have waited longer, I was eager to dump the birth control pills. At the beginning of March, I finished my last pack of pills and as soon as my period finished in April, we were ready!
But April came and went and in the beginning of May, my period made an appearance. I won't lie and say that I wasn't crushed. Sure, I knew that trying for a baby could take up to a year, but this was our first try and I was convinced it would work on the first try!
May wasn't as exciting as April. Summer was coming, friends and relatives were graduating from school, and my own graduate program was demanding much of my time. Beginning of June, I wasn't surprised when I started cramping and feeling like I was going to start my period again. It was another depressing moment, but since May was so busy at least I couldn't say we tried very hard.
But days passed, I kept feeling yucky and crampy, but still no period. I didn't want to get my hopes up and why should pregnancy feel like cramping? So I spent a long weekend feeling miserable before my husband and I decided that it was time to take a pregnancy test. It was past the 34th day of my cycle and at least if it came back negative, I could go to the doctor to find out exactly why I was in so much pain.
Monday, June 6th, we went out and bought a pregnancy test from the 99 cent store (which I highly recommend doing over the expensive brands at the pharmacy). That night, we got our first big fat positive! It was a light pink line and for a few minutes, my husband was doubtful that it was positive...but it was a line and any line meant that we were pregnant!
The only problem was the cramping. Did that mean that I was going to miscarry? Was this an ectopic pregnancy? We were really afraid that our sudden excitement would turn into another devastating moment and we took the next week day by day, waiting for our happily ever after bubble to burst. Luckily, it didn't. I went in for a blood test and the weekend of our anniversary, the test came back positive! At the same time, the cramping disappeared completely--I managed to figure out it was mostly due to constipation (probably from the change in hormones) and as soon as I started taking fiber pills, the cramping went away. Hurrah for the good turn of events and the beginning of our pregnancy journey!
My last menstrual cycle was May 4, 2011. According to the bump, my due date was February 8, 2012.
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