confirming a pregnancy?

[JanetF]

How have you done it? Have you changed your thoughts or methods over time?
I weed on a stick (twice!) last time because it was oh so satisfying after 2 years of ttc! When I was first pg with Conor people kept asking me if I'd been to see a GP and I would idly think "Oh yes, must do that" but I couldn't think of a good enough reason LOL. I weed on a stick, I was pg, what else could a GP do? So what about you?

* Intuition - dreams, "knowingness"?
* bodily knowledge - felt it happen, pregnancy signs?
* Combination of intuition & bodily knowledge?
* weeing on a stick!
* blood test from medical person?
* ultrasound?
* something else I missed?

[Supermum]

I've had two children and both times I wee'd on a stick long before I rocked up to the GP for confirmation ... not that I needed it.

I remember my obstetrician telling me that my due date was Feb 10th and I always argued Feb 3rd because I knew the exact moment my son was conceived. I honestly felt it. And DS, bless him, was born Feb 3rd. My ob never believed me!

I also felt the 'moment' with my second pregnancy.

Within a week my breasts were sore, I was peeing alot and very tired. No brainer!

[Rell]

I weed on a stick both times, but I also knew. With my 1st I had gone up a cup size and I was only 3 days late!

[whatwasithinking]

Funny you should say that about the GP
With DD#2 I peed on 3 sticks to be sure (I was happy with two but DH wanted to be sure )).
We then went to the GP for confirmation (as I thought thats what you did) and he wouldn't do a pee stick or blood test as he said " youve done it 3 times so you know your answer why would my method be any different"
Quickest GP apt in my life and it still cost me $35 for him to say that ggrrrrrrrr.

[Mell]

With my first, i new the exact moment when he was conceived. Didn't have any other signs but i just new, and peed on a stick to confirm it. With this one, my boobs are very tender and i am weeing heaps and have peed on about 4 sticks so far just to be sure.

[Pixie]

I woke with a pain in the night, and suspected it was my period starting, but now know it was implantation, after that night for the next fortnight my DB kept saying you are pregnant, over and over again, so to shut him up and prove him wrong I did the stick test and I was in fact pregnant lol!!! Got comfirmed the same day as the next day we were going overseas

[Peaceangels]

With #1 we had been trying for 5 years, had two failed IUI attempts, then I fell pg naturally while on hol's. When AF was late I "just knew" (i'd had many late AF and many disappointments over the years), but this was different, a wonderful calm feeling came over me. My sis was home from o/s visiting for two weeks, so I new it was fate (we are very close). I peed on a stick twice as DH wanted to be sure so that we weren't disappointed again - positive both times. I did see my GP to have a blood test to make absolutely sure and because everyone was so worried how I would handle another disappointment.
With #2, when AF was late at first I thought it was because I had only had AF back twice since giving birth to #1 AND I was breastfeeding. I was in shock, so I peed on a stick twice which showed a positive result. I couldn't deny it, again I just knew, although I couldn't quite believe how easily it happened 2nd time round. The nicest part was not having to go through another 5 yrs of hell !

[Snugglepot]

I just knew at conception, I was laughing and crying at the same time and standing up to try and make it all fall out! DP thought I was mad and did not believe me till I missed my AF and wee'ed on 2 sticks (because the line was faint the first time!) I truely believe that although we did not choose that time to concieve, it was meant to be!

[alicesmum]

neither this time nor with my first have i had a doctor 'confirm' my pregnancy. no offense to any doctors out there, but i am not a big fan of doctors and stay away from them as much as I can!!! (a close friend of mine is a doctor so nothing personal!). also, it seems like a waste of time to me, if your little stick has two lines on it and you are late and having other symptoms.....

i am 10 weeks today, and feeling fine and have not put any weight on yet, so must confess that i sometimes think, "is there really anything in there?" am having a scan in 3 weeks, so looking forward to having it "confirmed" then!! hehehee

[Rainbowbrite]

I just knew the morning AF was due. Just a weird excited feeling. It was so wonderful. We weren't "trying" (we went off the pill & thought if it happens its meant to be)so it was a beautiful surprise. That day I went & got 3 home tests & did them everyday till monday when i went to the Drs to confirm.

RB