I'm pregnant and cannot keep it a secret! We were planning on waiting to tell the world after 10-12 weeks, but we just couldn't wait. Our situation was a little different than most because we ended up having to do IVF. All our close friends and family members knew about it and were praying for us. I couldn't keep putting them off with "well, we're still waiting..." So, at about 7 weeks I began to tell. Both our moms and siblings knew right away, at week 4, right after we had the blood test at the fertility clinic. I took a picture of the two strong pink lines and sent it via text with the news they were waiting for.
The nurse, Carolyn, was very serious when she called us in. (A fertility clinic is NOT the place where you can show that you are excited to be pregnant or that you are pregnant at all! You might get jumped in the parking lot or at the very least have killer looks thrown your way.) She sat us down in a private exam room and pulled the test out of her pocket. Brant took it in his hand. Neither of us knew what was going on. He said, "So, what does this mean?" She said, "Two lines! You're pregnant!" We hugged and kissed and she was so happy for us. Nurse Carolyn is in charge of IVF at the clinic. She is very matter-of-fact and tell-you-like-it-is, which I like about her. So when she hugged us and told us how she loves to see this outcome, it felt real. What an amazing feeling. Now, at 9 weeks, it has just kept getting better and better and I feel great, thank God!
*for my future reference: at 4 weeks, earliest blood test showed HCG @ 245 (Excellent, according to Carolyn) and progesterone @ 51. I got to stop the progesterone after a few days/few blood draws. Held in the 40s, also excellent-my bod took over! Last progesterone July 26.
The following is the video I emailed friends and family I hadn't told and posted on Facebook:
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