# I still can't believe it: I am pregnant! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865 "2004-11-09T17:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/1 "2004-11-09T17:59:18Z")
As of last Friday I didn’t know that. I confirmed it on Saturday and went for my first ob-gyn appointment today. My first thought when I saw a positive EPT was “Oh god, what have we done!”. Right now I am split between numbness and incredulity. I am pregnant. Wow! Now what? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/2 "2004-11-09T18:01:48Z")
Congratulations! _smooches_ (See you in MPSIMS soon… ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/3 "2004-11-09T18:08:37Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/4 "2004-11-09T18:09:13Z")
> [@Mighty\_Girl](#): > > I am pregnant. Wow! Now what? Now you take your doc’s advice, decide if you want to have a doula, eat more fruits and veggies, take your vitamins, exercise, get lots of physical affection, stock up on baby gear and baby books and baby clothes, tell your family and make a list of names. I probably forgot something in there. Something about picking a preschool and signing up for birthing classes. Heartfelt congrats and best wishes for a healthy, happy pregnancy that ends in a healthy, happy baby. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/5 "2004-11-09T18:15:08Z")
We’ve decided not to tell our families for a while. So far only one of my best friends and the doctor knows. Ours will be the first child born in our family for a while and my mom’s first grandkid. I don’t want her to smother me in attention. Well, now the dopers also know, I expect you all to be discreet and not to call my mom and tell her. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/6 "2004-11-09T18:19:21Z")
Woo-hoo! Who’da thunk posting on the SDMB would lead to this? Conga-rats to you and the father. ---
**Author:** ![Stainz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/7 "2004-11-09T18:24:45Z")
Congratulations! I followed your other thread, and I’m so glad for you!!! Stainz (hoping Mighty\_Girl’s luck will rub off on her) ---
**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/8 "2004-11-09T18:39:58Z")
heh, good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/9 "2004-11-09T18:54:52Z")
Warning: posting on the SDMB may result in: headaches, rampant liberalism, spontaneous growth of a third nipple, voting, strange objects entering and exiting your anal orifice, donating blood, and pregnancy. Use with caution. Seriously though, CONGRATULATIONS! I’m so happy for you and Mr. Mighty\_Guy. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/10 "2004-11-09T19:03:26Z")
Congratulations! Now, you settle in for a looooong wait. I was due last Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/11 "2004-11-09T19:24:03Z")
Congrats! You’re sure to have a cute kid, I saw your website. You’re purty 🙂 So when’s your due date? Craving anything yet? Cried over something pointless? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/12 "2004-11-09T19:39:21Z")
Congratulations!! **Ginger** , I am right there with you. Next Thursday I go for a scheduled C/S. Good luck to you and here’s hoping you go into labor soon. **Mighty\_Girl** - go ahead and prepare yourself a list of smarty-pants answers to deeply personal questions. My one piece of advice - I bought a pack of diapers and wipes every time I went to the grocery store so I have a stockpile ready now - you can swap out sizes if you end up with too many of one kind. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/13 "2004-11-09T20:18:16Z")
> [@](#): > > I am pregnant. Wow! Now what? You are about to get really adorable. My wife never believed me when I told her how adorable she was as a pregnant lady. Be prepared to glow 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/14 "2004-11-09T20:45:12Z")
¡Muchas felicidades! I hope that’s right – tengo solamente diez semanas de español. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/15 "2004-11-09T20:48:27Z")
Pregnant? Are you sure it’s yours? ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/16 "2004-11-09T22:04:55Z")
Congratulations, **Mighty\_Girl**! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/17 "2004-11-10T00:53:42Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > Who’da thunk posting on the SDMB would lead to this? There is no sex in the SDMB room. Repeat: there is NO SEX in the SDMB room. ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/18 "2004-11-10T01:30:30Z")
I couldn’t be happier for you. And, oh yeah. I second the thought about becoming adorable. I always found my wife sexy when she was pregnant. Might be why we had five. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/19 "2004-11-10T01:55:54Z")
Congrats! Welcome to the world of " Did I just put the carseat on the roof of car and buckle my purse into the backseat?" Kiss your braincells goodbye. I haven’t missed mine. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865/20 "2004-11-10T02:45:49Z")
Yay! Time for the Happy Pregnancy Dance! :: TeaElle shakes her stuff in celebration :: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-cant-believe-it-i-am-pregnant/273865.md?page=2)