Positive Test

Close to 1 week ago, we found out that I was pregnant through a home pregnancy test. This was by far one of the happiest moments in my life. Federico and I had been trying to conceive since late January, and some may calculate that we became successful on my third cycle, but because my cycles had been so long and irregular, we were lucky enough to become successful after only two cycles. April 1st, Fertility Friend detected my ovulation day, http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3b12ce/. The 2 week wait period to test did not feel anywhere close to to how long it felt during our first cycle. I was a lot more relaxed and I guess 'un-hopeful' this cycle, realizing that on average it would take a healthy couple 6-12 months to fall pregnant. I told myself, it would be better to expect a negative test result than to expect a positive one and set myself up for disappointment. Come April 13th, Saturday morning, I was 13 days post ovulation. I took a urine test and got my first positive. I remember staring at the two lines with no emotion, questioning if I was interpreting the results incorrectly or perhaps the test was faulty. Went straight to my sleeping husband and woke him with the good news. I took a second test 14DPO just to be sure, got my second positive, and because I like to be absolutely sure, I even took a third test at 15DPO. Third positive. Success.

I started experiencing mild symptoms a couple of days later. Constant hunger pains, headaches and sore breasts- nothing extreme, followed by very green veins on my forearms and palms. As of the days that followed, my symptoms subsided. It sounds crazy, but i almost wished I felt a little bit more for peace of mind. I hardly felt pregnant at all. 

Since moving to Toronto, Canada, we always felt that we would have at least our first child born in Canada. To follow in my father in law and mother in law's footsteps - they went to College in Guelph, Ontario, where Federico was eventually born. But over the recent months, although we have come to really enjoy our lives in Canada, we feel that we must return to New Zealand to be with our families and friends. Not only do we want our child to have a close relationship with his/her grandparents, but the working life here just isn't working out. Some day, we hope to return to Canada with our kids - whether we have 2... or 3. Let us hope for 3 although I know Federico would be happy with 2 ;) 

As soon as I saw the positive result on the pregnancy test, I contacted as many midwiferies in Toronto as I could. There is a huge shortage of midwives in Ontario, and seeing that baby will be due in December, this meant an even greater shortage over the holiday period. Im still on a couple of waiting lists, but I do not think ill bother that much seeing we will be leaving anytime now. The important thing is, I have managed to secure a midwife back home in Auckland and she has so far been absolutely fantastic- I cannot wait to meet her.