Cultureshock

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I found out I was pregnant on the 7th of May 2009. Even though I'd had a strong feeling I was pregnant for a couple of weeks beforehand, seeing a positive test in my hand filled me with shock and it took weeks to sink in.

I'd planned to do the test that Thursday morning and woke with a start at 6 o'clock, automatically reaching under my pillow for the test I'd put there the night before, and going into the toilet. I did the test and sat on the bathroom floor staring at the little window on the white stick. Within 30 seconds, 2 pink lines had appeared, informing me that I was pregnant, but I was in disbelief. I went downstairs and googled images of positive pregnancy tests. Hundreds of images came up, showing two pink lines just like the ones on the test I had just taken. Around 15 minutes later I realised - there was no doubt about it. I was pregnant.

I went back upstairs, got into bed and lay there, looking at the test. There was no way I could get back to sleep, so I ran into my brother's room and woke him up, showing him the test. Sleepily he asked me '' What? Are you pregnant?'' I replied, "Erm, yeah....'' He asked me if my mum knew. I said not yet and he turned over and went back to sleep. I knew I had to tell my mum and I wanted to, but it took me a few hours to pluck up the courage. I didn't even have to say the words as she already knew what I was going to say. She'd already guessed I was pregnant and knew it was just a matter of time before I'd do a test and find out for definite. She wasn't angry, she just asked if I was OK. I was and so she was too. I was relieved that I'd told her and she was supportive and that’s when the happiness of having a baby washed over me.

My first scan was 7 weeks later and my mum came with me. She cried when she saw my tiny baby moving on the screen. Despite having morning sickness for the first 16 weeks, including throwing up in McDonalds, my pregnancy progressed well and soon it was time for my 20 week scan. As I'd suspected all along, I was having a baby boy.

The next couple of months flew by as I stocked up on mountains of baby things and I decided to have a 4D scan. On the 31st October, I saw my unborn son's face for the first time, and watching his movements inside me, such as smiling, yawning and chewing his bottom lip was amazing. Since then I have finished preparing everything for him, and bought more than he could ever possibly need and now all that’s left to come is my baby himself. He is due on New Years Day, and I can't wait to meet and hold my precious little boy at last.