https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 06:18:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy/page/2#post-2279558 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:07:19 +0000 MrsSRS 2279558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were NTNP and got a boy first and a girl two years later. Not tracking with the second (nursing, wonky cycle). Tracking loosely and thought we were in the clear with the first (but clearly not because, again, wonky cycle). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy/page/2#post-2279521 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:26:37 +0000 scurbro 2279521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't know yet but this baby is definitely a surprise from me going not trying not preventing. I'll update when I find out. hoping for a girl! First child was a boy and he was definitely planned. Actually this one was wanted but I'd given up checking anything for a couple months and then I get pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy/page/2#post-2230822 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:39:57 +0000 wonderstruck 2230822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And a link just because I'm seeing lots of people agreeing about the whole boys sperm are faster/girl sperm live longer thing.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1440662/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1440662/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy/page/2#post-2230820 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:38:05 +0000 wonderstruck 2230820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: The theory that boy sperm swim faster has been disproven, so I wouldn't hold my breath on that one! Super prevalent myth thanks to one study that was very popular while all of the ones discrediting it haven't gotten as much attention - at least, not online.</p> <p>I have two boys - one from TTC, one not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230812 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:18 +0000 Torchwood 2230812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of mine that I know the sex of were girls. The first was actively trying, the second was a sort of oops (DH pulled the goalie just once that month), both were conceived right at ovulation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230707 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:53:03 +0000 clover 2230707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actively TTC both times, one boy and pregnant with a girl. Had sex on the same day in relation to ovulation for both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230702 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:47:23 +0000 getjazzy 2230702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both babies planned, one girl and one boy. I even think we dtd around the same time in my cycle which was day before O. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230695 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:39:39 +0000 MsMini 2230695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was planned (and required meds to induce ovulation). DD was a surprise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230662 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:43:31 +0000 FannyMae 2230662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230253 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:44:47 +0000 Portboston 2230253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am currently pregnant with #1 and its a boy...we had sex the day I ovulated (I was tracking through temp) so the theory works for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230250 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:43:47 +0000 ladybee 2230250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: agreed. Our plan was to stat trying in the fall but this baby surprised us in the best way a few months early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230248 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:42:25 +0000 NeekieRose 2230248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First was actively trying, second was not trying but not preventing and kind of a surprise. Both are girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230225 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:23:20 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2230225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was a surprise. DS was planned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230221 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:18:18 +0000 Mae 2230221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We prefer to call her a "surprise" rather than an "oops" but she's a girl... lol. I know when I ovulated because I was tracking to avoid and we had The Sex the day before O. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230176 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:46:52 +0000 mrscobee 2230176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is looking like it is 50/50 boy/girl whether TTC or oops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230172 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:45:09 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2230172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 planned and 1 oops. All are girls. </p> <p>We had sex only 1 time during the month of January (the month we got pregnant with our surprise) and it wasn't anywhere near my O date. We are still scratching our heads over this surprise little blessing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230161 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:34:08 +0000 birdofafeather 2230161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have one girl and another on the way. one we were TTC and the other was an oops. but in retrospect, we DTD the day before and day of O on our second daughter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230102 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:01:12 +0000 ladybee 2230102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: No idea! I'll have to put out the calendar and see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2230096 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:56:47 +0000 daniellemybelle 2230096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was a surprise and a girl, but we did conceive right around ovulation. I was tracking my cycle to prevent (half-heartedly) and checked my app after, and saw that I was right smack in my fertile window. So, if we had been trying we would have likely tried on that day? So it's a toss-up.</p> <p>I understand what you are saying about oops versus trying because the idea is if you are trying, you will time more closely to ovulation. But, like in my case, folks might unintentionally time closely to ovulation. How close to ovulation were you when you conceived? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229908 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:24:52 +0000 dc yoga bee 2229908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Girl, she was planned and we had sex right at ovulation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229857 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:54:13 +0000 anbanan15 2229857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None of mine were planned per se and we had boy, girl, boy (on the way). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229839 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:46:15 +0000 Ash 2229839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: that's what happened for us! Probably a fluke though hahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229835 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:41:30 +0000 regberadaisy 2229835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: what your friend believes is true. But I don't think there's a correlation to oops babies. It's more when they had intercourse in relation to her ovulation.</p> <p>Both girls were planned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229829 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:37:53 +0000 MrsKoala 2229829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really an oops as we were NTNP but we had a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229805 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:15:03 +0000 Mamasig 2229805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of mine were planned and both were boys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229803 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:12:37 +0000 blackbird 2229803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, we were trying. I got pregnant twice and miscarried both. After some meds and not ovulating, I wanted to take a break for my mental health. Of course, I didn't think I could get pregnant without clomid. But I did, and had a girl. But I can't really say she was an oops! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229795 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:09:25 +0000 Truth Bombs 2229795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: There is a whole theory on gender selection based on the fact that boy sperm swim faster but girl sperm live longer.. but I'm not sure how this would affect TTC vs not. An oops baby can come from sex before ovulation or after ovulation. So it's a matter of timing, not planned vs oops.</p> <p>Our baby we TTC was a girl and our suprise was a boy (conceived when I thought I was 48 hours past ovulation and therefore in the clear but apparently not) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229750 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:36:51 +0000 Bubbles 2229750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were actively trying and had a boy. Don't know about number 2 yet. My mum had 2 planned and 2 oops's and they were all girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229749 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:36:06 +0000 mrsjyw 2229749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two actively TTC - Two boys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-oops-howd-that-happen-pregnancy#post-2229748 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:34:40 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 2229748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One planned, one not. Both are boys. </p>