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@MamaB: Are there certain snacks that are working well for you? Or is it just give-me-all-the-snacks? For a while, fruit was my go-to, but now I just don't have an appetite for anything, which sucks when I really need to get something in my belly to ward off the nausea!

We had our 12 week scan today and baby looked gorgeous, rolling around and waving . They moved my due date up to April 7.

Congratulations to everyone who has had a recent ultrasound! Sorry I've been MIA, I've been really struggling with the sickness but am down to just throwing up a few times a day now and nausea so the light is at the end of the tunnel!

Had a scare this morning - we haven't had sex since I've been pregnant and finally did and it was like a blood bath with cramps! It was awful. I hadn't been doing it because it makes me nervous so to have our one time end like that was sort of like holy crap we are never doing this again! I called the on call doctor and she said as long as it stopped in an hour or two it's normal but man it was scary!

@ineebee: Congrats on your sweet baby ! We won't find out until our anatomy scan, but I'm so curious to know! LO1 is a boy, too. As for the nausea, the Diclegis has been a lifesaver. I tend to lean toward salty snacks if I need something on my stomach. Pretzels or peanut butter crackers have been great. I also find that chewing a piece of gum helps settle my stomach, too.

I'm still just feeling all kinds of anxious. I go for my 13-week NT scan two weeks from tomorrow. That will be 6 weeks between appointments and that's just TOO. DANG. LONG! I'm trying to avoid calling and just asking for an ultrasound because I'm crazy, but I haven't ruled out the possibility. I wish there was a drive-through ultrasound option!

@nanilani: Have you gotten your Diclegis yet?? I had to call my doctor's office back and ask them to preauthorize with insurance. She was able to fill out a form online and it was approved within 10 minutes. Then the pharmacy had to order it, so it took another day to get it in, but that was finally what made it happen. Good luck!

@travelgirl1: Glad your symptoms are finally letting up! Not too much longer until you're second tri!

@HappyBaker: That is SO scary. My spotting scare early on was related to intercourse, too, but I haven't had any issues since. How are you feeling today?

@nanilani: So frustrating that you weren't able to get it when you needed it, but I'm thankful you're feeling better!

@HeartAbandoned: I'm feeling much better now thanks!

I would totally call - that was the exact timing / situation I was in last week. We wanted to tell our kids since it was getting hard to hide physically but not without some reassurance! They seemed totally okay with it and even said they'd make it a "quick look" and not charge me for a full in depth ultrasound. She just checked size and heartbeat.

@HappyBaker: Have you had any luck with your doppler yet??

I have a doppler that I've used for all 3 previous pregnancies. With my first I got it at 13 weeks and was able to find the HB right away. With my second I was loaning it to a friend when I found out I was pregnant, got it back at 10 weeks and found the HB. And with my third I have no idea how early I found it. I feel like I have quite a bit of experience after using it for 3 pregnancies so far and I haven't been able to find this baby's heartbeat yet. I'm just over 9 weeks. It makes me anxious but I keep telling myself it's still early???!

For those wondering on the last page, I have the Sonoline B and have loved it! I've used it a ton and I've loaned it to multiple friends who have used it a ton. It was a totally worthwhile purchase for me!

@nanilani: Sorry, no relevant experience to share, but just wanna commiserate. That sucks to have to take an early test and sucks that you can only stomach that may throw off the results. Fingers crossed that tomorrow will be a slightly better day for the MS!

Found baby's heartbeat with my home doppler for the first time today!! 10+2!

@MamaB: Yay for getting to see baby!! I've had ultrasounds around 10 weeks with my other kids and it's always one of my favorites because they look like little gummy bears

@ineebee: I passed! I was scarfing down snacks as soon as I left the lab though. Going an hour without eating in the morning definitely made my nausea kick in.

I'm glad your son's NT scan result was a false alarm. I can see why your scan this week would feel a little scary. I hope it is all good news for you this time! Mine is scheduled two weeks from tomorrow. Never thought about skipping mine although it is technically optional. I appreciate the extra ultrasound, and as far as I know my OB's office doesn't offer NIPT in lieu of it.

@HeartAbandoned: Yep, I'll still have to take the usual 3rd tri glucose test. This early one was b/c I've previously been diagnosed with PCOS which can have some implications on insulin resistance.

I also have a bump of sorts already, although I know it's all food and no baby Between my at times insatiable appetite and eating to control nausea, I have not been making healthy choices! My regular jeans are definitely getting tight, but I'm hoping to hold off on maternity pants until my 2nd tri if possible (says the one who already wore some on super bloated days a few weeks back). We haven't announced yet (I'd like to hear the heartbeat once more at my appt next week, DH would prefer to wait until after the NT scan), and I'd prefer my clothes not do so for me.

@HeartAbandoned: I have a ridiculous bump for 13 weeks. So much so that I can't fit in the bridesmaids dress I'm supposed to wear for my sister's wedding in 3 weeks. Spent the day trying to find s backup dress as as all the dress makers think there is no hope to let the dress out enough.

Loving all these great updates! I've been MIA because I went on one last girls trip this past weekend!

I'm 12 weeks, 1 day and I finally found the heartbeat with my home Doppler! It was 165ish which seems about right and super reassuring to hear. I have my first OB appointment Thursday and our NT scan is Tuesday, mostly doing it for the extra ultrasound and I'd want to be prepared if the baby did have Down syndrome just in terms of knowing what to expect!

I FINALLY heard back on my Diclegis prescription (three weeks after I asked for it) . . . and insurance denied it. Whomp whomp I asked why and (after being transferred several times) was told that I needed to try the single ingredient formulations first. That's exactly what I've been doing for the past month!!! I don't know who dropped the ball exactly, whether my OB didn't mention that I started on B6/Unisom first or if the insurance company didn't ask for the specific information they needed to approve the request. Either way I'm very frustrated, especially with how long it took for them to make a decision. They gave me a fax number for my doctor to send an appeal, but if it takes another 3 weeks for them to change their minds I'm not sure if it'd even be worth it. I'd basically be in my 2nd tri by that point, and while I still have varying degrees of nausea every day I haven't vomited in a while.

End rant, I guess. I've just been so frustrated and irritated by this whole process and don't have anyone else to vent to. My husband's heard it all from me a million times by this point.

@Kemma: Hooray for a successful scan! You got some great pics too! Congrats

@nanilani: What a huge pain! I think if I were you and the nausea were managable, I'd just wait it out at this point. But so frustrating to not get the care you've asked for! Is there an office manager you can talk with at your OB's office to maybe save future mamas some of this headache?

@Kemma: Beautiful pictures! Congrats on a great scan! Did they change your due date based on size?

I go tomorrow morning at 7:40, and it can't come soon enough. I'll be 13 weeks exactly. I'm still just so nervous that I'll get bad news - I have no reason to feel that way, other than I'm a little bit crazy. DH and I are going to see if we can sweet talk the u/s tech into looking & guessing on gender! I have a couple of friends who found out this early via u/s.

@birdofafeather: Check back in after your appointment!

Had my NT scan this morning and it went pretty well. Baby was semi uncooperative / kept moving all over the place. The measurements were within normal but definitely on the higher end of normal, but we'll see what the blood work comes back with. I thought it was weird though the maternal fetal Dr said now they recommend ANYONE get an amnio to find out what issues might be going on, even with no indicators that there is a problem. That definitely is the opposite of how things were in my past 2 pregnancies. We declined for now because that just seems super extreme at this point!

She also wants me to take baby aspirin daily because I had crazy blood pressure issues in my last pregnancy, and is having me do my anatomy scan at the hospital instead of with my OB to "keep an eye on me". She also added one extra blood test but didn't tell me what it was for? I felt like she was giving me info but also not giving me info which was sort of weird. Like saying, this looks great but then also adding extra stuff. Hopefully all is well though! It was reassuring to see a baby with all the right parts and a beating heart!

@birdofafeather: Congrats on a great scan!

@HappyBaker: Sorry you seemed to have left your appointment with more questions than answers! How long will you have to wait for blood test results? It definitely seems strange to recommend an amnio for anyone - I have been under the impression that doctors don't like to order them due to the risks! How long will you have to wait for your anatomy scan? Thankful for a baby with all the right parts and a beating heart! Hopefully you'll get first tri screen results sooner rather than later.

@nanilani: Our NT scan went great! Baby was sleepy, but by the end was wiggling around a little bit. Heartbeat was good & strong, and measurements were all normal. I'll get full results (including bloodwork) on Thursday. I saw a different doctor in my practice other than who prescribed my Diclegis, but her first question for me was whether or not I'd gotten insurance coverage for it. Hopefully the doctor will check in with you and can help you straighten all that out, even if you don't try to get it filled. Good luck!

Who else has appointments soon?

@HappyBaker: Maybe it is because it was an MFM. Why are you seeing MFM instead of regular OB? Have you discussed that already?

My anatomy scan is at 18 weeks on 11/14 also! I'm going back on 10/31, too, just because they offered another appointment if I wanted it. The more times to hear the heartbeat, the better! And after waiting 6 weeks on this appointment, I feel like the next 5 before the anatomy scan will fly by!

@HappyBaker: OK, that makes sense to me! My practice just has one tech that can do the NT; it seems like it's a pretty specialized scan! Do I remember correctly that your due date is 4/17? (That's mine!) It's fun to have a twin!