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@aMohror: I think it depends on your age. I'm 36 so in the advanced maternal age category so it is recommended by my OB. For those younger, I think that NT scans are only recommended when there is a known risk such as a previous child with DS or a family history.

Quick update: I'm at 14 weeks 3 days and last night vomited for the first time. Today is much of the same - a lot of gagging and hoping not to vomit. Yuck! I was so hoping that the morning sickness was going away. Up until yesterday I'd only had really bad nausea. I'm not complaining because it's a reminder that we have a little one still in me but I'm surprised because I was hoping that I was getting better now that the 2nd tri has started. Did this happen to anyone else?!

@aMohror: I know it's optional so not everyone takes the NT scan. But most OBs will recommend it. Some parents choose not to do the NT scan because they say it won't matter one bit whether or not their baby has down syndrome. They will keep the baby no matter what. For me, I would rather have been prepared before the baby arrived, whether he/she had down syndrome or not. So it's a personal choice really.

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@banana: Thank you ladies for your information! I appreciate it I guess now I need to decide if I'm going to go ahead and do it or not. I'm 22 and not at high risk so I guess I will just have to decide. Thanks again!

Update for me! Today I'm 14 weeks 6 days, I have another check up appointment on the 20th, I'm so looking forward to 20 weeks so we can find out the sex. I want to move forward with the nursery and it's been killing me to not buy anything since I want to know what it's going to be now! My morning sickness has been much better, it still comes occasionally but not every day anymore. My bump is slowly getting bigger, I'm getting annoyed with many of my shirts and I think I have worn a sweatshirt everyday so far this week... I really want to wait to buy maternity shirts, I was given some pants so I'm set in that area. I just want to wait till spring so I can buy cute summer stuff!

@ALittleP: AHH! It scares me that you vomited for the first time! I haven't thrown up yet but I had such bad nausea a lot of days I felt like if I could just throw up I'd feel better.

I'm definitely showing MUCH bigger and earlier this 2nd time around. I look around 17 or 18 weeks pregnant and I'm only 14 weeks. I've already started sporting my maternity pants. I need to buy more clothes though. Most of my maternity clothes are winter clothes (from my 1st pregnancy) and I'm in need of some spring/summer clothes!

@ALittleP: How are you feeling this week? Is your nausea still bad? I'd say mine is like a 4 out of 10 level. Still there but not nearly as bad as 2 weeks ago. Hang in there! It'll get better!

Thanks again ladies. I don't think my doctor even mentioned this to me.... I know they gave me a pamphlet for my next appointment to check for what I thought was the same thing the NT scan was. I go in on the 20th so I will be sure to ask about this and why I didn't know. Makes me wonder that's for sure! This is my first pregnancy so except for friends and you wonderful ladies I don't know much about this kind of stuff!

I'm 15 weeks today! It's finally starting to go faster to me. The weeks don't seem as long as they did in the beginning! Thank goodness...haha

Oh! I almost forgot, are any of you ladies exercising? I haven't done anything since I found out I was pregnant. I keep thinking about it and telling myself I really need to. I also want to try to start eating healthier now that I am feeling better, I just don't want to eat the healthy food anymore lol What about you ladies?

@banana: Our anatomy scan is schedule for 3/2 ( a little over 3 weeks!). I will only be 17w4days but my OB said they should be able to see everything they need to by then. We are hoping to find out the gender at that appointment too-I can't believe it's so soon!!!

As for exercise, I've been trying to keep up with my 4x/week gym schedule. Some weeks I am only able to go 3x's but I've managed at least that since becoming pregnant. For me, I've always been pretty into exercise so if I wasn't able to go, I think it would really bother me. I'm certainly not working out as hard as I used to but it feels good to be able to continue with the routine I had before. I just bought an exercise DVD on Amazon yesterday and am excited to try it out.

@banana: I think girl for me but that's probably because I've only really been around girls growing up (12 sister, 3 nieces). I just can't imagine having anything else. DH is hoping for a boy, of course.

I will absolutely let you guys know once I find out! I may even post it on Facebook, but I doubt it

Hi ladies,

Today's the first day since Monday that I've been able to leave the house. The past two and a half days were the worst of pregnancy yet. I hope that I can get back to where I was before. I'll gladly take the nausea that I was having last week instead of the vomiting and dry heaving that I've had this week. My DH bought me a pair of sea bands last night and those seem to be helping. I have an acupuncture appointment tomorrow morning so I hope that also helps!

@aMohror: I haven't been exercising either...it's terrible. I really should even if it's just walking every day. It's hard here in Seattle though

@Banana: thanks for checking in with me! I appreciate it!

So, while I'll take whatever we get, I secretly would love a girl!! I have no clue what we're having and I'm excited for March 12 when we find out! I'll be 19 weeks!!

@marley: I hear ya! I'm 5'1 also and now that I haven't been as sick I REALLY need to start eating healthier! I just don't want to...but I know it will benefit me and baby! I think about working out everyday I'm just not sure when it will happen. I tried a prenatal yoga video and hated it. I just want to make sure I'm doing the right things!

Just stopping by to see how everyone is doing! Fingers crossed and knock wood, I've been feeling so much better. The gagging and dry heaving seem to be gone except for an hour or two at night before I go to bed. My appetite is slooooowly coming back.

I have my next OB appointment on Tuesday though my next u/s isn't until mid-March for the gender scan and thorough review of baby.

Has anyone started to shop or put together a registry? I'm dying to but now that we've decided to find out the gender, I need to wait

How's everyone else doing?

@ALittleP: I've been wanting to purchase so many things but we have stopped buying stuff until we find out the sex. Should be soon! My next appointment is on Monday and I'm thinking we will be scheduling our next ultrasound then, I cannot wait for that one! The last ultrasound was at 8 weeks and you couldn't see much! Glad to hear you are slowly feeling better, everything counts!

@banana: How did your appointment go yesterday? Did you schedule the U/S?

@marley: my Amazon registry is still private too but I've really racked up the items lately

How is everyone else feeling this week? I feel like I'm starting to show a bit-much more noticeably at night after I've eaten dinner. I've also been way more hungry the past week or so but it hasn't translated into a huge amount of weight yet. We're counting the days until our U/S next Friday when we find out what we're having!

@marley: I find that I definitely look more pregnant when I'm wearing maternity clothes. That';s when most people seem to comment on my belly. I also catch myself unconsciously putting my hand on my belly more often and I'm sure this is a tell-tale sign for lots of people. It just seems natural to put it there now.

@aMohror: the heartbeat!! We heard it during the NT Scan and it was sooo weird and surreal!! I can't wait to hear it again at my next checkup. I have 5 weeks to go until the anatomy scan and it seems like forever.

@Orvis18: I don't have maternity clothes yet, just trying to wear all my dresses until I can't anymore. I am wearing the maternity tights by Spanx.

@marley: It does feel surreal! I recorded it on my phone this last time because my husband hadn't heard it yet. He was SO excited when he did. It's like step by step it all becomes more real! I'm looking forward to the ultrasound because we haven't seen anything since 8 weeks. Crazy how fast they grow in such short weeks!

@Orvis18: I really don't know...I'm wanting a girl so I'm not sure if I keep thinking it's a girl because I want one, or it feels like that lol. My husband wants a boy so anytime we talk about it, he says things like take care of my little boy for me and I respond by saying oh, I will for sure take care of our little girl We both really don't care what we have though, either way we will be over the moon I've had people tell me they think I'm having both boy and girl so right now I really have no clue.

I haven't checked in awhile. We had our 12-13 week appointments. Baby's heartbeat is a strong 160s. Our jellybaby was super stubborn with our first ultrasound and wouldn't get into position for the tech. It was a fun hour of trying to figure out to get our jellybaby into position. I had a transvag at that same time. The detail was amazing.

I have my 16 week appointment in mid-March and then my 20 (21) week ultrasound in April. We're slowly announcing it to friends and family. I haven't made it facebook official yet. I'm not planning on until April.

Otherwise, I've been having a bunch of aches and pains today at 14 weeks tomorrow. My pants are slowly beginning to not fit anymore. I still haven't caved and bought maternity stuff yet. My aunt took me shopping and we got a maternity dress and sweater. That's about it, maternity clothes shopping wise.

I keep wondering if I'm gaining weight too fast. I know I'm only supposed to gain the 25-35 pounds during the whole pregnancy and I'm beginning to think it's going to be more than that! Hopefully not though...haha

Where are you ladies at weight wise?

I'm 5'1, 17 weeks and I've already gained 13-14 pounds. Ahh! I need to start moving a little more since I'm not even halfway there yet!

I'm 5'4", 17 weeks today and have gained about 2-2.5 lbs. I work out 4 days/week and know I should be eating more on those days to make up for the calories but have found it's hard to eat much more than I am used to. I have my next appointment this Friday so we'll see what my OB says...

@aMohror: I gained 4 pounds at my last OB visit compared to my first OB visit. But I might have gained some before the first visit and since my last one; so I'm going to say I gained around 7-8 pounds.

My goal is to gain no more than 20 pounds. I'm also 5'1"! I'm 16 weeks. I don't really exercise and I'm looking into prenatal yoga DVDs right now.

I didn't have morning sickness in the first trimester. I ate like a monster though. I think my appetite has subsided in the last few weeks.

I wouldn't worry about gaining 13-14 pounds. We're almost half way done!

@ALittleP: Monday! That's so exciting! I love the cupcakes and the BabyGap idea. I saw an ad for Diane von Furstenberg for GapKids today! The line, coming out on March 15, will have baby clothes. So cool!

We find out in about 20 days and I can't wait. I don't think we have the patience though and will probably ask the tech to tell us. My mom will be in town and my MIL has that week off so they're both going to the scan with us.

I don't really have a suspicion for what I'm having, but I'm leaning towards boy because it might be easier? I don't know. It keeps changing. Girl stuff is definitely cuter though!