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@Alivoo01: you got to see baby's heartbeat! Yay!!!
I called the OB office today to get a recommendation for veg DHA supplements. Might have to wait til tomorrow to hear back, though. Rainbow does have a weird taste but I always take it in the middle of a meal so I don't usually have an issue. Hopefully that will keep working!

@.twist.: You're appointment should be happening right about now! Can't wait to hear about it!

@Alivoo01: Yay for a great appointment. So happy you were able to see the heartbeat! That's weird that your doctor would go by a due date calculation rather than the size of the baby! I've heard they change the due date a bit at the beginning, so maybe at your next appointment, you'll hear something different. They changed my cousin-in-law's by like two weeks about halfway through her pregnancy! It's definitely not an exact science.

And yes, my MIL cooks everything extremely well (aka burns it), and I mean everything! Meat, potatoes, bread. Not veggies though, because she only cooks those out of a can in the microwave (eww!)

i won't have my first OB appointment until my 9th week - on Jan 11. do any of you know if they always do an ultrasound during the first visit, or does it depend on the practice?
i'm currently 5w6d, and with very few symptoms, i'm anxious to SEE some physical sign of my pregnancy so i'm really forward to anything to make it feel more real (and to ensure me that all is well!)

@Grace: Nope! The OB didn't ask him any personal questions. Just the general, do ya'll have any questions for me?

@augustmama: Normally they do an ultrasound at your first appointment given you are between 6-8 weeks. If you're just there for blood work, then no ultrasound. I'm 6w, 5d and the only symptoms I'm experiencing is tiredness the past week and cramping in my lower abdomen, which I take as the uterus growing. I only started getting a little nauseous when I get hungry this week also.

@.twist.: How'd your appointment go????

@.twist.: Yay!! So glad it went well!!

@.twist.: @Alivoo01: I'm so jealous of you guys who get ultrasound pictures so early! I don't think they do that here - or at least none of my friends have mentioned it, which seems unlikely.

Congrats on your healthy lil bean, Twist!

@Alivoo01: I had to partial pee because I totally thought I was going to pee my pants each time. There was just no way I could hold it in until the appointment. EEp! I'm excited for our little matching beans!!! I don't know when my next appointment is yet, I have to book a follow up with my doctor and then she'll schedule my genetic testing u/s, I think that's her plan anyway!

@Grace: @msmay: Thanks ladies! Can't wait until we all get to hear the heart beat!

Crashing your thread because I might end up w an August baby

@JamieLee: do you have my MIL? Except mine doesn't burn things, she just boils the hell out if them. Seriously. Everything gets a gallon of water in the bottom of the pan (chicken, meatloaf) and then cooked in the oven for hours. Bleh. Oh, and all veggies come out of a can, except potatoes which come out of a box. My stepdaughter once asked me if my green beans came out of a can or the freezer, and I said neither, they're fresh :P.

@augustmama: it depends on the practice here. Found out yesterday that my OB doesn't do an ultrasound the first appointment, just a physical check :(. Bit of a disappointment. Mine is next Wednesday .

@.twist.: yay, so glad to hear everything went well!!

I'm almost 8 weeks and so far I'm exhausted, have bouts of feeling freezing, nips hurt, and stomach is very unsettled and gassy. I feel like I'm burping constantly, it's so embarrassing! I was feeling even more nauseous, until I realized that the fiber my gi wanted me to take was slowing things down too much.

@Grace: I swear that freezing has to be a thing! Between that and the exhaustion I feel like I have a fever half the time.

@Grace: I totally agree that freezing is a thing! I'm either having hot flashes or shivering!

@Grace: sorry you were underwhelmed! I'm sure the next visit will be much more eventful Did she say why she wanted you in every 3 weeks? That does seem like a lot!

@Grace: heh, that is a little odd. But yeah, we're here! And I think you and I are a couple days apart. Did your EDD change at all?

@Grace: I'm dreading the paper dial. I may have fibbed a little on the date of my LMP when I made my appointment to avoid the dial making my EDD a week off. I'm feeling guilty now, though, so I'll probably just come clean...

@Grace: I'm switching practices- my previous OBGYN didn't have midwives- but at the old place, they didn't trust temping either. When I told them I charted they looked at me like I had two heads. I really hope the new practice isn't like that!

@lawbee11: I have Baby Bump and the Babycenter My Pregnancy app that I like. I also have the WTE and the Sprout apps. The Bump app is pretty much useless. It never works right and is super glitchy.

Ok - its super early but I'm going to join...

Name: Jessica
Is this your first baby? Yuppers
Any symptoms so far? I had some weird sharpish cramps the last few days but they seem to have gone away this morning. Also, I am wicked tired but I am just getting back from India (a 10.5 hour time diff) so I dont know who is the culprit on that!
When & how did you find out? 12DPO...didn't feel "right" in the morning decided to POAS and got a faint line. I then took a digi that afternoon and another one this morning!
What are you most excited for? Telling my parents...quite the Christmas gift for them!
What are you least excited for? Haven't read any books yet - so I probably dont know what to be least excited for...for now just hoping that all is well when I go into see the doc!

According to what I see online, my due date is August 29.

Congrats to all the other August Mama's!

@Mrs D: Welcome name twin!!

@Grace: Oh! I hate that paper dial! I told her I was temping and that from my temps my due date was August 9th. She kinda smiled and asked for my LMP and used the dial to get August 1. Go into the u/s and sure enough, dead on target, August 9 is my real due date. SO frustrating. I totally thought I was almost 8 weeks because she used her stupid paper dial!

@lawbee11: I have sprout, the bump, one called I'm Expecting, and baby center. I really like sprout out of the ones I have.

@Mrs D: Welcome and Congrats!!!! So exciting!!!

@sarbear: Welcome and Congrats! So exciting to have an expert on our thread!

@sarbear: Oh! Welcome and Congrats!!!! I also have to agree with the other girls, you're now the resident expert, sorry in advance for all the questions! hehe.