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@buttermilk: I had tons and tons of cramping with my first. Just watch for bleeding but even bad cramping is normal (unless it has you doubled over). I often got woken up in the night by my cramping and have a healthy 18 mo old!

@MissLace: Congrats and welcome mama! Just saw your POAS post!

@Anagram: Ironically enough, I work part time at a hospital in Newark! Where does your DH think of moving to? We are planning as well sometime over the next couple of years, though DH prefers to stay in Bergen county and I do not. I don't think all the taxes are worth it!

@kjpugs: Your mom lives in an awesome area! Where do you live now? Hope your u/s goes well tomorrow - keep us posted!

@getjazzy: oh goodie lol. def no spotting or bleeding. ive basically been living next to my hot water bottle all wknd. But so far it's only been super intense that one time.

@misslace: welcome and congrats!

My last pregnancy was an august to May pregnancy, so my second trimester was during the winter. I definitely caught my fair share of colds with my lowered immunity and I thought it "sucked" to be sick while pregnant. Ha. I have a cold now (I'm 7w2d) and this is far worse.

so i called the Dr office this morning and made my first appointment for Jan 2nd. I asked about coming in for bloodwork/testing levels and she said they don't do that until 7 weeks at the earliest. I just found this strange because my sister is also pregnant and called the same dr and they had her come in 3 days after her bfp for all the bloodwork.

How do you guys keep your mind off being so worried those first 7-10 weeks before your first appointment?

@MissLace: congrats and welcome! It's hard not to worry! Even though this is my second, and I've had no MC symptoms and have plenty of pregnancy symptoms, I still worry. I just avoid reading anything about miscarriage statistics.

@MissLace: Did she know her due date? They brought me in sooner than they probably would have because my PP cycles were strange, and I wasn't sure how far along I was.

@yerpie110: I'm in Orlando! I haven't lived in NJ since HS. Would move back in a heartbeat if it wasn't so $$$$

@kjpugs: Hugs I really hope you get good news this week. The waiting for answers is so stressful!

@buttermilk: I was told to not use heating pads or hot water bottles or basically any form of direct heat during pregnancy because baby has no way of cooling him/herself if things get too hot. Just fyi, I guess? (I'm never sure if I should say anything under these sorts of circumstances.)

@krispi: My DH went to pretty much 100% of my appointments with my first pregnancy. Last time he went to most, and this time as well. He did go to my first one with me this time. But it was originally scheduled as a pre-conception and he was planning to come so he could hear the midwife give us the all clear for himself. I'm really glad he did come though, since she specifically recommended getting a doula, and I needed him to hear that so he wouldn't balk at the cost so much. That being said, I think if we didn't have such a complicated history he wouldn't come to as many. But I need him for moral support now.

@MissLace: I wonder if they're just busy and don't want to try to work you in sooner, so they just said they don't normally do that? As far as not stressing, I have a history of depression and anxiety problems, and of very bad pregnancy outcomes. So I know I'm going to have bad days, when I can't help but be worried or freaked out. On those days, I just remind myself that it will pass. I will have happy/calm days too. And I try to give myself a lot of grace. If I need to spend most of the day reading or watching tv to keep my mind off of things, I let myself. (Though admittedly that's a lot easier since I don't work.) I try to take nice baths or eat a favorite food or something that will make me feel better. I know I can't keep from worrying sometimes, but I can choose not to let the worry take control and make a genuine effort to take care of myself.

@kjpugs: That looks encouraging! Fingers crossed so hard!

So we went ahead and told my mom last night. We had her over for dinner and I was peeing so often she was clearly suspicious. She's super excited! And she said I probably don't need to really worry about people acting weird. She thinks most people will take their cue from how we act and if we're excited and not letting fear of what happened last time stop us, then they won't either. Granted, there will probably always be the handful of people who say stupid things because that's just what people do sometimes, but overall it should be fine. Ultrasound is Wednesday, and I'm going down to see my dad (and stepmom and little brother and sister) this weekend, so we'll probably go ahead and tell them then. We'll tell DH's dad when we do Christmas with them next Tuesday (the 23rd, I think?), and he'll probably call his mom cause we never see her really.

@krispi: My husband went to all of my appointment with our LO, but our office is open till 8 pm, so it was easy to schedule it after work. This time, since LOs bed time is 7:00-7:30, I'm assuming DH will only attend the major appointments (ultrasounds).

@Torchwood: thanks for telling me! I hadn't heard that anywhere yet so I appreciate it. That's sad, that water bottle is like my favorite thing I own lol.

@kjpugs: looking good!

@MissLace: so glad you are here! If you want to get in earlier at your doctor, just call and ask. If it makes you feel better, its worth it! I went in at 4w5d due to my previous cp, and they did all my blood and urine work and all looks good! No betas were taken, I guess that they didn't think I needed them. So far so good!

@krispi: my husband is coming to the ultrasound with me. He didn't come to the first appointment, as he had work and it was just talking, bloodworm and an internal exam. I think as long as all is okay, he will only come to ultrasounds.

@pinkcrayon: Welcome!

@Mrs. J: I got some just in case. I've used it before and it does cause constipation, but when you need it it's worth it. I highly, highly recommend taking magnesium for constipation, and just upping the dose a bit when using zofran. It's best absorbed as an oil on the skin, but I've found even the cheapest pills you can get at the grocery store work just as well. (Just don't overdo it. I took too many by accident once, and that was not fun!)

Hey ladies I got my beta results. They just said it was positive and to go back tomorrow. I asked what the # was and they said 143. Is that good for 4.5-5 weeks along? I didn't do this with my LO so I'm stumped.

@kjpugs: I honestly don't know if those numbers are good, but yay for it being clearly positive and not super low!

@kjpugs: There is such a variation in hcg numbers, are you getting the test repeated to see if it doubles?

@MrsStar: yes I'm going back tomorrow. Nerve wracking.

@kjpugs: FX and praying for you!