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@WALLAROO: Mine are coming and going right now, too. I hear that happens early on. My boobs are less sore in the morning, which always freaks me out.

I had some brown spotting over the past few days, and called the doctor's office on Wednesday. The nurse said it's old blood and not to worry but then this morning, there was some bright red. Oh man, did I freak out. Finally I called the doctor again and they said even though there's not much to be done, to come in for an ultrasound. I'm not even 6 weeks yet so all we saw was the gestational sac, yolk sac, and what the nurse thinks might be the beginnings of the fetal pole. No heartbeat yet, but they said that's to be expected. At least it ruled out one of my biggest fears of an ectopic! I go in for my actual appointment on Wednesday, they said we should see some growth and probably the heartbeat by then. This is going to be the longest five days ever.

I am still spotting, but I've heard that's typical with a transvaginal ultrasound?

Anyway... what a day.

@photojane: thanks m'dear! I got my 2nd beta today at it was 778 at 17dpo. So things are measuring normally, and spotting has been on and off now.

@ladyfingers: that must've been such a scary experience. Glad to hear that ectopic is ruled out! I started spotting today too (seems like many of us feb mommies have been). My doc was going to send me in for an ultrasound, but decided to wait and see if the spotting continues for another day. I did hear spotting happens with a transvaginal ultrasound. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and hope the spotting goes away!

@Mrs. Lantern: I'm going to need to do something, even if it's a walk. I'm looking into prenatal yoga once we get a little further along. It's weird, I feel like doing "pregnancy-specific activities" right now is like jinxing it. I'm so weird.

Past few days I have been so fatigued and my boobs feel huge and sore. The funniest thing that DH was cracking up about last night (ha, ha, ha) is that my left boob is WAY bigger than my right. It's always been bigger, but I'm apparently gaining in that one only! Ugh!

Still spotting, but still brown and barely anything and feeling fine otherwise (except for the pregnancy symptoms).

I keep feeling a little queasy, but no morning sickness yet. 6w1d today!

@Emilie - Welcome and congrats! We are due right around the same time!

@Emilie: congrats! i saw you over on the tww thread, and hoped you'd join us over here. you're just a day ahead of me.

i have two older brothers, and my mom said she didn't have any morning sickness with either of them. but, she said she was super sick from the beginning with me. i haven't been sick at all so far, so she seems to think that means i'm having a boy! we'll see!

@Emilie: welcome and congrats feb mama! My date is just 2 days behind yours!

@photojane: your mom might be onto something!

@WALLAROO: glad the spotting stopped! when you travel for work, do you buy travel insurance? And if you do, does it cover pre-natal check ups? I'm from Canada and I travel to the US for work from time to time, so now I'm really curious about this.

@ladyfingers: I was just thinking this! My left boob is definitely dominating the right one. The awkward things pregnancy does to our bodies lol.

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Are you ladies thinking of going with an OB or a midwife?
I think I'll wait for my first ultrasound before deciding, but if we don't have any complications, we are leaning towards a midwife/doula. I just learned about a birthing program in my city that provides expected mothers access to doctors, midwives and doulas ongoing support, check ups during pregnancy, delivery and home visits after birth. I thought it was a neat concept - http://scbp.ca/what-makes-our-care-different.html.

@Mrs. Lantern: I did not purchase travel insurance for this trip. I have purchased it in the past when we went to Thailand for our honeymoon. I anticipate another trip to Canada next month for a week on two separate occasions so I might look into travel insurance just for peace of mind. Not sure if it covers pre-natal though.

@Mrs. Lantern: Where are you getting your first ultrasound done? With an OB?

I had an appointment with my GP at 4 weeks and she just confirmed my BFP. I still need to make my first appointment. Does this first appointment need to be with the practitioner of my choice?

I'm leaning towards a midwife as long as there aren't any complications.

@ladyfingers, @WALLAROO, @Mrs. Lantern: add me to the lopsided boob club! Lol. im really hoping they even out with this whole pregnancy thing.

Im 6 weeks today too! Every week that goes by im like, "YESS!"
Im still having GI issues. Guess that's my version of MS? Oh and my nipples are super sore to touch and im getting hungrier. I have to nibble throughout the day or i dont feel well.

I have my first appt with my OB on Monday. People dont really talk about midwives that much here. I dont think i would know where to start if thats what i wanted. Pool births intrigue me so i may look into that a little. I already know how good a hot shower feels when my stomach is up in arms i could imagine itd have a similar effect for labor.

Off topic but I crazily peed on an OPK the other day bc i had no more hcg tests. It made me feel better. DH thinks im out of mind.

Congrats ladies! I just got a BFP and according to the math we would have a V-day Baby!!

EDD: 2/14/2013

How far along?: 4 weeks

How long TTC: We just started this month.

First child?: Yes

Any feeling about boy/girl: Just a happy baby.

First doctor's appointment: Will be scheduled tomorrow.

How do you feel?/Symptoms so far: Hot and tired.

Who have you told?: Hubby and BFF (who is 9 weeks).

I'm so excited to get to know you ladies and share the journey with you all!

@Mrs. Lantern: Thanks Congrats to you as well!

@ladyfingers: so glad you had such a great u/s! my mom actually had period-like bleeding for the first 5 months of her pregnancy with me. she didn't even know she was pregnant for the first 3.5 months because she was bleeding. her doctor assured her that some women just bleed, and she was completely normal. hope that helps!

@ladyfingers: Yay for a good u/s! That sucks about the bleeding but glad to hear that it isn't anything alarming and just annoying. You are getting some good weekly peeks at the bean :).

I'm feeling ok today. Room temp water, which I usually prefer, tasted kind of funny to me this morning. I did not like it. I seem to prefer colder water these days. Weird. Also the smell of smokers always bothered me before but it is really strong now. Someone just walked by and bleh.

@WALLAROO: We're going to be getting even more peeks later on. I was diagnosed with cervical HPV in 2005 and had cryo to freeze off abnormal cells -- well apparently the doctor said that can cause the cervix to open early? So between 16 and 26 weeks, I need to go in every two weeks to get an ultrasound because if I start opening they're going to have to literally sew me shut. Is that not the nuttiest thing you've ever heard?!

@ladyfingers: so glad you got the reassurance from your doctor and that you got to hear the heartbeat! do you get to keep any of the u/s photos?

I wouldn't call this a full blown food aversion yet but I was eating my salad today for lunch and after a few bites I just couldn't stomach lettuce anymore. I picked around and ate some other veggies along with the chicken but definitely left the greens.

Anybody have any food aversions yet?

Aaaaand morning sickness rears its ugly head. Hello, breakfast. Nice to see you again.

@ladyfingers - oh no!!! sorry to hear you're going through morning sickness I haven't had any nausea yet, but you're also a week ahead of me... i'm sure fun times are ahead

@ladyfingers - crampy throughout the day, feeling "hot" like I can tell my body temp is higher than normal, feeling hungrier than normal even after I've already just eaten, & boobs are sore and bigger! haha.... I feel like I already have to slow down at the gym because full jumping jacks made my boobs hurt! =P I'm quite small up on top so this never something I've had to deal with before!

Edit: oh, and definitely more tired!

@Mrs. Lantern: I have had my first craving. Actually I saw someone eating it and it totally influenced me. I am totally craving an egg salad sandwich. Haven't satisfied my craving yet though.