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@ms.line: it makes sense that bleeding would mean that. I'm so afraid of that.

@californiadreams: I was thinking of waiting till then. It'll be September 14th for us. I could use the same photo if I wanted but I'll be back to work and at a friends wedding before then. I can not handle people whispering about me so I'd rather just put it out there. If something goes wrong, then so be it.

@ladybee: oh, i am not waiting to tell people face to face. I just meant my official facebook announcement. Half my coworkers already know and i am telling my manager on monday. And I have been pretty much telling my friends as i see them from as soon as i found out! I just feel like after the FB announcement EVERYONE knows, so i feel too cautious for that right now. And by the time I do it, all the important and less important (but local i guess) people will already know.

Good to hear everyone is getting good scans!

I'm going to my first regular OB appt tomorrow after 'graduating' from my RE and I'm confused at what to expect. Does anyone know? I'll be 11 weeks. With my first, I went to a different OB and they confirmed pregnancy at 7 weeks and they did a dating ultrasound, then bunch of blood work. But I already did that at the RE so what should I expect tomorrow at 11 weeks?

On another note: we might do a close friend announcement through email. What do you guys think of this?
Im thinking of taking a pic of my LO1, wearing her fake doc glasses, and pretending to read a book that said 'BIG Sister'. Wording would be something like, "studying to be a big sister. Final exam coming in February'

@ladybee

Thanks for the info. That's good to know bc I feel like that's what will happen tomorrow. Just a urine test and Q&A. Maybe a heartbeat with the Doppler? I feel like I've been spoiled with ultrasounds at every appt at the RE

@misolee: I was definitely spoiled by the RE! At my first midwife appointment at 10 weeks, she just asked me boring questions, took my BP and weight, and unsuccessfully tried to find the heartbeat via Doppler I'm current on paps so she said she won't do another until I'm post-partum.

@Crystal: That was my first thought actually (great minds ), but I'll be seeing extended family for Thanksgiving and Xmas, and I'm *sure* they'll end up posting photos of me then (we do a bunch of different group photos every year.) I could ask them not to post them, but that seems un-fun. Oh well, I guess I have a while to think about it.

@ladybee: Holy cow, I was going to post something about this last night, but I fell asleep.

I'm pretty emotional normally, but this pregnancy has been crazy. It's not even stuff in my life which is pretty calm right now, but I will sob at the drop of a hat. I was watching the Newsroom and it was the episode about Gabby Giffords and even though I knew what happened, I was sobbing for at least 10 minutes.
I cried (a lot) while reading a blog post by Yellow Brick Home about a makeover they did for a dog rescue group.
Last night I cried (not tearing up, but legitimately cried) about a cheese commercial. It wasn't even a sad cheese commercial. It was just "We're good at making cheese!"

@ladybee: @TemperanceBrennan: I've totally been super emotional too! And I'm not usually that emotional, so it's been a major surprise. I was reading a fun book about a journalist who moved to Paris after she fell in love with a Frenchman; she was describing her going to the market every day to buy food to make dinner that night, and I started sobbing. About vegetables and the market. So silly. Yay hormones!

Anxiety is lifted! I was able to find the baby's heartbeat on the Doppler.

@misolee: i love that email announcement idea! sounds adorable!

@ms.line: you described a play by play of my first midwife appt too at 10 weeks, lol.

@ladybee: i;ve definitely had some emotional ups and downs. There was a period of 3 days where i felt so depressed it was like a physical pain in my chest and i could cry at the drop of a hat. Now it's better, but i have still have my moments. i am trying to get good sleep, eat, and be active as i find when i am better at those things, i feel better emotionally too.

@ladybee: Wonderful!

@californiadreams: I work in a small office with 7 other guys and I've been with this company (as the only woman in this office) for six years. Two of my co-workers have had babies, but both only took two weeks off. There is a huge focus on meeting sales goals for the next fiscal year (Sep 2015 - Sep 2016) and me being out will surely affect things.
I think that everyone will be happy for me, but I'm really worried about how it is going to play out. My boss and I have been talking a bit lately about promotions and I'm a bit paranoid about subconscious gender discrimination and maternity leave putting the breaks on my upward momentum. I also don't know how to ask for a raise during my review in December when I'll be leaving for maternity leave in just two months.

All that to say, I don't know for sure when to tell them. I'm not showing at all and will definitely wait until after my 12 week NT scan.

@Crystal: They were the dads! I believe their wives took at least 12 weeks. I don't work with any women, so there is no standard of how much is average.

@ms.line: i have a review coming up too as we get one after 3 months on the job. I am not worried about it, but at the same time I do wonder if i should until after then to tell her. My manager is super nice and is expecting a ton of mat leaves to come up though (and has said so) as our team consists mostly of young women!

@Crystal: I'm in Canada, so job protection is not an issue. I get a full year off and my job actually tops up what the government gives me for the first 6 months that I am off. So i have no reason to actually be nervous. It's more i am worried about being judged because this is the second i am starting this job pregnant essentially (well this time it took me 3 weeks to get pregnant instead of starting at 7 months pregnant!).

@Crystal: Haha, yeah, we've been talking about names for years! We have our girl first names narrowed down to a couple I really love, but we're having a harder time with boy names. I have a bunch I like, but none I really love.

@Crystal: we haven't talked about it at all. I don't want to think about names until I know the gender. Last time I got attached to the girl name I was hoping to use and then we had a boy. So this time I'm just going to think about it once we know what we are having. Although the girl name I wanted last time still appeals to me, I'm no sure it does for DH.

Is anyone going to share the name before baby is born? We kept it a secret last time and will do so again this time.

For those of you who have already had NT scans, what should I expect? How long was your appointment, did you need to have a full bladder, did your tech make any observations about baby (or specific comments on nucheal folds or nasal bone), how much blood did they draw, and when did you get your results back? The doctor's office mailed me a letter about the screening, but it was SO unhelpful! Thanks!

@ladybee: ETA - Awesome, thank you!

@ladybee: who gave you that info? Did your regular dr do your NT scan? I'm being sent to a special doctor that's pretty far away.

And I had a bunch of bloodwork done today, but my scan isn't for another week and a half.

@ms.line: when is yours?

@Crystal: we had to go to a maternal fetal medicine doctor. They specialize in it. They said you have to do the bloodwork the same day.