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@dominobee: I got pretty far into a rosary last night before I gave up to move to the guest room so I didn't bother DH as I tried to get more comfortable.

The repetition of that is pretty close to meditation and usually leads to sleep, but not last night.

@MaryM: aw man, I'm sorry. I've been having a hard time going to sleep, and have been waking up a couple times at night, too. And I always feel so sick! i feel even worse in the morning after nights with crummy sleep. its rough.

@dominobee: I took a pic at 6, 8, and today for 12w. Thinking I'll do them every 2-4w at this point. I took them weekly with my other two and you really didn't notice a big difference week to week. Though with twins, you probably will!!

I'm 10 weeks today and my nausea came back as of Tuesday. So weird. Still mild but it's like all my healthy food makes me want to gag and I have had a SERIOUS craving for McDonald's chicken nuggets and fries.

@bushelandapeck: Visually I look huge bc my uterus seems to be pushing my existing belly fat upwards. I'm rock hard from my belly button to my pelvis.

@Tionn3: LOL do it! DH can cook his own dinner haha. I haven't cooked hardly anything in weeks. I did brunch once, everything else has been pre-packaged, takeout or something DH made. Oh yeah and twice I made myself a salad.

@Tionn3: I take them midday so I don't think it's that.

I'm fighting to stay up a while longer Nd had a progesterone shot tonight, so I'm hoping that helps

@skiierchck99: Still so early! I wouldn't worry about it. If you look at belly pics online there is quite a range.

@skiierchck99: I'm 10 weeks and I don't have a bump. It freaks me out a little bit but I've read the uterus doesn't even pop out of the pelvis until 12 weeks so I think it's normal to not show. I looked up pictures too and there was a wide range but most women weren't showing at 10 weeks especially if it was their first . My mom told me she didn't start to show until almost 20 weeks.

I think I got the heartbeat on the doppler tonight!! 9ish weeks. What a sweet sound.

@DesertDreams88: the sweetest sound! I'm headed to my NT scan at 9am EST today. Will check back in with a pic of our little bean when I'm done!

Getting through the work day today is going to be tough! I'm so anxious to go home and tell my family about Sprout & Seedling.

We were supposed to carpool with my sister, who lives in the same town we do, but yesterday she texted saying she has been swamped at work and doesn't know if she'll be able to leave early like she had planned. I talked to my mom and she speculated that since she'd been in town staying w/ my sister Monday-Thursday maybe sis just really needed another night to herself before going to see family.

I'm sort of bummed because I was hoping we'd all be together in the same room when I give my mom her "retirement gift" (The print that says "Just when a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother.") Now I am not sure if I should give it to her tonight or wait. But I don't know if we'll all be at the house together at any point this weekend, since my other sister lives downtown which is where we plan on hanging out on Saturday. I don't know if she'll end up driving all the way to the suburbs other than tonight since tonight is the only family dinner at my parent's house that we've planned.

Sis says she *might* be able to come tonight so I'm really hopeful that she can. Ahhh logistics! Big brother is in Salt Lake City (we're in the Midwest) so unfortunately he and his wife will have to miss this announcement. But we'll probably FaceTime them afterwards!

@bushelandapeck: Great pic!!!

@JJ2626: I think a variety of reasons. Ultrasounds don't have a significant medical advantage over a doppler after 10 weeks, except the anatomy scan, until about the last month or two of pregnancy when drs like to check position, amniotic fluid, etc. So why bill for an unnecessary procedure? I wouldn't want to pay for an ultrasound at every appt. Also, drs don't always have lots of ultrasound machines - I know my previous practice only had one, so it was booked up, they wouldn't have time to use it unnecessarily. All this being said, with my previous pregnancy I had USs at 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 26, 28, and 36 weeks, so..... (two of them were medically unnecessary, I paid for them myself.).

@DesertDreams88: Makes sense. I figured cost but wondered if there were any other, philosophical reasons. I have Kaiser so billing works differently since it's an integrated system and that may be why.

@JJ2626: I think there is some question about the exposure levels from repeated ultrasounds though I can't quote the science behind it. I know most doctors advise against going to elective ultrasound places for this reason.

@JJ2626: @bushelandapeck: yea, I know some people think that ultrasound exposure is bad. With my first I only ever had an in-office ultrasound for the first appointment. After that they used a Doppler for all my normal appointments. I did have an additional dating ultrasound, my anatomy scan and then an "emergency" US bc of pain I was experiencing (bc of a cyst I had).

@DesertDreams88: you had a torpedo belly!! Love it. i know a lot of shorter friends whose bellies just stuck out like that.

@MaryM: glad you got some better sleep!!

@bushelandapeck: glad the appointment went well!! love the picture

@dominobee: aww man! Logistics are hard. Haha. We actually liked telling our parents separately, since it was their first grand kid, and then telling our siblings after. Either way, they will be so happy and surprised, I bet!!

@JJ2626: yeah, I think generally that cost is a concern, some of the concerns about repeated exposure, etc. Whatever works for you!!

@dominobee: hope it worked out to tell your whole fam! I told my whole side of the family (minus one brother) while we were on vaca together and even then it was hard to get everyone rounded up so I understand the stress!

Told the fam last night and they freaked! My mom was just reading the little canvas thing and then was like "oh my god! Are you pregnant?!" And I nodded and we cried and hugged. Then DH pulled out the u/s photos and she was like "whaaaaat???!!!" Everyone was literally screaming it was kind of hilarious actually. Just totally overcome by emotion. My parents are really excited to be grandparents and my sisters to be aunts (it was my youngest sister's bday this week and we had cake and sang to her, and my other sister sang "Auntie Tina" lol.) Then we Facetimed my brother and he was pretty shocked and excited too.