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@SupernovaJ: no they call it a viability scan to make sure the embryo is in the uterus and has a heartbeat ... so it's "viable" to keep progressing, not live outside on its own! I said the same thing to the nurse!

Okay, I'm officially joining After our US this morning, I feel much better about it.

Location: Chicago
EDD: 1/4/16
How far along: 7 1/2 weeks
First child? No, we have an almost 3 year old little girl
First doctor appointment: This morning. Had a great US and saw a very strong 150 bpm heartbeat
Any symptoms so far? A LOT of nauseau, sore boobs and SO SO SO TIRED
Who have you told? DH, all parents, all siblings, and a few close friends who have known about our IF struggles over this past year.

@smith: So excited there's another Chicago mama in the group! Let me know if you have any questions about hospitals, doctors, where to register, etc since I've been through this before!

@travelingbee: We are due date twins!! CRAZY!

@travellingbee: I wouldn't say I'm "showing yet" but I cant button my pants today...

Between PCOS making me prone to abdominal weight, the pregnancy hunger, and the bloat from a thickened uterine lining.... I feel like I'm huge! I am only wearing flowy dresses now. I'll post a pic later, lol.

@travellingbee: Between the OHSS and general bloat, there's NO hiding it for me. I'm only 5w2d and someone at work said "you look glowy " ha! I already bought maternity pants for work too...

My belly looks bigger and rounder. I think it is a lot harder to hide in the summer than the winter.

Some days I'm super bloated, some days I'm ok. But in the evening I always feel like I look huge.

My uterus definitely said "Welp, you're pregnant, here's your tummy!" I'm 6 weeks and it's highly noticeable if I don't keep my stomach muscles tight. I've already switched to one pair of maternity pants & belly bands (I LOVE them) with looser tops. I don't mind because it's been rainy & cold in CO for about a month, but as soon as it's warm again I'm pulling out the tank top and letting people whisper about how fat I'm getting!

I know the name discussion was a few days ago (it's really hard to reply/comment on my iPhone and I'm hardly ever at a real-life laptop!), but we're stumped on names. With our son, we knew the name right away and didn't consider girl names after the gender ultrasound. Now we have a girl name we both love (Clementine; although I also really like Coraline, Hazel, & Rory), but no boy names we both like. Husband wants Fredrick or Fritz, I like Alro, Rory, or Rowen. I hope it's a girl, just so we don't have to spend 8 more months thinking about this!

P.S. Nausea kicked in for me - yay!! {half sarcasm, half real excitement}

@DesertDreams88: YAY!

@JoyfulKiwi: We are unsure on names too, and naming our son was really easy, we had the name before I was pregnant. We used a family name. We do have a girl's middle name, at least (also a family name, but we don't like it enough to use as a first name). Asher and Joshua are possibilities for boys, and Sarah, Emily, Elizabeth, and Rachel are possibilities for girls. Claire was our leading contender for if DS were a girl, but neither of us really like it anymore. I have a really hard time with girl names, because I don't like androgynous names, but I want something strong/not too girly. My husband likes to veto names, without making too many suggestions (although he suggested Asher and Sarah).

I caught a cold from my son.

@JoyfulKiwi: Clementine is our favorite girl name, too! And, just like you, no boys' names. Crazy thing is, we had a billion name ideas before it got real

Found this little pant expander. Works better than a rubber band...

@lauren0817: I got it from motherhood maternity but I'd bet you could get it on amazon too.

Well....looks like I'm joining in on the fun!
Welcome and congrats to our new January 2016 moms.

Location: Kansas City
EDD: 1/24/16
How far along: 4ish weeks
First child? Nope - we have a 16 month old!
First doctor appointment: Haven't made it yet!
Any symptoms so far? Nope
Who have you told? Just DH!

Total bloat!! And even more obvious because I've got skinny legs and arms... Can't wait to rock the maternity tops when it's more baby and less bloat

People keep saying, "no you look totally normal!" Which is annoying because, does that mean I had this big round belly before? My assistant director was like, "oh yeah, you do look pregnant", so now she's my new favorite person.
We told more family on my husband's side today. My SIL asked if we were having another and I felt bad after I lied to her face, so we told everyone. And that was after I fake-drank a beer bottle full of water - we so would have had them fooled!

ETA: excuse the hot mess in our room

@sera_87: I'm rediculously tired today too...

I can already feel my uterus above my pelvic bone. It's been tightening (getting hard) every so often, and been a little crampy. I had TONS of braxton hicks with my first, from my 2nd trimester and I'm wondering if that is what this is already...?!
I'm 8 weeks tomorrow and have my "graduation" ultrasound on Wednesday. Exciting week! FXed everything is still on track and we can move on to the OBGYN!
Anyone know/remember when they start doing the Doppler thing at Dr appointments?

@travellingbee: yay, FX! Looking forward to seeing a great-looking ultrasound from you Wednesday night

I don't know when doctors start using the doppler, I saw many different guidelines online. Do you think you'll be getting a doppler for at-home use? I think I probably will, if I get to that point. I think it would be so special to hear the heartbeat.

@MaryM: what day is your appt? Mine is June 3rd. No nausea here yet (5w6d so I know it's still early!) but I definitely am uncomfy after any standard-sized meal.... and it doesn't help that I've had to go up to 4 meals a day now to get the right amount of calories.