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@cvwood: @raintreebee:

Uh yeah. Ive kept ds1 in daycare my entire mat leave (a year; I'm still on it until August, actually) with ds2 and will keep both of them in full time daycare throughout leave with #3. There are numerous benefits to doing so, in my opinion.

No guilt or judgement here!

I keep getting dizzy spells. If I bend or even squat down, I get dizzy upon standing. Same with if I stand up from a chair too quickly. Not fun. A friend of mine got such bad dizzy spells during her 2nd pregnancy that she actually passed out, fell, and broke her nose once! Yikes!! I'm trying to drink more water and eat little snacks more frequently.

ETA: I also can NOT get warm. I'm constantly chilled.

@littlebug: I am so cold all the time too. My last pregnancy was the opposite, but this one I am freezing!

@littlebug: @raintreebee: @sera_87: @mrs.shinerbock: Yes! I like our guilt-free party! I went borderline insane with my son on my leave, my husband would come home to check on me and find the house empty and just drive around until he found me walking with the stroller, which I did for hours because I had no idea what else to do with a baby that never slept. How am I supposed to manage that with a toddler that's on a mission to break every bone in his body the second I turn around?

I'm nervous about having a winter baby, where do we go to walk when it's sub-freezing outside!?

@mrs.shinerbock: Yeah, I say a whole lot of whatever to your friend. People that judge another mom's parenting decision like that just come across as insecure about their own. My 2.5 year old would be bored out of his mind watching me fumble with a newborn all day long, he'd rather be playing with his friends. Maybe her kids are different.

@cvwood: The mall is great for walking when it is cold out (or hot or raining). Some malls around here also have nursing rooms, so it is a good place for an outing with a small baby.

FINALLY met our doctor, had our first US & got a due date. Looks like this one's coming Jan. 9!

Was totally shocked to see and hear the heartbeat, and we had no idea it would actually look like a BABY on the monitor! This whole pregnancy thing is just so, so cool. Can't stop staring at the picture and wondering what's to come

@smith: yay for a good ultrasound!! Yes, they look like babies from about 8-9wks. It's crazy cool.

I'll update the due date list with the updated info! Need to know: Everyone else who has switching dates - do you want the old or new? I'm specifically thinking of travellingbee - what date do you want to keep?

I have an ultrasound scheduled for this afternoon. Can you guys keep your fingers crossed that everything is ok in there & that there's only one?

@littlebug: @mrs.shinerbock: Im constantly cold too! IM bundled up in a sweatshirt at work (helps to hide my pooch I guess) and huddled under blankets at home. The only time I am hot is when I am throwing-up (gross but true)

@kristinleigh: We're sort of playing it by ear this time. We told all of DH's family when we thought we were 8 weeks last time, only to have an US a few days later that showed we were miscarrying.

We've told our mom's and a few really close friends. We might tell more family and friends next week if the second US goes ok.

I'm not sure if I ever want to do something "public" (like on facebook) because I just don't like that kind of attention. But DH is an AW (or he at least gets way more excited than I do), so we'll probably have to compromise on something

ETA: I think I'll wait as long as possible before telling work. I might tell my work bffs, but I don't want everyone to know. I work with one really inappropriate coworker who I know will try to touch me and ask about things like hemorrhoids and other gross symptoms (she's done it to other people).

I prefer to not get attention from her for as long as I can!

@kristinleigh: I don't plan to ever do a big public Facebook announcement. Last time, I only posted an announcement after DS was born, basically so it would not be weird when I started posting lots of pictures of him. I will probably tell work at 12 weeks, so I won't have to keep hiding my pregnancy. My next appointment is 11w3d, and we should hear the heartbeat then if everything is going well. Last time I told at 13 weeks, right after an appointment, and other than the day I announce, nobody said anything to me about the pregnancy until I was really showing, and there were never really any negative repercussions to announcing. I will also tell my mom she can spread the word at 12 weeks.

Hb 175, uno baby, due date now jan 8

@kristinleigh: We've told family and a few close friends. I've also told my boss because of Dr appts. and all that goodness, I didn't want her to think i was looking for a new job, ha. I don't think I am going to do a big announcement, I didn't with my son and if I hadn't been "outed" on facebook by a former co-worker I probably would have just posted something when he born. I may tell extended family on July 4th if they don't guess by expanding belly.

I'll probably post something on IG. I have like 12 friends on facebook, most of whom are on IG, so I won't bother with facebook, I've started shopping for a Big Bro shirt for D. And I think we're going to teach him to say "I'm going to be a big brother" to announce to our families.

I have my first appointment on 6/26, which will be 8w5d, and then an ultrasound on 7/3 at 9w5d. The day after the appointment, I have a spa day with my mom and sister, so if the appointment goes well (and if I get to hear a heartbeat), I'll tell my mom that day. My sister already knows. We'll wait to tell the rest of our families and close friends until at least after the ultrasound, but I'd prefer to wait until closer to 12 weeks.

Woops! Work bff complained about the water cooler being empty. I guess when I tell her it will be in the form of "I'm sorry I couldn't lift the water bottles, but guess what?" Lol

@MaryM: I'd be happy with that on a normal basis, without being pregnant, so I say order what you want.

9 weeks today... new symptom... headaches! Started last night. I'm so anti medication when I'm not pregnant as it is, so I'm trying to hold off on taking even Tylenol.

Question: I had a dating ultrasound at 7 weeks and I have my first real OB appointment this Friday (blood work, exam, etc) .... do you think I'll get a doppler for the heartbeat or should I ask for it? I'm just curious and always a little anxious.

@DesertDreams88: I will ask when I'm there. Originally I was told I was getting 7, 9 and 12 but now they said I don't need a 9. Oh well, I'll just wait until 12. I know that it's been suggested that frequent ultrasounds are not too good anyway! I'm sure everything is fine, I have no reason to think otherwise I'm just a control freak!

@lauren0817: I'm in the same boat. I was going all the time to the RE but now that I am with the OB, it feels like forever in between! I am worried about the doppler for the reason you said. I don't want to freak myself out. I'm really good at freaking myself out. I didn't use one with my first for the same reason.

@Lauren0817 and @travellingbee: I'll admit it, I already bought a doppler! I watched a bunch of videos for different tips / techniques. There's a couple of different sounds you can hear (arteries, your placenta?, etc) with different rates so the videos helped me distinguish between those. From what I read online, 10-12 weeks is normally when you first start hearing it reliably, but you might be able to hear it as early as 8. I read enough online to rationally tell myself that if I didn't hear a heartbeat, it'd just be too early, and if I did, then I can be relieved for awhile I tend to be a worrywart but also, at the very root of it, optimistic.

I got it yesterday and tried it out this morning at 8w2d. I definitely heard mostly those other sounds, but there was about a minute long period where there was a much different, much faster beat. The doppler didn't calculate the rate, and I was staring dumbfounded at it like, how do you not pick that up?! I could hear it distinctly, whatever it was. It was so fast, I tried counting the beats and timing it, I estimate it was about 140. Hopefully it was the baby! I'll try again in a day or two.

@DesertDreams88: wow that's so amazing! I wish it was easier to find the heartbeat, but I've heard it gets easier once you figure out the general area Keep us updated on your doppler adventures! Oh and can I ask what kind you are using?