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@afishermanswife: jumping in from November. Where in Canada are you? I'm in Ontario and have done NIPT twice now through the company Panorama. The first time, a year ago, it had to be sent to California but now it is done in Toronto. Just want to make sure you are getting correct info because it can definitely be done in Canada. I just did it 2 months ago.

Appt went well they adjusted my due date to 1/8. We saw the heartbeat and even though hubs really wanted twins there's only one in there. I go back in 2 weeks.

@Chillybear: yay for heartbeat! I can't believe he was hoping to see 2 in there, lol!

@Smurfette: so I got it cleared up! the blood they took wasn't for maternit21; but I am going back at 10 weeks to take blood for that but I gotta call my insurance first to see if it's covered.

@Smurfette: I don't even think it matters b/c I'm on a high deductible plan so we're pretty much paying OOP till we hit max.... So I guess it's probably up to me.

@Smurfette: Well, it's complicated. Whatever I spend now is a loss cause since we'll be switching insurance in the fall. So whatever between fall-birth will be covered since that plan will be better.

@Makingbabyw: I would. We told my parents and siblings this weekend. But I made sure my nephews weren't right there and I told my brother and SIL that I would tell them when they can tell them.

I had a message from the nurse. I had bacteria in my urine last week, GBS. So I am going to start 7 days of antibiotics. She said they won't do the normal swab at 36 weeks and assume I have it and administer the antibiotics during labor. One more thing for me to worry about.

Hi ladies!

I've been lurking for quite some time now. HB was such an amazing resource through my first pregnancy so I'd like to join/contribute now that I'm pregnant with my second.

Location: Los Angeles

EDD: January 24th

How far along: 6 weeks 2 days

First child? Nope DD is 13 months

First doctor appointment: Next week. I didn't really have a period between my last pregnancy and this one due to breastfeeding so the receptionist was adamant that I need a dating scan ASAP. Im fairly certain of when I ovulated because I was temping in conjunction with using OPK's. I'm happy to have an early appointment though.

Any symptoms so far? Some MS but nothing terrible. The bloat is real though. I wanted to keep this under wraps from just about everyone until I have an u/s but the bloat + no drinking might be a dead giveaway.

Who have you told? Just DH. I bought DD a big sister shirt and it was just about the cutest thing when DH got home from work and saw her wearing it.

@SaltySea: Welcome and congrats! I bought LO a big sister shirt and I can't wait till she can actually wear it.

@snowjewelz: my chill is running out fast. I've almost let it slip more times than I can count. It's funny because with DD I waited until 14 weeks to tell everyone and it was a piece of cake. This time I'm worried that I won't make it until next week when I have an u/s.

@Smurfette: I bought DD's in a 2T and she's still wearing 12 months . I'm hoping she'll grow into it and get some use out of it by the time new babe gets here.

@Chillybear: We're planning on announcing with DD's shirt and I'm worried that our announcement to the IL's will be similar. Either they won't get it or they'll be like ....oh, knew that was coming. They're not the sentimental types at all.

@Chillybear: You just can't please everyone! I would've been like well I wanted you to feel surprised the way we did!

@SaltySea: Both our families aren't really big production people either, so that's why we just told them.. So boring haha. Last time we told family relatively quickly too. I've told more friends this time than I'd like (but they are all super close friends), but I feel like I have to explain why I can't even deal these days!

@Smurfette: Haha showing up all pregnant will definitely be the better surprise! Like oh this? Oh nothing just a pregnant belly...

@Makingbabyw: Love the pic!! I feel like my body in the am, versus the pm are two totally different "beings". It's so crazy. Regardless of how far along you are, you look great, but I am so not sure how I am going to hide it as long as I want to, we'll see!! My goal is to make it to June 29th for my parents, July 2 once we drive across country for ILs and then three weeks away, I will just let the fam out there know as they see us and once we come home just let it all out, lol. And I will have to tell work then, too!

Lots of news on here since I last posted too. So sorry ladies. I hate the 80 million sides to being pregnant. Losses at all stages, anxiety nearly all times, there's never any safe time as my bff experienced at her due date last Fall. At my appointment Tuesday so much as it was a positive, saying "4th pregnancy, hopefully 3rd baby" even sucks, the upside in many going through this is support. Hopefully we can all lean on each other as needed no matter what this journey brings our way.

@Chillybear: Dh and I said to each other on the way to the parking lot after our u/s last week...."well, we know it's not two now". So much as that would have been absolutely nuts, I would so have loved twins, despite the added level of worry with them through pregnancy as well. I am still excited for whoever in this group (usually there is always one, no? haha) who "gets" the twins.

@Smurfette: Were you GBS positive with your other one? I was both times, and I guess I don't know any different, but hopefully not too much worry for you

We are definitely showing up pregnant to DHs family, they're going to go insane and it seriously gets me SO excited to think about it. I'm not close with my MIL, but she and SILs will lose it, and we'll all likely end up crying, lol.

@SaltySea: Congrats, and welcome. Too cute about the shirt! We put a shirt on DD too to tell everyone and it was SO fun. I have no idea what we will do this time.

@snowjewelz: lol no chill!

I had a dentist appt today and had a cleaning done. Pathetic to say but my first cleaning in 3 years! My gums bled like crazy and I didn't want to tell the hygenist I was preggo because the dentist's daughter works where I do and I know the office is a talking hole, so not risking it, she was telling me why I might be such a bleeder and in my head I am just like "nope....just cause I'm preggo, lol"

I have tomorrow, and Monday off. Desperately need some downtime, exhaustion is kicking my butt lately. I need to take a bump/progress pic.

@sunnyday: Nope. Negative with my LO. It just sucks cause now it will be in the back of my mind the whole pregnancy. I know with antibiotics it will be fine, but what if not.....

@sunnyday: they test everyone at 36 weeks. If you had it then yeah you just got antibiotics through an IV during labor. I am not sure if this time the urine came up with something abnormal and then they tested it more or what. I didn't call the lady back. I figure I will just ask more questions next week.

@IRunForFun: I do! I can't sleep without the Unisom and since I started taking the B6 at night with it, I am feeling much better. I set my alarm 15 mins earlier, eat 2-3 Ritz crackers and then lay in bed for 15 mins and it helps so much through out the day. I just can't get too hungry so I am eating all the time. I feel huge.

@IRunForFun: I take a half cause I find I am less groggy the next morning but it still is helping me sleep.

@MrsCDH: Oh no! I hope you'll feel better soon!

Can MS get worse before getting better? I've been super sensitive since last week, gagging over everything and feeling so much worse than I did!

@MrsCDH: Oh no! hope you feel better soon!

@snowjewelz: I felt great all weekend and then today bam, I feel like I could throw up, but I can't stop eating. I am scared for the scale on Wed.

Can anyone help me out with this mystery symptom and if you think i need to call doc before my appt next week?

I wake up about 6am, I usually eat a bowl of cereal and berries around 7am, drink 1/2 cafe coffee some days on my way into work. By about 10:30-11:30 i feel like my blood sugar may take a drop. My heart rate picks up, i get shaky, a little sweaty, kinda dizzy/queasy and a little head-achy . I try to eat something (today it was a granola bar with almond butter), drink water and sit down. It takes about 20 min for it to pass.

Thoughts?

@MrsCDH: Oh no! I'm sorry, that sounds awful! I hope rehydrating set you on the path to feeling better.

@snowjewelz: I imagine it probably can? I know some people who started having morning sickness at 6 weeks but it was worst from like 8 to 12 weeks...

@Smurfette: I keep snacking to make myself feel better too. But it's all carbs. I'm feeling really squishy right now.

@Chillybear: Sounds like it could be low blood sugar. Can you try eating a small snack before that feeling hits? Like at 10?

@Chillybear: I don't have an answer for you, other than try to snack more often. I get so dizzy I can't even see and need to hold a wall. I think my bp just crashes and I get so faint!

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

I napped once Saturday (2 hours), twice Sunday, (1 x 1 hour, 1 x 45 mins) and so was dreading today and how I would make it through. Body must just know I had the ability to nap on the weekend and asked. Definitely not an option today.

We told my bff and her DH on Saturday. It was soooo fun! They had their anatomy scan last week and told us gender, and we were oogling over their perfect u/s pics up on the fridge, I went around to the counter behind us and put our u/s pic on counter, her DH saw it and was like "bff, one must have fallen off the fridge over here" and she saw it and jaw dropped, it was a hoot. Lots of hugs and laughs. We had a great time chatting over names, if we would find out gender and it will be sooo nice to have someone IRL to talk preggo with.