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@ValentineMommy: Welcome and congrats! I had a scare during my first pregnancy with an SCH, but I successfully carried my baby to term and you will too I know it's an extra worry though. Here's a post I did and several other bees piped in with their success stories too, if you want to read through what other's experienced.

http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/subchorionic-bleeding#post-1363151

How is everyone's morning sickness? Mine has become night sickness and was pretty nonexistent yesterday.

@Reese: It's so hard not to worry but probably just means the placenta is starting to take over.

@Chocoholic: we talked about the blood test too--i wasn't sure if it is because i was older or they offer it to everyone, but we are getting it set up in the next few weeks. i am excited to know more about chromosomal risks and the gender so early! are you going to find out?

@MamaCate: So cute!

@simplyfelicity: I hear ya on having to take breaks while doing normal stuff! morning sickness pretty much gone, although it wasn't that bad at all, I was a lucky one.

I went to the dr this past week, she checked my blood pressure as I had been having some blurry vision and she thought my blood pressure might be high...nope! It was 90/60!! So low which explains why I'm short of breath all the time and blacking out when I stand up, so I need to drink more fluids! But then Friday I got the flu, the puking kid, it was so awful! I. Better now, but scarier to be sick like that while pregnant, I just kept thinking, there's no mor fluid left in my body, I've puked everything up, hope the baby is ok!

How was everyone's weekend? Anyone else finding it more of a chore to get ready for the holidays?? We host a big party every year and it seems like so much work right now!!

@Reese: she called it the "ultrascreen" I think.

Here is a link I found for more info:
http://www.geneticstesting.com/patient_info/ultrascreen_patient.htm
This one talks about combining this with the NT scan ultrasound, which we actually didn't talk about. My OB said they schedule it any time after 10 weeks, so someone from the office would call to set it up. I will ask about the NT when they call. She also said that they have to do it at the hospital, but I'm not sure what the reason is.

@MamaCate: That's what I'm doing. I sent in my blood sample the other week (had to be done after 10 weeks) and I have the u/s this Wednesday. It allows them to give me instant results right there. I didn't hear anything about gender results though. I thought that was the 35+ bloodwork?

Ok, I think i'm officially losing it. I swear I can feel this baby move! I'm crazy, right? Not like big movements but little flutters here and there. Down super low on my left side.

I had an anterior placenta with my son and I first felt decent movements at 19+1. I googled and read with your second some people can feel light movements from 13 weeks but I'm only 11 weeks tomorrow.

Crazy right?

@MamaCate: I know some of the June girls had the early gender blood test! I thought Maternit21 or whatever was one of them? I'm 12 weeks as of Friday - crazy! Feeling completely normal this whole time and trying not to read into any of it!

@simplyfelicity: I napped Saturday and Sunday. Do it if you can!

anxiously and excitedly joining this board

Location: MI

EDD: 7/29/15

How far along: 7w4d

First child? No, DS is almost 25 months!

First doctor appointment: last Friday! Saw our bean and heartbeat. It was a relief after a cp in September.

Any symptoms so far? Main ones are sore boobs, bloat, fatigue, nausea/yakking (the ms is hit or miss though). Some days are good and make me worry, others I have to stay in bed for a long time before I can muster up energy to start the day.

Who have you told? Dh, my lil bro, parents/inlaws, BFFs, and a few HB mama friends

Happy to be here! Could def use the support while I anxiously await the next four weeks til our next appointment and nt scan! First trimester is so fun and not nerve wracking, right?!

@mrsjyw: I am so glad you decided to join us!!! I have been thinking about you and hoping for a great ultrasound.

@mrsjyw: yay! welcome! so nerve-wracking after a loss but you are in good company! so glad you got to see the heartbeat at your appointment!

@QBbride: that is amazing and seems early but you never know. my friend who had #2 in the spring said she felt movement earlier, like around 14/15 weeks. I had an anterior placenta last time too and am hoping to feel movement earlier this time too.

aaarrgh in such a crappy mood!! rang doctor's office at 9am to get results, told he won't be in til 2.30 to check them before calling me back.... 4.30pm I rang again, told he hasn't checked them yet and still waiting for a call back. 7.20 pm and no reply arrrghh!!

been watching this siege in sydney all day today, every single channel is running coverage

@QBbride: so happy to be here still nervous and can't wait to be out of this trimester!

@simplyfelicity: thanks for the support from the beginning!

@MamaCate: yes thank you! so glad to see so many 2nd time and after loss mamas on this board!

@FannyMae: i hope you hear back soon

For those having NT scans done, what week are you having it done? I need to schedule mine today at a different hospital (they don't do at my OB's office), and was wondering if 11 weeks is on the early side? That's my next check-up with OB and would like to time it with that, or possibly wait until the following week if it's better at 12 weeks (which seems to be the average/norm?) We didn't have it done with DS and I'm not sure the protocol!

@mrsjyw: welcome!

@FannyMae: that is so frustrating, hopefully you get news soon. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

@QBbride: I can't wait to feel movement! It would be early but people say you feel move my earlier with second children...you know what to expect.

As for me, I went to work today and left after 30 mins, I thought I was over this flu, but I was sooo dizzy, pretty scary, so I went back home. Trying to pump fluids into me.

And super exciting news, the midwives here called and will take me on! I've heard there are sometimes big waiting lists, so I'm so happy, first appointment tomorrow!

@mrsjyw: Hooray for joining! Re: the NT scan - My doc told me i could go anywhere between 11 and 14 weeks, so it's probably not "too" early to go at 11. I' m going at 12 weeks but mainly because of the holidays. Since this is the only ultrasound between the 7 week and anatomy scan, I really want to see a "baby" on there, so I wanted to wait as long as possible.

I was so pissy that I didn't get a call back yesterday that I rang at 9.05 this morning.... again, OB hasn't had a chance to look at the results, he's in theatre... receptionist says to be "well no news is good news", of course, you wouldn't know if its bad news if the OB hasn't told you yet! Decided to go to my GP and get my results direct from there (I just told him I won't see my OB til after X-Mas, and I'm anxious about results). No problemo, within 5 minutes I saw the GP and was on the way home.

So I dunno, its definitely confusing - First test taken on Thursday shows HCG - 49,752. Second test on Saturday shows 50,385. Numbers are going up, but not by much... range is within 5-6 weeks gestational which lines up with the size of the baby. I guess I assumed numbers on the second test would have doubled at least Now i've got that info I'm gonna have to wait and see when this OB will take his sweet ass time to call me back.

@simplyfelicity: I'm just doing some reading (without trying to freak out much) and I have seen that past 6,000 the doubling time is more than 96 hours. nausea has been absolutely kicking my butt the last few days, so I guess thats a good thing? My OB was great during my last pregnancy, and I get it that he's busy blah-blah, but c'mon receptionist, get on it!