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@Mrs. Toad: it’s been pretty quiet on here but glad to hear all is well for you.

@foodiebee: I wasn’t certain if I’d get an u/s but was happy I did at 10w.

Not certain when my next appointment will be. Tried to schedule it but they couldn’t see that far for the calendar. They took blood for the genetic test (not certain which test tbh - which is my fault for not asking precisely) since I’m ama. I suspect I won’t get the results until my next appointment. Seems like it’s a long wait until the next appointment if it’s a month away but pregnancy is teaching me to be more patient.

@MrsJBeeG: My Thanksgiving was great (although I didn't eat any turkey because meat is still turning my stomach). I mostly ate rolls and pie

I'm hoping my food aversions let up soon so I can eat normal meals again.

I spent a 3 hour flight to anchorage (for work) trying not to lose the contents of my stomach. Then next week I have to travel to Chicago for work and then fly back to Anchorage the next week. Not certain how I’m going to do it as I just feel awful so much of the day. 🤪

Luckily then it’s close to Christmas and I don’t have travel until February. and maybe then I’ll feel better.

Anyone have fun Christmas plans yet? My in laws are visiting for 2.5 weeks which is stressing me out.

@SupernovaJ: you can take unisom+b12 as an OTC for nausea. Hope it lets up soon for you!

@SupernovaJ: sorry I meant B6! But unisom is right 🤦‍♀️ #mombrain

@MrsJBeeG: Omg 2.5 weeks! You're a saint! I have very little vacation time this year, so we're just driving to see family for the day. I'm honestly relieved, as it's always exhausting jumping from house to house. I look forward to the day that we say we're staying home so the kiddo can have a holiday in our home!

@SupernovaJ: Oh no! So sorry to hear you're still suffering so badly. I hope the unisom and B6 help bring you some relief.

AFM, still waiting on our MT21 results. I know it won't be fast, but man do I feel impatient!

@MrsJBeeG: Oh no, so sorry to hear you're also suffering with the nausea. I can't imagine traveling on top of how I already feel. With my first pregnancy, I had a global role that required overseas travel frequently... to Asia! I still remember my first flight at 8 weeks and how miserable I was, and that was just the flying part. Hang in there... I completely empathize. And yikes, in-laws for 2.5 weeks is a long time. You really have a lot going on! We are just sticking around locally for the holidays, it's busy season for me at work so it's hard to take off anyway.

@foodiebee: @skinnycow: Hope the time passes quickly ladies with good results!

Most of my symptoms seem to be letting up. My nausea is gone and I'm not as tired. I'm still having some food aversions but I'm able to eat meat and vegetables again.

I'm glad the symptoms are going away but it also makes me a little paranoid. I'm 11w1d today so still a couple weeks away from the second trimester.

@skinnycow: I’m with @Mrs. Toad: glad you are feeling better. I have moments where I think I’m doing better and then just get overwhelmed with how crummy I feel later on.

But I am sure we are all fine.

@foodiebee: I'm in the awkward between normal jeans and maternity jeans phase. My normal jeans are way too tight and maternity jeans won't stay up. Right now I have one pair of normal jeans that are pretty stretchy so they're not uncomfortable. I hope my bump grows a little so I can just move to maternity jeans!

As far as exercising - I'm a pretty avid exerciser but tone it back a little when pregnant. I try to get 8k-10k steps/day (hard because I sit at a desk all day!) and rotate between a few workout videos about 4-5x/week. My rotation includes a few Beachbody on Demand prenatal workouts, Suzanne Bowen's Slim & Toned (a barre workout), and Prenatal 10-min Pilates. I never monitored my weight with my first pregnancy - just generally ate healthy, indulged occasionally, and ended up gaining about 25 lbs. I think our bodies know what they're doing and you'll gain weight as needed! I didn't put on weight until about 16 weeks last time and then I shot up 10 lbs really quickly! I'm guessing the same thing will happen this pregnancy.

@skinnycow: @skinnycow: I don't exercise during the first tri. I'm surviving. During the weekends, I've barely gotten 1000 steps as I usually lay on the couch or my bed for most of the day. Luckily, my kids love having me read to them, so I do a lot of that.

I go back to walking mostly with some yoga and pilates once I finally feel better. I've started at different weights for all of my pregnancies, but only got to about 160 with both of them. Hopefully, I can stay at that level this time as well. Eating wise, my first tri is whatever I want (usually carbs and fried food - chicken nuggets and fries). During the rest of the pregnancy, I eat as I normally do.

@foodiebee: I am starting to show too. I'm a little over 13 weeks and we had our NT scan yesterday so I think we'll slowly start telling people, including my manager. I don't think I can hide it for much longer, I'll probably "pop" at 4 months or so which is soon!

That's great you're able to slowly start exercising again. With the exception of first trimester where I am completely useless, I'm a bit of an exercise fiend so kept a lot of my normal routine throughout both pregnancies. I ran almost daily about 5 miles until week 38, but I have always been an avid runner. Of course I slowed down considerably towards the end. The only thing I truly eliminated was HIIT cardio as it's too strenuous. I love pilates (!) but since having kids, haven't had a regular gym membership so it's just been cardio and weight training--we have a home gym with basic exercise equipment. I also did YouTube videos. I'm pretty strict about what I eat and exercising overall so maintained minimal weight gain with both pregnancies. Overall, so glad I kept my activity up, it helped combat pregnancy fatigue in the later months and also helped post-partum.

Currently, I haven't exercised for about 5 weeks though since my nausea became unbearable. Hoping to pick it up again once it's gone 100%. Until then, I'm totally fine with taking it easy and just surviving!

ETA: I took B6 with half a unisom tab the last two days and feel NOTICEABLY better. I'm not sure if it's the combo, or just getting out of the nausea phase at 13+2 weeks. Whatever it is, I'm going to keep taking the meds for another week or so! We also had our NT scan yesterday. Everything on the scan looked normal and they also drew some blood. Next appointment is mid December and then anatomy after that. I can't believe I'm already in the second tri, although this pregnancy has dragged on feeling so miserable.

@Sams Mom: Thank you so much for that suggestion. I was at the end of my rope and needed a reminder to just look into already. So glad I did!!

@foodiebee: Everyone gains at different intervals so I wouldn't worry about first tri weight gain at all. 5-6 lbs really isn't much and a lot of that might be from staving off nausea with whatever you could get your hands on. I gained faster in my first pregnancy, whereas weight gain was delayed with my second. It all evened out in the end. I also stayed off the scale at home and only got weighed at the doctor's office so I wouldn't think about weight gain too much. I always tell myself exercise and eating habits don't count the first trimester because I'm feeling so nauseous, so whatever helps I'm OK with. Your normal habits will return in the next couple of trimesters. I know, there is so much info out there!

Just got our NIPT results back and everything is normal!

The sex is on results but we're finding out with our families next Saturday.

@skinnycow: Such awesome news!

So I have another OB appointment on 26 December. It looks like I may not get any results from the NT type blood work until then as when I logged on my bloodwork showed see your provider for my information. Which is annoying as they would not schedule me before 26 December when I’ll be 16 weeks.

But I did get the cute Christmas ornaments I ordered for my dad and my in laws engraved on the back with a message surprising them with the news of a baby. So that was fun. I’d have liked to know everything was normal with the test results but I’m going to take a leap of faith and tell our families before Christmas without the test results.

Ladies - question for you. What can I safely take for a cold I’m developing? I knew it was going to happen as there were so many people coughing on the plane ride to anchorage on Monday. I’m definitely developing a sore throat and stuffy nose. And I have to travel to Chicago for work next week too. I may email my provider but thought I could take Robitussim as long as it isnt the DM version. Just curious what everyone is tracking as I don’t have an easy resource to tell me.

@MrsJBeeG: My OB said the same as @skinnycow, that most over-the-counter meds are fine.

And as an addendum - part of me feels like it something came back high risk - he’d let me know already. He called immediately to tell me that I needed to up my thyroid medication as my levels had creeped up due to pregnancy during the same blood draw. And I believe the more invasive test (CVS) has to be done in a certain window - they told me from 11-13 weeks as they thought accidentally I was scheduling that and not the NIPT blood test. So I’m using that to reassure myself for now.