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@Ms.Badger: fingers and toes crossed for you !
@Mrs squirreld: I'm using Glow Nurture. I like that they give citations for their information. HB message boards are much much better than the ones in the app though...

@Mrs squirreld: no app for me quite yet. I hated having to delete it after my mc, so I'm trying to hold off. I've heard great things about an app called ovia though!

@Ms.Badger: I totally get that. Having to take back the news once was just so awful, I don't want to do it again! Lightning doesn't strike twice, though I'm content to let all my (clueless, male) coworkers just think I'm getting fat, though you deserve to have nothing but the best of news to share with everyone!!

@MsHangry: thanks I'll check that one out.
@Keppa: I can understand that - hugs & sticky thoughts. Thanks for the suggestion though
@Tippy0707: welcome!

I'm so excited to join this board! When I had my LO in 2012, I was more active on the boards but as toddlerhood progressed, that kind of took a lot of my time! I've been lurking on hellobee during my tww but this morning I tested got my BFP! yay!

Location: LA
EDD: May 26
How far along? 4 weeks
First child? No, LO is 2 1/2
First doctors appt: Not sure yet… still figuring out/choosing my ob
Any symptoms? Some fatigue and mild cramping. With my first, the first symptoms were really sore boobs but this time, they have yet to be sore. I felt mild cramping for a whole week and a half before BFP though and I've been more tired than usual but I wasn't sure if I was just tired from the heat/taking care of LO1 or because I was battling a little cold….I guess it could have been all of the above!
Who have you told? DH this morning and a couple close friends…

Did any of you experience food aversions early on? We had in-n-out for dinner tonight and I only ate half of my cheeseburger! I usually gobble it up!

@enjollah: isn't it!! I couldn't resist! It's from Zazzle.

@Mrs squirreld: I have a carter's "big sister" shirt for E i think i'm just going to put on E and let people notice!

Some of you guys need avatars!!! It's hard to tell people apart with the stock photos.

@MsHangry: Boo PS i like your name. I told DH via text b/c he was at the dr's office and wasn't answering my frantic phone calls. It'll be funnier in the future, I promise

@Mrs squirreld: I've been trying out Ovia Pregnancy… I'm not sure if i like it much.. too many things going on. Have you found a good one? Or remember the one you used last time?

@Ms.Badger: thanks it's at 230 central time!

@Tippy0707: Welcome and CONGRATULATIONS!!!
@Mrs squirreld: That is so adorable!!!!
@enjollah: Congratulations! I have definitely had food aversions, even though I have had no morning sickness. I alternate between craving certain things and then being like "GET. IT. AWAY." When I first got pregnant this time, I wanted goat cheese on everything (I love goat cheese!). I was smothering it on everything, like my eggs and spinach for breakfast. A week or so later, I was like, not able to look at it in the store when I went to buy it. I haven't had it since. It's a gross feeling, but I am grateful that it's not combined with vomiting too!

@rrachael: Ditto on the baby center app. It's lame.

@Ms.Badger: Thank you for putting the calendar together, it looks great!

I just got home from being away at a work meeting. I pretty much have told everyone I work with. I definitely have a small bump by the afternoon everyday. At least this time it's a legit bump, like it's curved and slightly round even though it's small. With my first pregnancy, I didn't really have any curve at all to my belly until I was like 16 weeks or maybe more. I just looked like I was eating donuts all the time or something:)

So I'm pretty lax with telling the news. I hope I don't end up regretting that. I will be 8w on Sat.

@Ms.Badger: I like it! Thanks for taking the time.

Ladies, we need to breath a little more life into our board. Any ideas? I was thinking that at the end of the month, once everyone has joined, we could start introducing ourselves with a bit more detail. After all, we are going to spend the next nine months together...we should become more chummy!

How far along? 7 wks, 3 days

Next doctors appt / scheduled ultrasounds? Seot 22, first appointment and ultrasound, I presume lots of blood work

What type of medical professional are you seeing? ObGyn,
same practice, different doctor than with L

Current symptoms? Bad acne, nausea (I definitely didn't feel this icky with L), a chubby poof that I'm not sure how long I'll be able to hide

What type of home do you live in? We currently rent a two bedroom condo but we are looking for single family homes and hope to buy by January at the latest

Any pets? Nope

Have you bought anything for LO yet? I'm bad, I bought two sets of the H&M side snap onsies (which are my absolute fave for the newborn, too scary to pull clothes over the head phase), and a set of Aden and Anais swaddles in the RED print

Good idea!

How far along? 5 wks, 5 days

Next doctors appt / scheduled ultrasounds? Sept 26 for appt and ultrasound

What type of medical professional are you seeing? ObGyn (same as my son)

Current symptoms? Definitely very bloated. I look like I did at 14-15 weeks with my son and I thought I popped early with him! I've had a few waves of mild nausea in the last day or so, mainly when I'm hungry. But overall not many symptoms at all. I feel great. Trying not to let that make me nervous. MS with my son kicked in suddenly at 7 weeks, so I know there's still time...

What type of home do you live in? We bought our house 2.5 years ago when I was pregnant with my first.

Any pets? Yes, a cat who thinks he's a dog. (And looks like a dog - he's 17 lbs!)

Have you bought anything for LO yet? No, but I bought my son a Big Brother shirt yesterday. Figure we will use it to tell my parents after our appt next week. If this is another boy, we're not really going to need to buy anything!

First off, thank you Bees for the warm welcome! My sister used Hello Bee throughout her pregnancy and loved it so I thought I would join. I'm very much looking forward to getting to know you all.

I think I'm still in shock! Has anyone else felt the need to continue taking HPT's? I've taken 3 already and feel like I want to do another…just to be sure that I'm seeing what I think I'm seeing. lol

I didn't get a chance to properly introduce myself in my last post as I was on a high of just seeing the BFP and I had to rush and pick up DH from the airport.
***Side note: I told DH pretty much as soon as we walked in the door. I asked him if he wanted a snack and proceeded on cutting up an apple. I took one of the seeds, handed it to him and asked him to look at it (I think he thought I was crazy). Then I said "This is about the size of our baby right now…His reaction was something I will never forget.

Here's a little about me:

Location: Winnipeg, Canada

Age: 28 DH:31

EDD: May 24

How far along? 4 weeks, 4 days (I think?)

First child? Yes!!!

First doctors appt: TBD. I am debating whether or not to get an OB or just stay with my GP. Do any of you other bees just use you GP?

Any symptoms? Tender boobs & cramps! From what I have read, cramps are pretty normal…but I feel cramps quiet often, I hope everything is ok. I started having cramps 7 days ago and just thought I was about to get my period. Same with the tender boobs. But when I didn't get my period after 4 days of cramps I decided to test, and lo and behold there was a BFP staring back at me. It was quiet the shock!

What kind of home do you live in? We own a 3 bed, 1.5 bath two storey home. We have been there for 4 years and it feels like we are always in some sort of renovation!

Any pets? Yes, we have a 4 year old chocolate lab.

Who have you told? Nobody yet. But I will have to spill the beans to my sister soon or else I will burst! lol DH and I are still talking about when we would like to start sharing the news with our families and close friends. I would like to wait until we have our first ultrasound before telling friends and extended family but we will probably tell our immediate family in the next few weeks.

Everything looks great on my scan!!!

@macintosh: You are amazing, some of these nights I can't imagine cooking dinner dealing with the heat and the smells.

With my first pregnancy, mom my wanted to tell her sisters after I told her, I said that was fine, however, my cousin posted to facebook before I even had a chance to tell my sister. This time I made sure she was first to know.

@blackbird: That's so great to hear that everything went well at your appointment! I've been wearing out fast at the gym too… so hungry and tired after…Do you go pretty often?

@Tippy0707: haha what a cute way to share with your DH! I bet he'll think of it every time he eats an apple haha. I've also been getting cramping too. It's pretty frequent.. like 1-2x daily but they're really mild. I'm not too worried. With my first, I had TONs of boob ache/sore boobs. It was my first tell. Yet this time around they feel normal.

@macintosh: Thanks for sharing and sorry to hear about your MS. It sucks. What does taking B6 do?

@Ms.Badger: Thanks for making the calendar! it looks great!

How far along? 5w6d

Next doctors appt / scheduled ultrasounds? Have my 2nd blood draw to check my levels tomorrow AM (first level from 5w3d came back at 7,582...which seems good).
Then I have my intake appt/1st ultrasound on Oct 6th.

What type of medical professional are you seeing? OB practice (different one from when I had LO, and different from my m/c)

Current symptoms? Fighting a cold, so it's hard to tell what's from what....but, some nausea, exhaustion, intense hunger at times, bad acne.

What type of home do you live in? We've owned our home for 5 years now, but just recently started looking into buying in a town nearby with better schools.

Any pets? 3 crazy cats (we had a high energy, needy border collie, but recently made the choice to re-home her with my mom - as she was very depressed and did not make the change happily when our son came along. My husband is devistated )

Have you bought anything for LO yet? No - still too nervous.

Today was the day I started spotting with my m/c....so a small sigh of relief that all was good today. I'll feel a large sigh of relief if I can make it to 7w...

@PrincessBaby: so sorry to hear about your puppy problem! How long have you had him? Choosing to re home our dog was hard (because she was my first baby) but I just couldn't stand seeing her so miserable. She loved my son when he was a newborn, but the second he started moving she was done. She nipped him once and that was really it for me. So, so hard.