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@SeptMomma12: glad your baby's looking good so far! How adorable that your 2yo was impressed by the heart beat, too. Lol!
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@Bigskygirl: i am so sorry
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@GoGoSnoGirl: Glad your Beta gave you great news!
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So sorry @Rrachael I fixed it for you
May Mamas May 1st: Poprocks7911
May 2nd: Littlepeanut, Princessbaby
May 4th: Ms. Badger
May 7th: Macintosh, Mrs Sketchbook
May 9th: Blackbird
May 10th: Xmaskidjr
May 14th: Rrachael
May 15th: Kick641, Keppa, Dookie32
May 16th: Septmomma12
May 18th: MsHangry
May 19th: Jetsa
May 20th: Sunflower123
May 22nd: Mrs Lovejou, Doodlesmama
May 24th: Tippy0707
May 25th: Mrs Squirreld
May 26th: Enjollah, Gogosnogirl Upcoming Appointments Sept 24th: Ms Hangry
Sept 25th: Bigskygirl, Mrs Squirreld ( 1st appt, bloods)
Sept 26th: SeptMomma12 (ultrasound)
Oct 3rd: Jetsa
Oct 6th: Keppa (ultrasound), Gogosnogirl (ultrasound)
Oct 14th: Princessbaby (NT scan), Mrs Lovejoy (ultrasound), Rrachael
Oct 31st: Mrs SketchbookHope I haven't missed anyone!! Feel free to add it in if I have!!!
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Hows everyone feeling? I feel so nervous.
I wish I could fast forward to my first u/s just know everything is ok.
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@Mrs squirreld: I'm nauseous 100% of my awake time. I do not remember it this vividly from my first pregnancy. I of course still worry though. Cannot wait for that first ultrasound!!!
I'd love you ladies advice on something. My best friend had a M/C about a month ago (right around when we got pregnant :-/). I feel like I can't tell anyone without telling her. But I also know she's incredibly vulnerable and still processing things. I just don't know how long I can wait. Anyone been through this before and have advice? We are honestly ready to share with people, but her emotional health is my only concern.
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@Mrs. Lovejoy: I actually have a friend kind of like this. I think you just have to tell her as kindly as you can and move on. My friend will just be jealous we both went through unexplained infertility the first time and she got pregnant first, now I'm pregnant and she's not. I know she'll be so ticked at me (unjustifiably so) but I don't know what else to do. We'll tread lightly and move on.
@Mrs squirreld: I'm trying not to be nervous but I still have zero symptoms so it freaks me out a bit. My ultrasound is Friday and work weeks fly by so I'm sure it'll be here before I know it. Good luck with the waiting, I'm sure little man will keep you busy
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@Mrs. Lovejoy: can you tell her via text so she can process it before she sees you in person? I was angry and jealous when I was going through my mc's and I preferred to not have to put on a happy face.
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Hello ladies, sorry for long radio silence. Everything is fine but it has been a rough 10days or so.
I broke my right leg (shin bone just below the knee) and it required surgery. Had the surgery on Tuesday. Luckily they were fine doing it with a spinal block to decrease exposure to the embryo. The next day I was stubborn enough to keep my first pre-natal appointment. I *needed* to have the US to tell me things were okay even if it meant holding my braced, swollen hurting leg off the side of the table! (I can't bend my knee yet so stirrups were out)Good news is the little one looks good, snuggled in. Cardiac activity was visualized and HR was calculated at 119. Dating was 6w1d, in line with my ovulation date.
Just trying to trust my body and give it lots of nutrition to heal my leg and grow the little bean.
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@Mrs. Lovejoy: it is very kind of you to consider her thoughts first before going wider with your news. I think acknowledging her loss again & telling her you are keeping her in your thoughts, hoping/praying (whatever is appropriate for you) for her would be nice to start with. Then I'd say that you wanted to share your news with her first so that she has time to process it before others may start bringing it up--or something like that. I really don't know how to do it exactly, but the acknowledgement of her loss & your compassion toward her should help. She will likely be jealous. I was when I'd learn of others' pregnancies after our m/c, but I had to remind myself that their fertility has no bearing whatsoever on my own. I also have a coworker who has been dealing with infertility for years & I'm trying to figure out how to tell her before going wider with my news at work. I feel a little guilty that we are pregnant (again) & she's never been. But once again, with her, too, all I can do is be compassionate & beyond that, her feelings will be out of my control. Best of luck to you, but you do deserve to celebrate your baby & share when you are ready.
Afm, I'm feeling pretty good... Still some breast soreness (which in some weird way I'm happy to have as a sign things are still progressing), and being more hungry & tired than usual. I did tell my mom our news b/c she knew we were gearing up to do a medicated IUI cycle. I am not ready to tell DH's family, though. They are too enthusiastic & we need to tread lightly & with a little more cautious optimism until we pass 6&7 weeks before we'll feel more confident & ready to start opening up to more family.
Hope you're all feeling well & babies are growing!
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@MsHangry: yikes! You poor thing! Heal well & great news about baby!
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@MsHangry: feel better! Congrats on the great us!
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Hi ladies! Oh man, I suck at keeping up with the thread, so I'm sorry if I've missed anything, I've had to go back a few pages! I was away last weekend, I can't ever message on my work computer because my boss is right beside me and he doesn't know, and my internet at home has been on the fritz, so this will be a lengthy post. Please bear with me..
@jetsa: Welcome! DH and I are team green all the way!
@septmomma12: I don't have any symptoms either and it's kind of been worrying me that so wing might be wrong. So far, my only symptom is tender boobs and some cramps (but even those have subsided). No nausea, no tiredness, no food aversions etc. I've just hit the 6 week mark today so I guess there is still lots of time for it to hit lol
@bigskygirl: I'm so sorry to hear your news. My thoughts are with you.
@mshangry: So sorry to hear your accident! I'm sending lots of healing thoughts your way
@gogosnogirl: welcome! I'm happy to hear you are feeling well. I still have some tenderness in my boobs too and DH says they have definitely grown lol
I have my first doctors appointment on Sept 30 and DH and I are so excited. My sister has informed me that in Canada we don't get a dating ultrasound. But DH and I would like to try and push for one. I have a really irregular cycle and it can range from 32-70 days, so it's been a little tough trying to figure out how far along I am. I'm pretty sure I am 6 weeks, but would like confirmation. Are there any other Canadians on our board?
The only people we have told so far is my sister and brother in law. We kind of had to tell them, as we went to Minneapolis for the weekend and they for sure would have found out, so we just decided to tell them on the drive down. I went out and got 4 custom cupcakes made with little home pregnancy tests on them all with a BFP ++++! My sister was so surprised! It was perfect!
We are heading to Mexico on Friday for 10 days and DH really wants to tell our families before we leave so we are taking my mom out for lunch on Wednesday and having his parents and sister and her DH over for dinner the same night. So it's going to be a pretty action packed, emotional day. On that note, DH and I are a bit hesitant (maybe not the right word) about telling his sister and her DH. They have been trying to conceive for over a year already with no luck. She has been seeing a fertility specialist for around a year. I know they will be very happy for us but at the same time I know she will feel sad. She wants to get pregnant so bad and we were very fortunate to get pregnant really quickly and I almost have a sense of guilt about it, which I know is silly. I just hope she is able to get pregnant soon.
I am also a little worried about our parents spilling the beans to our extended family/friends while we are away. We aren't ready to tell everyone just yet. If it had been just put to me, we would have waited until after we got home from our trip to tell our families.
Will let you know how the Dr appointment goes! Now, it's back to baking cookies and zucchini blueberry loaf
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Oops sorry girls, it's my first time replying to messages and I think I tagged everyone wrong. Please see above message!
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@MsHangry: That's terrible! I'm so glad you and the bean are hanging in there though. Get some rest!!!
@Tippy0707: I'm jealous of your trip! That sucks they don't do the dating ultrasound in Canada. I was so surprised on Friday to learn that my doctor does two - one at 6 weeks and one at 8 weeks. (I didn't go to this doctor til the 2nd trimester with my last baby.) Good luck trying to get one!
Definitely starting to feel some nausea over here, but nothing bad yet. I find it's really only when I get hungry. And that's really the only symptom. Feeling better about it now that we saw the little peanut on Friday
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@MsHangry: So sorry to hear about your leg! Rest up and keep healing up for your little bean
So in my anxiousness I've actually taken out my doppler the last couple of nights. WAY too early to hear anything, I know (7w2d) but it's mostly just been for fun. It's amazingly not making me feel any more anxious, but it sure would be great to hear something. Otherwise just hanging out until my appt next Monday...hoping things are ok.
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@Keppa: did you use the Doppler previously? I've been curious about them but almost want to be talked OUT of getting one. Lol!
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@Keppa: I had also pulled out the doppler. You are not alone in the crazy:) I started trying a little before 8 weeks, I turned 9 weeks Friday and I still haven't been able to find anything other than my heartbeat. It's been driving me nuts, but I've only tried 3 or so times.
I am very mildly....on alert. I went to the restroom earlier this evening and when I wiped, I *think* the cm had ever so slight of a very light brown tinge. Or it could have been just darker yellow cm. I don't know why it was hard to tell, but it was. I did some investigating and couldn't find anymore. I still called the doc just to put it on their radar, in the event that anything happens. My ob was fortunately the one on call, and she said it's probably just that my cervix got irritated bc we had intercourse on Friday night. I REALLY hope that's all it is. She told me if I was anxious then to call the office in the morning and they'd try to work me in. I hate to be an alarmist, but I think if she's offering an u/s, I'm going to take it. My NT scan isn't until Oct 14.
I had loads of spotting and even red blood with LO1 bc I had an SCH, and I was on Crinone suppositories and they ultimately just irritated the crap out of my cervix. So I know that it's not the end of the world if there's a speck of something on tissue that's not gleaming white. But I didn't tell DH about it because he had went fishing this afternoon and caught a ton of redfish and was on Cloud 9. I knew he would be all worried and I just couldn't crush his happiness today. So I'm just silently praying and hoping all is well in there!
I'm sorry I haven't been active on this thread! I've been meaning to catch up and just haven't had a chance because this thread has grown a lot (which is AWESOME!).
Welcome to all the new mamas!
On a side note - does anyone on their second pregnancy feel like your mom instinct is better this time? I am still a bit worried, but with LO1 I was in panic mode about everything, and I just have this feeling that everything is going to be okay with this one. I also have a gut feeling like it's a boy. That he's going to be okay. So I don't know if I'm disillusioned and my mom instinct sucks (I was CONVINCED LO1 was a boy), or if it really has genuinely gotten better, but either way, I really hope that I get an u/s in the next few days, and I REALLY hope that everything is okay with Deuce like I sort of feel it is. And I really don't care what the gender is, I just always refer to "him" in my head as "him" and I don't know why.
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@MsHangry: Dang girl! I'm sorry about your leg and surgery! I hope you get better soon!!!!
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@jetsa: @blackbird: @blackbird: @GoGoSnoGirl: Thank you guys so much for your advice. She's out of town this week, but I'm going to tell her next. DH doesn't think she'd appreciate it over text, but I think I need to give her some time to process, so I may email her. I think she may know though anyways as she knows I haven't been sleeping well and I haven't drank around her lately.
@MsHangry: Oh my goodness, I'm sorry to hear about your injury! Hope you heal quickly. whew, what a lot to deal with.
@PrincessBaby: Praying for you and glad you have a peace! I know it's easier said than done, but try not to worry. I'm sure LO is doing just fine in there, just as your instinct is telling you! I do believe we are often right about things like this.
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@Mrs. Lovejoy: Thank you so much:). I'm waiting right now at my dr's office, they are working me in for an u/s. I am so nervous. I was calm until I got here. Now I have a huge knot in my stomach:/
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@PrincessBaby: That's great news that they got you in! It's normal to be nervous once it comes down to the moment before. Let us know how it goes!!
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@PrincessBaby: fx for you! Hope baby's doing just fine in there.
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@Mrs. Lovejoy: @GoGoSnoGirl: Thank you so much!!!!
Deuce looks great! I couldn't help but cry on the table! HB is in 170s and baby is measuring right on at 9w4d:)
I am so so relieved!
The tech made small talk with me and we chatted about gender theories. She did a transverse shot after we talked about Ramzi theory, and the placenta is on my right. According to Ramzi theory, that would indicate boy, but I can't figure out if the theory only applies at 6-8 weeks? Like can the placenta switch sides after that and do a little change-up? Or does it stay on the side it's formed?
I found this study, in case anyone is interested:
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@PrincessBaby: Glad to hear everything looks good! I had two instances of very light brown CM this weekend too and am trying not to make myself nervous. I'm blaming the TV ultrasound on Friday. With my last pregnancy, I bled every time I had a TV ultrasound or exam.
I'm not really sure about the Ramzi rules for dates. The whole thing is kinda confusing to me! Did the tech say if transverse shots are the norm, or do they need to specifically set the machine to do that? I'm just trying to figure out what the likelihood of my placenta being on the right like it was in my ultrasound picture the other day really is. Pointless I know, but it helps pass the very long time until we find out if it's a boy or girl!
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@PrincessBaby: Hoooray! That is great news. Glad babe is healthy
As far as the ramzi stuff goes, it's so confusing! I saw a thread on here about it though and it seemed to have a lot of good advice.
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@SeptMomma12: it has to be a transverse shot and that is a certain setting or angle they have to make a point to change to. Otherwise, whether it's tv or abdominal, they are turning the tool all over the place and left could be right, up could be down, middle could be right/left. It actually is fairly accurate if you have a transverse shot! It only took my tech a second to tell so I think it's no big deal!
If you have an u/s pic that isn't transverse (I read over 90% are not) then there is no way to apply the theory.
I kind of like that it's so scientific! And the study was done on such a large amount of pregnancies ...
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@PrincessBaby: Thanks! I like how scientific it is too. I go back next week...maybe I will ask her to take a look
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@SeptMomma12: yeah I think it will be no big deal to take a transverse peek;)
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@PrincessBaby: yay, so glad baby is looking & sounding good!
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@GoGoSnoGirl: Sorry for having to delete my previous comment - my phone was acting up!
Yes, I used the doppler for my previous pregnancy too and loved it! I only really used it until I could start to feel him kick and move around, but I found it so helpful for those early weeks. I was never nervous about using it and finding the HB because I didn't start using it until around 10 weeks (the correct time to start using it haha!). -
@PrincessBaby: Glad to hear I'm not nuts! And so happy your US went well and that everything looks good
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Hi all!! I'm still shaking with excitement, but had to share that I had an u/s this a.m. at 6w exactly & we saw a heart flutter!! I shed a little tear (& then lots of them when I left & called DH)!! I feel so relieved & am starting to think more "when" thoughts than "if".
@Keppa: thanks for the response about your Doppler. I told DH about them last night. We may look & see if we can find one.
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@GoGoSnoGirl: That's great!!! Congrats:) Isn't that little flutter the greatest thing? I didn't get to see a flutter this time - just heard the heartbeat - but I saw it "blinking" with my last pregnancy and it was so cool!
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@GoGoSnoGirl: That is so wonderful, congratulations!!!
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@GoGoSnoGirl: congrats!!! The chance of mc goes down so much once you see that
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Whatcha craving? Anyone feel totally popped? I do for sure!
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@GoGoSnoGirl: So awesome!!! Congrats on your healthy little baby:) Thats amazing news!
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@Mrs. Sketchbook: I don't crave anything in particular as much as I just get SO HUNGRY want to eat something delicious NOW. Like I never think "I am so hungry, the salad looks delicious!" It's always more like pad thai or in today's case- bbq chicken nachos:(
I wish I could fast forward to my first u/s just know everything is ok.
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