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I had my first appointment today! We loved the doctor, which is always a relief! Even though I'm just shy of 7 weeks, we saw peanut and heard the heartbeat via abdominal ultrasound! Peanut is measuring at 6w4d right now and the heartbeat was 134. We were so, so relieved to see that everything is right on track!

@Katieleigh_82 Ugh that is kind of like the big fight I had with my parents last weekend. They travel a lot and it's nearly impossible to see them and then my Dad acts like a jerk and I want to just let him find out on Facebook like everybody else. Also....I seem to have a total aversion to my parents, like seeing them makes me nauseated and when we skyped with them last weekend, I had to go throw up because I got so sick. I think maybe it's stress?

Speaking of stress, I got rear ended today. I'm fine, and my OB said to come in if I wanted to but that I was probably okay, so I opted not to. I have a lot of soreness in my neck and shoulders but am generally okay, it was just scary and emotionally draining and then I worked really late because it's the end of the quarter and grant reports are due and then I watched the finale of How I Met Your Mother and that was also exhausting.

For all I care, March can let the door hit it in the ass on the way out.

@MrsScottish: I'm $45 poorer thanks to your GAP promo. But I got 3 cute maternity tops and a romper for DD! I will need some summer items because most of my maternity stuff is fall, so totally justifiable!

@rins72: Glad the appointment went so well for you.
@katieleigh_82: Sorry you're having a tough time with your dad, I hope you get to tell him in person and it works out how you want.
@Ms.Mermaid Thats awful, poor you! Hope you are feeling better today.
@THISISME totally feeling you on the carb thing! I usually eat pretty low carb but the nausea is killing me and all I can seem to get some relief from is carbs carbs carbs!!
@MrsScottish Congrats on the new purchase, lots of lovely memories to come from it I'm sure!

I have my first appointment tonight, I am VERY excited/scared/nervous. I have no idea what to expect. I am really hoping that I have a good experience at this hospital - there is a lot riding on it!

Good luck to the others mamas with appointments today, keep us up to date with your news.

L x

I'll have to catch up tonight. So much activity on the board-which is great!

I had my appointment today. Baby was perfect with a heartrate of 175 bpm. Same as my first LO at her first appt- how ironic. They did find a SCH but I have not had any bleeding. She told me if I do have any bleeding not to freak out- easier said than done. I did have a SCH with my 1st LO that bled from 6w-12 weeks so it's nothing new. Just happy to have seen a perfect little bub!

@Lolo: Thanks! It's a sub chorionic hemorrhage. So I may have bleeding episodes until it dissolves, but thank goodness I haven't had any! Hopefully, I won't have any! Glad you saw the baby! I know you're happy! Sorry it didn't start well, but swing the baby made it perfect I'm sure!

All went well at my appointment today! The babe is a shy one - it took us a while to find him/her and catch a photo! But there was a solid little heartbeat on the screen, and we're all set until my 12 week check up on ***April 28! My doc says the chance of miscarriage goes down to 5% after seeing the heartbeat, which is obviously comforting. I opted out of the NT screen last time, but we're going to go ahead this time at the next appointment.

@Ms.Mermaid: How scary! I'm glad to hear you're alright!

@rins72: @MarieJ: @Lolo: I'm so glad that your appointments went well! Keep growing, little ones!

I think I'm maybe hitting the inhumanly tired part of the first trimester? I keep reminding myself that it's only three more weeks and then I'll be 12 weeks.

So I went to see my regular doc after the car accident, and she was so excited for me, which was actually really nice. I'm like, such a lawyer though, so whenever I've talked to the insurance companies I'm like, "as far as I am aware I am okay but I have not had any x-rays or scans because I'm pregnant, NOT BECAUSE I MIGHT NOT BE HURT." I'm feeling pretty okay, physically, today, and tomorrow I'm allowed to go back to the gym (I assumed that by "take 3 days off exercise" the doctor meant "it's totally fine to walk the two miles to work instead of riding your bicycle" because I have such limited tolerance for the bus these days.)

How does everyone else feel about flying during pregnancy? I've already been on one trip to CO and one to CA, and we booked another trip to CA at the end of August (which is cutting it a bit close but we had free vouchers we had to use and those were the only dates available.) I was already starting to feel like that was a bit much and then my sister asked me if I had any interest in joining her on a trip to the Middle East. Which I want to do, but I'm not sure if it's totally insane to do that when I'm 13-14 weeks? It's not like it has ever been on my bucket list, but it would be so much fun to go with my sister and her kid and get to really do one last big international adventure trip...I dunno.

Has anyone else noticed that their morning sickness is worse when they are stressed out? I was feeling fine on Monday before the car accident, and then suddenly I was trying not to throw up on the side of the road, and today I had a particularly stressful hearing and I was so sick this morning that the zofran didn't even help for awhile.

@DeannaY1230: I've heard that a fast heartrate means girl too! It proved true with DD#1. It was always high! I've heard anything over 20 is a good progesterone level so your number is great!

@Ms.Mermaid: my DH and I are big football fans. We have season tickets to our alumni and we go to every home game and most away games if possible. We play in Dallas this year (I'll be 30 weeks at the time) and I asked my Dr about it - she said I could because you can fly until you're 34 weeks pregnant, but she said if it isn't absolutely necessary - not to risk it. She said it's a short trip, but make sure to walk a lot to prevent blood clots. We've decided not to go just because it isn't completely necessary.

As for you - being that you said you would be 13-14 weeks I think you would be fine. Just walk up and down the aisles, A LOT and like you said, it would be a very nice last international trip! I'm jealous!

@DeannaY1230: You should be ok! (caveat - Not a doctor!) My RE has always told me that anything over 10 is good.

@Ms.Mermaid: Oooooo a trip to the Middle East would be so cool. I vote go!!!

RE: discussion of heart rates... Does anyone have a feeling yet of whether you are carrying a boy or girl? I read today that of fraternal twins (which is what I have) 50% are boy/girl, 25% are boy/boy, and 25% are girl/girl. At the last heart rate check, one rate was at 117, the other was at 140. I've had a feeling that maybe there is a boy and a girl in there. My husband had a dream about it, too! Of course.... watch me be totally wrong about my gender radar. Do you guys have any feelings about whether you are carrying a boy or a girl?

@MarieJ: @Sprite: thank you for the feedback! I was tested Monday (8w3d). I did some research and it seems to be normal. But I did read it's suppose to increase the farther along you are like you mentioned.

@Freckles: Welcome! I know you're being cautious, but I wanted to let you know I'm crossing my fingers and toes that this is a healthy baby for you.
@DeannaY1230: Thank you! I am, too.
@Sprite: Are you still spotting/bleeding, or has it subsided?
@Ms.Mermaid: I will be flying in a week and a half, flying again in June, July, and August. August will be my last trip (I assume) at 28.5 weeks. Maybe I can squeeze out one more trip, but I am not planning on going much beyond 31 weeks or so.

My first appointment didn't require any sort of physical exam. I'm beginning to wonder if that's weird.....I had a pap smear with the same OB in October, so they said they didn't need to do any of that. I'm also seeing a geneticist in a few weeks, but I assume there isn't a physical exam at that time? I haven't had any blood drawn, either, although the OB said it's because the geneticist gets all kinds of blood so this way I won't have to pay for it twice. Seems odd, though....

@Ms.Mermaid I am flying to the UK (10 hour flight) for 3 days in 4 weeks and then again at the beginning of June, both trips are for weddings. I don;t see any problem with flying unless your Dr does.
@ShayNanigans My DH and I have a strong feeling that I'm carrying a girl. I had a very vivid dream (which actually promoted me to take a test) before BFP which was about the most beautiful baby boy but I just have a feeling that it isn't a boy. I am tempted to find out. I was shocked when I asked my husband and he felt the same - he has always spoken about wanting a boy in the past but he also has a strong feeling that our jellybean is a girl.
@Freckles welcome! I'm sorry you've had a tough time and that you are not looking forward to the pregnanacy part. Fingers crossed for a smooth sailing time for you. Good luck at your ultrasound on Monday.

@ChiCalGoBee: I actually do think that's pretty normal. My SIL had a pap about 4 months before she got pregnant, so they didn't do a physical exam on her at all. My last pap was in April of last year. So I'm due for one, and go April 11th. Being that you had one in Oct. everything must be normal

@Freckles: gah....I would be so so so excited if it was a girl.....!!! Who knows though. Our entire next generation is 6 boys so far, so the odds of a girl seem to be slim. However, I DO feel like it's time to mix it up with a little lady!

@DeannaY1230: believe me...I am thrilled any time I can avoid a pelvic exam , but wondered if it was normal? Good to hear from you and @Freckles that it probably means all is well. I know that area is due to see plenty of exams in the next 7 months, so I may as well enjoy the break while I can:-).

@Lolo: Thanks! Pregnancy actually wasn't so bad for me, but the last couple months were the pits!

@Ms.Mermaid: Ooh, i hope yours goes well too! LO will be 2 years old next week. With her, we told some people right away. This time i only told two of my closest friends (and HB - haha) and we're not planning on telling family/friends until we get to 13-14 weeks. I totally get the impatience...i think time went by soooo slowly. I just wanted to tell the whole world!

@Freckles I just wish I could tell my clients why I keep running out of the courtroom to get water and look so green all the time! I feel really bad that we are waiting so long to tell my parents and my in-laws, because I've wound up having to tell a bunch of people in the meantime, like my coworkers and well, everyone involved in the accident, so now like, three insurance companies know I'm pregnant but my parents still don't. I know it's silly but I'm worried that my in-laws will be upset that we waited to tell them in person. I also couldn't bear to put my in-laws through a miscarriage, because when somebody close to me has gone through that, I feel so useless and anxious and nervous; and my parents proved with my sister's pregnancy that they are far too self-absorbed to be helpful when something goes wrong, so I don't want to tell them until everything looks okay. Plus, if something is wrong, we'll probably hold off for a couple of months for a number of reasons before trying again, but I know everyone else will be anxious for us to try again right away.