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@Banana330: hi!

Yup. I found out after doing the 1 hour glucose test. I did the glucose test early because my ob/gyn said I had some high numbers from a standard blood test .

@Mademoiselle3: Hi due date twin! Thanks for the welcome - so glad to be here!!

@annem1990: I gave in and started with maternity pants last week. I was so uncomfortable with the bloating and all that I figured the comfort was soooo worth it!!

Sorry, double posted! Still getting the hang of this!!

@Mademoiselle3: good luck at your appointment today

@Ms.Pineapple: welcome! sorry to hear about the GD

Girls, for the first time in MONTHS I slept through the night. Feeling amazing this morning with no nausea and finally rested. Only one of my bosses is in today, got three inspections happening at our house today (my town in insane for use and occupancy permits), and we lost a bid on our dream house. The sun is shining and things are gorgeous.

@StrawberryBee: ok that is amazing. Share your secrets! haha.

I spoke too soon with the nausea - whoa buddy is it back with a vengeance!

On a happy note, we heard the heartbeat today - 170bpm. Hooray!

Happy Friday everyone!

I think we are going to tell our kids and the grandparents this weekend. I am super nervous but ready to get it off my chest! I'm probably going to tell my boss Monday. I've practically been wearing blankets for a month to work to hide my huge bump. The exhaustion is absolutely killing me! I slept yesterday from 3-4 and then again from 845-5am. It's killing me because it's mainly a time sucker--DH has been a huge help in handling the kids when I can't and getting chores done around the house.

@Mademoiselle3: I'm also on diclegis and it is helping me a lot. It took a few days to fully kick in though. And the standard dose (2 pills before bed) does not give me all day coverage... I start feeling pretty crappy around 2 or 3pm every day but I don't want to take more (you can take up to 4) because it does make me (even more) tired.

So glad everyone seems to be doing well!

I survived my work trip this week, hallelujah! Not going to lie though, it was really freaking hard and exhausting. Hoping I don't have to do that again!

We're telling the last of our family this weekend. We're pretty much public at this point, although we'll still wait a while to do any sort of Facebook announcement. I suck at keeping secrets so glad to be done with it. I'm only 9 weeks still but I personally hate the 12 week rule so whatevs.

Next appointment for me is March 13. We opted out of any sort of genetic screening so just a normal doc appt for me.

How's everyone doing today?

I'm starting to wonder if i'm feeling a bit of flutters. It only happens when I'm wearing tight pants and they are pressing where the baby is but I feel these weird sensations.

Meds are working fairly well now, i'm still nauseous but it's much more manageable. We got our stove hooked up yesterday which means we can cook real food again. 8 weeks of microwave and hotplate cooking was getting really old. We still have a few more weeks until we get the counters in but it's getting closer.

i'm still essentially on bed rest for my foot, which is difficult but i'm hoping i'll get the all clear next week.

@Banana330: I hope your kitchen is finished soon. I'm sure that's such a pain!
I've been feeling a lot better. Nausea and food aversions seemed to subside this week.

I had my first round-ligament pain last night. I was FaceTiming with my husband when I sat up quickly. Wow that hurt!! I don't wish it upon anyone.

I swear I've felt "flutters" a few times this weekend, but who knows. It didn't feel like gas , but I guess this being my first time I'm not sure what to feel for.

My feelings and symptoms are just all over the place, so I'm not sure what to think. I'm back in regular pants (???). I was super b*tchy yesterday which happened when I had a previous missed miscarriage (I guess as the hormones changed and I was approaching PMS status?). Then I threw up last night. So I'm just going to be super anxious until next Tuesday's appointment. I'm kind of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best and I think with my prior experience, any time I get too far ahead of an ultrasound I'm going to worry and wonder. I'm distracting myself with all the house buying and selling crap ;).

@Bibliolove: I'm sure I'll tailor it more once I know gender, but I'd like to do a nursery theme around stars/constellations/celestial bodies. I have some things saved to pinterest, including this which was my inspiration piece (not sure if I'd be willing to spend the money on it, though): http://www.hapticlab.com/products/constellationquilt

@annem1990: RLP is the worst. It always happens at strange times.

@StrawberryBee: I tend to get nervous right before scans too. So much what if.

@Bibliolove: I'm borrowing a doppler from a friend soon. But my midwife doesn't like to even look for a heartbeat with one until 13 weeks, it makes mothers too upset if you can't find it. I didn't start the nursery last time until after our anatomy scan. I thought I would do something totally gender neutral but I ended up doing mint with pink and grey accents. This time I probably won't do one as we'll keep the baby in our room for the first few months, and then see if DD is ready for a big girl bed... I'm hoping we won't have to buy a second crib.

Feeling ok here. The nausea seems to be getting worse, but I'm hoping it's because it's Monday and going back to work after it being the weekend. I find myself having a lot of trouble sleeping as well. Like I can fall asleep, but once I wake up in the middle of the night I can't go back down. Anyone else feeling this?

@StrawberryBee: I always feel this way between appointments too. I'm seriously counting down the days until mine as well. No advice - just know you aren't alone!

@Bibliolove: No nursery plans yet. We'll go gender neutral since we'll go team green...but still trying to decide if dd will be ready for a big girl bed beforehand. That'll factor into what we decorate or do!

I got called about my NIPT results but they need to do a redraw. The sample wasn't big enough. Ughhhh.

@YouGotMe: ugh what a disappointment!

@Banana330: I'm so sorry, that is awful

Chugging along over here. I don't have another appointment until March 13 and I'm getting anxious for it! I've had a tiny bit of spotting yesterday and today, but my doctor said not to worry about it unless it turns into legit bleeding or I have any pain. I know lots of women spot, but I didn't with my daughter so now I"m just like omggggggg appointment get here now please Just a normal checkup for me though. We opted out of genetic testing.

No thoughts on nursery here yet. I don't think we're thinking about any of the fun stuff until after we know the sex of the kiddo. Although I'll likely just paint the room grey because that's my favorite neutral and I don't know if I'll want to do a real color.

Also no doppler here. I'm a bit of a worrier and I think it would stress me the f out to have that option all the time haha.

Anyone else check themselves out daily in the mirror? I like to see how my tiny bump looks from the side, you can only really see something with clothes off. My husband disagrees, he doesn't see anything he says, but I know it's there. Mainly I'm just fascinated with my body's changes.

Some cramping this week, more like twinges that are random. I'm thinking maybe my uterus is doing some more expanding.....I still hate it though, I worry. But it's normal I'm sure.

@Bibliolove: nope, I generally avoid the mirror cause if just feel bloated and fat.

@StrawberryBee: I feel you, I had a terrible sinus headache yesterday (it's raining today). I'm so ready to feel human again. I think I kinda blocked out how terrible I feel during pregnancy.

@lulu22: I felt the same before my NT scan. So so nervous and worried there would be no heartbeat. Life around here has been pretty awful too... i'm hoping spring brings new life to this house. Good luck tomorrow!

@lulu22: good luck tomorrow! I am always anxious and excited for appointments. I think I held my breath until I saw/heard the heartbeat at every appointment until I was feeling constant motion last time.

I'm feeling sort of generally anxious this week since the spotting. It's weird because with my daughter I remember being CONSTANTLY worried about miscarriage pretty much up until my anatomy scan. With this pregnancy I've really not stressed about it at all. I've just felt like everything was going to be fine. But now with the spotting I'm just nervous (it's still exceedingly minimal). And especially because I did tell everyone after I had my u/s at 8 weeks... ugh. Fingers crossed everything ends up okay with this kiddo

@lulu22: Good luck at your NT scan today!