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@PawPrints: we have just told most people that we hang out with socially. The one exception is one of our really good couple friends. The husband was weird about my pregnancy last time. Everything was "Because NeekieRose is pregnant" which just got awkward. And we are going on our annual weekend trip to a cabin at the end of September. We had joked (although I was serious) about trying to get pregnant during the cabin weekend, and they thought that was awesome but told me not to get pregnant before....well we know how that has turned out. They had a party last weekend and I fake drank a beer. I think we are going to tell them when we get to the cabin, "surprise!" Ha.

@marionberry: ya there are definitely things that don't sound SO great about a twins pregnancy... but when it's not actually you, you just focus on the good things! i just hope your pregnancy is happy and healthy... i'm mostly jealous you get to pick out two names!!!

@loki: Thanks! That is a perk. I was thinking about that yesterday. DH and I have talked about some names we like (both boy and girl) but don't have anything decided for one, let alone two. I'm trying to decide whether I'd want to do the "start with the same initial thing" but I think not. I actually have brothers who are twins from IVF and they share the same initial but are SO different (don't look alike at all, one is active the other is timid). I hate that they're always lumped together as the twins. I really want to ensure my kids feel like individuals.

@marionberry: It is going to be great no matter what. Protective big brother to baby sisters! All boys (OMG..but boys are so protective of their mamas)! Or one of each this time (super cute)!

@loki: Well if your feelings are right then you're having twins too! They do say that having twins really increases nausea, exhaustion, and insomnia. I've felt way worse this pregnancy compared to last pregnancy where I didn't have a single complaint. With your puking, it could certainly be a good sign.

Speaking of which, is anyone's insomnia horrible? I keep waking up at 3am (starving, so that's probably the twins) but I can't get back to bed until 5am. And I already wake up tons and toss and turn the whole night. I was not this bad last time!

@loki: Could be! When do you go in for an ultrasound again?

@marionberry: just booked an appt for next wednesday. feels so far away! they don't tell you anything though which i find so annoying... will it be obvious if there are two in there?

@loki: You'll definitely be able to tell immediately in the ultrasound if it's twins. There will be two of them! One of the purposes of the ultrasound in early pregnancy is to confirm that it's a "singleton." Or not.

@marionberry: I had one bad night of insomnia a couple nights ago, and the following day was a nightmare. I need way more sleep than normal these days, so not getting enough made me feel crippled at work. Fortunately I slept a lot last night so I feel a million times better.

@PawPrints: I second being so glad to be done with TTC for awhile! I was so happy to put the BBT away!

@PawPrints: Oh gosh, so sorry to bring that up about last time. I didn't either, but we're here now, right!? They are still going to do the measurements that typically come with the NT scan - my doc explained the NT scan and blood work as "screening" and the other as the actual "testing", so it might be overload, but at this point I'll take it!

@PawPrints: I hear you on the social drinking - I've just been staying home and not going as much as possible. I went to a Labor Day party on Monday and DH even played along, asking me if I wanted a glass of wine in front of everyone, and I said, "I'm not sure if I'm going to drink, I think I'll start with water". But I think at least one of my friends saw through it! I've been trying to meet people out for lunch lately, so at least I'm still being social and seeing people, but don't have to deal with the alcohol factor!

@SunshineMcC: I haven't, but, I'm thinking of giving in to the purchase. I've been having trouble getting comfortable on my side because my breasts are so swollen and tender that it seems like I'm always smushing them somehow. I'm hoping the added support would let me lean back off of them or hold my arm up or something. anything. It is messing with my sleep more than I'd like.

Hey Everyone! Glad everyones appointments are going well but sad so many of you are dealing with MS! Hoping it is short lived. Nothing much going on here with me. My next ultrasound is in 1 week so just killing time until then!

@SunshineMcC: I really want to buy one!
@marionberry: Excited and nervous. I think it will really make me feel better and more excited if all looks week. I think them measuring differently worries me (even though it didn't worry my doctor) And btw.. just saw you have twin brothers. So crazy, I do too!

Hello everyone, it's been over a week since I've been on. We're currently visiting my parents halfway across the country (a trip planned before we found out we were expecting). One of my two best friends from my home town is getting married on Saturday, and last Saturday we had his bachelor party (yes, my two best friends from high school are guys!). Tomorrow I'll be 10 weeks along, and although we certainly aren't telling everyone at this point, I did tell him and my other best bud that night. They were very cute about it, and really excited. One of them had tears in his eyes at one point, and the other one made a big show of kissing my belly (he was always the goofy one!).

@PawPrints I understand the frustration of being in a social drinking situation and not wanting to let anyone know. There were a few goodbye luncheons this summer, and I know people were watching me like a hawk to see whether I was drinking or not. Plus, next week, I'm going on a week-long business trip, and there there are typically a few evenings out. I'm not ready to tell anyone from work yet at all.

@Marionberry @Mrs. Pinecone316 Congratulations on your twins! My mom is a fraternal twin, and there are fraternal twins in my husband's family, too. No indications yet that I'm having anything more than a single. I haven't had an US yet, but haven't had any MS at all. I've always heard that MS was worse with twins, but like a lot of pregnancy related things, like how high you carry for a girl or boy, that could also be an urban legend. How do you both feel?

@Astro Bee: congrats! telling your friends must've been so fun!

@marionberry: i want to join your twin mom board

so i took diclectin for the first time last night... pretty subtle how it has a picture of a pregnant woman on it. i'll have to be careful about not leaving it around haha. anyways, maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's placebo but i feel fairly great today! this is the first time in WEEKS i haven't felt gaggy/pukey! i am superrrrr tired but that's the norm... so, so far... awesome!

Hi ladies!! I'm 6w6d and just saw two heartbeats this morning!! We did IVF, so we knew there was a decent chance of twins, but I am still in shock! And excited!! My due date is April 24th. Glad to be here and share with you all!

@loki: I got a script for Diclegis from my RE today to start tonight and hopeful that it will help my morning sickness. So glad to hear it helped you!!!!

@loki: Thanks!! You are a twin mom, too? I guess I should read back through this thread to catch up. Yep, we had a scare because two days ago we couldn't see either heartbeat, so we went back today and there they were!!!