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@lindsayloohoo: It seems to be doing okay. I was lucky to have a roll of paper towels in arms reach.

@dancingbee: welcome!!

I have my first official day back to work for the school year today. I hope I can work through the queasiness. Feeling off but haven't thrown up yet. I've tried drinking Ginger Ale but I'm not really a soda drinker so it tastes super sweet to me! I bought peppermint gum after reading a recommendation from another bee on our April group, hoping it helps.

Hope everyone has a great day!

You may have read my other post but my Clearblue Easy sticks haven't moved from 2-3 weeks to 3 weeks+ yet which has me a bit freaked out. Trying hard to be patient and calm but it's not working.

@Banana330: yay, maybe you can help me find some actually nice maternity clothes in the area! seems like the US has all the nice stuff

@marionberry: i saw that... other posters seem to have given good advice! i don't know anything about PTs but i was thinking about taking a digital just to see what it says... but since they seem to be fickle, maybe i should avoid doing that! i would probably ask for a blood test at the dr just to ease my mind, if i were you.

@loki: I would avoid it. Not worth the stress. One beta is worthless so I'll have to ask for two. I hope my new doctor doesn't think I'm crazy. I'm usually very calm. I'm just too afraid of losing this little one.

@dancingbee: welcome and congratulations!

@Boopers: good luck today! Hopefully the gum works for you.

@marionberry: I was thinking about taking another weeks predictor, but you may have convinced me not to! I know the packaging says the levels of hcg for each week prediction and everyone's levels can vary so much.

I had a bit of a freak out yesterday. All of my symptoms were gone and I totally felt normal again. I have read so many times that symptoms coming and going is normal for early pregnancy, but it didn't help. This morning I'm feeling the tiniest bit nauseas and my boobs hurt again so I feel like I'm on the craziest roller coaster

@loki: I was looking at the US online Old navy maternity... they had some good looking work pants, but they don't accept their sales for international orders and by the time you add taxes and duty what would have been $39 pants are over $80! Yorkdale apparently has some maternity sections in the Gap and old navy along with regular maternity stores.

@marionberry: have you had HCG tests yet? If not i'd definitely ask. I had mine, my numbers doubled normally which is what they wanted to see.

Early pregnancy is such a hard time. Theres a lot of hurry up and wait going on. The one thing the MC have taught me is to enjoy that you are currently pregnant and that there's nothing you can do either way. Patience and distractions are key!

@boopers good luck today! I've heard that Gin Gin candies are wonderful for nausea. I'm going to get some today!

@marionberry sorry you're feeling so stressed. It's so hard to be patient and such a scary time. I don't have any great advice but sending good vibes!

@As Time Goes By Thank you! I understand about symptoms coming and going. I have consistently felt like I haven't felt "enough: symptoms and I'm trying to not worry so much! Sometimes I wish I could fast forward!

@PawPrints: haha i totally need to get there. i was at a wedding this weekend and the amount of effort i put into LOOKING like i was drinking was insane. i just want to decline every single social event haha. congrats on your blueberry! mine's a peppercorn haha.

@meredithNYC: @loki: @PawPrints: I get the avoidance thing! There's a few parties coming up I kinda want to skip cause they aren't the people I'd want to tell yet...

@loki: @meredithNYC: @Banana330: Hehe well I do admit we have still been doing plenty of social stuff this time around, and I am still guilty of the whole routine of holding a drink and looking like I'm drinking it, then handing it off to DH (or leaving it on a table, or even dumping it down a bathroom sink). I even lied about having a hangover this past weekend. I think I was convincing - I didn't have to fake the "hangover" nausea!

@lilyofthewest: oh, no! Maybe it's better for it to happen earlier so you have time to make peace with the situation? I didn't get many new ones with my first, but I had plenty from gaining/losing weight as a teenager. I'm on my 30's now and finally have come to a place of acceptance, if not contentment

@SunshineMcC: Congrats!

@SunshineMcC: welcome/congrats!
i'm kinda confused about how EDDs work because all my apps tell me i'm 5w1d and my due date is April 12. Now I'm questioning it because yours is Apr 5! I would love for mine to be Apr 5th instead! How did you calculate? Do you have a long cycle (and would that affect EDD?)

@loki: Hi! Thanks for the welcome!

We estimated that we conceived on Day 13 - July 13, actually; the April 5 date came from our doc, based on the size of the gestational sac. Hope that helps!

Have you had an U/S yet?

@SunshineMcC: ha ok! that makes more sense!!! i was so confused. but i've been constantly confused about dating because i don't understand the counting from the first day of your last period! gotcha. thanks for clarifying

nope haven't had an u/s yet, going for my first appt tonight and i'm HOPING she sends me for an u/s (my friend just had one at 6 weeks and saw the heartbeat) but i have a feeling she doesn't usually send you until 10 weeks or so because that's more common. we'll see tonight!

I'm in a wedding this weekend so I think I plan on doing some fake drinking...or just telling the bride when we get there. Not 100% decided yet. We don't really know anyone very well at the wedding outside of the bride and groom, so it wouldn't be the end of the world if our secret got out.

I'm much more relaxed this pregnancy about having a sip or two of wine here and there.

@SunshineMcC: Congratulations and welcome!!

hi ladies!

Random, totally personal question. Have you continued to have sex since finding out you were PG? Not sure if we still call it BD once we made a baby... given our history, I'm so paranoid, so am waiting until we see a heartbeat. Our doc said we were fine as long as there was no bleeding, but that many fertility docs will tell people to wait until they see a heartbeat.

If anyone is willing to share, I'd be curious! Hope this isn't asking for TMI!

@dancingbee: @SunshineMcC: welcome! and congrats!

@dancingbee: where abouts in California are you? I'm in the SF bay area, although I've only lived in CA for about 6 months!

@As Time Goes By: my symptoms vanished for a few days too! I got so worried and even had a very teary meltdown with DH, who kindly reminded me that I never cry so the fact that I am is probably a symptom anyway! haha. then today I started to feel a twinge of nausea but the sore breasts and need to pee have not returned... who knows, maybe our symptoms just 'evolve' as we go along... I keep reminding myself that everybody is different and there is no 'standard' for pregnancy symptoms.

I have my appointment tomorrow (6w1d) for my second ultrasound... Fingers crossed for a heartbeat!