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Hi Ladies! I've disappeared for a bit. My EDD is August 28th. I actually had my first OB appointment last week. A little disappointed at how uneventful it was. I thought for sure we'd get to hear a heart beat. My midwife just went through the whole "Welcome to the practice" speech and I had a pelvic exam. I go back February 20th. I'll be about 13 weeks by then. Hope everyone is feeling good! My hubby and I went to see Argo tonight at the movies. So good! Highly recommend as a tame pregnant night out.

@.twist.: thanks for putting a list together and sorry for my late reply!! Was traveling the last couple of days...
EDD - Aug 26th
And we are Team Green!

@.twist.: Thanks for the list! My next appointment is Feb 7...cant wait! We will also definitely not be team green!

My sisters started sorting out my shower date...looks like June 22nd will be the big day!

How is everyone's weekend going?

@.twist.: ooohhh I have been saving a bunch of recipes from those "freezer meals" blogs/posts on pinterest so DH and I can start trying them. My hope is to have a freezer of food prepped for when LO arrives! Let me know if you get any good ones!

@.twist.: forgot to mention - I have an appointment this Wednesday, Jan 30th! It's my second appointment and I think it's mostly to set up an ultrasound and do some more bloodwork.

I forgot I have my NT scan this afternoon so I guess technically my next appt is today. My Feb 14th appt will be my 3rd prenatal appt. The hubby and I are excited to see our baby again and maybe, just maybe we'll get a sneak peak as to what the sex of our baby might be! We're also hoping to hear positive news that all is well with the baby. *fingers crossed*

@Mrs Bicycle: That's so cute and sentimental. That's awesome actually!

@msmay: oh! I love the crock pot so much. and portioning the meals makes lazy nights SO EASY.

We just did a breakfast one so I'll have breakfast for the next 2 weeks (only because I probably won't want to eat the same thing every single day!).

@Alivoo01: Oh YAY! Good luck and I sure hope you get a sneak peek at gender! Are you thinking you'll be able to try out the nub theory??

My NT scan is tomorrow!! I am definitely hoping to maybe see if I can try out the nub theory and predict the gender!

So ladies, I have a TMI question. I'm a little embarrassed because I am 95% sure I'm being completely irrational.

I really do know that sex is ok during pregnancy, however, I'm pretty sure I have a short cervix and my husband mentioned that there is definitely less room in there for, uh.. him... I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this? I'm so worried he'll puncture the plug! LOL.

@Alivoo01: Ah. haha. he totally said there isn't as much room. it worries me.

This is the nub theory explained better than I can in words!:

@.twist.: so, we're having a similar situation in our bedroom. I think part of it is just a heightened sense of awareness of everything down there and the other is fear. I did some inquiring of some girlfriends and my one friend said her doctor told her if after sex she noticed any spotting to considering holding off for a few days.

AFM, I'm just uncomfortable. I told DH he cant put any weight on my stomach because of my terrible nausea so we have been working around other positions. But honestly, I find I am just too nervous to enjoy it much right now..so we've resorted back to oral for DH. Which, TMI but I'll be honest I was terrified about that the first time for fear swallowing would make me throw up instantly thanks to my quesy stomach. Ok...way tmi...sorry ladies..

So is everyone having an NT scan? My office doesn't offer it, and I would have to drive 3.5 hours to get it from a different health system. I don't know that we're planning to have much in the way of screenings. Just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat.

Also - is anyone planning on cloth diapering? I've been researching it a lot and planning to do it, but hubby is wary. I'm also not sure what brand/system to go with.

We told a lot of people this past weekend. We were in my hometown and saw a lot of my friends from college, as well as my extended family, so we made a lot of announcements. I felt kind of funny doing it. I'm not the type who likes being in the spotlight or having a lot of attention, so it was kind of weird! Has anyone not told a soul yet? If so, you're stronger than me!

@Mrs D: I haven't noticed any spotting so that is reassuring! I'm really glad I'm not the only one a little worried about this!

@lawbee11: Yea, I noticed some points felt a bit uncomfortable! I'm really hoping it only gets better. LOL!

@JamieLee: I'm having the NT scan done because my doctor asked me to do it. I think it's just general procedure at my doctors office (and/or maybe in my province!).

Re: cloth diapers; we are not cloth diapering. I just know I don't have the patience for it and I definitely am not going to be expecting other people to cloth diaper our kid. I commend the parents who do it, but we just can't. lol.

We've told almost everyone! hahaha I'm sure after my NT scan tomorrow I will be telling facebook too.

@lawbee11: I notice certain positions are a little more sensitive for me as well. Girl on top is always a winning position since you can control everything.

@JamieLee: My NT scan is at different office than my OB's office. It's at a high risk doctor place, but isn't far from home. It's actually closer to home than the OB's office!

As for cloth diapering, I considered it and suggested it to the hubby. He was not on board at all so we'll be team disposables.

As for announcements, no additional announcements apart from family. I think the next announcement will be on social media in a few weeks.

@lawbee11: I think that's why DH is against it. He said "we wouldn't save any money since we'd have to buy a new washing machine." So I guess I'm still on the fence...I have a friend that is doing it, and they love it, but her husband is really on board. He's actually the one that does the laundry!

@Mrs Bicycle: Honestly the genetic disorders screening part of the NT scan was secondary to 'omg, gonna see the baby!' to me. That's bad of me, I know ^^;;. At my office I was given the choice of whether or not to have it...wasn't really swayed one way or the other. My DH (even though I'd told him) had no idea what we were scanning for, and the ultrasound tech was pretty scornful of him for it. And aww, your DH is so cute for building furniture for the baby!

@msmay: I could see myself getting really frustrated/scared with the Doppler if I couldn't find the heartbeat. I had to look up a video on youtube to see where it should be/what it should sound like. So it's kind of a two-edged sword.

@JamieLee: We're cloth diapering. I have 7 bumgenius 4.0's and 5 bumgenius freetimes. I'll let you know how it goes ;). I did go over the general sequence of events with my DH but I'm not sure how much he grasped; he tends to be very germaphobic so I wonder what he'll say when he's faced with the actual placement of poop in our one washer. I wonder if anyone has tried liners while the baby is pre-solids?

@.twist.: DH hasn't mentioned anything, but he refuses to be on top any more for fear that he'll squish the gummi bear. I haven't noticed any discomfort; if anything, I'm MORE ready to go now and reach my happy place much faster than I did before! So in our case I think it's win-win. I figure we should go as long as we can, because there will definitely be a point where we won't want to/can't.

@Alivoo01: How did your NT scan go? Do you have any pictures to share with us??

@Grace I'm so happy you're not having a lot of success in the bedroom. Between the nausea and the bloating, plus the weird hormones that make me feel unattractive...things have been at a stand still. I can't wait to get to the 2nd trimester and start feeling more like myself....

@StrawberryBee: This is my issue too. I want to "do it" (lol!) as long as possible because I know in the last few weeks of pregnancy and post pregnancy there will be a period of nothing! So I'm really trying! haha.

@Mrs D: Good luck! I've been rockin the elastic through the button for a while now but it's getting to the point where I now only have 2 pairs of pants I can wear to work. I think it's time to bite the bullet and buy a belly band! Let us know how today goes!

@Alivoo01: Can't wait to hear about your appointment!!!!!!!!!!!

@Grace: haha, It's been few and far between for us as well, but I am starting to feel a bit better so I'm trying hard to make more of an effort to do it before the baby gets here! Trust me, you're totally not alone!

@Alivoo01: Awesome!! So glad it went well! And yay for Team Blue! (Or Team Hot Dog.) I can't believe they can tell this early!! What a cute baby

@Alivoo01: eeeeeep! TEAM BLUE! So glad everything went well! I am shocked that they're able to tell this early?! How'd they do it? Did you have to ask for the gender scan? I might see if they'll do it for me too. I'm SO excited for you!

@lawbee11: haha should we really be different and do team hot dog or team hamburger? I have no probs with it as long as everyone else is cool. I like being the crazy month who doesn't just do blue and pink! haha

@Alivoo01: Awww that's really cute!

@.twist.: At first I was just kidding around with it, but it's actually growing on me! I kinda like Team Hot Dog/Hamburger! But if everyone else would prefer the traditional Team Blue/Pink then that's fine, too. We have to think of a name of Team Green, though--Team Grilled Cheese? Chicken Nugget? Mystery Meat??