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@MrsStar: yes, the hangover! That's what my morning sickness is! I felt sort of "off" and it's almost like I have a stomach ache, and I keep thinking eating will make me feel better. I feel better during the actual act of eating, and then bad again immediately after.

Anyone else surprised by their SO's reactions? DH is suddenly way more into things than I expected. With previous pregnancies he was pretty meh. Happy, but not all that into it or anything. This time he's already painted the nursery (we got it ready to paint right before losing R, and then I avoided the room so it never got done) and is talking about getting all the bedding and stuff down when we put the Christmas stuff back up in the attic. I dunno, I guess I expected him to go the opposite way, be less into it out of fear of things going badly again. It's weird. Good weird, but weird.

@Mrs. J: My dating scan is the 17th, so a little over 2 weeks! Hope your appointment goes well!

@Mrs. J: My doctor gave me a form to book an ultrasound but I don't know when to book it! He said early this week but I was thinking of doing it at the end of next week so I'm closer to 7 weeks. Any one have any advice?

@MrsStar: I always figure the later the better. We saw SO much more on our ultrasound at 10 weeks than the one we had at around 7. Plus, if it's later there's no risk of no heartbeat just because it's too early. That being said, mine's at like 6.5 weeks and that's slightly later than the midwife originally said, because I wanted to be sure there was a heartbeat.

And now I really need to get off of HB and go clean the house.

@Torchwood: With Lo i had one at 7 weeks 3 days (because I had no idea of my dates) so I'm thinking I'll do it at the end of next week if I can get an appointment!

@Mrs. J: I have an appointment tomorrow, but it's just to tour a birth center. There is a CNM here who runs an independent birth center and she takes VBAC patients. I'm hoping she will tell me that I'm a candidate for VBAC, if so we will then need to see if our insurance will cover it. If so I'll probably make an appt for around 8 weeks. If it won't, I'll be calling an OB who does VBACs.

Hi bees! Can't believe this is finally happening!

Location: Philadelphia

EDD: August 12th

How far along: 4 weeks

First child? Yes!

First doctor appointment: No idea yet but I assume beginning of January?

Any symptoms so far? I gave up symptom spotting long ago, but 2 things did make me wonder during thr tww: Random mild cramping, and random little heart flutters.

Who have you told? Only the hubs. I think we will wait to tell the parents over Xmas, although it's kind of killing me already to keep it from my mom. When do ppl start telling best friends?

@buttermilk: Congrats! It's good to have another first timer on here! We are planning on telling our families and best friends at Christmas time.

@buttermilk: congrats! I told DH,my BFF, our parents/siblings and our due date group from before like @lilteacherbee (we are due date buddies again!)

Who will find out sex? Team green?

We will be TG again! It was so fun with DS.

Also, anyone still in disbelief? Part of me cannot belief this is real!

Congrats to all of the August mamas!

I just had to jump in because a few of my fellow November 2013 mamas are here and say congratulations!

@Mrs. J: Congratulations!!! So thrilled for you!

@lilteacherbee: Yes, I'm due in July. So happy to be close to you guys in this journey again!

@Mrs. J: part of me would like to be team green, but I don't think I can be patient!

@Mrs. J: I think we will most likely find out the sex, at least I want to! And sooo doesn't feel real. I don't feel very pregnant, but keep looking at this little stick that tells me I am. It must be a bit of torture this first month until you feel some symptoms or have your first doc appt right? Do other ppl keep taking pg tests every now and then to make sure they're still preggers bc I'm def considering it!

@buttermilk: I did that with my first! I took two this time, one dollar store test and one digital to show my husband.

@buttermilk: haha I took a ton of tests from 9-15 dpo. I had just bought lots of wondfos and FRERs so I figured I might as well use them (and I can't help myself). They're all lined up on my bathroom counter. DH thinks I'm crazy. I'll add a pic later when I get home

Oh, one more thing and then I swear I'll shut up. I did not reckon on the effect of getting pregnant again only 4 months postpartum. I've lost the weight, but still have the sort of pooch where the muscles didn't recover. Throw in some early pregnancy bloating, change my posture a little, and voila, I could pass for being at least 4 months. I'm not sure how I feel about this.

@Mrs. J: We're planning on team green, even though DH would rather find out. It doesn't feel real for me as well. Hopefully once the pregnancy symptoms kick in!

@Torchwood: That was soo sweet of your DH!

@lilteacherbee: I've kept almost all of mine as well.

I saw my GP to confirm today. I'm a little nervous about a CP because the cheapie stick I took this morning was a little lighter than the one to took two days ago. And I've also felt completely not pregnant today, which doesn't really help. I got a blood test done, so at least if my numbers are low they'll let me know. But I have no real reason to suspect a CP except for those two signs. I'll use my last FRER tomorrow, and hopefully those lines will be nice and dark.

I have my first prenatal appointment on the 30th, and my doctor said I could continue seeing her for the entire pregnancy. I kind of like not having to deal with finding another doctor.

Sooo... I'd like to join, as for now I'm pregnant.
I have had strong bleeding the whole last week and my ob told me I'm miscarrying. BUT my # are doubling nicely (every 30 hours), the bleeding stopped and you can see a small dot on an u/s. Right now the ob believes it's either ectopic or it used to be a twin pregnancy and I miscarried one. I don't know what to believe, but my numbers are good and at least right now I'm pregnant.

Location: Germany
EDD: no idea (online calculator said 8/8)

How far along:I don't know, but my ob keeps insisting I'm miscarrying and that I'm at least 6 weeks but I think 4w4d

First child? no. DS is 10 month old.

First doctor appointment :I see my ob at least twice a week for blood work right now. She wants to do an u/s at the end of next week to see if I'm right about the dates and if this pregnancy is viable.

Any symptoms so far? Non. My bleeding stopped, so that's a good thing. I had no symptoms with DS pregnancy until 6 weeks when HG hit me and I through up several times a day till about 30 weeks.

Who have you told? DH and my parents (when I was told I'm miscarrying.) And a good friend at my birthday party (and she then told me she's 6 weeks)

@lil owl: So happy you're here!! I've been thinking of you and hoping to hear a positive update. Though your OB still makes me mad! I know it's not really my problem but she handled everything so badly! But yay for things looking good now!

@buttermilk: Oh yeah, light cramping is totally normal. That's actually the thing that convinced me I was pregnant before I got my BFP this time. I was having minor cramping, and had dismissed it as normal, but then I realized I hadn't had PMS cramping since before my first pregnancy. I kind of like it now, cause on days when I don't feel really symptomatic I still have the mild cramps to remind me I really am pregnant!