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@buttermilk: I think they can get bigger when your milk starts coming in. Mine got big toward the end of my pregnancy and then HUGE when I was nursing.

@MrsADS: Sorry to hear you're struggling with MS. I know it can be rough.

@raspberries: How exciting that you're having a boy!

@raspberries: Congratulations!

Just curious, how long did it take to get your results back? I'm having the test done next week.

@krispi: I gave blood at my doctor's office on Jan 15, and got the results back today so - 11 days total, 6 business days (MLK Jr Day was in there, so I'm not counting that as a business day.) I called the office like a nervous ninny on Friday, and the nurse said they usually come in within 6-8 business days, even though the website says 7-10 (regular) days.

How far along are you? 11 weeks today!
How are you feeling? Any symptoms? I still feel like crap and still have the 24/7 nausea with no breaks, ever. I'm still on a cocktail of drugs that is keeping me functioning though--zofran, reglan, diclectic, and 2 zantac a day to manage my GERD. On top of all of that, I have a terrible cold that I can't kick. So Some days, I take mucinex, too. I'm basically popping pills every other hour or so. It was the same with LO #1, so I can't say I'm surprised but it really sucks.

Best reaction to your BFP news? No one was surprised, but everyone is excited for us. We made it known since LO 1 came along that we weren't going to wait too long to start trying again.

Worst reaction to your BFP news? my boss didn't even say congratulations. He seemed...flustered, which is odd, because I told him point blank 3 months before that I was trying to be pregnant by next school year.

Any appointments coming up? NT scan is Feb 7.

Anything else? I've been spotting pretty heavily since last Friday--it finally slowed down today, but it's still happening. Saturday was the worst--it was bright red, so I called my emergency line for the OB on call and she said as long as it didn't fill a pad within 2 hours, not to worry. But I'm still worried, so I'm going to probably go in this afternoon for peace of mind.

@lilteacherbee: We did Panorama. And I know what you mean - we were supposed to have an appointment tomorrow, so every time the doctor's office called (once to confirm appt, once to cancel appt due to blizzard, and then finaaaalllly to give us our test results), I was leaping out of my desk chair and running into a conference room, just in case I needed to have an emotional reaction to the results!

How far along are you? 12 weeks 2 days

How are you feeling? Any symptoms?
Most of the first trimester stuff has gone away, but now I'm super hungry all the time! I'm also exhausted, but I have a 14 month old...so I'd probably be tired regardless lol

Best reaction to your BFP news?
My grandma was super excited and she totally didn't believe us at first. My LO is her first great-grandchild and she lives with my mom (who watches LO while I work), so she's really bonded with him.

Worst reaction to your BFP news?
Most everyone has been really excited, which is nice! I've gotten some comments about how close in age they'll be, but that doesn't really bother me.

Any appointments coming up?
Next OB appointment is Feb 17th and anatomy scan is March 3rd

Anything else?
Getting so anxious for my blood test results!!! Tomorrow will make a week, which is when I got the call with LO.

@Anagram: Hope everything's okay

@raspberries: Congrats on a boy!!! How exciting. I'm taking famotidine (pepcid, apparently?) daily, though only every 24 hours instead of every 12. It was prescribed for my awful heartburn later in my last pregnancy, and my midwife said it was fine to take again when I started to need it. It definitely helps, because if I miss a day it flares up immediately!

How far along are you? -12w1d

How are you feeling? Any symptoms? -Still super tired, but other than that I'm good. Been having more headaches lately, but I'm not sure if that's from being pregnant or because the weather keeps going up and down like crazy.

Best reaction to your BFP news? -Probably still my dad telling the baby goodnight the day I told him, which he's never done. I think he's pretty excited.

Worst reaction to your BFP news? -None? They've all been really positive.

Any appointments coming up? -Feb 11th I have a midwife visit where they're apparently just sort of checking everything, and I'm doing the 1-hour GD screening (fun! >_<). My anatomy scan is supposed to be March 10th, but I don't think it's officially scheduled yet because the midwives have to coordinate with the MFM people.

Anything else? -Well, my anxiety is better today, so fingers crossed that that continues to be the case for as long as possible!

@krispi: Our results came back exactly 8 days later, which was what I was told was the minimum time (8-10). I wasn't sure if that meant business days or not, so I was really glad that it was apparently not!

Oh, and I'm actually due on the 9th, so updating that! Or at least I think I am, and I've been telling people that, so let's go with that.

August 2015 Mamas
August 1: OhCaptain, Goldy
August 2: MrsStar
August 3: Anutka, Joneo6o3, kayakgirl73, Mihzi
August 4: Mrs. scientist
August 5: getjazzy, dagny, Mrs. J
August 6: lil owl
August 7: MrsStormy
August 8: lilteacherbee
August 9: aprild, raspberries ,Torchwood
August 10: Ms. RV
August 12: buttermilk
August 14: Mrs. Microscope, abmamma
August 15: Anagram
August 16: krispi
August 19: BamaBee
August 21: MissLace
August 22: kjpugs
August 23: mommygrace
August 25: MrsADS
August 28: Summerbebe
August 30: autumnlove
August 31: lulibee
TBD: pinkcrayon

Thanks for the booby pep talk ladies!!

Just noticed I typed my husband "gave me a ugh" when I told him, it was supposed to say HUG!!

How far along are you? 13 weeks 1 day

How are you feeling? Any symptoms? No symptoms anymore, yay!

Best reaction to your BFP news? Nothing over the top. No tears. I guess my cousin had the best reaction, because she tends to get super excited and start squealing!

Worst reaction to your BFP news? Not a bad reaction, but my mother didn't know what an ultrasound picture was, so she didn't get that we were trying to tell her we were pregnant for a few minutes (over Skype). It was more amusing than anything else, since my dad knew right away what an ultrasound picture was.

Any appointments coming up? February 17th OB appointment followed by an ultrasound a few weeks later.

Anything else? Anyone else having round ligament pain?

Also, I'm starting to get a bit freaked out imagining how my life is going to change. Sure, babies and toddlers are cute, but think about parenting someone going through puberty! Am I worrying about things too far in advance? lol~

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I'll post the rest when I'm on my computer tonight. I tried reposting from my phone three times and it always cuts off my post.

How far along are you? 9w6d

How are you feeling? Any symptoms?
Mostly just nauseous. Not that much vomiting, just feel crappy a lot. I'm SO ready for that to be over. I am taking Zofran as needed and I have really bad constipation.

Best reaction to your BFP news?
My mom was SOOOO excited! Bawling, jumping up and down, just out of control happy. It was great. It's her first grandchild.

Worst reaction to your BFP news? None really bad, but my in-laws are just unemotional, non-exciting people (and do have 5 grandchildren already), and when we told them, they were like "oh, that's great, congratulations," and then went back to eating dinner and never really brought it up again.

Any appointments coming up?
I have another ultrasound tomorrow to check the status of my SCH. Then we will probably do the NT scan in a couple of weeks.

Anything else?
I'm ready to get out of the first tri and be able to start telling people and actually planning. I feel fairly confident since we've heard the heartbeat several times already but I'm still ready to "officially" be out of the first tri!

How far along are you? 13 weeks tomorrow

How are you feeling? Any symptoms? Pretty great actually, my nausea and food aversions have mostly lifted (besides to pasta?! Such a weird aversion). I'm still really tired but I think that will continue until the end since I have a toddler at home!

Best reaction to your BFP news? Probably my cousin! She cried, which I was shocked about. My parent's were really good too.

Worst reaction to your BFP news? My boss was awkward. My department is a little bit in shambles right now and I know he's now thinking ahead to covering my job for a year while I'm off but he was still generally good about it. He said congrats and stuff.

Any appointments coming up? Feb 4th, sooo late. My doctor has been off so I'll be 14 weeks when I see her, and I won't have seen her since I was 8 weeks. Not much exciting going on though, and I've heard the heartbeat and had a scan lately so it's ok. I have my second round of blood work for my genetic prenatal screening Feb 9th (I think?) so a week or so after that I should get my results.

Anything else? We will be announcing on facebook probably tonight, I can't wait to just have it out in the open and not have to tiptoe around the people who know, and the people who don't. We have a couple of people to call tonight and then we are free!

I had another ultrasound today and a quick visit with the OB. My SCH is still there but almost gone, so that's good news.

Baby looked great, measuring 2 days ahead at 10w2d. We saw his/hers little arms and legs moving around, sooo cool!

On the bad front, the u/s tech did the transvaginal u/s and then wanted to get another view so tried to do a regular abdominal ultrasound. Well, apparently I am so constipated all she could see was poop I knew it was bad but not that bad, yikes. So my OB wants me to go see my GI doctor since I have a history of GI issues and "fiber and Colace" isn't going to work. I am taking Miralax daily and this is still happening.

I'm trying not to take Zofran, which makes it worse. She gave me some samples of Diclegis to try. And I'm hopeful that the m/s will subside in a few weeks, at least to the point I can get through my work day without needing Zofran or something.

@MrsADS: oh man!!! Thanks for the heads up about that. I'm having some HORRENDOUS poo related zofran side effects so I am going to see what I can do prior to my appt next week.

@kjpugs I just got off the phone with my GI doc and he says Miralax is TOTALLY safe because it's not absorbed systemically at all. He said he has pregnant patients who take up to 4 doses a day. So I'm going to be taking a lot more.

@MrsADS: Ugh to the poop issues!! I have chronic issues like that due to a childhood illness that resulted in numerous surgeries. Thank goodness, now I just take miralax and I'm mostly okay, even during pregnancy. That first week after giving birth was awfulllll though! Hope you get some relief soon!!

@lilteacherbee: Yaaaaaay!!!