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@Pirouette: I wonder if we should try to make room for a treadmill or elliptical or something. Really the only place we'd have to put it is in a corner of the garage. Not exactly a fun place to exercise.

@Pirouette: Good suggestions....though we're the type who wouldn't ever bother to fold it or put it away anywhere. DVDs don't work for me b/c I end up being unmotivated to do them. Really the best for me would be the gym b/c I have to leave the house to go. However, I quit the last gym b/c I kept getting sick about 2 weeks after going regularly. I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but they're dirty places!

@coopsmama: Good luck today!

@Pirouette: Yeah, I'll up the walking when I feel up to it. I'm a stubborn one

OK, I have another question (apparently I have a lot ) I just spoke with another doctor's office that I'm interested in switching to. They said I need to fax my medical records over to them. In terms of my current doctor, does anyone know whether that means I ask them to fax the records? Or do I go pick up a hard copy and fax myself? Not sure what the protocol is. I already am feeling awkward about telling them I want to leave...

@coopsmama: Hooray! Wonderful news. Your kids are adorable!

@coopsmama: so cute, congrats on a great appointment! I love your kids' hair -- my husband has red hair and I love it

@pregnantbee: thanks, I just keep telling myself people switch all the time for whatever reason. The only thing that makes me nervous is this new place said they won't be able to tell me if the doctor can take me on until they get my records. I think I may try to just get a copy for myself so if this doesn't work out, I'll already have it when looking elsewhere. Medical stuff is so complicated!

@mrschickpea: Ew. I bought chicken to make this week, and I can't bring myself to go anywhere near it.

@mrschickpea: Ha! No. I totally feel your pain. I have been craving a meatball sub all week, which is not common for me at all.

@pregnantbee: I made tacos with turkey meat the other night. All I could smell/taste was the turkey! *augh*

@coopsmama: Yay for great updates! Adorable kiddos!

@Pirouette: my elliptical is totally giving me the side eye when I walk past it. I keep promising to get back to it . . .

@HLK208: @pwnstar: @Pirouette: @mrschickpea: @MrsSCB: @pregnantbee: Thanks for all the love! (I'm hoping to add a third redhead to our clan haha!) We told my parents last night and sister and BIL and they are all thrilled, of course. It was nice for them to finally know.

Now DH is ready to tell everyone and anyone and I'm just so not there. Family is one thing, friends are quite another. I just feel so private about pregnancy. I told him he could tell his coworkers but that's it's so far. We'll see when I decide I'm ready to stop hiding it from friends!

I'm getting more and more nervous about my NT scan Monday morning! I don't know why, but I've made it into this huge important thing that everything else hinges on. If it's good, then we tell everyone. If it's not good....then I don't even know. 12w today. Any advice to help me make it through the weekend without just wishing the weekend away?

@dcw6411: How are you doing? How long have you been told you need to stay on bed rest? I go back for another ultrasound on Wednesday and I'm sort of hoping I get off it then, although I'm so happy to do whatever is best for this baby. I dread going back to work, but working from home is hard. And I'd really like to move my legs more than the few times I go to the bathroom each day!

@MrsSCB: I have a couple things planned for today. Not much tomorrow. I'm also trying to avoid seeing people until we're ready to share. Thanks for the tip

@coopsmama: I feel the same way about being private about pregnancy - we waited until 16 weeks to tell most of our friends the first time. Dh kept telling me I treated it like a secret pregnancy but I was also the first of my friends to get pregnant and I didn't want it to be all anyone talked to me about once they knew. This time I don't have the same reasons for wanting to keep quiet but I'm still not anxious to tell the world

@Pirouette: haha I wish I liked football! I am treating myself to a facial this afternoon, so there's that

@agold: Hey, thanks for checking in on me. I have been a bit MIA from the boards lately. My mom was here all week so I was attempting to stay off the computer a bit. I am on bedrest through my next appointment which is on Thursday. I am still having major contractions, that on occasion take my breath away, despite the fact that my butt has barely left the couch or bed. I haven't been getting up except to use the bathroom and take a quick shower. So frustrating. I am anxious for my appointment, and worried that bed rest may end up long term. I don't know what we will do in terms of childcare as I am the childcare provider. I got it covered for the past two weeks, but I definitely don't have any type of long term solution.

Is your body getting achy from all of the sitting? My hips are killing me. I really really want to do some light stretching but I am so worried to move wrong and cause another SCH. I hope for you that you get to be off bed rest! I think it is good that they didn't find an active SCH on your last ultrasound. Hopefully once this episode of bleeding is over you will be good for the remainder of the pregnancy, especially if it is related to implantation etc. Keep me updated on how your appointment goes. Fingers crossed!!

@pregnantbee: I completely understand your nervousness for the NT scan. Mine is on the 25th (provided that baby is ok at the appointment on the 21st), and I am so nervous about it. I wasn't nervous at all with my previous two, but because of the way this pregnancy has gone and the way this baby was conceived I am SO SO nervous.

I bet your facial will help, and at the least you will look refreshed. Hang in there and keep us updated.

Alright ladies, so I need to vent. Anyone dealing with some crazy in laws? My SIL is driving me insane. We would not have even told her about this pregnancy due to her horrible response when we told her about our last pregnancy, but my DH folded when his parents laid it on thick about telling his sister. In any event, she has been texting me daily and asking why I am not going to my doctor everyday to get checked out. She then goes on and on about what the doctors told her during her pregnancies, and concludes with how she was on bedrest multiple times with both pregnancies. What is frustrating about this is that she wasn't on bed rest with either pregnancy. She is habitual liar and as usual is attempting to get attention, as she is upset that her parents are paying attention to our family by helping with our kids.
I have been limiting responses to her text messages by simply explaining that I am following my doctor's orders of two weeks bed rest, and progesterone daily. I have also stated on several occasions that while we desperately wish that more can be done at this point, there is simply nothing else that can be done this early to save the pregnancy. It is what it is. Despite stating this at least 10 times she continued to text me and ask me why I wasn't demanding daily ultrasounds and going to see my doctor daily, etc.
Last Wednesday I told my DH that I was going to stop responding to her text messages, because clearly she was not understanding my response each day (which i literally copied and pasted each day). Last night my DH came home from his out of town trip and I find out that since I stopped responding to her she has been texting him daily and asking the same questions.
My rational self said just ignore and get over it. My non rational pregnant self is about ready to go off on her. I am just so frustrated that we are constantly having to defend our decision to follow our doctors orders. I think my frustration is because I know if we lose this pregnancy, she will be the first person to make snide remarks about how we caused it, etc. There have been on going issues with her for several years; however, no one in the family discusses anything with her for fear of pushing her away. They basically just work every family event around her issues and rearrange everything to accommodate her moods on a regular basis. I have kept my mouth shut for several years but I am kind of about to lose it! My husband says I just need to let it go...which is probably right.

Anyone have any advice? Anyone else have in law drama that is making your preggo hormones go crazy?

@pregnantbee:

@dcw6411: oh man. That is cray! My in-laws struggled with infertility (my H and SIL are both adopted), and my mil is still not a peace with that struggle. They ignored my m/c, literally changed the subject when DH told them, and I was sitting in the room. They never acknowledged our (albeit brief) difficulty conceiving, even though DH reached out to them. So, yeah, we have some in law drama. Your SIL sounds like a piece of work. I'd continue to ignore her, as hard and unsatisfing as that is. Let your DH deal, it's his sister and ignore her nonsense!