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@T.H.O.U.: Thank you for responding. So no, not clumps, but just a lot more than normal. When I showered this morning, there was A LOT of single strands. But I hadn't actually washed my hair since Saturday morning. (sorry, that's gross and I'm normally a once a day washer, but the truth is, I'm bare move anymore and have 0 sweat to wash away.) My hair is long so I lose some normally. But in the days after the Saturday washing (when I hadn't washed), I noticed quite a bit more single strands here and there - all day long - on my desk, on my sweater, etc. Its really long and straight and I'm hoping I just need to brush it more because I really hardly brush it all. (sorry if I'm sounding disgusting, i'm extremely clean TBH.) I'm praying its not some sort of nutrient deficiency. For sure telling my doctor next week.

@agold: hmm yea i mean honestly I shed so much, I probably wouldn't even notice if i shed more than usual! Can't hurt to talk to the doctor about it, of course, but I think/hope she'll say it's normal but obviously anything out of the ordinary is worth mentioning to the doctor!

@agold: I've gone through *major* shedding cycles a few times in the past five years. It seems to usually happen in the summer and it's always really distressing to me. I think it's happened maybe 4 times since 2010, and while I'm not losing clumps and don't have any little bald patches, my ponytail will shrink to half its size. I've asked my physician about it and also asked the endocrinologist who checked my thyroid after my first m/c. They thought it was a kind of cyclical shedding, I think called telogen effluvium (which I believe is actually the same hair loss women have after childbirth). I haven't been shedding as much since all the pregnancies, but just wanted to acknowledge that it might not be related to your hair-washing schedule. The good news is usually when I thought I couldn't take any more and started seriously obsessing, it always seems to stop and counter-intuitive, but cutting my hair did help it look better. I think it's worth asking your OB about but not worth worrying about

@T.H.O.U.: YES! My big bro popped in for work and surprised me! I haven't seen him since December so it was soooo good to catch up. Totally made my night!

@mrschickpea: how on earth can you stay awake that late?! That's the real question here.
Could be the baby! Some people say it feels like a fish flipping around, I think it definitely has a "vibrating" quality to it. I always have to remind myself where the top of my uterus is right now because sometimes gas bubbles feel a LOT like baby movement. I can feel it best if I lie on my side or on my back, kind of propped up (like for reading).

@mrschickpea: It's either gas/tummy rumblings or the baby. But yes, it could definitely be the baby!

@agold: @T.H.O.U.: Same for me. If I go a few days between washings, I get a lot more hair when I comb through my conditioner in the shower than when I wash every day/every other day. For my first pregnancy, I shed hair normally, and I didn't have the huge pp hair loss that some women do.

@mrschickpea: Oh, that makes sense! Rest up!

Totally off topic but...I decided to give stitch fix maternity a try this month and my fix arrived last night. I got a couple super cute things and may share more later, BUT...I did get this amazing pair of black polka dot dressy maternity pants that I loved (Margaret M Emer Maternity Printed Straight Leg Pant) and I totally broke down and wore them today and man am I comfortable! Maybe its placebo effect of new clothes but I dont think I realized how uncomfortable I was in normal pants. Hope you're all having a great day!!

@MrsKerch: Ahhh I can't wait! My maternity box should be here this week too! I noted in my "notes" stretchy is key, nothing that has to be ironed.

Dang mine is still in TX and wont be here until tomorrow night boo! Maybe I will have a new outfit for the weekend though.

PS I'm totally wearing a stretchy pencil skirt today to work with the zipper about 2" unzipped. My top covers it and it seems to be staying in place

@CoffeeMom: I was thinking about you yesterday - hadn't seen you around good for you on hitting the gym every day!

@T.H.O.U.: haha i did the partially unzipped skirt thing for so long with my first! it is seriously hard to find nice work skirts when you're pregnant.

@T.H.O.U.: Yay for fresh fun clothes!! I totally LOL'd about your skirt. That was me yesterday!

The pricepoint topic is definitely one of my reservations about what I got. My items (all clothing, no accessories) ranged from $54 to $98, the pants that I love being $98. To be fair, I did NOT have the "cheaper the better" selected on my style profile and probably will for future fixes with the exception of pants. That being said, I am justifying this purchase because I spend 5 days a week in a professional office setting where this level of dress is necessary and expected and I plan to wear these pants once a week. I tend to be really hard on clothes, especially pants, so that price point is in line with what I would typically spend for a pair of pants anyway.

Can I complain a little? I am feeling so much better, and was so happy to be able to announce at my office this week, and already so many people have stopped by to congratulate me and tell me how happy they are for me (word travels fast!). On the other hand, I haven't been *out* a week, and already people are commenting on my body. A couple with the typical "I knew it" (yeah, sure, whatever *eyeroll*), and another with this gem, "let's see you get your flat stomach back after this baby. you were so lucky after your first." So. About that. I didn't get lucky. At all. I worked my butt off and it took a looong time. I'm one of the "lucky" ones who held onto weight while BFing, and I didn't fully wean until 15 months . . . so yeah. I know it's to be expected. And I know it's not my issue (it's hers). But it sucked. And made me sad . . . although simultaneously I wanted to knee cap her for trying to rain on my happiness.

@pwnstar: ahhhh this makes me all ragey for you!!!! It's totally taboo to comment on a woman's body, until she gets pregnant, and then it's totally fair game? HELL NO! and the "I knew it" people are just as bad, in my opinion. It's like "I thought you were looking a little chunky, but I was waiting for you to tell me the news yourself."

For what it's worth, I bet you do get that pre-baby body back again after this one, regardless how long it takes. and you'll make them all jealous!

@pwnstar: Ugh, people are so rude. I'm sorry you're dealing with this at barely even a week "out." UGH.

@T.H.O.U.: @LCTBQE: @Pirouette: Thank you girls, so much, for sharing your hair shedding experiences with me! I'm just glad none of you said "yikes, call the doctor asap!" Hahaha. Phew. I suppose I can wait one more week to talk to someone about it.

@LCTBQE: Spain AND California. or Spain AND Hawaii?? Phfft. Have fun. <---- jealous.

@pwnstar: It would be nice if I can also avoid the mass hair shedding after pregnancy that people talk about. Fingers crossed.

@CoffeeMom: Nice to see you pop back in!

@MrsKerch: and @T.H.O.U.: I'm interested in trying stitch fix maternity! Did the sizes work right for you? How much is the bottom line cost for the service? When trying to fill out my profile, I just got nervous. I don't know if I like to show off my arms or not. And I don't know what price of items I want them to send to me. I started to get overwhelmed! Please tell me its actually easy.

@MrsKerch: @Pirouette: @pregnantbee: @agold: My assistant just told me something her daughter (and her daughter's friends) say all the time: "If you ain't got no haters, then you ain't poppin'." It totally made me LOL, so I thought I would share it with all of you!

@agold: When my neighbor was pregnant with her second, even when she was seriously showing, I never talked about her pregnancy with her. Our kids would play together and we would talk about lots of things, but I never asked her a single question about her pregnancy (because she never mentioned it, and I was not about to mention it first!).

@agold: yea, i feel like my husband sometimes tells me things like that that his friends tell him about their significant others, but i would never ever say something to the person it was about! If someone doesn't tell me something directly, I never ever bring it up. It's none of my business!

Meanwhile, since we're talking about maternity clothes, I'm not wearing them yet, but I just went to gap to return something and it looks like they were trying to clear out all of their maternity stuff from the store, because almost everything was marked down to $19.99 plus 30% off! I got a pair of demi panel work pants for $14!

@ShootingStar: I've started to think about the nursery a little. So much work to do! Assuming this girl remains a girl, I want to do peach, mint or Aqua, grey, gold or silver. White furniture. We have to clear the room so we can measure and paint, etc.

@ShootingStar: i love it! LO's nursery is totally gender neutral (green), so I think we will leave it as is for #2 and officially move LO into her big girl room. She spends a lot of her time during the day in her big girl room but still sleeps in the nursery as of now.

@stratosphere: good to see you here!!! I am so sorry you are still sick - i really hope your doctor is right! That's interesting that you said you're already feeling kicks with an anterior placenta - I've had two instances the past 2 days where I felt little taps on my cervix, and was like could it be? I mean, it felt exactly like the early taps from last time, but I'm only 12 weeks with an anterior placenta...or I guess kicks on the cervix might not be impacted by that?

and btw, a national parks themed nursery is the coolest idea I've ever heard. she's gonna love Yosemite!