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@yellowbeach: @dc yoga bee: 6 years ago when I had my daughter, I paid $4k out of pocket. I'm afraid what it'll be this time. PPO plan,too. Small company insurance suuuuucks.

Just made my first appointment with my OB. It was hard explaining to their office how I knew I was 4 weeks and 1 day pregnant since I haven't had a menstrual cycle since before my first pregnancy. When I told the secretary that my last period was in March 2016 (DD1 conceived in April 2016) she asked me what day, and I said it was two years ago, I have no idea what day XD But I knew the date of ovulation was March 25, 2018, so that's how I know how far along in the pregnancy I am currently.

I'll let myself get excited once I hear a heartbeat. I had a chemical pregnancy before I conceived my daughter, so I know how quickly pregnancies can end in the first trimester.

I ended up going to the ER a few days ago due to severe nausea and dizziness. I was 12 or 13 dpo (not even 4 weeks pregnant at the time), so when they did the abdominal and transvaginal ultrasound they didn't find anything. I didn't expect them to considering this was before the date of my expected period. The nausea was really sudden. It felt like I was coming down with something because all of my joints hurt much more than normal, which happens usually before a viral infection, especially my neck. They gave me some Reglan, and ever since then the nausea hasn't been too bad, but I started taking the Dicyclomine and Pyridoxine at bedtime, so maybe that is actually helping.

Otherwise, just trying to keep myself busy because first trimester anxiety sucks. Taking a trip to visit family on the other side of the country in a few days

@thepaperbutterfly: HAHA sometimes I feel like the nurses who work in the OB department know nothing about TTC and that we KNOW when we ovulated! At least mine don't, they look at me like I'm crazy.
I totally feel the first trimester anxiety. I'm a control freak and hate not having control whether the baby sticks or not. And we've been trying for several months but this was our first round on Clomid so I feel like it was too easy and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Trying to stay positive is hard and I'm still testing everyday because i'm the crazy lady

@yellowbeach: I’m with you on Can’t we just all just wake up and be 12 weeks! Trying to give myself thugs to look forward to each weekend to help the time tick by...

@yellowbeach: @MrsMom: @motherrunner: first trimester is driving me bonkers. I hate that I can't feel anything and I can't drink. My mind tells me one thing and then tells me another... "oooo wine! No! You're pregnant!"

@MrsMom: first month doing Femara here so, I understand! Are you worried about twins?

@mediagirl: HAHA me too! I was going to eat some pistachios, then had to look them up because I don't remember what not to eat LOL. Turns out they're good
I'm terrified it could be twins. I'm feeling better today but my stomach is HUGE with bloat and I can already feel the pain from stretching. Plus I felt both sides gearing to ovulate so who knows. Nothing I can do about it. I will most likely have an ultrasound the first week of May.

@mediagirl: It's been 4 years since I've been pregnant and I can't remember anything either.

Also in the "can it be 12 weeks already" boat... With my daughter, I had a fairly easy first trimester. So when I did last time, I didn't think anything of it. And was by myself at the doctor when I learned the baby stopped growing. At 11 weeks, after telling work, parents, close friends... It was the worst. I hate feeling nervous and on edge and don't know when it will get better or go away now.

@LindsayInNY: oh, that is so hard. I'm hoping for a healthy and long pregnancy for you.

@LindsayInNY: I'm so sorry that happened. I hope this time around everything works out. I wish these weeks could move along faster!

@LindsayInNY: what was your diagnosis and protocol for progesterone if you don’t mind me asking? I have had two early losses so started on it this cycl after a bfp. I’m taking 200mg by mouth until week 10 I think? I’ll also need progesterone injections later down the line (maybe week 16?) but that is because of pre-term birth risk from previous pregnancy

@motherunner: I spot before my period. So before going to the RE before my daughter, my OB prescribed it (since it couldn’t hurt). Then the RE did as well since it’s standard course with IUI or IVF. Post daughter the spotting still happens. My progesterone levels were supposedly fine in the fall but I miscarried so who knows. I went back to the RE to gear up for IUI again. They needed new blood work from me since it has been 4 years since the last ones. I mentioned the spotting to the RE and asked to try progesterone before moving to IUI. So we did and I’m pregnant. DH is convinced that’s why but who knows... I’m sorta inclined to think so too. I took it once a day vaginally before and now it’s twice a day vaginally. I’ll stop around 11 weeks or so, if I had to guess. (Sorry so long!)

@LindsayInNY: I am so sorry you had to go through that. @mediagirl: I have low progesterone as well which the RE thinks may be a problem. My progesterone was 6.6 when I had my first beta and it needs to be over 11 to sustain a pregnancy. They immediately put me on 200mg twice a day vaginally. They told me to stop it when they first said this was a chemical pregnancy so I didn’t take it for four days. Still never bled and betas were doubling. So, now I’m back on it while we wait this out.

@yellowbeach: There will be other opportunities in the future! I passed up several when my daughter was born and worried I wasn’t “leaning in” enough. No, I was realizing I couldn’t stretch myself that thin. When she was 2.5 I finally left the federal government and went into priviate practice. Hot damn. I may be “leaning out” again if this pregnancy works out! You gotta do what’s worth it to you and best for your family.

@motherunner: I was on it orally for my last pregnancy. I'll find out tomorrow if I'm getting put on it for this one. The studies are inconclusive, but it sure made me feel better to know that we were doing everything possible to help.

@yellowbeach: Very interesting, Thank You!!

Ease my worries... did anyone else not have any nausea in the 4th and 5th weeks. I had it bad last time I was pregnant. I know every pregnancy is different but still... I can't help but worry...especially after reading an article in my pregnancy app titled, "the perks of morning sickness"

@mediagirl: I had it bad for a couple days, but yesterday and today I feel pretty good. Except eggs gave me a stomach ache this morning. and the cramps/bloat is getting better (which kind of freaks me out) but I've read that it's normal for the symptoms to come and go and are different with each pregnancy.

@mediagirl: Nada. I wasn't really sick with my daughter at all or the m/c. Sorta what I would describe as like a hangover nauseous feeling but never sick and mostly normal the whole time.