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@lilteacherbee: Thank you for updating us and I'm glad you were able to have some closure. Good luck with your new journey ((hugs))

@Phillybaby2013: you look great! lovely bump photo.

@LOLABEE: Fellow canadian over here! where are you from?

@Emilie: a girl!! so exciting! I won't be having my gender scan for another week but people say that I look like I'm carrying a girl (wider belly/less pointy?) Did you have a hunch before you found out?

@wallaroo: I loved your gender reveal idea! Congrats on having a boy and a girl! The best combo, in my opinion

Ladies, have you been feeling any round ligament pain or sciatica? I have a numbing feeling in my left arm, joint pain in my right leg and what feels like my uterus is expanding. It affects me the most when I'm sleeping, so I've been having a few restless nights

@lolabee: Congrats! We registered at BRU and Amazon

@wallaroo: Wahoo! And OMG, those onesies! Where did you get those?!

@Mrs. Lantern: No sciatica yet, but I've had near constant RLP since I was around 10 weeks. It sucks! Lately it's calmed down some but now it hurts worse than it did before when I move or sneeze. So it's less constant, but more painful *shrug*

It's so exciting though, I have been feeling him move around every day since Saturday! It's not very strong yet, but it's definitely the baby now and not "maybe gas." He's most active after I eat or drink juice/soda (Sprite's my vice)

Congrats on everyone finding out! I can't wait!

Is anyone short torso-ed and measuring big? I had an appointment today and the dr said I was measuring big and they may move up my due date at my A/S but I am pretty sure about my conception date. I have a feeling I am just one of those women whose preggo belly will start right under my boobs because I am short with a fairly short torso. I think she was also influenced because I said I'd been feeling movement for 2 weeks and she thought that was pretty early for a first timer, but I'm not sure that has anything to do with it.

For reference my uterus is an inch at least above my belly button at a 17 weeks 4 days.

RE sciatica and RLP - yes to both!! I have to get up so slowly otherwise I double over with a RLP cramp! Sleeping with pillow between my knees and stretching really helps sciatica.

@JessiBee: Are you in Canada as well? I figure the good thing about the 20 week mark is everything will be very defined Good luck with yours, share your pic when you have it!
@Mrs. Lantern: Hi! I am in Winnipeg, I'll go out on a limb and guess you're in BC, AB or ON?! I have been feeling the RLP at times and suffered from sciatica previous to getting pregnant, as soon as I found out I started going to a pregnancy massage specialist and she has worked wonders! I go once a month, would highly recommend it if you are in pain. The therapist said regular sessions will help keep everything in good working order to help during labor as well, I figure it can't hurt! I also just started sleeping with the Snoogle...amazingly comfortable.
@WALLAROO: So exciting!!! Congratulations on your twins, gorgeous onesies! I had my fingers and toes crossed for twins, alas, we've got one strong lil heart beat which I am very thankful for! I started feeling what I'd describe as little waves, just since Friday so I am still double guessing myself. How many weeks along are you?
@JerricaBenton: Very interesting to know the differences in each woman, I would say I have a longer torso but my uterus is still measuring about 4 inches (or so) below my belly button and I am 17 weeks 2 days! I do believe I could be a bit behind my "due date" though due to longer cycles but they don't take that into consideration.

Hey ladies.... We are officially on Team BLUE!!! Ultrasound went well but we may have to have another bc the tech said she didn't get a good shot of all four chambers of the heart due to baby being feet down and squirmy. These reasons also made for difficulty getting a good profile shot but it was amazing watch her scan and see everything. At one point the baby looked like he was chewing gum and then he put both arms over his head like he was relaxing away. Too funny. We are so excited and I want to go buy everything!!

@photojane: Your belly looks cute and round in your picture!

@WALLAROO: @Emilie: Thanks! When my scan (eventually!) gets closer, I'll confirm the full bladder thing. I really, really hope it's not required. I could barely do it for the 12-week one, and I feel like it would be even harder now!
@lolabee: I'm not in Canada, I guess I just have a doctor who prefers to be more conservative about timing. I also have a crazy work schedule in the couple of weeks leading up to that, so I wasn't pushing for an earlier appointment, although now I kind of wish I had!

@photojane: SO TRUE! I kind of love how maternity clothes make me look like I have an adorable bump...rather than a big lunch.

so, here's what we know so far for gender...

ladyfingers: team blue!
baby boy mom: team blue!
lolagreen: team green!
emilie: team pink!
wallaroo: team pink & team blue!!
phillybaby2013: team blue!

looks like team blue is winning so far! can't wait 'til we can add everyone on here.

@photojane: We should do one with due dates too so we can keep track of everyone as it gets closer.

@photojane - thanks for putting up the chart! WOW - team blue is definitely winning! I definitely agree with others that adding edd would be really helpful!

I JUST felt little taps for the first time from my little baby girl last night at 18 weeks and 2 days. In my ultrasound on Monday, I saw her with her arms above her head and legs completely stretched out like she was relaxing in a hammock - it looked like she had so much room in there to just move around as she pleased!

@JerricaBenton - I'm short torsoed, but I'm measuring a few days small (about 5 days). But, the doc said that based on my size and my husband's size, it's normal.

@Phillybaby2013 - congrats on being team blue!!!

@Mrs. Lantern - I didn't have a hunch beforehand, but apparently there were lots of hints that I would be having a boy? I had a dream a few days before the scan that I had a baby boy. My husband's grandmother said that it would definitely be a boy based on my face or something.. apparently this was the first time she was wrong in a WHILE, because she accurately predicted the genders of a bunch of family members. She was kind of shocked when we told her i was a girl! Then, my sister-in-law said that all of her friends who had girls had crazy acne breakouts and my skin has actually been a bit better than it was pre-pregnancy, so she thought team blue as well!

It's all so exciting though. My parents have four grandsons and this will be their first granddaughter

@photojane: Thank you for putting this together! I'm due February 15. Our current plan is to find out gender at the scan early October...but then keep the results to ourselves. I guess I have a few weeks to figure out whether that means I can share with you ladies or not!

@photojane: Thanks for doing this -- mine's actually Feb 3 though! (Originally, Fertility Friend said it was Feb 8 because it knew when I O'ed, but my "official" doctor-given EDD is Feb 3 lol)

We had a great anatomy scan, little bean is doing awesome, has all his parts and no extras, and everything is measuring perfectly! I'm so proud of him He did lots of fun tricks, like curling up with his knees to his face and stretching out with his back arched up. It was so cool to see the heart up close, the brain, all his limbs individually and everything!

@photojane: great list! Thanks for putting this together! I can't believe we are finding out genders already. Feels like we just got our BFPs still.

@ladyfingers: Yay for a great scan. Don't you just love seeing our babies' activities?

@photojane: Can you adjust my EDD too? My official EDD from my doctor is 2/9. Thanks for keeping track of everyone

@Phillybaby2013: I agree. I can't believe we are finding out genders now. Those first few weeks of the first trimester sure did drag on but now we just seem to keep moving along at a swift pace. Sorry to hear about your rough morning and your cold

I attempted a 3 mile run yesterday but it turned into a run/walk. I definitely can't run much anymore because I start feeling pressure/soreness in my pubic bone. Looks like it is just walking and Crossfit for now.

@Phillybaby2013 - what a cute cake!!
@ladyfingers - glad you had a great anatomy scan too!

Ok everyone, I had the WORST cramp in my left calf early this morning, and I was just saying "omg omg omg omg" and my husband was freaking out until I told him I had a leg cramp, and so he tried to stretch out my leg heel first. My calf felt like a rock! The pain went away after about 30 seconds or so, but my calf was sore for the next couple of hours.

I had gotten those whattoexpect.com emails regarding leg cramps during pregnancy, but I never knew they would hurt like this!! I had read that drinking more water, bananas, or gatorade at night might help. If this happens more often, it's a pretty scary thought! Has this happened to any of you yet?

@Phillybaby2013: Adorable!

I have had the WORST allergies the past few days. It is awful! I sneezed seriously 30 times at the grocery store yesterday... could not have been more embarrassing. My doctor's list of approved medications doesn't say anything about any allergy meds, so I don't even know if I can take any! Not that they usually help me anyway

But the worst part about the sneeze attack was almost every time I sneezed, I peed a little! omg wtf.

@Emilie: ur cramps sound terrible! I read somewhere too that they are common in pregnancy but luckily I haven't had anything like that yet. From what I know it's from a lack of potassium hence the bananas. I do have restless leg like cramps but they don't hurt just annoying.

@ladyfingers: i have bad allergies too and take Zyrtec on a daily basis which was okayd by my doctor. Claritin is also on the safe list. I've been sick and have been taking one benadryl at night to help and liquid guaffinessin during the day to keep my chest from getting too yucky. All okay. Have u ever tried using a neti pot for ur allergies? I use mine when I'm sick but I've heard using it once a day helps keeps allergies at bay.

@photojane - hope you have a great scan today!! Can't wait to find out if you're team blue or pink!

@ValentineMommy: Welcome and congratulations! Good luck with your scan tomorrow and hope baby cooperates

I'm feeling a lot more movement lately. Mostly when I'm sitting at my desk at work. DH and I are starting to seriously consider names. It is fun. We are going to keep the names a secret from family and friends until they are born to ward off any unsolicited advice/comments about their names. Are you guys keeping it a secret or sharing?

@WALLAROO: Thanks! We shared the names. We also don't care if anyone likes them or not though, lol. Once we started sharing them, I can totally see the appeal of NOT sharing, however. I'm starting to feel movement at my desk too! I've been feeling movement only while laying in bed up until now!