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Happy tuesday mamas!

Getting the baby bump pics going again... Anyone else's tummy feeling harder?

I'm so happy Mrs. High Heels linked to this thread! Announcing my pregnancy online has connected me with a lot of women due in February and it's fun to meet even more.

I'm Jenna. I write as That Wife currently, once upon a time I posted as Avocado on Weddingbee. I found the template on an earlier page and I'll answer some of those. I admit I'm going to hedge on my due date and how far along I am. I don't like when people ask "has the baby come?" when I want NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE THE BABY COME, so I'm going to try to keep that info to myself as a little experiment. I am due in February though!

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First child?: Second. Our first is about 28 months.

Any feeling about boy/girl: girl. I've been much, much sicker this time around. I'm still sick on a daily basis actually :(.

First doctor's appointment: I still haven't had one yet. It's been a summer if transitions and moving for us, and I haven't had health insurance. My husband starts work in 2 weeks though, and w have a consult with a midwife before then.

How do you feel?/Symptoms so far: at the 13 week mark I finally figured out how to describe how I feel, hypoglycemic. I have to eat constantly, at least every 1-2 hours to keep myself feeling marginally well, and eating sugar makes my heart race. I'm looking forward to my visit to a care provider as I'm hoping that there is some magic medical answer to this other than "wait it out".

Who have you told?: everyone now! We told my parents last week and then flew to Poland and told my in-laws and then a few days later I told the Internet. Up until then I kept the news to myself and a small circle of Internet friends.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you better!

@thatwife: Welcome to the club! There's a great group of ladies on here!

@photojane: happy ur finally feeling better! I still feel sick when I don't eat too. All day snacking is mandatory. Lol.

Me and hubby on a whim bought a dresser and night stands at a thrift tore for the baby's room today! We had looked at some stuff at Target/Babies R Us and everything is sooo expensive so we decided to get these all wood pieces and refinish them! I'm super excited. In other news I feel like my bump is taking on a life of its own. My pudge is looking less like pizza and more like baby! Haha.

Hello, all. I've been reading for a while now, but have decided it's about time to join in the fun. I'm just over 14 weeks pregnant with my first, due mid-February, and my hubby and I are so excited to be on this roller coaster together!
I've been feeling very (very) lucky to be one of those rare women who was not sick at all in the first trimester, and I'm hoping you'll let me stick around anyway! Looking forward to sharing this journey with all of you!

@Mrs. Lantern: So cute!

@thatwife: Welcome and congrats! So excited for you

@photojane: Yay on not feeling sick!

@JessiBee: Welcome!

@Emilie: Could be RLP. I get them if I move a certain way so stretching could bring them on. Are you staying super hydrated while exercising? I find my crampiness is worse when I'm not staying on top of my water intake, which without exercise needs to be like double my normal intake! I get dehydrated really easily lately.

It's funny, I can pretty much count on my RLP like clockwork. I get them bad on Sundays and Mondays and seem a little bigger by midweek every week lol growing pains.

Speaking of growing, holy moly am I really only 16 weeks? This is redic!

@Phillybaby2013: I think it's less of a bump, more of a gas bloat bubble. An impressive one nonetheless, though.

@Emilie: lol thanks!

So has anybody else felt anything like quickening? I swear I felt something yesterday! It felt like a really deep rumbling, not at all like gas but smaller and deeper. I keep poking my stomach hoping to feel something else, I did feel something every time I poked yesterday. Today I feel something like a really faint popping sensation. I wonder if it's all in my head!

@Emilie: i love that swing! I saw it at babies r us - it's so stinkin cute.

@ladyfingers: i think that I have felt things but it's hard to be sure. I lay in bed at night and concentrate trying to feel something. The thought of feeling baby is so exciting but it might just be bowel. I definitely have this full feeling though now like i can feel my uterus? Feels like there's a balloon in there and I can't lay on my stomach as much. Crazy to think how much our bodies have already changed.

@Phillybaby2013 - yay for more bump pics!
@ladyfingers - I've been trying to lay really still and feel for SOMETHING, but not getting anything yet. I'm waiting for the bubbles or popcorn or whatever they say it feels like

ok ladies, here's my bump pic too! @ 15 weeks and 2 days:

@ladyfingers: @Phillybaby2013: @Emilie: love the bumps! y'all are too cute!

@ladyfingers: @Phillybaby2013: @Emilie: Gah! I love these bump pics!!

@Emilie: regarding not knowing the existence of certain baby gear...I am totally feeling this way! I am frequenting baby stores and wondering what the heck half of this stuff is for! I feel so clueless! Doesn't help that I'm one of the first in my group to have kids!

@ladyfingers: @Phillybaby2013: keep us posted on these sensations! My midwife told me that the baby is starting to get very active around 14 weeks so you could very likely be feeling baby movement

@Mrs. Lantern: Last night I swear to god I felt a little POP in what would be the lower left of my uterus -- a kick? Not sure! I'm calling it a kick.

@Mrs. High Heels, @thatwife, @JessiBee : welcome!!!

@Emilie: so lucky! that is the Best swing! Last time around we didn't have room in the luggage for it and it's way too expensive to buy locally so DH and I ended up being human swings. Still not sure if we'll get one this time around though...

@ladyfingers: that is the best bump! definitely a baby bump!!!

Second time mamas, have you already told your first LO about the baby? I feel like Baby Boy knows something is going on but he's still so young I'm not sure when we're supposed to start talking with him about it..

Well, it's a boy!

@photojane: I thought it was a girl in the beginning for some reason, but as time went on I wasn't sure.

I have to go in for biweekly cervical measurements because of previous surgery I had on precancerous cervical cells, which can cause cervical incompetence. My first one was today at 16 weeks. So the tech said she could look at gender if we wanted, and there it was, clear as day

I have the A/S scheduled for 9/12

@photojane: I totally did. We were supposed to buy one outfit. 3 stores and $150 later... oops.

@ladyfingers - My first is a boy. He's so fun! I love thinking about how he will turn into a mini version of my husband (who is my favorite person ever).

I really feel like I experienced "the quickening" last night. I was sitting on a low bed, leaning forward with my elbows on my knees and my iPad in my hands and there was all sorts of activity happening down there. It's hard to tell because the first movements are so different than the later kicks and jabs, but it must mean I'm getting close

@baby boy mom - we used our first LO to help announce the news of #2 (asking him "what's in mama's belly?") but I don't think he will really grasp the concept until the baby is actually here, especially science he has started pointing to his OWN belly and saying there is a baby in there, haha.

@ladyfingers: Yay! Congratulations. I'm so excited and a little jealous that you found out already

I had my monthly appointment yesterday. Since we have twins we always get a quick peek ultrasound just to make sure the babies are doing well and growing. Unfortunately she wasn't able to tell us gender but then again we also didn't ask. Although my husband said he saw some balls on Baby B. Haha. I don't think you could even see that at this point. Babies look perfect according to my OB and I can continue with my normal activities and exercise (running and Crossfit) for another month and we'll reassess at that point. My anatomy scan is on September 10 and I CAN'T wait!

@WALLAROO: Yep, you can definitely tell! At least we could. She did the "toilet shot" (legs, butt, other). She said if it's a girl, you'd see three lines at this point, and if it's a boy, you see a penis I'm 16 weeks, though.

@ladyfingers: Omg congrats! That's so exciting! Slightly jealous that u know already but super happy for you!

@WALLAROO: glad u had a good appt and that babies are looking good! Love your bump btw!

@thatwife: my "feelings" have picked up too over the last two days. I'm still like was that you baby? But I'm pretty sure it is.
It's definitely making me feel more attached to the pregnancy and excited. Up until now I've been telling everyone I'm in denial (not in a bad way of course, just didn't feel quite pregnant) but it's for real now and it's really hit me! I love it.