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@theotherstark: thanks. Summer colds are worst kind of cold lol. I just hope it won't linger too long
@dominobee: I'm worried about weight too, even if I just have one... I've struggled with my weight for the past 10 years or so. But most of the things I've read say that most women can get back to pre-baby weight if they want to so that gives me some hope! I'm sure you will bounce back too
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@Freelikewater: Same! And I was just actually starting to lose weight when I found out I was pregnant. I was still running and counting calories (though not restricting anymore) until about 5 weeks when the fatigue and nausea set in. Now I'm just eating whatever I can stomach. I used to cook all the time and I'm too tired to, which also means I'm tending to eat less healthy pre-packaged foods or takeout. Which I really need to get a hold on because we need to start saving money stat. Agh! So much to stress about.
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Yep. Anyone else have earlier/worse nausea than with your previous pregnancy/ies?
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After lurking since Monday, I think I'll join in! Hiii! [waves]
Location: NC
EDD: Feb 28 (based on LMP); I think I'm 5w2d so still pretty early!
First child? No, I have a 3yo. I had an early loss in March.
Any symptoms? Sore boobs but lots of twinges and cramping, some lightheadedness and tired! I'm already uncomfortable during sleep and thinking of buying a snoogle
Who have you told? husband. i might tell a few friends who live far away so I can share with some others before it's all clear. i'm also happy to have found hellobee! we won't tell the LO until we're out of 1st trimester because he really wants a sibling and will tell everyone as soon as he knows.
Current thoughts/feelings/fears? My m/c in March was only at 7 weeks and so I'm worried about losing this one early. This one feels different, though (diff symptoms) so that's comforting in a way. I really hope it sticks because we are all ready for another baby! Also, I have an appt next Friday (7/7) and I'll be 6w2d so I hope we'll see a heartbeat! eeeek!
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@dominobee: I just got back to my pre-baby weight....4 years later! I swear, I think it's some weird karma that I get pregnant right when I finally weigh what I did before!
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@Ergggg: Congrats! Hope this one sticks!
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You know you are in the first trimester when... you can't finish two pieces of pizza.
(Seriously who am I?!)
Your turn.
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@CatchAFallingStar: yep, definitely worse.
@dominobee: I feel like a lot of HB posters have gotten back to their normal pre pregnancy weught, but not SHAPE.... I know that was the case for me!
You know you are in the first trimester when you already took a nap earlier and you're hoping for an early bedtime, too.
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@Ergggg: welcome! Only one week to go until your appointment, yay!
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@DesertDreams88: Well my shape is nothing to write home about but now it probably never will be haha. I made DH promise to still love me with a huge saggy twin belly.
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@dominobee: yeah I'm at same weight but totally different shape!
You know you are in first trimester when... You post a photo on Facebook with an expertly placed glass of wine!
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@Ergggg: we have fists appointments the same day! And I'll be 6w3d. Congrats and sorry to hear about your loss in March.
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@Ergggg: congratulations and welcome!
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February Mamas
2/2: Bushelandapeck (#3)
2/4: Ladydi (#2)
2/6: DCrumlish29 (#2)
2/8: JJ2626 (#1)
2/9: Meowkers (#2)
2/8: Illumina (#2)
2/10: Honeydew (#2), skate13 (#1)
2/13: skiierchck99 (#1)
2/14: Tionn3 (#1), Drea1016 (#2)
2/18: Theotherstark (#2), Lazypanda (#2), beachlilly (#1)
2/19: dominobee (#1 & 2)
2/20: DesertDreams88 (#2)
2/22: jodyblair (#3)
2/23: magnoliamama42 (#2)
2/25: Patty86 (#2)
2/26: Freelikewater (#1), petitenoisette (#2)
2/27: CatchAFallingStar (#2), MaryM
2/28: Ergggg (#2)
Appointments 7/3: Lazypanda, Ladydi
7/6: Theotherstark, DesertDreams88, skate13
7/7: CatchAFallingStar, MaryM, Ergggg
7/11: Bushelandapeck, magnoliamama42
7/12: Drea1016, beachlilly
7/17: MaryM
7/18: honeydew
7/19: dominobee
7/21: Bushelandapeck (u/s)
7/24: DCrumlish29
7/26: DCrumlish29
7/29: Lazypanda -
What's everyone ages here? I'm 38. Any other "geriatric" moms here with me?
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@CatchAFallingStar: I'm 36 (37 in October)
I've been elderly the whole time we've been TTC
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@CatchAFallingStar: 34, turn 35 on 1/25 but with twins it's entirely possible they'll come well before the EDD of 2/19 - though I hope these little buns stay in the oven as long as possible.
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@CatchAFallingStar: I turn 33 in August.
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@CatchAFallingStar: I wild say this time it's the most continuous nausea I've had. I threw up more with my daughter but I feel constantly nauseous this time and it's awful.
@Ergggg: welcome and congrats!
@CatchAFallingStar: haha! I'm 36, will be 37 in December. Feeling every bit of that 36! -
@bushelandapeck @catchafallingstar: I feel soooo lucky that my nausea has been manageable thus far, especially with twins! It was actually worse about a week ago and seems to be getting better already - probably in part because I'm figuring out coping mechanisms. Sure hope I'm not jinxing myself!
Also, today I'm having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast and it is AWESOME. Soft wheat bread and light PB + J. I might have two! This will be the first time I've eaten a real breakfast in over a week! Plus I switched to green tea from coffee and that is helping me get going without upsetting my stomach further.
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@CatchAFallingStar: I'll be 28 on Christmas and this is my first. I'm almost the exact same age that my mom was when she had me, which I think is pretty neat.
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Aghhh just had a major meltdown, one of many I'll have over the next 9 months (and 18 years) I'm sure. It was spurred by non-important stuff but my baseball team was supposed to travel to Philly this weekend to play a team there and our host contacted me last night to say there was a good chance of rain today. I passed the info along to the team and most people said they would rather postpone. But a few people were already there or en route and a few more insisted on going, and now it turns out the weather is fine for baseball and they're playing, just with 7 players instead of the 11 that were supposed to go. But on this text chain someone was like "No more weather watching, I'm tired of things changing at the last minute." And then a bunch of people agreed, and I'm like "Uh, sorry I passed along information from our host? Next time I'll keep it to myself you prefer." Which I know is a little snarky but wtf? And anyway I'm so fatigued I wanted to stay home but was trying to be a good team player and not back out at the last minute. Anyway that just got me really upset and as I was recounting it to my husband I started getting emotional and then he seemed disinterested and I was like "Just let me tell you this!" And then he started laughing like it was funny that I was so upset. And I was like what the hell dude. I can't freaking help that I'm a bundle of emotions and tears come from out of the blue. Then I just started complaining that I'm too tired to be social and I can't even walk the dog because the poop makes me barf and I feel like I'm just sitting around all the time napping and trying not to throw up when I'm not at work. And on top of that I'm starting to think about how much it's going to cost us to have two and how he'll have to be a SAHD because his wages don't cover the cost of daycare and how are we going to pay for health insurance for all of us and we don't even have enough money to pay for current obligations because I just spent all my savings on air conditioning and he is apparently incapable of saving money and instead just leeches off me because it seems like every other month he has some big unexpected expense like dental work (b/c he his dental insurance at work sucks and he declined to join mine when he had the chance even though it's better because he didn't take 15 minutes to compare the plans) or a huge tax liability (b/c he did not buy health insurance and didn't have enough $ taken out of his check) or something else (like rear-ending a taxi and getting charged $250 that he doesn't have for repairs). And now he wants to go to a baseball game this afternoon to celebrate with a friend of ours who just became a dad and I'm like "you know I'd love to go too but we really can't be spending extra money right now." And agghhh I'm just making myself so stressed out. And I know it will all work out but sometimes it's hard to imagine how. And side note: getting worked up seems to make me feel more nauseous so that's a good reason not to get so dang worked up. /endrant
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@dominobee: oh god I hate when my husband laughs at me crying over something silly this pregnancy alone this has included me crying over organizing our fridge and crying bc my mother wouldn't cut the cake when we were with my whole family for dinner. Its hard to be the one carrying and also the one stressing about the future and it's not easy to explain the emotions that come with this.
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@dominobee: I think being annoyed at one's husband is a mainstay of pregnancy, or at least it is for me. I see it as a good opportunity to strengthen our relationship in advance of baby, I read the five love languages for the first time and I think it's honestly helping.
Growing another human being, let alone two, is a ridiculous amount of work. There may be other things you'd normally do that you have to let slide, and you shouldn't feel bad as long as you let it slide in a courteous way - taking care of yourself so that you can grow those babes is your main priority!
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@periwinklebee: I'm reading that too! My therapist asked about DH's love language s few months ago and I assumed I must be one of the only people who haven't read the book.
Maybe a TMI update...after some constipation last week, I'm having a miserable day. Omg. How much poop can one human contain??
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@MaryM: Yeah, there was some thread awhile back here where nearly every response said it was the best relationship book, so I had to check it out!
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@dominobee: I'm sorry about the high emotions and your husband not getting it. I feel like that probably true for all of us, especially during pregnancy. I fee like my husband was a lot more understanding the first and second times but now that we already have two kids, it's just expected that things need to happen and I'm always the one to do them. Sigh.
@MaryM: the constipation!! Omg. Worst part of this pregnancy, second only to the nausea. I feel like I look four months pregnant!
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@bushelandapeck: @MaryM: I've taken 1 Colace pill every day for 1.5 years now and let's just said it has made things a lot easier! The standard dose is 3 pills, so I'm not really worried about 1 pill daily, and neither are my OB, GP, or the ER dr I saw in March.
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@DesertDreams88: I need to get better about that! I have some at home, just need to remember to take it! Thanks for the reminder
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@DesertDreams88: I took one colace, like three days ago. I needed it then, but totally the opposite problem now! I seem to have one extreme or the other.
Hopefully at least my pants won't be as tight anymore?
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Congrats to all! I've been away from the boards as each time I intend to post, I'm already so tired.
@DesertDreams88: @MaryM: @bushelandapeck: great idea! I still have colace from when I was discharged from the hospital after LO was born...I should really check to see the expiration on that. I've been putting 2 spoonfuls of chia seeds into my 24 oz camelbak & that has helped somewhat.
One of the teachers at daycare turned to me as I was waiting for LO to finish playing with her friends, did a double take & said "how did I miss that?!? Congratulations!" I was taken aback as I had only found out about being pregnant less than 2 weeks before and said, it's leftover baby belly. I then felt bad cuz she looked so embarrassed & explained to her that it was super early and we weren't telling anyone because we were so early in pregnancy. Has anyone else had someone say something so early & you weren't ready to share the news yet?
@CatchAFallingStar: not a spring chick here either, just 2 yrs younger than you. The benefits of being "mature" is the early testing and finding out gender! I'm excited to learn earlier since it was just a guessing game with my acupuncturist when I was pregnant with LO1. Also, as a side note, it's nice to be on a due date board with you as opposed to the IF board!
Just 2 more days before we hopefully get to see a heartbeat! A part of me is terrified of having a miscarriage again. We haven't told parents yet as we told them after we'd seen a heartbeat each time we did get pregnant but after this recent loss, DH is inclined to wait longer before letting our parents know. His rationale is that it would be to save them some grief as well as providing me some space before the (parents & in-law's) start on all the restrictive food "suggestions."
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I had extreme nausea all day yesterday. I feel a little better today, but now I'm worried that my symptoms shouldn't be getting better. Anyone else have kind of fluctuating symptoms?
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@lazypanda: yes! Great to see you here, too! And yes, finding out gender at 10ish weeks is pretty nice!
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@CatchAFallingStar: I've had fluctuating symptoms. Sometimes I feel good and my boobs are killing me and sometimes I feel super nauseas and my boobs are just mild or not sore. Sleep also amplifies everything. I find I feel better on the weekend because I sleep more and relax and eat more. During work that is hard so I quickly deteriorate through out the week.
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@CatchAFallingStar: I definitely have fluctuating symptoms. The nausea has definitely been worse this time around than with my last two pregnancies, but I still have a day here and there where I feel pretty normal!
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@CatchAFallingStar: My symptoms change day by day. Some days I am only nauseous in the morning before I eat anything substantial. Other days it lasts til the afternoon. Other days I feel pretty fine in the morning and then nausea hits me after a meal - like today. My boobs are pretty much never sore. The fatigue is the only constant.
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@lazypanda: Wow that's crazy about someone already saying something! I'm chubby to begin with but have a feeling I will start showing in the next 3-4 weeks anyway. A lot of women who have had twins said they were showing by 10 weeks. Luckily that's when we plan on telling family.
Also, DH just showed up with his mom out of the blue! He did text me and tell me to take the u/s pics off the fridge (I didn't want them up in the first place but he insisted) - but I was having a bout of nausea and was laying down. Must have fallen asleep because I did not hear the text. To be fair he knew I was feeling nauseous bc I told him I wouldn't be meeting him and his mom at her new apartment (he was helping her move boxes today). They just walked right in and I had to run over to the fridge then also gather up all the baby/pregnancy books we have scattered through the house. I was like "Hey next time call me, don't assume I'll see a text!!" And I was also thinking... maybe don't bring people over to the house when you know I feel sick?! I guess mom would be an exception to that though... Now I'm just laying on the couch being anti-social, told MIL I don't feel well and thankfully she didn't ask any questions!
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Glad I'm not the only one with symptoms turning on and off. Yesterday was so horrible that I really can only be thankful today is better. I feel like I drank like 5 martinis last night (that classic hangover feeling) but I don't feel like I'm dying like yesterday. Ha!!! Ohhhh pregnancy. Gotta love it.
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@CatchAFallingStar: I just want to be done w/ the nausea so I can go back to eating normally... and cooking!!
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@CatchAFallingStar: mine definitely come and go. Just when I'm starting to worry I get a wave of nausea and then I wonder why I was worrying at all!
@dominobee: ditto! I've been eating mostly dry cereal and pickling cucumbers this weekend.
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