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Survived the first PIO shot of this pregnancy. I'm not sure who is more traumatized, me or DH.

And I still get to give myself a shot in the belly (hcg) before bed. Oh the things we're willing to go through...

But I had a delicious dinner. Roasted eggplant, rice, sautéed potatoes. Lol

@Tionn3: FX for you!

@DesertDreams88: do you mean prometrium? Lol

Yes. My doctor tests my progesterone level biweekly. I'm guessing I'll be on it in some form until 36-37 weeks (when they stop so you'll go into labor).

I don't really "need" the shots now based on the protocol (my level was normal), but my doctor is being super cautious. So I'm on two 100mg shots a week and 100 mg orally each night. Plus biweekly hcg shots through the first trimester.

ETA... if it stays really high, I think I'll be able to skip shots and do just oral or vaginal.

@Tionn3: FX it's just spotting. FWIW when I had a m/C at 7 weeks, it was undeniable. There was a constant flow and it was bright red.

@CatchAFallingStar: I called early on but my office wanted me to try B6 and Unisom first. I've been taking the B6 regularly and it seems to me helping some so I haven't called back to get a prescription for anything stronger. I've thrown up several times but I think I've been managing the nausea pretty well and eating small meals throughout the day is helping too.

@dominobee: The coozie is a good idea! my best trick is to get two of the same beers and have your DH drink both (just casually hAve him switch which beer he's drinking from). If you do this just one round, people will have seen you with a drink and will think nothing of seeing you later with just a seltzer or soda. I pretty much always drink socially so I've practiced this a lot

@Tionn3: I'm glad you were able to be seen today & have a plan going forward. My friend had an SCH in the first tri (she was placed on pelvic rest as well for the beginning) & the SCH resolved itself by the time she entered the second tri. The downfall was that she had to tell work about her pregnancy before she was ready to announce.

ETA: my friend & baby are healthy & due next month.

@dominobee: oh I didn't know you had a SCH as well. Yeah I think regular OB on Thursday will probably reassure me it's not a big deal and just keep an eye on it.

DH is taking our canoe out on the river tonight w/ some friends and their kayaks/canoes to watch fireworks. I'm a little sad I'm not going but I'm just so exhausted already at 8pm and I know I'll be falling asleep by the time fireworks actually happen. I just told my friends I'd been under the weather and didn't want to push it... while hanging out at a BBQ drinking seltzer. Yeah...

@Tionn3: I also had an SCH with my second pregnancy. It was pretty big and I had some really heavy bleeding at 10 weeks. I thought for sure I was miscarrying, but the baby looked fine and the SCH resolved itself without any other problems. It's so scary to see blood during pregnancy, but I was told that unless the SCH is larger than the baby, it shouldn't really cause any problems.

@dominobee: it is hard! I swear at least 3 people asked me this weekend if we were planning on having more kids. So weird since my youngest is 2.9! Maybe it's because I'm not drinking but no one has asked about that yet. I have my first OB appt on Tues and hopefully we will hear the HB on the doppler. We told our families after that happened with my son but I want to wait until after our NT scan on 7/21 to tell anyone this time as I have this fear that there is going to be something genetically wrong this time around.

Wellllll I caved and told some people at the 4th of July party yesterday. DH and I had agreed to not intemtionally tell, but to answer honestly if we were really pressed for information, and we were... so we told. It was 4 of DH's work friends. We would be open about a loss, so I don't feel the need to hide, but it's easier.

Also, the NAUSEA. Ugggggh. I feel so gaggy all the time. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and had to wake DH to go get crackers and a mixing bowl and water and B6. Didn't throw up but so close. 5 more weeks??? Ugh. Thankful for "symptoms" but still.

@DesertDreams88: of course I had JUST read an article in Ovia about how pregnancy sex is safe most of the time...

@DesertDreams88: I told a friend who is 6 months pregnant yesterday at a 4th of July party. It's the first time I've seen her since finding out and I really just wanted someone to complain to who GETS IT! Hahaha.

That said I had a really good food day yesterday. I ate lots of broccoli salad, beet salad, pasta salad, one bite of a burger (and then was like "Nawww") and some pita chips and dip. The nausea seems to be really subsiding except in the mornings... which makes me a little nervous. But my sense of smell is still super sharp (today I ate an apple and I could smell dill on it which was way far away from it in the refrigerator) and the fatigue is still pretty intense. Looking forward to getting another peek at 7/19. My current fear is just that they... stopped growing. I don't know why that popped into my head but now I can't get it out.

The doctor gave me Diclegis for nausea - i took the dose thursday night and woke up friday feeling like i was drugged. they said they could make me tired.. boy did they. over the 4 day weekend I tried taking just half a dose and i didn't really notice a difference. So i decided to stop taking it. I'm learning that if i eat light meals.. salads/fruits/veggies i don't get as sick to my stomach. i'm finding the nausea is getting better.. i'm 8 weeks 4 days today so i'm hoping i'll be back to normal soon!

You guys, guess which sign of the zodiac my two little jelly beans were conceived during. JUST GUESS.

@theotherstark: I am super nervous about the SCH, but the ER doctor seemed pretty optimistic and said it was small, and I have to imagine that if they had concerns or thought things wouldn't go well then they would be honest about that. I hope that it goes away soon. I'm still kind of sort of spotting today, and my OB appointment is tomorrow. I'm hoping the midwife will be able to answer my questions, now that I have them all written down.

@skate13: I myself am an aquarius and im worried about having two more in the house, haha. As a kid I was loud and energetic and messy but also obedient where it counted.

@MaryM: I had a teeny bit of spotting the last time we had sex too, and I agree it's scary! Glad it stopped, and I'm sure it was just normal cervical irritation. I really can't wait to get out of the check-toilet-paper every time I pee zone. Everyone else does thAt, right?

@petitenoisette: Haha yup, every time.