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Maybe it's a coincidence but I notice my queasiness has been happening on weekends. I don't know if it's cause I sleep in later and therefore have more time in between meals or what. But once I eat I just feel "off" then. Anyone have any clue why this might be?

I finally told parents (I'm paranoid and waited until the first u/s to tell) & the outpouring of love and support is overwhelming! Phew! Work also knows, because I've been sick there recently and it was so hard to hide. Parents want us to tell family at Thanksgiving (~10 weeks) but DH has a huge family with tons of aunts, uncles and cousins. Would you be comfortable telling that many people at that point in the pregnancy? Ob has no concerns at this point. Wish I wasn't such a worrier!

I am 10 weeks, 3 days and I've noticed a big increase in cervical mucus this week. Is this happening to you guys?

@MrsKMM: We're telling all if our extended families at Thanksgiving because we wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to tell them all in person. So we'll be sharing at 11 weeks for some and 12 weeks for others (just based on when the various celebrations are). I'd probably still do it at 10 weeks if we weren't quite as far along so that we could do it in person.

@MamaB: Welcome and congrats!

@MrsBrewer: That's really strange that she asked you about movement so early, especially with your first! I bet she just forgot and asked you out of habit, since that's a pretty standard thing for them to ask starting about 16 weeks. I'm pretty sure I have been feeling the baby move now and then, but I think that is pretty unusual. (Interestingly, I found the baby with Doppler exactly where I'd thought I felt movement and baby moved while I was listening and I could feel/hear it at the same time... so I don't think I'm imagining it). It's very very subtle though and not even every day that I notice it. I am looking forward to when it's more obvious!

@LindsayInNY: Do you think maybe you are just less distracted on the weekend? Sometimes I find when I am busy I notice it less. Otherwise, I would think that maybe it is that you are going longer without eating. Maybe you could keep some crackers by your bed and have a few if you get up in the night to pee?? I was doing that for a little while and it seemed to help.

@hocuspocus: When are you supposed to get your Harmony results back? So exciting! I thought that maybe I saw a nub in the photo you posted that looked male, but maybe it was a leg? Hard to tell what I am looking at! Did you post it to one of the nub web forums?

@MrsKMM: Yay! Glad your parents were super supportive! I don't think the risk changes much between 10 weeks - 12/13 weeks... maybe by .05-1 percentage point? I'd probably go ahead and tell at Thanksgiving since it will be a good opportunity to tell everyone in person.

@MamaB: For me it comes and goes. I think a lot of cm is pretty normal during pregnancy, especially near the end. Fun times!

@MrsBrewer: I can't remember, but I know it was really early...maybe 13 or 14 weeks? I'll look it up in my journal tonight. I have a video taken at 17 weeks that shows the baby kicking (visible to other people), which I remember my doctor saying was early. My daughter is so rambunctious, I'm not at all surprised.

@cascademom: I am so nervous for my NT scan tomorrow!!! I hope we both have good appointments!

Good luck everyone with your appointments tomorrow! Mine is Friday. I guess I'm doing the NT scan. I'm still slightly confused what's covered but I think that's the standard test at 12 weeks?? I Read online that your risk factor drops to 2% once you SEE the heartbeat-not hear it. I saw mine at 6 weeks so I pray they're right.
I'm nervous since we haven't seen anything in four weeks! I was able to eat a small bowl of corn for lunch so I'm really happy I got some nutrients other than crackers and sprite. I'd like to eat something green at some point soon!

Question for the group! Will you find out the gender?!? I'm so incredibly torn. My whole life I've always said I would be team green for the surprise, but now that I've been so sick-i want to know who this is making me so ill plus it took us a while to get pregnant, and for some reason it makes me want to find out now. I also wonder if DH would feel more bonded to the baby if he knew he had a son or daughter? I told him he should feel bonded regardless knowing it's his kid, but alas I understand where he's coming from!

@dc yoga bee: I am not entirely sure what is or is not covered with the NT scan. I called my insurance and they said even getting and giving them the billing codes takes a couple days for me to know if it's covered. I have really good insurance so I think part of it will be covered. I also talked with the office of the OOP cost, and it wasn't too bad, I'd pay the OOP cost to know.

DH and I are team green. He likes the surprise factor of it. I am sort of on the fence about it. I don't really know if we will have more kids and I would rather not know on the first round then find out. I think the main reason for me is that it is really not important to me. It took us a while to have this baby I feel like I would jinx something. IDK, DH and I try to keep our lives simple so we aren't finding out.

@78h2o: @Eko: I won't be getting an NT scan since the Materni21 is enough for my doctor. I hope that they use the crappy ultrasound though to show DH the baby. I'm guessing that my next big ultrasound will be the anatomy scan at 20 weeks in January sometime.

@cascademom: yeah, they said I could still get the NT scan but should skip the associated blood work, since it would be redundant with the Harmony test. My OB office only does scans at 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 20 weeks (with the later 2 being done w/ a better machine at the perinatal office) so I am going to do the NT even if there's a small chance insurance might reject it, since I only get to see baby 3x. They didn't have any issues with them covering it during my last pregnancy...I guess the only problem would be if they thought it was overkill along with the Harmony test...but, my doc said the NT can pick up heart problems that the genetic test cannot, so hopefully insurance will cover it! Sounds like your OB practice does more ultrasounds than just dating and 20 weeks? My DH has a bunch of meetings tomorrow morning, so I will be going by myself again. I hope I get some good pics to show him. I don't think it's even real to him yet that I'm pregnant!

@dc yoga bee: We are definitely finding out. Personally, I could never be Team Green. I'm too impatient and I want to start picturing ourselves with either a son or a daughter. I also only want to have to agree on 1 name, figure out circumcision stuff if needed, etc.

I don't get the whole surprise thing. To me, it is just as big of a surprise if you find out at 20 weeks versus 40 weeks!

@78h2o had the blood drawn last weds. They said the results can take up to 2 weeks to come in!! Longest two weeks ever lol. Have you gotten your results yet? I posted my ultrasound pics on a site called in gender and on the baby center ultrasounds board (I'm obsessed, I know) DH and I would love a boy first but I have a feeling this little munchkin is a girl. Here's another u/s pic where nub is more visible and looks kinda girly to me......

Has anyone been hit with cravings? Mine have officially kicked in, and they're kind of weird. It's anything orange flavored!! Oranges, clementines, orange dum dums, and especially orange Popsicles!!

@MrsBrewer: no cravings yet. I'm hoping I crave ice cream, because I sure do miss coldstone!

@78h2o: I like the way you put it

@MrsBrewer: Boys are fun. LO didn't get a nap on Saturday because he got baptized and had a party. Right before bedtime routine, he ran around our kitchen island for 20 minutes having fun. It was hilarious to watch.

No real cravings yet. The queasies definitely hr today - all day. Nothing looks good at all. I don't know what I'm going to make for dinner...

@LindsayInNY: bread, crackers, applesauce, rice. Bland food!

@78h2o I'm not very creative so probably just going to be boring and tell him. How are you a planning on telling your DH?

@mrs.brewer I've been craving oranges too! Mostly those little cuties I think they're called? Also any red meat & veggies and lemons with salt really weird.