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hi there! excited to be jumping in!

Location: NYC

EDD: 6/23 based on ovulation date - will get official due date from the doc in 2 weeks

First child? 2nd, DS is 20 months

Any symptoms? Slightly sore boobs, lucid dreams, very thirsty, and so so tired.

Who have you told? DH! This time around I would like to tell people sooner but DH is big on keeping it to ourselves for a while, which is kind of nice. But I'm glad to have this board to vent to : ) I think we'll probably do the Harmony test around 10 weeks and then start telling people if that comes back OK. I'm excited for a potential Christmastime family reveal!

Current thoughts/feelings/fears? I think I spilled all of them above already : ) Went in for first doctor's appointment today and they were able to see the sack and yolk sack. I go back in two weeks to look for the pole and a heartbeat. My cycle is long and I ovulate late so the doctor agreed we should be looking at my ovulation date rather than LMP, but will give me an EDD at the next appointment.

She also recommended I meet with the genetic counselor since I'm now officially AMA. This feels a little random to me in light of the fact that my last baby was only two years ago but definitely something that makes me nervous especially since my husband is also quite a bit older than me. But trying to keep that in the back of my head for now! I'm excited about this little bean!

@nwm: Welcome! We'll have a similar age gap too - DD is 18 months old. A Christmastime reveal sounds fun!!

@nwm: Welcome to the board. Christmas reveal will be a lot of fun

@csross217: I've been really into black tea, specifically decaf chai. I know you're not supposed to drink green or herbal tea, but the nurse at my doctor's office told me black tea was fine when I scheduled me first appointment. Also have you thought about smoothies? A smoothie is about the only way for me to choke down breakfast these days, and they have all the benefits of the whole fruit/other stuff that goes into them. I usually make mine with frozen fruit, a spoonful of yogurt, apple cider and a handful of spinach (frozen berries are best to cover the color of the spinach) or two frozen bananas, a scoop of peanut butter, almond milk and a dash of cinnamon.

@karenbme: I'll have to try tea! Just wondering - do you know why you aren't supposed to have green tea? I know caffeine is an issue, but is there something else about it? I just bought a box ...

@nwm: Maybe I'll try that! I tried just plain lemon sparkling water, but I think the fizziness was what gave me heartburn. I like the idea of something with a little flavor but low sugar.

@csross217: Although, I just searched pubmed and found this NIH paper (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18551467) that says that both green and black tea decrease folic acid absorption, so, now I don't know...

@karenbme: Interesting about green tea! I drank it my entire first pregnancy and have been drinking it this pregnancy as well. Something to ask my OB about I guess.

@csross217: Have you considered the flavored water drops? I don't know what they're called but I know Crystal Light makes some. Also, FWIW my OB recommends Gatorade. It is full of sugar but if that's the only way you can get enough water down then go for it!:

@nwm: Added! So is my doctor's office. I was already able to schedule my 12 weeks and 20 weeks ultrasound appointments with the prenatal testing center to ensure I can get evening appointments for after work.

June Mamas
6/4 - Sunflowerbee (#1)
6/6 - Dr. Pepper (#3)
6/9 - Ms. RV (#2)
6/11 - Csross217 (#2)
6/13 - Skinnycow (#2)
6/16 - Karenbme (#1)
6/23 - Nwm (#2)

Appointments
10/20 - Csross217
10/31 - Skinnycow
11/2 - Sunflowerbee
11/6 - Nwm
11/14 - Ms. RV, Sunflowerbee
11/22 - Skinnycow

@skinnycow: I'm struggling with the opposite! Barely any appetite but I need to eat every couple hours to control the nausea. I don't remember it being this bad the first time around....

I feel you with the bloat. I look very obviously pregnant by the end of the day too and need to wear loose shirts every day to work. DH totally doesn't get it though - he's like there's no way that's the baby already, what is going on?! Of course it's not, it's just that I'm backed up and bloated!

@skinnycow: My appetite seems to vary between ravenous and not at all hungry. I'm trying to make more of an effort to eat small snacks throughout the day rather than 3 meals but it's been a struggle. My DH now dreads the question "What do you want for dinner tonight?" since I can be very indecisive if I don't have a strong craving, haha.

I don't have any bloat yet so I don't have anything to hide for right now. Maybe it's a FTM vs. STM thing?

@skinnycow: yes it was--that is comforting!

i know, i'm extremely committed to hiding it. it obviously shouldn't make a difference, but it's a political process involving a lot of decisionmakers and i just feel like i can't trust that it definitely won't have an impact. i have one fall/winter dress with a bell shaped skirt that is very forgiving but definitely doesn't look like a maternity dress, and i see a lot of that dress in my near future, haha! when do you hear about your promotion?

@skinnycow: oooh that's exciting good luck!!! my promotion would be to be a partner at my firm so there is a big vote of all partners in the middle of december. still feels painfully far away.

@nwm: Good luck! Will you try to wait to announce until after you find out if you make partner?

@skinnycow: Small world - I’m a CPA too and also used to work in public accounting!

@sunflowerbee: Yes, small world! I've been out of public for 8 months and I'm loving it on the outside lol.

First ultrasound this morning! Things look great Measuring a week behind based on LMP which puts my due date as June 18. Strong heartbeat. My next appt is Nov. 8.

@skinnycow: Yes! I'm not too concerned as it was only my 3rd cycle after I stopped BFing and it was really screwy. We were NTNP and not really tracking.... I thought I knew when I ovulated but it must have happened later!

@csross217: Forgot to hit reply above

@csross217: awesome! must have been so great to hear that little heartbeat i am definitely counting down the days til my appointment next week.

sounds like you, me, and @skinnycow are in the exact same boat, measuring a week behind based on LMP! @skinnycow: i'm exactly the same in that we stopped having sex because i started feeling crappy, and it took a while to get a positive after that. i also was using the cheapest drugstore-brand digital i could find so i'm thinking that might have had some effect too. glad to be in such good company

felt my first pangs this morning of just slight nausea/dizziness from hormones before eating. i compensated by getting veggie burger and fries from my favorite place for lunch. 1500 calories later, no regrets.

Sorry to be a bummer but unfortunately my ultrasound didn't go well this morning. Baby was measuring 6w4d with no heartbeat. I hope everyone has a happy and healthy 9 months