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@Becky: Ditto! I had the realization that new baby and I get another shot at breastfeeding. It never worked out for DD and I - I just did triple feeds for 4 months until I couldn't take it any more and switched to formula. This could totally change the dynamic of those first few months...

@yellowbeach They’re adorable! I especially like the solar system one

@yellowbeach: Also, I haven’t been buying anything because it just doesn’t feel pressing and we won’t know the gender for another month. Within 5 minutes of seeing your bedding sets I was ordering crib sheets.

I’ve been kind of MIA over the holidays so hi again all! I’ll be 19 weeks tomorrow and just started feeling identifiable movement this week. Had my anatomy scan yesterday and all is well with baby...but it looks like I have a pretty complete previa (placenta over the cervix for those who may not know). This is a bummer - if it doesn’t move, it increases my risk of all kinds of complications and means I’ll have a cesarean at 36-37 weeks, meaning early May and foiling my hopes for a VBAC. In the grand scheme of things I know this isn’t the worst but...I also had an aunt with some pretty serious complications from placenta previa so I’ve seen close to the worst case scenario. So now I’m suddenly in do-everything-now mode to make sure home and work are set up if I end up delivering super early!

@yellowbeach: i like them all. The solar system one is my favorite though - could be because I wanted to be an astronaut most of my childhood.

@MrsJBeeG: @Becky: thanks - keeping my expectations low and planning for the likely reality but it would be nice to be surprised!

@Becky: that’s the dream! Although weirdly it would also be kind of great to take off May-August - trickier to take the 4th month if it’s September for me.

Hi ladies! Sorry I’ve been MIA. First day back at work after visiting family for the holidays. The Christmas lead up this year was fast and intense at home and at work, but I’m happy to report that my nausea is almost completely absent (except when in an airplane or car), as evidenced by the 10lbs I gained over Xmas! 18w2d today!

@skiierchck99: Yay for movement, I can't wait to feel her!
I'm so sorry about the previa. I have a very good friend who went through that, it can be super stressful. I hope yours resolves itself!

@JCCovi: The Willow looks awesome, but at $500, I doubt my health insurance will cover it! I tried calling today to find out, but the wait time was too long.

At 3, DS's camp options are pretty limited, so we will be relying on my MIL and signing him up through his preschool so that at least he's got something going on. I WOH, so it's pretty much business as usual with childcare for us.

My almost 16 week, post-taco, baby #3 bump. I’ve never used a support band during pregnancy but am going to get one soon as my mild umbilical hernia is getting worse. My doctors said not to get it repaired until after I was done having babies so I just have to deal with looking like there’s a grape in my shirt.

As for pumps I’m going to get the Spectra again (I only need to pay like $25 out of pocket). I’m going to try the Hakka for the first time and am hoping it’s as great as everyone says!

DD1 will do a few little camps this summer but nothing formal. She and I planned out weekly activities to do (she loves to plan).

@JCCovi: ooh, good point about the hsa!

Hi! I joined a while back but then disappeared because I felt so far behind everyone being due in July. It doesn’t seem like there really any other July or even August due dates on HB right now.

I’m 12 weeks today and finally a little more comfortable after a couple of ultrasounds and hearing the heartbeat on Friday (loss history). I’m doing my genetic testing next week so we should know what baby is soon. I currently have 3 boys so naturally everyone makes the comment about hoping it’s a girl when they find out. It drives me crazy and honestly think it’s pretty rude. I’m hoping for a boy, kind of scared of having a girl at this point.

I have a clotting disorder and had a clot in 2013 so I did lovenox shots 6 weeks postpartum with my last 2 pregnancies. I recently had another clot in October so that changes the game and I’m starting lovenox tonight, I’m really dreading it and now wondering what the end of my pregnancy will look like. I’m also still on prometrium and it’s the longest they’ve had me stay on it, they did cut my dose last night though and I will retest in a month.

Other than all that I already have my anatomy scan scheduled for the end of February with maternal fetal medicine and will be scheduling a fetal echo for a couple of weeks after. It feels like things are starting to move along. I’m anxious to know what baby is so we can start getting stuff, we got rid of absolutely everything.

Hope everyone’s pregnancies are doing well, I’m going to take some time to read through and see what I’ve missed

@cram88: Fellow July due date here! Yeah, hellobee doesn't have any due date board for us, but June is so full, I figure they can handle a couple more Totally agree about boys, I was pretty worried about having a girl because I had so many younger brothers, but my DD has survived so far!

I'm just getting into the 'I ate too many Christmas cookies' stage. My bump is basically only a bump to me haha!

Had an appt and got some ultrasound pics of baby. Kids loved seeing it and guessing whether it was a boy/girl. My toddler switches every day, but my 5yo is sure it is a boy.

Anyone have good belly band recommendations? We got the Ring Fit Switch game for Christmas and while it is awesome, the up/down motion is going to kill my stomach muscles.

@yellowbeach: You look great! Isn’t it crazy how much bigger you get more quickly in subsequent pregnancies? I will say that with my second pregnancy I looked way ahead of where I was until around 27 weeks and then I evened out and ended up smaller than during my first pregnancy. I get HUGE though and am so happy I won’t have to be wearing winter clothes during the end of my pregnancy!

@Becky: I actually feel like I look less bumpy but I never did weekly photos so I can’t compare. But I think it’s because I’m “fluffier” to begin with this time and it hides it better.

I’m still exhausted all the time despite being almost 20 weeks - where is my second trimester energy?! . Anyone else, or are my thyroid meds out of calibration? I’ve gone to bed early every night this week.

Are most people feeling movement by now? Sometimes I think I am but it’s usually only in the quiet moments. And it’s still the kind that could maybe be gas. I’m 16 weeks and my third pregnancy so I expected to be able to feel more by now. My symptoms are starting to calm down and I’m really looking for the reassurance that comes with little baby kicks.

@skiierchck99: I'm starting to feel a little more energized some nights, and other nights I'm falling asleep at 7:30 with DS! I never got any burst of energy with my first pregnancy, so I'll take what I can get.
ETA: have you had your vitamin D checked? I was low at my last GP checkup, and supplements made a big difference
I did manage to start washing crib and pack n play sheets this weekend and moved all of the floor toys into baby's closet (so that I could repurpose those storage bins for Xmas decor, ha!).

@JCCovi: @Becky: I'm 20 weeks and I'm still not feeling anything I can definitively call movement. But I do know that I have an anterior placenta.

@LAZB and others: Does everyone's practice measure fundal height? My practice does not and I think my doc would laugh at me if I asked (she's very research-based).

@BUNBUN: good idea to check vitamin D - will ask at my next appointment! I’m also on levithyroxine for thyroid so I need to see how my levels are - last time they did it would wait till next time unless I was having symptoms...like how would I even know what those were that was distinct from pregnancy lol

@BUNBUN: I thought it was standard to measure fundal height? I’ve always gone to the same doctor, so I don’t know anything different