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Location: Arizona

EDD: February 12th...although twins tend to come early

How far along: 10 weeks today

First child? First two

First doctor appointment: 6/16

Any symptoms so far? Nausea...but drugs help!

Who have you told? Just parents, sisters, husbands parents and his sister...and the lady at Target with twins because I wanted to know what kind of stroller she had

@newatthis: Congrats and welcome! Two bundles of joy...why a fun ride!

@swedishfish: Thank you!

@newatthis: congrats!!!

@newatthis: Welcome! I'm due 2/12 also, but with just one babe Congrats on your two bundles of joy!

I asked my dr for an earlier ultrasound (I mentioned before that I'm at a new office and they don't do the first one until 11-12 weeks) and he said I can have one when I go in for my appointment on Monday! I'm excited, but also nervous. It will be right at the same time that I lost my last pregnancy.

@mrs. tictactoe: exciting! I will think good thoughts for you!!

Hi feb mamas, long time no see! I'm back from my trip overseas, more exhausted than ever!

I went to the midwife today for my first appointment, and it went fine, but she wouldn't even try to use the Doppler because I have a tilted-back uterus, and she didn't think she'd be able to find the heartbeat. Also, my due date is officially moved back a few days to Feb 17.

I go back in 3 weeks, but the trouble is that I feel like I still don't have "proof" and am worried about telling any more people about the pregnancy... We do have the option to do the sequential test (is this the same thing as NT scan??), where I could have an ultrasound between 11-14 weeks instead of just waiting until 20, but I'm on the fence about it. If we were to find out our little guy had Down's syndrome, we wouldn't eliminate the pregnancy, so if it did have Down's syndrome, I'm just worried we will make ourselves sick about it rather than just enjoying an otherwise hopefully healthy pregnancy...

@Circusbee: yes, the nuchal translucency is also called the modified sequential. I'm of the mindset that I want to do as much research beforehand if something was wrong. If you have no risk factors, wouldn't terminate, and would worry rather than use the time to prepare yourself then skip it. It's not worth making yourself sick.

@Kbee: so funny, our tilted back uteruses! It kind of makes me feel better that your midwife wasn't able to find the heartbeat with the Doppler, now I feel like maybe I didn't miss anything after all since mine didn't even try. With our new due date, I was 9w3d yesterday at the appointment, so it looks like we are neck and neck! During the pelvic, the midwife did say my uterus felt like 9 weeks, so that's good, and I have had no bleeding or spotting since my last period in May, so I feel pretty calm still, just a bit disappointed we still haven't gotten any kind of audio or visual confirmation, you know?

@swedishfish and @scg00387 I think the right option for me would be to skip any additional testing (except anatomy scan at 18-22w, which I'm pretty hell-bent on!) as long as the pregnancy continues to be otherwise healthy, since we don't have any risk factors. DH is actually the one who was more into signing up for the NT. I didn't think he'd have much of an opinion, so it kind of took me off-guard. I'll talk to him today about it, since I'll have to let the midwives know what we ultimately decide to do.

Hi, everyone! I've been reading boards on hellobee for months, and I'm finally joining the discussion!

We had a pregnancy loss in the spring but are happy to be pregnant again! I was afraid I would be more traumatized if the due date came and I wasn't pregnant again, so we started trying the second cycle after and WOW! Success right away!

Location: New York, NY

EDD: February 16, 2015

How far along: 10 weeks

First child? If this one sticks with us, it'll be our first.

First doctor appointment: was June 27. Sono & heartbeat were good. We have the NT scan in about a week.

Any symptoms so far? Holy moly, it's been drastically worse this time. Dizziness and exhaustion even before a positive. Four weeks of debilitating nausea so far. I had to get on Diclegis. I'm even getting unwanted hair...ew!

Who have you told? A few close relatives and friends. But one of them has apparently been blurting it out to others. A distant cousin sent me message about it on facebook! I was stunned!

Just have to fess up:
Today I bought new yoga pants and yoga shorts, even though I haven't had the energy to go to yoga class, because they are the only comfortable thing to wear on my severely bloated belly. Thank god I work from home!

@Iced Tea: Congrats and welcome! I'm in NYC too.

@Iced Tea: welcome! My mother has been blabbing the news to everyone and not telling me. I feel your pain! I'm on Long Island.

@intotheocean: aw, you're close though! You're more than welcome to stay!

@AnneBird: maybe try LOFT maternity? I'm a teacher and bought most of my maternity clothes at Old Navy.

@AnneBird: yup! I'll probably buy some pieces from there this time.

http://www.loft.com/maternity/catl00006

I had a question for you all...hard to explain this pain but recently my lower right side of my back has this weird pain. If i sit or lay down to long if I go to stand up it almost feels like my lower right side feels tender and almost makes my right leg give out. Its almost like if you work out to hard on your legs and you go to walk and your leg gives out....thats how my lower back is. Anyone have anything similar to that?

I know I am doing a terrible job describing it ...very weird and doesnt hurt i just hope everything is okay

@swedishfish I dont think its that but thank you for providing that info!

I dont even know how to really describe it so i cant look it up online

I think i figured it out, I asked my friend who is also pregnant and she said maybe sciatic ...think that's what it is because it can cause weakness! so crazy, going to check in with my Dr as well

@swedishfish: yes i do! Def think i will make an appt!

@mtex14: With my last pregnancy I had something that sounded similar to that. I went to the chiropractor for it and it helped a lot. I've been also having some pains this time around. I use a lacrosse ball ( or any hard ball ) and lay on it and kind of roll around the area that hurts. That also helps.

I had a Dr appt today. I'm 11 weeks and so she tried the doppler and we heard a very strong heart beat. It was super nice to hear and she left it on for a while ( felt like a while ) so we could just enjoy it. With my GP, for my last pregnancy I had to go to a maternity clinic as she works for them and they make her send all her patients to them as well. This time there is a resident Dr working with my GP so she needs to follow 4 pregnancies from start to finish. They asked if the resident could watch my pregnancy. I said yes, but honestly I'd prefer to go to the clinic. They're all very experienced there and I really liked them last time. I'm just nervous if there's any complications or anything having just a resident. It doesn't sound like my Dr will always be with her. Honestly I hope I go into labour when the mat clinic is on call anyways haha. It'll be fine, she's super nice, I'm just being silly.