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@LovelyPlum: I can't remember if I saw your announcement already!!!! Congrats mama!

@Aspen: Welcome! I've had sore/itchy armpits too - isn't that such a weird symptom?

@Mrs. Pen: That would freak me out too - so glad it stopped!

@lilyann: I have a prenatal appt Tuesday with the midwife! Hopefully we can hear heartbeat again that day.

Well, I think I'm gonna have to break out the maternity clothes this weekend - I tried to pull on my loosest pair of jeans for casual Friday today, and it was just too uncomfortable. I was hoping to make it a little bit longer, but no such luck!

Hey - New to the board and mom-boards in general. Recently left a career and am a SAHM mom while I slowly look for new work. Here are my "stats"

Location: Seattle, WA

EDD: March 4th

How far along: 13w6d

First child? Second (and a complete surprise). Our 13-month old was achieved through IVF

First doctor appointment: at 8 weeks

Any symptoms so far? Significant nausea (on Zoran), but it is subsiding slowly

Who have you told? I texted a photo of the pregnancy test to my husband at work, who promptly posted it on Facebook. So, basically everyone knew.

Thanks for listening, I hope this is a fun, safe place to talk about all things baby.

@MrsB2012: I was so not cool with it. Neither was my mom, LOL! "you told Facebook before you told me, I see how much I mean to you"

@JennEn: Welcome and congrats on baby number 2! I have a 13-month old too!

@JennEn: I would have killed my husband if he did that!

@Weswife: Thanks for the congrats! We're pretty excited (obviously my husband is, anyway!). Re: nausea/vomiting - for me it didn't stop until I was put on the Zofran. I was puking first thing in the morning (more like dry-heaving) and then every meal was a total loss. With my first, I was able to finally reduce and then stop taking my medications around 22 weeks. This pregnancy is a little gentler this time, and I'm only taking one pill a day (currently 14 weeks) and there have been a few days where I didn't need one at all. I'm now focusing on trying to regain the weight I lost during the first trimester.

If you're really puking everything (water included), talk to your doctor. Just my unsolicited, non-medical professional, advise.

Hang in there.

I've actually been feeling really good the last few days (knock on wood). I'm 11 weeks today (adjusted from my US). I have had very minimal nausea the last two days and only 1-2 episodes of heaving. My food aversions have been a lot better too!
I'm shocked because I was sick for so long with my first pregnancy. I hope it sticks and not just a fluke.

Has anyone had cramps??? I have some today and it's totally freaking me out!

@mrsmacSLP: I ordered two pairs from Motherhood maternity this weekend. I can't wait for them. My sister has all my maternity clothes and I can't wait to get them back ( any day now!)

@Mrs. Pen: Hope the good feeling sticks!

So I had an emergency ob appointment today and baby is doing great! I am so relieved! He said pain is normal, but due to my last loss would rather me come in to be sure and feel ok. Also we have the gender... But in an envelope ha! So we don't know what it is yet!

@delight: thank you!

@JennEn: congratulations!! You poor thing with the being sick. I'm on Zofran and Diclegis now, and it's terrible.

@Weswife: I'm so glad babe is OK!! And I hear you on the sick needing to end. I'm losing my mind over here. Not as much throwing up right now, but the nausea has me bed ridden most of the time. I can't stand it.

@LovelyPlum: oh no! I don't feel nauseous so much I literally just throw up randomly! It's so irritating! But round ligaments pains have started according to my doctor and boy do they hurt!!! Ekk

By the way I am so sorry I post so often I keep forgetting to push to reply to everyone before I submit! Grr

@Mrs. Pen: I wasn't supposed to know until the last week of October. But during the scan he apparently could tell and said do you want to know. I said no and then later I said he could put it in an envelope! 13 weeks tomorrow it's amazing

@Weswife: Ahh, so exciting! Are you gonna do anything fun to reveal the sex?

@Mrs. Pen: We found out the sex via the NIPT blood test - apparently chromosomes cross over to a mother's blood pretty early in pregnancy, so you give a blood sample and if they detect a Y chromosome, it's a boy - if not, it's a girl! It's the same way they can figure out if a baby has a chromosomal abnormality (like, if there's a third copy of the 21st chromosome and the mother doesn't have any chromosomal disorders, it'd mean the baby has Down Syndrome.) My OB has some kind of arrangement with Panorama so all of their clients can have NIPT testing done for free.

@mrsmacSLP: Awww, that's cute! It'll be so nice to do a reveal when your family is all gathered together for Thanksgiving.

@raspberries: @Mrs. Pen: honestly I don't know but he does the anatamy scan and everything so I am pretty sure he knows what he is doing. Most ob's send you to a tech for all of that! Mine doesn't!

Also yes we actually are taking announcement photos on Friday. Supposed to be Monday but I cancelled since I was freaking out about cramps. So now we are going to pop a huge gender balloon during our photo shoot! Then the next day we are going to do another one with family who loves close by and have some pink and blue dessert! My friend used to own a bakery so she is on it! I am so excited I can't wait! DH is feeling a little overwhelmed. But since this is our only free weekend till November it makes sense to do it. Plus the timing with our photos is perfect, I would hate to skip it and then miss her capturing that moment.

@mrsmacSLP: I haven't told my boss yet.
I'm a homecare RN, so I don't see my supervisor/boss on a regular basis. We occasionally have team meetings, which will likely be the best place to catch my supervisor. My boss will have to be told via email because I never see her!
I'm so nervous to tell them- even though as an RN, all my bosses are female and all have kids!

haven't told my boss yet, but my producer just outed me in front of everyone, asking about my belly. I was still easily flying under the is she / isn't she banner, but put on the spot I couldn't lie. Guess I'm delusional about ho much I really am showing..