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@oskarsmommy: YES. ALWAYS hungry. And thanks for the encouraging stories. I'm hopeful.

@lilyann: thank you!!

No movement over here yet, but I have an anterior placenta. Pretty sure that means I won't feel them for a good while yet.

The pain in my abdomen is unreal. It's been relentless since six weeks. Sometimes it's just a constant dull cramping, other times it's the sharp round ligament, but also just daily discomfort or sharp squeezing jabs. It's so painful. I didn't have this at all with my first pregnancy.
I'm starting to feel my stomach form up a little bit more and that makes me excited! Based on the firmness I think the baby may be toward my right side!
Not feeling any movements yet, but still pretty early for me. Nausea is mostly gone unless I have an empty stomach.

This week has been sooo rough because my cold was really bad. I could barely talk, coughing all the time, not sleeping, but so tired. But I still worked every day (saving PTO for maternity leave). I think I'm finally starting to come out of it but still not 100%.

@Mrs. Pen: @anonysquire: Yes! It seems like any time I put any pressure on my abdomen (like leaning against the changing table when I change DS), I get sharp crampy pains. I mentioned Braxton Hicks to my husband, and he was like, "It's gonna be a long pregnancy if that's happening already." Yeah, no kidding!

@raspberries: @Mrs. Pen: oh help us!!!

@Weswife: oh I didn't even mention the sciatica. It's bad. With my first there were periods I couldn't even walk or stand.
Thankfully it's not that bad, but shooting pain constantly.

I've been lurking since my first post, but I found out last week that were having a girl (by the genetic blood test)..which makes me much more excited and looking forward to this pregnancy. I bought my first set of maternity clothes last night and today too, so now I really "feel" pregnant.

@Pinkberrry: yay!!!! A girl!!!!

I have a sister in law that's due with her baby this week and seeing her so anxious to get the baby out and no labor signs is making me anxious too haha. I'm like, "I still have freaking 22 weeks to go!"

@Weswife: thanks joy in the journey I guess haha!!!

I've been nesting like crazy you guys. I'm appreciating the push in motivation. We are possibly getting a foster child this fall/winter so I've been making more space, decluttering, figuring out family rules and chores and deep cleaning every inch.

@anonysquire: Yay for second trimester energy!!

We announced on social media yesterday!

"October is infant and pregnancy loss awareness month as well as our original due date for baby Jones #3. We are fortunate to be welcoming our Rainbow baby in March 2017!"

@Pinkberry: Yay, we were due another girl in here! Congratulations!

@lilyann: Oh man, you have the cutest little family ever! SO adorable!

We had our gender scan today - little man is measuring right on track at 18w1d. Confirmed that he is a boy, that I still have an anterior placenta, and that he's breech right now. Baby boy better get to flipping around! In other news, I'm sad that this is probably the last ultrasound - it's so much fun to watch him wiggling all over the place.

15 weeks today!
I'm just about over this awful cold so I'm finally feeling pretty decent.
No movements yet, very little nausea. Still tired but that's just a chronic mom issue lol! I was planning to get back into the gym last week then I got sick so I need to make a plan this week! My weekends are typically active, we go to parks and walking a lot. My four year old hates going walking but I make him and tell him it'll keep him healthy lol

@raspberries: haha well 22 weeks for him to flip- I think you're alright but exciting on all the good news!! Have you felt anything yet? I'm surprised they'd do your anatomy scan at only 18 weeks! I'm jealous. I wish mine was at 18, or even 19..

@raspberries: Thank you, thank you!!

@JennEn: I had a failed induction at 40 weeks with my first. My cervix was not favorable but my OB was concerned with his size since I had GD with him (9lbs 2 oz). I dilated to an 8 but his heart rate kept dropping after contractions and I developed a fever. With DS2, I knew I wanted to try VBAC. I hired a doula and my body went into pre-labor at 37 weeks. My OB was amazing and did a gentle induction (foley bulb, light dose of pitocin) and I had my VBAC with no tearing (DS2 was 8lbs, 4oz) at 37.5 weeks. Recovery was such a breeze. I know everyone's experience is different though. Good luck with your decision!

@raspberries: Yay on the anatomy scan! Plenty of time to flip!!

@lilyann: oh my goodness this is the cutest thing ever!!!

@codeitall: I have woke up crying a few times also! It's awful!

@gilmoregirl:

@Weswife: The kicks I feel aren't regular at all - days go by without me feeling anything. I don't think you should worry just yet! With my first son, I don't think I felt him move at all until around 20 weeks... you're probably actually feeling it earlier than most FTMs!

@Weswife: I think you are fine!! I don't feel movement daily unless I am really concentrating and laying down in bed and even then, I don't always feel something. I'll be 16 weeks this Friday with my 3rd.

I'm on day 3 of a migraine. There really isn't much we can take right?

@anonysquire: I think tylenol is pretty much it. The main page had a blog post yesterday about migraines while pregnant, if might say in there what was safe to take.

I'm still having horrible insomnia. I have a lot going out right now, so the added stress is really making it worse. At my last dr appt she mentioned a few things I could take, but I don't like to take sleep aids, as I get very dependent on them. She recommended magnesium, which I used to take but stopped. I couldn't remember why I stopped taking it, so I tried it again, and then I remembered, oh yeah.. I stopped taking it because it makes sleeping so much worse! The opposite of what should happen.
I'm 99.9% sure she had said I could take gravol, so I decided last night I'd take one as I've had a combination of about .. 5 hours of sleep in 2 days. Working 10 hour days on that little of sleep is starting to slowly kill me. I read the package and it said to consult a physician before taking. I took it anyways, but now I'm not sure. Does anyone know if it is OK to take? Google gives mixed reviews. ( Yes I will ask my Dr again, just thought I'd see if any of your Dr's had clarified first )
I'm so tired, I just want 1 good sleep to get me through the next few work days! The gravol helped a little but not a lot. Any other suggestions?

@MrsB2012: I'm having insomnia but it's not been that bad, so sorry! My phone is on my nightstand and sometimes I have to move it further away so I won't start surfing because it will keep me up longer. I take a lot of baths (not super hot) to help me relax and unwind.