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@Mae: Thanks for doing the update!

Appts list, throw me in for Nov 27th for check-up.

Hope everyone is doing well and has plans for a good weekend. So much I have wanted to post but I just haven't felt up to it with the sad news we've had. I feel bad, and so guilty, no one should have to go through a loss.

DH and I are hardly speaking, I think we are in a bit of a rut and need some bigtime communication to get us on the right track again.

@Mae: Thanks for the updated list! I have a check up on the 21st. Hopefully I can schedule my anatomy scan after that appointment.
@Beebug: I know what you mean about the sad news. I can't be too excited knowing the loss that others are dealing with right now.

@Mae: Ooh ooh put me down for anatomy scan December 17 and checkup Dec 2. December will be an exciting month around here!

@anandam: Yes! I was at least thinking about getting myself back in! I and we have used it before and it's been a great tool to get us back on track. I have it for free through my employer either online, in person or phone, so no excuse on cost or timing! It's so accessible. Good thought

@Mae: can you change my due date to the 21st? Thanks!

I feel bad posting good news when I know others are suffering so I will just say are 12week appt went well.

@Mae: Nope, went right back home, changed, and went back to bed. Hey, it's a federal holiday.

@whodat: Ohhh no! I hope you are feeling a little better now.

@Glitter: @Mae: loveeee the bump pics. I need to go take one right.now.

I am home for the day sick. My sickness has amped up and I can hardly move without feeling like my ribcage is going to split in half, this cough is killing me! Glands are swollen and throat feels like razors when swallowing I went to the walk-in clinic after attempting being at work and she acknowledged everything wrong with me, but can't give me anything being preggo. Fluids and rest, so home I am. Nap soon, but I have to be careful otherwise I won't sleep tonight, what a crappy cycle. My throat is better'ish now, but nighttime was awful last night.

I bawled in the car listening to Remembrance Day ceremonies. That stuff kills my heart.

I didn't post last week about it with all the sad news we had, but I told a few people about being pg last week. I told my two bosses. One cried, the other rolled his eyes and head back like "oh nooo". Of course they are happy for me, but I also know sad to be losing me again. Due date is 6 months, tomorrow. I am super close with them and know it will stay with them and help in their future planning as we plan pretty far in advance for most of what we do at work. I also told a colleague who works at a local high school, I always liked her and we work semi-close given she's in a secondary school and I work in post-secondary, turns out our new house is on her street so when we learned that of each other we were super pumped! I was talking to her last week about work stuff and she said she was 16w and would be gone by a May event we have and I closed my office door and told her, I couldn't not tell her. Will be awesome to have someone on my street to "do" baby stuff with, I really miss the two I had this with at our old house, our girls were each 3w apart. We should probably tell our parents, lol. Two more weeks.

I think I am feeling movement, but have been in denial. I felt movement early last time, and this time it's the same feeling, same time of day (between 7 and 8pm) but 2-3w earlier than last time. The reassurance of the movement is nice though.

@Beebug: I'm sorry you're so sick. I'm also feeling baby though, and it's awesome to have it happening so early

@Mae: Ok, maybe I did feel things this early last time! Just went back and checked my email! I used to email myself stuff (like milestones, lol) so I could go back and read when I was having a tough day!! Here is what I wrote with DD:

Tuesday April 10th (13w3d) on couch and felt like someone flicked my belly from the inside. Came and went so quickly

Thursday April 12th (13w5d) on couch and felt like caterpillar was tickling my insides, came and went again in a second or two.

Tuesday April 17th (14w3d) on couch (I see a trend here!) and I was almost asleep and felt a quick jab from the inside and it startled me awake! Came and went quick again! Then again later in the night, felt like someone walking their fingers on the inside of my belly

Wednesday April 18th (14w4d) in bed and rolled over before getting up and again felt like someone was walking their fingers on the inside!
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I also compare it to a moth or small butterfly fluttering on the inside! Then it gets to a point where it's like someone flicked me (like finger flick pointer finger and thumb, then "flick") from the inside!

Everyone different of course! When I got to like 30w, I compared it to sitting on one of those zero gravity lawn chairs and our dog always lays under it when I recline and when he puts his head up and it hits me/the bottom of the chair, that's what baby movement felt like, hahaha.

I am slightly obsessed with this subject, can you tell? It is probably the single most thing I love about pregnancy....after a healthy baby of course.

@Beebug: Whenever I felt something that could be the baby, I've been on the couch too! Especially when my waistband is pushing against my abdomen. To me it feels kind of like a rolling, like maybe a mouse doing somersaults.

@whodat: Usually it's the first time I sit/relax/stop moving after a while, so it makes sense that it always happened/happens on the couch!! Mouse doing somersaults is good, I love all the things we can compare it too!

Here is a head cut off bump pic!

You girls are so ADORABLE with your cute bumps. So cute! I am not sure if mine is a bump yet or still bloat!

I have been MIA - since it's my hubs 40th birthday this month, so we are doing all sorts of hubby- related stuff. We went out to the country with some friends this weekend. I needed a nap after. The girls went wine tasting on Saturday, and I drank water! Boooo! I missed wine for a second there.

I am having the worst acid reflux. My taste buds are off, everything tastes like metal and I get nauseous and throw up. I have had it for two weeks. It started with a boat load of saliva in my mouth. I tried tums and Prevacid, and last week my doc prescribed Nexium. I still have not gotten it because my insurance has to approve it, and now they are doing a 'peer review' to see if they can Approve it. I hate insurance companies!

Doc appointment next Tuesday. Maybe I will get to know the gender!

@cookie_dough: I had a c-section with my first and a VBAC with my second, and can say wholeheartedly that the VBAC was the best choice for me. As I understand it, there's even more risks with repeat c-sections. Also I wanted to be able to have more kids, and with more c-sections it becomes more and more dangerous.

What was the reason you got the first c-section? For me, it was failure to progress (water had broken at 8 pm, and by 8 pm the next day I was still only at 4 cm). I was afraid I wouldn't be able to progress again, but as it turned out my labor was shorter with #2 and I was able to get to 10 cm with the use of pitocin. Recovery was sooo much better. I was able to eat and drink right afterward (sushi and beer!) and walk around within 30-45 minutes. I remember being so distressed after my c-section, not being able to walk to the nursery to see my baby (she was having some issues) and coming down off the morphine. Ugh I hated the morphine soo much.

So anyway, in my experience VBACs rock, but obvi it's your decision.