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@hilsy85: I understand those concerns. I'm so sorry for your two prior losses. And I think its horrible that pregnant moms should have to wait more than a couple of weeks to see or hear their growing babies. You will hopefully feel a lot better after your next appointment. I know i felt better after my 12 week ultrasound. And no, I can't believe I am in the second trimester! Its crazy! Time is moving so fast. This pregnancy is so much different than my first, when all I did was focus on the pregnancy. Now, there is so much else going on that this new pregnancy seems to be going by so fast! I am not yet really showing either, except at home at night when I let my stomach really get comfortable.

@anniefannie I will ask in the FB group about how to add you. I'll let you know what I find out.

@hilsy85 I have had similar thoughts/concerns and I am not sure why. I haven't had any spotting, still having symptoms (unfortunately) but just kind of worried. I think because at my first ultrasound the HB was a little low (125) and baby was measuring a few days behind, just makes me a little concerned. Although my doctor was not concerned at all. I will feel better after my 12wk u/s.

@scarlettbegonia that is awesome about you and your husband. Great news. Glad the couples' therapy is helpful. I feel like my husband and I are pretty disconnected but I don't feel like we have any "issues"... it's more that we are both SO busy and stressed to the max, we have no time for "us."

@MrsADS: Thank you so much for finding out! I hope you feel better soon. Almost done with 1st tri!

@ScarletBegonia: Your weekend away sounds like a dream! Amazing you three girls were all able to pull it off. And I'm so glad couples therapy is working out great for you.

@agold: It depends on your employers maternity leave policy. My work's policy states that the employee must give at leave 10 weeks notice before taking maternity leave. So I guess it depends how many weeks pregnant you plan on working up to, and then minusing 10 weeks from that figure. I haven't told my work yet. I start annual leave in a week until early December, when I'll be about 16 weeks by then. I'll probably tell my boss from sometime then onwards.
Will telling your boss or not about your pregnancy have any ramifications on the big project coming up? Or would it be a big deal announcing it during the project? I wouldn't think it should matter too much. It's your health, and that comes first, it shouldn't really matter at what stage a project is. They also might be more understanding if they're aware of your pregnancy, perhaps not being so demanding on long hours or physical labour?

@agold that is tough! I think it depends so much on your work environment, work situation, etc. I am personally planning to tell after my 12 week NT scan. My work was very supportive with baby #1 and I felt so much better knowing it was not a big deal if I was out for appointments, work from home, etc. Also, with #1 I had to go on bedrest at 24 weeks so I had to start working from home fulltime.

Hi mamas! It’s been a while since I posted anything — this first trimester (2nd pregnancy) has been kind of tiring between the nausea and taking care of my preschooler.

I wanted to ask, if any of you have had bleeding with placenta previa. I started spotting around week 11 and I’m still spotting at week 13. I’ve gone to see the doc a few times and the baby seems to be doing fine. This is my first time dealing with spotting which makes me nervous. The doc said it was fine as long as I don’t start bleeding heavily. Just told me to follow pelvic rest but not necessary be a couch potato. I’d love to know about other mom’s experience and any advise that has helped.

@mamallama I haven't had any experience with placenta previa, but I did have a subchorionic hemorrhage with my first baby in the 1st tri. This resulted in a one-time heavy bleeding episode with cramps and on and off spotting during the 1st trimester. I was also told pelvic rest/take it easy and they monitored it with ultrasounds until it went away (around the end of the 1st tri). Good luck, I would try to trust that if everything looks ok with the baby, everything is okay! I know the bleeding is so stressful though, I freaked out a lot.

Is anyone else still just so freaking exhausted?! I think it's pregnancy + full time work + super demanding 2 year old (who is having horrible tantrums and every morning basically just screams and cries from when he gets up at 5:30 until I leave for work at 7:45). I am just so exhausted and I have SO MUCH TO DO all the time. I just don't feel like I can do it any more, like I am at a breaking point. My husband does a ton anyway, it's not like he doesn't help, but I just can't keep up. I had a breakdown last night and just cried my eyes out because I don't know how I can keep up with everything and feeling tired and nauseous. Trying to hope that in a few weeks I will feel better and it will be easier (I'm 11 wks now).

@mrsads thanks for sharing your experience with me. The taking it easy is harder than it seems - lol!

I totally understand about feeling overwhelmed— being pregnant is hard, with all the symptoms and hormones. But when there’s a little one already in the house it’s even harder. I also have a little one and have noticed the difference from being pregnant without kiddos around and this time around with a little one to take care of and think about.

@mamallama yes it's so much harder with another kid already here. I was just telling my husband - with baby #1 I could come home from work and lay on the couch for an hour when I was exhausted and feeling bad. I can't do that now. It's nonstop, no breaks.

@anniefannie yeah I'm 11 weeks now and I think feeling a smidge better. I feel bad complaining because I was never really like THAT sick, like throwing up all the time, but sick enough to be totally miserable.

@agold glad to hear your exhaustion is a bit better! I am hoping I will feel better in a few weeks. I put my son to bed about 7pm and I am ready to go to bed then too. But I still have to pack lunches, wash dishes, pick up the house, fold laundry, etc. etc. etc.... ugggh! Last night I just said forget it and went to bed (like asleep) at 8pm.

Unrelated, but we are going to Disney World in early December, I will be 15 weeks. I am hoping by then I feel great and have a lot of energy!

@MamaLlama: I hope the bleeding just stops and you don't have to get to that point!!

@MrsADS: Do you have any family or trusted babysitters that could watch your son for a night? You might benefit from a bit of a reset - a day out on your own or with your husband, and a night at a hotel or airbnb or even just at a friends house who can look after you a bit - uninterrupted sleep, wake up when you want, have a nice breakfast and hopefully your brain will be a bit more at ease. I mentioned in a previous post that I went away with my girlfriends for a weekend and it honestly did me a world of good - its almost 3 weeks later and I still feel the effects. My husband looked after my son for the weekend but MIL stayed with them and he freaking owed me after being out of town nearly 2 weeks.
I'm really sorry you're feeling overwhelmed. Its so tough the second time around with SO many more demands on your time. Hugs!

@MrsADS: We're going in about a month too! Are you doing the MK Christmas party? I'm hoping my 2yo holds up during the late evening (or at least willingly falls asleep in his stroller).

@MrsADS: Hopefully he has fun! We took our son for the first time around 18 months, and he really enjoyed it. We went back for an impromptu day trip when we were in the area about three months later, and he really surprised us with how much he remembered! (Which is why my husband talked me into getting annual passes so we could take him again while he's still under three and free.) So even if it doesn't seem like it, the little guys really do take it all in. We also planned on doing hotel naps every day, but most days he fell asleep early in the stroller so we often ended up staying in the parks anyway. Without our previous experiences with him in WDW, I don't know that I'd be willing to chance the Xmas party either. Enjoy your trip!

@MrsADS: No, we're not local. But I married into a Disney family -- there's almost always a member of DH's extended family there. So to him it's completely normal to go at least once a year if not more, whereas my family didn't go until I was 16. It can be a pretty different experience with a young child (I've been on Winnie the Pooh more times than I can count), at least compared to the days when we could ride things together or go drinking around the world. As long as you're willing to be flexible, and you certainly sound familiar enough with the parks to change plans on the fly, it's more than doable with a toddler.

@MrsADS: Oh my gosh. Were you terrified during the hopefully short wait between the doppler and the ultrasound? Early pregnancy is such an exciting and also terrifying time. I'm so very glad you got the ultrasound and saw a real baby in your belly! What a great thing to see. And hopefully you will get some great blood test results! Did you opt to find out gender with the panorama test?

@agold I was a little freaked out but my OB was like hey, it's still early, this ehappens all the time. Yes we are going to find out the gender! I am excited/nervous. Don't know what to expect. I have my NT scan Monday and if that looks okay, we will begin telling people next week (we've already told immediate family). I will probably tell my boss the end of next week and the rest of my work people the week after that. I HATE doing the announcement thing, it is soooo awkward, but I always feel better afterward once people know.

@anniefannie yay, congratulations!!! I have also had horrible acne, maybe that means I am having a girl. I'm okay either way, but looking forward to knowing.

So an embarrassing pregnancy problem I had at my ultrasound today. The ultrasound tech tried to do it abdominally, but could not see ANYTHING because I was too constipated. I was literally too full of poop for the ultrasound to work! OMG. She did it vaginally and was able to see then.

@agold: Yeah, im excited but still getting used to it. It totally took me by surprise. I know boy world so well and am comfortable with it, so in some ways, it feels like im doing this for the first time all over again emotionally. Is that weird or does it make sense? Girl world will be a whole new adventure!

@anniefannie: congrats! I was similarly shocked when I found out my daughter's sex but it's been fun having one of each!
@MrsADS: omg that is terrible! Are you in terrible pain? I'm terrified of constipation, if i don't go every day i take a colace.

I finally got my MaterniT21 blood drawn today, as well as some other genetic testing for things that I might be a carrier for (random genetic diseases!). Hopefully we have the results at the end of next week, and everything comes back negative.