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@charmed: Amen, sister! "Today, I am pregnant." That is actually one of the hardest mantras for me, since my previous MC was a missed MC--because, basically, even though I was telling myself that and not having bleeding or anything...it kind of wasn't true. But, I keep reminding myself that this pregnancy is not my last pregnancy....and there is a little babe growing in there this time....and I get to see it in ten days!!

@mfa_lady: thanks here's hoping we find the balance of enough symptoms without feeling terrible. Or, even better, that we get to a state of mind to relax and enjoy this.

@mij: how exciting! So glad you got to share the news.

@charmed: thanks for updating the list! It's nice to have that reference.

I'm also with you, @pumuckl, @mfa_lady and @pmrlady with the miscarriage fear. I really like the approach of one day at a time. When I'm feeling anxious generally, focusing what I'm grateful for seems to help. Maybe that's the approach I need to take.

So, today I am grateful that it's sunny, I'm off, and that my boobs look great in the shirt I've got on that's not usually the case!

@charmed: Thank you for getting this updated!

My appointment was moved to 28th and I have a new doctor that I've never seen. I think my old doctor left her practice? I haven't gotten the "official information" yet but I'm so ready to go the doctor already.

@mfa_lady: I LOVE this mantra. Thank you for making me think of this in a brand new light! I also have been terrified of M/C lately but all of this nausea sort of reassures me a bit.

@Oliviapope: Your positive energy is making me feel better today.

DH told the MIL this weekend. She's older (late 60's), it's her first grandchild, and she's my go-to for holistic medicine advice so it was hard not to tell her! She was pretty excited. Hope you ladies are well!

@mfa_lady: That exactly how I feel - either really good (and then scared something happened), or sick and miserable!! It's so weird.

@namaste: yay for first grandchild.

@ValentineMommy: @mfa_lady: we pregnant ladies are totally nuts

@mfa_lady: yuuuup - I keep getting them on my chin! ugh.

@Pumuckl: you got that right! It's a shame I was crazy anxious before (and had no excuse!) lol

@charmed: Thanks for updating the list! Don't redo it just to add this, but next time you do it, I have an ultrasound on Monday : ) I think it's the 26th : )

@mfa_lady: YES! It's driving me nuts. I have bad skin anyway but now I can't use anything for it and I know it's going to go absolutely insane

I hear you all on the miscarriage fears. I'm sure I was in the throes of sickness at this stage last time and although I've had days of feeling awful this time around, this weekend I've felt really quite good, which makes we wonder why!!!

The emotional thing didn't get me last time at all, and not much this time either, but yesterday I saw a bride and groom doing their first look while I was stroller napping LO and I totally blubbed. It was so sweet to watch though!

@mfa_lady: @travelgirl1: @MrsTiger: My skin issues are getting worse and worse too. My breakouts have reached sophomore in high school status.

That and constipation are my two most notable symptoms. I spent much of today feeling nauseous, but that still seems to come and go.

Oh, and hormonal moods. I'm easily annoyed all the time right now. I usually get along beautifully with DH, but the past few days, everything he is doing is annoying me. Stupid, tiny stuff. Plus he's suddenly being extra sensitive and almost mopey over my bad mood, which is making it even worse.

I'm eating ice cream out of the carton with a spoon right now. It's delicious. I'm disgusting.

@pmrlady: Don't feel bad. I'm pretty sure at 6 weeks, I look like I did at 15w last time. You're fine!

@travelgirl1: I wasn't emotional AT ALL last time, and this time I'm a mess!!!! It's so weird how hormones react differently each time.

@mfa_lady: @travelgirl1: @MrsTiger:@keepcalmcarrie: Skin issues here as well! My chin looks like it did in high school. Ick.

@keepcalmcarrie: I basically have wanted to kill DH every single day for the past few weeks and I know it's over dumb stuff. I am so, so irritable that it's annoying ME! And you're not disgusting, ice cream is delicious!

@mfa_lady: I'm getting zits by my temple, and I keep getting one in my right eyebrow - wth hormones?

@pmrlady: I totally pigged out on pizza this weekend I keep telling DH to eat the leftovers in the fridge before I do!

@keepcalmcarrie: @Pumuckl: emotional mess here too! Last night when I was trying to fall asleep, I started thinking about how I haven't hung out with my sister lately, and started crying about it! Like, ugly cry, had to go hide in the bathroom b/c I didn't want to wake up DH. Then I remembered I saw her Mother's Day weekend, and was totally fine.

I've also been having hot flashes, then I'm freezing. It's like there is no in between.

@charmed: I've been freezing ALL week. Last week was hot flashes. WTH??

@mij: Right there with you, sister. I'm convinced there's more than one in there cause there's no way I can be this big already with one.....right????

@mij: That was me on Saturday. I tried to wear a pencil skirt, and I nearly ripped it off. I looked 4 months pregnant.

Today, I look back to normal for the most part but ugh, when I'm bloated, I look huge.

@Pumuckl: I can't suck it in anymore

so beyond nauseous over here..I'm sure it will get worse, though! I don't have my first NP visit (pointless) til June 16. My first OB visit til July 1 that's when I'll have a dating US. It feels so far away..

continuing my obsession and worrying with miscarriages, I know generally symptoms are good (indicating hormones!) but with a missed miscarriage do people generally still have symptoms? I think I'm so worried because a family member had a missed miscarriage between her two kids and didn't find out til 12 weeks

@sorrycharlie: @oliviaoblivia: now you're BOTH freaking me out!
I'm sure everything is fine!

Am I the only one whose symptoms change DAILY? For example, friday night I was super sick overnight and nauseous. Saturday night I was fine. Sunday night, sick again like friday. Last night, I was fine. WTH?

@mfa_lady: Seriously. 7 days for me till the u/s and it's the longest 7 days of my life.

and you're right. I do typically feel nauseated at SOME point during the day, to some degree. Sigh....

Okay, guys, I just got super emotional at work (surprise, surprise). My cousin and his wife just found out yesterday that they're having another baby girl (!!!) and I just ordered yarn to use to make a blanket for her.

While I was ordering it, I realized that I could be making a blanket for MY OWN BABY soon! It was almost too much for me to handle. I just hope so, so much that this pregnancy is fine and good and perfect and that I'm really going to get a little babe of my own in January!

Okay, pregnant lady weepiness over.

Hi ladies! Love following all your updates and posts and symptoms, etc. I already feel like you're all much more on top of this pregnant thing than I am! I'm just muddling along, missing my diet coke habit....work has been insane but every so often it will pop into my head ("I'm still pregnant! Woo!") and DH and I are so excited when together at the end of a long, tiring day.

I do have some questions for you though - I have a BUNCH of travel/trips planned for the next two months. Some work/required, some supposed to be fun. I was not expecting to be pregnant and to get lucky so soon after CP! So, what would you do? I'm off on a trip tomorrow night (flying/work) and worrying about keeping v. early pregnancy a secret from work-related people w/ no drinking, sleepiness, etc.. Then, off on a trip at 8 weeks (flying) to FL for work, don't think I can get out of it. Then off on a trip at 11 weeks to Europe for what was supposed to be a fun girl's trip, but now am worried I will be exhausted, sick, staying in not so nice hotels, with a bunch of childless ladies that want to go out partying! Then a fitness/health spa trip in the desert (oops!) at 14 weeks.... I'm worrying. I don't want to waste a bunch of $ on trips that aren't fun and are potentially dangerous for baby. But I also genuinely don't know what I'll be up for! Is it smarter to pull the plug on the two "optional" trips (Europe, desert health spa) now?! Also don't want to count chickens before they hatch. What would you all do? Dumb of me to plan all of this in such quick succession...

@Gigi2: another vote for definitely go! I travelled a lot while pregnant with B and I was fine. Just make sure you hydrate and get compression stockings for the flight. Also I always had some dextrose on hand. I would probably also let your GF in on the secret that should take some pressure off of you.