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@delight: That just made my day! I'm going to have to look it up. What Alice forgot is my fave as well. I've yet to read 3 wishes and one other one. I was using audible for a long time because of my long commute to work and the narrator for those was not the best.

@narwhal: I love Mumford and sons!!

@kes- I've been REALLY REALLY sick for like... a month So I obviously haven't been cooking either. We have been eating a lot of rotisserie chicken from the grocery store with pre-made frozen rice and veggies or store bought rolls and salad. It's not the way I would normally cook but at least it's pretty healthy (besides the sodium) and not as expensive as eating out all the time. My other go-to thing lately is frozen ravioli and sauce from a jar.

Canuck or Yankee? Yankee (although I am from the southeastern U.S. and we don't call ourselves Yankees in the South lol)

Occupation? SAHM, formerly in retail/ restaurant management

Favourite Book? Gone With the Wind, The Magicians (which is like Harry Potter, but for college and definitely written only for grownups)

Favourite Music? punk and hardcore.... Which you would NEVER guess to look at me but it's what I've liked ever since I was a teenager. Favorite bands include Strike Anywhere and Brand New

Favourite Hobbies? reading, cooking, going on trips

How did you meet your SO? We went to the same high school, but we actually never met until we were 20. He started working at the restaurant I was managing at the time and I recognized him from a friend's high school homecoming photo. We started chatting and realized we had tons of the same friends, used to go to the same concerts, eat at the same restaurants, etc. We started dating a couple months later and have been together for almost 8 years.

How did you find out about HB? Former Weddingbee gal!

@teacherbee: I'm Canadian!!

@caterw: oh bummer, so sorry for all the ER visits and the sickness.
@teacherbee: so far you, narwhal, goldengirl and I are the Canadians! What are you doing for your prenatal stuff? I feel mine might be a bit different cause we were seeing a fertility specialist for the last few months. I've already had 2 scans and have another on the 22nd for Nuchal Translucency. Why do you have to wait until 20 weeks? Aren't you offered the Integrated Prenatal Screening at 12? That involves the NT scan and 2 rounds of bloodwork. It can't be just in Ontario!
As a side note, i LOVE NS! We headed out East for our honeymoon and we had a blast!

@teacherbee: yes that is the IPS. Ultrasound and blood work around 12 weeks and another round of bloods around 15. Then they give you a risk factor like 1 in 1000 for different conditions. There is also the NIPT (non invasive prenatal testing) that tests for genetic conditions and gives you more of an in depth results.. Like 99% accurate for Down's syndrome for instance). If you have no risk factors or anything then a 20 week scan is fine! Must just seem like a long time to wait!!

@teacherbee: lol you'll feel it moving before the 20 week scan! It is a long wait though.

@teacherbee: I'm in Ontario! Have already had 2 scans for dating purposes and because I've had some spotting. Not sure what the normal protocol is. But as @Delight said, I think it's also typical to get one around 13 weeks for the nuchal ultrasound. 20 weeks seems like a long time to wait! But I suffer from really bad anxiety, so I might be an exception with how antsy I've been

@teacherbee: You'll also be able to hear the heartbeat before then! That's a pretty good way to know baby's okay. My office usually only does a scan at 20 weeks too.

@Goldengirl: ugh sorry about the spotting. I had lots of spotting with DD and everything was fine with her. I hope it stops soon just for peace of mind though!

@delight: thanks!! I hope so too!
@littlebear16: Nope, no cause! I see my doc finally this week so maybe she'll do some poking around and give me an exam. I guess it could be a small tear or irritation or something that wouldn't be picked up. Yesterday was only a very small bit luckily and then stopped. I just want it to stop completely, it's driving me nuts.

@Goldengirl: Hope they find a reason for it to put your mind at ease!

@Goldengirl: did you ever have to go to a colposcopy clinic? That's when you have abnormal paps and they have to laser or remove cells from your cervix. I had that done years ago and my doctor says I have scar tissue left which makes my cervix extra sensitive and prone to bleeding.

@Goldengirl: just trying to help figure things out! Glad to hear the bleeding has lessened though!

@Goldengirl: hey GG, sorry you're having to cope with spotting. It must be such an emotional rollercoaster! But such a good sign that it's little and decreasing. Focus on that awesome ultrasound!

@CedarMagnolia: best wishes at your first scan tomorrow!!! It's impossible not to be nervous but dessert definitely helps!

@CedarMagnolia: hope it's a great scan!

@delight: ugh more clotty spotting when I woke up this morning. So disappointing. I know I need to relax but I feel like I'm constantly on edge, waiting for something bad to happen. It's so exhausting! Am also having back pain which is freaking me out... but that could be in my head... and I always have a bad back. I'm reading so much into everything, it's hard not to!

@caterw: Sorry you're been feeling so crappy! That's funny I picked up some frozen ravioli, sauce, and cheese so one of my meals is going to be baked ravioli. The other was a frozen lasagna. And then it's going to be rice and beans (burritos). I am eating frozen meals for lunch this week (the little paninis).
@Goldengirl: I hope the spotting stops!
@CedarMagnolia: good luck today!

On ultrasound schedules, I am with the same group I was with my first pregnancy but a different OB. My last one only did a 20 week scan (although we opted for the NT screening so we had one earlier). This one is giving me an ultrasound at 10 weeks! And then again at 20 (plus I might opt for the NT scan again). I'm just anxious to make sure everything is okay!