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@Chuckles: Sorry...I'm catching up. I had very mild cramping a couple weeks ago, but nothing as of late.

I'm still not nauseous (not complaining!), and I'm not peeing every few minutes like one of my apps is telling me I should be (and I did when pregnant with DD). BUT my boobs hurt and I don't have any miscarriage symptoms, so there's that. I'm praying everything's good and I don't get any nausea!

@raspberries: It totally is. Unfortunately since I have had two assisted births, both with fetal intolerance to labor, both with congenital heart defects, Magee is my only option. I am coming from near Greensburg, so I just hate the drive more than anything!

@bees_knees: I love Irish names, too!! DS has one and it took a lot of convincing (and bribery) to get SO on board. 10 months later and I still don't think he is convinced on the name.

Somehow we already agree on a first name for a boy and girl. It's scary....

@raspberries: @SweetCaroline: Thanks

@Ms. RV: That’s great that you’ve got two names picked and ready! (I’m a little jealous)

@LemonJack: Welcome! Glad your appointment yesterday went well!

@SweetCaroline: I’m sure everything is fine and your symptoms are just milder because you’ve done this before and your body is a little more used to the hormones. When is your first appointment?

@bees_knees: thanks for being honest about the 2 to 3 transition...i found 0 to 1 extremely tough but 1 to 2 pretty easy. with these two being so close in age i am prepping for it to be harder for sure. (but planning to go back to work earlier, lol.) how long did it take until you felt more established/like you had hit a new normal with 3 (and please tell me you did eventually hit that point, haha!).

@karenbme: excited to hear how your ultrasound goes today!

@LemonJack: welcome! i share your nerves about the logistics of adding a third but very excited for both of us

@LemonJack: hi! Welcome! I was also nervous about logistics if a third, but we are adding a 4th so we must have figured it out and SAME about nausea hitting me hard. I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Pink Stork and started taking it (probiotics, magnesium spray, and something else) I told DH maybe if I throw everything at it right now it will be better I also have some B6/unisom but that has never worked for me in the past...probably because I don’t take enough because I’ve always been nursing in my early pregnancies so I just take small doses.

@nwm: I TOTALLY hit that point! I actually specifically remember the first time I had all three of them out in busy(ish) public. DH was in a huge sporting goods store, and I stayed in the car with all 3 boys while I nursed DS3, and then we went in to meet him. We were on “our own” for like 15 min in the store...It seems so silly,, but that was the first time I had navigated the world with all 3 DS3 was 2.5 months old. That gave me a boost of confidence (like hi yes I can actually do this!).

When we were out I always wore DS3 so I could hold 2 little hands. Sometimes I would even wear DS3 and carry DS2 simultaneously just into the store or whatever. I’m sure I looked insane. We don’t live in a walkable area (we are super rural) or I would have just strapped everyone into the stroller!

@karenbme: anxious to hear about your US!

@Ms. RV: I can’t believe you already agree on names! Awesome. I think we won’t even start discussion until we know the sex.

@bees_knees: I almost feel like the girl names I had picked out for DS1 and DS2 were just for the little girl that would have been if they weren't boys, if that makes sense? So it's starting over from scratch here, but I'm not even going to think about it until we know if it's a girl or a boy (which will hopefully be sooner rather than later, since we plan to do the NIPT.) My oldest's name is Kieran, which I think sounds a little too similar to Cormac, but I really like that one!

@Ms. RV: Ah yuck. Hopefully you'll go into labor when you're already in the city for another reason so you don't have to make that drive with contractions. My hospital in Massachusetts was about 25 minutes away, and that was just excruciating.

@NWM: @LemonJack: We're adding number 3 too. Going from 1 to 2 was really tough here, but they were pretty close together at just a little over 18 months apart - DS2 will be almost 3 when this baby is born, so I'm hoping it'll be a little easier if he's more self-reliant (and potty trained!) If not, at least there are a few of us making the 2 to 3 transition so we can all commiserate together

@karenbme: Awesome news!!! Congratulations!

@karenbme: yay!!! so glad to hear this update!
my next appt is a week from friday too!

@raspberries: @bees_knees: @nwm: @SweetCaroline: Thanks! I’m so relieved to make it to this point. Probably won’t really breathe until May, but step 1 is out of the way.

@bees_knees: Hahaha, I feel like if this one is a boy, I might just put up a poll on HB for names and let the internet name him

@LemonJack: Ahhh, that's giving me hope! My two boys play so well together now, I'm hoping they're still like this when the baby comes along so they aren't feeling my shift in attention as much. My oldest just loves babies, so I know he won't have any issues, but I feel like DS2 might be a little resentful. And yes, I've done the NIPT both times before - my old OB was part of a pilot program for Panorama, so they offered it to all clients free of charge. It really gave me a lot of peace of mind (and clearly spoiled me, because I'm willing to pay out of pocket for it now that I'm not getting it for free!)

@karenbme: thanks for checking in! Sorry I haven't been posting but vacation has been exhausting. I've been following along though. Congrats on your great ultrasound! I'm sure you'll get to see the heartbeat next week.
I'm hanging in there. I don't really have any nausea except a tiny bit right after eating. But food in general just seems gross. I had to leave breakfast early this morning because everyone's food was grossing me out. Otherwise things seem pretty standard, symptoms-wise: sore boobs, fatigue, and bloating. The bloating is the worst. After walking around all day and eating, I look like 6 months pregnant. My next ultrasound is Wednesday next week.

@karenbme: I appreciate the check in also, my dad has a gross habit of chewing with his mouth open and talking with food in his mouth. Which is it's own issue (as in, this is a basic adult life skill - does he do it at business dinners?), but it's especially gross when food is already grossing me out. I'm glad to be in warmer weather, but I'm super ready for vacation to be over.

How is everyone feeling? Any new symptoms? Dr appointments? I'm counting down the days until my ultrasound on Wednesday. I have no sense of whether this pregnancy is going well or not, symptoms and intuition-wise.

@Chuckles: Thanks for checking in on the board! I'm feeling not pregnant, except for the breast tenderness. Eleven days until my ultrasound.

Best of luck to you and @karenbme: on your ultrasounds this week! DH and I are going to a B&B for 2 nights this weekend, DD is going to hang with the grandparents. It will be some nice R&R for us. So I'm trying to look forward to that so the time passes quickly.

@Chuckles: I feel the same as you. I’m feeling slightly nauseous, but at this point in my other two pregnancies I had terrible nausea and exhaustion. I also don’t have any food aversions yet. It would be wonderful if this lasted, although it’s a little nerve wracking too! Good luck on Wednesday!

@LemonJack: oh yeah, it for sure has been an early pregnancy symptom for me.

@nwm: Good to know about the dreams. I don’t remember having many with my other pregnancies.

Also, just wanted to add that I had some spotting with my second pregnancy, and everything was fine. I now have a healthy (almost) two year old.

@Chuckles: I feel...not pregnant? I mean I'm EXHAUSTED (I mean, I'm always tired...but way more than usual ) and I get waves of nausea, but by this point with my other pregnancies I was soooo sick. I'm not complaining, I just hope it's not a bad sign. And dreams are totally a pregnancy thing for me too! I think it's a combination of all the progesterone and the light sleeping? I always have crazy dreams...but pregnancy makes them super extra.

@LemonJack: Same!! Maybe our bodies are finally used to all of these hormones?

@nwm: I don't know how you could ever be Team Green. I'm waaaaay too impatient, so props to you!

Have you guys told anyone yet? I've only told one friend (who I was close with in college) and that's only because she told me ASAP with her last pregnancy so I feel like I owed her All of my in laws were here over the weekend for DS1's birthday and, while it would have been fun to tell them in person...they have proven in the past that they can't keep a secret to save their lives. We will probably tell my fam soon (they are local, can keep secrets, and we need my mom to help with childcare during our US appointment anyways!)

@karenbme: @nwm: Oh my gosh, the comments we got when we were pregnant with DS3 were soooo rude. Like. Yes it is another boy. Yes we are still excited. Even now when people see me out and about with 3 boys...DO YOU ACTUALLY HEAR WHAT IS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH? And my kids can hear you, thanks. I usually just politely smile but I think I need to come up with something witty to fire back at people. *eyeroll*

@karenbme: Yes...asked if we were still excited, would ask "is this one a girl?!" and then "awwww. dang." when I told them it was a boy, one woman literally "offered her sympathies" when she heard it was a boy. WTF?! People are rude.

Sounds normal to me. I get all sorts of weird cramping/twinges! There's a lot happening in there! haha