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@mamabolt: I am so sorry Thinking of you.

@mamabolt: I'm so sorry for your loss.

@Bea: @hilsy85: @NovBaby1112: @BelugaBean: @NurseDMB: and ladies on previous page I can't reply @, thank you so much for your kind words.

@NovBaby1112: really well! Baby was perfect and measuring ahead a few days!! He/she was kicking like crazy! I am just in awe!

@2littlepumpkins: yeah they just give you your risk but aren't answers (even the Verify, Panorama, etc.). All of these tests are screening...the only diagnostic tests are CVS and amniocentesis.

@hilsy85: it does look for cell free DNA but there is room for error...this recent "info" statement from the society for MFM talks about this and about how this is especially true for low risk women. https://www.smfm.org/publications/193-cell-free-dna-screening

I had my appointment today at 14 weeks, 1 day. I heard the heartbeat for the first time so now I feel like I'm more officially in the second trimester since everything checked out today! Anatomy scan is May 15 but we have an elective ultrasound on Saturday to hopefully see the gender!

@bluestriped bee: Good to hear you're getting your appetite back! Hopefully the meds continue to work.

@BelugaBean: We have our elective ultrasound this weekend too! I'm getting pretty nervous

@BelugaBean: yay for hearing he heartbeat!! Our anatomy scan is the 14th so we have ours at pretty much the same time!

@bluestriped bee: oh my goodness, sounds so frustrating and miserable. Thankfully you should be getting to feel some relief soon.

@jodyblair: good luck with your u/s! So excited to find out what everyone is having!

@BelugaBean: exciting you will find out so soon! Yay for hearing the HB

@bluestriped bee: you poor thing! Hope you feel loads better soon as you enter the second tri!

@jodyblair: goodluck this weekend! So soon!

@bluestriped bee: I hope you continue to feel better!

@jodyblair: @jodyblair: eek exciting!! Can't wait to find out what you're having!

@Rainbow Sprinkles: I am also SO tired...and I've been having headaches every afternoon evening.

SO hard to not shop like crazy for baby girl.. I am trying to hold off until after 20 weeks though, or at least til we get our new dresser in!

@NovBaby1112: You can definitely find some really cute baby boy stuff. It's a little harder to shop for, but I love dressing our 2 year old.
@hilsy85: I've been having a lot of headaches too. Have you found anything that really helps? My normal go to is Advil, but obviously not while pregnant, and Tylenol doesn't seem to help much. I've even tried peppermint oil which doesn't really help either. Any suggestions?

I had my second appointment and everything went well. I definitely breathed a huge sigh of relief and it made me so much more invested in this baby. the baby is measuring 5-6 days ahead, but the PA said the doctor doesn't usually change the date unless it's consistently ahead and after the anatomy scan, but since i was traveling prior to that by myself, i think baby's just measuring ahead. I'm personally going with a due date of November 1 for my own sanity, so if we could update the list, that would be great!

my MIL and SIL got us/R some books about being a bis sister, new baby, etc so i think DH and I will tell her tonight and start talking to her about it. i doubt it will sink in until baby is here, but it will be nice to start prepping her!

I feel like a blob now and I'm up some pounds significantly, so i'm really feeling the need to get moving and be in shape like i was last pregnancy! it's just way harder fitting it in and getting the motivation with a toddler.

@jodyblair: @hilsy85: regular chiropractic care really helped a ton with headaches i was getting. it can be pricey, but there are affordable prenatal providers and I think it's a good investment in your health!

@birdofafeather: so glad for you!! My MIL did the same with the books. Dd really doesn't have a clue what's going on but I'm ok with that for now.

Hope everyone here starts to feel better soon now that we're all approaching/entering 2nd tri!! We got our gender results this week and found out we are having a little girl! I'm excited and really thought I had zero preference... but I'm also feeling very anxious about it and somehow wishing it was a 3rd boy. I think I just know what to expect with boys and am used to thinking about boy stuff... but every baby is different no matter what the gender so it is just a new, fun personality to get to know. Looking forward to hearing more good news from all you ladies as the anatomy scans roll in!

Late joining, but such a lovely supportive group, I sure would like to join in! I've returned to various forums since becoming pregnant looking for answers to questions and as a passive reader have been taken aback by the frequent squabbles and cattiness. Hello bee is such a welcome exception! Here goes...

Location: Kansas City, MO

EDD: 10/9

How far along: 14 weeks

First child? Yes, a girl

First doctor appointment: By coincidence had an annual at 5 weeks that turned into a prenatal visit.

Any symptoms so far? First trimester lots of nausea (but magnesium helped). Fatigue too (to the point where sometimes I'd drop or spill something and go "meh, I'll get it later" and then would lay down for a nap instead). Periodic crying (more like inexplicable bawling!) Smelling superpowers. Now I feel great and have started exercising again. Hope everyone else feels better soon too - for me it took about 3 weeks of gradually feeling better and better until one day I realized I felt like me again.

Who have you told? Everyone but my coworkers. I'm the only female employee at my company, and am worried about how it will be taken.

@shellio: congrats on the baby girl!

@gerijeni: welcome and congrats!

@gerijeni: congrats and welcome!

Had our NT scan yesterday! Nuchal fold measured 1.1 mm, everything seemed to go well, just waiting on the bloodwork results. Baby's heartbeat was 168.

I told the tech I swore I thought I saw a penis between the legs and she said "that's funny, I thought I did too, but I don't like to take a guess at this point since girl parts can still be swollen and look like a boy"

I've been convinced I'm having another boy though, even though when the baby popped up on the ultrasound screen, I suddenly felt girl. But I'm still convincing myself its another boy.

I can't believe I'll be 13 weeks tomorrow, it's going by fast!

@NurseDMB: What a cutie!!! My sister always joked that when her son was that age it was like taking pictures of a cat. Most of the time he was just a blur. But you've caught some good poses!

@shellio @rainbow sprinkles @hilsy85 @nursedmb: Thanks for making me feel welcome!