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@Mrs. Pickle: @BELUGABEAN: @HILSY85: @CHARM54: @2LITTLEPUMPKINS: @NOVBABY1112: @bluestriped bee: Thank you so much!!!

Was also told I had an anterior placenta which I guess just means I will not necessarily feel baby move as early as some! Anyone else have this?

@hilsy85: I thought I had read someone else on here mention it but it's a lot of pages to fish through I am 18w2d and I don't think I have felt anything yet!

I should try sleeping on my side more but I've always been a belly sleeper. I don't fully sleep on my belly now, but its more lopsided with one leg up, so I don't think a lot of pressure is on my belly. I had severe hip pain from sleeping on my side my first pregnancy, and I'm terrified of that happening again.

I just had a mild panic attack last night laying in bed thinking about everything I need to do before this baby arrives, and then I realized I'm halfway there and time is flying so quickly this time, I am sure the second half will too!

@hilsy85: Oh that is good to know!! I figured it was still early but I'm kinda bummed at the idea of not feeling for even longer.. I was just relieved everything else looked fine!!

@NovBaby1112: I have been mostly on back and sides! I was going to start researching those pregnancy pillows.... I don't even know where to start?! lol

@Mrs. Pickle: Oh that is exciting!!! I can't wait... I have no idea what to expect!! I bet it will start while we are away on our babymoon and I will think it's something wrong with me cause I'm crazy lol!

@natalie403: I loved my Snoogle pillow (my husband hated it). I will be breaking it out soon this time around!

@natalie403: I have an anterior placenta as well. I'm 17w1d, first time mom, and haven't felt any movement yet. I think my midwife told me not to expect to feel anything until like 21 weeks?
I was disappointed too when I found out- I can't wait to be able to feel it

@BelugaBean: aw cute pic! yay for a good anatomy scan.

@cranberry: hope your appt today goes well!

@NovBaby1112: I made a registry on amazon this weekend and it actually made me feel better because we don't need that much stuff! Maybe that would help you feel more relaxed? what stuff do you need to get done?

hope everyone had a good weekend! Good news is I have started to feel some movement as well--very reassuring!! Bad news is I think I am starting to get varicose veins in my legs I am expecting them to only get worse as the weather gets warmer. Boo! Anyone else have them? I didn't really have them with LO1 but my mom and sister do (although my sister's have faded since giving birth).

@NovBaby1112: I haven't been motivated at all regarding house stuff either. The new baby's room will be in a room that has essentially been used for storage (and for my clothes closet- my husband uses the small closet in our bedroom and mine was in this spare room), so I have a lot of stuff to go through. I'm counting on getting a burst of motivation when I'm a little further along like I did with LO1. If not, I'll just have to set aside a weekend this summer and make myself do it. I'm excited to set it up as a nursery, but I have a lot of work to do before I get to that point...

My ultrasound appointment went well today- at least in the sense that nothing looked worse than last week. My cervix was about the same length, which is borderline short, and my blood clot wasn't any bigger. The bleeding has gotten much better though over the past couple of days so I was hoping it would be smaller, but not yet. But nothing is any worse, and although these things could cause something bad to happen, I think I could also just go through the whole pregnancy with them as they are too. I feel better about it than I did last week and for now I'm just going to try not to worry too much about it. I'm glad they are monitoring things though- I have another ultrasound scheduled for next week on Wednesday.

Today was the first time they did a 3D ultrasound of the baby's face and they printed out a copy for me. It's amazing what a little person she looks like already.

@cranberry: that's good news that the clot hasn't gotten larger and your cervix is the same- hipefully it will stay that way the rest of your pregnancy so you won't have to worry- I'm sure it's hard not knowing, I feel the same way about some issues I'm having.

@hilsy85: thank you for posting that!! We will def need a lot of that stuff as well- looks like it won't be too bad though!

@hilsy85: Thanks! And also thanks for posting your registry list- you inspired me to start one this afternoon. Since this is my second girl, I might just keep the registry private the whole time since I won't be having a shower. I think it's still useful to have a list though to keep track of what I need/want.

@NovBaby1112: Thanks! And good luck with your issues too.

@hilsy85: great list! what other nursing supplies are you getting?

@cranberry: i have a secret amazon baby registry going! just to keep a running list and to get discounts!

i also put a couple new toys special for baby on there (just one or two) along with a teething toy
a solly wrap (had a moby, but lent it away and now i want a more lightweight option!)
a second seat for our stroller

@hilsy85: just lurking and saw you mentioned the veins. I've had them with this pregnancy, starting at 17 weeks. I didn't have them
With C either. Happy to help if you have any questions.

@hilsy85: I'm definitely feeling some movement too! It was a long time coming, as with DD I was feeling movement a good 4 weeks earlier. This time this baby skipped the bubble phase and went right to kicks

I have my anatomy scan today! We are still staying team green so no exciting announcements, but I can't wait to see what this little one looks like. I'm really hoping Dh can make it, he's been so incredibly busy at work lately and today is the ONE day this month where they are pulling the trigger on a big project and he doesn't know if he can come. He's going to try and sneak out, if not my mom will come.

We potty trained DD this weekend. It went a lot better than expected...she goes back to daycare today so fingers crossed it goes well there too. It was exhausting and not at all the ideal way to spend a long weekend, but it's nice to have one thing crossed off the "to do" list before baby comes.

Hope you are all feeling well!

I need to get on the potty training. It just keeps getting pushed to the back burner.

Is anyone else not experiencing the second trimester burst of energy? I was exhausted, then a bit better, and now I'm back to being pretty darn tired.

@cranberry: Glad your cervix is the same length and bleeding has gotten better. Very cool about the 3D u/s.

@2littlepumpkins: At 18 weeks, my energy has gotten a little bit better. I'm still on the anti-nausea patch and have only needed zofran/reglan about 3-4 times a week, which is much better than every day and every 6-8 hours. I think nausea and dry heaving really drains me and the only thing that makes me feel better is to lay down and take a nap. Weekends have been better, too. So I would say energy and nausea is getting better. *knock on wood* (Week 16 was rough on me.)

@Mrs. Pickle: Woohoo! 20 weeks!!

hey ladies! i am new to the boards.. just wanted to say hi! my due date is 10/2. we're having a boy! it's our first. pregnancy has been such a mind-blowing experience. luckily i am finally getting energy back but my allergies have been awful! can't wait for my husband to start feeling kicks-- right now i can just feel flutters and movements from the inside.

@Charm54: this one skipped the bubble/flutter phase too and went straight to kicks I can feel from the outside! I think it's because baby really only moves when I'm laying down/resting, and when I'm laying down I pretty much pass out immediately.

@2littlepumpkins: I'm still really tired too. Like out at 8:30/9. It's hard!

All the anatomy announcements make me so excited for our scan next week!

@2littlepumpkins: re: being tired, i too was imagining at week 14 i would suddenly be re-invigorated, but that didn't happen. at week 16-17 i started to be a bit more energized... can make it til 9:30 or even 10:30pm most nights now. but every day is different-- some days i still take 1-2 hour naps. hang in there, it does get better. it's nothing like the early days where getting out of bed was simply exhausting.

DH was able to feel the baby kicks from the outside last night, anterior placenta and all. Yay! Fun milestone for both of us.