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I'm seriously so tired today. I cannot keep my eyes open. I had soda and a refill at lunch today and I'm still nodding off. Also this "being mindful of carbs" thing is making me SO MUCH HUNGRIER ALL THE TIME. My friend who has diabetes says the first 2 weeks on a lower carb diet is the worst with the constant hunger and grouchiness. I just ate a mini Reese's cup and some baked Cheetos bc I had no other snacks available to eat! I am so ready to go home in 37 minutes.

@gingerbebe: ugh, really sucks u can't just take a nap day lol. Hope this is over soon!

@SweetiePie: aren't dopplers a godsend? Seriously, kept me sane when I was pregnant with the twins. Even now, we don't break it out as often, but we will check once a week or so.

@SweetiePie: eeee!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

For those who are getting harmony test, did you know you can find out the sex of the baby?! I get to find out in 2 weeks!

@SweetiePie: so glad you got to hear the heartbeat! what reassurance.

solidarity with all the rest of you slogging through ms and exhaustion - it has been quite a week for me. Fingers crossed we're close to the end of it!

@Boogs: you were right about not enough sleep = worse ms. I got much better sleep the following night and felt about 50% better. No negotiating on my 9-10 hours each night!

@Boogs: it's a blood test they use to find out if you have any trisomies. Like the nuchal scan, but supposedly more accurate. So not invasive. But just found out they test for gender too! Weird!

@tequiero21: @Mrs. Jump Rope: The test wasn't offered to me either. Doing my first blood test for the NT tomorrow, so now maybe it's too late?

@Boogs: I haven't been that good this weekend bc we were out of town but I eat a bowl of plain nonfat Greek yogurt with berries, scrambled eggs with salsa, or cottage cheese for breakfast. For lunches or dinner I just eat any sandwiches open faced with the top of the bun off or get a salad. I think one carby thing of my choice a day is fine or else I will lose it. I've been eating flavored almonds for snack like smoked or wasabi soy.

OMG I have today off and I am in preggo heaven at Hometown Buffet. I'm sitting here alone eating all manner of odd foods to my heart's content. Spaghetti with marinara, corn, salad, a piece of chicken, fruit salad and they have caffeine free diet coke and sprite zero!! I am eating everything in sight. So happy and worth the small buffet risk. Figure it's a national chain in a busy office park, it should be fine. Dessert bar is calling my name!

*ETA: I realize raving about the mediocre food at Hometown Buffet sounds crazy but I was seriously so happy about an hour ago. I think part of it was that I knew exactly what I was going to be getting there and I didn't have to make any of it. I just NEEDED spaghetti, salad, and fried chicken. Having things exactly the way I want right now keeps me even keeled. I had a hormonal moment last week at Quizno's when they 1) wouldn't put my sandwich on flatbread for me (they only give them to you if you order a specific flatbread sandwich) and 2) they refused to heat up my meat in the microwave because they send it through the conveyor belt. I was so shocked they wouldn't just do what I asked that I stood there stuttering, holding up the line. My coworkers had already gotten their food, so I just got the stupid untreated sandwich and ate it, but I was pissed. My coworkers were livid too - one swore she'd never eat at another Quizno's again. Not getting exactly what you want when you want it right now is so disappointing! Last night I didn't get what I wanted at dinner (it was expensive too!) and I was so sad about it all night.

@tequiero21: I am, yes.. but not much longer!

@gingerbebe: I have food sadness, too. We went to cheesecake last week and I was dying for this chicken sandwich on foccacia bread and it's no longer on the menu.. So I got pasta instead and sulked.

I hate when I get food stuck in my head and HAVE TO HAVE IT, then can't or don't.

Wow, what a busy thread! Exciting to see there are so many September 2014 mamas out there, I hope there's room for one more?

I'm due Sep 24, expecting my second, live in London, England and am feeling exhausted! Working full time, trying to look after the house, put dinner on the table plus the fact that LO nr 1 has never slept through the night = one tired mama.

Excited to join this thread and see the next 6-7 months through together!

@London Mama: Welcome! Looking forward to learning more about you. There is a questionnaire on page 1 of the thread if you want to copy and paste it

@London Mama: Welcome welcome! How old is LO #1?

@Littlebit: Nope, this is just my first appt with my OB since being released from the RE. I'm 9w4d today, so its still a good 1.5 weeks further than I've ever seen. I'm obsessively googling 9w4d ultrasound pics so that I know what to expect
And I do really like having a doppler. Not just for reassurance, but because it makes me feel more connected. Like "hi, baby, there you are!"

@London Mama: welcome! I think the 2 ladies are trying to avoid carbs because of gestational diabetes. Oh no!@ not sttn. Sounds so painful. Hopefully it'll get better by #2!!

@London Mama: Welcome!

@Boogs: I found this on the Internet - its a nutritional guide on GD and what your meal plan should look like. It actually looks totally doable. http://www.ecu.edu/cs-dhs/fammed/customcf/resources/diabetes/GestationalDiabetes.pdf

@SweetiePie: I got it for the same reason I got the nuchal. It's a good noninvasive way to let me know what the chances are of baby being abnormal. Even if harmony tells me I'm high risk, I will not do cvs or amnio. Not worth the miscarriage and we will love our baby no matter what. But good to be prepared. I do think my age does increase chances that baby may have chromosomal abnormalities. The only reason I initially declined it was I was too lazy to call insurance to see if it was covered. They wanted me to do it right then and there. I was like, eh, forget it, nuchal will get me close enough. But since my new doc recommended it, I said fine. That way, I don't have to go back to the fetal medicine place again for the 2nd part of the sequential testing. Added plus was I can find out the sex! I told him if they told me that in the first place, I woulda just done it lol.

@London Mama: Welcome! We are due just a few days apart. I love carbs, so don't want to watch them, but I may have to because of sugar issues.

@SweetiePie: If you're uncomfortable I would decline, but definitely ask about the Harmony as an alternative option. I had my ultrasound around that same time last week. She didn't print me the best of photos but we were able to see such great images on screen so you'll have a great time today!

@psw27: That sounds horrible. I hope you'll be able to at least get a nap today or go to bed earlier.

@gingerbebe: I'll check that out, thanks! Getting tested tomorrow and hoping for good news!

@gingerbebe: Thanks, I will! I'm glad that I will at least get results quickly!

Oops! Hope everyone else gets their cards today!

We told our immediate families this past weekend and said we wanted to wait until 12 weeks until we told everyone else. Yeah, no one listened and got a message from someone and I was shocked to hear the news had gotten around to them when I still haven't told my best friends yet.

@psw27: That stinks! It's a bummer when people can't respect your wishes.

@psw27: We did also, and my mom told someone she shouldn't have and this was before anyone in DH's family knew. Some words were definitely exchanged and I'm still irked by it.