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@intotheocean: Haha! My sister was in the same situation. She didn't find out, but boy did she cry when they told her it was a girl. She wanted a girl so badly, but did NOT want to have a fourth kid!

@maddyz: Hope you start feeling better soon! Have you tried Unisom and B6 or Diclegis? It might just be enough to make you go from totally miserable to just mildly miserable.

@avivoca: I'm sorry to hear that what did you feel like after the pancakes? I've been feeling kind of off after eating lately and that combined with excessive thirst and a family history of GD has me a little worried. I didn't have it with my first pregnancy.

@avivoca: that sounds awful, especially when you have had nausea too. I've definitely been carb loading this pregnancy as it's been the only thing that seemed enticing. I hope that things go better for you.

I've been very quiet here, finally had an appointment with the ob gyn on Monday. Got to see our little bean! Floating around with a heart beat. Such relief. I'm 9 weeks. I also just turned 35. They talked through our screening options, either the typical 12 week scan combined with a blood test screen which picks up 80% of problems, but 20% with problems slip through. The false positive rate is also really high. Or we could have the nipt which is a blood test with 99% accuracy. Is anyone else facing these choices? I'm not sure what I think. I know my dh would want the nipt but I'm not sure what I would want to do with the results. Sorry to bring up a difficult subject but I was wondering if any of you lovely ladies are going through the same thing?

@MrsKoala: My midwife recommended Zantac because Tums last about five minutes. I have been taking one before breakfast and one before dinner and it doesn't totally eliminate my indigestion, but it helps. I am also being more careful not to lie down after I eat, which helps, too.

@MrsKoala: I am still deciding about nipt vs nt. I would like to get the nipt because of the accuracy but we also have hdhp and I'm sure it's not covered. I called the Panorama company this morning to ask about the costs. For standard test (not expanded) they charge insurance $3k and will appeal if the claim is denied. If you don't put it through insurance they change $700. With our cappy insurance I'm not sure it would cost much more than NT and 2 bloodworks. I have an appointment next Monday so I will ask about cost of NT and bloodwork then. I should probably call my insurance company too. I am really torn.

ETA: @Legowife: If I were 35 I would definitely do the NIPT because insurance should cover it (but I'd check with them first). And if the results are high risk, with either option, I would get a CVS or amnio to know for sure what we're dealing with.

@MrsKoala: I think they will check my glucose at my intake appointment. I'm going to ask about it at my appointment in two weeks.

@tlcbaby: Yeah...I've been trying to eat healthier since the beginning of the year (I wanted to lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight before getting pregnant). I also have way less of a sweet tooth this time, so that is helping. It was hard enough doing the diet for ten weeks last time, the thought of doing it for 2/3 of the pregnancy just makes me sad and want to eat french fries.

@MrsKoala: I found papaya enzymes to be helpful for heart burn. I got them at the health food store. They worked WAY better for me then tums.

@maddyz: Huh! I've never heard of papaya enzymes. I'll have to see if I can find it.

@Applesandbananas: I have the opposite problem. I had such a hard time going over the last week.

I got my first comment today. I was riding the elevator with a construction guy and he said, "Oh, I bet you are just misreable! Well, at least it isn't hot yet." I'm almost 9 weeks. Also, I make weird faces when I selfie apparently.

@Applesandbananas: Thanks. It's mostly blump because it's so squishy. I've got such a short torso that there is nowhere for baby to go but out.

@avivoca: What a cute bump!

@mrsjd: Hope you get to hear the hb today!

I thought my bump would be bigger since it's my third. My friend just had her third and was showing from like 6 weeks. 10.5 weeks

Appointment went fine. Had a tense moment where the doctor couldn't find the heartbeat on the doppler. So, she brought in a quick handheld ultrasound and we got to see the heartbeat so everything seems fine. I still get so nervous. We will probably tell our parents this week.

@skipra: Aww cute! I'll post someday soon when it starts to look bumpy and not bloaty.

@mrsjd: Glad it went well but so sorry about the scary moment with the doppler. Appointments are so nerve wracking at this stage in pregnancy. I'm kind of terrified for my next one.

@MrsKoala: We are finding out at our anatomy scan as long as baby cooperates.

Guys, this is the reality of working in a construction zone: I walked in to work to find a haze of dust/fumes because they are cutting into the back wall AND they are painting in the basement and those fumes are wafting up the stairwell. We've only got dust masks right now so I'm going to have to take a walk to the drugstore on my lunch and buy a better mask. I hate this place sometimes. Why couldn't they give us a day off or let us work from home while they do the dangerous stuff?

@MrsKoala: @maddyz: Jumping over from the August boards. Yes! Papaya Enzyme pills worked great for mild heartburn. Plus safer to take a bunch of them because too many tums can have too much calcium. Also try to drink a bit of apple juice or apple cinder vinegar.

Hi ladies! I have been stalking this thread for quite a while (many congratulations to all of you!) but had not felt ready to jump in before now. It's still early in my mind but I am (very cautiously, still!) looking forward to participating here!

Location: Northeast

EDD: September 28, 2016

How far along: 9 weeks, 1 day (but who's counting?!)

First child? Nope, LO turned 3 years old in November.

First doctor appointment: We had our first ultrasound last Monday, 2/15, and our first OB appointment on Tuesday, 2/16. Everything looked good and we were beyond relieved after a stressful first month. If all continues in a healthy way, next up is an appointment at 12-ish weeks along with our NIPT and genetic counseling (nothing like being told you're Advanced Maternal Age to make a girl feel good, right?!).

Any symptoms so far? I have been very tired and have had all-day queasiness many days. Somedays, I can get away with only a half day of feeling nauseous and I'm looking forward to hopefully leaving this behind soon. Just trying to get some extra sleep if I can and keep my stomach a little bit full at all times (don't get me started on not wanting "real" food!). The exhaustion creeps up out of nowhere this time, though, so I will be doing fine and then will need to lie down quickly. The symptom I noticed first was extremely sore boobs during the TWW and that's continued on, although not as bad (or so my memory tells me) as last time.

Who have you told? Very few people so far, which I never thought would be the case this time around. I have been feeling very "disconnected" from the experience so far and honestly, until, we had our appointment last week, I couldn't wrap my head around actually being pregnant and we've been quiet so as hopefully not to get hurt. So far we've only told one of my BFFs, two of my close neighbors/friends, and my boss (who is also a good friend and who needed to be in-the-know due to some upcoming work planning). We have been procrastinating telling our parents and are still debating about whether or not to tell LO first, hopefully around 12-ish weeks and then our parents, or tell them earlier before LO. I am overthinking it...

Looking forward to getting to know you all better!

@avivoca: Your work situation sounds like a nightmare right now. I hope it gets better. I can't believe you guys have to wear dust masks!

@skipra: We shall see in September!

@T.H.O.U.: Thank you! I'm including them on my next Subscribe & Save order for diapers as an add on!

@Applesandbananas: I love Elizabeth. That's our guaranteed girl middle name. We're still talking about names and we just can't quite find one that seems right for boy or girl. We had our list from last time but we found out that SIL is already talking about using one of the girl names we loved (even though we're not sure if she'll ever want kids). It would feel weird to use it now. Hopefully, something will come to us that we both love as much as we love our first LO's name!

@Periwinkle: Welcome and congratulations! Both Skipra and I are from the Northeast as well. How about that lovely weather today?

@avivoca: Glad it's a little better today! If it gets really bad later in the month, could you ask to work from home?