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@mommygrace: welcome! There are lots of us with appointments on that day!

@mommygrace: welcome!

@StrawberryBee: That sounds super frustrating - fingers crossed that one of the people seeing it tomorrow will be it!

@mommygrace: congrats and welcome!

I woke up this morning to light brown spotting and called the nursing line. No other symptoms except lower back pain which I've had since the positive test. I guess this can be common in the first tri? Have any of you guys experienced this? I feel silly for feeling a little panicked but can't help myself...

@mommygrace: welcome!

@YouGotMe: how fun! I wish I lived close to friends.

@periwinklebee: How are you doing? I wanted to say, I'm sorry you're going through this stressful limbo period. I lurk on an infertility forum and a poster had a similar situation as you (SCH, low fetal heart rate, measuring small) and I just looked to see if she updated and her baby is doing well. I know every situation is different, so I'm not trying to give false hope. But hang in there!!

My appointment is a long way off, so I'm just trying to get through the days until then. I had to lie to my mom about our (now scrapped) plan for fertility treatments, she wanted an update on it all. My dad was gone for the day, and I really didn't want to tell them yet anyway. I just don't want to talk about it with people. I would be too uncomfortable getting them excited, since we are only in the first tri still. I felt terrible lying though!

@Banana330: No we haven't and I know from the ultrasound last week that it isn't ectopic either. They put in a message to my doctor but I most likely won't hear back until tomorrow but I'll definitely ask about progesterone. Thank you

@Banana330: yeah I'm trying to focus on the big picture and not get carried away in my mind (very hard). Reminding myself that I have almost zero control of whether or not a miscarriage happens at any point.

@Mrs. K: hopefully it turns out to be nothing. I think brown spotting it normal from what I have read. That doesn't make it any easier though.

I feel like all of the anxiety we go through, is such a "welcome to motherhood" experience.

@Mrs. K: I'm sorry I think it's pretty normal to have some bleeding as the embryo starts forming the placenta, but I know that doesn't make it easy. If it's light and brown, that seems like a good sign.

@Bibliolove: Thank you for the encouragement! I try to let myself have a little hope...One moment I feel completely fine and like myself, and the next minute I feel absolutely despondent and just want to cry - I'm sure it's hormonal, I've obviously had mood swings before but never anything like this. Maybe it's a normal pregnancy thing, but I also wonder if it could be that my HCG is dropping, as I didn't feel like this before. But anyways, time will tell. I so appreciate the support of everyone here I agree that the anxiety is definitely a "welcome to motherhood" experience!

@periwinklebee: that's a great tip about staying hyrdated, I'll definitely try it out. The ups and downs of ttc and pregnancy seem to never end. It's a constant balancing act of staying positive but realistic and like you said, hormones certainly don't help. I've always thought I'd be as cool as a cucumber during this process but I feel like I've been anything but. Every bodily sensation registers in my brain and I analyze it as ok or not ok.

How has your nausea been?

@Mrs. K: Hah hah, it's like one minute I'm rationale me and the next second WHOA HORMONES. And yes, so hard not to analyze every sensation - I suspect it will get much easier as you move along in the pregnancy and get more used to having new sensations and have the reassurance of seeing your little one on the ultrasound.

Nausea is better - I'm taking that as a win, regardless.

@Mrs. K: Thank you!

@periwinklebee: thinking of you! Two weeks is a long time to be in limbo. Try to stay positive and envision baby growing. I will do it for you, too!

@Lil bean: thanks for the info on spotting, it definitely gave me some reassurance. It seems to have slowed down but I guess we will see what tomorrow brings. I feel like we just have to take this one day at a time... I really hope the bright red blood for you is nothing. Is it heavy or just spotting? I'm glad you have your u/s tomorrrow so you can find out right away how things are looking! Good luck I hope your appointment goes well and fx for a sticky baby!

Anybody else feel slightly dizzy, even when sitting or lying down? The past couple of days I've regularly felt a bit dizzy - not like I'm going to pass out but like that feeling you have when you stand up all of a sudden and are about to get dizzy, but more continuously. I tend to have low blood pressure anyways, so I assume it's just related to an increase in blood volume.

@LIL BEAN: Sorry about the bleeding. Hopefully your ultrasound today helps!

@Boopers: It's a good idea to rest. It's amazing how much work your body is doing even while resting!

@periwinklebee: dizziness is quite common. There's often blood pressure changes in early pregnancy. I haven't had it this time but last time I did.

@periwinklebee: I've had dizziness off and on, mainly while standing or sitting. I've also had moments where I can feel my heart working harder than before and have measured my resting heart rate to be much higher than before. Have you felt that at all? All normal pregnancy symptoms and really cool to feel all the changes the body goes through!

@periwinklebee: I'm just catching up. Good idea to take it easy. Lots of netflix and ice cream :). I'm sure these next two weeks will draaag. Hugs to you xoxo

My appt was very uneventful. She felt my uterus and said that I'm measuring right at 6 weeks. I scheduled my next appt. for 2/24..hope to hear a heart beat then.

@LIL BEAN: Good luck with your appointment!!

@Mrs. K: My heart rate has seemed to be up too. I've noticed I'm way more dehydrated than normal, so maybe that's affecting it? I drink tons of water, but my urine (TMI) always seems much darker than normal.

I feel like I'm constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop. I haven't had an ultrasound and feel like when I get it next week they'll be like "Nope...you're not pregnant...". Obviously with no AF and positive pregnancy tests I don't think that will happen. For some reason I just don't feel like it's real I just want to see the little guy! Maybe then I'll feel like it's actually happening.

@annem1990: the first tri is so hard while you're waiting for your first appointment and you aren't showing yet. Once you start to show and eventually feel movement it really feels real!