Nice to see you over in first tri finally!

Hi girls, I'm glad to join you over in the First Trimester Forum! I'll let you know a little more about me.

I'm 26 years old, TTC since May-June 2011. Miscarriage at 5 1/2 weeks in October past. My husband and I have no children just our cat Charlie who is the baby of the household, but hopefully not for long!

I am CD 30, I guess I should start saying Week 4 Day 2 of my pregnancy. I've been having breast tenderness and some cramping but the cramping is never consistent like the miscarriage. I would be overjoyed for this pregnancy to last, after months of using preseed,BBT charts, checking CM and checking CP, we are so excited to have gotten our BFP on day 27.

And I think I'm the only one so far on the East Coast, I'm from Newfoundland!

I look forward to hearing about your pregnancies and all the details of things you learn, feel, and discover. I can't wait for us to share ultrasound photos!

Newfoundland! Welcome! I would love to visit there too! One day hubby and I have to do a cross country road trip! My sister has been and my brother in law....but have yet to make the trip! Soon! Welcome! So you have been trying for nearly a year? That must have been so hard on your guys, and a MC. You always think when you want a baby you will get one....no one ever told me it wasnt that easy either! Who knew to up your chances we would have to check our CM, CP, chart.... goodness. Have you been to see your doctor yet?

gaiagirl - ohhhhh, i am so excited to hear how your ultrasound goes! I am sure everything will go well and it will be so exciting and I am sure overwhelming to see your little one in there and hear the heart beat! How come you are having an early scan? I have on just after easter weekend - the 10th... i will be 2 days shy of 9 weeks....we are having it to date the pregnancy as my cycles are irregular. So right not what my doctor did was use the day I ovulated (i was using ovuation tests) and added 2 weeks...so it should be fairly accuarte I hope...if I am further along that will be exciting too! closer to 12 weeks! oooohhh, i bet you can't wait to tell you parents! its killing me keeping it in...we are planning to tell all the weekend before mothers day....and counting down to it!

aliss - an october baby - how exciting! so you are Quebec? why the move? welcome!

Good morning! I asked my midwife if it would be possible to hear the heartbeat before easter weekend so that we felt confident telling some family about the baby, but she said it would likely be too early for Doppler so she could use the U/S machine she has to take a look! I was also offered a dating scan but declined it because I know what day I ovulated and I don't want to have any more ultrasounds than I really need...although I regretted declining it right away after I left, LOL.

It's crazy how many ultrasound and blood tests the American ladies on here have! No wonder their country spends more on medical but covers a smaller percentage of citizen...seems so silly! Ultrasounds at 6,7,9,12 weeks even without complications...and those tests for HCG level? That would stress me out so much and what's the point? Haha sorry for the rant but I love Canada! Lol

oh that is so great that she will use the doppler for you! that is one concern of mine too...we have a dating scan, but might still wait to tell all for a few weeks...and would love confirmation of that heart beat! perhaps once I see my OBGYN i can find out if he has a doppler! I dont even have an apt yet but he doesnt tend to see you till the end of first tri, beginning of second tri. Yeah, it was def. confusing for me the first few weeks considering there were so many american ladies on here....i didnt know what to expect....and it was even stranger because in the preg. book we bought (which is canadian) it says you will have a scan at 12 weeks! BUt i have learned this is just not always the case and it seems this is more likely if you screen for downs? Still confused a little but, yeah, i agree with you, all those tests would stress me out! I thought it was normal to test HCG regularly (from reading this board!) so i went for a second HCG test - well that just stressed me out! If the doctor is happy, I am happy.

how is everything feeling?

i havent had breakfast yet (its 945 am!), so better get my ass off the couch and make something to eat. no nausea this am...kind of nice! talk to you ladies soon.

enjoy the weekend

Thanks! Yes, I'm about 45 min south of Montreal. We moved here for various reason's (OH's job, he is from here and got transferred), housing costs (our small condo back in BC cost the same as our 5 bedroom/pool/hot tub house here lol), my career (I have a degree for teaching English as a second language and demand is high in QC), and social programs here are better (daycare is $7/day, not $1500 a month like Vancouver!!!).

Truth be told, I miss the language (I do not live in bilingual Montreal itself), the mountains, the scenery, the islands (I took my son on a 3 day visit to the island at 6 weeks old!), and the nature itself, but it's been less than a year so we will adjust...

BTW back in BC with my normal 1st pregnancy, there was only one US! 20 weeks! That's it!

Hey Medic,
Thanks for starting the thread! It looks like there are so many of us Canucks out there!!
How are you feeling? I am good, just a little tired and oh my god so sleepy. How are things with you?

It's too soon for a doppler... I find it so hard that every woman here at 8-9 weeks seems to easily find the HB with their home doppler yet midwives/doctors can't at 10-12 weeks more than half the time...!!! A bit fishy I think

Yes, that's why my midwife said it was too early for a Doppler and she is using her U/S machine so I can see the heartbeat! If it wasnt for that, I would only be having the 18-20 week one too! I definitely need some reassurance though, seeing the baby will really help me with worry (I hope)!