February Lovebugs of 2016!! 16 pink, 15 blue, 7 yellow

[BrandiCanucks]

Love seeing all these little beans on the ultrasounds!!

Hard to believe but within the next two weeks, we're gonna see the March 2016 babies start popping up. Crazy, cuz it was like yesterday that we all found out!

Have a second job interview today. Hoping to get it. Sad I'll have to stop breastfeeding and leave my son sooner than I want, and also not looking forward to forking out $2000 a month for summer daycare for 4 kids, but I need the maternity benefits and I have to bank 900 hours before February. Already being 7 weeks in doesn't give me a lot of time.

 

[BrittRashel]

Tasha, great news on your scan!! It's so reassuring seeing that little flicker.

Good luck, Brandi. Can you not pump? I don't know how it works in your area but I know in the US, insurance companies are legally required to cover a breast pump for working mothers. I'm planning on applying for mine once I hit my third trimester.

AFM, DH and I talked it over last night and I think we have decided to go ahead and do the genetic screening at 10 weeks. I'm very low risk for down syndrome or any chromosomal abnormalities however, it does give me some peace of mind. Plus it's not that expensive, insurance covers a good chunk of it. PLUS, since it chromosomal testing, we would find out the gender of the baby at 10 weeks. I'm super impatient so I'm all about finding out early.

 

[ajarvis]

Love seeing all these little beans on the ultrasounds!!

Hard to believe but within the next two weeks, we're gonna see the March 2016 babies start popping up. Crazy, cuz it was like yesterday that we all found out!

Have a second job interview today. Hoping to get it. Sad I'll have to stop breastfeeding and leave my son sooner than I want, and also not looking forward to forking out $2000 a month for summer daycare for 4 kids, but I need the maternity benefits and I have to bank 900 hours before February. Already being 7 weeks in doesn't give me a lot of time.

There's already at least one! You only need 600 hours for maternity leave fyi

https://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/faq/faq_special.shtml#What

Welcome anotherbbypls Congrats!!

 

[sausages]

One minute I have a suspected blighted ovum, the next I have a bean and a heartbeat! Measuring 5w6d, which is spot on if going by my ovulation date instead of LMP.

Aw man!! I bet you're over the moon - what a rollercoaster!!

That is great news, writing!! Congrats on your little peanut!!

My ultrasound went great too. Measuring a few days behind but she told me she's moving my due date back to February 4th. Which is moving it up a day. Oh well, I guess that's what we'll stick with. We saw the heartbeat. It was amazing. So now I'm just going to be really happy that I am having a symptom free pregnancy so far and pray it keeps up.

Great news on your u/s too.

I'm only about an hour away from York! It's our favourite day out.

Me too, I'm about an hour away from it too, was due to go to the Ebor festival at the races in August but think I'll give it a miss now
Love going to the Christmas markets there too!x

North or South?

I can't believe there's so many of us near York!! Is there something in the Yorkshire water???

Any advice?

I had positive tests still yesterday ..
I'm just using my extra ICs up now tbh .. but I used Smu and my tests have nothing on? Might it be because of smu? Or should that not matter now?

Was your wee really really diluted? Can you save up for a good four hours without drinking and do another?

Not a great pic but my little gummy bear!!

YEY!! Gorgeous little gummy bear!

AFM, DH and I talked it over last night and I think we have decided to go ahead and do the genetic screening at 10 weeks. I'm very low risk for down syndrome or any chromosomal abnormalities however, it does give me some peace of mind. Plus it's not that expensive, insurance covers a good chunk of it. PLUS, since it chromosomal testing, we would find out the gender of the baby at 10 weeks. I'm super impatient so I'm all about finding out early.

I'm having that done too. Because i'm almost 35 i could be classed as high risk from my age alone, so i wanted to do a test that's based on more than just ratios.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Good luck, Brandi. Can you not pump?

I have a pump and most places are legally required to allow pumping space, but my son won't drink frozen pumped milk (have 300+ oz stored in a deep freezer that he won't touch), and when I worked before/will work again, they don't have the privacy, space, or storage for me to pump anyway. Asher will be 1 next month so we got in a good year, so I'm not too disappointed. He'll probably still nurse at night and through the night until my milk completely dries up, and it's already starting to.

Love seeing all these little beans on the ultrasounds!!

Hard to believe but within the next two weeks, we're gonna see the March 2016 babies start popping up. Crazy, cuz it was like yesterday that we all found out!

Have a second job interview today. Hoping to get it. Sad I'll have to stop breastfeeding and leave my son sooner than I want, and also not looking forward to forking out $2000 a month for summer daycare for 4 kids, but I need the maternity benefits and I have to bank 900 hours before February. Already being 7 weeks in doesn't give me a lot of time.

There's already at least one! You only need 600 hours for maternity leave fyi

https://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/faq/faq_special.shtml#What

Welcome anotherbbypls Congrats!!

600? I thought 900. My employer told me 900 before I went on mat leave with Asher. Liars.

 

[LeahLou]

Levels went from 95 to 377 in 2 days!!!!!! Baby's hanging on!!! *happy cry*

 

[FLArmyWife]

LeahLou-

 

[pinkpassion]

Congrats leahlou!!!! Healthy bean in there!!!!

 

[writingislove]

Got my lab results back today--progesterone is good and hcg went from 9800 to 23,000 in 3 days! So relieved!

 

[BrittRashel]

Levels went from 95 to 377 in 2 days!!!!!! Baby's hanging on!!! *happy cry*

Aw, yay!!

 

[Jaxvipe]

BrittRashel- so exciting you get to find out the gender so soon!! I am a firm believer in the genetic testing even if you have a low chance. With DD I only had the blood test done which came back negative but then at our anatomy scan she had fluid on her kidneys and a spot on her heart which are both soft markers for downs. Had I not had the blood test done I wouldve been referred to more invasive testing. So it can definitely save you some pain and stress in the long run

 

[ajarvis]

Good luck, Brandi. Can you not pump?

I have a pump and most places are legally required to allow pumping space, but my son won't drink frozen pumped milk (have 300+ oz stored in a deep freezer that he won't touch), and when I worked before/will work again, they don't have the privacy, space, or storage for me to pump anyway. Asher will be 1 next month so we got in a good year, so I'm not too disappointed. He'll probably still nurse at night and through the night until my milk completely dries up, and it's already starting to.

Love seeing all these little beans on the ultrasounds!!

Hard to believe but within the next two weeks, we're gonna see the March 2016 babies start popping up. Crazy, cuz it was like yesterday that we all found out!

Have a second job interview today. Hoping to get it. Sad I'll have to stop breastfeeding and leave my son sooner than I want, and also not looking forward to forking out $2000 a month for summer daycare for 4 kids, but I need the maternity benefits and I have to bank 900 hours before February. Already being 7 weeks in doesn't give me a lot of time.

There's already at least one! You only need 600 hours for maternity leave fyi

https://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/faq/faq_special.shtml#What

Welcome anotherbbypls Congrats!!

600? I thought 900. My employer told me 900 before I went on mat leave with Asher. Liars.

Maybe 900 for them to hold your job?

 

[mitchnorm]

Wow lots of activity!!!! Congratulations everyone with great hcg levels and scans

I have decided to definitely go for the genetic testing.... someone gave me a link to thisismy and although it means going to London....they do from 10 weeks and without a scan (as I'll still be getting my 12 week one on the nhs anyway) its actually £350 which is much better than the £500+ I expected

Excited

 

[cherryness]

Random share of the day. I sneezed and omg round ligament pain already. Owwww!!

 

[butterfly1808]

Question for you ladies I got my blood work back I believe I was 13 dpo it was 35 hcg level and 16dpo it was 124 is this pretty normal?

 

[writingislove]

I'd say so, butterfly. If it's supposed to double every two days: 35x2 = 70 (15 dpo), 70x2 = 140 (17 dpo). If you're almost at 140 at 16 dpo, I think you're good.

 

[butterfly1808]

Awesome thanks writingislove makes me feel better

 

[ajarvis]

So apparently I'm twice as emotional and irrational this time around than last time. It may have been an unsafe thing to say but on reflection later I think he may be right Poor family. I feel like a crazy person half the time. Just bawling as I cleaned the kitchen lol. Going to say this is my main symptom now ha.

 

[mrswichman]

Sooo bloated...feeling like a whale already...

 

[thexfadingpat]

Sooo bloated...feeling like a whale already...

I'm with you on that.
We told my Grandma tonight, and she actually made a remark about how she noticed that my stomach was a bit more filled out.
I know she didn't mean it in a bad way, but it kind of stinks that somebody else is able to notice already.