Got the Christmas BFP, now waiting on the baby..August 2015 :)

[Pnutsprincess]

Thanks ladies. I haven't been eating or drinking much, but I know I should have gone at least something by now I appreciate the advice. I was on the highest dose of zofran they could prescribe but it wasn't working anyway so I'm gladto be done with it...

Had the lovely experience of projectile vomiting bile thru my mouth AND nose today. Ugh. Sorry for tmi, but I had to whine to someone. I think the constipation is contributing to the nausea.

aww hunny, hang in there. With my first I lost 25 pounds the first tri. I am surprised he was 8 pounds at birth. Just try your best to stay hydrated. I lived off of melon to help hydrate me.

 

[Pnutsprincess]

I have been having a lot of heartburn and nauseous feeling but not vomiting thank god.

 

[LavenderLove]

I'm so sorry you've had such a hard time with the vomiting macy!

I've dropped five pounds so far but seem to be holding steady now, knock on wood. I feel just like I have the flu with no fever, and so every piece of food sounds and smells disgusting and it's a struggle to keep things down. Add insult to injury, I wake up with my stomach actually hurting from hunger pains! I start my day stumbling into the kitchen to find whatever food I might be able to stuff in my mouth asap and be able to keep down.

Kind of a bummer since I pictured myself being semi-active with pregnancy but here I've been knocked flat on my butt in bed or on the couch, bleh.

Soooo ready for the first trimester to be over, I tell ya. I'll be happy when I can act upon my Pinterest ideas and actually be doing things.

 

[MamaBunny2]

Oh macy that sounds terrible! I thank my lucky stars I haven't experienced the pukes at all yet {knock on wood}

I noticed yesterday that my sense of smell was super strong. When I walk into the plant at work I could really smell the antifoam liquid that's added to our material. And our chemist asked myself and my coworker to sniff oils that he is testing and comparing. My boss thought they smelled like trash and I actually liked the scent Then at home when my partner was kissing my butt and loving on me I noticed the smell of cigarette on his hand was super super strong, to the point it made me sick. It was nothing for me to not smoke again after my and now the smell of it overwhelms me and I want to vomit. We had leftover pork chops for dinner yesterday and whatever he put on his was making me ill, it stunk so bad! He told me it was A1 sauce my favorite! I can't believe I am repulsed by it now!

 

[smiley4442]

That happens to me at dinner too but I'm still feeling sick with it so it's a somewhat full/somewhat just too grossed out to eat.
Also, a while ago someone was asking for an announcement that DH didnt have to be a part of (sorry I forget who) and I found this one I think is a riot.

I love it!

 

[Sass827]

Re: the poops: one colace before bed then oatmeal, boat loads of fruit and prunes and apricots for breakfast gets me one insanely large poop at some point during the day. Also tons of water and fruit all the time.
And who ever mentioned a step stool, go grab it cause it's really helpful to have one the first few weeks of BFing too.
Bunny- the cigarette smell turn off is how I got DH to quit. I you'd him he could never touch me or be near me because I'd vomit on him. After telling him that for a few weeks, he quit. It was great.
I'm still off chicken and obsessed with ground beef. Still sick on and off through the day. Haven't vomited since Saturday. I'd say if you can find something you can eat and keep down, keep on it and keep eating. Sick with bland carbs like cookies, crackers, biscuits. I hope you can all get some relief.

 

[JandJPlus1]

Had my first official prenatal appointment today. Everything was good, my ultrasound came back good and my last blood draw was 38003. That was at 6 weeks 4 days and my doctor said that was amazing. Not much else to share. I haven't been having any major problems in the pooping department but I do normally take benefibre once a day. I was super excited because my doc saved me from another Pap smear since it's been less than 2 years since the last one. And he is on board with my plans to try a vbac. It was a great experience as usual with him. I don't have another appointment until February 11th with him so that kind of sucks, but oh well. After that we did more blood work, 5 whole tubes worth, and did a small amount of shopping and went home. We also watched guardians of the Galaxy tonight for the first time and I bawled my eyes out like a big baby but it was great. Hope everyone is doing well and all of our babies just grow like bad weeds.

 

[JandJPlus1]

So of course the day after I decide not to fill my diclectin prescription because I'm "not really having that much nausea" I spent all day yesterday and all day today so far feeling super nauseous lol.

 

[Sass827]

You can try pressing your wrists on the vein area. Sometimes it helps. Feel better!

 

[wonders10]

Hi ladies! Had such a great day. Dr visit with my mom, she got to se baby's heart beating in person! Then a yummy lunch and lots of quality time with my boyfriend.

The Dr took 5 vials of blood. And I'm officially 9 weeks today so I'll have to change my ticker! And...because I'm an old lady, I am getting the Panorama test in 2 weeks and I'll know if this little bean is a he or a she! Then my NT scan the following week and another monthly OB visit in February.

 

[deductivemom]

Fetal doppler update. DH and I were waiting to buy one since they are somewhat pricey but today I received one as a gift. Of course I wanted to try it out immediately so I got it set up and started giving it a go (I also watched a couple YouTube videos about how to find HB in early pregnancy).

I wasn't too optimistic since it's still quite early but I figured I could experiment for a few minutes. I found my own heartbeat easily, then some noise that may have been gas, but then after several minutes of moving the probe around I found baby's heartbeat - faint but unmistakable!

It wasn't quite strong enough yet for the doppler to actually count the heart rate (I could only catch it for a few seconds at a time) but just estimating it seemed to be around 160. Of course DH and I are exceedingly happy to have some evidence the little bean is doing fine in there and are very pleased with this gift

For anyone else considering buying one, I am now 8w3d by LMP. The doppler was the sonoline B with 3mhz probe. When I used it, I just so happened to have a mostly full bladder and empty stomach - don't know if that mattered. Oh, and I am not a petite/tiny lady. My usual pre-pregnancy size is around a US 14. That didn't seem to interfere much, but I may have lucked out that baby seemed to be located just under where my belly starts so I could still get a good angle. And I did have to press fairly hard.

Anyway, so pleased to have this unexpected reassurance. Makes the wait until my next prenatal appointment more tolerable.

 

[amandadchan]

Hey everyone from looking back a bit I can see u are dong fine and that's great..I can't remember if i put my other ultrasound pic up..this pics is from last Thursday at 8weeks ..I had to go to a specialist bc the doc couldnt even find the baby.He seen something and thought it was the baby but i knew something was wrong with that theory BC the first ultrasound I had the baby was implanted in a different spot in the sac. Everything was fine tho and heart beat was 164 at 8 weeks and the baby was in the same spot as the first lol I have no idea what the doc seen and can't believe he couldn't find anything it took the other docs no time to find the baby!!

 

[NoRi2014]

Awww-love the pics!

Sass-like that announcement, so cute!

I hope everyone is doing well today. I have had some major cramping this past week, could've swore my period was going to start! No spotting and I know some cramping is normal, but I called the dr anyway just as an fyi I guess. I go for my nurse visit Monday (8wks) so I requested a quick ultrasound just to make sure all is well. I was told if the nurse thinks it's necessary they can squeeze me in for one while I am there. So we shall see.....I feel like I have a horrible hangover today! headache, tired, queasy tummy. Hopefully it's a good sign that baby is doing well in there. I definitely have been having days where I feel completely normal and then the next like today. I read that is pretty common. I just don't think I could handle waiting another 3.5 weeks to see the doc only to find out something isn't right (again) and have an ultrasound because they think there is a problem So, keeping my fingers crossed they will be understanding and give me a little reassurance.

The weather is a little warmer here today, so some of the snow is melting

 

[JandJPlus1]

I'm getting frustrated. I'm 9 weeks and 1 day and I got a Doppler yesterday and I can't find the heartbeat! Grr. Sometimes I feel like I can hear it just the faintest little amount, but then I lose it. I just want to hear my baby.

 

[Sass827]

I didn't find mine til yesterday and I'd been trying since Tuesday.

 

[JandJPlus1]

Were you just looking in the wrong place? Or do you think it was just too early?

 

[Sass827]

It's like literally behind my pelvic bone so that makes it tough. Also, I had been trying after dinner, which is when I'm most bloated. I found it in the morning after I had done 1 & 2 so I had the best access.

 

[JandJPlus1]

But do you think the baby like moved up a little and that's why you all of a sudden found it at 9 weeks 6 days, not earlier? Because I've tried everything. Full bladder, empty bladder, empty stomach, full stomach, morning, afternoon, night! Lol. I've even tried elevating my butt a bit to try to force my uterus closer to the opening of my pelvis. I'm starting to get kind of worried that there is no heart beat and that's why I'm not finding it.

 

[Sass827]

That's def a possibility. It's also the size of an olive. And it's been hiding next to the placenta so I had to hear both together for most of the time. The Doppler isn't even registering the rate.
It's so unnerving though to not be able to find it. Really puts doubt and fear in my head. I keep trying to remind myself that the hospital had a terrible time finding DD's hb at 10+ a few, so it's not my fault. It's just really hard to do this early.

 

[JandJPlus1]

Yeah, it freaks me out. If I can't find it by 11 weeks I might ask for another ultrasound. I think my doctor will accommodate only because he knows I'm having troubles calming down during this pregnancy after the last time.