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So interesting how everywhere is different, with regards to testing and what’s covered and what’s not!
 
Congrats on Team Pink JWC

We get the NT and blood work done at around 12 weeks to confirm all is ok.
Though they didn’t confirm which was which I had 1 in 13,000 chance for one and 1 in 20,000 chance for the other.
 
I’d never even heard of the test, how does it determine the gender? :shrug:

Is anyone else not showing yet?
 
Hey everyone I hope it's ok to join this thread. I have been reading around here for a few weeks now but was feeling a little anxious about posting until now, I was feeling anxious because I had an early miscarriage back in August. I don't have a formal due date yet since we have yet to have our first scan (4 days to wait!). However I think around the 25th would be about right. This will be our 3rd child our other 2 are almost 8 and 4.

Excited to go through this journey with you all, have met some lovely ladies on this site from previous pregnancies so it's definitely great to be back. ��
 
Unique in the mornings I don't have much of a bump. In fact, I don't look pregnant at all when I first wake up. However by the end of the day when the bloat comes on, I look like I'm about 6 months.

Congrats and welcome, January! :hi: There are a lot of great ladies on this thread. I'm sure you'll fit right in :)
 
I don't look nor feeling pregnant yet. I thought as my youngest is only 11 months I would pop alot sooner but no
 
Congrats jwc!

And welcome january!

Buffy can you change my edd back to the 28th? Even though baby is measuring ahead by 4 days my ob is keeping my due date the 28th. Thanks!
 
Hello everyone!

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but hopefully you will accept my late arrival anyway. I was fairly active on here during my first pregnancy (and while we TTC), but running after a toddler means this mama is a bit busier than she was the last time around.

I'm due with my second baby on July 17th, and I'm excited to have a summer squish this time around. I had my NT scan last week and am a bit anxious to get my results some time this week. Otherwise baby looks great, and as long as I take my nausea meds, I'm not throwing up as much as before. Hopefully the nausea subsides relatively soon... with my first it didn't really go away until I was well into the 3rd trimester.

Congrats to all of you and I hope to be around (this board) as much as I can.
 
Welcome girls! Happy to have you. If it’s your thing we have a fb group as well - message me your email and i can add you!

I’m feeling much better ladies. Made it to spin class this morning! It was tough but great, I felt good. Then we took down all the Christmas stuff. Hubby was a great help! We will tidy up a bit tomorrow (I’m exhausted lol, and had some round ligament pain so I’m taking it easy now) and the cleaning lady comes Tuesday thank god, the house is a mess!

Nausea is significantly less. Some nausea in the mornings. Still taking my meds and I’m a bit scared to stop! I think I’ll give it another week or two and maybe wean myself off. I just don’t want to feel sick again.
 
That is the CUTEST picture Unique!!

Totally get that lilmiss! We are second-guessing if we want to find out gender too. I am really having trouble bonding with this baby and coming around to the idea of having a newborn again this year. (WHYYY?? I actually really like sleeping!) So I thought maybe finding out gender with this one would help me bond. So we might find out after all, even though we initially wanted to be team yellow. It’s still up for debate!

So turns out, my nurse practitioner scheduled me for a 12 week ultrasound anyway and I called my insurance and they cover it 100%. So I figured sure why not, maybe seeing baby will help me bond with it.. so it’s tomorrow! I’m going with my best friend. DH will be home with the kids.

Congratulations JWC!! I think you are the first to find out! Girls are so fun, stock up on all the headbands!

Yess krockwell it is THE BEST having hubby announce after the birth! Excited for you <3

Welcome eddjanuary and chrissy!! Glad to have you!

Glad you&#8217;re feeling better alli :)
 
Welcome January and Chrissy :)

Unique I am definitely showing. It&#8217;s kind of weird because I wouldn&#8217;t expect it just yet at 13 weeks but nevertheless I&#8217;m embracing the bump/bloat/food - whatever it is :haha:

Alli I&#8217;m glad you nausea is keeping away, and yay for spin class!!

Livvy good luck for you Scan tomorrow! My hubby wasn&#8217;t able to come to our 12 week one so I went with my sister :) I&#8217;m hoping you get that bond with baby soon.

I don&#8217;t feel attached to mine yet, maybe because it&#8217;s my first and maybe because it doesn&#8217;t feel real. Is that even normal? I know ladies who were gushing over their first borns as soon as they found out they were pregnant. Don&#8217;t get me wrong I&#8217;m happy and baby was planned but yeah. It could be because I haven&#8217;t told my parents and I&#8217;m stressing about that. We&#8217;re not on speaking terms for a variety of reasons but it causes me a great deal of stress thinking about it. I don&#8217;t care what they think but it&#8217;s always a point of tension for me.
Sorry about the little outburst. I&#8217;ve not been sleeping properly because of it lately.
 
I don’t think it’s abnormal to not have a bond with baby yet. The way I see it at this point... It’s making you feel sick, tired, can’t sleep and going to the loo every 5 minutes and you don’t even get a cuddle yet!

StarryEyed sorry you aren’t talking to your parents. It should be a happy exciting time for all of you but I know how you feel. I’m my mums youngest and first to get an education so she had high hopes for me, we weren’t getting on before I fell pregnant with my first 5years ago and telling her halfway through university that I was pregnant with a boyfriend I’d been with 5minutes did not go down well!!! She didn’t speak to me properly again until about month 8 of pregnancy. Finding out baby was a girl helped though (she’s always wanted a grand daughter) and she now adores my little girl and the boyfriend (who is now husband)! Do you think the fact your carrying their grandchild will make things better? Or will they not be pleased?
 
I've had alot of cramps and pains over the weekend. My 12 week scan isn't for another 7 days, the early pregnancy unit will see me Wednesday though to check all is well so hopefully I'll get a scan then. So worried something isn't right :(
 
Thanks all for the welcome messages!

Today is not a good day. My son is sick and off school, so he's been lying beside me all day throwing up and burning up. The last few hours I have become unwell too and looks like I am dehydrated so maybe needing to go to the EPU for fluids which I was hoping to avoid this pregnancy. I have had hypermesis in both previous pregnancies and it seems like I won't be missing out this time either. Sorry for the moan being so new here, yesterday I thought I was coping ok with the sickness.

I see some of you are starting to get over the nausea and that's great, I hope 2nd tri is good to those who have been struggling through 1st tri.

Glong I hope everything is ok, are you still in pain now or has it eased off? If your really worried can you not get in sooner? X
 
eddjan - I am so sorry you're feeling unwell...I hope it passes for you soon. There is light at the end of the tunnel! Do you have family/friends nearby to help with your sick little one? Pregnant mama's with little ones already... I don't know how you do it! I could barely take care of myself weeks 6-12.

glong - cramping is normal, I have had some instances of minor cramping and some round ligament pain here and there, never lasts for too long and babe looked great last week (and heard on doppler just yesterday). I chalk it up to my uterus continuing to grow and stretch.
 
Ginaj said:
I don’t think it’s abnormal to not have a bond with baby yet. The way I see it at this point... It’s making you feel sick, tired, can’t sleep and going to the loo every 5 minutes and you don’t even get a cuddle yet!

StarryEyed sorry you aren’t talking to your parents. It should be a happy exciting time for all of you but I know how you feel. I’m my mums youngest and first to get an education so she had high hopes for me, we weren’t getting on before I fell pregnant with my first 5years ago and telling her halfway through university that I was pregnant with a boyfriend I’d been with 5minutes did not go down well!!! She didn’t speak to me properly again until about month 8 of pregnancy. Finding out baby was a girl helped though (she’s always wanted a grand daughter) and she now adores my little girl and the boyfriend (who is now husband)! Do you think the fact your carrying their grandchild will make things better? Or will they not be pleased?
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Thanks Gina :) no I don’t think they’ll be happy but I’m nearly 30 with my own Home, married, university degrees, good job. Realistically I’ve done everything needed to make them happy and proud but unfortunately it’s just the way things have turned out. Im happy and that’s all I should focus on but it’s just getting in contact with them to actually tell them, that’s the hard part.
I’m glad things worked out with your Mum though! That’s great :)
 
Starryeyed - I always have a hard time bonding with my babies during the early parts of pregnancy. I usually don't start bonding with them until I can feel them move. It is completely normal to feel that way.

Ginaj - Your situation kind of sounds like mine. My parents pushed for me to finish college and get a diploma. I became certified in information technology but never made a career out of it. Instead I became a mother. Imagine their disappointment when they realized that I wanted a family more than anything. I still haven't told anyone about this baby outside of my husband and I'm actually finding my pregnancy a bit easier.

Glong - Hopefully you start feeling better. Cramping can be normal, but if it doesn't seem your normal, if that makes sense, then I'd definitely get it checked out.

January - I'm so sorry to hear that you're feeling unwell. HG is horrible isn't it? I had it in 3 of my 4 previous pregnancies. The nausea lasted until almost 20 weeks. I was diagnosed with it this time too and given the meds for it. The nausea is still hanging on although it is getting better from when I was, say 8 or 9 weeks. I hope you start feeling better and that your DS gets well too xx

Anyone dealing with frequent headaches? Almost every Sunday when I turn a new week I always have a headache. They can last 2 or 3 days. When I'm not pregnant, I am prone to migraines so I'm assuming they are hormonal.
 
Im still dealing with nausea. Especially in the evening i feel like death. So im convinced its a boy...landon was just like this too. And everything says boy including my gut and even my ob has guessed boy already! We have a girl name picked out but not a boy name.

I have been dealing with migraines too. I never ever get them but this pregnancy i get them several times a week. I gave up pop for over a year but i started again because the caffeine is the only thing that has helped.
 
It doesn't feel right but then again it isn't awful awful and I am not bleeding. It's just not right but the epu csnt see me until Wednesday at 1.40pm. I'm scared as with the pain I have no symptoms this pregnancy with my boys I was so sick
 
glong - maybe it's a little girl this time? I'm praying for you, the waiting/wondering is very hard.
 
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