Katy Bug
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What will you do different this second time around?
I've been thinking about this a lot. The first time I got pregnant, I knew when I was like 4 weeks. I told most of my family when I was 5 or 6 weeks. But if we get pregnant again, I want to hold off telling anyone for as long as I can. Also, I won't bother going to the doctor until I'm about 10 or 12 weeks, when they can actually do an ultrasound (unless something goes wrong/pain/miscarriage). My first doctor's visit was a complete waste. They told me what I already knew (you're pregnant!-durr) and didn't do much else. I don't think they did an ultrasound until 11 weeks. I don't even want to tell my parents for a while. I think it's just a bit more exciting for folks that way, when they're told you're farther along than they might think.
My family loves to throw showers, so I could expect at least one. So I would probably just make online registries this time
The only thing that has me worried is my weight. I'm still at least 12 pounds away from my previous pregnancy weight before I had my first child. I'm not that far away from it so I'm just going to have to try and lose it so I won't feel bad about being bigger this time around.
DH doesn't want to know the gender with our second child, but I do. I'm hoping for a girl, but will be just as happy with a boy. Any way around this? What about everyone else? What will you all be doing differently in terms of telling people/going to the doc/buying things/etc? While we're waiting to try, we have much time to think about all this.
We'll be ttc around May/June.
I've been thinking about this a lot. The first time I got pregnant, I knew when I was like 4 weeks. I told most of my family when I was 5 or 6 weeks. But if we get pregnant again, I want to hold off telling anyone for as long as I can. Also, I won't bother going to the doctor until I'm about 10 or 12 weeks, when they can actually do an ultrasound (unless something goes wrong/pain/miscarriage). My first doctor's visit was a complete waste. They told me what I already knew (you're pregnant!-durr) and didn't do much else. I don't think they did an ultrasound until 11 weeks. I don't even want to tell my parents for a while. I think it's just a bit more exciting for folks that way, when they're told you're farther along than they might think.
My family loves to throw showers, so I could expect at least one. So I would probably just make online registries this time
The only thing that has me worried is my weight. I'm still at least 12 pounds away from my previous pregnancy weight before I had my first child. I'm not that far away from it so I'm just going to have to try and lose it so I won't feel bad about being bigger this time around.
DH doesn't want to know the gender with our second child, but I do. I'm hoping for a girl, but will be just as happy with a boy. Any way around this? What about everyone else? What will you all be doing differently in terms of telling people/going to the doc/buying things/etc? While we're waiting to try, we have much time to think about all this.
We'll be ttc around May/June.