Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[Aphy]

Our little alien measuring 8+5 and EDD July 20th but c-section will be 1-2 weeks earlier. All looking good!

 

[Thejoie]

Aphy that's a great scan!!!

I can't wait till tomorrow for mine. I'm praying so hard for good news!

 

[Girly922]

Beautiful scan aphy!

Good luck tomorrow joie! How has your spotting been?

I haven't been online as much this week. I'm getting rather nervous now for my scan next week.

How's everyone else doing?

 

[Aphy]

I'm sure your scan will go well Joie!

Hope tomorrow comes fast for you and that next week comes fast for Girly

I wish doctor hadn't been so rushed,our appointment lasted maximum 10 min from walking into office to leaving it. He said it's still too early for placenta so can't play guess with Ramzi method yet and I thought the heart rate would be on the print out but it isn't 😔 Next scan 04 Jan

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Yay aphy!! So excited for you!

 

[DobbyForever]

Aphy my doc told me the same thing at my 6w5 but the Ramzi site says you have to find it between 6-8 no later than 9 weeks so I was very confused lol. But congrats on the great scan! Sorry the doctor rushed you

Joie I agree sending good vibes for your scan but your hormones/symptoms sound really on point. Hopefully they can find the source of the spotting and it resolves.

Girly hoping the week flies by! My official first prenatal is next week as well but not until Friday. The nice thing is I get my two week winter break starting next Thursday. And man do I need it lol.

 

[second.time]

Aphy, congratulations on your scan! That's wonderful. And good luck to those of you with scans coming up -- walking out of a good scan is such a huge relief and a great feeling.

My next visit is on January 3rd. I have no idea whether they'll give me a quick scan then or just rely on the doppler. At my last OB-GYN, they only had an initial in-office scan and then used the doppler at all the other visits, but maybe this practice is different?

With my first pregnancy I had an NT scan at 12 weeks but my doctor hasn't mentioned it yet. I know they do a blood test at around 14 weeks, so maybe that takes the place of the NT scan? And if it's low-risk, they don't bother with an ultrasound? I wish I could look forward to the NT scan in a couple of weeks -- although I switch to 12 weeks on Christmas.

 

[Weebles]

Adorkable and Aphy, such cute scans!

I just realized I never posted my 9 week one. Oh well. I think I am having another tomorrow so I'll just update then. I'm getting nervous as usual.

 

[Catalyst]

Im having 12week scan a week from today and Im geting nervus. Just so afraid... theyr gone, one is gone, somethings wrong and so on... sonexcited to tell my boyd after the scan but so afraid I will not be able to cause I might get bad news.
Sometimes I feel time flys and it will be soon over other times it cany come here soon enaugh!!!

 

[Thejoie]

I'm still having scant brown/tan spotting. Definitely not a lot but every now and then... there it is. Woke up today feeling really good so of course that worried me even more.
It's so nerve wrecking. I really hope after tomorrow's scan I can relax and enjoy the rest of the pregnancy.

 

[Maries_s]

I'm still having scant brown/tan spotting. Definitely not a lot but every now and then... there it is. Woke up today feeling really good so of course that worried me even more.
It's so nerve wrecking. I really hope after tomorrow's scan I can relax and enjoy the rest of the pregnancy.

I'm so sorry you are getting more worried. I'm sure tomorrow you are going to receive good news. You always can try to do a pregnancy test at home to ease your mind.

 

[lesondemavie]

My little overachiever is measuring yet another day ahead with a strong heartbeat. Starting to look more like a baby too!

 

[DobbyForever]

Awww so cute how far along are you again?

Hugs to all the nervous moms

 

[lesondemavie]

Ah sorry thought I included that info! Baby is measuring 10+3.

RE's guess from my first ultrasound has me at 10 weeks exactly, O day (from bbt, opk, and ultrasound) has me at 9+5, and LMP would put me at 9+2.

I'm sticking with the RE's guess and saying I'm 10 weeks today.

The vomiting is usually triggered by brushing my teeth in the back or taking a vitamin, although yesterday I think it was coughing, and probably from an empty stomach when I wake up in the middle of the night and vomit. My RE said today that I just need to take a bit of something every 10-15 minutes, no big meals. The problem is that I supervise in-home programs for kids with autism, and so I'm typically in client homes for 3 hours at a time in the afternoon. We have a no food policy during sessions...so not really sure how my staff will take to me snacking all of the sudden mid-session. Earlier around 6 weeks I could just suck on a candy, but that doesn't do the trick anymore.

 

[second.time]

Lesonde, congrats on the wonderful scan! How cool. This might be a stretch, but mint gum helped my nausea a lot. Something about the flavor helped distract me from the queasiness and would settle my stomach almost instantly. Would chewing gum be acceptable during your sessions? I'm sorry you're having to deal with such horrible MS.

Joie, I hope your scan tomorrow gives you peace of mind!

 

[lesondemavie]

Thanks for the tip second, but gum, like the candy, isn't really doing the trick anymore. The ginger ale/root beer doesn't help anymore either. Feels like I need a bit more than just sugar and liquid these days. Going to the grocery store to pick up cereal, string cheese, and some other snacks I can keep on hand. Protein seems to help more since it sits in there longer, so I've been having yougurt for breakfast and string cheese or a cheese and cracker plate as a snack. Meats are generally hard for me to eat still, but every now and again I can get something down. My friend recommended ice cream just before bed (since I've been waking up now several times a night to vomit), and the RE said to take a bite of something anytime I stir even if it's the middle of the night and I'm only half awake. Going to see at session today if I can pull off running to my car or sneaking a bite in the bathroom every 30-40 minutes. I think if I can keep something in there until dinner/bed I might be ok tonight. Fingers crossed.

 

[Thejoie]

Lesond- what a lil cute scan!!! Definitely less gummy bear/alien and more baby!! So wonderful!

Brushing my teeth was horrible all weekend... and I have to have my husband fish out my prenatal bc the smell triggers my gag reflex and I have to mentally prepare myself for 10 min to take the pill.

I have to say I'm so grateful for this group. It's been such a great support.

 

[Lunabelle]

Congrats leson and aphy for your scsns! Such cute pictures!

Good luck for your scan tomorrow Joie! I think everything will be fine since u still have nausea and aversions! When I had a MMC I didn't have any nausea or food aversions. Let us know how it goes!

Today has been pretty miserable! We had a xmas dinner to go to, drove 40min to the location when I started gagging and feeling awful. I was gutted because I had been feeling fine the whole day, think I was just getting too hungry at that point. We decided not to take the risk of me being sick in the restaurant and turned around... luckily because I was sick twice when we got home. Tried everything, but eventually only ice cream and hot chocolate stayed down..so Leson I def think ice cream helps!

 

[808malia]

Well I did the baking soda gender test today and got boy results! Should be fun to see if they are right or not

 

[second.time]

I'd never heard of the baking soda test! It sounds like a pretty easy one to do. I didn't end up doing any at-home gender tests with my son. The only prediction I had was the Chinese gender chart, which said boy (and was right, of course).

I'll be interested to hear if your test was right.