To those with one or more solve a debate for me please!

[k4th]

Hey angel eyes I just saw your ticker! Congratulations!

^wss - congratulations

 

[Angel_blues]

Hey angel eyes I just saw your ticker! Congratulations!

^wss - congratulations

Me? Thanks I guess I'll know the answer to my question in April!

 

[gigglebox]

Yup, sorry meant "blues" not "eyes" lol

You'll have to come back and let us know!

 

[Angel_blues]

All good I was a bit confused but figured it out!

Yea I will, stalkers welcome!

 

[gigglebox]

Do you have a pregnancy journal?

 

[Angel_blues]

No I suck at journals. So far all I have is side boob and nipple tenderness, all day sickness (most days but some days none at all), some fatigue as well...

 

[gigglebox]

When's your first appointment?

 

[Angel_blues]

Had an appointment at my gp's office last Wednesday (but not with my normal doctor he was on vacation, I hated this substitute Dr), had blood drawn on Monday this week. First ultrasound scheduled for the 17th according to my calculations I'll be about 6+5.

 

[gigglebox]

How exciting! Is this your first? Are you secretly hoping for a boy or girl? Names?

Since you "suck" at journaling i'm just going to bombard you with questions

 

[Angel_blues]

Yes our first. First baby in my family as well! I'm happy with a healthy baby but would love a girl. OH would love a boy... We are team yellow until the very end! No names yet...

Bombard away!

 

[gigglebox]

Oh my gosh team yellow?! I don't understand the willpower of you people lol! My sister in law (about 23 weeks along) is waiting, too. They have an underwater theme to keep things neutral. Do you have a theme for the nursery?

 

[Angel_blues]

I'm thinking zoo themed... Maybe lion king though! OH doesn't want to buy anything until second trimester

 

[gigglebox]

I think that's fair. We waiting until 27 weeks i think (but we were high risk and paranoid).

 

[Angel_blues]

But I'm so excited! I wanna go buy random things and things on sale

 

[gigglebox]

Since you're going gender neutral, I think it's totally fine to pick up things here or there. Not to be a downer but if something happened tot his pregnancy, you could still use the items on a future pregnancy.

I actually bought some butterfly paintings early in my first tri because that was going to be my theme for a girl. I still hung them anyway haha actually in retrospect. Have no idea what happened to those paintings....must have gotten lost in the move.

 

[Angel_blues]

I went to my doctor today and I have mixed feelings...

The good: My beta levels at 5w0d were 1750. So nice and high yay!

The bad: I mentioned the pulling and cramping in my lower abdomen. He said because of my previous mc and my mental break down from my last one I am not allowed to work or go to the gym for two weeks. He is also strongly recommending I must tell my employer about the pregnancy, my risk level and past.

I've only been with my employer for a month. I am not even past my probation, I am afraid of loosing my job

 

[gigglebox]

Your doctor can't decide what's best for you at your job. I wouldn't say a word....I learned the hard way that being honest can screw you over big time. I told them my husband and I were thinking of moving, but I would give them at least a 30 day notice and they thanked me for my honesty and openness...then a few days later they told me they were looking for my replacement and I would be fired when they found one.

How far along were you when you miscarried? I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[Angel_blues]

Can't do that.... I'm not allowed to lift or carry over 40lbs, walk up and down stairs & ladders or do anything exerting... That's basically my job description. Plus he's worried that working 12 hrs days is putting too much of a strain on my body...

December was a cp April was 6w3d.

My work does have a 'fetal protection program' in the safety manual so I'm hoping I will gain some compassion there...

 

[gigglebox]

:/ hmmm that is quite a conundrum...well I hope they are sympathetic to your situation. This does seem a little odd though, usually (in the states anyway) they don't restrict you so much unless you've had multiple miscarriages or another issue us known. As far as I knew, none of that stuff induces a miscarriage

 

[Angel_blues]

I told my boss and he was AMAZING about it! He told me not to worry about a thing, to take the time that I needed and that my job is 100% safe. I'm so relieved.