July 5th chatter!

[boiler717]

Hello! How was everyone's 4th? Any announcements? Pooh, are you feeling ready?
Can we get a round up of how many weeks everyone is, EDD, single vs twins, sex if known? I'm losing track of where everyone is!

[boiler717]

I am 13w6d, EDD Jan 4th. Team green! Second tri starts tomorrow I think?
This is my least favorite time of pregnancy -- no sickness but no movement! Makes me nervous. My leg is now numb 24/7 which is frustrating, I hope I can go to PT or something to help. Overall still very happy and feeling a lot of love for my DH.
I am feeling an incredible need to make ALL THE LISTS for everything I want to do this pregnancy. Has anyone else started working on all this?
My mom is staying with us while she recovers from a knee replacement. I hope it's more work than a newborn because it is stuff to do constantly! I'm exhausted.

[loira]

I'm 10w, singleton pregnancy, still feeling sick though it's at least become more manageable in the last week. My CVS will be in about 10 days, so I'm just waiting for that. Waiting to see if everything is okay, if they can do the CVS, if I make it through okay, if the results are good. I feel like I'm spending my whole life waiting these days.

Today is my birthday, but we're postponing celebrating until I feel better. We might go out to the pub for dinner tonight, though. While I feel a bit sorry for myself because of the nausea, it's a way better birthday than last year, so I'm not complaining too much.

[cactuscookie]

Happy birthday loira! I hope the nausea takes it easy on you today.

I'm 10w2d, EDD 1/29, singleton. I've been feeling relatively good in the mornings recently, but then headachey and uncomfortable in the evenings.

I have another ultrasound with my RE on Thursday, and then the perinatal scan is two weeks after that. Any list-making for me is waiting until after the NT scan. I haven't been able to get in to my OB yet.

We did tell my in-laws this weekend. I would have waited until after the NT scan, but we're going on a big trip with my two teenaged nephews next week, and I didn't want to keep it a secret the whole trip. His family was really excited, so that was fun. It was just a bit of a bummer because they live really far away, so we Skyped in during a family party. When we told them, they all screamed and hugged each other, and I was like, 'hey, those are my hugs!' Oh well, at least Skype is better than a phone call.

[swiftlyirun]

I'm 7w 5d

EDD February 16.

We'll stay team green!

I have my first OB appointment on Wednesday so we're looking forward to that, FX that we like him/the group!

[ssg73]

We told my Bil and sil yesterday. They are very excited. Now dw's family all know and none of mine do. Whoops. I feel kind of bad about that. I do need to tell them but we are away all week so I may need to do it over the phone which I feel bad about but I don't think I have a choice.

Dw is 8w1d Ed 2/13 singleton. Team green for now. I want to find out (like yesterday). She is feeling really tired and yesterday she felt like crap. She slept the whole ride to nh and had a mellow day. She just slept 12 hrs last night so she is feeling better today. We leave for the white mountains today hoping she feels good for the vacation. We are going to a few small amusement parks I am prepared to go on all the rides I am not prepared to solo parent if dw is feeling ill. Wish us luck.

[kdogg]

Im 13w1d with a singleton. Feeling pretty good. My belly is getting bigger. Nausea has pretty much gone away but I'm still having trouble eating a meal. Can't wait to find out the sex. Ultrasound is scheduled for August 17th.

My parents know and DH's mom knows. Other then that haven't told ppl. I bought my own doppler and it's been great to hear the heartbeat when I'm feeling nervous.

[ivy]

Happy birthday loira! I hope you're well enough to get out for dinner.

@cookiemonster03, b/g twins = boy/girl twins??! I didn't know you knew!

I'm 10w5d with a singleton. Due 1/26. We told my parents yesterday so now our parents and siblings all know. NT scan is 7/17 so we'll tell extended family once all the results from that are in. Hoping to hold off telling work until 15 or 16 weeks.

The past week has been really rough. Constant nausea and insatiable hunger and trouble sleeping. Anxiously waiting to feel better. We've started talking about child care and expectations of each other but no desire to put together lists yet. I am getting anxious about the number of things we'd like to do to our house before the baby comes, but the list is no longer than what we've done every other year we've been here, so I'm sure it'll get done. My sweet sister put together a Pinterest board for us of all her must have baby items. I'm kind of hoping she'll put everything on there we need, and we can just buy it all and be done with it.

[cactuscookie]

Jul 5, 2015 9:30:07 GMT -5 @cookiemonster03 said:

I'm 10w5d with b/g twins. I feel fine, mostly, but my anxiety is returning. My NT scan is 7/14. I'm supposed to meet with my boss's boss Friday 7/10 and am seriously considering asking her assistant to move the meeting a week or two. I realize this is pathetic but it's not super urgent and I just don't know if I can focus enough this week to adequately prep :/

A few friends and my B/SIL know but we won't tell our parents until after the NT scan.

Have you told your other twins yet?

[G22]

Happy birthday loira!

I'm 22w5d with a singleton, team blue!

I'm still feeling good for the most part. Daytime heartburn is now an thing. Yay. We flew out to visit the in laws for a few days and just got home. Getting up at 4am for our flight this morning has me super exhausted at the moment, so I'm laying down getting ready for a nap. My MIL threw us a surprise baby shower this weekend and I really want to go unpack all the adorable baby stuff we got out of my suitcase, but don't have the energy at the moment.

I have my 1 hour glucose test next week, and then my monthly appt on the 20th. I'll be getting another ultrasound, as they are watching to see if my placenta will move up over time (it's low lying, but not placenta previa thankfully.)

[shanwalk]

I had the worst 4th of July, ever. A bunch of drama went down in dh's family while we were all in the same house. It was a total shitshow and I'm so relieved everyone woke up, ate and left this morning.

9 weeks, 1 day.
Edd: 2/5/15
Singleton
We will find out the sex in just 3ish weeks thanks to panorama.

I have another ultrasound at the RE tomorrow. We are going to tell DD after that. I will also tell my boss this week bc my job is going to need to make some huge adjustments to accommodate a maternity leave (I'm the director). Our immediate families already know.

I'm feeling just so tired and irritable. I've had a few waves of energy, but overall, I want to spend the whole day in bed.

[pooh8402]

I'm so ready. In early labor now (I have a thread going on GP). CTX every 3-4 min, about a min long. Still 1 cm as of 9 am though.

I went to work this morning but was sent home.

[KB]

I'm 6w2d. My first ultrasound is in the morning and I am so nervous. I am terrified there won't be a heartbeat.

[ginkgoleaf]

@cookiemonster03, how do you already know what you're having?! I really want to know but I've been told that blood tests with twins aren't very conclusive.

[ginkgoleaf]

I'm 10w today with twins, due 1/31 but hoping for late December for the tax write-off.

I'm feeling huge already, I'm 100% in maternity clothes. Hard to believe I'm only 10 weeks. We told my aunt and cousin this weekend since we happened to see them and I can't hide it. I still haven't told a bunch of extended family on both sides, I think we'll tell more people after my next ultrasound on Tuesday. We're going to bring DS too, so he'll find out its twins this week. He said just today that he wants me to have 2, but there's no way he really can understand what that would mean. He's very excited though, and wants to see the pregnancy app pictures for each week and talks about what we'll name the baby, how we'll take it on vacation with us, etc.

[belovedbride07]

I'm 11w2d today, EDD of 1/22, fraternal twins.

I had blood drawn for Verifi last week, so this week we should find out whether or not there is at least one Y chromosome in there (among other more important chromosomal considerations). (ginkgoleaf, I believe @cookiemonster03 did PGS. The fetal cell-free DNA tests can only tell you whether or not the Y is present; we won't know if it belongs to one or both of the babies.)

My NT scan is scheduled for Thursday with the perinatalologist. I'm anxious to make sure they're doing okay in there! I'm glad I'll be getting bi-weekly ultrasounds between my two doctors!

My morning sickness has been worse over the last week or so. I'm pretty miserable tonight; just took a ginger pill even though I don't think it will work.

I've managed to keep it a secret at work, but my bump-hiding wardrobe is very limited so it won't be long now. I'm hoping to make it at least past my NT scan and getting my Verifi results.

[loira]

I just switched over to maternity trousers yesterday. I probably could have held out a bit longer, but there's no point in being uncomfortable and I already have all the clothes anyway. I'm still in my regular shirts and dresses though.

@cookiemonster03, I'm smaller than I was with V around this time, but I'm hoping it's just the bloat that's different.

[Muddled]

I made it to third tri! 28w+

I have a very clear bump, which I am sure surprises absolutely no one, but people I see on at least a weekly basis are still figuring it out. People are incredibly unobservant.

We are working on planning our summer must-get-out-of-the-city weekend for early August and then we just wait. I'm due late September.


I hope you had the happiest of birthdays loira!

[ivy]

Good luck today KB. Looking forward to hearing good news from you!

I'm in maternity pants most of the time, but tops and dresses still fit. All the cute skirts I bought in the spring are too tight now. It's all bloat at this point, but I figure I may as well make myself comfortable. I stopped PIO last Wednesday, so I was hoping the bloat would go down, but so far, no luck.

[dollyllama]

9w1d with new EDD of Feb. 7. Team green and planning to stay that way. We were thinking boy until our u/s last week and such a high heart rate now we're back to having no instinct either way which I prefer.

I bought a pair of maternity shorts on Friday because despite losing weight since BFP because of being sick, my shorts are now uncomfortable. I was a happy camper on the 4th with the elastic waist.

[cactuscookie]

My sister gave me 4 crates of maternity clothes, but so far the only thing I've broken out is a belly band. It's not because I haven't gained weight though, it's because I pretty much never wear pants anyway. I wear skirts and dresses almost everyday. I'm just careful now not to wear anything form-fitting to work, since I won't tell people here for a while.

[linz]

Holy smokes I didn't realize how many were having twins!

KB Cookiemoster Ginkgoleaf and Belovedbride? Can't wait to see all the updates!

[G22]

Jul 6, 2015 10:23:34 GMT -5 dollyllama said:

9w1d with new EDD of Feb. 7. Team green and planning to stay that way. We were thinking boy until our u/s last week and such a high heart rate now we're back to having no instinct either way which I prefer.

I bought a pair of maternity shorts on Friday because despite losing weight since BFP because of being sick, my shorts are now uncomfortable. I was a happy camper on the 4th with the elastic waist.

Our little guy's heart rate has consistently been in the 150s, squashing that old wives tale. The tech said boys do tend to be slower than girls, but if he's really active that could explain why it's still higher. Which he absolutely is, I feel him move so much most days  

All that to say, it could go either way still

[bcarp30]

I'm 5w1d today, edd of 3/16/16.

Feeling okay which of course makes me nervous. I feel like it was so long ago that I was pregnant with DD (it was, 3 years!) that feeling okay makes me think something is wrong. I also am in shock that this is the 5th time I've been pregnant.

When did yall start feeling pregnant?

The people that know are very random. My personal trainer at the gym, a neighbor, and my BFF. I don't want to tell anyone else until I feel more confident in this pregnancy. I hate letting people down.

[loira]

Jul 7, 2015 0:15:17 GMT -5 bcarp30 said:

I'm 5w1d today, edd of 3/16/16.

Feeling okay which of course makes me nervous. I feel like it was so long ago that I was pregnant with DD (it was, 3 years!) that feeling okay makes me think something is wrong. I also am in shock that this is the 5th time I've been pregnant.

When did yall start feeling pregnant?

The people that know are very random. My personal trainer at the gym, a neighbor, and my BFF. I don't want to tell anyone else until I feel more confident in this pregnancy. I hate letting people down.

I'm sorry. This is my 5th pregnancy as well, and if anyone tries to tell me 'at least you know you can get pregnant' I will punch them in the face.

I didn't start feeling pregnant until the nausea hit, bang on 6 weeks. I wouldn't really wish that on you, though.

[cactuscookie]

Jul 7, 2015 0:15:17 GMT -5 bcarp30 said:

When did yall start feeling pregnant?

I started getting minor signs around 6 weeks - my workouts started being more of a struggle, my nipples were a little more sore. But it wasn't until 7 weeks when the consistent fatigue really set it. I've been lucky to avoid nausea for the most part.

[Muddled]

Between 6-7 weeks is when the nausea set in. I know I've said this before, but I found it so comforting.

[loira]

Jul 7, 2015 7:52:53 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Between 6-7 weeks is when the nausea set in. I know I've said this before, but I found it so comforting.

When did it go away for you? I'm clinging on to hope that mine will be gone soon.

[Muddled]

Jul 7, 2015 8:10:05 GMT -5 loira said:

Jul 7, 2015 7:52:53 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Between 6-7 weeks is when the nausea set in. I know I've said this before, but I found it so comforting.

When did it go away for you? I'm clinging on to hope that mine will be gone soon.

You won't like this, but it ramped up around 10 weeks, then eventually faded. I think it was more less gone by 14 weeks. At that point, I had no nausea, but would randomly puke about once a week or so. I felt fine, though.

[loira]

Jul 7, 2015 8:14:59 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Jul 7, 2015 8:10:05 GMT -5 loira said:

When did it go away for you? I'm clinging on to hope that mine will be gone soon.

You won't like this, but it ramped up around 10 weeks, then eventually faded. I think it was more less gone by 14 weeks. At that point, I had no nausea, but would randomly puke about once a week or so. I felt fine, though.

Ugh, I think this time will be worse for me. With V, I went to work one day around 10 weeks and discovered I had my life back. I was still sick most mornings until 16 weeks, but only in the mornings I can handle. I'm only 10w1d so maybe it will fade soon, but I have a bad feeling that I'm going to be stuck feeling sick for another few weeks. I'm worried about what all the retching will do when I'm supposed to be taking it easy following my CVS.