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Hi! Hoping to copy the all the activity on the July boards! I got my BFP this past weekend after trying since May (and having an abdominal myoymectomy in between to remove 8 large fibroids, but that's a whole other story). Needless to say, I am super excited and praying that it sticks! Let's introduce ourselves!
Date of BFP: 11/27 (waited till 16 dpo and 2 days missed period to test becasue i couldn't emotionally handle any more BFNs)
How far along are you? 4w4d
Estimated due date: Aug 3
Date of first prenatal appointment: Not scheduled yet - likely Dec 9th or 12th (6 weeks)
How are you feeling? My symptoms are dissappearing (sore boobs and cramping), so I am starting to worry a little (a lot). But, I go in for my second HCG blood test tomorrow, so hoping it doubled from yesterday's HCG.
Who have you told? Just the hubs! We are going to tell our parents at Xmas and everyone else a few weeks after that!
What are you reading/google searching/preparing for? Maternity clothes, Xmas gifts for new grandparents, obessessivley googleing about miscarriage rates and HCG levels
Great idea! This is our first month TTC and we are beyond thrilled, shocked, and nervous about it happening so soon!
Date of BFP: 11/28/11
How far along are you? 4 weeks today
Estimated due date: August 7th or 10th (depending on the calculator)
Date of first prenatal appointment: Not scheduled yet but I do have an appointment with my dr this afternoon! I think they will just check me out today and do a blood test to confirm but I really have no idea. :)
How are you feeling? I have been super tired and have had mild pulling/pinching for the past 1.5 weeks but otherwise pretty good.
Who have you told? Just DH. I'm hoping we will have our first official prenatal appointment before Christmas so we can tell our families. We'll probably hold off on telling anyone else until after the first tri.
What are you reading/google searching/preparing for? X-mas gifts for our parents (soon to be grandparents), symptoms in week 4 and what I can and cannot eat. I feel like I can't start buying anything for me/baby until after the first prenatal appointment. I'm just too nervous that something will go wrong before then.
@orvis18: Good luck at your appointment today! I am counting the hours till I go in tomorrow to get my blood checked again to make sure everything is going ok!
Congrats new August mamas! I just wanted to say hello as I'm not too far ahead of you guys (6w3d) and will likely be stalking this board. I love hearing what other ladies early on are thinking and feeling!
Congrats Mamas! Like carmel bride, I'm on the tail end of the July board, so I'll probably be reading here too. I wish you both the best and a healthy 9 months!
Congrats August babies people! I can hardly believe that there is already an August 2012 babies bunch of people....we conceived in August, so I'm on the May babies board. Just wanted to wish you all good luck and I promise that 2nd trimester is way better than first! Hang in there!
Yay! I didn't know there was already an August board!
Date of BFP: 28/11/2011
How far along are you? 4 weeks today
Estimated Due Date: 08/08/2012
First doctor's appointment: December 15th, I wanted to make sure to see her before I leave to the US for Christmas! I'm nervous because I had prior m/c in August, it happened the day after I flew to the US when I was 5w5d.
How are you feeling? Tired, crampy, gassy, bloated and my nipples are like metal sheilds! My breasts aren't as swollen as first time around, and the gassy, bloated stuff is new vs last pregnancy.
I am feeling overall positive but also a little anxious due to my past experience. I can't wait for December 12 when I will have officially made it farther than last time! I'm also super nervous about traveling again. I don't think it really had anything to do with my m/c but it is still kind of scary to think that circumstances will be similar this time. But then again, if I had had the m/c at work, would I be scared to go to work for 9 months? I need to try and keep cool :)
Who have you told? Last time we went crazy and told our families immediately. DH wants to wait until our pre-natal appointment this time, so probably will tell my family at Christmas and his family once we return from the US. Last time my MIL blamed me for the m/c because I flew to the US, so I don't want to tell her I'm pregnant again just before flying to the US. I have also told two close friends because I need some support and I was way too excited!!!
What are you reading/google searching/preparing for? I'm reading What to Expect online daily but that's about it...I'll do more once I've seen a heartbeat and am more reassured that this is my take home baby.
Gut feeling: boy or girl? I think it's a boy, we bd'ed on O day and not the two days before so I'm pretty sure that was the winner :)
Hi, ladies!
I just got my BFP (well, 3 BFP's) today. I have an appointment on December 16 to see how far along I am. I'm either 3 weeks along, which would put me due in August or I'm 7 weeks along, which would put me in July. So, until I know for sure I'm not going to post my info just yet. I can't wait until I can!!!!!
Hope everyone is doing well! I has a dentist appt today that I had booked months ago and my destist (who I love) told me she couldn't clean teeth if you are in the first tri - too risky for bleeding and infections I guess. I knew she wouldn't be able to take x-rays but I had no idea about the cleaning part. Probably super conservative, but I am happy to wait till the second tri.
@missbbc: That is so strange! After reading your post, I called and cancelled my appointment for Monday. It's so weird having to tell perfect strangers that you're pregnant when you haven't even told your own family. :)
Hi all!
DATE OF BFP: December 1st
HOW FAR ALONG ARE YOU?: 4 weeks today
ESTIMATED DUE DATE: August 10th, 2012
FIRST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT: I haven't made one yet, for two reasons. One, I don't remember what the new insurance DH got is, so I'm waiting for the cards to show up (hopefully any day now) and two, I know it's silly, but I want wait until I'm at least further than I was when I miscarried last time (5 and a half wks). I don't want to hear from a doctor that I'm pregnant again, and then lose it.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?: Physically I'm feeling like crap. I feel way worse this time than I did last time. Last time I was super exhausted, and my nipples were sore, but that was it. This time I feel like I have the flu. I'm achy all over, my head and back hurt, my sense of smell is super-heightened, and any strong smell is making me gag. I've been having hiccuping fits, and I've been gassy. And I'm super exhausted and my nipples hurt. As miserable as I am right now, I'm hoping stronger symptoms are a good sign.
Emotionally I'm all over the place. I'm really scared I'm going to lose this baby. I'm trying to relax and just go with it, but it's really hard.
Also, shocked as hell we got pregnant this month. We only managed to have sex once this fertile period, 2 days before I ovulated. I keep thinking about all of those months over the past year that we've had sex 4-5 times during the high time, including the day of and the day after, to no avail.
WHO HAVE YOU TOLD? DH, obviously. I couldn't wait to tell him in a cute way. It was 5 AM, he had just gone upstairs to use the bathroom, and I sat on our bed with the test waiting for him. When he came back to bed, I just said "I'm pregnant" and handed him the test. I was joking last night that I should have done something like the meal full of baby foods, like Becky did for Jesse on Full House, and he was like "I wouldn't have gotten it."
I also told my SIL (who we're living with until the house next door is ready for us in January) because she sat me down last night and wanted to know if I was okay because I hadn't seemed like myself. And my mother, which was a super weird conversation. Her immediate response was "I know." Later on, after much badgering from me about what she meant, she sent me this text:
"'So...it's a 7 min drive to work & while driving I usually think about work. Last Tuesday I got in the car and just started saying thank you for everything in my life-the car, a job, the apt, people in my life-not really thinking but just saying thank you. And out of my mouth came..."Thank you for these little one's growing inside (I know 2 others who are pg) and for this little one inside of Sarah (that's me)-help her to be growing strong and healthy." And then I went WHAT?!?!? And so I said thanks, God for that, but I'm not going to say anything until she tells me!'"
What's even funnier about this is that in early June, when I was really depressed about how long it was taking to get KU, she said "I think it'll be August"...and I got my first BFP on August 29th (DH's birthday), and this time, I'd be due in Aug.
WHAT ARE YOU READING/GOOGLE SEARCHING/PREPARING FOR?: The daily emails from The Bumb, Baby Center and What to Expect, but nothing else. I went crazy with it last time, but like chastenet, I'll do more once I hear the heartbeat.
GUT FEELING: BOY OR GIRL?: I don't really have a feeling yet. My mom thinks girl, the entire McK family keeps telling us when we have kids we'll have girls, but family history on both sides suggest boy. But there hasn't been a girl born into his family in 73 years, so maybe it's time. The joke is that if we do have a girl, we'll just have to name her Princess.
WOW sorry for the novel, lol.
Congrats, everyone!
Date of BFP: 11/24 (Thanksgiving)
How far along are you? 4w4d
Estimated due date: Aug 8 (our anniversary)
Date of first prenatal appointment: Dec 20
How are you feeling? No real physical symptoms other that having to potty a lot. Same thing happened with Baby #1. I've been sick unrelated to pregnancy so I think I have that to focus on. Emotionally? It's hard to believe I'm pregnant. I did have the UPT confirmed at urgent care but maybe it will sink in a bit more after my OB visit.
Who have you told? Husband, dog, 10-month-old. :) We may tell the immediate family around the new year but we're going to tell everyone else at DD's 1st birthday party--we may gift her a "Big Sister" something-or-other.
What are you reading/google searching/preparing for? I had heard that you're more chill after the first pregnancy and I think I agree. I've only been glancing at this Pregnancy Day-By-Day book that I loved the last time around. I guess I'm just winging it this time around. We'll have to figure out day care and how the kids will share a room and if there's any way for me to switch job roles within my company. You know, little things. :)
Coming over from the Early Pregnancy thread! Hi all!! So excited to be here with you all!!
Date of BFP: Yesterday (12/2) I had a fairly positive Wondfo - but waited until I took a digital this AM (12/3) to really start to believe it.
How far along are you? 4w1d
Estimated due date: Anywhere between Aug 10 - 14th, depending on which site you ask :)
Date of first prenatal appointment: Not scheduled yet - hoping to at least see my Dr. sometime this week for a blood test.
How are you feeling? I've had some light cramping for the last couple of days. I've had some ridiculous fatigue (wanting to sleep at 5pm, then heading to bed and not being able to sleep). Today was the first day I've had to pee frequently. So not too much...hoping that's ok.
Who have you told? Just DH! Surprised him this AM with a positive test and a little onesie that says "Shrute Farm Beets" (from The Office). Trying to decide if we'll tell our parents on Xmas or not...
What are you reading/google searching/preparing for? Miscariage rates, syptoms week by week, possible xmas gifts if we do decide to tell.
@Mrs. Bonnie Blue: +@Keppa: +@Mrs Sarah McK: Congratulations!!! I am so happy to see so many of the lovely ladies from the TTC boards here, the past week was full of BFPs! Sorry I've been busy and kind of absent the last few days so I didn't properly congratulate you on the other threads, but I'm doing it here :)
@Mrs Sarah McK: Considering our m/c history, pm me if you are feeling anxious and want to chat!
Date of BFP: Date of first positive HPT 11/28, negative qual blood test same day, positive quant blood test 12/2!
How far along are you? 4w5d
Estimated due date: Aug 3
Date of first prenatal appointment: Not scheduled yet - likely Dec 9th or 12th (6 weeks)
How are you feeling? My symptoms are diarrhea! Also slight nausea, mild cramping/pinching, emotional!
Who have you told? A few people. lol Our parents were first, a friend of mine from work, a couple of close friends of the both of us. I'm at the point where I'm thinking I just want to come out with it. lol
What are you reading/google searching/preparing for? I'm thinking about looking into some pregnancy books and I've already bought my first 2 pairs of pregnancy pants. lol I can't wait for my next hCG quant test tomorrow!
Congrats to all the newly preggo ladies. :)
Date of BFP: 12/2/11. I had a super faint line on one of those cheapo online tests, then I tested again the next morning with both a FRER and another online test. All came back positive. I STILL was unsure (as 12/2 was only 7DPO for me), and I took a digital test on Sunday morning. I was THRILLED to see the word "pregnant" pop up on the screen. Those digital tests are so much more exciting to get a positive result on!
How far along are you? Not sure...I just went in for my blood test today, so I'll get the official results tomorrow. I think I'm about 3 weeks, 3 days (according to FF)
Estimated due date: August 17, 2012
Date of first prenatal appointment: Not scheduled yet - like I said, just went for the blood test tonight, so my doctor's office wanted to wait to schedule the appointment until after they got the results. I'm hoping to be able to go in this Thursday since I have the day off from work. We'll see. The disappointing thing is that my doctors office is only a gyno now...no more Ob. I looove my current doctor, so I'm pretty disappointed about that, but I'm hoping they can recommend someone equally fantastic to me.
How are you feeling? I've been alright...SUPER tired the past couple days. Also, a constant "something" going on in my belly.
Who have you told? My husband and daughter are the only people that know. We're playing it safe, and trying to wait to tell the fam. I want to tell our families on Christmas, but my hubby is concerned/nervous to tell people too soon. I also plan to tell one of my co-workers. We've both been TTC the same amount of time and made a pact to tell each other when we got preggo...so I plan to tell her on Friday. :)
What are you reading/google searching/preparing for? I just bought the newest version of What to Expect While Expecting, the Jenny McCarthy book called Belly Laughs, and The Big Belly Journal. As for google - I'm obsessed with nursery inspiration!
@bunnylovesbear: Yayy! You're here!! DH and I are also trying to figure out if we want to tell anyone at Christmas time. I'm almost dying to keep this a secret from my mom (1st grandchild all around). I think we've decided that we will be telling my mom, her fiancee, DH's parents and brothers on Christmas. All other friends and family we'll wait until we're out of the 1st trimester.
That is only being made difficult due to the fact that I scheduled a girl's weekend away for this upcoming weekend with my 2 best friends (right before I got my BFP). We're heading to western MA to tour some wineries....oops. I have no idea how I'm going to keep this from them. Any ideas??
I also just bought the Big Belly Journal! Can't wait for it to arrive!!
@Keppa: Oh how fun! I hope you take and post pics of it! I just got a pregnancy journal myself the other day. I need to start filling it out, but I've been keeping a pretty good journal of things so far, so I'm not *too* worried about it.
As for the wineries.... um... this might give it away anyway, but maybe walk in and pretend that something just isn't sitting right smell wise? Sorry... lol that's all I can think of! I'm pretty sure that we are going to just start telling people today. I got my first positive digi which means my numbers have to have quadrupled since my last beta results on Thursday of last week, I'm feeling great, and well.. I just want to shout it to the world anyway!! lol
@dodgercpkl: That's so wonderful about your positive digi!! I, like you, am DYING to shout it out on the rooftop. Thank you for your advice on the winery trip (silly on my part to go through with it, but I rarely get a chance to see both these girls!). I have a feeling they may be my first casualties in telling people. I just don't see how I'll make it through a whole weekend with excuses.
@Keppa: No problem! I actually had something kinda sorta like that come up (but not really actually.... lol) in that a friend of mine saw that my MSN status said "excited" Now Excited COULD have meant sooo many things, but the first thing that came to mind for him was "she's pregnant" and so he asked me point blank. I honestly couldn't lie to him even though I'd wanted to wait until today. lol I hope you have an amazing weekend at the winery though!! Sounds like so much fun!
The other big excuse I've heard before is that you're on medication that dictates you stay away from alcohol. Or you could always say that y'all are trying (not that you've succeeded!).
@Keppa: I think the medication is a good excuse. They'll probably still think something is up, though...My ILs all pretty much know since I refused wine at dinner last weekend. They didn't actually ask (thank God!) but they did exchange looks...
I don't want to tell our families until I have had two blood tests with rising numbers and have seen my obgyn on the 15th. I want to spare myself having to "untell" if this pregnancy were to end like the last one. But it was really hard not to tell my mom when I talked to her on the phone this weekend. She asked and I kind of fumbled for an answer and tried to change the subject...
I actually just went for my first blood test, I'll have the results tomorrow, then go in for another on Thursday. I'm praying that those numbers are rising like their supposed to and that this is it!
@chastenet: I hate waiting that day to find out don't you? I know how you feel about wanting to have that 2nd set of rising numbers. I can't wait to get the call about my 2nd test results today!
@Keppa: I would use the medication excuse too. It's so hard to sneak when it comes to alcohol. I was out with friends this weekend and drank 7-up and 'vodka'...thankfully no one asked me for a taste! I was thinking over Xmas to bring a jug of cranberry juice and try to pass it as wine but that wouldn't exactly work at a winery :) Sounds like a lot of fun though!
How does the initial blood test work? I have my first appt on the 21st but don't really know what to expect. Do they draw you blood then have you come back in a few weeks to compare the results?
@ktgee04: I can't tell you how it is typically done, only how I've experienced it so far. When I first called my OB and told them I'd gotten a positive hpt and what do I do next, they had me come in for a blood test. I found out later that the initial blood test I went in for was a qualitative which only gives a yes or no answer and sometimes (as in my case) isn't as sensitive as a cheapie hpt. I got a negative. Since I continued getting positive hpt's, I called them and scheduled another blood test, this time requesting a quantitative. I got my positive from that and they scheduled a follow up test for 4 days later (yesterday) to see how my levels are increasing.
From what I'm reading, I'd say they would want to do a follow up a few days to a week later just to make sure the levels are rising properly - assuming of course that they are doing a quantitative and not a qualitative. Good luck! Let us know what happens!
@dodgercpkl: Ahh I see! I was definitely confused about what to expect. I thought they'd just test to verify I am actually preggo but it's good to know that I should expect a follow-up appt! Thank for the info!
They told me they will do a PAP and all that as well during that appt. Depending on how far I am (b/c it's a bit foggy) they may do an u/s as well. Fingers crossed!
@dodgercpkl: Yes, I wish the results were instantaneous! I can't wait for it to be Friday, I'll have both my test results by then and hopefully my numbers will be reassuring.
@chastenet: I got mine back and while they did double, I'd been hoping for more, so now I'm looking forward to seeing what Friday brings from my 3rd quant test on Thursday. lol My new levels are 20 so exactly double what they were.
@Keppa: Yes!! I am here. :)
As for you...you're in major trouble with this winery tour! I don't know how you avoid admitting a pregnancy while at a wine tasting. I hope you have fun with your girls, regardless though!! :)
As for me...I got the results of my blood test today. Positive! Yay! Pregnancy confirmed. However, she did mention my levels were low, so I'm kinda freaking out. I was only 10DPO when I got the blood test done, and technically, I'm not even late yet (AF is due Friday), so I'm hoping that's why my levels are low. It just makes me so anxious.
Now I just need to find a new doctor...my current doctor is only a gyno. Wah.
@bunnylovesbear: I have been seaching for a new dr too. My current one is not an OB/GYN and the one at the office has limited availability. How far north of Boston are you? We are about 15 mins.
@bunnylovesbear: You probably already saw this on the TWW board - but ditto on finding a new doctor. My current doc won't do a blood test, so I only had to do a urine test yesterday (positive!). She said the best way to do it is decide which hospital I want to give birth in and work backwards from there to find a Dr. My only issue is that I feel like the process is kind of rushed. I was hoping to at least go in for a blood test before Xmas (if possible), but I feel that leaves me very little time to find someone and schedule something.
Thanks for all the suggestions, girls! I guess I'll just have to play it by ear and see what happens. I'm going to try the medication route, but one of the girls I'm going with is a nurse and I know she'll have some comeback for whatever I tell her!! Haha!
Just got my blood test results, at 21dpo my HCG level was 2116. So that is even above average, I'm taking that as a good sign! With my last pregnancy, at 18dpo it was 257...I can't wait to get a second test done tomorrow and get those results Thursday!
I fell asleep on the couch and had a dream that I was miscarrying :(
Everything looks (and feels) okay, and I know it was just a dream, but holy hell I don't remember the last time I woke up in such a panic. Wait, actually I do, and it didn't end well :(
ETA: Sorry for the downer post...I need some calm, happy thoughts sent my way.
@chastenet: That's so awesome! I wish mine had looked like that. >.< I'm hoping that tomorrows test jumps the number up a ton for me.
@Mrs Sarah McK: Calm, happy thoughts coming your way. That's got to be very scary! I'm sure everything's fine though. I know I go back and forth probably a million times a day between being over-the-moon positive and excited, and completely cautious, worried, nervous, terrified. Usually I just end up Googling things until I come to the conclusion that everything seems to be ok (at least for now).
I think it sucks that in the TWW there are so many possible symptoms to look for that could indicate prgnancy, but once you get a BFP there's pretty much no signs of a MC until the bleeding starts. Not cool.
@orvis18: I'm about 20 mins north of Boston. We're almost neighbors!! You should PM me, so we can chat!
@Keppa: If it's driving you totally nuts, you could always go to a walk-in clinic for a blood test. I went to a walk-in a couple months ago because I had been sick with flu/cold symptom, and when I mentioned we were TTC, the nurse sent me for a blood test. I may ask my gyn if she thinks it's necessary for a follow-up blood test, since I won't see my new ob until over a month from now!
@chastenet: That's great about your high levels! Like I mentioned above, I'm concerned about my low levels and may request a follow-up to make sure everything is on track.
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