April 1st 2010 here

[beelzeclub]

Thanks, Ruth. And yay, April 29th!

Right after I posted I found an "after-hours" call line for questions and emergencies, and while I wasn't able to talk directly to my doctor, I talked to one of the doctors in her practice. She said pretty much what you did--as long as it looks like "old blood," remains light, and isn't accompanied by pain and/or cramping, it's pretty normal. She said it could be brought on by intercourse, constipation (as in, if you're working REALLY HARD to poo), or even strenuous exercise. She gave me a couple things to look out for that would be worth making an appt. over, but otherwise told me I could wait for my first check up and still be ok.

It definitely makes me feel better, but it's still a little nervous-making, you know? I might have to ban regular intercourse for a bit until I feel less worried about it. Poor husband. (And poor me, I suppose!)

[vixen6981]

Hello everyone!
HOpe everyone's feeling ok.
Ruth-Yea, I haven't had much interest in sex. Hope that changes soon!!
Beel-I'm glad it was nothing serious!! What the fun in having "shallower sex" though

Well, I have my first doctors appointment on Friday. I'm getting VERY excited!! Can't wait to finally hear the heartbeat!!!

[bookworm1536]

Vixen- Let us know how your dr.'s appt. goes today.

I'll be 10 weeks on Sunday and I'm already in maternity pants and I've gone up a cup size! With my first I didn't start showing until I was almost 5 months. I guess it's kind of exciting to be showing so soon, but I really didn't want to tell anyone but immediate family until after the first trimester, but I don't that's going to be possible anymore. I have my next dr.'s appt. on the 17th. My queasiness is lessening as are my headaches. Anyone else starting to feel a bit more energized?

[beelzeclub]

Okay, so I just had a fun morning. Because my spotting continued for more than a couple of days, my RN had me come in for a very early ultrasound. She warned that the baby might be too small to be able to see its heartbeat. So, me and the Husband go in, she pokes around, she does the ultrasound, and she says that everything looks exactly the way a normal pregnancy should at this stage and I shouldn't be concerned.

Except...

There are two yolk sacs.

Now, there are two main reasons she came up with:
1) My uterus could be shaped more like a mitten than a pear, hence the appearance of a second bubbly-area.

2) It could be twins.

Gah! We have no family history of twins! WTF!! So, we scheduled a follow-up ultrasound for next week, because at that point the baby(ies?) should be more clearly visible. She DID say there's a possibility the second yolk could be absorbed (which is common), and we only caught it because we came in for our first visit so early. Still...the idea of twins is RIDICULOUSLY exciting!

[vixen6981]

Hello all!

Well, I sent to my doctors appointment on Friday. Was very disappointing since we didn't get to hear the heartbeat and he didn't give me an ultrasound... I think I didn't get the ultrasound because I was very regular etc... we were REALLY looking forward to hearing the heartbeat but I guess because of the shape of the uterous at this time, it's almost impossible to hear All he really said was that my uterous was the right size for 10 weeks and since I wasn't having any bleeding or anything it all seemed to be doing fine... Good to know everything LOOKS to be doing ok still would have been nice to have some reassurance that there is actually a baby in there. O well, next month.

Beel-Twins would be so cool! My husband is a twin so we were a little worried about it but the doc says the uterous seems to be the size of 1 baby at 10 weeks so that's good Let us know when you know for sure!
Book-Yea, I've heard you show faster with the second I'm at the tight pants stage, not showing but feeling fat cuz my pants don't fit! lol! I'm sure it won't be long until it starts showing. Does anyone know how long it will be until most people start showing??
Rou-I'm very excited to get the 1st trimester over with too! Will be very reassuring!
How's everyone feeling? I'm starting to get some more energy (thankfully!) I think my boobs have stabilized so now I can go buy a new bra. I didn't want to buy one until I levelled out. Still no morning sickness which is good.

[beelzeclub]

So, went to the doctor and had both a reg. and a vaginal ultrasound (and holy crap, was the reg. uncomfortable! I've never had to pee so badly before in my life!), and it appears that I have one perfectly fine, totally normal little fella' in me, and the other yolk sac doesn't seem to have anything in it. The nice nurse-lady said that it happens sometimes and it'll eventually get reabsorbed. We got to see (if not hear) the heartbeat, and we got some pics, so that's really awesome. I thought maybe I'd be disappointed if we didn't have twins (I was kinda' stoked about the idea), but seeing actual tangible proof that yes, there is a little person in there overwhelmed any disappointment I might have felt. Of course, it also sort of solidified that holy crap, we're really doing this.

I feel for all you with the morning sickness. I haven't had straight-up, incapacitating, vomit-inducing nausea so much as a constant need to eat or I feel ravenously, nauseatingly hungry. I've been trying to constantly munch on dried fruit and nuts at school because if I don't eat something every 10 minutes, I feel like holy hell. The trick is doing it discretely without my students noticing--otherwise they call me out on my no-food-in-class rule (they love pointing out the hypocrisy of teachers). It'll be great when I can tell them and then eat openly in class instead of squirreling away little stashes of food where I can get at them while the kids are working!

[latech]

I have be soooo sick and tired the last 5 weeks that I've been pretty much useless around the house. My poor husband has picked up the slack: cleaning, cooking, running errands, cleaning the litter of 3 cats, feeding them, and the list goes on. I really want to do something nice for him when this sickness is all over (hopefully 3-4 weeks more of it). Any ideas?

[vixen6981]

Sorry about everyone's morning sickness!! Ugh! Hope everyone is feeling better!!

Ruth-So cool! It must have been great hearing it!! I can't wait for my next appointment!! I agree, I wish people would post more!!
Rou-Why did you decide to tell people in 2 weeks? Is that when the 1st trimester is over?
Beel-I can definitely see how you'd be (not sure if this is the right term or not) disappointed or let down by having 1 after you get used to the idea of having twins. At least it's a healthy one!!
Latech-Sorry to hear about the sickness! You shouldn't be emptying litter boxes though, bad toxins. Jay has also picked up the slack around here, thank goodness because I've been SUPER tired.

About me, I'm starting to get my energy back (whew) which is a good thing since we built a deck on the weekend!! LOTS of hard work but it's 90% done! I saw some pictures from the deck building and I can see a belly so obviously I'm starting to show, don't know how much longer I'll be able to keep it from the people at work. I was hoping to wait until I heard the heartbeat which is hopefully on my Oct 5 appointment. I'm on week 10 so I'm not sure I'll be able to hide it until them. Is everyone looking forward to the next trimester?? Hopefully the nausea will subside!!

[SierraDraughn]

hi there.. this is my 2nd pregnancy, and my son is 3 and im very concerned about him being pushed to the 'back-burner' when the new baby arrives....

also, my 1st pregnancy was a DELIGHT.. i loved everyday of it... but this one, i feel like im so early along and im sooo miserable i dont think im gonna make it.. getting up with my son, (Amare') getting him ready for school and getting my self up for work and smelling the onions and everything @ my job, im having a hard time..

ive never been part of a message board, so help me out, but congrats to all the mothers in here.. its so beautiful & soo amazing

id just love advice on what to do about Amare' when this new baby arrives... heres hoping for ANOTHER BOY!!!

[vixen6981]

Ruth-Well I guess seeing it is better than nothing! Wow your brother had really big babies! I was 8'1 so not TOO big! I hope you won't have a SSUPER big strong baby that wrecks things! I still hope you have a healthy strong baby My friend is about 5 weeks further along than I am and she gets her ultrasound to tell her the sex nexxt week so that's exciting!!

Sierra-Welcome! I think since you are conscious of the "back-burner" that you'll probably go out of your way to ensure you don't put him there. Just include him in everything and I'm sure he'll feel useful! Hang on, you'll make it!! 1st trimester is almost over so hopefully you'll feel better soon. I work above a restaurant and they were cooking fish yesterday (BLECH!!) I thought I was going to lose my breakfast!!
Who's going to find out the sex? I keep flip-flopping between wanting to know and not wanting to know...