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hellopartyof5

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hellopartyof5

Sooooo I'm so tired. We're at kalahari and I'm sharing a hotel room with my husband, 3 yr old, and 1 yr old. I'm exhausted and just want to go home. 

Lisa3379

MIL is going home today She’s been here for a week, visiting and helping out with DS. She got up with him every single morning so I could sleep in, and watched him Sunday night so DH and I could have an overnight date in the city. She is THE BEST. 

Currently I’m getting ready to take the car in for service. Ugh. I hope I get a good loaner. Then I’m so hitting up a Starbucks drive thru. 

chyvie

its snowing here (5-10 cm) and I cancelled my far away meeting because I didn't want to risk getting into an accident! I dislocated my shoulder back in August and had to have surgery, so I'm still scared of driving in bad weather as I don't have 100% full movement of my arm yet.  I have my last follow up Dr. appointment and I'm going to have to tell them no Xrays because I'm pregnant, which makes me so happy to have to say!

lest12

I can't for the life of my remember the first day of my last period.  This baby was a surprise, so I wasn't tracking at all.  I said it was January 2nd but now that I think about it, it might have been a week later. 

I don't know that it is a big deal, but they schedule the first US for 7w1d or later, and I don't want to go in and not see a heartbeat because I messed up my dates.

I am giving myself a headache thinking about this.

chopchop25

I get to switch jobs in three and a half weeks. It's so hard to try to keep up with the team and stay engaged/attend meetings when I feel mentally ready to move on to the next role already.

Also headed for Maui in four weeks. Doc said it was totally okay to travel but I'm a little nervous with the ridiculous notion that the trip will cause something to go wrong. They scheduled the first u/s for two days before I go - this doc rocks.

sammierose464

On Wednesdays I work from home, which I'm super thankful for today since we got a ton of snow last night in MI. Hubby called off work because of the snow, which meant he got to go pick the munchkin up from school (half day). No I'm impatiently waiting for them to bring me lunch and not wanting to do anything for work.

hellopartyof5

@Lisa3379 your MIL sounds amazing! Totally jealous. 

mytrueloves

hellopartyof5  Yikes, I'm exhausted just thinking about that! Sharing a hotel room with DF and DD is exhausting enough and she's not a toddler. Hang in there!
chopchop25 Maui sounds so exciting. I know it's easier said than done, but just remember that if your doc cleared you for the trip, there's a low chance anything will happen. Deep breaths, you'll make it through.
lest12  Just be honest when you go in for your ultrasound that you're not entirely sure when your period was. I'm sure they'll understand. 
Lisa3379 I'm sorry your awesome MIL has to leave. So cool that you guys have such a good relationship!
sammierose464 Totally didn't send DD to school today cause of the snow. It's a nightmare.
chyvie Sorry to hear about your shoulder but it really is an awesome feeling to tell people you're pregnant. I've had to stop myself from slipping it into casual conversation every single day lol

chyvie

@mytrueloves It is SO hard not to tell people! I want to shout it out to everyone! LOL
So far I have only told my three best friends. We haven't even told family yet because my MIL is out of town until the 22nd! 

hellopartyof5

Yes I've been telling a lot of people. I hope it doesn't end up biting me. 

kimberbeep

@chyvie - Not telling EVERYONE right away is so hard! I don't want to be center of attention, I just feel like I've turned into a sponge and as a FTM I just want to know all the things!! I may talk to my husband and see how he feels about sharing the news with one of our couple friends who had their first baby last summer.

acciocoffee

@chyvie Right?! So far I think only 4 people know for us (2 of my friends and their husbands who overheard me telling them. lol) and I'm telling one more friend tomorrow night hopefully. Then probably going to try to keep it in until we tell parents in March (maybe April). That just feels so far away though! 

sammierose464

It's so hard not to say something. We are only 4.5 weeks and I've already told a handful at work and my two best friends. Probably others. Hubby has only told one friend. I told my previous boss yesterday and he was so excited he gave me a huge hug. 

chyvie

@hellopartyof5 , @kimberbeep and @acciocoffee
I think it is totally up to you on how you share or when. I think having people there as support and someone to vent to is a good idea. My husband didn't want us telling anyone until after 12 weeks, but I convinced him I could tell my besties.
That is why I am also thankful for this community because it feels like we can all share in the exciting news together!

hellopartyof5

@sammierose464 that's super cute!

hellopartyof5

@chyvie that's very true. We waited until ultrasounds the previous 2 pregnancies. But this time we didn't want to wait. Probably because the majority of the people I told, I would want to them to know if something went wrong. I definitely need a support system no matter what with pregnancy because mine usually aren't easy. 

nasalot188

It snowed a lot here this morning. Took me forever to get to work. Now my afternoon exhaustion is hitting, and I've been staring at my computer screen for 30 mins and haven't done a thing! 

kimberbeep

I guess this qualifies as random... 

Can someone tell me what a "ticker change" is? I've been looking around all day and can't figure it out by context!! 

acciocoffee

**TW loss mentioned**
The only reason we are waiting to tell our families this time is because we just had a loss in November and our families took it really hard. We want to get past the point we had our loss to tell them this time (8 weeks). I'm mostly worried about my mom. I just know that any time I don't answer her call or don't call her when I'm supposed to she would assume we were in the ER again and freak out. I don't need that extra stress. It was so great to have the support system last time, but I am trying to be positive about this baby and I don't need our families assuming we will have another loss. I don't even know that they will be excited since it's so soon. I'm only telling people who I know will be excited for now. 

hellopartyof5

That makes sense @acciocoffee

hellopartyof5

@kimberbeep so you can get a "ticker" in your signature that is basically a countdown of your pregnancy. Your ticker changes with each week that goes by. So on week 4 it will tell you your baby is as big as a poppyseed. On week 5 it will tel you it's as big as a... something I don't know. I believe you're only supposed to answer the ticket change thread when your ticker "changes", but it doesn't seem like that's what's happening. 

charlie2

At work sitting on a heating pad. Sciatica so bad, my legs have ached all day. Blah.

kimberbeep

@hellopartyof5 - Ohhhhh... That make sense. I've seen those in the past, but because I bump a work I had to block all signatures - it's harder to hide what I'm doing with so many gifs and pics in everyone's signatures! 

hellopartyof5

@kimberbeep yup! That makes total sense lol although you don't need a signature to participate! It's just whatever day your "week" changes

estellegetty

I switched OBs which means I had to switch hospitals for delivery. Which isn't completely a terribly thing because my husband wasn't able to stay over with us last time. Although, I don't think there are any hospitals that allow husbands to stay overnight in NYC -- well unless you pay for a private room for 3K. My anxiety is high tonight, can you tell? 

pebbledam

I've told more people that I planned on telling.... Oops. Waiting for the u/s to tell my MIL. FX everything looks good. 

nugget2ehf

I’m pretty close with my dad, but still planning on waiting til the 8 wk u/s to tell him. He just called me tonight and kept asking what was new (we live in different states). I kept saying “uhhhhh noooooothing....” I also think it’s funny that he randomly called me the day that I got my positive. It’s like he sensed something. I can’t wait to tell him. 3 more weeks!

jennybean80

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to deliver baby where I work (L&D nurse), and if so, which doc to see. I delivered at the high risk hospital for my previous pregnancies, but we have lowered our gestational age that we deliver so I would be a candidate. It's a weird situation to be in...

mytrueloves

@chyvie Full confession, I may have intentionally slipped it into conversation with a neighbor I just met who was returning mis-delivered mail. Whoopsie.

sammierose464

@pebbledam - so have I. I've told a handful at work and a few close friends. Hubby has only told 1 so far. He's had a loss in the past though with his ex, so he's more cautious than I am.

@charlie2 - my heating bad now has a permanent place next to my bed.

Hubby is so anxious for our 8w appt because he's nervous about it all. I just can't wait to start telling family! We're doing it the weekend after the appt.

pebbledam

@sammierose464 - We are planning to tell the rest of our family after our 8 would u/s, too. I wish I had the patience to wait a little longer, but we can't!

kosmo86

@estellegetty - it is so strange that you can't have your DH stay. Over here all the hospitals come with suite style, its just sort of standard. 

I do feel you on changing OBs and Hospitals. Since we moved last year I now have to get another OB. I called yesterday to make my appointment and she told me I have 2 choices of hospitals. One is normal but doesn't have the best reviews and the other is super swanky and I am curious how much extra it will be and what insurance will cover! 

ETA: I have not told anyone yet. Last time I waited till 8 weeks to even tell my Mom! 

sammierose464

@pebbledam originally we figured we'd tell people at Easter...then I realized that waiting a month was hard enough. I've almost avoided talking to my mom because I'm afraid I'll spill the beans, and I don't want to tell her while we're both driving! (We usually talk on our way to work)

The day I found out, she had called me. The night before I had found out a sorority sister was due in July (making this sorority sister #5) and had told her I was upset about it. She asked how long our dr wanted us to wait before we started looking into testing. It was so hard not to tell her that it didn't matter because we were pregnant!

kimberbeep

@kosmo86 - We're planning to move in 2-6 months to a new state, so I'll have to change dr and hospital at some point. I'll also be changing insurance around that time too! 

chopchop25

@kimberbeep ohhh! a move for work or just a change of scenery?

Had my second blood thinner shot last night. It hurt like heck. Only ~250 shots to go? (Fx!)

kosmo86

@kimberbeep - I changed insurance 1 month before my DD was due. It was nerve wracking! 

acciocoffee

@sammierose464 We will tell everyone on Easter at the latest I think. I agree that it seems like a long time to wait though! It's only been a week since my BFP and I am having a hard time not announcing it to the world.

We might tell parents and siblings after 8 weeks (or just after a good US) and extended family at Easter. Although I'm sure MIL will let it slip before then anyways. Lol. The bloat is so bad at 4/5 weeks so I'm not sure I could hide it by that point anyways.

chopchop25

@sammierose464 @acciocoffee a third for the Easter timing announcement! Had a ton of fun yesterday googling ideas. It's so hard to wait that long, for sure.
We told my mom as soon as we got the BFP b/c I'm super close with her and she's been waiting for news ever since we told her we planned to start trying. Think we're going to tell my brother and his wife after the 8 week. It feels so weird to withhold information from everyone, but it is what it is!

acciocoffee

@chopchop25 I looked up a few ideas. I was thinking about putting an ultrasound picture in an Easter egg and having DD open it or give it to MIL to open. I'm kind of at a loss beyond that. What are you thinking?

kimberbeep

@chopchop25 - A move because where we currently live (south Chicago subs) isn't the best place to have a family. We plan to move closer to my husband's work (NW Indiana). If we wanted to stay in IL, we'd have to move west, taking him further from work. Luckily, he's a hard worker and I'll get to be a SAHM! We started planning for this last spring and it's finally time to go see our first houses this weekend!