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new to 2nd tri board..any advice?

nm32216tnm32216t member
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Hi Y'all!

Im sooo happy to be joining this group. Does anyone have any advice at all about what i have to look foward to in the weeks to come? Also would love to know when is the earliest i can feel the baby kick? what does that feel like? I have my nuchal translucency test this friday. Any advice/tips about that? So excited to be here!!!! look foward to all of your helpful responses! :)

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  • tarebear9891tarebear9891 member
    Welcome:) The average time to feel the baby kick is between 18-22 weeks with 20 weeks being the most common. You will *probably* start feeling better this trimester if you had m/s and feel tired all the time.
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  • nm32216tnm32216t member
    Thanks! Wow. Thats still a long time to wait. Im still feeling slightly tired and morning sickness seems to be slowly disappearing although not entirely gone. Do you know anything about the nuchal translucency test when they test for down syndrome? When did you start telling work and friends if you dont mind me asking?
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  • kg_08kg_08 member
    Everyone is different, but I was feeling what I was sure to be LO at 14 weeks. It was like a little swimming goldfish mostly, and also some little tapping feelings.
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  • Stephanie2167Stephanie2167 member

    I felt my LO right at around 20 weeks.

    Welcome. The 2nd Tri rocks.


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  • nm32216tnm32216t member
    I just read your story. What an incredible journey. I cant even imagine. Your son is absolutely gorgeous. What a wonderful gift after such a horrible labour. :)
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  • tarebear9891tarebear9891 member

    imagenm32216t:
    Thanks! Wow. Thats still a long time to wait. Im still feeling slightly tired and morning sickness seems to be slowly disappearing although not entirely gone. Do you know anything about the nuchal translucency test when they test for down syndrome? When did you start telling work and friends if you dont mind me asking?

    If you are talking about your first trimester screen they do that around 13 weeks I believe. It is an ultrasound and blood work. It gives you your odds of things like down syndrome and from there they will do more testing if they think it is necessary. We told pretty early on (around 7-8 weeks) mainly because I had already had 1 healthy pregnancy and felt comfortable telling that early. You can tell people whenever you are ready or when you start to show:)

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  • tarebear9891tarebear9891 member

    imagenm32216t:
    I just read your story. What an incredible journey. I cant even imagine. Your son is absolutely gorgeous. What a wonderful gift after such a horrible labour. :)

    Oh and thank you:) He is a fantastic gift and I would do it all again (obviously lol).

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  • kayteatrudeaukayteatrudeau

    Welcome! I felt light tappings and turning movement is weeks 18/19. She's active in the morning and evening most often and I'm learning not to freak out when she takes her "weekend rest" for a couple days mid week while she's in growth spurts.

     

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  • synchrosallysynchrosally member

    Welcome!  I felt my first "flutter" at 17 weeks.  My cat was lying on my stomach and I felt a twitch, but couldn't tell if it was her or me.  Mine felt like a muscle spasm and they got more consistent at 20 ish weeks.  Enjoy your NT test!

    Edit:  We told relatives after our u/s at 12 weeks, friends at 14 weeks and work at 18 weeks.

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  • kasslynnekasslynne member

    Welcome :) I felt my first flutters at the end of 16 weeks.

    Last night I felt my first BIG kicks and movementParty!!! It was so crazy and amazing at the same time! You have a lot to look forward to this semester: )

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  • MrsEricHMrsEricH

    Welcome! 

    When you tell people is up to you; we told immediate family around 9 weeks, extended family around 12 weeks.  Everyone else kind of just found out from there.

    I felt my first movement around 17 weeks but couldn't be sure of what it was.  We're now able to feel movement from the outside, which is the best thing ever.

    You'll like 2nd tri :) but I do have to say:  If you think something is seriously wrong or something doesn't feel right, CALL YOUR DOCTOR.  It drives me nuts when posters ask the board what's wrong with them- we (most of us) are not medical professionals!

     

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  • nm32216tnm32216t member
    I am loving all of your input and comment! This is all so exciting!!!! Party!!!
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  • nm32216tnm32216t member

    [We told relatives after our u/s at 12 weeks, friends at 14 weeks and work at 18 weeks]

     Oh my gosh! How did you wait so long??? 18 weeks! Im 12 weeks today and physically struggling to keep this a secret!! MY BUMP IS GETTING SOOO BIG!!

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