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jessm57jessm57
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Hello Ladies.  

 Congrats to each of us!  yay!  This is my second pregnancy, first vital pregnancy.  I am almost 7 weeks.  My first ob/gyn appt is in a few weeks and as long as everything is good I am planning on telling my family.  I just need some help with creative ideas to tell the grandparents both of who live all the way across and country.  I thought about sending the ultrasound picture in the mail with a poem or letter from baby, but other than that my creativity runs dry.  Any cute/different ideas?  

Also, anyone have trouble sleeping already and any suggestions?  I feel like I am HOT all throughout the night and flipping around like a pancake.  

Thanks everyone!! 

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  • WifeyMommy2011WifeyMommy2011 member
    Both of our families live 17 hrs away and we were just super excited we couldnt wait so we took a pic of the pg test and texted it to our families and said 'guess what!'.  As far as the sleeping I haven't slept a whole night through since week 4...as of late I get up about 4 times during the night to pee then I can't get comfortable enough to fall back asleep.  Luckily I am a SAHW so I can take a nap during the day if needed but even during the day it is difficult to sleep.  DH even bought me the boppy body pillow and I burn up when I use it....I am def way to early in my PG to have sleeping problems.
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  • goodgolliegoodgollie member
    Our friends that moved to NC last year put together a slideshow of their "life" in Charlotte.  The end of the slideshow said, "And coming September 2011..." and the last slide showed the u/s picture.  It was so sweet.
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  • Andreaw1124Andreaw1124 member
    Half a Unisom at night has helped me sleep without waking up 15 times. I also take it with 50mg of B6 and the combo has really helped my morning (all day) sickness. 
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  • jessm57jessm57
    thanks for all the suggestions!!
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  • kaelasierrakaelasierra member

    I've been having trouble too! So annoying because I'm ALWAYS tired. LOL DH works nights, so I have the priviledge of taking up the whole bed (mixed blessing). Also, I use a body pillow and have 2 fans going all night. Talk to your doc first, but melatonin is something I took before I got pregnant. It's naturally produced in your body and it helped me sleep great! I haven't taken it since I found out about baby, though, cause I haven't had a chance to talk to my doc about it.

     Good luck!!

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  • Free2SingFree2Sing member

    https://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/53664133.aspx

    Here's the thread of how we told our parents.  DH's family has already got their package today-- I'm about to call my parents and say "GO CHECK YOUR MAIL!!!" 'cause I'm dying to hear their response.  :)

    DH's mom got hysterical to the point of annoying.  I get that she's excited, but she really shouldn't be that excited bc she lives 8 hrs away! 

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  • samakasrcsamakasrc member
    When me and my SIL were pregnant at the same time, we created an invitaon that said something like: "you're invited to meet baby (insert last name) in May 2010 and Baby (insert last name) in June 2010!" Then went out for lunch with them and gave them the invitations. It was awesome to see their faces! 
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