@pacifica
I love that you’re sharing your names! [name_f]Millie[/name_f] is lovely.
Some other things happening :
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I started bleeding a little today. Scary. I have no idea what to think. No cramps no other symptoms. I still feel really tired. It was dark brown this morning but watery red tonight. The whole family came over and we told them we were expecting. Well, we didn’t intentionally… I forgot a sign I’d made that I accidentally left on the wall in the dining room. It was a tough day. I’m really hoping it’s implantation bleeding. I’ve never had that before, in the other 5 pregnancies, so that was new. I’ve never felt what is like to have a miscarriage. Would anyone be willing to share their experience in a private message? Does it hurt? Does it happen quickly? [name_f]My[/name_f] appt is at the end of the month… it feels like forever away. I suppose I’ll sleep and see what tomorrow brings.
@kapaza I hope all is well with little one! It’s hard to know for sure what’s going on but another less frightening option could be a subchorionic hemorrhage which is like a little fluid collection in the uterus that can cause some bleeding, but in most cases doesn’t threaten the health of you/baby. Would it be possible for you to go into an ER/urgent care and get a scan to check on things? A lot of people go before their first scheduled one or first doctor’s appt because they have pain or bleeding just for peace of mind. And even early along they can look for any glaring problems like where the pregnancy implanted even if baby isn’t visible yet. Regardless, hope you are okay and can get some information really soon!
Welp on the dating ultrasound front, all looks healthy and heartbeat was going strong but baby is indeed getting an official due date of [name_f]Christmas[/name_f] [name_f]Day[/name_f], 12/25 I know that means nothing in the end since they’ll come when they want to, but still hoping they choose to be a little late or early so they get their own birthday.
And on the minor gripe front, we did the ultrasound at the facility that’s in-network for my insurance and not where I work, so I was caught off guard when they only let me bring one guest in… so we get to the appointment and are called back and on the spot I have to choose to only have my mom or dad come in? I wish I’d known that ahead of time because I felt so bad being like “Well, dad it is your birthday so, come in I suppose?” It’s definitely making me think about where I want to have future scans done, and if it isn’t too costly out of pocket I think I’ll try to have my anatomy scan done at my clinic with a co-worker so there isn’t a guest limit.
I’d go to urgent care or call your provider to see if they can give you a referral to get an ultrasound sooner. I woke up once in my pregnancy and saw red blood that was more than would be implantation bleeding (which I had had before I got my positive test). This was in October after getting pregnant in August. I ended up having a subchorionic bleed like Pacifica suggested. It was scary but all is well and baby is alive and well and a week old now.
Welcome to the thread @namer_gamer & @luneth! I’m so excited with how busy this thread is! I’m not too good at keeping up with all the posts, but I hope everyone is doing well! I’m a little more than halfway (not fitting into the June, July, or August thread, and no one in my thread )
[name_f]My[/name_f] mom paid for one of the SneakPeek gender tests for me since I’m not getting NIPT bloodwork done (my insurance won’t cover that and AFP testing and since we have family history of neural tube defects AFP is HUUUUGE for me).
[name_f]My[/name_f] sister’s SneakPeek was accurate so I’m hopeful mine will be too. There is a risk of cross contamination that can produce faulty “boy” results, but I tried to follow the directions & clean as thoroughly as possible. Should have the results sometime in the coming few days so that’s very exciting! I won’t bank on it being 100% accurate, but it’s still fun either way (and they give full refund if you have baby & their test was wrong).
Other than that, I got hit with the exhaustion the last few days. I have a chronic sleep disorder, and the first trimester fatigue is making that seem like a walk in the park
Tomorrow marks me at 10 weeks, so I’m 1/4 of the way there!!!
1/4 of the way and finding out baby’s gender soon is so exciting! I hope it’s accurate but there’s always scans to help confirm or deny later
There’s a place for recreational ultrasounds here that does early gender determinations, and I decided to book there at 14/15 weeks to find out. Also doing the NIPT, but I told my doctor that I don’t want to find out from that, so hopefully they don’t spoil it beforehand…
@WildroseofJuillet sorry to hear it’s quiet in your thread, but you’re more than welcome here!!
12 weeks today - we’re telling DH’s parents (they’re coming for lunch). [name_f]My[/name_f] dad works out of the country a lot so I’ve made plans to see him when he’s next home in about 2 weeks.
Scan is on [name_f]Monday[/name_f]. I’m excited, but also very anxious. I’ve had all the symptoms and I’ve been fortunate to not have any bleeding. And it’s like my brain is going ‘it’s been too good, something HAS to go wrong’ even though I know that’s not really how it works. [name_m]Just[/name_m] need to sit tight and keep hoping for the best I guess.
I’m sure all is well, but I totally understand kind of feeling like things have gone too smoothly. I think that’s my hangup as well, but probably we are so hyper conscious of every little symptom or possible thing that could go wrong that we almost are bracing for that constantly, when really a lot of people can and do have relatively smooth pregnancies. And that’s more common than the worst case scenario but we’re just not thinking like that?
Hopefully that makes sense!
Good luck with telling your folks and the scan (!!) Both are bound to be exciting
Saw Baby They were being very inconvenient and lying upside-down, so the tech couldn’t do some of the optional tests, but they’ve said not to worry about that, they’ll try again at the next scan and it will be easier.
Feeling much less anxious and more like l can start planning now.
They think my predicted due date was off by one day, which puts me back into December (sorry @WildroseofJuillet )
I’m so sorry kapaza. I know that feeling and it’s hard, wishing you the best
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Well, got the results from my sneakpeek test— it’s a girl! We’ll see if that stays true throughout my pregnancy, but that was what my partner and I were both intuitively feeling as well haha. We’re supposed to be having dinner with his parents on [name_m]Saturday[/name_m] & officially telling them which is both exciting and nerve-racking! I think they’ll be happy for us, but also a bit concerned at the change of pace since we didn’t tell anyone we were trying (he’s been saying for the last 20 years that he didn’t want another kid & I’ve said my whole life I have no desire to be pregnant… funny how things change when you find a partner you love & trust!!)
Welp, I think some version of morning sickness is kicking in finally… for the past few days, my stomach has been unsettled 24/7 and most foods don’t sound good or I can only eat a small amount of before I start feeling queasy. Still have yet to throw up but I think it’s only a matter of time.
Foods I am tolerating: popcorn, fruits (grapes, oranges, bananas, apples, berries), leafy greens, cucumber, bell pepper, zucchini and almonds
I wish I could eat something with more protein but meats and fish are super unappealing… going to try to roast some chickpeas to see if that’s acceptable to my stomach, but I’m not sure what else might be nutritious enough and inoffensive.
So much for thinking I got lucky with no sickness lol. And in the beginning baby wanted all the meat and fish. 9 weeks hits though and they hate it
I know that means nothing in the end since they’ll come when they want to, but still hoping they choose to be a little late or early so they get their own birthday.
I’m so excited with how busy this thread is! 
I’m not too good at keeping up with all the posts, but I hope everyone is doing well! I’m a little more than halfway (not fitting into the June, July, or August thread, and no one in my thread 
They were being very inconvenient and lying upside-down, so the tech couldn’t do some of the optional tests, but they’ve said not to worry about that, they’ll try again at the next scan and it will be easier.
I hope you’re getting all the love and support you need.
