Unbelievably blessed, thrilled and thankful to be able to start this thread with my first-ever positive test yesterday morning.
My LMP would put me in mid-January but I ovulated much later than usual (CD30 ) so I am estimating a late January/early February baby. I will know more after my first appointment on 6/21/24.
Still nervous and hesitant about it as itās early (~14DPO) and PCOS increases the risk of miscarriage but hoping my first pregnancy is uneventful and a classic caseā¦not a whole lot of symptoms so far other than I noticed I was significantly weaker/more easily winded than normal while we were trying to load/unload for our move.
@Maerad@pacifica --thanks to you both! If itās crickets in here I may jump in your allās thread a time or two. But like I said, Iām extremely thankful but also extremely nervous. No one was shocked more than I was and it was our first day in our new apartment.
Funny anecdote: I was actually sitting on the toilet when my former landlord called about something and I saw the line darken and couldnāt say anything but I definitely spaced out of the conversation at that point. Thankfully she kept it short but it wasā¦something lol.
DH was so sore and tired from moving (I woke him up by answering the landlordās phone call) that it took him a few seconds to register what the two lines meant. He was like whatās THAT mean?!?!
Itās funny how a mundane seeming moment can instantly become momentous when youāre staring down a BFP !!
I may inadvertently fall into this threadās bounds if baby decides to make a late appearanceā¦ due date is [name_f]Christmas[/name_f] day so they could hold out until [name_f]January[/name_f] (hopefully not but who knows!) But definitely i donāt think thereās any reason to not hop around. Itās great to see more positives from the TTC 2024 group!!
[name_f]My[/name_f] due date is just before @pacificaās, so if baby comes late thereās a chance he/she could be a new yearās baby too.
Congrats again @cms1512 I remember you doubted itād work out cause of all the stress that came with moving, but then you got a bfp on the first day at the new place. What a lovely surprise! Iām so glad itās finally your time. Good luck!
Congrats! Itās so frustrating trying to plan our lives around trying. Good for you for having a positive mindset. Sounds like a lot of exciting things happening at once.
Thanks for starting the group- we are due Feb 1 or soā¦ Iām only 5 weeks!
I actually started my name berry account a while ago and had the user name āfuturemom1ā lolā¦. Literally the simplest, most corny name Iāve seen but I didnāt think Iād ever post so I put no thought into it. Of course, I became obsessed with the site and posted a ton! Needless to say, I just changed my name to another thoughtless name lolā¦. But I figured āfuture momā wouldnāt make as much sense moving forward.
Anyways! Excited to connect with people here for ourselves and future 2025 little ones!
Hooray! [name_m]Welcome[/name_m] to the thread! This is your first too?
Yeah, like I said Iām really interested to see what they do with my due date because I ovulated so late. I tried guesstimating things by subtracting two weeks from my ovulation date since I know thatās normally how they calculate with LMP and that would put me due [name_f]February[/name_f] 6th.
I also feel like 6/21 is pretty early to go in because Iād only be 5ish weeks out from ovulation so I may see if I can push it back a week or two. Weāll see.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you two plan to find out the gender or no? Weāll probably do early genetic testing with this first baby and find out by happenstance that way but maybe not going forward if weāre blessed with more children.
Iāve personally always wanted a boy first but with the way this whole journey has gone, itāll probably be a girl lol. Either will be great.
Yes, our first and trying to pace myself with info because I can be overwhelmed lolā¦ but I usually feel better when I learn something new as we go here. Any book suggestions for this stage?
Your prob right to calculate your due date that wayā¦ I would just say all that when you go in.
[name_f]My[/name_f] OB wouldnāt see me until 8 weeks. Totally up to youā¦ And we want to be surprised but have names for either scenario.
We did bloodwork over the past few months but no genetic testing. Some of my friends did some genetic testing prior to trying, I wasnāt offered that and we donāt have a history of anything I know of but I was worried about that (prob for no reason)ā¦ but less worried now, will just do whatever my doc says!
How have you been feeling?
Also, I guess my username didnāt change lol. Oh well!
Well, we just found out last week so I havenāt ordered any books or anything yet although DH and I did watch a first trimester vid on Youtube. I want to stick to one or two well-known ones if we do read books because I feel like more is info overload.
I am going to reschedule my first appointment, as excited as I am, for the week after because I want to be able to actually see something and at 5 weeks I donāt know how much there is to see. Maybe six weeks changes that? We donāt have insurance right now (kicks in [name_m]August[/name_m] 1st with my husbandās new job) so I donāt want them trying to milk us with unnecessary appointments but I realized that if theyāre calculating my due date from 2 weeks before ovulation like they normally do Iād actually be 8 weeks the last week of [name_f]June[/name_f] so maybe thatās what it is?
Oooo youāre going to be surprised! Thatās awesome! We may do that for later babies (if we are able to have them. I have PCOS so weāre super thankful right now for darkening tests and pregnancy at all) but for this first one we both want to know and weāll probably get the NIPT done as well depending on how $$$$ it is.
Iām feeling pretty good! No nausea yet (but Iāve heard that can peak a bit later on) although Iāve been having some dizzy spells where Iāve had to lay down and when we were moving last week I noticed I didnāt have my usual strength/endurance but just thought I was out of shape lol
How about you? How are you feeling?
When do you plan to tell people? Weāre probably waiting until about 10-11 weeks for close friends and family (after our second appointment, probably, depending on gestational age) and then announcing a little while later on social media since I have family/friends in many different parts of the country. The difficult part for us is that my MIL canNOT keep a secret for very long without slipping, either intentionally or unintentionally so weāve got to tell her right when weāre ready for a bunch of people to know lol.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] chiming in about ultrasounds but itās definitely better to do 6 weeks over 5 weeks for a scan as itās dependent on a lot of factors if we can see everything (gestational sac, baby, heartbeat) at that time versus for most people if theyāre 6-6.5 weeks we almost always see those things.
5 weeks in the first half, you may see gestational and yolk sac but not the rest, at like 5 weeks 5/6 days you may see baby but not their heartbeat or a heartbeat that seems slow but will normalize once theyāre older since itās hard to measure when baby is so tiny.
Thatās what I thought. Any thoughts on if that changes if theyāre counting by what my LMP would have been?
I ovulated 5/16 so if it were 2 weeks before my LMP would have been 5/2 so if theyāre counting from 5/2 then I will be 8 weeks the last week of [name_f]June[/name_f] and 7 weeks at my previous appointment time. Does that make sense? Idk how else theyāre justifying wanting to see me so early.
I think a lot of providers use LMP as their guide until after the dating scan, so they may be using a due date based off of 5/2 until they get measurements on baby to decide if they need to change dates.
5/2 for a last period and 5/16 for ovulation lines up with how they normally calculate things so you may be just fine. They count from last period (so weeks since ovulation plus 2 weeks) which seems confusing since you wouldnāt have even conceived at that point but thatās how they do it. Based on those numbers, on [name_f]June[/name_f] 21 youād be 7 weeks, 1 day (due date 2/6/2025) which should be okay to see things by ultrasound.
I think thatās a good call to push your first apt.
PCOS sounds very difficult. Very happy for you both!
I get the lower energy thing- my first major sign was fatigue. And Iām a runner so the shortest light jog was even tough lol. Then I was falling asleep at 5pm. More recently, [name_f]My[/name_f] mood swings can be a lot, cravings, bad vivid dreams.
Some nausea a couple weeks ago. Some digestion issuesā¦ no morning sickness - trying to brace myself for that!
I downloaded this pregnancy+ appā¦. I find it fascinating. Itās a cool step by step on your baby and your bodyā¦
Neat! Well, I just found out the NIPT is 1135$ out of pocket without insurance so I guess weāll forego that until [name_m]August[/name_m] when our insurance kicks in (hooray USA).
Weāre thinking about doing a Sneak Peek test for about 90$ to know the gender early though but weāll see.
Yeah, other than some dizziness and a little more digestion issues, I havenāt really noticed anything yet but Iām only 5 weeks on [name_m]Thursday[/name_m] I think. Iāll probably download an app after our first appointment!
@cms1512 just chiming inā my family has a history of neural tube deformities (spina bifida specifically) so my doctor personally steered me towards doing the AFP testing between 16-20 weeks instead of NIPT because theyāve had issues with a lot of insurances not wanting to cover both sets of testing. NIPT covers genetic issues EXCEPT neural tube issues while AFP encompasses all of them (and is more accurate). I was also having issues with my insurance not kicking in/being active, so forgoing NIPT was the only option I had at the time, too; by the time my insurance picked up it made sense to disregard NIPT altogether and just wait for AFP testing (which is also a super nerve wracking wait, so I totally understand wanting NIPT or both NIPT and AFP). My partner and I didnāt really care about knowing gender, especially early on, but my mom was eager to find out so we paid $100 for the SneakPeek gender reveal test and it was a fun experience.
As for first appointment and scans, my office wonāt do a scan until 8 weeksā with your cycle lengths/irregularities/etc. that may be less of an issue for you. But yes, Iād see if you can push your first appointment back, even by just a week. 5 weeks thereās not much to be seen, 6 weeks is a more telling scan (though still not much to be seen).
ALSO pregnancy apps: I have a few downloaded. Babyscripts has A LOT of info but I find it overwhelming to use personally (my doctorās office signed me up automatically for this, so I donāt know if you can download/use it without a provider link). Iāve mainly been using BabyCenter (my sisters recommended it) which gives good week/day by day info without totally overwhelming you & has the option to use their forums etc. Iāve also been using the What to Expect app, which gives some good info but I mostly use it because it lets you compare baby size to things other than fruits/veggies (like Disney themes, pop culture items, etc, which is super fun!)
Six weeks today and still nervous. Decided to keep my appointment at 7weeks and 1 day (next [name_m]Friday[/name_m], 6/21/24) just to get it over with and ease some anxiety either way.
Iāve been a bit worried because Iāve barely had any symptoms still (maybe some bloating and only wanting to eat meat and salt) but itās still early. Not that I want intense symptomsā¦
Excited for more people to join! [name_f]Hope[/name_f] everyone is doing well!
If it helps, my symptoms only really started kicking in towards the middle/end of week 6. But also, everyone is different! One of my co-workers had absolutely no morning sickness (lucky woman).
Still good so far. All I want to eat is salt and meat still (craved a chicken sandwich, a chicken biscuit, a specific club sandwich from a local restaurant, and PB pretzels) which is interesting because Iām normally more of a sweets gal but I actually donāt want most sweets right now.
I do have periods where I have an aversion to eating right then/feel like if I were to eat a certain food, I would get sick but I havenāt actually yet. I bought some peaches to eat with breakfast and as hard as Iāve tried Iāll probably have to throw the last 2 out because they just arenāt appealingā¦So weāll see!
Yeah, I had a friend who didnāt have any symptoms basically at all ( a little emotionality maybe) for both of her pregnancies (girl and boy) and then Iāve had friends with HG and just terrible symptoms in general so Iāve always hoped to be more of a middle ground so that wish is holding steady right now.
) so I am estimating a late January/early February baby. I will know more after my first appointment on 6/21/24.
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