"Just Barely" Pregnant PS''ers

[Hudson_Hawk]

Charbie-CONGRATS!!!!

 

[Puppmom]

Congrats, Charbie! In the blink of an eye, that bean will be kicking you! Pop on over and ask any questions in the preggo thread. Everyone there is super helpful.

 

[charbie]

Thanks, cara, HH, and puppmom! I made my first appointment with the doc (they made me an appointment for next week) and right now am just sort of in such a weird spot.

We told my mom, bc she came into town and I knew there was no way I could look at her without telling her. So pretty much right after she arrived, we spilled. It was cute- every year my mom makes us take a picture with Santa (weird...i know) but she said the rule is, you have to do it until you have kids. Well, my husband was in the pic with us last year and complained the whole time. He handed the pic to my mom and said, "well, this is my first and last Santa picture I''m going to be in." and my mom just kind of said, "huh? why?" and i chimed in and said, "what are the rules mom? how do we get out of the picture?" and she played dumb and said, "i don''t know." and so i just burst into tears and she goes, "no way. are you....???" and i just nodded while she gave me a big hug.

Its so hard to sit here at work and not be able to say anything. I tell everyone everything. I have a freakin muffin top right now bc of the bloat. it''s pretty similar to my period bloat, only a bit worse. so my pants usually all fit except for that one week, which normally is fine, but the bloat just isn''t going to go down, so i''m going to have to get a couple of looser fitting tops so no one catches on for the next few weeks. and i have this feeling in the pit of my stomach bc i''m just kind of anxious about it all, so i feel a little nauseas. a co-worker asked me at lunch if i wanted her yogurt, and just the thought of eating it made me want to toss my cookies. in fact, now that i''ve eaten (just a lean cusine) i feel like i can''t eat anymore or i''ll puke. i''m sure part of it is just in my head...but oh well.

 

[cara]

Nope, not in your head! More nausea is probably coming

, most women get it in weeks 6-8+, though some get lucky and avoid in entirely! Anyway, be prepared with little snacks. Even when nothing looks appealing, generally keeping a little something in your stomach all the time will help, and especially you should find foods that agree with your upset tummy and go with those. Looser tops will help, and I bought a larger pair of pants around then too which got some use even if they were a little loose in the butt. And you can use an elastic band to hold your pants together instead of buttoning them, among other tricks. Good luck!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

LOL, it''s so funny to see/hear you write all of that Charbie. No, the bloat is not going to go away, neither is the urge to scream you''re pregnant from the rooftops!

I found I had to eat a protein rich breakfast and then maintain my stomach equilibrium with carby snacks for the rest of the day. I had a few days where I was a little nauseous, bit I never actually threw up and those few days were really early on, like 5-7 weeks or so. I remember my gfs telling me I was nuts and it was in my head because it was too early, but I was definitely not feeing great.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Oh, and I also found ginger tea to be really helpful. Not drinking it so much, but using it for aromatherapy. I''d just place it under my face on the desk and inhale the steam. So calming and settling for the stomach. I love ginger candies too but they were a little too strong for my tummy. Preggy pops didn''t work all that well, but they taste good and I know others who swore by them. I think I have two full unused containers of them, I wish there was some way for me to get them to you.

 

[somethingshiny]

charie~ WOW, huge congrats!!! Good luck and lots of dust and prayers and sticky vibes!!

 

[split_shank]

Congrats Charbie!! I will sure hang out with you over here. I am kind of boring lately, compared to my scare last week ( I had to put a thread out asking how long people spotted). It stopped, I have a repeat US on Wednesday, and I hope there is a little heart on this one!

I started to get a little queasy last week, late week 5. We were so busy at work that I didn''t have much time to think about it but I knew it was there. I''ve been snacking on some of those goldfish crackers, which from one day to the next sound lovely to absoluetly revolting. I used to love yogurt, I get a little gaggy thinking about it now. I haven''t thrown up, I pride myself at being able to hold it back in the past. My gag reflex is definitely more sensitive though, and certain foods just don''t sound that appealing when I think about having them. I too would love me some carbs. And hamburgers. Who knows why.

Nips a little(lot) sore. Bearable as long as I have a bra on. We told my parents yesterday at Easter, which led to my aunt coming downstairs to see what was up and hence the other 35 family members now knowing upstairs. Oh well, they are all really good about it, #14 great grandchild for my grandma this year so she was excited too. Although I would have rather waited for everyone to know, I know they would all be supportive should something happen, as they have all experienced some celebrations and losses within their own families.

Congrats again and lets hope we can get some other newbies to hang out with us! Us jerkstores need to stick together

 

[charbie]

Oh Hudson...I so want to tell everyone. But at the same I enjoy my little secret. I think it actually will be a little easier at work...today was rough since its so fresh! And thanks for the tips on the ginger tea! I actually have some in my cupboard leftover from Christmastime...ill have to bring some into work. I''ve been eating a very protein rich diet anyways recently, and its funny you mentioned the carb snacks- I went to the snack machine at work this afternoon, which I never ever do, and animal crackers just sang to me.

Cara: I''m so glad it isn''t in my head! I''ve never been the type to get queasy, I have a pretty strong stomach. I haven''t really been sick yet, just not hungry, bc the thought of some foods repulses me at certain times. And I''m going to figure out something for these pants. The muffin top is out of control.

Split! Yay! We do need to stick together and get some more company. My hubby bought me a nightlight today bc I have been peeing in the middle of the night. I''ve always peed a lot, but now its about twice as much. Only once in the middle of the night so far. But I''ve been sooooooooooo thirsty! I can''t drink enough water! I quit my diet pepsi habit cold turkey, but that was bc I was doing P90x and working out to get in top shape for TTC time...ooops.
That''s all over here...take care!

 

[somethingshiny]

muffin top pants--rubberband around the button, through the hole, and around the button again. You get an extra inch and can keep it hidden with a longer shirt. Muffin top seems to be caused by bloat at the beginning, try to stay regular.

 

[icekid]

Hi barely preggos

I hope we get some new company soon!

How are you two feeling? Aside from the tummy bloat and ultra sore BBs, I''ve been doing okay. A little queasy, but working out a lot which seems to help a ton actually. SOON I will have a more normal schedule again which will be wonderful because I am sooo not looking forward to the first tri exhaustion. I totally have the food aversions, too. Things that I normally love make me nauseous to think about.

My whole family already knows, too. Immediate family, anyway. We are holding out on telling MIL though because she is going to freak

Sadly I had to tell people at work already. It makes me so nervous about potential bad news, but.. hopefully it will be okay. Ironically, I start my Ob rotation on Monday. All over those epidurals

charbie- Do you really think you''re 5 weeks already?! You would probably only be a couple days behind me then. I''m going to have one long pregnancy since my BFP was at 3.5 weeks by my estimations haha.

ss- fingers crossed for the follow-up ultrasound. My first doc appt is next week, but just with the NP. So I wonder if there is any chance of an ultrasound. I''ll have to find out because I don''t want to make my husband miss work for a boring appointment.

 

[charbie]

ss: I''m gong to do that with my pants as long as possible! I was telling DH I want to get a few tops that might work...but don''t want to rush it.

Ice: how fun to do the ob rotation now! Great timing! I was looking earlier in this thread...you got preggo right when you initially were hoping to! My LMP began feb 28, so yeah, 5 weeks and 2 days. Kind of nice to start on a Sunday, spits easier for me to keep track. Since I wasn''t anticipating being pregant, I didn''t test any earlier. It was quite the shocking BFP! Makes it nice to be further along!

 

[split_shank]

Date: 4/6/2010 11:32:10 AM
Author: icekid
Hi barely preggos

I hope we get some new company soon!

How are you two feeling? Aside from the tummy bloat and ultra sore BBs, I''ve been doing okay. A little queasy, but working out a lot which seems to help a ton actually. SOON I will have a more normal schedule again which will be wonderful because I am sooo not looking forward to the first tri exhaustion. I totally have the food aversions, too. Things that I normally love make me nauseous to think about.

My whole family already knows, too. Immediate family, anyway. We are holding out on telling MIL though because she is going to freak

Sadly I had to tell people at work already. It makes me so nervous about potential bad news, but.. hopefully it will be okay. Ironically, I start my Ob rotation on Monday. All over those epidurals

charbie- Do you really think you''re 5 weeks already?! You would probably only be a couple days behind me then. I''m going to have one long pregnancy since my BFP was at 3.5 weeks by my estimations haha.

ss- fingers crossed for the follow-up ultrasound. My first doc appt is next week, but just with the NP. So I wonder if there is any chance of an ultrasound. I''ll have to find out because I don''t want to make my husband miss work for a boring appointment.

Normally I wouldn''t have been able to get an ultrasound until about 20 weeks (

) and that would have been the only one. Unfortunately I got my wish and got it a little sooner than I expected. Insurance will only cover what is ''medically neccessary'', or ours anyways. What about "mom-want-to-see something necessary"??????

 

[ChargerGrrl]

"there''s a party in my belly"

LOVE THIS!

Congrats to all the new preggos- looking forward to having you join us in the PG thread.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Ladies, invest in a bella band or something similar. I found that the rubber band trick worked but you could totally tell something was up with my pants. The bella band allowed me to just wear them unbuttoned without a RB or at least make the RB less noticeable. I'm using it more now to hold up my maternity pants.

ETA: Bella Bands are kind of expensive so I just bought generic ones off of ebay. You can also get similar things at Target, Motherhood and Walmart.

 

[charbie]

This is craziness. My dress pants for work today are so uncomfortable and tight in the waist already! I wear tank tops under my clothes everyday, so I put a longer, tight tank and am keeping my pants unbuttoned. I''m ordering a cheapy bella band tonight from ebay. I''ve been eating so healthy...besides a bit of pizza at work yesterday. We are in our annual department of health survey, and I have to work 14 hr days. My boss orders in some food for us, so we are sort of at her mercy.

I had pickled hard boiled eggs for breakfast that my mom left when she came to town. I LOVE them. So a lady at work and I were talking about breakfast and I told her what I ate. She says, "ugh. The only time I think I ever could eat those for breakfast was when I was pregnant." Then she says, "k, are you trying to tell us something?" And I''m just like, " uh, NO. I just love my eggs!" But I know I turned red bc I always do when I lie. I wanted to hide right then. Luckily, I think I got away with it bc she laughed it off.

And my good friend who is 6 weeks ahead of me kept texting me...I wanted to spill so bad!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Charbie, I couldn''t hold out on telling people. My close girlfriends and family knew the day I got my BFP (3.5-4 weeks). Boy did my friends, who are all BTDT mom''s, judge me on spilling before the "golden date." Who cares though. My friends and family are the ones I''d want there for support if something went wrong so why wouldn''t I tell them? I waited until 10 weeks to tell my boss and co-worker. Word is slowly starting to spread now that I''ve got a bump to show and I don''t just look fat.

The bloat thing is horrible. I started out a 6-8 and now I''m up to a 12 in regular pants just to get the button buttoned. I''ve also gained 12 lbs in 4 months so that could be contributing to it, lol. I''ve decided I need to really invest in some maternity pants. I wore a pair on Monday and was in heaven, so comfortable and I felt good in pants that fit right. Today I''m in regular pants with the button jerry-rigged and I''m really uncomfortable.

 

[charbie]

Oh my friend will probably be one of the first to know...I just want to make sure we tell my MIL first. She is coming to town on Sunday, and we are telling her then. She is going to be soooooo excited!
After that ill start to tell some other friends, but need to be careful bc if word gets out on facebook, everyone I work with will know. And I really don''t want them to know until as late as possible so my boss doesn''t talk me out of an internship I''m supposed to start next month. Its a 6 month internship, and will have me finishing right at 8 months.

I''m right there with you- if anything negative happens, I want some friends to know so I have some support. My first appt. with my doctor is next Wednesday, so I think once that gets done with I know we will be itching to get word out. My softball team and volleyball team is going to be wondering why I''ve been demoted to scorekeeper...tho I hope to play for at least a few weeks if my doc says I can.

 

[split_shank]

Just got back from my US. All is looking pretty good, still a leftover clump in there, so she said I might have some spotting again in the future, but its leftover implantational bleeding as suspected. Heart rate is a little slow, but she said its possibly because its so early that the US can''t pick all the beats up yet. I''m hoping!!! Growth from last week is right on the money, so I''m gonna hold on to the faulty US heart rate monitor as the reason. Going back in 4 weeks for another US so I guess its just more waiting! Due date 11/30/10!

 

[icekid]

charbie- I''m not using my LMP, but when I think I ovulated to estimate my due date- especially since I don''t generally have 28 day cycles ever! Maybe you''re only due one day after me then?! How cool. I''ve been working out lately at my normal clip. Obviously check with your doc, but you should be good to continue your normal physical activity.

ss- Wonderful news on the ultrasound! I reeeeeally need an ultrasound too, to confirm EDD

I have irregular cycles and was not charting, so hopefully that will be enough to earn me some early reassurance.

HH- The bloat IS horrible. I cannot make it go away either

C''mon kid, I got the email that you''re the size of a sesame seed! What is this?!

Wearing scrubs to work everyday is a small blessing, and even the XS are still big on me. So not much worrying about clothes, yet! There is one rotation coming up that has clinic hours and will involve real clothes, which is too bad! I''ll probably have to buy maternity dress clothes and wear them for only one month

ugh.

I am super lucky with my insurance and my prenatal care, delivery, c-section are fully covered 100%. And from what I have read, they don''t limit to the "absolutely necessary" ultrasounds. I''d looooooove to have one at my first appointment since there is a decent chance we could hear the heart beat then and it would be great for my peace of mind.

The queasies are definitely picking up... just in time to finish my crazy housr ICU rotation, thankfully. Soon I''ll be surrounded by preggos who are also nauseous and puking. Though actually that may be a bad combination with my predilection for nausea.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

IK, you''re SO LUCKY with the whole insurance thing. I just found out today that my ins didn''t cover the 1st tri genetic screening (CF, Tri18, etc) which was a shock because my first cousin has CF so it''s not like there isn''t familial history of it. So I have to appeal the claim which stinks. My doc was so peeved with the ins company though! It was nice to know she was in my court on this one.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

SS, make sure your doctor knows this so s/he can have the labs/us billed properly. You should still have your scan at 20 weeks, that''s an important one where they look to make sure all of the necessary body parts, organs, etc are where they''re supposed to be and functioning as they''re supposed to be.

 

[split_shank]

I work at the same hospital as my OB and she has the same insurance I do so I would hope she knows the benefit plan haha!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Date: 4/8/2010 10:30:19 AM
Author: split_shank
I work at the same hospital as my OB and she has the same insurance I do so I would hope she knows the benefit plan haha!

LOL you would think. Unfortunately it''s not the doc who does the coding and billing...

 

[Puppmom]

HH, I think you and I had the same problem...eating to keep nausea at bay. I gained a lot in the first trimester (my doctor told me those 10 pounds are mine to keep

). I''m up almost 20 pounds at 23 weeks. It''s a lot but my weight has been on track for the last 10 weeks. To make matters worse, I have a friend who is two weeks behind me and literally still has a FLAT stomach and is wearing her regular pants without having to rig them with a bella band!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Date: 4/8/2010 1:33:27 PM
Author: puppmom
HH, I think you and I had the same problem...eating to keep nausea at bay. I gained a lot in the first trimester (my doctor told me those 10 pounds are mine to keep

). I''m up almost 20 pounds at 23 weeks. It''s a lot but my weight has been on track for the last 10 weeks. To make matters worse, I have a friend who is two weeks behind me and literally still has a FLAT stomach and is wearing her regular pants without having to rig them with a bella band!

Yea I weighed myself a few weeks ago and I was up 14 lbs from the date of my bfp. But between then and Monday when I had my 16 week check I was down 3. Not sure if it was a difference in scales or if it was because I ran out of PNV and was regular. I''m hoping I''ll get back on track soon. I was kind of on an uptick in gaining before I got pregnant so some of it could just be a continuation of those habits (having become the norm), pregnancy and cutting back at the gym to almost nothing...gotta get back.... here are two pics of how it''s showing. The first one shows weeks 4 - 12 and the last one shows 16. You can see how the bloat just takes over my body.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Wow that was big. Sorry guys.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Here, this is better. Resized with them all together.

 

[charbie]

Awww...cuute belly HH!
I''m so getting harrassed at work. They''ve all got own ideas about when I''m going to have a baby. Its been going on for months. I work with a lot of females who are about 5 to 10 yrs older than me, most are single mothers. One girls about 2 yrs older than me is 8 months along, and they kept joking that I would be preggo before she gives birth. Well, today another girl offered her chair up to the preggo one, and we all joke around so I said, "wow, youre nice to offer your chair up to the pregnant lady. I''m never that nice to Meg whether or not she''s pregnant." And meg says back, "that''s bc she''s been pregnant and understands. You wouldn''t understand since you''ve never been pregnant." I just wanted to say, "whatever! Guess who else actually is pregnant!" We are a nice, sarcastic group of people.

And apparently I''ve lost the ability to filter my thoughts. Twice today I''ve made statements that I didn''t mean to offend people with, but have caused people at work to get snippy back with me. Oops.

 

[charbie]

so i had a little bit of spotting today (seriously just a tiny bit) but i called my doctor''s office just to give them the heads up and they said even though it''s very normal, they always have you come in just to do an ultrasound and double-check. i''ve got my appointment already made for next wednesday, but they asked me to come in today so we know what is going on. i haven''t had a lot of cramping, and no real clotting. it was just discharge mixed with some bright red and pink streaks. i was planning on leaving work early today anyways, but i''m sad because it''s an emergency appt. and DH won''t be able to come with! he doesn''t get cell phone reception in the area where he''s working today, and i have no other way to get ahold of him. i texted him and left him a vm- but he won''t even be getting out of work until the time i''m going to be heading over to my appointment.

i''m positive everything''s going to be ok, just wish he could be there!