Congratulations @katycapp!! Very exciting. Keep us posted on progress

Congratulations @katycapp!

Thank you both @Kirstie155 and @jennamae102 !

I have always used ovulation tests from the dollar tree. I also double check my results (when it gets close to positive) with a clearblue digital smiley test. That can get a little pricey though so it just depends on how much you want to spend as well as how much you trust your line reading skills. haha!

Has anyone else checked your due date if you get pregnant each cycle? Like if I had gotten pregnant this month, due date would be like Nov 15th (we didnt-so Ive forgotten already.) Next month is Dec 9th, next is Jan 2...ect. Only me?

I havent done the ovulation tests bc Im afraid they will make me even more crazy. Since we havent had an official start cycle yet, Im trying to keep the crazies at bay. Ive had babie rabies for soooo long. Im looking at rocking chairs, nursery themes, onesies. Gotta keep it together until I see those 2 lines-and then I can just blame the hormones (hahah)! anyway, no opks for me just yet, it will give me something else to obsess about.

@VeryKatie I am due Friday and at this stage I just feel like I am going to be pregnant forever, have had early labour signs for the last few days and then......NOTHING! Very frustrating, but he will come when he is ready!

Yep I used ovulation sticks, I just ordered generic ones off eBay think I got about 100 for $20 AUD and they worked a treat, way cheaper than buying from a pharmacy. Meant I could pee to my hearts content and not feel like I was wasting them haha

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I havent done the ovulation tests bc Im afraid they will make me even more crazy. Since we havent had an official start cycle yet, Im trying to keep the crazies at bay. Ive had babie rabies for soooo long. Im looking at rocking chairs, nursery themes, onesies. Gotta keep it together until I see those 2 lines-and then I can just blame the hormones (hahah)! anyway, no opks for me just yet, it will give me something else to obsess about.

Im a lying liar. I went home and poured over amazon reviews of opks and they are sitting in my cart. ughhhh cant decide if I should get them or not. Im not thrilled about the due dates for our first and second cycles trying (Dec 9 and Jan 2.) Our anniversary is December, plus Thanksgiving, Xmas, New Years, hubbys bday in January and my niece and nephew's birthdays are right before and after Valentines day. BUT I dont want to wait 3 or 4 cycles to really start trying, which would give us a March due date. See??? Crazy!! So I think if I use opks right away, I'll more likely get a Dec 9/Jan 2 due date. So much to think about!!

@teegan84 I am soooo excited for you! Your little one will be here before you know it. Safe and quick delivery and recovery for you and babe!

Congrats @katycapp!!

That's so exciting @teegan84 that you're in the home stretch and about to have your baby!!

@VeryKatie I'm glad the ultrasound went really well. I hope those are movements you are feeling

I love seeing the bump pictures! My husband suggested early on that we take regular pictures and turn them into a video. I told him I suck at selfies and he would have to take the photos. Now I'm 18 weeks and he keeps blowing it off. I finally took one pic myself this weekend but the lighting in front of all the mirrors in my house royally sucks and you can't see anything.

Pregnancy is royally kicking my *kitten*. I generally feel awful. I got really jealous of a close friend who is one week ahead of me and told me she has tons of energy and feels better than she has in years.

I now get lightheaded and nauseous if I stand still for more than a couple minutes. The doctor said this is probably the oompa loompa messing with my blood flow and causing blood to pool in my legs and uterus.

I do love my Snoogle (pregnancy pillow). I generally hate sleeping on my side, but the pillow helps a lot and is really comfy. I have now learned how to side sleep so that my bottom hip and jaw don't hurt which is a huge plus.

At my OB appointment on Friday, my blood pressure was high. This was high for me in general which caught attention, but also the OB said pregnancy especially in the second trimester typically causes BP to go down 10-15 points while mine has gone up 15 points. Right now she just told me to pay attention to how I feel and watch for some specific symptoms that indicative of pre-eclampsia. In the meantime she had blood work done to use a baseline for future appointments. I of course looked up the results of the blood work yesterday on my patient portal and noticed several indicators were outside or nearly outside the reference range. I haven't heard anything from my OB about it but I think I will email and ask if I should be concerned.

The OB said it's possible to have high blood pressure without pre-eclampsia, but either way, if my BP remains high and particularly if it continues to rise and crosses the 140 threshold into where they get concerned, we will probably talk about me delivering up to 3 weeks before my due date.

On the plus side, hubby's manager was understanding of the situation and let him out of the Thailand conference in late June.

On the exciting side, we now have a crib and mattress, and just bought a rocking recliner for the nursery.

@puffbrat so good to hear from you! Totally sucks that you are so wiped everyday. Hang in there girl, and take it easy. You are growing a person, and that is hard work! I knew hubby wouldnt have to go on that work trip, Im glad it worked out

I second showing us pictures of your furniture--pics please!

@puffbrat Your crib is lovely! It actually gives me goosebumps thinking about buying things like that!

Thanks @samlovesthesnow. It was surprisingly easy for us to choose but really fun.

@katycapp I'm so sorry for your loss!

@katycapp That really sucks, I'm sorry you have to go through this! We're here for you! HUGS

@puffbrat I really love the crib! (I think I had just hit awesome when you first posted it and forgot to actually post. haha)

@katycapp So so sorry to hear about your loss. We are here for you if you need to vent, and I hope that you have some lovely friends and family looking after you just now.

@katycapp I am so sorry for your loss I can't imagine how that feels. We are here for you.

Your trip to Atlanta sounds perfect!

Huge congratulations @teegan84!! What a beautiful photo of your new extended family, such a special time hope enjoy the next few weeks and don't forget to look after yourself. ps. sorry I'm only new here but wanted to say congrats none the less!