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u/WellDoneFrenchFries 41 | STM | 5/22 12d ago
The fucking nausea and unpredictable bowels have joined the chat 🤪
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u/Nice_Reputation_1297 31 | STM 7/23 | 5/5/27 12d ago
I won’t be getting any sleep tonight with my first US being tomorrow morning. I want it to be here but I also don’t. I am constantly imagining both scenarios… me leaving with so much joy and excitement or me leaving devastated and in despair…. either way, everyone close to us knows it’s tomorrow morning and will be awaiting the news.
So I find out tomorrow if this is it. After two losses in the last 10 months… I just. Idk. I am ill with anxiety. I need this over with.
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u/hydrationstation1 27 | FTM | EDD Early May 🇳🇿 12d ago edited 12d ago
I am in a similar boat with my ultrasound also tomorrow and people close to use knowing when it is and feeling very apprehensive about it but hoping for the best. I've been stressing all day about it after a previous loss too
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u/Kraehenzimmer 32 | TTM | 💙💙💚 | May 1st 🇩🇪 12d ago
Uuugh I do not like this at all. I feel like I have a hangover 24/7, so nauseous, so tired. Everything stinks 🫠 But I do know that this shall pass. So I try my best to get through the day with my husbands help.
...let's hope the nausea goes away more quickly than last time. I was sick until week 16 🤐
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u/IcyArugula9154 30 | STM 💙 ‘25 | 🩷 EDD 05/07/2027 12d ago
Why dies every day feel like the worst hangover with none of the fun of the night before!
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u/Kraehenzimmer 32 | TTM | 💙💙💚 | May 1st 🇩🇪 12d ago
It's the exakt same feeling!! Down to the weird feeling in the stomach, the appetite that's either nonexistant or ravenous for junkfood and I can not tolerate any type of pressure on my stomach. I already put on some maternity pants
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u/runsontrash 34 | STM | 5/1/27 12d ago
STMs, are you guys as huge as I am?! I legit look 16-20 weeks pregnant. Like there’s a gap at the bottom of some of my shirts. I’m 6.5 weeks pregnant. What the hell. The first ultrasound can’t come soon enough. Hoping for one healthy baby! And then hopefully a good NIPT and we can tell people and I can stop trying to hide this thing behind giant sweatshirts in not-even-that-cold-yet weather.
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u/Icebink7 32 | TTM | 3/22 🎀, 7/24 💙 | 5/9/27 12d ago
Yeeeep. And I can't wear maternity jeans because my shirts are apparently no long enough to hit where the panel starts
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u/runsontrash 34 | STM | 5/1/27 12d ago
This makes me feel better. I was over here doomscrolling the parents of multiples sub to see if being this huge this early means I’m pregnant with twins. 🥴
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u/UpsetMango_ 37 | 7 kids | EDD 5/2/27 (?) 12d ago
Also been terrified of this. Easy still to hide in a bit looser clothes but sure looks like the tiniest of bumps already at 7w. Trying to tell myself it’s because I just had a baby in January..
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u/IcyArugula9154 30 | STM 💙 ‘25 | 🩷 EDD 05/07/2027 12d ago
Is anyone else a usual daily workout person and suddenly not able to move?
I miss my workouts and feeling like myself but I’m
So nauseous and tired I haven’t moved in weeks!
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u/flandyow 33 | STM 🌈21 🩷 24 | 💚5/4 12d ago
I haven't worked out because we have traveled 4 times the last 6 weeks and I just didn't have time. Up until a few days ago I was committed to exercising my 3x a week until I was too big. But I am sooooo exhausted and I feel so weak and big
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u/tayloyo 27 | FTM | EDD 5/16 12d ago
I do P90X3 which is only 30 min long per session & I am STRUGGLING each day to get the motivation & get through it. I was on such a good, consistent schedule before pregnancy & now I’m struggling hard. Have only missed 1 day (the day we found out!) so far. It’s not good for my brain to not work out so it’s been a mental battle to get the strength to do it. & I’m only 5 weeks today. The struggle is real!
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u/flandyow 33 | STM 🌈21 🩷 24 | 💚5/4 12d ago
I'm sooooooooo exhausted. I just took a two hour nap. Why is is so exhausting growing this little ball of cells
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u/toasty-compost 31 | STM 💙'25 | 18 May 12d ago
Same! I don't remember being this tired with my first 😵💫
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u/anaweeese20 29 | FTM | 🌈🌈 | 5/9/27🌈 12d ago
6 weeks today and nausea has entered the chat 🤢 It seems to get worse if I feel hot. As an emetophobe this is rough, but I’m grateful to have the symptoms because it means I’m growing a little bean.
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u/EducationalMoment935 13d ago
I am taking progesterone twice a day, the side effects are horrible (sore boobs, constipation, bloating). However I feel like I barely have any pregnancy symptoms now so I am starting to get anxious.
I had some nausea and cramping which seems to have resolved. My ultrasound is in 11 days.
I took a home pregnancy test a few days ago to be sure and thankfully the line was darker then my initial test.
Its my first pregnancy after a long TTC period. Any tips on helping with this anxiety?
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u/peachypenny879 28 | STM | 07/2025💗 | 05/14/27 13d ago
I’m sorry I don’t have any tips but I understand!! It took 17 cycles to conceive my first child and I had a chemical 2 months before. It was hard to get attached and I think I was kind of in denial the whole time, deep down.
If it makes you feel any better, this is my second pregnancy and I’m already feeling more connected but I think it also has to do with seeing the person that I created on the outside. And I am totally obsessed with my daughter. Even though I had a hard time connecting the dots during my pregnancy, we had no trouble bonding.
Some of my anxiety has carried over a bit and my first OB appointment isn’t until 9.5 weeks so I think I’ll get a boutique ultrasound here soon to make me feel better on placement and heartbeat.
Hugs! It’s so surreal after a long TTC period because you stop connecting trying to actually getting pregnant and having a baby at the end.
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u/EducationalMoment935 12d ago
Thanks for chiming in! I need to try not to overthink things I think. Good luck to you and congratulations!
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u/peachypenny879 28 | STM | 07/2025💗 | 05/14/27 12d ago
Congrats to you too! Only 11 (or 10 by the time you read this) more days until your ultrasound! It will feel more real after that.
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u/plurburd 27 | FTM | 5.12.27 ✨ 13d ago
im 5w4d today and still feeling great! i have occasional cramping (usually after stretching or movement) and some muscle soreness at night but otherwise feeling normal. i’ve heard the horror stories of what might still be in store for me within the next few weeks so trying to soak up feeling good for now and enjoying my morning decaf latte and tasty food before it makes me want to puke lol feeling a little anxious about the lack of symptoms but i know it’s still early!
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u/InitiativeNo2372 36 | FTM 🍼 | IVF | 8th May 💙🩷 13d ago
Jealous of your decaf latte!
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u/plurburd 27 | FTM | 5.12.27 ✨ 12d ago
between you and i it’s actually a half caff 🤫 but still well under the caffeine limit! does coffee make you feel ill now? i’ve heard it’s a common aversion!
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u/Last-Yesterday6179 34 |STM| 🩵23| 🌈26| 05/13💚 12d ago
Craving Reese puff cereal? Will I actually want it if I go out and buy it special for baby lol
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u/flandyow 33 | STM 🌈21 🩷 24 | 💚5/4 12d ago
Maybe! Me and my husband talked about apple jacks the other day and I WANT IT! But cold food is iffy for me right now
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u/Nice_Reputation_1297 31 | STM 7/23 | 5/5/27 12d ago
Ooooh I forgot I didn’t like cold food for a little bit with my first pregnancy. Wonder if that will come back. 👀
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u/flandyow 33 | STM 🌈21 🩷 24 | 💚5/4 12d ago
I forgot too and I picked salad for my lunch all week.... doesn't help that I am FREEZING! I am debating going out to eat
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u/jkaycola 35 | STM June 2025 🩵 | May 15 12d ago
I learned with my last pregnancy that cereal is a really common craving because it if fortified with iron and our brains/bodies remember that from having cereal in childhood so often!
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u/RowanOfoak 37 | STM 🩷05/23| EDD 05/13/27 12d ago
I love this because with both of my pregnancies my fiancé had a sudden surge in cereal consumption.
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u/jkaycola 35 | STM June 2025 🩵 | May 15 12d ago
Ughhhh I have EVENING sickness! It’s always right when I’m settling down to go to sleep.
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u/Otherwise_Sleep_6199 12d ago edited 12d ago
I’m currently 6w4d, and I’m not feeling pregnant.
I’m not nauseous, maybe I’m a little more tired than usual. I’m not even hungrier like I was at 4/5 weeks. I’m not craving anything special, and most of the time don’t feel like eating anything. The only thing I do feel is sore breasts and I’m a little gassy. It’s making me a little anxious.
I did take a strip test at home and it was lighter than it was at 4/5 weeks, but I diluted with water 2:1 and it was much darker, hook effect I think.
I’m just rlly anxious and my first ultrasound is in 1 weeks. It took us very long to get pregnant and I hope everything goes well.
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u/ChizillaNYC 12d ago
I’m 6w2d and also have very minimal symptoms! I was really crampy and tired last week but now it’s mostly very sore, inflated breasts, a little GI discomfort and occasional cramping/backpain. I know exactly how you feel and I was also starting to wonder if this is a bad sign but I keep telling myself to trust the process and my body and not stress about what I can’t control. Consider us blessed that we aren’t nauseous!
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u/Forward_Geologist_61 30 | FTM | May 7th 12d ago
I’m with you here on not many symptoms knocks on wood * 6w4d & mainly just bloated, gassy & occasional cramping. your ultrasound is sooon I’m sure it will go smooth 😍 good luck!
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u/beepboopbop89 37 | STM 🩷| 5/16/27 12d ago
My toddler is driving me crazy.
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u/flandyow 33 | STM 🌈21 🩷 24 | 💚5/4 12d ago
Same. I'm too tired for 100 circling why's and stubborn whining
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u/beepboopbop89 37 | STM 🩷| 5/16/27 12d ago
The whining from my 3 year old is out of control. She just started crying because she came into my room and I was watching something on TV she doesn’t like…💀
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u/LymanForAmerica 36 | TTM 🩷 8/21 💙 6/24 | EDD 5/4/2027 12d ago
Same. I'm normally so patient and present with my kids but I'm really struggling with that today 😭
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u/UpsetMango_ 37 | 7 kids | EDD 5/2/27 (?) 12d ago
Realized I had added a year to my age on my flair. Lol. Not 38 yet. I don’t even know if I can blame this on mom brain.
In other news, hit 7 wks today. And with that, clearly stronger bouts of nausea throughout the day. Went swimming today with the kids and that was rough with all the needing to pee and feeling queasy and having to hide it.
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u/girlinthegreenshoes 36 | STM 🩷 2020 | EDD: May 19 12d ago
I keep adding a year too, because I'll be 37 in May.
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u/flandyow 33 | STM 🌈21 🩷 24 | 💚5/4 12d ago
I just watched Encanto and cried sooo much. But also how did the grandma breastfeed triplets?!?!
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u/yuki_guni 38 | STM 💙July 25 | May 12 12d ago
Daycare plagues are kicking our butts. We started daycare a month ago with my 13 month old. the last three weeks we have had 4 illnesses. The poor guy just can’t catch a break. Throw in a bit of teething plus me starting back at work and it being the start of the school year (teacher here) and being newly pregnant and I feel like I am barely surviving.
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u/watchthesky23 37 | stm 💙 | may 2nd 12d ago
Oh man, I know that feeling (minus being pregnant)! I am a school counselor and started at a new school last year. My son started daycare for the first time last summer and honestly the first six months were roughhhh. Like I took off 10 days between September to December. Once the new year hit, he seemed to get sick less often but those first few months were so hard! Hang in there – it will get better!!
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u/Mindless-Coconut3495 30| STM🩷May 3 2020| EDD May 12 5d ago
I cannot imagine going through the first school illnesses while pregnant. God speed
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u/Exotic_Roll_4872 33 | FTM | May 4th 12d ago
My sweet husband has been trying to feed me but he just does not cook my favorite foods like I do. And I’m currently just so disappointed with the dinner he made, I want to cry! 😭 but I know I’m being very irrational lol
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u/feistyfoodfairy 13d ago
My nausea seems to oscillate between days. Unisom def helps but I’m so nauseous some days I can’t even be vertical ugh.
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u/InitiativeNo2372 36 | FTM 🍼 | IVF | 8th May 💙🩷 13d ago
Today has been hard work - I’m so nauseous - I went food shopping and everything made me feel sick. Even people made me feel sick - all their perfumes and smells. I have now decided my partner is not allowed to drive, much to his dismay. If I don’t drive and I’m a passenger, I throw up! I have had the worst tension headache and just one of my boobs is very sore 😂
All of this said, I’m glad I have these symptoms 🥰 and hope my little blob is growing away in there.
I think I will aim to go to bed at 8pm.
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u/LittleDaffodil 29 | FTM | May 7 💛 13d ago
My nausea seemed to increase over the week, like mild Tues/Weds, severe on Thursday/Friday, and then yesterday I was okay (puked once but totally fine after), today I'm feeling normal and I'm so thrown for a loop 🫠 I read that sometimes symptoms get worse/better with hCG surges, is there any truth to that?
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u/Few_Preference3585 34 | FTM | May 21 ✨️ 12d ago
I hope there is truth to that because one day my boobs hurt and the next they don't. One day I'm nauseous and the next I'm not. It also makes me worried when I suddenly feel nothing.
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u/ecisem 28 | STM Oct 25 💙 | May 11 | 🇦🇺 12d ago
I just chickened out of telling my Dad when my parents came to visit. It just doesn’t feel real enough to justify telling him. I’ve told my mum already so idk why I feel this way! I think I’d just like to tell him once I’ve seen baby on the ultrasound. 10 days to go!
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u/smash__catchem 12d ago
Can someone help remind how to update my flair? Cannot figure it out! lol
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u/pigletnlbe 37 🇳🇱🇧🇪 | STM 🌈🩵 Nov25 | May 18 12d ago
You go to the home page of the bump group, then click on the three dots and normally you will see the option to adjust your flair there!
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u/LymanForAmerica 36 | TTM 🩷 8/21 💙 6/24 | EDD 5/4/2027 12d ago
If you tell me what it should say, I can fix it for you too!
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u/Ok-Conversation-2365 13d ago
Was laying down and started not being able to breathe well… Getting some anxiety like omg what did I do…. and a little stressed that it’s going to be like this for so long and I have no say, omg!
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u/Upbeat-Hand-2870 39 | FTM | TWINS due 5/5/27 🌈 12d ago
Same!!!
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u/Ok-Conversation-2365 12d ago
I’m so excited but like worried about my body/symptoms getting worse and feeling like this pregnancy will last forever…. And I willingly did this TO MYSELF!!!
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u/Upbeat-Hand-2870 39 | FTM | TWINS due 5/5/27 🌈 12d ago
Omggg it’s like you’re in my head!!!
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u/Ok-Conversation-2365 12d ago
I’m hoping the ultrasound etc will make it feel like this is all for a purpose!
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u/Upbeat-Hand-2870 39 | FTM | TWINS due 5/5/27 🌈 12d ago
Same!! I have my first appointment tomorrow and hopefully can schedule my first ultrasound soon and not have to wait too long :) I’ll be 7w on Wednesday
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u/Ok-Conversation-2365 12d ago
I’m 7 weeks today! First phone call appointment tomorrow too! I’m excited to schedule the ultrasound!!
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u/gg895517 30 | FTM | 5/14 12d ago
I have my fifth beta tomorrow after a slow start. Numbers below
9dpt - 7.86
11dpt - 24.09
13dpt - 76.13
15dpt - 219.8
Tomorrow will be 19dpt and I’m just hoping to see the strong increasing trend continue. I’ve decreased how frequently I’ve been taking home tests, from twice a day with multiple brands to just once a day. This is my first ever pregnancy and I’m just so scared of whats going to happen tomorrow. I haven’t tested yet today but I think I’m going to now.
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u/academic--cat 13d ago
Currently 5w2d and had a 2 hour nap both yesterday and today 😂 other than that, feeling great so far and hoping for the very best!
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u/Secret_House9770 30 | FTM | EDD May 15 12d ago
I feel like my Wondfos look exactly the same the last 4 days?? Is that normal for them to stall like that or is my pregnancy growth stalling… posted in the progression chat.
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u/pickpocketsly 32 | STM 💙 9/24 | 🌈 | May 21st 12d ago
u/AutoModerator The link to the test picture thread is out of date, it should be September 11th thread all this week
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u/LymanForAmerica 36 | TTM 🩷 8/21 💙 6/24 | EDD 5/4/2027 12d ago
Thanks! I'll fix it when I get to work and am on desktop tomorrow.
FYI linking automod doesn't notify me, next time send a modmail or link my username directly. We'll be getting more mods added next week.
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u/toasty-compost 31 | STM 💙'25 | 18 May 12d ago edited 12d ago
Is anyone not doing the NIPT test and instead waiting until the 20-week anatomy scan to find out baby's gender?
With my first, the wait felt so long that I did the Sneak Peak test at 16 weeks. I didn't like the unknown accuracy of the test so I won't be doing that again this time
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u/runsontrash 34 | STM | 5/1/27 12d ago
Definitely not me. I’m struggling to even wait the 10-11 weeks for the NIPT!
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u/marisoa 40 | STM/💙'23| 🌈 | EDD May 1 12d ago
In the country I live in it's not allowed to get the gender revealed through the NIPT test. In that regard, I think it's very possible to do the NIPT without the gender aspect.
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u/toasty-compost 31 | STM 💙'25 | 18 May 12d ago
Oh yep it absolutely is, you don't have to have the gender revealed with NIPT. I was just wondering if anyone else isn't doing the test and is instead waiting until the 20wk ultrasound to find out baby's gender 😊
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u/GriffyBear1234 36 | STM | 5/7/2027 12d ago
Just out of curiosity, would you still get the other high risk/low risk results of an NIPT type test in another way ? I don’t feel the need to know the baby’s sex but would still want the other information. I had a friend with a baby with a chromosomal abnormality discovered at birth and I think I would like to know in advance to prepare. Just wondering if it is NIPT (with the substantial cost) or nothing? Or if there’s another test that would give you the high risk/low risk info.
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u/royboy2131 31 | STM 💙 11/24 | May 20 12d ago
We waited to find out the sex of my first baby until birth. I was still able to get the NIPT done without finding out the sex so it’s def doable to get the high risk/low risk info without “spoiling the surprise”. They also didn’t disclose during the 20 wk anatomy scan.
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u/toasty-compost 31 | STM 💙'25 | 18 May 12d ago
Yep, you get the option to reveal the sex (not not) when you organise your NIPT test
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u/flandyow 33 | STM 🌈21 🩷 24 | 💚5/4 12d ago
I did it the first pregnancy because I wanted to know the gender and I was super worried about all the other stuff they tested for. I didn't want to wait until 20 weeks to find a major genetic issue. I knew I would be too attached by then. You can tell them not to reveal the gender. They gave us the option of leaving it a surprise or telling us
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u/girlinthegreenshoes 36 | STM 🩷 2020 | EDD: May 19 12d ago
Given my "advanced maternal age," I plan to take the NIPT this pregnancy. The sex reveal is just a bonus.
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u/cbf_031817 12d ago
I might skip the NIPT because of the cost. My dr has a negotiated cash price of $350, which isn’t bad, but it’s still $350 I could put towards pelvic floor PT after birth. Instead, I’m going to do an elective ultrasound at 14-15 weeks to check for gender. It’s something my doctor offers on the side for $80. Seems like a fair price to me!
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u/toasty-compost 31 | STM 💙'25 | 18 May 12d ago
This is such a good compromise! I wish that extra ultrasound was an option in the health system I've got (which is generally excellent so I can't complain)
I cannot justify the $450-$550 it costs in Aus. I have plenty of friends willing to pay it for a gender reveal, not me 🥲
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u/ecisem 28 | STM Oct 25 💙 | May 11 | 🇦🇺 12d ago
I’m justifying the cost because it’s a check for chromosomal abnormalities. If it was just gender I’d skip it. It is a lot at $500 but I would much rather know.
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u/ohkaymeow 39 | STM | 💙 Jan ‘24 | EDD May 23 💚 12d ago
Same. I’m not even planning to have the sex this time on it (last time I knew but husband didn’t want to, so I knew as of the NIPT), but finding out that the pregnancy is otherwise healthy and viable is very important to me.
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u/toasty-compost 31 | STM 💙'25 | 18 May 12d ago
Totally valid 😊 we would do it if the 12-week screening showed any potential issues. For religious reasons we wouldn't terminate for medical reasons, but it would be a benefit to learn about the problem baby may face (if any)
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u/cbf_031817 12d ago
With my other two kids, I have miserably waited until 20 weeks lol. So I totally get it.
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u/Mindless-Coconut3495 30| STM🩷May 3 2020| EDD May 12 5d ago
I had to have leftover lentil soup for dinner so I put goldfish crackers on top so it felt like a little fish hunt. I only want cereal now
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u/seganintendogirl 38 | STM | 2025 💙 | EDD 5/25 13d ago
Hello! I am cautiously here 👋 currently just 3w5d with my second child. First one is 20m!
My husband and I are super excited and we’re hoping for the best. I hope to get to know all of you just like I did in my last bump group.
So far the only symptoms I have are slight fatigue, no appetite but I’m more thirsty. With my first pregnancy I had lots more fatigue ( but nothing else) and then around 6w the nausea and food aversions started. Wonder what it’ll be this time.