Made the announcement to support group

So I wasn't really planning on telling people in my support group about the pregnancy until I was out of the first trimester, BUT...

I'm already growing. I can feel my clothes getting tighter and I already feel a fullness in my lower abdomen, nearly up to my belly button which is a bit unnerving considering I'm only 10.5 weeks. I'm either going to be really big with this pregnancy or I've got more than one in there (which I doubt). Either way, I figured by next month there may be a noticeable difference in the size of my stomach and I wanted to ward off any rumors and/or talk of me failing at this whole WLS thing before things got to that point.

So I basically told them, "If you notice my stomach growing over the next few months instead of shrinking, I'm not failing and gaining my weight back, I'm having a baby."

IDK why I was so nervous announcing it to them, but I was! LOL

Now I'm impatiently awaiting Tuesday's arrival. I'll be 11 weeks and FINALLY will have my first OB appointment. I'm really REALLY hoping to hear my LO's hb on the doppler (but know not to freak out if we don't). I should also be scheduled for a dating u/s within a few days from Tuesday and I really can't wait to see our little miracle on the big screen :)

 congrats!! how did it feel to tell people. i really can't wait to tell people. its all i can think about. 3 more weeks for me. i can't bring myself to tell anyone yet. i have the worst feeling i'll jinx something. so you still haven't had an ultrasound yet? wow. i would have gone nuts if i had gone this long without having one. but i wouldn't worry. if you're growing that much i'm sure you have a strong and healthy baby in there :) hearing your baby's heartbeat is the best thing in the world. until you see your baby moving in the ultrasound! thats even better. and at this point you will probably see that! ahh!! so exciting!! :)

All my friends and family have known about my pregnancy since the day I found out pretty much. Made the announcement on FB and everything! LOL

I didn't think telling people in my support group would be a big deal, but I found myself with an elevated heartrate and everything right before/while I made the announcement. Weird, right? I mean, I don't even know most of those people's names! LOL

I KNOW! I feel like I've waited forever to have my first appointment and ultrasound. LOL Although with my first I didn't have an ultrasound until I was 17 weeks because it was a normal low risk pregnancy. The only reason I'm getting an earlier u/s this time is to get a good measurement on the baby before the time when diff. babies start growing at diff. rates to have a solid baseline to compare for future growth scans. I use a family practitioner, so he's my pcp, my ob, and my daughter's doctor as well. I know him and trust him (he delivered my daughter) and therefore want to continue seeing him, but he doesn't have u/s equipment or anything like that in his office, so I have to go to the hospital's imaging pavilion for my u/s. So when exactly I get my u/s depends on how busy they are, but I'll push for the soonest time available! LOL I am dying to hear and see this little bean!!! :)

 ahhh gotcha! i understand being aprehensive about telling the group. fear of being judged or something. i would feel the same way. i have similar worries about people thinking i'm failing. no one knows i'm pregnant. and even when they do they might still say judgmental things.