DIL is I think 24 or 25 weeks. They can feel the baby kick and DIL is starting to show. She took that test first trimester but for whatever reason it was inconclusive twice, which caused some stress and more tests, but eventually everything was determined to be fine. During her anatomical ultrasound baby was 12th percentile so they did another ultrasound a few weeks later and the baby is 16th percentile. So all is well.
I was bleeding early in pregnancy (actually discovered a pregnancy when I went to see my gynecologist because of bleeding). I remember she told me in these exact words: “The fetus may still be viable”, which didn’t inspire a lot of confidence. Well, it proved to be viable indeed and is going to college next fall 
Yucca, did we have the same GYN?! Mine used the exact verbiage. That viable fetus is an MBA student. Darn!!! I did not realize that I have a legit reason to hang around CC - I am paying a tuition again!!!
^Mine just became a mom. <3
Congratulations, @garland. Hope all are well.
Yes! Little one just turned 12 weeks and is wonderful.
Very exciting journey. And I just realized that I have been on CC for about half of DD’s life. How crazy is that? 
According to my profile, I joined in August 2004, but that is just the date when the Board converted over to new format. I’ll start a new thread!
My DD is expecting in April and it has not been easy - sometimes I think all the testing is too much. One measurement slightly off on her first ultrasound led to 2 “inconclusive” NIPT’s, led to an amnio whose results were mishandled so badly the the results took a month to come back instead of a few days. For a while all was fine, except for her frequent morning sickness. Now we have a new worry - her amniotic fluid is too high. She will be watched closely - the poor thing is always at the Dr’s while trying to work full time in a stressful job. I feel guilty that I breezed through my pregnancies so many years ago.
The baby will probably be induced a couple weeks early. I just can’t wait for it all to be over. Thanks for creating a thread where I can vent a little.
@TrixieAnn I feel for you. One of my Ds had a very difficult pregnancy, not feeling at all human until the 32 week mark. She had gone through IVF, which itself is brutal, so it wasn’t a fun time. I stressed about it all the way through, probably more than she and her H did! Big hugs to you, I hope everything goes smoothly in the coming weeks.
@TrixieAnn That must be so stressful. Let us know how it goes; we are sending good thoughts your way! And an update that I also posted in the Grandparents thread: It’s a boy, and NIPT results were good! One more week and DD will have reached the end of the first trimester. An ultrasound is scheduled for next week and Doc will do the NT test (though why they bother when she has already had the NIPT… hmmmm… anyway progress…slow, but progress)
So glad DD is in her second trimester and her doomsday worries have settled down. However the worry always seem to stay close to the surface. Having the internet is both a blessing and a curse, a blessing to have information at your fingertips and a curse to read all the things that go wrong. I just wish she would relax and enjoy her pregnancy. Next step will be the Ultrasound where they measure the baby’s growth. Perhaps passing this milestone will move her in the phase of decorating the room and picking names!
It is amazing that with all this info, women are still really poorly prepared for actual real childbirth and breastfeeding. Women truly can learn from other women's mistakes but there is a lot of poopooing perceived negative chat about child birth in the medical setting. If the internet helps with that, it is all good.
Update - DD doing better. The excess fluid seems to have stabilized, although she is still being monitored closely. We had her baby shower last Saturday and it was wonderful. Only a few more weeks now!
@trixieAnn when is her due date? Glad to hear that the fluid has stabilized. @artrell I hear you! I was perusing around one board and there were so many cases of miscarriage and loss and infertility. Definitely the internet is a blessing and a curse. There’s lots of information (and misinformation and sarcasm and snark) and a skewed sample, since the group that posts is self-selected for intense interest in pregnancy, often due to previous miscarriage and problems.
@anxiousmom Sadly, all of those cases are common. People just don’t want to talk about those possibilities.
So sorry for all the scary times.
Given all the problems DIL had with the first delivery and weird suturing og her uterus, combined with her age and her mild gestational diabetes, I worry that she wont be able to carry another to term. Granddaughter is 18 months old today and I would bet they are planning to try to have another, if they haven’t started already. When we lat saw them a few weeks ago she was drinking wine, so guess there is no news at present…
@alwaysamom - yes, I agree they are common and it is so sad - BUT, not as common as it would appear looking at the birthing boards. If you reach 10 weeks with a strong heartbeat, you have 98+% of having baby. From the boards, it looks like 50-50! (It’s sort of like College Confidential; from reading this board, it seems like everyone’s kid is getting a PhD or making megabucks.). @jym626 - here’s hoping for grandbaby number two to keep that little one company. Dang, she has grown so fast!!!
Anxious and happy for you too, @ansiousmom! Your grandbaby is due on my granddaughters 2nd birthday!
First trimester over (check!). 2 more to go! And Birthday Buddies!!!
My daughter had her anatomy scan yesterday and all looks good. For some reason her group doesn’t do these until 24 weeks which is later than suggested.