Pregnancy Check-In

ATXmommas

Any updates, questions, or anything else you want to share? Remember to add how many weeks you are and your EDD.

Soooooo happy to have @ball.and.chain move to this check in!!!

QOTD: It's November! What (other than your pregnancy) are you thankful for right this second?

KH826

Hi Everyone!

I too am psyched to have @ball.and.chain join us today! Can't wait to hear how your beta goes today!

As for me, I am 9w6d today. I am trucking along with my morning sickness and trying not to be a miserable person HAHA. It is totally different from day-to-day. Today I feel decent so far. Yesterday I was a mess and laid on the couch for most of the morning. When I finally convinced myself to take a shower, I got violently sick, and was back on the couch for another 2 hours post shower. I finally got it together around 2pm and managed to grocery shop and run a few other errands. Since yesterday was so rough, I am hoping that means today will be OK. I don't usually have two super horrible days in a row, luckily.

QOTD: On a serious note, I am SO thankful for my wife and for her wonderful family. They are all so good to me and I love them. I am thakful for my own family as well, of course, but not everyone is so lucky to have such awesome in-laws and such a great relationship with their spouse's family, so I am very thankful for that.

On a less serious note, I am thankful that so far my breakfast seems to be sticking with me today, and I feel semi-human at the moment. I am also thankful that I found a dress this weekend to wear to the wedding that we are going to next weekend, and my wife thinks it is cute - so that is all that matters. I do have a little bit of a belly in it, so I think some of our friends are going to know, but I have decided that I don't care. I have what I am calling my little "blump" at this point - a bloat bump! I think most of it is left overs of my OHSS and the fact that my right ovary is still 3 times normal size. I know it is too soon to be legit showing, but whether it is normal pregnancy bloat, OHSS bloat, a little bit of baby, or a mixture of all three, that doesn't really matter. The moral of the story is that I have a bit of a belly now and I did not have that before, so I think people who know me well are going to start to notice... I have decided to just embrace it and be honest if anyone is bold enough to come right out and ask. Soooo.... I guess that means that I am thankful for my "blump" as well.

ATXmommas

@KH826 - Blump - I love it!  Can't believe you are almost 10 weeks already!  A quarter of the way there!  

As for me, I'm 37 and 4 today.  I'm hanging in there.  I've realized that I'm the most uncomfortable in the car.  If I'm in the car too long, I get a stabbing feeling that goes straight through my upper back to a spot at the bottom of my rib cage/top of my uterus.  Yuck.  So, I will be spending as little time in a car as possible from here on out.  I also started getting a pain right inside my right thigh (at the crease of the groin and leg).  I'm thinking it's a symptom of the pelvis spreading out more?  I'll talk to my doula/midwife about it later this week.

No labor signs at all.  But, I can tell we are getting to that point, because with every little grunt or groan, Z's eyes get real big and she asks me if I'm okay.  I'm upstairs and just sneezed and she yells at me from downstairs asking if I'm okay.  It's cute.

We installed car seats this week!  So weird to see a car seat in the back seat of the car - makes things even more real.  Getting so close!

QOTD: I'm really thankful for a good night's sleep.  I only got up once to pee - practically a miracle - and was able to get back to sleep right away.  I'm also thankful for a really lazy Sunday - though I did get a walk in with Z and Bama and did a little cooking (another miracle).  Great weekend.  Also thankful that I'm not having a 14 lb baby (I don't think!).  Watching GMA and there is a mom in America who just birthed a 14lb baby.  Holy moly.

Pinkspark

Hello everyone!

I'm 10w5d today with two, and things have been better..  It's crummy to say, even to a board of anonymous people, but I'm really struggling with pre-natal depression and it's making life miserable for me, on top of the constant nausea and terrible (Maybe TMI) constipation. Ugh!

I have an appointment with my dr to talk about my situation this week, which will hopefully make me feel better. Or at the very least give me a starting point so that I can begin to function again. This has been pretty rough, sad to say.

BUT, my wife is pretty awesome and is pretty much the only thing getting me through everyday! Don't know what I'd do without her!

On a side note- I'm very happy to see @ball.and.chain here!

KH826

@ATXmommas - I am sorry you are feeling so uncomfy! You are getting sooooo close! Your ticker says 17 more days to go! So exciting!

Also, a 14 lb baby? Seriously? I am going to have to google this ASAP. The thought of a baby HALF that size scares me. Dear lord, tell me that woman had a c-section...

Jazibel

@ATXMommas - OMG I can't believe you are due in the next couple of weeks!!! WOW how exciting
@Ball.and.chain - Looking forward to your check in -  so happy to have you here!! :-)
@KH826 - sorry you are still struggling with severe "all day sickness".  Hope you find relief in the 2nd tri which is right around the corner for you!
@pinksparks - hope your appointment goes well and you get some relief soon for you m/s and depression. My first two pregnancy's I found it difficult to feel "positive" about being pregnant in the first trimester. Of course I was grateful I had wanted to be pregnant, but feeling terrible all the time was hard to bear day after day. I hope you find the 2nd and 3rd trimester to be a relief :-)
@kaysa2 - welcome!! I wish you all the best continuing on this positive trend!! :-)


I am doing well this morning. Kaden was sick last week and then I caught it. Yesterday my fever climbed to 100.9 but a cool shower, tea, homeopathics and rest brought it down. I was worried since 101/102 is potentially dangerous in early pregnancy.  But today aside from a sore throat I'm feeling better.
I'm 14 weeks 6 days and I hardly "feel" pregnant anymore. Sure I have a "blump" (Love that @KH826) and occasional mild cramps or round ligament pains but mostly I feel pretty good. I'm not even as tired.  This Saturday is our gender reveal appointment at a 3D U/S place.  I'm so looking forward to seeing our little bean again.

QOTD:  I'm thankful to be feeling better, and thankful that K just lay down for a nap so I can tackle this homework. I am thankful for my friends and family and for the sunny day that I can see through the garden doors even if I'm inside typing away.

ATXmommas

@KH826 - I don't think they said how she delivered. Did you find out? My SIL's biggest was 11lb 14oz and she delivered vaginally, but my nephew's collar bone broke during the process (which healed just fine). And it didn't scare her away from having 2 more after that (though they induced early and they were still both over 9 lbs). I can't even begin to process 14lbs.

@KH, @pinkspark, and @kaysa2 - sorry y'all are all feeling so rotten. Glad there are a few of you with similiar due dates. Hope y'all can be good support for each other through

KH826

@pinkspark - I am so sorry to hear that you are struggling. Hopefully the end of the first trimester brings you some relief. I am glad that you have your wife to lean on!

@Kaysa2 - welcome! Sounds like you and I are right around the same point and will be due around the same time!

@Jazibel - So exciting that your gender reveal is coming up this weekend! I can't wait for you to share the news with us (I hope you will!). Also, so glad to hear that you are starting to feel better. You give me hope! HAHA

@ATXmommas - I found the story of the 14 lb baby... first of all, she did have a c-section, thankfully. Also, the dr estimated that the baby was 11 lbs, and they were shocked that he was actually 14. It also seems that the mom had type 1 diabetes before getting pregnant, and then gestational diabetes on top of it, and she was not keeping up with her insulin as she should have. It also seems that she was significantly overweight herself prior to pregnancy. All of these factors calm my fears a little bit (selfishly, for myself!), but the article I read did say that 1 out of 10,000 babies weighs 11 lbs or more and 1 out of 100,000 babies could weigh up to 14 lbs. It doesn't happen as much in the US since we have pretty close monitoring, but apparently babies of this size happen a lot more frequently in less developed countries. Oh man.

ATXmommas

@jazibel - we were posting at the same time. Glad you are feeling better and yay for the gender reveal! So fun!

@KH826 - all that makes sense. Sheesh. My SIL did not have GD with first two pregnancies and they were both over 10. She did have GD with second 2, so had to monitor closely, of course. They also induced a little bit early with them both and still over 9lbs. BUT, both my brother and SIL were about 10lb babies themselves, so not crazy that they had big babies. Did contribute to my assumption that I would have a big baby (I was 8lb, 15oz), but it doesn't look that way so far... It is what it is, so I try not to think about it!

ball.and.chain

Sorry to keep you folks waiting! I figured I'd wait to post until after I heard back from my clinic with my beta. They didn't call until after 3 and things got busy at work after that.

But, without further ado, my blood HCG this morning was 271. Even considering I'm a day later than my previous betas, this is still quite a bit higher. The nurse said it was "very promising." I don't want to get my hopes up, but obviously this was good news.

If I'm calculating correctly, I'm 4w1d with an EDD of 7/13/14.

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome back to the PG check in!

QOTD: Where do I start? Besides being pregnant and having a great beta, I'm thankful for the bonus my wife got at work, my wife herself (of course), my amazing supportive Bump family and IRL friends, and a foot on the mend!

Greysmom13

I am 33.3 weeks today and I feel like I swallowed a watermelon lol. It's interesting how the movements of bean feel different, more pronounced now. Had my U/S Friday and he is still breech but the sonographer said I still have good time for him to move. Come to find out what I thought were his feet being jammed into the right side of my rib cage turned out to be his head!! I got a 3D video of his cute little face too I just can't wait to meet him!

I'm noticing more indigestion now, when I lay down and tums is a great friend of mine. Last night I had some weird heart rate stuff going on, I could feel my heart beating, then it would go away and come back. I checked my heart rate and it was fine but fluctuating. Not sure what that was all about. I'm about to move into the going every week category with my OB which is fine with me. She's awesome and I like everyone at the office.

Oh something hilarious, I went to a post Halloween party Friday and was actually asked if this bump was my costume. It was so funny and I had to raise my shirt up to show it was MY belly. Never would have thought that would be a question lol.

@KH826 so sorry to hear that you are feeling so bad. The 2nd trimester is way better and I hope you find relief soon!

@ATXmommas I totally understand the odd pains and feelings that are going on, although mine aren't at your level yet. It's so exciting how close you are getting!! It's funny how even a sneeze would cause a little concern I can't wait until it's your time!!

@kaysa2 Welcome aboard!! Glad you are here, and hope your difficulties ease up along the way.

@pinkspark Sorry to hear about your difficulties as well. It's great that your wife is your support. Hopefully the 2nd trimester brings you relief.

@Jazibel It's good to hear that you were able to get better. It's kinda scary being sick like that while having a little one completely depending on your body. So excited about your gender reveal!!! Yay!

All this talk about having huge babies, holy crap!! My granddad weighed 12 pounds when he was born...in the early 1900's and my great grandmother had four more after him!! I told my doctor I really don't want to have a 12 pounder!! She laughed and said bean won't be. I just can't imagine 14 pounds!!!

QOTD: I'm thankful for all the support I have had from friends and family during my pregnancy. I stepped off into foreign territory and it hasn't been bad at all with all my peeps. I'm also thankful for everything that I have. I feel very blessed.

ATXmommas

@ball.and.chain - sounds like a super strong beta to me! That's wonderful. Although our experiences are different, I understand how hard early pregnancy is after a loss. With my second pregnancy, I took comfort in what I could - that my progesterone levels were much higher and we saw a heartbeat sooner. I'm thinking about you and am just so happy for you.

@greysmom13 - swallowed a watermelon - I love it! Did your doctor tell you about spinning babies website? I believe it has tips on getting a breech baby to flip. My yoga teachers always tell women to spend some time on hands and knees - gives baby more room to flip. I've also heard that a flashlight can help. Point flashlight where his head is and move it slowly to the bottom - thought is that he will follow the light. Have no idea if any of that works, but worth a shot!

Jazibel

@ATXMommas, @KH826, @Greysmom13 - UMMMMM 14lbs!!! I can't image 14lbs, I can't image 12lbs for that matter.... Kaden was 9.5  and that was a feat.... Now I'm googling huge babies - this is not a good idea lol

@ball.and.chain - sounds like good news to me :-)  I look forward to Beta #2.  Also Kaden was born (1 week late) on 7/13.   So that's a great day to have a baby. Having a newborn in the summer was great, lots of light in the house even though we were indoors a lot. Warm weather. :-)  (Of course for all those Fall and Winter mommas I'm sure a Fall/Winter baby is awesome too - cozy days inside, the holidays to celebrate!!).

healz413

ball.and.chain said:

Sorry to keep you folks waiting! I figured I'd wait to post until after I heard back from my clinic with my beta. They didn't call until after 3 and things got busy at work after that.

But, without further ado, my blood HCG this morning was 271. Even considering I'm a day later than my previous betas, this is still quite a bit higher. The nurse said it was "very promising." I don't want to get my hopes up, but obviously this was good news.

If I'm calculating correctly, I'm 4w1d with an EDD of 7/13/14.

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome back to the PG check in!

QOTD: Where do I start? Besides being pregnant and having a great beta, I'm thankful for the bonus my wife got at work, my wife herself (of course), my amazing supportive Bump family and IRL friends, and a foot on the mend!

I've been checking all afternoon! This is great news!

StacyLH24

@ball.and.chain - I've been checking too and am so glad to see you have a strong beta!

mwagner25

Lol @herbabymama I am still here.... I will let you guys know when we head in to the hospital.  

To all those in the first tri... sorry for all the morning sickness.  I was on zofran to get through it all.  It does go away even though it feels like forever when you are in it.  

I am 37 going on 38 weeks and ready for this baby whenever he comes.   I have been contracting all day but am just waiting for them to get worse or go away.   Last visit my cervix had softened quite a bit but still had not dilated.  I am at the point where my wedding ring is too tight at the end of the day so I stopped wearing it and my feet are unrecognizable by bedtime.  I think my body is done.  I am sooo ready to meet this baby.  17 days until his due date and maximum 10 more shifts in the ER.... countdowns are the only thing keeping me sane right now.  

ATXmommas

herbabymama said:

 And where is @mwagner25???? Whenever I don't see her post I wonder if she has delivered already!!!  

Haha!  Me too!  Looking forward to seeing your PIPs, HBM!

@mwagner25 - I'm so sorry you are so uncomfortable.  I know that I'm uncomfy and I really feel for you having such a physically demanding job.  Getting close and it will all be worth it!

KH826

@ball.and.chain - yay for a fantastic beta! So happy to see you here!!!!

@herbabymama - so excited for you that you are off from work now and an just relax and get some nesting done before baby's arrival. I hope you and your wife enjoy this time!

@mwagner25 - I think you are likely everyone's hero on this thread for still working your ER shifts, especially given all the contractions you have been having, etc. I would say that I have a feeling that you will be the first of the 3rd tri peeps to go into active labor, BUT who the heck knows, right? You could hang on the longest of everyone in your little November EDD group! I just hope you are getting plenty of rest when you can and taking care of yourself. I will be thinking of you!

mwagner25

Thanks @KH826

happygirl1119

I am ten days away from my due date and EXTREMELY excited. Unfortunately...my fiancé and I have recently decided to end our relationship and this is REALLY doing a number on me. This just isn't what I planned for and I was so looking forward to her and I going thru this labor and birth together and now everything has changed. I'm sorry to sound like such a downer here....typically I am not. I could just use some support and positive words from others to help flip m uh mindset around.

Thanks for listening.