Second Tri Check-in! Dec 10/13

BeeBee08

Hello! I am in Europe right now for a friends wedding and haven't had a chance to sit down at a computer to update our check-in, so please post your weekly update here. And for the graduating ladies, congratulations!! Good luck in 3rd tri .

QOTW: what is your favorite holiday destination and what is on your bucket list?

daiseydooda

I am jealous Beebee08. Not to much to update here this is going to be my last check-in before I move on to the third tri. I am so excited and grateful to have made it this far. Friday DH and I are going to do an elective u/s 3D 4D I am super excited. My Dr. told me we wont be having anymore u/s unless there is a problem and I haven't seen my baby since 18 weeks! Also, I wll be doing my glucose test Friday.

QOTD: I really want to go to Europe/Greece. My bucket list is large. I want to travel the world and experience different cultures.

Jenn06L80

I would love to be in Europe now.  Maybe Paris or Prague!

I am in my 20th week, and officially switched to my new MFM and OB.  I am much happier because their offices are much closer to my home!  I also started to tell more people that I am pregnant.  I am not the type of person to announce it on social media, but as I run into people I tell them.  This is a big step for me, because I am starting to believe I might actually take home two little babies!

I have a lot of appointments coming up, including fetal echoes, growth, checking for TTTS, and then just a regular OB visit for me.  They consume my Wednesdays, because that is my day off!!

DH and I are talking names.  I love Jillian and Julia, but DH doesn't want two J names.  Big sister is Ella BTW.  

QOTW:  My favorite travel destination depends on what I am in the mood for beach or city or adventure.   My bucket list includes Peru (planned for 2016), Croatia, New Zealand, maybe Hawaii.  I want to return to Italy and Paris.  I also LOVED Iceland.  DH and I travel quite a bit, but we compromise by having a small house, so we have a big travel budget!

PhillyJ33

Hi Ladies! BeeBee- I hope you are enjoying your vacation for the wedding!
I opened a post about this so sorry if you are reading twice but I had my A/S this week and found out that we are team BLUE!!! I also sound out that my umbilical cord has 1 artery instead of two which can be okay in most cases but a marker for chromosome abnormalities or heart/kidney defects in others. I had a fetal echo yesterday and that came back all clear. Now I am just anxiously awaiting the results of my chromosome screening bloodwork. My stress level is at an all time high which is not good for my little boy!
The rest of my scan was good though so they said my risks for other issues is low but higher than a person with a two artery cord. It's always something and now I am considered high risk.

Sorry for the book!
My favorite holiday destination is a local one- Longwood Gardens. My husband and I have been going every year since our first year dating so its a tradition now to go see their light displays.
I have so much traveling in my bucket list- I want to see it all!

sunflowermama42212

Hi ladies! Ill be 16 weeks tomorrow! I'm so excited! I started to feel flutters and that is so amazing. It's usually only at night when I'm trying to sleep If I switch sides. I laugh every time. I'm also getting bad heartburn and have to sleep elevated which stinks. I've never dealt with heartburn so this sucks I haven't bought anything to take because I'm stubborn lol

QOTW: I would love love to go to Spain. The story in my family is that a Spanish solider fell in love with a native Indian of Puerto Rico and he stayed behind for her. So I would love to go to Spain and experience that part of my heritage.

@Maitaibeth I'm so sorry your having a hard time with Medicaid. T+Ps for your mom.

PhillyJ33

@maitaibeth thanks for thinking of me. Good luck with your cervix check.
Sorry about your mom and all the frustration with Medicaid- they definitely do not make anything easy. I am thinking of you too!

lisabugg444

I am 22w5d and starting to feel baby girl move all the time now. DH can't feel her yet but she gets stronger by the day! Next OB appointment is next week. Everything else is going great. We're starting the nursery and registry and I get so happy picturing our little Sophia cooing in the crib or the bouncy seat we pick out. :-) (I also find myself being super sappy and mushy about newborn clothes and tv commercials! Like just a teeny tiny hat will make me cry.) QOTW: We don't go anywhere for the holidays except to visit family, which I don't consider an exciting destination. If we could go somewhere, I'd love a place with a ton of snow, like Vermont or Colorado. I'd love to visit so many places in Europe, maybe when LO is older.

tryingyetagain

This baby is half-baked... Woohoo! Can't believe I'm 20 weeks already. We have an appt on Friday, other than that no updates and all is good.

I used to travel a lot and it's my favorite thing to do. But I'm a stay-at-home-mom now, so without the second income money is too tight to travel much. MaiTaiBeth, we went to Scotland and it was beautiful; I'm jealous of you and BeeBee and your trips! I would love to go back. Greece is up there for me. Letsgobowlingx, we live in CO. We are in Littleton, but I used to live in Crested Butte and Vail and love it up there too! So snowy and pretty right now...

MJC1116

Hi ladies - 20 weeks tomorrow. I can't believe I'll be halfway!

You can read about my a/s from hell on another thread.

Yesterday I had the perinatologist fax over the scan results to my ob and requested that she call me to discuss (see other: talk me of a ledge). Talking to my OB was like getting a big hug through the phone. She basically told me that most doctors these days don't measure the nuchal fold beyond 13 weeks due to variations in baby size and other factors. She also told me that the perinatologist I went to has a reputation for being "overly cautious" driving her patients to the point of tears. She explained that one-tenth of a millimeter is such an insignificant measure and that she feels there would be a very, very, very small increase to my risk of DS, especially given my other test results. I felt so much better last night. Still nervous to wait the results of my test. 

QOTW: I've never been here for the holidays, but my favorite vacation destination is Hawaii. I've traveled all over Europe as a kid/teen (my mom's family lives in Holland), but I want to go back with DH. He recently went all over Southeast Asia for his MBA program, and we want to go back together... one day hopefully!

kmw722

@phillyj33 we go to Longwood every year too!

I'm at 15.5 weeks now and just starting to feel the little ones move! It started last week and I feel them once or twice a day when I'm least expecting it. next appt is bloodwork for gestational diabetes on Monday.

my fav holiday destination is NYC. on my bucket list is Italy and Greece!

whoberry

Can I be added when you get back from your trip? This is my 1st 2nd tri check in and I am so happy to be here! 14w3d today, EDD 6/8, team undecided ( Dh wants to find out, I don't).

OB appt tomorrow and results of NT scan any day now. I hope to share with my boss next week if all results are ok.

I have been getting up in the night and having a hard time falling back to sleep which has been rough. I also wake up with a stuffy nose and sneezing but I am fine during the day. Growing pains in my belly are becoming more frequent and i have a hard time getting comfortable in bed. I still look like I have a spare tire but it is getting a little rounder. I also noticed a small indent in my belly below my belly button. Overall though none of this stuff is too bad. I am excited to be experiencing it and having more signs from my body that this is real!

@mwhigham22 I love reading your updates since you are about 2 weeks ahead of me. Gives me a good idea of what to expect next!

QOTW: I want to go everywhere especially Egypt to see the pyramids and Russia. We usually travel to see family for xmas so no place in particular. I love historic hotels and they are usually all decked out at the holidays. I would like to stay at the Greenbrier one day. I did the NYC at xmas time thing before and it was fun. Saw all the windows, the Rockettes, etc.

rcnavywife

I'm 25w4d. Saw my OB and MFM last friday. Babies are all doing well and very close in weights, which everyone is happy about! My BP is still on the low side, so I'm still getting many bouts of feeling dizzy and weak. Feel like I can't breathe sometimes!

There are many places I'd like to see. Would love to tour around Europe! Closer to home, I love going out to the west coast of Vancouver Island. It's beautiful and everyone is so laid back.

twistsandturnsto2

Oh hi ladies! Guess I belong here too
BeeBee when you get back I am 14 weeks with one bean and we are team green. EDD is June 10th.

I am super jealous of your trip, btw! We are still waiting on our NT scan results but have decided to forge ahead with preparations. We hope to paint and pull up the carpet in what will be the baby's room this week as well as try to get a handle on the hand me downs for baby gear from my brother(he has had 7 kids!) so we can figure out what to register for. I need to talk about it with my SIL too bc we have no idea what we really need for baby! So overwhelming!

QOTW: I don't really have a holiday destination picked out, but the one time I went to Venice they were gearing up for Carnival and it was so cool to see all the lights and traditions! A dream vacation for me would either be a tropical vacation with H or I'd love to go back to Italy or visit Spain.

drjwj

Hey ladies!
We had our 18 week u/s Thursday, and it's a girl!!!!! I was sort of expecting boy so now we are trying to come up with girl names. The best part was seeing that she is healthy. 10 fingers, 10 toes and everything! It had been 5 weeks since our last dr appt, and I can't help it, I worry!! My OB was out of town so we saw the NP, and she told me to stop reading so much. I am not a paranoid person but it took us 3 years and about $15,000 so get pregnant, I am going to have questions!!!

We are spending Christmas back home in Mississippi this year, and honestly, there's no place I'd rather be than home with my family. I love to travel though, and the Trans-Siberian railway is high on my bucket list!

CMDR513

18 week appt last Friday. I did the sequential blood work too. I waited over an hour. A/S T-minus 15 days! I loved seeing family in Argentina three times during the holidays. I also did San Jose/San Fran. When I was younger did right before XMas at Disney. I would love for DS (and #2) to experience it!

CMDR513

@phillyj33 and @kmw722- I have never been to Longwood Gardens, and it's less than a 40 min drive.