PgAL Check In

Mrs Nice

Welcome to PGAL CheckIn!

I hope I find you all well and positive this week! If you have any questions you would like answered, please don't be shy! You can also ask the PAL ladies. Grow little ones, grow!

How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week?

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?

QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally?

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

Noethola

How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week? 30 weeks. 

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? Appointment on Wed. Starting to see my DR more often. 

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Nothing too bad right now. 

QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally? Last night I had a dream that I was in an awful car wreck. That was fun, not. Havent had any loss related dreams, thankfully. I thought they would come, but God has kept them at bay. I had them with Elsie often in the beginning, so I fully expected them. 

Mrs Nice

How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week?

18w5d. Sweet potato.

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Just had an OB appt yesterday. Everything has come back great from my last u/s and blood work. A/S is booked for December 23rd.

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?

Morning sickness is pretty much gone. (So glad!!) I have started to feel movement pretty consistently. :-) No real cravings or aversions.

QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally?

I have had a few nightmares. Very vivid dreams about loosing this baby. All have been different but with the same outcome. I had them through out my pregnancy with Z too. PgAL is hard enough, then to have these dreams really messes with my head!! I feel like I am in a constant state of fear. I just keep thinking: one day at a time! Breath!!

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

I still have soooo much to do before Christmas! No idea how I will get it all done. :-/

cawettig

How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week?

26 weeks, 3 days

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?

none right now

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?

I am just hungry ALL the time! I am keeping the cramping down with the nifedipine, works good but makes me feel like blah. Battling with swelling, I am just going to turn into a sausage soon. 

QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally?

I haven't, I remember begging God last week to let me dream of Arianna since I haven't in so long. 

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

Hating the holidays right now. I am trying to keep spirits up for my oldest DD and DS. I am waiting to get paid to go finish shopping for DH's family. Other than those things just FOOD is on my mind!!! lol

lrichmond86

I hope it's ok that I post here. My rainbow baby was born in July, but we recently got a surprise bfp and I'm having all those pgal feelings again. If my being here offend anyone please let me know and I would be happy to remove my post. I know it's a sensitive topic.

How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week?

6w3d. I have no idea what fruit that is.

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Today is baby Gary's angelversary and tomorrow is his birthday (if that makes sense... I delivered him the day after he passed). Otherwise no appointments for a month.

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?

Ugh. Too many symptoms right now... all day nausea, exhaustion, dog nose, bloating...

QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally?

No dreams yet, although I'm sure they're too come.

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

This pregnancy wasn't planned, but I am very thankful to be blessed with another growing baby. Still I can't seem to wrap my brain around the idea that I'm pregnant again and I'm sort of having that "don't get attached it won't work out" feeling. I've been super emotional since finding out I was pregnant and I'm having a really difficult time coming to terms with exactly what it is I'm feeling. Things just seem really complicated right now.

Noethola

Congrats on such a wonderful blessing @lrichmond86! Of course you can post here!! Vents, moments of rejoicing, etc. We are support for one another. 

OSUWifey09

How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week? 35/35 today. EEK! I don't know what size because I'm too lazy to look at my ticker, but I feel like I'm carrying a bowling ball in my uterus.

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? NST Monday; hospital tour Tuesday; routine OB/NST Thursday; another u/s the Monday before Christmas.

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Nausea and acid reflux kick in at night and are waking me up now, which totally sucks. I'm also VERY uncomfortable sleeping and am lucky if I can get 3-4 solid hours a night; I keep tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable. My pelvis hurts all the time, too. But that's OK. I'll take whatever she can throw at me, as long as she comes home with us in 30-35 days.

QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally? I actually haven't - I just have crazy dreams that make no sense [or sex dreams]. I'm glad, because I'm not sure how I would handle them.

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? I can't believe I'm here. I can't believe I passed my loss milestone this week. I'm still so nervous about things, but I actually feel like I'm near the end and Mia could be coming home with us. I finally made myself wash all of her clothes and will be packing our hospital bags/installing her car seat base next week. I'm so anxious and nervous. Gah.

OSUWifey09

Congrats @lrichmond86! Happy Angelversary to your sweet Gary, too. We're thrilled to have you back here.

angelsnight

How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week?  26 weeks 3 days, a head of lettuce

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? Cervix check on Tuesday, excited to see Boo again since she always switched to abdominal for a few for me

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?  I'm starting to get uncomfortable and feeling big.

QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally?  I had a loss dream the other night which really freaked me out, but I think it's because I had a few paranoid days about less movement, so the anxiety sneaked into my dream (all is well though, she's kicking up a storm again).

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?I just can't wait till March, I am ready for Boo to be here, in my arms.

Dixon813

lrichmond86!  Prayers for a healthy pregnancy!


How far along are you? What size fruit is your baby this week? 
22weeks 1 day - papaya, I think
Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?
I had an U/S yesterday - cervix is holding strong.  And see my OB tomorrow.  My loss milestone is this coming Monday...
Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? 
Not really.  I crave anything in the moment but nothing that I can't live without. 
QOTW: Have you had any pregnancy related dreams since becoming pregnant with your Rainbow Baby? If so, how have they effected you emotionally? 
Yes - I had a dream a few weeks ago that I gave birth to a premie (about the same size as the trips) but the baby was just fine.  Barely spent any time in the NICU - it was all really weird.  I've had other dreams that this pregnancy is going just fine-I like those dreams!
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?
I want to get past my loss milestone - I want to be more than 23 weeks pregnant.  On a slightly different note, they estimated the baby is 1lb 1oz yesterday (so happy to pass the 1lb mark!!) but they also said it's left ventricle of the heart is bulging slightly.  They told me not to worry, so I'm not!  (I'm proud of me, I'm not googling anything!) but they do want me back in 4 weeks to check again - which is fine, I'll take another chance to see this one!