PGAL Check-in

Noethola

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?

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?

QOTW: What gives you the most hope in holding this rainbow baby in your arms? (Proactive dr? Cerclage? A person? Your faith? Etc?)

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

PS. Im almost 38 weeks, so getting close to baby time. For the weeks Mrs Nice isnt able to, would anyone else be willing to run this? Not sure how active I will be for a while after he comes. 

amandager99

13w2d, baby is a peach.

Follow up OB visit on Monday for trip to ER yesterday.

Only real craving I've experienced so far is pickles. I always want a jar in the fridge just in case, lol. I was diagnosed with GD immediately, so I have to be careful with the sweet cravings.

Up until yesterday it was the cerclage scheduled to be placed next Friday. Now it's looking like bed rest.

A lot. I've been doing pretty good with pgal brain so far, so by the end of yesterday I was a mess. Thursday I felt like I was leaking something, but there was never anything there. Yesterday morning there was some fluid so after OB said they couldn't see me til middle of next week DH and I went to the ER. They determined I was leaking a little amniotic fluid, barely, and suspect a high tear in the sac. I'm on strict bed rest for now in hopes it will heal itself. Too much time to think. Praying it does heal, cause I can't handle a second 2nd trimester loss.

tracint

@amandager99 I'm sorry you've been having a rough few days. I'm also on bedrest, it's challenging at times but we just have to remember it's what's best for our babies. Hang in there.

I'm 27w3d

Our growth scan and 3D ultrasound are scheduled for Feb 11th. I can't wait to see our little girl, it's been so long.

Symptoms? I have this never ending groin/pelvic pain. Cravings? I'm still waiting for some girl scout cookies:(

QOTW: the fact that we've made it this far is comforting, but some days my PgAL brain still gets the best of me and i feel like something terrible is going to happen. I know from a medical prospective we've done everything we can to prevent a loss (cerclage, 17p, bedrest, Terbutaline) that also helps with the doubt.

Open Topic: next week we'll be 28wks which was one of our biggest goals. After the u/s we'll probably (finally) start preparing for our LO, it's been hard to purchase/plan anything.

Noethola

How far along are you? 37w 4d

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? BPP/NST on Monday.

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Felt sick this morning and getting tired. But the bursts of energy come...before i have to rest for an hour. 

QOTW: What gives you the most hope in holding this rainbow baby in your arms? My dr has been great. He has monitored me more and been proactive on all my care. This time around we do extra shots and medication for the MTHFR clotting disorder. And I just keep praying for a live baby to bring home. "Living on a prayer.."

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? Oh heck, what isn't?

PerkyErky

How far along are you?

I am 35/35 today! and baby is a coconut

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?

My cerclage removal has officially been scheduled for the 17th. I am excited and scared.

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?

I have just reached the point in pregnancy where I feel big and uncomfortable and changing positions is difficult, but no real cravings or aversions.

QOTW: What gives you the most hope in holding this rainbow baby in your arms? (Proactive dr? Cerclage? A person? Your faith? Etc?)

My cerclage has given me the most hope and now that we are so close to the finish I really feel it will happen. 

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

It feels like there is so much that needs to happen before baby arrives. In reality we have what we need and can easily get whatever we "need" and don't have once baby is here.

angelsnight

How far along are you?  33 weeks 4 days

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?  My second NST tomorrow, and just celebrate our baby shower on Saturday.

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?  My gums are so sore, I feel like a teething baby

QOTW: What gives you the most hope in holding this rainbow baby in your arms? (Proactive dr? Cerclage? A person? Your faith? Etc?)  I'd have to say my cerclage...I veiwed it as the obstetrical equivalent of superman's cape.  I never had any significant shortening this time, and now that we're so far along I feel confident in my hospital that she would still be ok if born early (though I want her to cook a few more weeks).

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?  Worrying that we'll have everything we need.  Our nursery is not ready yet, hubby hasn't assembled the furniture, so everything we got from the shower is piled in the living room.  Everything is a mess and it's making me anxious.

cawettig

How far along are you?

34 weeks

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Growth scan/nst tomorrow

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions?

I want brownies and cake!

QOTW: What gives you the most hope in holding this rainbow baby in your arms? (Proactive dr? Cerclage? A person? Your faith? Etc?)

I think my dh's support has gotten me this far. He is very positive for me and calms me down. 

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

Couple things, my oldest dd turned 9 today, my 30th birthday is on Wednesday and I am starting to plan Arianna's Angelversary for April. I know I will be overwhelmed in March with this lo coming and I also want to have people make sure they don't make any plans on her day. We have to have it two days after her day though. I can't expect people to show on a Thursday evening when everyone works late. 

Dixon813

PerkyErky as you get closer to the 17th and your cerclage removed.

amandager99 hoping bedrest helps - keep us posted!

cawettig on Wednesday!

Noethola I can step up for the next couple months for the times Mrs. Nice isn't able to unless someone else wants to.

How far along are you? 29 weeks! Can't believe next week I will be in the 30s!

Do you have any upcoming appointments or milestones? Just happy to be in the third trimester!  No appts this week - bi weekly OB appt next week.

Any pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy cravings or aversions? Always something sweet!  I could eat cookies, brownies, cake, muffins, ALL DAY LONG...

QOTW: What gives you the most hope in holding this rainbow baby in your arms? (Proactive dr? Cerclage? A person? Your faith? Etc?) DH has been amazing and our MFM is very proactive.  Many drs. would've dismissed us saying we don't have any risk factors because we had triplets last time and a singleton this time, but she has been proactive on cervical length checks and progesterone shots.

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? I've missed our babies a lot this past week - lots of hormones in my body and a lot of triggers, I guess.  (one being tax preparations that need birth and death certificates...ugh...) and yet I've also had so much joy and love for this baby (and got excited - if not giddy - when I saw that gifts were starting to be purchased from our registry...)