**2IF Grad Check-In**

tryingyetagain

Congrats to everyone for making it here!  This check-in is for graduates of the 2IF board (and any other secondary infertility grads).  If you are new to the check-in, please let us know your due date and you will be added for next week. 

 

Congrats to CheesyPeas on your recent BFP, and welcome to the 2IF Grad Check-In! 

 

Bumpee                        Due Date                      Team

HopingForMore              4/20                             TBD

tryingyetagain               4/26                              Pink

MJC1116                      5/1                                Green

CMDR513                      5/17                             Pink

luckyu317                     5/27                              Blue

Chrissy1276                  6/3                                Pink

gmc222                         6/21                              Blue

uagirl                            7/19                              TBD

AlmostWright                7/22                              Blue

KristyLynn26                 7/28                              Green

jknallen                         7/31                              TBD

ally510                          8/3                                TBD

kndeckar                       8/12                              TBD

+SouthernMomma+      9/26                              TBD

cerad5                          10/16                            TBD

CheesyPeas                 10/23                            TBD

 

1.  How many weeks along are you?

2.  Any medical updates (appointments, ultrasounds, tests/results, etc.)?

3.  How are you feeling lately?

4.  QOTW:  What was the hardest thing you had to deal with when DS/DD was an infant, and you’re hoping it isn’t an issue (or glad to know it won’t be an issue) with this LO?

tryingyetagain

I'm 31 weeks and doing well, although still dealing with headaches (and thanks everyone for your kind words at last week's check-in!).  I haven't had any more "auras" since the three that hit on Tuesday, but this headache just keeps coming back and it's pretty bad at times.  On OB's advice, I went ahead and bought a blood pressure monitor (only $28 at Walmart!) so I can make sure BP isn't an issue.  Also a lot of BH contractions at times.  But overall, I feel pretty good to be 31 weeks along.

We have our 32 week growth scan on Thursday and I am so excited to see her!  I'm going to beg that they do the 3-D option.  I measured 33cm at 30 weeks, so I expect she will be bigger than average.

QOTW:  DS had terrible reflux and projectile vomiting until he was a year old.  As an infant, he was on Zantac for a while and then Prilosec, but he still couldn't keep food down.  He went from around 50th percentile on weight at birth to .75 (less than 1) percentile!.  He was skin and bones and it was agonizing to watch my breast milk just get vomited up, then same thing with formula, even baby food.  He was actually put on Prilosec again a year ago to help with ongoing stomach pain and digestive issues.  I hope and pray this LO doesn't have to deal with that.

MJC1116

Hi ladies! 

Chugging along here -- 30 weeks 4 days. My last appointment was uneventful other than to tell me I'm scheduled to come in every 2 weeks now. Weird! We had an ultrasound and got to see baby's foot and measure it. It was crazy! Baby is measuring big!

I have a follow-up perinatology appointment tomorrow. DH can't come so my mom is coming with me. I'm hoping for some good 3D shots, too!

DD was the BEST baby! I'm not kidding. We did not have one issue with her -- nursing, teething, sickness, etc. She slept through the night starting at 8 weeks. If we have another infant like her, I'd be over the moon! But as a toddler.... ummmmmnotsomuch. Where do I start? She's opinionated, stubborn and emotional. Tantrums were the worst at 3, but now she seems to be growing out of it. I love her to pieces, truly, but she can be a handful sometimes! I'm hoping #2 is far less dramatic!

cerad5

1)I am 6w4d
2)first official ultrasound Wednesday. But my OB snuck a peek today and we def have a heartbeat! Can't wait until Wednesday to get a better look
3)I haven't been nauseous for a fee days which has me worried but I am surely exhausted and have sore boobs.
4) I had PPD with DD, I'm hoping to avoid that. DD was a perfect baby so I have no complaints there. She STTN early, and was generally a good baby.

Jeffreysmom24

Hi ladies! I have been lurking for a couple of weeks but thought I would cautiously join in! I am coming over from 2IF and wanted to give a shout-out to cheesypeas, cerad and southernmama - so glad to be here with y'all and I hope that others from 2IF will join us soon!

1. I am 6w,3 days, due October 18th
2. I had an ultrasound yesterday and we saw the heartbeat! It was 125 which the nurse said was good! I have another RE appt next Monday.
3. I have been trying to keep my anxiety under control and to stay positive. It is so hard not to worry though and I almost feel like I will jinx myself if I get too excited or start to plan.
4. I have a 19 month old son and we really didn't have any problems with him as an infant!

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

CheesyPeas

It's about freakin time, @Jeffreysmom24!    Glad to see you over here.

1. How many weeks along are you? I'm 5w 5d today

2. Any medical updates (appointments, ultrasounds, tests/results, etc.)?  No updates yet but I have an appointment this afternoon.  Hoping for a ute-residing LO measuring right on track.  A heartbeat would be amazing but I know chances are it's too early.

3. How are you feeling lately?  Good.  Boobs are a tiny bit sore but really only if I push on them to see if they hurt. I feel small waves of nausea but I have to be paying attention to notice them. 

4. QOTW: What was the hardest thing you had to deal with when DS/DD was an infant, and you’re hoping it isn’t an issue (or glad to know it won’t be an issue) with this LO?  DS was a really easy baby, so I would love to have another one like him.  We did have so breastfeeding issues in the beginning but that was probably as much my fault as it was his since I was a newbie to the process too.  Now that I know what I'm doing, I'm hoping I won't have to go through the same carnage as before with nursing.

cerad5

Yay!! Glad you are here! Now let's hope more of those lovely ladies are here soon! Lots of them cycling this month!!

cerad5

CheesyPeas said:

It's about freakin time, @Jeffreysmom24!    Glad to see you over here.

1. How many weeks along are you? I'm 5w 5d today

2. Any medical updates (appointments, ultrasounds, tests/results, etc.)?  No updates yet but I have an appointment this afternoon.  Hoping for a ute-residing LO measuring right on track.  A heartbeat would be amazing but I know chances are it's too early.

3. How are you feeling lately?  Good.  Boobs are a tiny bit sore but really only if I push on them to see if they hurt. I feel small waves of nausea but I have to be paying attention to notice them. 

4. QOTW: What was the hardest thing you had to deal with when DS/DD was an infant, and you’re hoping it isn’t an issue (or glad to know it won’t be an issue) with this LO?  DS was a really easy baby, so I would love to have another one like him.  We did have so breastfeeding issues in the beginning but that was probably as much my fault as it was his since I was a newbie to the process too.  Now that I know what I'm doing, I'm hoping I won't have to go through the same carnage as before with nursing.

I totally do this too, testing for soreness

 

AlmostWright

Hi ladies! 19 weeks, almost half way there. I had an appt and a/s on Monday, and the tech wasn't great. She had us all worried about a bunch of things, but after speaking to the doctor he wasn't too concerned. I have a follow up at MFM next week because they found a part of the placenta detached, and they will check on our peanut's size. He is measuring about 16% so on the smaller side. And the tech didn't get a good 'it's a boy' shot so MFM will check that. I think I am feeling some movement though finally. Nothing consistent but I will take anything! We are waiting for the AFP results and the follow up scan next week and hopefully everything ends up ok. Trying not to worry too much.

DS was not a great sleeper as a baby and has never been a good napper. I would love this guy to sleep more than 30 min at a time! DS is such a great kid though. We are so lucky. DH and I are convinced this guy will be our trouble maker. If the pregnancy is any indication, he is living up to it already!