Pregnancy Check-in

KH826

Good Morning Pregnant Peeps & Partners!

Here is our current EDD roster for this check-in:
1. @KH826: June 3 girl
2. @redrockmama: July 11 singleton
3. @ball.and.chain July 13 boy
4. @belovedvirgo0209 July 14 girl
5. @Kleigh1: July 26 girl
6. @2mamazinseattle: Aug 20 girl
7. @2momsinCA: Aug 20 boy/boy twins
8. @flygirl1228: Aug 21 girl/boy twins
9. @Trisholio and @trisholiosboi: Sept 2 girl
10. @shelly2314: Oct 2 twins
11. @manada and @healz413: Oct 29 twins
12. @only1leia: Oct 31 singleton
13. @pauljl: Nov 2 singleton
14. @byrrd: Nov 3 singleton
15. @Mazere: Nov 25 singleton
16. @rkbo: Dec 10 singleton
17. @doodah1013 & @firstcomeslove2013: Dec 12

If you have a recent BFP (and/or if you are new to the board), and you would like to be added to this list, please just let me know your EDD and other info if available! I think I have added all the people who asked to be added last week… I hope! Thanks

So how is everyone doing/feeling? How is pregnancy treating you and/or your partner this week? Any updates to share?

QOTW: Please share with us one thing that has recently stressed you out related to pregnancy, and one thing that has recently given you comfort related to pregnancy (the stressor and the comfort can be related to the same issue or different!).

KH826

37 Weeks tomorrow!

I have an appointment at 3:30 today to see if baby is still breech, and if my Dr was able to move up my C-section date. As of right now C-section is scheduled for June 2nd (3 weeks from today), but my Dr was hoping to move that up a week to avoid me going into labor and needing an emergency C-section earlier. She will also check again today to see if I am dilated at all. Last week I was not, but I was apparently “thinned out”…

Feeling OK. This weekend was productive, so I am feeling better about being ready for baby. Yesterday was also a really nice day. We took my Mother-in-Law out for brunch and then walked around at an Arts & Crafts festival on the water front for a few hours. It was really hot, but I drank lots of water and stayed in the shade as much as I could. We bought baby girl a cute bib and a handmade stuffed elephant. We did a lot of walking yesterday, but I held up OK aside from a good amount of sweating – lovely, I know.

I might post a little 2.0 update here later today after my appointment if there are any other updates to share, but I didn’t want to wait since I have been bad about bumping later in the day lately because I get lazy and distracted…

QOTW: My most recent stress has been about our house being ready for baby. As I have mentioned several times before, we decided to re-do three rooms in our house to accommodate baby better, and my wife has taken on a boat-load of DIY projects in each room that she has insisted on doing herself. Which has been a bit of a struggle since she has been procrastinating quite a bit (not a new thing) and paying super close attention to detail, which is just making progress move verrrrry slowly. So in addition to turning our home-office into a nursery, we have also been tackling turning what was our dining room into a playroom (and office space for my wife who will be staying at home post-baby-arrival), and turning our “front room” which was a sitting room/formal living room into our dining room. This wasn’t just shifting furniture though. We basically got rid of all existing furniture and started from scratch in all three rooms. We also painted and changed light fixtures in all three rooms, my wife built the new dining room table herself, and refinished several other furniture pieces for the other rooms. Anyway…. This overall project has been going on since pre-egg retrieval, so really almost a year…. I have been totally panicked that the house would be a mess when baby arrived and all of my wife’s projects have also made it really hard for me to fulfill my own emotional need to nest because there is just so much going on and she would prefer if I just let her finish what she started. Welllll….. we have finally made decent progress in all three rooms (especially the playroom which is about 95% done, and the nursery which is about 75% done). So that is what I am finding comfort in. I am also finding comfort in the fact that we are paying to have a deep clean of our house done this coming Saturday. So now I feel like most everything will be done/settled and the house will be spotless to bring baby home. It makes me feel like I can relax a little mentally and emotionally and baby can come when she is ready and I won’t feel quite as panicked… I hope!

2MamazInSeattle

Warning: 2Mamaz' whiniest check-in ever to follow. Read at your own risk.

First, the good news: I filled out my leave of absence paperwork for my maternity leave at work. That was exciting! Also I got the name of a refinisher for my grandpa's cradle he made me that I had shipped from PA. Yay!

The not as good news:

We had our appointment on Thursday last week and Simone looked great on ultrasound. With her trisomy, we kind of wanted her to measure big and she was 90% which was better, in our minds, then the alternative. She weighed in at 2 pounds and measured a week ahead! Fluids were high end of normal (bigger baby/more fluid) I drank my glucose 1/2 through my u/s for the gestational diabetes test. She did a trans-vaginal to check my cervix and it looked perfect. Oh, and baby flipped again and her bum is sitting squarely on my cervix, and she's folded up like a taco with her legs up in front of her face. Bummer, but lots of time for flipping so not too worried about the breech. So all of this seemed great, until we met with our MFM.

I think I've told you before our practice is one where you see a different doctor every time. We like that, but we've developed a few favorites and are focusing in one two in particular for the rest of our prenatal care (you can request, we just hadn't until now). We don't really care who delivers - the prenatal time is much longer than delivering and we want doctors who know us/get us for the third tri! So, before we left the u/s I asked if 90% was good, bad or otherwise. She said "well, you want to be around 50% - being extreme on either end isn't great." So when we met with the doc, she said from our u/s, it appeared I have gestational diabetes based one three things: measuring so big, higher fluids, and this being the kicker - her belly/abdominal measurement being 1 week ahead of her head and femur measurements (abdominal measure was 27w). Bummer news that was 100% confirmed with my horrible glucose test results - where they want you under 139, I was 182! Thanks for nothing, pancreas. We had agreed to skip the 3-hour test because I knew I was pre-disposed as a former-fat-girl who had insulin resistance in the past; and, being over 40 it's very common too. So Tuesday I go in for my blood sugar monitor and to figure out a treatment plan. Meanwhile I've read up a little and started immediately to change things up a bit.

I've felt like crap emotionally ever since. I feel guilty, like it's my fault, and feel bad I've made Simone a fatty already, I hate the lifelong risks that she'll now be faced with (though, if well-managed those things shouldn't come to pass, but I'm being dramatic right now), and - well - I hate that I have been so healthy in my pregnancy and this happened anyway. I mean, I am not slugging back milkshakes and candy bars and junk food - any extra calories I need I've gotten from whole foods and typically not high-sugar ones. I have had very minimal 'treats' and have only gained 5 pounds! Not saying I'm a saint, but really, when the doc said "we can usually manage with diet" I thought "I don't know that we have much room there to tweak my diet..." I'm not drinking 12 cans of coke a day, eating drive-thru food and pints of ice cream. I eat eggs on whole wheat, high fiber english muffins, greek yogurt with a small amount of organic granola and raspberries, chicken, veggies, and sweet potatoes...snacks are thinks like cheese, crackers, nuts and fruit. I've gone to a LOT of therapy to allow myself not to be perfect; and here I am, in a situation with a lot of pressure to be perfect. I love the crap out of my baby girl and will do anything for her - of course - but I was enjoying "listening to my body" since it seemed to be asking for pretty good stuff. Sheesh. Ok, end rant. Sorry.

Next steps will be determined tomorrow. I do not want to take the oral drugs because in the past, I've taken them, and they suck. They have a lovely side effect of making you instantly lactose intolerant (re: ER trips to the toilet many times a day if you so much as eat one bite of dairy) which was miserable. Plus, the drugs are category C, and not proven safe, though most studies show they are. In any case, insulin is by far the safest and along with my daily shot of lovenox, I don't have any problem with shots at all. Especially if I don't get the poopsies from them. The biggest bummer is how much MORE I will have to eat to keep my blood sugars even - I know I will gain weight now (3 meals, 3 snacks which add up to almost 500 more calories that I have been eating!) but I'm trying to be chill until I meet with them tomorrow.

Additionally to that, my wrist that I slept wrong on a few weeks ago is only getting worse. I got a new thumb-stabilizing brace I'm going to wear religiously this week and if it's not better, go see a doctor. And, my last whine, my right calf seems to have a permanent cramp. I cannot figure it out but it hurts! My thyroid is still being a little wonky and I've officially now doubled my dose of synthroid since BFP. Oh, but my Iron was good - I'm not anemic. Silent. Cheer.

Despite all of that, (heavy sigh), I did walk the lake both days this weekend and did a bunch of clearing out of the basement. We tried this online meal service (plated.com) a though we did not like the amount of waste (freezer cube things, insulation in the box, lots of plastic bags), we LOVED both of the meals we got. Now that we will really be limited in going out to eat, I think getting these two days a week will help us eat at home, and try things we otherwise wouldn't have. You get all the pre-measured ingredients, and I'd say it was till 20-30 minutes of prep work but super fun and tasty. With the highest priced groceries in the lower 48, the $12/meal price is just fine with us. Can't get away with much less especially if you're having meat and certainly cheaper than going out.

QOTW: Oh well I think the above amply covers my stressor. Making Simone fat, me getting fat, side effects and risks of GD, having a planned C-section b/c of a) breech or b) humungous baby... ug. I'm feeling very 'high risk' these days and I don't like it! As for comfort, while I wish she moved more I love feeling her move when she does! I still check her heart once in a while with my doppler which always makes me happy. And, well, just the idea that I have 14 weeks to go is all, and we'll have a baby and be moms... well, that makes all of this worth it!

KH826

@2mamazinseattle - first if all, that was NOT whining! Second of all, I am really sorry about the GD, that really stinks. Please, please, please try not to beat yourself up too much though. It is not your fault, and you have been the picture of a healthy pregnant lady from the very start (often making me feel like I should/could be doing so much better for myself). I don't know a lot about GD and managing it, but it sounds like you are already doing so much to manage your diet well and make good choices. Hopefully your Dr will be able to help you manage even better with only minor modifications. Regardless though, please promise me you will not beat yourself up about this! You are NOT already making Simone fat, silly! She may or may not stay 90th percentile, and even if she does that doesn't mean she will be "fat" -- you are also bringing her into a healthy home where you will teach her good nutritional habits. She will be just fine! More than fine, she will be perfect!

In terms of your own possible weight gain, please please please cut yourself some slack. You have done sooooo amazingly well to have only gained 5 lbs so far, and no matter what happens from here on out in pregnancy it will all just be water under the bridge when your beautiful little girl is in your arms! Remember your "clean up on aisle 7" motto for post-baby? Focus on that! You have the rest of your life to lose weight and get fit after you have Simone, you only have 14ish more weeks to be pregnant and enjoy this process and not obsess and beat yourself up over weight gain.

From one former fat girl to another (and funny story, I'm fat again if you hadn't noticed!), I know how hard it is to battle your own mind about managing your weight during pregnancy, and I also know that battle can steal some of your joy during this incredibly special time. Just remember that you have been a rock star pregnant lady and Simone is so very lucky that she got you as her home for her first 40 weeks!

Sending you lots of hugs and support!

2MamazInSeattle

@KH826, thanks for the mega-pep talk! You are 100% right, and I'm sure once I get over myself I will be ok with it all. Just frustrating. And also once I'm in a rhythm of testing blood sugar, taking insulin, etc. I'm sure I will settle in. I do keep saying "it's only 14 weeks" and I have been on WAY worse diets for longer time periods I am certain of that! Anyhow, thanks for the post. Super sweet of you, I appreciate it lots.

Now I'm off to my well-timed monthly therapy appointment with my IF/loss, etc. counselor. Good thing, as I'm sure she'll also help talk me off the ledge a bit!

Manada

Hi Everyone,

I am quickly growing infinite respect for those of you with big bumps who are making it around without major complaints.   At 15w5d, I believe the belly is measuring close to 20w now and I'm definitely starting to feel a bit resentful of gravity and the new found difficulty of my ab muscles to function.  The refrain in my head is "this is just the beginning" and to be honest it's freaking me out a little!  This may also be exasperated by the fact that I haven't been sleeping well lately...

In other news though, I have discovered that swimming is delightful in pregnancy and we have been spending a ton of time lately just tooling around our apartment pool.   It's one of the few times a day I don't feel overheated, or just out of synch with my body.   I love it.

I've been a bit more emotional lately too.   It's been hard - sometimes I just feel really vulnerable, which I am guessing is par for the course, but is fairly annoying to me.  I am finding myself wanting to nest more, and hang out with H. snuggling and laughing - I am quite sure some primal part of me needs her around to protect us all from the wilds or something....  I wonder if she's feeling that urge too....

QOTW:  The stressor for me now is definitely this idea of us entering into the "danger zone" between 16 and 24 weeks where our babies are formed and there, but still need to do lots of growing to be able to survive.   I'm terrified of this period and overdoing something that will make my body react badly.  

Comfort for me lately has been swimming.  I feel more confident in the pool, like I can move around and everything is safe and sound.   Last night H also started reading more in the evening, so I'm hoping we can keep that up - it was nice to just lie there and read a book aloud.

2momsinCA

@2MamazInSeattle‌ I'm so sorry about GD. But you have to be kind to yourself right now, do not blame yourself because from all I've read, it is clear that you have made the most healthy choices possible regarding food and exercise throughout pregnancy. I haven't been on this board for the full duration of your pregnancy but since you and I share a due date I've often thought how awesome it would be to practice yoga and eat as sensibly as you do- a true maternity role model, but my multiple pregnancy makes it all a bit different where there is far more pressure on me to gain weight and eat. One of my close friends at work and my cousin both developed GD. My cousin is still pregnant and has managed it fine with diet. My friend also managed GD entirely through diet and her daughter is now 1 year old and only in the 20th percentile for weight- she's ended up quite small and certainly experiences no lasting impact of her mom's GD. The dietary changes involved uping lean protein with every meal and virtually eliminating carbs and starches (of course sugars/sweets/fruits were totally off limits). I think that you will be fine to manage it and you haven't done anything at all detrimental to Simone's prenatal development. This doesn't have to mean she's going to be "a fatty." Again, please be kind to yourself, you have been and will be a wonderful, healthy, and careful mother.

2momsinCA

25w5d today and feeling full term.

I'm working from home primarily and it's great, but weird to think I will be on maternity leave in 2 weeks. I'm hoping that will be the start if a long 10-11 weeks of rest before these boys show up.

My work baby shower was on Friday and it was so wonderful and sweet I cried as soon as I walked in the room and saw all the food and decorations and gifts. It was so special to have K there with me- finally meeting all my work friends and putting faces to names she has been hearing about for so long. Also as a pregnant lesbian I just didn't know how my mostly heterosexual work place would approach this celebration. It was wonderful to see that it was just as beautiful if not more so than all the other baby showers I've attended at work.

Up next- Sunday is our friend and family shower. Exciting!

No big pregnancy developments in the last week. The boys' kicks are getting strong and aren't always well aimed- I feel lots of kicks internally and downward- like one is beating up on my cervix and bladder. My belly is looking gigantic but I'm not gaining anywhere else so it just makes me look more like I'm about to pop. Next OB appt is Thursday, but those are now extremely uneventful. I don't get another measurement appointment with an MFM until 30 weeks. Seems like a long stretch!

QOTD: the most recent stress is figuring out next steps with regard to time off work for K and I. We are about 80% sure that K will not sign her teaching contract for next year and will instead stay home with the boys. I'm so happy that we probably don't have to worry about daycare quite yet, but I'm not sure what this means for how long I should take off (I was planning on 7 months but when I think about insuring a family of 4, maybe that's no longer the best choice) and how we should financially pull this off in the most sensible way possible. It is not going to be easy but it feels necessary. I definitely find comfort in the fact that having one mom at home is even an option and my family has offered lots of help for us to make sure we can swing it.

ball.and.chain

31w1d! EDD 7/13/14.

Health-wise, third tri is starting to catch up with me a bit. My heartburn is getting more severe and much more frequent. Anyone know if there is a limit to how many Tums it is safe to consume while pregnant? (The bottle says no more than 10 tablets per 24 hours, which I am well under, but not sure if there is a different recommendation for pregnancy.) Right now Tums are doing the trick, but after KH's experience you can bet I will be asking for something stronger if the Tums stop cutting it. Otherwise I am still feeling pretty good --just big, slow, hot and sleepy.

Our childbirth class was all day on Saturday. On a practical level, it was nice to have a practice drive to the hospital, see where the Main Lobby is, what L&D triage looks like and how it works, what the L&D rooms and post-partum rooms are like, and what hospital policies are. I knew some of the birth stuff from reading The Birth Partner, but it was good to have that info reinforced, for my wife to learn more about it, and to be able to ask questions. We did a pain management exercise where they had partners put clothespins on our ears and we had to breathe through it. My wife woke up that morning with a migraine, which was terrible timing, but it never got to the really bad vomity stage and she hung in there and was functional and present.

Anyway, that's checked off the list, as is our pediatrician -- we met with her on Tuesday and really liked her. A painter is coming to give us a quote on the nursery on Thursday, so hopefully that can be checked off soon. My work shower is this Wednesday. Celebrated Mother's Day with my sister, dad and step-mother last night. They got us a gift certificate for a last night out together pre-baby, which was thoughtful, and a little crab onesie and hat for Mr. Baby.

QOTW: Stressor: probably that darn nursery. Once we get the painter in and have a quote and a date, I'll feel much better about it I think. Comfort: Daily walks with my wife. It's good to get exercise and fresh air, but we also use the time to catch up on our days and chat without the computers on our laps or the TV on. It's nice one-on-one time that I hope we can manage to do at least occasionally after the baby arrives.

@Manada, I am super jealous of your apartment pool! I cannot tell you the number of people who have told me that swimming is great during pregnancy. That's nice -- but I don't have access to a pool! Floating around sounds lovely right now. I am hoping it is warm enough when I am in NJ for our shower to swim in the pool at my MILs. Although then I would need a maternity bathing suit...

KH826

@ball.and.chain - it is my understanding that you would have to be popping tums by the bottle full daily for them to not be safe. With that said, I typically never took more than 3 at a time 2-3 times a day. So 6-9 per day total. I think the bigger issue is when you are taking them so often they become less effective. Any drug that is designed as a "rescue drug" to give you immediate relief can only be taken so much and so often before your body begins to counteract or ignore it in your system.

With that being said, how often are you having heartburn? Does it seem to be triggered by certain foods? On a 1-10 scale, what would you rate your average discomfort from it?

If your answers are that you are having it everyday multiple times a day, that tums provide less than 4-6 hrs of relief at a time, that it doesn't matter at all what you eat in terms of triggers, and that on average your discomfort is a 7-8 or higher... I would say it is time to graduate from tums!

I waited far too long to talk to my Dr and move on from tums, and I wouldn't wish that on anyone. It got progressively worse as I got further along (presumably bc baby got bigger and was applying more pressure to my organs including my stomach).

I am on nexium now and it is amazing. I am nervous to stop taking it after I deliver. It is class B and totally safe. Zantac and all other over the counter options did nothing for me.

In terms of other non-medication tips... Some things that helped: almonds, limit your water, ice cold milk, ice cream, yogurt (but not fruity flavors), avoid all citrus...

Good luck!

redrockmama

2MamazInSeattle Hugs to you and ditto everything that KH826 said. It's hard not to beat yourself when things change and to not worry about the consequences for your little one. My midwife keeps telling me I didn't do anything to cause placenta previa, which I believe, but I do constantly worry about having a preemie because of it and/or having difficulty breastfeeding, having a c-section, etc.. Simone will be great and perfect and you are giving her an amazing place to grow and from the sounds of it, a very healthy lifestyle once she is born. For what it's worth, our baby has a larger abdomen compared to his legs and head too. I've also read numerous stories of normal weight and size babies born to mothers with GD. 

redrockmama

Let's see we're at about 31 1/2 weeks now. Hoping our little one keeps cooking until July. 

@ball.and.chain I feel you on the heartburn and I am so over it. I don't get it everyday, but when I do it seems to last forever. My one late night pregnancy request of my wife was to go get tums and zantac last week haha. The tums seem to help, and zantac if I remember to take it. I hope it gets better for you. 

Pregnancy is going along and I'm starting to feel REALLY pregnant the last few days. It's hard to get up and move around sometimes. I'm also having a lot more braxton hicks these days, definitely close to 4-5 an hour, but nothing that's worried me yet. My wife stares at my belly in disbelief sometimes because of the odd shapes that happen during them. It certainly looks like an alien trying to come out. Bubbles has been flopping around a lot and now his back is on my right side, head is still down though and J says it feels bigger than it did a week ago. 

QOTW: stress: having the baby at the hospital. I think I mentioned it in TTT but we talked to our midwife about figuring out a way to deal with the PTSD we have associated with the hospital. We haven't talked with the social worker yet, but I hope they have some good ideas. I know in the moment I might not care, but right now I really hate the hospital and hate going there. 

comfort: just going through this whole journey with my wife. She is great and I'm so happy that I get to have babies with her. Her new job helps financially too

Oh and I wanted to share this video I saw on FB last night. So cool, I wonder how it actually works. I love that these guys are so emotional about it, beautiful 

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/belly-belt-lets-dads-experience-pregnancy-kicking-19394488

healz413

As @Manada already mentioned, we're 15w5d.

Our midwife is one of our good friends and she came over for games on Saturday, which also meant that we got to hear the heartbeats. Both Rockies have strong heartbeats and it's nice to have that reassurance.

We're waiting for our referral to an OB twins specialist and our next midwife-scheduled ultrasound will be between weeks 18-20 for our anatomy. M is going to book it with the ultrasound clinic, so I don't know the specific date yet.



QOTW: I'm stressed about my dissertation and about contributing to our finances next year.
I'm comforted by the amount of support we have from family and friends. I know that if worse comes to worst financially, it will still be manageable one way or another.

Mazere

11 weeks 6 days today

No updates, and no appointments until June. It's been an ok week, I started taking unisom and b6 and my morning sickness has been better, but not gone. I'm really looking forward to not puking. I chaperoned an 8th grade 2 day trip to cedar point (amusement park) this Friday/Saturday and had a nice time with the kids, but am still recovering.

QOTW: I'm typically a very even keel person, but have had strange worries fueled by google. I've stopped searching for things on the internet now though, so that's good. Also, with a difficult first trimester I stress about being a shitty spouse and teacher. The people around me have been a huge support. My wife travels a lot but has gone above and beyond and has been more patient than I thought possible. Our parents and my coworkers have also been great. My team at work have covered my class when I've had to run to the bathroom and have pampered me and supported me like crazy.

@KH826‌ I feel your house upheaval pain, we did the same thing before getting foster kids. Glad to hear its getting close!

@2MamazInSeattle‌ sorry to hear about the bump in the road. Sounds like you've been giving Simone all of the vitamins and minerals she needs for a healthy start in life!

@redrockmama‌ hospitals can be really hard, I have no words of wisdom or advice, but just wanted to say I hope you find some good ideas, and that you end up building happy associations to go along with negative ones.

doodah1013

Hello everyone! I am feeling super sick! But still grateful to be pregnant. Lots of not feeling well and frequent trips to the bathroom have been the narrative of my life... Along with long naps and stressing over not having enough hours in the day to get work done. But overall we are still just unbelievably excited to be expectin our little beeb in December!

QOTD: I had a bit of a stress fit when my cousin congratulated me on Facebook for my pregnancy.... We are not ready to share the news with the world, and it made me explore my fears about our loss and my emotions about how our closest family reacted to it. Not fun at all!
The biggest thing that has given me comfort is my wide range of excellent pregnancy symptoms. I would rather be sick and know everything is okay than not be sick and worry. And of course my amazing wife takes the best care of me, sick or not!

shelly2314

I am heavy and sore.

Unfortunately, my biggest stressor right now is not pregnancy related but is causing issues.  Yesterday I had to let go of my best friend/confidant/partner/comforter/entertainer/and the list goes on and on. He was 9 years old and my first experience with loving something and caring for something other than my immediate family. Yes, he was my fur-baby and I know some people do not understand that connection, but I simply cannot explain it to someone that has not experienced this before. I had him for 9 years. He was with me through a tumultuous and toxic relationship, most often the sole comfort in those extreme times. He was with me through every holiday, vacation, party, etc. He went everywhere with me. So now I am struggling with how to cope and still take care of myself, my body, and our little growing girls.

Sorry for the long vent, I just don't know where else to turn and how to cope

firstcomeslove2013

Hi @RobertJane33‌ welcome! Please start your own introduction thread so we can all get to know you!

ball.and.chain

@KH826, thank you for all the heartburn advice -- I'm sure you wish this wasn't the case but I feel like you're a pregnancy heartburn expert at this point!  I had heartburn pretty much all day yesterday; it responded somewhat to Tums but not as much as I would have liked; I get it even when I don't eat supposed "trigger" foods and when I DO eat foods that are supposed to help.  It's also worst when I get hungry and my stomach is empty, which is kind of weird.  Anyway, by last night I had decided I would call my OB today and ask about an Rx.  Then, today, I had virtually no heartburn at all!  Despite eating virtually the same food I ate yesterday, I didn't need a single Tums.  So I am going to play it by ear, but I'm definitely not opposed to the Rx if this becomes a pattern.

@shelly2314, I'm so sorry about the loss of your fur-baby.  My sister lost a much-loved dog this weekend and I feel terrible for her.  I wish pets had longer life expectancies!

KH826

@ball.and.chain - I hope you have another heartburn free day today! Fingers crossed!

@shelly2314 - I am so sorry about the loss of your fur baby. We love our doggie like she is our child and I cannot imagine having to say goodbye. Sending you lots of support and hugs!

shelly2314

Thank you everyone! We are slowly moving forward. Trying to work things out for our other pup as he has NEVER been alone in his life (all 5 years LOL). It is hard but I was so lucky to have such an amazing soul in my life for as long as he was with me

twobrooklynmoms

@shelly2314 so sorry to hear about your pet. we went through it last year with our dog of almost 15 years. The pain is undescribable, but I can tell you it eventually gets better and one day you will remember him and smile instead of cry.