~~~Monday Ticker Change~~~

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Hello all. This is Monday ticker change check-in! I hope everyone is doing well. If you are new to Monday ticker check-in or the board in general, Welcome! Feel free to jump right in! Hugs to those that need them!

Due date/Week/Fruit
How are you feeling?
Recent or upcoming appointments?
Do you have any cravings or aversions?
QotW: What are some of your favorite childhood books? What are you most looking forward to reading your baby?

@benmel31 How did your appointment go? Or is it on this Wednesday? Nerves still getting to you?
@SpartyKim How did your u/s go? How are you measuring?
@welly01 Good luck at your appointment tomorrow! Will you have an u/s or will you have to wait for that?
@CreechMommy How is that stretching pain?
@mamalamb10 How did hearing the HB on the Doppler go?
@rayann687 How did your early glucose test go?

benmel31

Thanks for the shoutout @footprint!  My appointment is Thursday, still too nervous to be excited, but I am handling it.  It helps to be back at work.

Due date/Week/Fruit 8w/raspberry

How are you feeling?  Good.  I need to eat a little bit regularly or I feel weird.  Not nauseous, just off.

Recent or upcoming appointments?  Thursday is my first u/s.

Do you have any cravings or aversions?  Nothing either way.  For the most part I am not very hungry, but I make myself eat.  Although I did just stand here and eat a bunch of mini reeses peanut butter cups.  So maybe sugar? 

QotW: What are some of your favorite childhood books? What are you most looking forward to reading your baby?  

My absolute favorite book as a kid was "Harold and the Purple Crayon."  I read it to E now, but it is not one of our books that she is attached to.  I just cannot wait to read to another little one.  DD loves books, I hope this one will too!

SpartyKim

Due date/Week/Fruit:  3 Aug / 11 weeks / lime
How are you feeling?  Not as much nausea/sour stomach now but still lots of food aversions and exhaustion.
Recent or upcoming appointments? U/s last tuesday was great.  Measuring only 1 day behind now with HB of 174 bpm.  Doc thinks I'm out of the woods for m/c now so next appt is 4 Feb and will be Doppler & belly-check only.  Going to be a long wait!
Do you have any cravings or aversions?  Lots of aversions...hard to decide what to cook for dinner.
QotW: What are some of your favorite childhood books? What are you most looking forward to reading your baby?  I like Dr. Suess and Berenstein Bears - my mom saved all of mine from childhood so I have them now.  DD doesn't have the patience to sit that long to read a book yet.

And I just have to AW and do a happy dance:  Tonight DD peed on the potty for the first time!!!!   Yay!!!   She'll be 2.5 yrs old next week.  I really want her out of diapers before #2 gets here.

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@benmel31‌ keeping busy is the only things that kept me sane during the first tri. Please let us know how your appointment goes! Fx everything goes well!

@SpartyKim‌ yay for a great u/s!!! And huge congrats to you and DD! My son is 2 years and 5 months and refuses to think about the potty I'm so close to delivery that I'm not even trying anymore because everyone says that he will regress when the baby comes. Good luck to both of you on your potty training adventure!!!

CreechMommy

Thanks for the check in @footprint  

Not having the stretching pain anymore - not having too many symptoms at all for that matter.

Due date/Week/Fruit

7/6/15 15 weeks Navel Orange
How are you feeling?

Feeling pretty good.  Dealing with a killer sinus infection that just insists on hanging around.  Also dealing with some constipation.  I think I might be feeling the beginnings of movement, but I don't know if it's too early. 
Recent or upcoming appointments?

Next appt is Jan 23 for another listen with the doppler.  
Do you have any cravings or aversions?

Craving Sonic slushes - I've had 2 this week.  No more aversions.  I've been able to cook this week without wanting  to puke!
QotW: What are some of your favorite childhood books? What are you most looking forward to reading your baby?

The Pet of the Met was my all time favorite!  Can't wait to read it to my baby

footprint

@CreechMommy‌ sorry about the sinus infection. Being sick when pregnant is the worst. With my son, I felt the butterfly flutters super early like 14w5days. This time was a bit later closer to 17 weeks. You definitely could be feeling movement!!! The time you are at was hard for me -- little to no symptoms and no movements yet.

welly01

Thanks for the check-in @footprint!

Due date/Week/Fruit 9/7, 6 weeks, sweet pea
How are you feeling? Like crap.  I hate MS.
Recent or upcoming appointments? First US today!!!  So excited and nervous.
Do you have any cravings or aversions? Nothing too dramatic.  Not a lot of food sounds good right now.
QotW: What are some of your favorite childhood books? What are you most looking forward to reading your baby? I'm not sure if I had a favorite book growing up.  I read all the time, so I always had a book with me. 

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@welly01 Fx for a fantastic u/s today! If you have a chance, please post an update on here! Sorry about the m/s -- it is awful and tedious.

rayann687

Thanks for running the check in @footprint ! I passed the glucose test! I was very happy about that.

Due date/Week/Fruit: 07-06-2015/15 weeks/navel orange
How are you feeling? Still feeling tired and really cranky lately.
Recent or upcoming appointments? I had an appointment on Monday, I only gained 1 1/2 pounds, which is good since I am already overweight. They listened to the baby's heartbeat and it was 160 bpm. They said that due to my blood pressure and protein in my sample, I now have to do testing for preclampsia. Hopefully that comes back negative!
Do you have any cravings or aversions? Not really this week. I am becoming more accepting of all foods. lol.
QotW: What are some of your favorite childhood books? What are you most looking forward to reading your baby? I liked the Cat in the Hat, I can't remember all the other books I had as a child. I will plan on reading that book to my baby as well.

welly01

Just a quick update:  We had our first US.  Baby is measuring 5w6d and had a HB of 108.  There was a small pocket of fluid that my doctor thinks is/was bleeding, so she put me on pelvic rest for a few weeks.  She's going to do an US every week for a few weeks, just to keep an eye on things.

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@welly01‌ congrats on a great u/s and hb! I'm sorry that you were put on pelvic rest, I was during first tri too. Thanks for updating!

welly01

footprint said:

@welly01‌ congrats on a great u/s and hb! I'm sorry that you were put on pelvic rest, I was during first tri too. Thanks for updating!

@footprint, are there any major no-no's on pelvic rest besides sex?  I didn't ask for as much detail as I should have and I'm not sure if I should stop any regular activities.  I'm not working out or anything.  Probably the most strenuous thing I do is climb stairs at work.  That's still okay right?  I sit at a desk all day, so nothing to worry about there.

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@welly01 I guess I never really thought/asked about it. I didn't exercise during first tri and it didn't dawn on me to stop. I figured pelvic rest was a polite way of saying no penetration and/or orgasm. But I never actually verified it with my OB. I was put on pelvic rest because of low estrogen.

SpartyKim

@welly01  So glad you had a good u/s and heard a heartbeat!  I would agree with footprint's definition of pelvic rest, though I haven't ever been put on it myself.

chicagojackie

Hey, Monday ticker changers!
What's up @footprint‌ ?

Headed into 35 weeks this Monday and doing well. Induction scheduled for 2/16 (39 weeks!) but doc thinks we will go sooner spontaneously. Stitch out at 37 weeks, baby likely after.

XO has been weird lately. I'm just trying to focus on finishing up work and getting ready for this little boy. Big hugs to the ladies just starting out. One day at a time. Today, I am pregnant.

So much love to you all.
ChicagoJ