Pregnant after IF
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2nd Tri Check-in Week of 4/11
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This is a weekly check-in for those in their 2nd trimester: weeks 14 through the end of week 27.
Congrats to all the strong ladies who have made it this far! It's such a great feeling and we've all accomplished so much! We are now 1 week closer to the end of this especially long journey we call "infertility".
Please post below a little about yourself, how many beans you have growing inside, if you have found out the sex(es) and what your EDD is. Please also let us know how far you've made it on your journey and when your next appt is and what for.
Mommies to Be:
@mechelita44 EDD 7/20/16 with 1 bean!
@terramae80 EDD 8/4/16 with 1 boy!
@riveridgional EDD 8/6/16 with 1 boy!
@katie121209 EDD 8/19/16 with 1 girl!
@Vagarcia16 EDD 8/23/16 with 1 girl!
@emsmama15 EDD 8/29/16 with 1 boy and 1 girl!
@chrissym126 EDD 9/8/16 with 1 bean! Team Green!
@piperella EDD 10/2/16 with 1 boy!
Congrats to the mommies who have graduated to the 3rd trimester!
QOTW: What fashion trend do you wish never happened?
Congrats to all the strong ladies who have made it this far! It's such a great feeling and we've all accomplished so much! We are now 1 week closer to the end of this especially long journey we call "infertility".
Please post below a little about yourself, how many beans you have growing inside, if you have found out the sex(es) and what your EDD is. Please also let us know how far you've made it on your journey and when your next appt is and what for.
Mommies to Be:
@mechelita44 EDD 7/20/16 with 1 bean!
@terramae80 EDD 8/4/16 with 1 boy!
@riveridgional EDD 8/6/16 with 1 boy!
@katie121209 EDD 8/19/16 with 1 girl!
@Vagarcia16 EDD 8/23/16 with 1 girl!
@emsmama15 EDD 8/29/16 with 1 boy and 1 girl!
@chrissym126 EDD 9/8/16 with 1 bean! Team Green!
@piperella EDD 10/2/16 with 1 boy!
Congrats to the mommies who have graduated to the 3rd trimester!
QOTW: What fashion trend do you wish never happened?
Married to DH 10/6/12
TTC since 5/14
Unexplained with (controlled) hypothyroidism and suspected ovulatory dysfunction (but, I do ovulate on my own)
Clomid 50 mg 3/15 (unmonitored) - BFN
Clomid 50 mg + metformin 4/15 (unmonitored) - BFN
First RE appt. 5/15; Natural cycle 5/15 monitored with 2 mature follicles and Pregnyl Trigger (full dose) + prometrium - BFN
6/15 HSG - clear tubes & normal uterus; great PCT test results
TI - 100 mg Clomid + prometrium (AM & PM) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 6-7/15 (monitored) --> no additional response and thinned lining - BFN
TI - Injectables (follistim + Gonal-F, Ganirelix, & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 9/15 --> 3-7 mature follicles (3 definites and 4+ that could have matured due to trigger) @ O -->BFN + 5 large cysts
BC for 2 weeks due to cysts
TI - Injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & full dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 10/15 --> 1 mature follicle --> BFN
TI - Last attempt at injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + crinone (AM only) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 11/15 --> 3-4 mature follicles --> BFP!! 11/27/15 @ 13dpo (shockingly, actually waited until then to test)
Beta #1 @ 16dpo (11/30/15) = 1,075
Beta #2 @ 19dpo (12/3/15) = 3,150
One baby: Saw heartbeat @ 5w5d (114 bpm; baby measuring 2.3mm)
"Great Things are Happening"
Re: 2nd Tri Check-in Week of 4/11
Other than me freakin out, I've lost my huge appetite, I've been feeling a little nauseous at night and haven't been sleeping well. My hormones are raging and I hate people at my job. My husband is working his arse off getting our condo remodeled so that we can rent it out this summer. I so want to be in a bigger house with baby number two coming. Right now the condo is perfect for the baby and maternity leave. Our room is huge, and we just got a glider and we'll put thr crib in there as well. That mean my little 2yr old is getting himself a big boy bed for his second b-day on the 10th! So much is happening and I am an impatient girl. That doesn't go well with pregnancy LOL I am trying really hard to sit back and just go with the flow. I think my nesting is kicking in because all I want to do is clean and buy baby clothes.
Whew, ok QOTW the trend I wish that never happened would be the Kylie Jenner lips. COME ON!
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
So my anxiety got the best of me over the weekend and I ordered a fetal doppler this morning. Even though my placenta is posterior, I still haven't felt flutter or anything (not that I would know what those feel like). I didn't want to do a fb announcement, but in trying to control a bit of the circus, I am going to make a quick statement on fb because we told family/friends via mailed announcements they could open their mouths on 4/15. I am freaking out that it has been two weeks since I have seen his little heartbeat, so I wanted to make sure I could hear it before saying anything later this week on fb.
*deep breath*
Nothing else really going on. Last week I cried almost every single day. I did not enjoy that at all, and am hoping that trend does not continue. I also switched PCPs last week as my other ticked me right off by canceling my appt I was supposed to have this Friday. I feel "fuller" now, like heavier in my middle section. I'm guessing that is a normal feeling as Bojangles is gaining ounces weekly now.
QOTW: What fashion trend do you wish never happened? Low cut super skinny jeans? I'm plus sized so low cut jeans gave me even more of a muffin top. I couldn't even get skinny jeans over my calves.. I'm loving the legging fashion trend and have fully embraced it now that I'm pregnant.
@TerraMae80 I asked my doc about kick counts too because I knew keeping track would drive me insane -- in a bad way. They told me to pay attention to the baby's movement and his/her patterns, but not necessarily to count kicks. They said for me to take note of anything that was abnormal now that the baby is starting to move more. Baby kicks A LOT especially when I am resting or sitting at work, when I eat, go to bed or wake up. When I am active, I barely feel thing! I think our baby sleeps all weekend long and is awake all week. I guess that's his/her pattern? I also noticed that the more I stressed the less movement I felt too which of course, is stressful!
@piperella If it makes you feel any better, I didn't feel my first kick until 18 weeks and my first flutter was right around 15/16 weeks. My friend didn't feel a flutter til after 20 weeks. Every baby / mommy / pregnancy is different but I know how much anxiety it causes for sure. Deep breaths, they will come! And I am sure your home doppler will put you at ease too
QOTW: This one isn't technically a fashion trend but hair trend. In high school my friends and I all got blonde highlights which looked great on most of the girls... but my hair is dark brown almost black which means that our not-so-fancy home hair dye kit from the drug store would always dye my hair orange... So my orange highlights are my fashion trend that I wish never happened!
@mechelita44 I have been reading (i know, bad bad thing to do) online and since Wyatt is transverse, that is probably why I am not feeling as much. But it's funny you talk about the routine. This weekend he was so quit, and here I am at work and I am feeling him move like crazy. I think I feel more when I am sitting in this chair than when I am relaxed in bed or lounging on the couch. I rarely ever feel him when I am walking around, also read that they are rocked to sleep while you walk. AWWWWW
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
@Piperella I also got a doppler, which was great for piece of mind once I could find the heartbeat myself at exactly 12 weeks. Before then, I hated it because I was starting to think the worst. It was fun hearing the movement before I could feel it (it'll sound like "bloop" or a record scratching). I didn't feel my first movement until midway through 18 weeks. It never felt like a flutter to me, more like a muscle twitch or spasm. I'm 23w2d now and they are getting much stronger now and still feel similar to a big muscle twitch, so I must have never recognized the flutters or I didn't have them. DH felt the first kick at 19w1d but said the one he felt a week or two ago was way different. His reaction was so cute. Now, we're able to watch my belly jump when he kicks. Can't wait for you to experience them yourself! It's great to be able to just take them in and appreciate where we are and how far we've come! I've always known I'd be a mom (we would have adopted), but never knew I'd be able to experience those magnificent kicks!
@mechelita44 so excited for you for your baby moon! Hypnobirthing sounds interesting. I wasn't sure about taking a pain management/natural birth class until last week. I figured I'd probably just be able to watch some videos online. However, I just learned that my hospital won't admit you until you're 6cm dilated with contractions 5 minutes apart, 1 minute long for 1-2 (usually closer to 2 hours). The nurse teaching the class said, "You won't be walking into the hospital smiling like the girls on these outdated videos." So, being my first and having zero ideas for pain expectations, I'll probably take some type of class! My thought of going all natural is pretty much all gone by now though I do want to be prepared for it in case the epidural doesn't work.
I had an OB appointment last Thursday, which was luckily uneventful. She said I might need to start wearing a maternity belt to relieve some discomfort I've been having between my legs when trying to get out of bed, take off shoes, and put on pants (basically anytime all my weight is in one foot), but I'm going to try to hold off on that for a while and see if baby boy will move up. He likes to hang out and kick very low. I was worried the discomfort I was feeling was possibly due to an incompetent cervix, but she said it's totally normal especially when the baby likes to hang out low.
I also have my registry as finalized as it can be, which is a huge weight off my shoulders. I had no idea how much it was stressing me out. I registered for a lot haha, so we'll see what I get! I'm also working on a guest list for my shower. My hosts have set it for June 18, and I'll be 33 weeks exactly then! At first I thought the date seemed a little early, but now I'm excited to have more time to unpack/set up the gifts and get the remaining items we need. So excited, actually!
My second childbirth class is tomorrow night, and I'm looking forward to it. We're discussing interventions and c-sections (did general pregnancy and vaginal birth last week).
I've also finally made progress on clearing out the craft room/office to turn it into the nursery. Habitat for Humanity is supposed to come pick up and take away the furniture next week, and I can't wait to have the room cleared out!
It was definitely a weekend for crossing items off my 2-page to-do list! I'm happy my husband made me start writing a to-do list. I kept becoming super overwhelmed and unable to actually do anything. The list has made it so much easier to see "simple" or "little" things to accomplish when I don't have much time.
We're going on our babymoon on Wednesday to Stowe, Vermont. Thanks to Zika, the Caribbean/Mexico was no longer a possibility, but we're kinda glad it pushed us out of our comfort zone. We're now going somewhere we would have never thought to visit. I'm looking forward to relaxation and no work!
QOTW: high waisted cut off Jean shorts. I've only been able to see 2 people pull these off in real life.
@riveridgional - the maternity belt has helped me SO much. You might find you like it. It just takes all the pressure off and lifts my babies up so instead of kicking me in the cervix, they only get my lower abdomen. It's a lot more comfortable. Though, I still have discomfort when standing up too quickly, twisting, doing stairs, etc.
I'm 20w1d today. Feeling pretty good. I think I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions over the past few days if I walk too much and/or don't drink enough water. My abdomen gets really hard and I have some pressure in the lower half of my abdomen. It usually goes away if I lay down for a while. It makes me nervous though. I may call my OB just to check in.
QOTW: See above regarding lemon juice in the hair. But also, pretty much all of the 80s. Seriously, the pinned jeans, the big hair. All of it. I look at pictures and just shake my head...
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
Have fun on your babymoon, @mechelita44!
I'm 18w6d (the anatomy scan pushed my due date to 9/7, but I still say this baby is coming whenever he or she wants to), and I have yet to feel a kick, but I swear I've felt flutters. Either that, or I just ate too big a lunch? I eagerly await my first kick but I will try my best not to worry. We're doing one more ultrasound at week 22 and then I'm moving to a regular schedule, so I just keep that in my mind as something to look forward to! My stomach is definitely getting more and more prominent, but not so big that I get comments from strangers.
Fashion trend I wish had never happened? Me in stirrup pants and oversized sweaters in the early 90s.
@chrissym126 - OH MY GOD! I forgot about stirrup pants!! Good one!!
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
(Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
Does anyone else love Call the Midwife? I think nitrous oxide might've been a topic on an episode last season. Warning: I ugly cry during every episode, so be forewarned.