PGAL Check In - week of 8/22

musicinmysoul17

This is a weekly thread for those of us who are pregnant after experiencing loss at any stage (chemical, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal) to support one another. 

Please introduce your self if this is your first time participating

Good of luck to those of us with appointments this week!

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green pink or blue?

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 

5. When is your next appointment? 

6. Rants/raves/whatever 

7. Anything else on your mind? 

8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it?

cantalopes24

2. how far along are you? 15w4d

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Starting to feel better. The hunger is real though.

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) I was feeling pretty good but I always get really nervous a couple days before my appointments and I have some this week

5. When is your next appointment? Thursday we see the MFM and Friday I see my regular OB and start progesterone shots

6. Rants/raves/whatever: My boobs are out of control and I'm so over them and I really don't want to buy new bra.

7. Anything else on your mind? My oldest started at a new school today and I am way more nervous and upset than he is. I am not going to be able to get anything done today because I'm worried about him.

8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it? My BFF's were just up here the other day and we went out to dinner and then walked around the mall and went in cheesy stores like we did in high school and then went to Friendly's for mozzarella sticks and ice cream.

Steelerfan78

2. 15 weeks tomorrow, 14-Feb, team find out this week
3. huge/sore boobs, headaches, nose bleeds, and restless sleep
4. doing good, hoping to start feeling movement soon
5. September 
6. finally starting to get some energy back, yay!
7. nope
8. lunch and pedicures 

bdesterhouse

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green pink or blue?
15 weeks on Wednesday - February 15, 2017 - Will hopefully know at the end of September what team we will be joinging.

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
- Pretty good for the most part. My stomach is sore today from cleaning all weekend. I got sick this weekend because I didn't eat breakfast soon enough since I decided to sleep in. 

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 
- My anxiety this weekend into today has been horrible. I am so ready for real defined movements to start happening so my anxiety can take a back seat. My husband was going crazy this weekend because I was being such a weirdo about my anxiety. I always get like this though when my appointments are a month apart. It's something I've been trying to stop letting myself get worked up over, but it's so much easier said than ever done. 

5. When is your next appointment? 
- My appointment isn't until September 1st. 

6. Rants/raves/whatever 
- My only rant would be that appointments should be every two weeks not a month, ha but my anxiety is fueling that rant.

7. Anything else on your mind? 
- We still haven't told our five year old, but he makes comments like he knows and he has me thinking this is another girl because he keeps asking to buy girl toys for his sister he will eventually have so she has them when she gets here. It's truly the sweetest and makes me want to tell him so bad, but I am respecting my husbands wishes and not saying anything. We know once baby is here and he meets his new sibling he will be over the moon to be a big brother. It's all he's wanted the last two - three years. 

8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it?
- Oh goodness, we rarely get those without kiddos tagging along. ha. probably sushi (that requires having a free afternoon itself because we get to talking the afternoon away) and pedicures or probably going to a place called corky canvas where you paint and drink wine, so that would obiviously be while neither of us is knocked up. 

FreshBakedBrownies

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green pink or blue? I'll be 15 weeks on Weds and he's a boy.

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Bloated and dealing with constipation that I never had in previous pregnancies. 

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 
My anxiety is rising, knowing that the second trimester is here. (If you missed the post with my intro, I had unexpected pprom at 19w1d with twins last September. My son and daughter were born a week later and shortly after passed away at 20w1d).
The anniversary of their loss is also right at the same time frame with this pregnancy. Not great timing for my anxiety!

5. When is your next appointment? 
Next week. I had a cerclage placed and get to go back for check ups every 2 weeks.

6. Rants/raves/whatever 
I'd rather not tell anyone about this pregnancy yet, but unfortunately I look very pregnant already. 

7. Anything else on your mind? Ice cream. It's in the freezer calling my name!

8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it?
I have a 3.5 year old. I have no free afternoons ever!
Pre-kids, maybe a bonfire at her house with drinks and s'mores. Yum! S'mores sound so good.

becks13-2

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green pink or blue?
13 Weeks today, EDD Feb 28, 2016 - Team green!

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
I can't eat a lot. I wake up feeling gross, so I usually skip breakfast, try to eat at lunch and just feel full, and only snack at dinner. I haven't been throwing up though, so, yay? The nipple burn also will NOT quit.

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 
Mostly just worried I'm not eating enough and the baby is not getting the nutrients he or she needs. My midwife didn't really suggest any vitamin supplements just small meals about 5 times a day, but I can't even really manage that. My constant on the go job doesn't help. I just really hope everything is okay in there.

5. When is your next appointment?
Tomorrow.

6. Rants/raves/whatever
I just want to know if the darned nipple sensitivity goes away after the first trimester. If so, that would be peachy!

7. Anything else on your mind?
Hoping the midwife is understanding about my not being able to finish the blood work for the genetic screening I was supposed to be getting. The last two weeks have been an absolute gong show with my mother and step-dad. If I wasn't at work I was taking her to the hospital to see him.

8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it?
An absolute nerd date! We'd probably watch old anime we used to love and pull out our sketchbooks for old time's sake.

bdesterhouse

@becks13 I was I could say the nipple sensitivity ends at first Tri but it hasn't for me and I'm 15 weeks tomorrow.

fourPsinapod

16w6d - 2/1 - a/s is on 9/14

I really don't have many pregnancy symptoms anymore. I can feel small movements here and there so that's fun. Peeing a lot still. 

Anxiety is not as bad right now. I am feeling optimistic but I feel like once I get closer to the a/s, I will start getting nervous. With everything going on in my life right now I just am trying to stay positive and not worry so much. 

Tomorrow. Just a quick check. 

I bought a ton of maternity clothes yesterday. I needed new dress clothes for work and those dumb dress pants are $50 a pair! Hopefully it gets me through the rest of the pregnancy though and I won't really have to buy much else. 

I feel like time is passing so slowly. 

Movies and then chips and salsa out at a restaurant! 

Partyof6?

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green pink or blue?  14w3d.  Found out yesterday that its a boy! 

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)  I had a wicked headache last week that caused nausea which caused dehydration.  I ended up in the ER for fluids.   I am supposed to feel better, not worse!  Yesterday I finally felt normal.   So sleeping a lot, heartburn, and headaches 

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) More anxious some days.   I have had testing and ultrasounds, and everything looks fine.   But we just officially announced yesterday and I am nervous that something is going to go wrong. 

5. When is your next appointment?  Sept. 1 with my OB.  He's a high risk specialist, and since I am a former patient he will take me back.   He is amazing and I can't wait to see him. He is very good at calming nerves.

6. Rants/raves/whatever  I just got back a bunch of maternity clothes from a friend who had borrowed them years ago, but I am not sure what will still fit.  

7. Anything else on your mind?   My kids are finally back in school so I can focus on getting the house back in order.   Summer was a mess! 

8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it?  We always want to talk photography, shopping would be nice too!  

FromAstarael

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)
I may have posted before,but if not, I'm 30, hubs is 32 and I had an ectopic pregnancy last summer than needed two doses of methotrexate to resolve, and resulted in me being hospitalized due to a fun uncommon reaction.

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green pink or blue?
 14 weeks today, EDD 2/21/17, team seriously why haven't they told me yet? Insurance won't cover any of the early tests so I have to wait until the 20 week anatomy scan.

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
 Horribly nauseous still. Achy. Entering month three of what feels like a bad stomach flu.
4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 
Meditation is helping, but I'm still riding the edge most days. Seeing the baby is nice.
5. When is your next appointment? 
 8.31.16, for just a monthly visit

6. Rants/raves/whatever 
I need to have the nausea go away, I'm on all the meds and still loosing weight.
7. Anything else on your mind? 
This doesn't feel real yet. No matter how many times I get to see baby I don't feel confident I'll get to meet it in February. I'm hoping that once I feel it kick I'll feel more sure that I'm not screwing this one up too.
8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it?
Pedicures and trying to find non ugly maternity clothes.

fourPsinapod

FromAstarael said:

7. Anything else on your mind? 
This doesn't feel real yet. No matter how many times I get to see baby I don't feel confident I'll get to meet it in February. I'm hoping that once I feel it kick I'll feel more sure that I'm not screwing this one up too.

Sending all the hugs. We are so tough on ourselves, but you did nothing to screw anything up.

ckis-2

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green pink or blue?
13 weeks today. Feb 28. Don't know which team yet, but will be finding out between 18-20 weeks.

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
Achey vaginal pain (weird? normal?), still nausea if I don't eat often enough + some aversions, and my stomach feels heavy and sometimes there's some pain there. And the nips...OW.

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 
Meh. Had a great looking Nuchal Translucency scan/bloodwork last Wednesday. I'm much further along than my miscarriage (6 weeks), but anytime I start to feel okay, I see/remember a new story about later-term loss.

5. When is your next appointment? 
Sept 6

6. Rants/raves/whatever 
Ordered a Bella band because pants are getting rough. I wore it yesterday and love it! I'm not showing enough for real maternity jeans yet...they're too saggy.

7. Anything else on your mind? I feel that with every person I tell that I'm pregnant, the more I jinx it. Really trying to fight that mental battle.

8. GTKY: you get a free afternoon to spend with your non-significant other BFF. How do you spend it? Getting a drink (I guess non-alcoholic at this point , a pedi, and doing some window shopping.