TTGP Grad Check-in 8/22

Steelerfan78

This is a weekly check-in for those who were regulars on TTGP while trying to conceive. 

How far along are you? EDD?  

How are you feeling? 

R/R/Other:  

Questions:

GTKY: What is your favorite summer drink? 

Steelerfan78

How far along are you? EDD?  15 weeks tomorrow, 14-Feb

How are you feeling? Doing pretty good. Still battling headaches, but managing most days. I am starting to have some very restless sleep though. 

R/R/Other:  Finally getting some of my energy back. 

Questions: nope

GTKY: Beer, how I miss thee! 

BlondePeanut

How far along are you? EDD?  13 + 4, 02/24/17

How are you feeling?  Not bad: trouble staying asleep, sore boobs, and today a stomach ache which isn't nausea but more of a very full feeling (maybe gas?), intermittent headaches, and bad allergies

R/R/Other:  Trying to get hubby to help around the house more, we had a bit of a fight yesterday after I came home from work and it was his day off and the house was a mess. The screaming at him in frustration did nothing, so I went and calmed down and sent him a link of ways to help a pregnant wife from different websites that included helping out around the house, and then he told me he will step it up and vacuum and mop so I can take it easy as well as hopefully washing his own laundry. I have always done the housework and laundry from day 1 of our relationship and marriage in addition to working full time, he works full time too and usually OT, so he is just too used to the routine, so we need to break that up now. I spoiled him way too much lol. But I told him I need help and once the baby comes (especially during recovery from birth), I will need help then too so he needs to start a chore routine himself if we both are working full time outside of the home. Hopefully soon I will be a stay at home Mom and wife, but until then...... 

Questions: 

GTKY: What is your favorite summer drink? Fresh lemonade or ice cold lemon water

ChaoticWolf

I guess I go here now! Hey everyone!  

@Steelerfan78 I'm glad to hear that you're managing well. Have you tried getting a little wedge pillow or a snoogle for your sleep issues? I found that putting something under my stomach or back helped most nights, even when I didn't realize that was what was making me uncomfortable.

@BlondePeanut My DH is the same way. He takes out the trash for me and has started cleaning up more since pregnant women can't use chemical cleaners. Have you tried making it more convenient for him to help out? We bought a swiffer and now my DH doesn't complain about sweeping/mopping because it was so much easier. 

How far along are you? EDD?  17+5, 1/25/17 

How are you feeling? Pretty good overall. The nausea's nonexistent now and the RLP is in full swing. 

R/R/Other: Well I have my 18 week appointment tomorrow and then my A/S on Sept. 2nd. Wish me luck guys!

Questions: n/a

GTKY: What is your favorite summer drink? Well it WAS sangria... but now I'm settling for some sweet iced tea or fresh squeezed lemonade.

NiceyMeany

How far along are you? EDD?  13+5 EDD 2/22

How are you feeling? As long as I can keep the acid reflux at bay, I'm doing pretty well.

R/R/Other:  Some days I feel like I have the latest due date on this whole goddamn BMB and it annoys the crap out of me.

Questions: Does anyone ever have questions in this thread?

GTKY: What is your favorite summer drink? Beer.  Always beer.

BlondePeanut

@PaukMeKiande - Thanks! I did, he doesn't like the normal push vacuum so a family friend gave us a backpack vac that is awesome (for commercial use, so it really works great and is so easy to change a bag) and he said he will use it so he feels like a ghostbuster (lol) and doesn't have to push something back and forth. We also have a swiffer, but he hates it. I leave the trash outside the front door as a friendly reminder to him when leaving for work to bring it down with him. It doesn't always work. One step at a time. The other problem aside from me having done all the chores for so long, is he has a bad knee with arthritis in it so sometimes he is aching after work and is too sore to think about housework. But I told him to try the best he can. 

varimama

How far along are you? EDD?  13+6 / 2/22/17

How are you feeling? Exhausted and nauseous. 

R/R/Other:  I get lots of weird pains that I'm guessing are just RLP and other pregnancy related pains. I also have been getting car sick lately and I haven't had that since I was a little kid. Saturday it was so bad I was even getting like pains up in my rib cage which I wouldn't have thought would be car related except it started about 30 min into the drive and as soon as I got out of the car it stopped...

Questions: I am really struggling to sleep on my side. I've always been a back or tummy sleeper so I knew it'd be hard for me to switch and I've been trying to switch earlier rather than later so I'd appreciate any tips. I did get a body pillow which has helped keep my back from hurting but now my ears hurt really bad when I sleep on my sides so much that I wake up b/c of the pain. Anyone else get that and have any ways to fix it? 

GTKY: What is your favorite summer drink? used to be white wine, i'm still looking for a favorite non-alcoholic beverage this summer. 

musicinmysoul17

How far along are you? EDD?  17+1 1/30/17

How are you feeling? Bleh. I puked every night this weekend, I'm starving all the time but can't eat very much, not sleeping well (same as you ladies), headaches a few days a week. You know, all the usual.

R/R/Other:  We should have a new nephew this weekend! My SIL and BIL have been trying to adopt and had everything pretty much settled with the mom and everything. The baby was born about 2 and a half weeks ago and had some health issues that threw everything up in the air again. They got the call yesterday that he's getting discharged in a couple days so they drove down last night to meet the mom. Praying everything goes smoothly this week!

Questions: Is anyone else having a problem eating? I've been eating little snacks throughout the day but what I'm able to eat isn't great. So I try to eat good stuff for meals and I can't get half of it down and it makes me feel yucky. I don't know what to do...

GTKY: What is your favorite summer drink? Some cold lemonade or MH sweet tea!