PGAL Check in 09.05-09.09

R0824H

September!!! SO many things happening this month: back to school, the weather changing, pumpkin everything!

Weeks:

Next appointments/milestones:

Rant/rave:

Questions: 

GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation?

R0824H

Weeks: almost 28

Next appointments/milestones: Next Friday

Rant/rave: I just sat here for 20minutes the other evening watching my bump shift around and jiggle, SO CRAZY!!!!! but then I had a nap today and she was moving around while I was falling asleep and I had a dream that I looked down and this mutant 8 fingered hand was stretching through my skin on my bump...that woke me up pretty quickly

Questions: How are you dealing with the emotions of being almost or less than 3 months away from seeing your LO? I get excited and both terrified at the same time.

GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation? It would be either Turks & Caicos, Curacao or St. Martin and I would go for 2 weeks. Actually Signature vacations sent me a daily deal the other day for St Martin and it was actually a do-able price range for DH and I.....only that we had to leave December 5...so that's not happening LOL

penelope4612

Weeks: 27w 5d

Next appointments/milestones: no appointments for 3 more weeks, but I'm officially in 3rd tri this week no matter what chart you use!

Rant/rave: Lots of baby movement!  But reflux and sleep are getting worse.

Questions:  Does anybody else feel vibrating/shaking movements from baby at times?  @R0824H - I'm super excited to meet the baby (and for maternity leave).  12 weeks still feels so long to me!

GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation?  My favorite vacation to date was Santorini and I'd love to go back there.  I also definitely want to go to Bali, Tahiti and/or the Maldives and stay in an over the ocean bungalow.

l9i

Weeks: 24 on Friday

Next appointments/milestones: Viability.  

Rant/rave: It's been nearly impossible to get a good nights sleep.  I move around so much because my hips get so sore on whatever side I'm laying on, then I switch sides and eventually that hip gets sore, and repeat all night...

Questions: See above rant.  Any help on sore hips and trying to sleep??

GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation? My favorite vacation to date has been last year when we went to Iceland and Paris.  It was such a mix of experiences and I loved the uniqueness of Iceland.  We have talked about our next big trips and I would love to do a Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam) trip or a South American (Peru, Ecuador, and Chile) trip.  I love unusual places that have some ancient history.  My goal at some point would be to travel to every continent.

ErikandAfton

Weeks: 25 weeks

Next appointments/milestones: I have an appointment today. Somehow my appointment got pushed back a week this time. 

Rant/rave: I have an AP however in the last week I've been able to see little movements near my belly button. I'm feeling him much more often now. Dh even got to feel him for a long while Monday morning.

Questions: @l9i I was having the same problem. We ended up buying s memory foam mattress pad at Costco and I've been in less hip pain since.


GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation? Norway. 

paulpaw

Yay September! Boo still 90 degree weather in NJ

Weeks: 26 tomorrow!

Next appointments/milestones: Nothing for 3 weeks

Rant/rave: We registered! Scary and exciting. I'm usually a calm laid back person but it made me realize how very little I know about taking care of an infant. I cried over a pillow cause it was super sentimental with our history of losses.

Questions: nope

GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation? I'm dying to go to Barbados and have a 'swim up' room, it's $11k I've priced it. Or maybe one of those cabins in the water in Tahiti. We are definitely beach, drinks, and relax vacationers. 

R0824H

@penelope4612 I have totally felt vibrations, either baby is having a really good burp or shivering because I have the AC cranked still LOL
@l9i I have had some sore hips but it's not consistent, have you tried a foam pad like ErikandAfton suggested or maybe even a thin but fluffy pillow to place under your hips?

l9i

@R0824H We currently have a memory foam topper.  I have a body pillow I use.  I like it in front of me so I can snuggle with it but I think it helps more when I tuck it behind me so it's slightly under my back, hips, and then between my legs.  It's just to tough to move the body pillow to the other side when I roll from side to side.  But it sounds like maybe that's the key and I've been using it to support all the wrong parts!

mimi603107

Weeks: 
24 weeks and 4 days
Next appointments/milestones: 
My next appointment isn't until the 20th
Rant/rave: 
I feel like I've been so busy lately (I've been alittle sporadic with my posting lately because of it) with getting ready for my oldest to start 2nd grade!   And my grandma has been in and out of the hospital for the last 2 1/2 weeks, so it's been alittle hectic around here. And it won't stop until Christmas because fall is a busy season for us (we do a lot of fall activities) and then there's thanksgiving and my oldests birthday on December 13th, Christmas after that and maybe this little one showing up somewhere in there lol....I feel like it's going to be non stop from here on out. 
Questions: 
Nothing today
GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation? 
I've always wanted to go to Maine and I wouldn't mind going back to Italy (I went right after high school) but this time with my husband. 

gigemily09

Yea... It's still in the upper 90s here in Houston. Can't wait for it to get cooler... You know, in like December. 


Weeks: 25weeks!

Next appointments/milestones: 3 weeks from now.

Rant/rave: I think my feet are swelling!!! Ugh!!! I've been good up until this week, now my toes look like little sausages and my shoes are tight! I guess I should be grateful that it's only my feet... So far. 

Also rave: feeling him move more and more and actually seeing my belly move, so weird! 

Questions: none this week! 

GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation? I would love to go back to Greece again, it is so pretty there. Also I dream of going to Bora Bora and staying in one of those over the water bungalows. And I would love to rent a car and travel the Almafi coast of Italy! 

aevan011

Yay September! Please, TX weather, COOL DOWN!

Weeks: 27+6

Next appointments/milestones: I had an appointment this week - drank the dreaded sugar drink. Nothing else eventful at the appointment. Next one in 2 weeks. (OMG EVERY TWO WEEKS THIS IS SO REAL!)

Rant/rave: I'm having extreme anxiety over pests...people in our neighborhood are finding lots of rattlesnakes and I'm seriously worried every time my dogs go outside. 
Rave: DH got me a prenatal massage, I got it today (my bday is tomorrow!) and I see my chiropractor this afternoon. I've had so much pain lately, I don't know what to do with myself now that I don't hurt so bad! Also my glider/ottoman came in a day early, so I am pumped. 

Questions: Not at the moment.

GTKY: Where would you go on your dream vacation? Back to Scotland. We honeymooned in Edinburgh and I swear I could live & work there. But I would totally take another vacay there and take time to go to the Highlands. And Ireland. I wanna go there. 

@R0824H - I get really excited sometimes but then anxiety and terror take over other times! I cannot believe it's so close!
@l9i - I have lots of issues with the SI joint pain and hips, and my chiropractor does adjustments that really help. Some nights I swear my hips are going to shatter with any movement. Dr. showed me some stretches that DH can help me with to loosen up. 

l9i

@aevan011 I've never done the chiropractor route but I may look into it.  I'll talk to the doctor at my next appointment.  I have hip issues with weak hip flexors and I had a tear in one back in college but this is just an achy feeling when I'm sleeping, not anytime during the day.  I actually already strained one this pregnancy just with weight shifting, etc and have been doing some exercises to help and the one that gets achy the most is the opposite.  I'll definitely look into it though because if I could get some more sleep that would be fantastic!