This is a weekly check in for the mommies who have made it to the 3rd trimester!!! If you are in week 28 or past, feel free to join in on the weekly fun.
If you're just joining us, please post a mini synopsis in your first post with your EDD, how many beans, if you know the sex(es) and how you have been feeling in your 3rd trimester along with any appointments you may have this week or had recently.
QOTW: What is on your to-do list this week that you want to accomplish before your LO(s) arrive? What are you hoping to get done in September?
If you have updated bump pics, please share! We love seeing these baby bellies!!! Or if you'd like to share a pic of your little one's nursery, feel free to share that cuteness as well!
3rd Trimester mommies and their little bundles:
@sassysd7: EDD 10/31/16 with a little girl and a little boy
@tvh1982: EDD 11/11/16 with a little girl
@mskeenan: EDD 11/20/16 with a little boy
@capps42613: EDD 12/6/16 with a little boy
Also, this will definitely be my last week doing these updates, so I may have
@Jerserygirl856 take over next week! You just will need to copy and paste what is put in this box, update the list of moms and the QOTW!
Re: ***3rd Trimester Check-in / Week of September 12th***
QOTW: What is on your to-do list this week that you want to accomplish before your LO(s) arrive? What are you hoping to get done in September? This week I am packing our hospital bags, picking out the pediatrician, and getting our car seat bases installed and inspected. Oh, and writing thank you notes. I want to get them all done before the baby comes. I've got a work to-do list as well, and I'm hoping to get through almost all of it before I leave at the very end of September.
I remember most of you all from when I first joined the IF board, you were just getting your BFP. Just a reminder that my journey began with severe MFI & my low AMH. Only 2/6 eggs fertilized, we transferred both on day 3, & one stuck.
I recently failed my 1hr GT & will take the 3hr tomorrow. My feet have begun to swell whether I'm standing or sitting, but it tends to get better when their elevated. Hoping it's just normal pregnancy symptoms & nothing more.
QOTW: we picked up the crib & dresser this weekend but can't assemble anything until the hardwood flooring comes in. Home Depot has been screwing with us because it should've been in 9/7. Pregzilla might just have to go up there!!
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
Babywise I had my scare on Saturday (see last weeks post) so hope this week she'll give me a break.
I only have a breastfeeding course scheduled as Norway is very much pro-breastfeeding and declining the course wouldn't be appreciated much.
I would like to breastfeed if I can, but it's not a must. If me and my LO won't manage, we won't push it.
QOTW: this month my to-do list is long:
I need to get my mortgage sorted, thankfully I have a guy in NL that is doing most of the work.
I need my health insurance sorted for when I'm in NL as Norway will cover me in NL, but as I'm not Norwegian it will not recognise my baby as she automatically will be Dutch.
I have to finish writing everything down I do at work for my replacement, and other stuff I do/know as my company is trying to squeeze out all my knowledge before I leave.
I have to call a midwife in NL, so that I have one from the 1st October.
I may not forget to book an appointment at my doctors office to draw blood next week as I am negative and my donor is positive.
I did manage to book an appointment at my hairdresser, one last time before the move, so I can breath and relax
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@capps42613 Welcome to the 3rd trimester !
@tvh1982 I read your post from last week and I am happy to hear that everything is fine with baby and you. My baby`s activity changes a lot as well. Few days, she moves like crazy almost the whole day and night and makes me wonder when she sleeps. And one day comes, I do not feel her much during the day and start to worry again. I realized that I do not feel some of her movements myself, even though it can be felt if I am holding my belly. You have so much to do these days, I wish you the best with the move and paperwork.
I am doing well, just a little sad that the summer is ending and I could not spend this summer as I wanted. Most of my women friends , family co-workers are super supportive and nice about my look. They keep saying `you look great, so cute etc` but I am getting weird comments from guys who has no business about my weight or look. Not that I care too much, but I do not understand why they feel like they have to make comment.
We have received most of the big items, crib, mattress, stroller etc. But everything is staying in the extra room within their boxes. It started to make me nervous. We did not start to get prepared for the baby at all. I don`t think there is anything I could accomplish this week but we want to organize baby`s room this month. Also, there is so much I have to finish at work before I leave, so I am trying to finish most of that stuff before mid-October.
@piperella yay you are so close !!! Good call on getting your thank you notes done . I am pretty sure I will procrastinate with mine
@capps42613 yay for third tri !! I'm sorry to hear you didn't pass the GD test . I hope the test tomorrow yields better results and you don't have to worry . Hopefully you can take it easy after the test tomorrow - my friends that have done it have said it makes you very tired . Keep us posted !!
@tvh1982 im sorry for your scare last week . Im happy to read you and baby girl are doing well now . You are busy busy these days - I am impressed ! I hope everything with the house, insurance and jobs goes well !!
@zoefer I'm with you on the weird comments . If I hear "you are bigger every time I see you " one more time I'm gonna go off on someone . I cried last night about body image issues because I'm sick of feeling like my body is the topic of conversation just because I'm pregnant . I just keep reminding myself that this pregnancy is a miracle and my body is the way it needs to be to support this little baby .
As for me , I'm 30 weeks and just feeling tired and oh so heavy . I have officially started waddling and my legs are rubbing together lol . It's still so hot here in Texas so I'm just holding out for some cooler weather . People keep talking about a "cold front " this week which will mean highs in the upper 80s . Haha .
My to do list for this week includes reading more of my baby book (Baby 411) and putting up cloud stickers in my baby's nursery . That's about it because I'm wiped out from my job . My nursery theme is airplanes . Here's a pic of what it looks like so far. Woops my app put pic at the top
**BFP and loss warning**
@Piperella you are definitely in the home stretch and I'm looking forward to reading your updates. Sorry to hear about the pain in your bones.
@capps42613 welcome to 3rd tri!
@tvh1982 whew your to-do list seems busy but doable, good luck!
@mskeenan love that color!
QOTW: I have to order my breast pump, pick up a bouncer, buy and install a car seat and bases. I left car seat and bouncer off my registry as we wanted to buy those items. I also have to pack the hospital bag and deep clean the house.
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
**BFP and loss warning**
Welcome @capps42613!!!! Good luck with the 3 hour test! Hopefully you will pass no problem! I had to do it when we were doing our initial screening stuff for fertility treatment and it really wasn't any different than the 1 hour, just obnoxious having to sit there for 3 hours!
So glad everything is okay @tvh1982!!! Sometimes it seems like we can never catch a break!
@piperella I hear your frustration! We are so close yet so far!! I'm 35 weeks this week and ready to be done!! (Well I'm not really ready but physically and mentally I've had enough!) so exciting that you are full term though!!!!!
Qotw: this week I don't plan on accomplishing too much since it's a long work week for me and I do 3 12 hour shifts in a row. I am hoping to finish packing my hospital bag soon (I finished the little man's already) and just waiting for the rest of the nursery decorations to get here so we can finish that! All our stuff is already set up, put together, etc, I'm just anxious to put the finishing touches on the room, even though I know we won't be using his room right away. We are still undecided about our boys name, and it's pretty much been narrowed down to Luca or Landon....Luca is my husbands pick and Landon is mine. I think it's gunna be a game day decision, which is making me slightly nervous as well. Lol
How did your test go @capps42613? And a big welcome to the 3rd trimester.
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natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
Went to the doctor this week and everything looks good. Baby is still head down and moving a lot. He looks to be weighing 5.7 pounds already.
Other than that nothing to report other than swollen ankles and the urge to pee every 20 minutes.
@laur2444 I love both names !
@capps42613 yay I'm so happy you passed ! One less thing to worry about
@morningstar80 final countdown ! I know it's so hard not to get overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done . It will get done though !! I am hoping I have some time off of work before baby comes so that I can finish last minute stuff but that may or may not happen .
**BFP and loss warning**
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16
natural pregnancy: 2008
Me: 28 (Hypothyroid), DH: 35
Together since: 2010
Married: 2013
TTC: 2013
Infertility: severe MFI, low AMH (0.5)
Met RE: January 2016
ER: 3/14 (4 follies, 6 eggs retrieved, 2 fertilized)
fresh 3dt of 2 embryos= BFP (1 implanted)
EDD w/ baby boy= 12/6/16