PGAL Check In 9-26

waterfall213

1. Introduce yourself (if you're new):

2. How far along are you? EDD?

3. Rants/Raves/Randoms:

4. Next milestone you are looking forward to:

5. Questions:

6. GTKY: What is something on your bucket list?

waterfall213

2. How far along are you? EDD? 35w4d, October 27, induction scheduled for 10/21

3. Rants/Raves/Randoms: Had a regular appointment and NST today. Baby sounded great on the monitor, she's very active! Had my first internal check, 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced! I hope baby keeps cooking for a few more weeks!

4. Next milestone you are looking forward to: Meeting this little pumpkin!

5. Questions:

6. GTKY: What is something on your bucket list? Vacation to Italy

HGRich

2.  11 weeks today! EDD 4/17. 

3. Rave: this is my loss milestone y'all. And I heard baby's heartbeat yesterday. So far so good and starting to get excited! 

4. Next milestone: second trimester for sure. Getting to tell family and announce to coworkers and friends. 

5. Ok what is this whooshing sound in my ear? Extra blood pressure? 

6. Publishing a book. 

Bok Bagok

2. How far along are you? EDD? 13w4d. 3/30/17

3. Rants/Raves/Randoms: Still on the PGAL roller coaster, somedays I feel fine and other days (most days) I'm convinced I'm not taking this baby home. I feel bad that I don't feel connected to him and I rarely try to connect or talk to him. I'm sure it's just a defensive mechanism but it still makes me feel guilty. On a positive note, since this will be my last pregnancy no matter the outcome, it's nice to know I'll never ever have to go through first trimester morning sickness again  

4. Next milestone you are looking forward to:  I have a few MFM and OBGYN appointments, including an Amnio coming up starting Oct 13, looking forward to all of those and getting the results. 

5. Questions: 

6. GTKY: What is something on your bucket list? Cross country RV trip and to one day have my own little farm. 

MamaERocks

1. Introduce yourself (if you're new): 
Hi! My name is Erica. I am new here, pregnant after a miscarriage in December. I am married with a 2.5 year old little girl. 
2. How far along are you? EDD? 
4 weeks! EDD: 6/03/17
3. Rants/Raves/Randoms: 
I am traveling abroad right now and have NO CLUE how to navigate being pregnant while traveling. I won't be back home until I'm 20 weeks pregnant. 
4. Next milestone you are looking forward to: 
12 weeks! Then I might feel like I can breathe again. 
5. Questions: 

6. GTKY: What is something on your bucket list? 
I'm in the middle of completing one of the majors on my bucket list: traveling abroad for 6 months. Another bucket list item would be to become a published author. 

waterfall213

Welcome and congrats @MamaERocks! Enjoy your travels! 

1inthehopper

Welcome and congrats @MamaERocks

amwangel

2. How far along are you? EDD?  13w 3d due April 2

3. Rants/Raves/Randoms: I just can't shake the feeling that I am pregnant now, but that doesn't mean I'm getting a baby in April. PGAL is so so hard.

4. Next milestone you are looking forward to: Feeling the baby move!! I feel little twinges here and there, but I'm ready for some solid movement that I KNOW is baby. I didn't feel much movement with my last pregnancy (ended at 21 weeks) so I'm hoping so hard this time the baby is okay.

5. Questions: Does anyone else still have a hard time with others' pregnancies? I just found out a friend has the same due date as me and my first thought was "Oh my God, noooo. Now I'll have a reminder when my baby dies." Sigh.

6. GTKY: What is something on your bucket list? Taking my family to Thailand and Malaysia where I lived as a kid. Someday!

HgPa

1. Introduce yourself (if you're new): My name is Hannah. I just found out today that I am pregnant again (though I've suspected for a week). I am married with no children. I lost a pregnancy at 6.5 weeks in May.

2. How far along are you? EDD? 4 weeks-ish? Early June.

3. Rants/Raves/Randoms: My boobs are so sore. I'm trying to feel positive, but I'm nervous to lift or move anything and my partner is super scared still.

4. Next milestone you are looking forward to: Passing my loss milestone. 

5. Questions: How did your partner react to the news? 

6. GTKY: What is something on your bucket list? I want to see Hamilton live! I may get to do that soon - I hear it's coming to Seattle

HGRich

@amwangel PGAL is the worst. I had a coworker tell me she thought she was pregnant several weeks ago and I realized we'd be a week apart and all I could think of was, "oh no. If I lose this baby I'll have to see her belly growing like mine was supposed to be." It freakin sucks. I'm still hopeful though! I also don't know if she's definitely pregnant. She never told me. 

@HgPa welcome! Fingers crossed for you. DH and I were not excited and quite honestly terrified when we found out. We just held each other and cried. It's so hard. We lost our first in June and were pregnant again by August and it was good, but so scary and so recent, like yours. But we're glad to have you here on the PGAL board. Take good care of yourself and we're rooting for you too! 

1inthehopper

1inthehopper- new as of a couple weeks ago. I'm 5w+3 today after an ectopic last Spring 

R/R/R:  breasts so sore this week but my PGAL brain is so happy to have symptoms! Some nausea off and on but very mild. Occasionally some mild cramping and OMG the bloating! It's especially bad since I'm on progesterone supplements- so bad I actually had to discreetly unbutton my pants while meeting with a client today lol! I want my maternity pants so bad already! FATIGUE hit harder this week too. 

Milestone:  ultrasound and dr appointment next Thursday to hopefully confirm not ectopic and heartbeat! Had another scan last week after some pain on side of my ectopic and they saw what they thought was a small sac in my uterus!! Beyond elated! Dr said small small chance there could also be an ectopic or that that was pseudo sac but chances very low. So pretty sure not ectopic again but next week we will know for sure. 

Bucket list:  Europe. I've never been and we hope to go for our 10 yr anniversary in 4 years

Welcome and congrats to the newbies checking in this week for the first time! 

smoochie041719

1. Introduce yourself (if you're new): 
Hey! New to TB this week and so glad to be connecting with other PGAL moms to be. Second pregnancy, but no forever babies yet. Hoping this one will be it! 

2. How far along are you? EDD? 
I am 12 weeks 3 days, EDD April 13, 2017

3. Rants/Raves/Randoms: 
Just struggling to keep positive and have faith that this pregnancy will result in my forever baby. I'm trying really hard every day, but it can be tough as you all know. I don't feel pregnant at all which is not what I expected from pregnancy. 

4. Next milestone you are looking forward to: 
I am very much looking forward to feeling my baby move and to our anatomy scan

5. Questions: 
What tools and strategies are you all using to help stay positive?

6. GTKY: What is something on your bucket list? 
We are stationed overseas in Europe, so I would love to get in one last trip (anywhere!) before baby comes. 

HGRich

Welcome @Knottie00910978! We are rooting for you and a forever baby! 

I'm trying to stay positive by enjoying milestones and keeping my eyes focused on the next one. I'm not always successful at it but just trying to remember this is a different pregnancy and a whole new chance for my forever baby. 

1inthehopper

Welcome @Knottie00910978