PGAL Check In - week of 10/3

musicinmysoul17

This is a weekly thread for those of us who are pregnant after experiencing loss of 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 -  Do you have any movies you traditionally watch in October?

joyful08

1. Tell us about yourself (if your first participating)
I havent participated in this thread (or really this whole board) in a while. Pgal brain is so hard. I have good days and bad days and I just find it hard to participate sometimes. I always lurk though lol. 

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green, pink, or blue?
22 weeks and 4 days. Team Blue! 

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
I have a lot of trouble sleeping. I wake up 3-6 times a night to go pee! Yikes! 

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 
Like I said good days and bad days. I feel so relieved when I feel him move. 

5. When is your next appointment? 
Wednesday. Just a check up. And I think maybe the glucose test too. 

6. Rants/raves/whatever 
I am so excited the holidays are around the corner! I feel like that will help me stay busy and make time goes faster. My EDD for my loss is 10/10 which is soon and I'm more emotional each day it gets closer. 

7. Anything else on your mind? 
I go to Disney world on October 28th! I cannot wait. 

8. GTKY -  Do you have any movies you traditionally watch in October?
The nightmare before Christmas! And it's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown. 

FreshBakedBrownies

2. 20wk 5d, team blue

3. Symptoms- I'm still getting up a couple times in the night to pee too @joyful08. For some reason I thought that let up a little in the 2nd tri? But I have been drinking tons of water in my constant battle with constipation.

4. Anxiety- Last week's anatomy scan went well, so that helped a little. But I felt sad that it wasn't the same joyful amazing experience as my first son's anatomy scan. I still can't help but worry something might go wrong, and still miss my twins we lost last year at this gestation. 

5. Anatomy scan was last week. No appointment this week. Next week continues my appointments every 2 weeks to monitor my cervix and the cerclage.

6/7. Rants/raves/whatever - not much 

8. I don't like scary movies at all! But I think I'd like to watch the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown with my son this year.

luckymamaof5

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green, pink, or blue? 19w 2d  Team Blue!! 

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Still tired a lot. Heartburn back/hip pain.

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) So much better.. After my very stressful appointment (Blood test came back elevated for neural tube defects) last Thursday we found out baby is perfectly healthy. We did find out I am high risk for preeclampsia though. 

5. When is your next appointment? October 18th 

6. Rants/raves/whatever We did a gender reveal for our three older kids with the box/balloons.. They were all super happy especially my son he was yelling its a boy!!  

7. Anything else on your mind? I had a ton of issues with my current OB office so I finally switched to a new better office. I am excited because I don't like our local hospital as I had major issues with the birth of my last son. 

8. GTKY -  Do you have any movies you traditionally watch in October? I am in Love with haunted houses and scary movies. We love The Walking Dead and honestly thats what I look forward to now during October.

FromAstarael

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green, pink, or blue? 20 weeks, team PINK! EDD 2/21

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms): Ok. Feeling her move a lot. Still throwing up in the morning, but pretty resigned to that now. Lots of hip and lower back pain.

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise): I'm getting there. Very excited to know we're having a girl, but waiting for the all clear from the AS from the OB. Tech didn't seem concerned at all, so I'm using that to try and tame the anxiety.

5. When is your next appointment? End of the Month, since we had the AS yesterday.

6. Rants/raves/whatever: Raves for my family: my sister is moving in with us to be the nanny to our baby girl, and everyone has been reacting to the gender with joy and excitement. My husband is thrilled.

7. Anything else on your mind? not really. Trying to stay calm until dr calls.

8. GTKY -  Do you have any movies you traditionally watch in October? Nightmare before Christmas!

LivingLaVidaGinger

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green, pink, or blue?
19+1 / 2/28 / Team pink!

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)
I would be fine if my sciatic nerve would freaking cooperate. 

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) 
I hate feeling like every little ache and pain is a bad sign. I'll often overthink and freak myself out when really it's just gas or something.

5. When is your next appointment? 
October 29!

6. Rants/raves/whatever 
I feel like I really need to get the ball moving on buying baby stuff, I have literally nothing.

7. Anything else on your mind? 
I've been a little sad lately. *TW* I had my first m/c two days ago last year which was really hard. My second baby's due date would've been in just a few days so it all kind of hits at once. I'm absolutely ecstatic about this baby on the way, but it's sad to think I'd have one in my arms in just a few days or I'd have an almost 5 month old now had I not lost them. It's a hard week. *end TW*

8. GTKY -  Do you have any movies you traditionally watch in October?
I am much more of a Christmas person than a halloween/October person so I don't have too many traditions, and I don't like scary movies. I guess we always watch the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Special and Hocus Pocus because you can never go wrong with those. 

FreshBakedBrownies

Thinking of you @LivingLaVidaGinger. Loss dates and due dates are so hard. Hugs!

MrsDramaK

2. how far along are you? EDD? Team green, pink, or blue? 20 weeks, 2/22 and Team Pink

3. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms) Irritable

4. How are you feeling (anxiety wise) Anxiety is better since baby started moving regularly, but as soon as baby stops moving for a few hours I panic.

5. When is your next appointment? Anatomy Scan on Friday.

6. Rants/raves/whatever I hate all people today, hormones man.

7. Anything else on your mind? Nerp.

8. GTKY -  Do you have any movies you traditionally watch in October? If it's on I will watch Hocus Pocus, but I don't actively seek it out or anything.