TTGP grad check-in | 26 January

BigBadWolf12

It's Thursday in Europe!

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples?

other kids?

Anyone have an appointment this week?

Cravings/Symptoms?

Rants/Raves/Randoms?

Questions?

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green?

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?

BigBadWolf12

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? 5+3
eta: can't answer my own questions properly...not confirmed with a good clear us, but likely singleton since I only saw one "speck" on the tv us at 4+4

other kids? Just a baby in heaven 

Anyone have an appointment this week? Noooo....3 more weeks

Cravings/Symptoms? Pinching in the ute, thirsty a lot (I'm usually a camel)

Rants/Raves/Randoms? I'm slowly starting to actually believe there could be a take home baby in me!

Questions? Nope

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? No. We live overseas so we want to know for two reasons:
- better bonding with grandparents who will hardly see any pregnancy
- so we can get non gender neutral stuff if we want in the summer when we stock up on holidays in Canada which is cheaper than here!

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017? I've started leaving my work laptop at work overnight (except weekends) and it is so freeing!! 

ChefRamsay

Thanks for starting this @BigBadWolf12 !

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples?
5+6 hopfully a singleton
other kids?
An 11yo DD
Anyone have an appointment this week?
Tomorrow! I can't wait!
Cravings/Symptoms?
My only symptom is sore, heavy breasts. Which is really messing with my PGAL brain. 
Rants/Raves/Randoms?
I think I slept wrong the other day, my shoulder has been killing me the last few days. I think it's because I've been sleeping more on my side. I'm normally a stomach sleeper but with my sore breasts it's not very comfortable. 
Questions?
No
pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green?
I don't know! We were team green with DD. I asked my H the other day what his opinion was and he said it doesn't matter, it's gonna be the same sex whether we find out sooner or later. I guess we have some time to decide though.
NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?
I guess the concert we went to last weekend. The whole day was just amazing.

BigBadWolf12

@cheframsay this is embarrassing to admit, but whenever you say something girly (like about having sore breasts) I have to get the actual Gordon Ramsay out of my head and remind myself that you are a female!! For some reason I always picture you AS Gordon Ramsay which is all sorts of confusing....  FFTC?

ChefRamsay

@BigBadWolf12
I wish I was the real Gordon Ramsay, I would be eating so good everyday!

RedBreast35

I miss you guys!!!

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? 5+2 

other kids?  

Anyone have an appointment this week?  I had my 3rd betas on Monday, which were good!  No U/S until 2/8 because I'm going to be out of town next week when they originally scheduled me.

Cravings/Symptoms?  Guys, I still feel fine and it's freaking me the eff out.  By this time with my loss I was a useless POS and I'm still over here making and eating dinner, hitting my step goal, and functioning at work like a normal human being.  My brain knows this can be completely fine, but my heart is having a hard time with it.

Rants/Raves/Randoms?


Questions?  No questions, just anxiety 

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green?  Hoping to be team green, but H and I haven't talked about it yet.

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?  Oh gosh, it has happened yet, but we're going back home to visit our families next week since we didn't get home for Christmas and I'm really, really looking forward to seeing everybody!

@ChefRamsay are you getting an U/S at your appointment tomorrow?

BigBadWolf12

I'm not feeling gross yet (or even very different at all....) I'm with you guys on wanting some symptoms to calm the pgal brain! @RedBreast35 and @gordonramsay we are all in the same week too..,ive been told it's still early for symptoms and so I'm not looking anything up and hoping that is true..

ETA: Annnnnd we all have at least one symptom.... missing AF! 

Cats*in*space

@ChefRamsay I'm also strangely sore in my shoulder/neck area.  
@BigBadWolf12  I'm also starting to be hopeful that this is my take home baby.  I sure hope we're right 
@RedBreast35  I'm in the same boat.  I feel pretty normal still.  I've had a few more "blonde moments" &  bloat seemed to hit me pretty hard yesterday, but that was the first time for me.

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? 6+0, not sure

other kids? 

Anyone have an appointment this week? my first appt, an u/s, is not for another 2 weeks 

Cravings/Symptoms?  No cravings.  sore boobs, terrible congestion, tired, bloated, and good lord... the gas. 

Rants/Raves/Randoms?  

Questions?  I have no idea of what's to come.    Like, my nipples are huge already and I had no idea that would happen so early.  I haven't wanted to read any books on pregnancy until we know it's real.  Do you have any suggestions for after my (hopefully successful) 8 week u/s?

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? nope- we definitely want to find out.

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017? I haven't had much going on yet this year.  Seeing how many women turned out for the women's march was pretty inspiring for me.

RedBreast35

Seriously, I'm starting to understand how some women who weren't really paying close attention to their cycles didn't know they were PG until way after their missed periods!  And yes, @BigBadWolf12 staying away from googling symptoms is such a good idea.  It's even hard to check in here sometimes because people are posting symptoms and losses and it just seems like a better idea to try to stay distracted and not think about it so much.  

BigBadWolf12

Yes, exactly @redbreast35 and also being at the end of the month, I have to remind myself that some ladies on here have had 3 or almost 4 weeks of extra time to develop all these symptoms!

ChefRamsay

@RedBreast35 @BigBadWolf12 I'm trying to stay positive despite my lack of symptoms. Having strong symptoms does not mean you'll get a take home baby, just like having no symptoms doesn't mean you'll have a loss. I just keep trying to tell myself that.

@RedBreast35 I probably could have an u/s tomorrow but, my MW kinda sucks at them so I'd rather wait and schedule one with the actual u/s tech. I'm hoping to get one scheduled tomorrow for next week or the week after.

@jmn1985 my boobs got bigger almost instantly after my BFP. Not sure if my nipples are any bigger but my boobs definitely are. Sorry I don't have any book recs.

wannabeamongoose

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? Approx 5 weeks

other kids? 1 kiddo

Anyone have an appointment this week? Won't have my first apointment until the end of February.

Cravings/Symptoms? Like many of you I haven't felt much different. Honestly, if I hadn't seen the line with my own eyes and didn't know AF it's late, I don't think I'd even know I was KU. I'll take it for now because I know it's early.

Rants/Raves/Randoms? 

Questions?

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? We were with the first and I suspect we will be this time. I thought it was fun to not know, especially because it drove our family nuts.

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017? We went to Tucson over the weekend and introduced LO to aunt and uncle for the first time. 

Raincity

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples?

4 w 6 days,

other kids?
Nope! 

Anyone have an appointment this week?
Not for a while yet. 

Cravings/Symptoms?
I have the most voracious appetite!! I'm eating more than I've ever eaten. I'm continually craving carrot cake (layered, with cream cheese frosting). I have drenching night sweats, my boobs are bigger and sore, I fall asleep around 10pm every night- I usually battle insane insomnia, so this is a gift. Also, today the fatigue began....

Rants/Raves/Randoms?
Only that I have a chronic illness, and I'm always in pain. Since conception, I have felt amazing- no pain, no insomnia. Like so many people who have suffered an early pregancy loss, I'm scared about this every day, but trying to enjoy the respite from pain and symptoms. 

Questions?
All of them. 

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green?
No way, I'm way too impatient! 

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?
I attended a march in DC and it was empowering. 

ChefRamsay

@Lizlann how old is your other kid? And I agree, one of the bonuses of being team green is it annoying everyone else! 

SeriouslySirius

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? 4+5 according to the doctor's office. I know I'm 4+3 based on O but do 2 days really make much of a difference? Single.

other kids? 1, DS is 4.5

Anyone have an appointment this week? Had an appointment with the lab this morning to confirm pregnancy and then set up my next 2 appointments at 10 and 12 weeks. Will have an ultrasound at 10 wks and finally meet the doctor at 12 wks. 

Cravings/Symptoms? My poor boobs. They hurt so bad! This happened with DS too. And I am SO tired. Nauseous every once in a while

Rants/Raves/Randoms? This morning as we're lying in bed DS goes "Mom? Can we get a baby now?" thankfully it's dark and he can't see my face I just told him I don't know buddy and he replied "we just have to keep being patient huh?" I can't wait to tell him, he's going to be so excited!

Questions?

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? NO! I'm a planner, I think it would drive me nuts not to know!!

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017? Ummm.....I'm not sure haha. 

ChefRamsay

@SeriouslySirius aww, that is so cute! Did your DS know you were thinking about/trying to TTC? Or was it just a random adorable comment? And in case it was an actual question, no I don't think two days makes much of a difference. I'm 5+6 based on LMP but 6weeks based on O day. I'm just keeping the LMP day though since I know that's what my Dr's office will do. I don't think they'll change your EDD unless there is a big difference in days (like a week).

SeriouslySirius

@ChefRamsay He doesn't know we were trying. He's been talking about wanting siblings for years. He's randomly said similar things before. Before we were TTC we pulled into our driveway and he started crying (he was 3 at the time). I was like buddy what's wrong? He told me our house is boring because there's no other kids and he's SO lonely (dramatic 3 year old voice) and when he grows up and is a daddy he's going to have 10 kids so they never get bored and they always have someone to play with. 

jillibean0871

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? 6+4

other kids? Almost 3 year old DS

Anyone have an appointment this week?
US on Monday.... Woohooo

Cravings/Symptoms?  
This literally seems to vary by the day.  Nausea has picked up significantly the last two days.  Today I've barely eaten anything.  But cheese burgers sound good again! 

Rants/Raves/Randoms?  Nothing here really..

Questions? 

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? 
Possibly - we go back and forth on this.  

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017? 
Hmmm....  not much going on for me either yet this year. Just happy to have a job and a home and a happy healthy family. 

BecauseLove

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? Singleton as far as I know (US on 2/3)

other kids? Nope

Anyone have an appointment this week? Nope

Cravings/Symptoms? Coming and going: Headaches, Heartburn, sensitive chest area, sometimes utter exhaustion (but not often yet), currently really vivid dreams and not sleeping well (can get to sleep but waking up like 5 plus times a night)

Rants/Raves/Randoms? 
Rants...paying 1200 every roughly 2 weeks on meds for fertility/help prevent miscarriage until after week 10 of pregnancy. Uffda....glad we have the meds but its a chunk of cash. Also wishing that I could have a beta this week to have some idea how things are going. So hard to just be floating out here assuming things are going well. 
Raves: It's my friday.  
Randoms: Trying to figure out when to announce on FB...I already know the word is going around pretty heavily among those that know my parents (and in my small community that is almost everyone). We had planned on week 8 around valentines day and our 2nd US. 

Questions? 

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? We will find out at our week 6 US (we had CCS testing and they tell us the results at our 1st US) but will stay team green publicly. I really don't want piles of pink clothing. 

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?
Planning a trip for April. My business shutting down for the season so my workload has decreased somewhat. 

ChefRamsay

@SeriouslySirius aww, that is so stinking cute! I hope my DD will be excited about a sibling as your DS will be! She's always made it pretty clear she loves being an only child and likes our nice quite house. 

@Jilibean87 Good luck at the u/s on Monday! And cheeseburgers always sound good!

rainbowturtles

Hi all!

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples?
8w1d, singleton

other kids?
Nope, just 3 dogs lol

Anyone have an appointment this week?
first ultrasound was today!

Cravings/Symptoms?
cravings on and off but nothing extreme; boobs hurt and are bigger, so tired, nausea on and off, major constipation, emotional 

Rants/Raves/Randoms?
I'm so incredibly relieved for our good ultrasound: strong heartbeat and measuring on time! I didn't get any betas or anything so it's definitely felt like a long wait for that awesome reassurance!

Questions?
Not really. Do the Americans get to see their OB the whole way through? I'm a bit annoyed I need a family doctor who works in obstetrics to see most of the time. Waiting on that referral. I don't see my OB for another six weeks and while I know I probably COULD call if I need to, it's not like he was all "if you need anything, call" lol Hope to hear from family doctor soon and get a better idea of what the plan is.

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? 
I wanted to but I think H talked me out of it. We go back and forth lol

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?
that's a toughie; I've been very bump-focused lol It's not even feb; not much else has happened I got to hang out a couple of times with a fun girlfriend and went to a "Bachelor viewing party", which should be a fun weekly girls night

Eta: for those concerned with symptoms, I understand and would consider my symptoms pretty mild for the most part but have been picking up a bit this week ...so that u/s was definitely reassuring, even if just a temporary reassurance. Fx for us all!

ChefRamsay

@rainbowturtles That's so great you had a good u/s!

juliebeannn

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples?  8+4 -- Singleton

other kids?  Nope

Anyone have an appointment this week?  We had our 4th appointment and ultrasound on Tuesday then they graduated us from the fertility clinic!! 

Cravings/Symptoms?  Nausea is under control thanks to diclegis but appetite is still fickle.  I'm finally able to eat more and I actually get hungry but there isn't much I want to eat.  If the old adage is true, we are what we eat, then I'm a giant carb.  Other symptoms: boobs are huge (as are the nipples) and they're getting pretty vein-y.  Oh, something new the last few day...if I sneeze, cough or move too suddenly, the ute cramps us for a few seconds.  Ouch.

Rants/Raves/Randoms?  I've been super spoiled by weekly appointments so far because we were working with an RE, so having to wait 2 weeks for my next appointment/first pre-natal appointment with our OBGYN feels like an eternity.  Luckily, we'll be on vacation next week so the wait should go by pretty quickly. 

Questions?

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green?  NOPE!  We'll be finding out the first chance we get. 

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?  VACATION IN 2 DAYS!!! I'm heading to California with DH and my parents to visit my brother and his wife who moved out there this summer.  We're spending half the time in San Diego then the latter half in LA.  This is our first family vacation since we were like 9, so I'm excited.

ChefRamsay

@juliebeannn I get the ute cramps when coughing too! It's so uncomfortable but I love it (because it must mean my uterus is growing, right).

And I'm a big ol carb too....

Cats*in*space

@juliebeannn  dude.  the nips.  are you large chested to begin with?  I feel like a porn star.

juliebeannn

@jmn1985 Nope.  I was a full B at most and now they feel HUGE.  I'm in a large maternity bra now.  The girls are much more comfortable now. 

@ChefRamsay OMG that pic! Ded. Hahaha.

wannabeamongoose

@ChefRamsay our oldest is 15 months. 

@SeriouslySirius what a precious boy you have. I hope you tell us how he reacts when you tell him.

@juliebeannn I get the ute cramps when coughing too. I have a cold with this nasty cough that I can't seem to shake so that makes it all the more fun 

Sugargirl1019

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples?
8+0, idk yet!

other kids?
2 in heaven

Anyone have an appointment this week?
TOMORROW!!!!

Cravings/Symptoms?
I feel like my nipples are a little larger? Boobs are really firm and feel bigger. My nausea comes and goes but is absent today.
Oh yea I'm starving!!!

Rants/Raves/Randoms?
I'm so excited about tomorrow I mean super nervous. I'm starving. OH that's are symptom.

Questions? 
nope

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green?
I will find out! 

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?
ummmm....... eek.. um.. haha. My husband is just generally amazing.

ChefRamsay

I totally didn't know getting larger nipples was a thing! I made my H check if mine are bigger (I can't see them very well myself, large breast problems) but he said they look the same. My whole breasts are definitely bigger though! 

icecubeinthedesert

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? 4+5 or 6 depending on app

other kids? Just our Sept '16 angel (and our furbaby pug of course)

Anyone have an appointment this week? Not until Feb 13th

Cravings/Symptoms? Just generally hungry and thirsty all the time. Soooooo bloated and gassy! Waking up in the middle of the night since BFP to have to pee. Some cramping (like others, when I sneeze or stand up too fast). Not a lot of nausea , but my gag reflex is a little more sensitive, and felt a little sick last night. Boobs are a little sore if I squeeze, but not too bad yet. Bring on the symptoms!

Rants/Raves/Randoms? I really want the weather to warm up again soon. I really shouldn't be complaining, since its still a high of 57 here in AZ, but I just feel cold all the time. When did I lose my thick midwestern skin? Also, collegues at work are doing a doodle poll for time to go out for happy hour in the next few months, and I really don't want to respond, because then I feel committed to going and trying to find excuses not to drink. Good thing my life is actually pretty chaotic for the next few months and I can legitimately make excuses for most of it! Oh, and I'm on the schedule to give seminar in Sept, but we'll see about that!

Questions? Not right now

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? No, I want to take full advantage of science and be able to plan ahead of time. Can't wait to get to that point!

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017? It's still so early in the year, but I feel like I've been kind of rocking it at work even with so much going on with BFP excitement/nervousness and continuing to settle into our house.

mrsvp614

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? 9w+1d, singleton

other kids? Nope! FTM here

Anyone have an appointment this week? Nope. Four more weeks until next one. 

Cravings/Symptoms? Cravings have been all over the place. Lots of carbs. Today it's fried fish, and I've already scouted out where I will eat lunch today to get that. Ha! Symptoms have been mild. Sore boobs, tired, bloated, but nothing major.

Rants/Raves/Randoms? Rant--- My doc will not be in the office for my week 12, so I have to wait until week 13 for my next appt. Also doing the Counsyl Informed Pregnancy Screening, since I have family history of genetic issues. That'll be in 10 days and I'll have to wait at least a week for the results. I'm going to be a nervous wreck.
Rave--- Finally telling my parents today! We wanted to wait until our first appt to make sure everything was normal before we got them excited about their first grandchild. And I wanted to make sure we get to tell them in person. 

Questions? I know it's different with everyone, but when do you start showing? I plan to make the Facebook/work announcement after our 13 week appt, but my pants are already miiiighhhty tight, so I'm wondering if I can hide it for another month.

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? YES! We are so excited to do this! Hoping nothing gets spoiled for us since we're doing the Counsyl test. I'm such a planner, so this will help me let go of some of that and enjoy the element of surprise, and hopefully not end up with a bunch of pink or blue stuff. 

NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017? It sounds lame, but nothing stands out yet. My DH works weekends, so we never have a day off together, but some changes at work could mean he finally gets weekends off. FX, because that would definitely be the best thing to happen so far! 

RedBreast35

Holy crap @BecauseLove that is a huge chunk of cash!  As long as it does its job, I'm sure it's worth it!!
@rainbowturtles congrats on the great ultrasound! 
@SugarGirl1019 I hope you appointment goes amazingly today 

juliebeannn

@MrsVP614  From what I've read/heard/seen with friends, FTM generally don't "show" until 16-20 weeks.  But I agree with you, my pants are getting tight and I've already ordered my first two pairs of maternity jeans, but it's all bloat right now.  I've also been told that the "blump" goes away around week 12 and a real bump will show shortly after.  We'll seeeee!

wannabeamongoose

@MrsVP614 In my experience the early pants tightness tends to come from bloating. You'll probably not get much bigger, and might even get smaller again, over the next month or so. That being said, I'm totally ready to pull out my maternity pants because man are they comfy. I kind of wish it would be socially acceptable to wear maternity pants for all of the rest of my life.

Becky012016

@liziann; that's what yoga pants and jeggings are for  

@mrsvp614; you'll think you're showing a lot sooner than you really are. First, there's the blump phase which is really only noticeable to you and maaaaybe DH. Then, from week 14ish to 20ish its the she's probably just getting fat phase. Maternity pants are great at this time. Close friends and family might notice you showing but others won't.  Finally, it's  the oh she's definitely pregnant phase. 

Sugargirl1019

Omg I'm a healthy singleton!! Ultrasound posted!

ChefRamsay

Congrats on the good U/S @Sugargirl1019!

My appointment went well today too. My first beta draw (6 weeks today) was 18,000! I'll go on Monday for a second draw. I'm really happy with this high number though. I've also got an U/S scheduled for my 8 week appointment and I can't wait!

mrsvp614

Glad to hear your appts went well @Sugargirl1019 and @ChefRamsay !!! 

ColoradoHiker

I missed out on the initial post, I was too busy puking and going to the ER.  Feeling better, just tired a lot.  REady to not be sick at all anymore.

How far along are you? Singleton, multiples? Singleton I think.  Had quick ER u/s and it looked like one.

other kids? DS is 14m.

Anyone have an appointment this week? On Mon, I have my confirmation appointment and u/s then.

Cravings/Symptoms? Coming and going:  Some nausea, less than what I had with DS.  It's more sneaky but ultimately less intense.  My boob are a bit sore, but honestly it's not bad.  And my nipples finally stopped leaking milk from EPing for DS, so yay to that!

Rants/Raves/Randoms? 
I outed myself on FB on Friday.  WE headed to the ER super early/ late Thursday night.  I thought I had posted on my mom's group on FB, but nope.. it was a general post.  So I deleted and asked anyone who saw it to keep it on the downlow for a while.  Well, one of DH's family members (the local busybody) of course posted about it on a follow up post about getting out of the ER.  And of course, even though no one really saw the initial post, DH's parents and brother saw this one by the busybody.    I know the initial post was my bad and I accept that, but I'm pissed that she brought it  up.  The fact that I deleted the initial post, even if the busybody missed the one about not saying anything, should have been a HUGE indicator that it wasn't meant for public knowledge yet.  I had to send her a PM and say, yo don't tell anyone.  I know she already did.  Sigh. 

I know bc her daughter, who I had to unfriend during the political season (the only one I had to do it to.  I've got friends on the opposite side of the fence from me, and we did just fine.  It was the terrible racist, sexist, homophobic memes she posted that made me unfriend her) sent me a friend request and was like, I don't know why but we're not friends anymore!  I just realized it!  She wouldn't have checked my profile otherwise.  / End rant. 

Questions? 

pregnancy GTKY: will you be team green? Gosh no.  We found out with DS and will with this LO as well.  I can't handle that kind of suspense, and honestly I'm hoping for a boy.  I'll be happy either way, but life would be easier, since we already have all the stuff for a boy! 


NBR GTKY: what has been the best NBR (not bump related) thing for you so far in 2017?  Uh we went to Disney and had a fantastic time with friends!