I would like to take pictures for every single week (this is my second baby and I don't have too many pictures from my first pregnancy). Spend quality time with DS as much as possible because I'm concerned I won't be able to give him the same attention. Gain healthy weight.
1) Hear a healthy heartbeat at 12 weeks (TW: we had a MMC in September and that 12 week appointment was the worst day of my life)
2) Take a weekly photo. I was so good about this with DS and then dropped the ball my second pregnancy.
3) Not gain any weight. I gained 70lbs with DS. And then between pregnancy and the MC I gained 20lbs. So I am at a higher starting weight than I was with DS. I'm trying to be very conscientious about that this time.
4) Read our prayer book and pray daily for this baby and weekly for specific development. We did this with DS and it was a wonderful reminder each week as to what specifically was developing each week.
I would like to continue to grow spiritually and remain thankful. There are some professional goals I would like to accomplish as well. Also, I don't want to gain too much weight, I would like to eat as healthy as I can.
Hear the heartbeat! *TW* had a MMC in 08. I have had a healthy, full term pregnancy since then, but the anxiety leading up to that first appointment drives me nuts.
1) Make it through the first trimester with a healthy baby. 2) Maintain my weight. I've actually been losing weight due to living healthier. :T 3) Continue to exercise daily.
Obviously, the heartbeat is high up on my list (2 chemicals and 1MMC) but right now my goal is just for husband and DS's to escape first trimester unscathed. I'm having a rough go and DH has a fractured knee cap so it's just me having to deal with the 2 and 4 year old. Seriously struggling.
Hear a heartbeat, MC at 9 1/2 weeks and didn't know until they couldn't find the fetus on the sonogram (worst day of my life) Continue to eat healthy Completely give up caffeine, I'm trying so hard cutting back Be able to keep it a secret until we are at the 12 week mark, which will be really hard because I've had 3 family members in the last 2 days ask if I was pregnant.. And I just found out 3 days ago
1.) Be as healthy as possible, I'm seeing a nutritionist to help maximize what I'm eating without gaining a ton of weight in the first trimester (first appointment is next week) 2.) save money for our upcoming expenses with this LO on the way 3.) Document my growing belly
I have a lot of cleaning/organization goals and I knocked the first one off the list (closet) which I wanted to do before I was feeling too bad or too huge. A few days before I found out I was pregnant I made a prebaby chore list even though we weren't really trying yet...my body is already making me hardcore nest apparently. I want to buy things but I know I need to wait until 2nd trimester ☹️
Sleep and try real hard not to throw up. 3 pregnancies and I've never thrown up. Now I'm 3 days in and so nauseas I can hardly stand it. Oh and I journal to my kids. So I need to goo but a new journal and get that started.
My goals are to keep my weight gain to a minimum as I'm already a bit overweight to begin with, take weekly belly pictures, save as much money as possible, and keep my stress level low. I tend to get a bit high strung about things so hopefully meditation helps me out with that.
TTC since 01/2011 07/2013 - First round of testing - CD21 and CD3 blood tests and HSG + multiple SAs for DH 07/2013 - Diagnosis - Anovulatory and DH has very low counts - Referral to urologist for further testing 08/2013 - Urologist showed varcocele veins and testicular defect from birth. Unable to repair 11/2013 - Consult with RE regarding treatment. Benched due to finances 2014/2015 - Took break from pursuing treatment, moved to a new province 06/2016 - DH redid SA as per direction from new family doctor - Counts have increased!! 07/2016 - Consult with new RE - ordered a repeat HSG 09/2016 - Providing no issues on HSG - Scheduled to start first IUI with Clomid 01/17/2017 - First IUI with Clomid - BFP - M/C @ 9 weeks
Re: First Trimester Goals
Spend quality time with DS as much as possible because I'm concerned I won't be able to give him the same attention.
Gain healthy weight.
1) Hear a healthy heartbeat at 12 weeks (TW: we had a MMC in September and that 12 week appointment was the worst day of my life)
2) Take a weekly photo. I was so good about this with DS and then dropped the ball my second pregnancy.
3) Not gain any weight. I gained 70lbs with DS. And then between pregnancy and the MC I gained 20lbs. So I am at a higher starting weight than I was with DS. I'm trying to be very conscientious about that this time.
4) Read our prayer book and pray daily for this baby and weekly for specific development. We did this with DS and it was a wonderful reminder each week as to what specifically was developing each week.
2) Maintain my weight. I've actually been losing weight due to living healthier. :T
3) Continue to exercise daily.
2) Take weekly photos
2. Continue to exercise
3. Don't sleep my life away
2. Eat healthy
3. Exercise
Continue to eat healthy
Completely give up caffeine, I'm trying so hard cutting back
Be able to keep it a secret until we are at the 12 week mark, which will be really hard because I've had 3 family members in the last 2 days ask if I was pregnant.. And I just found out 3 days ago
1.) Be as healthy as possible, I'm seeing a nutritionist to help maximize what I'm eating without gaining a ton of weight in the first trimester (first appointment is next week)
2.) save money for our upcoming expenses with this LO on the way
3.) Document my growing belly
2. Get CVS sampling done ASAP.
3. NOT spill the beans before 12 weeks. This one is going to be the hardest, haha!
*siggy warning*
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
BFP . jan 2017
DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019
RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019
surprise BFP . aug 2019
DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023
ttc #3 . feb 2023
mmc . apr 2023
mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024
dx elevated nk cells
tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025
BFP . mar 2025
Not gain any weight
Use the stickers I bought a year ago to document my pregnancy with weekly photos
Work on a new budget
Continue working out (with my first pregnancy I had terrible morning sickness all day for months and sciatica and had to stop)
2) To continue being pregnant
TTC since 01/2011
07/2013 - First round of testing - CD21 and CD3 blood tests and HSG + multiple SAs for DH
07/2013 - Diagnosis - Anovulatory and DH has very low counts - Referral to urologist for further testing
08/2013 - Urologist showed varcocele veins and testicular defect from birth. Unable to repair
11/2013 - Consult with RE regarding treatment. Benched due to finances
2014/2015 - Took break from pursuing treatment, moved to a new province
06/2016 - DH redid SA as per direction from new family doctor - Counts have increased!!
07/2016 - Consult with new RE - ordered a repeat HSG
09/2016 - Providing no issues on HSG - Scheduled to start first IUI with Clomid
01/17/2017 - First IUI with Clomid - BFP - M/C @ 9 weeks
Come on Baby "B"! Time to come out and play!