Friday Ticker Change 3/24

NamelessAria

How far along are you? 

How big is baby? 

Upcoming appointments this week? 

Any new symptoms or changes? 

Rants/Raves/Questions? 

GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you? 

Ahutch428

How far along are you? 27 weeks

How big is baby? Lettuce

Upcoming appointments this week? Just had one last week 

Any new symptoms or changes? I have had terrible diarrhea for about a week. Finally called the doctor today and got the go ahead to take immodium, so hopefully that helps! I have also had cramping with it as well. 

My doctor also told me yesterday I am anemic, so I have to start taking iron supplements.

Rants/Raves/Questions? So close to the 3rd trimester! 

GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you? Don't really have one, but we some volunteer stuff through our church. 

wife-and-mommy

How far along are you? 30 weeks! 

How big is baby? A zucchini 

Upcoming appointments this week? Yes! On Monday

Any new symptoms or changes? The baby has been really kicking and moving more. 

Rants/Raves/Questions? I'm sad more Friday ladies don't participate in this. It used to be my favorite thread of the week.  

GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you?  I don't really have one either. I just realized tonight how much I loved vacation bible school as a kid and I would like to volunteer to help with that. I don't know about making that commitment this summer though with the baby. 

sparrow-2

@Ahutch428 - hope you feel better soon!  @kyreno11 - that's so cool about movements! me too!

How far along are you? 29 weeks!

How big is baby? acorn or butternut squash

Upcoming appointments this week? next Friday, regular prenatal

Any new symptoms or changes? I feel a lot bigger and have received that feedback too, from people who haven't seen me in a few weeks.  It makes for feeling stretched and it changes my experience of baby's movements too - they feel a lot stronger, sometimes uncomfortable, and more coordinated.  Kinda cool! 

Rants/Raves/Questions? I'm with you @kyreno11, I wish this thread was more active!  My biggest rave is passing my GTT two weeks ago!!  I also had a lovely prenatal massage yesterday So recommend that!  Not really a rant per se, but we just started demolition on the back wall/side of our house today. Hopefully all will be done by the time baby makes their appearance, but it's a little stressful to start tearing up everything right now. Not to mention, messy!  In the meantime, I finally picked out all the paint for the nursery.  Going to do a mountain mural on one wall in shades of blue, topping out in a pale yellow that will cover the other three walls!

GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you?  No real favorite, there's so many. I really like the mission and focus of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

mishmosh26

How far along are you? 28 weeks, 3rd trimester!

How big is baby? An eggplant

Upcoming appointments this week? Next Friday

Any new symptoms or changes? Getting some mild heartburn but feeling baby kick and move more!

Rants/Raves/Questions? I was excited to take advantage of a sale at target this week to stock up on some baby diapers!

GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you?  Not really.

Stankonia2014

How far along are you? 29 weeks

How big is baby? Acorn squash

Upcoming appointments this week? Weekly BPP on Monday

Any new symptoms or changes? Emotional, irrational, ragey, insomnia, just plain uncomfortable.

Rants/Raves/Questions? Nada

GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you? I like to support local charities. We have a local veterans charity and our local homeless shelters and such.

huskermom14

How far along are you? 
27 weeks 
How big is baby? 
Lettuce/a bunch of bananas
Upcoming appointments this week? 
I had a US and my gtt last Monday. I do the 3 hr tomorrow and have another ultrasound in May to check on my dang placenta.
Any new symptoms or changes? 
Nothing new really. Just so much pressure pain and soreness, especially after work. The support belt helps some, but definitely doesn't eliminate it. 
Rants/Raves/Questions? 
I'm really worried about being a gestational diabetic. I'm scared I'll have a hard time managing it with working nights and figuring out the testing/eating schedule to accommodate that. Plus I was really hoping to have a chance at going into labor on my own this time around but I'm guessing that'll be unlikely if I have GD.

I'm also worried that my placenta isn't going to stretch the right way and I'll become a c section. I've never had surgery and while I'm 100% team get baby here safely, I don't do well when things don't go according to my plans. I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for a section and having surgery for the first time but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't kind of scared. 
GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you? 
We donate to KLOVE radio station and St Judes along with multiple local charities. I enjoy KLOVE so I feel it's important for us to support the station and, while I hope I never have to utilize St Judes, I know people who have needed it and it's such a wonderful place that I just felt it was an important place to give to. 

Stankonia2014

@huskermom14, why do you think you'll have GD? 

huskermom14

Stankonia2014 said:

@huskermom14, why do you think you'll have GD? 

Just since I failed my 1 hr. I passed so easily with DS and failed by 18 this time so I'm just nervous. Hopefully I pass, but I'm trying to prepare myself to fail.

sarah.j.617

Sorry that I'm late!
How far along are you? 29 weeks

How big is baby? Acorn Squash

Upcoming appointments this week? Nope

Any new symptoms or changes? More lower back pain and exhaustion is back.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I attended my friend's bachelorette party this past weekend. I am the MOH so I tried to hang the best I could. I was up until about 2am Friday and Saturday night. Saturday we went to spa so I was able to get a prenatal massage but I feel like all that relaxation went out the window when we ended up at a club that night. It was in a casino so people could smoke and I felt like I was constantly protecting my belly as people got pushy. I made it as long as I could but at about 12:45am the crowd started getting really rowdy and I didn't feel like it was safe any more so I left. I'm now exhausted, sore and mad at myself for over doing it.

GTKY: Do you have a favorite charity? And why is it important to you? I give to a lot of charities/causes throughout the year but it's always different. 

sparrow-2

@huskermom14 - fingers crossed for you with the 3 hour and the U/S.  @sarah.j.617 - sorry to hear about the bachelorette, it sounds like a tough situation. Hope you can be gentle with yourself.   

Stankonia2014

@huskermom14, I'm sure you'll pass!