Saturday Ticker Change 4/1

emwj10187

Here's to the freakin weekend! Saturday ticker change for Saturday Mommas.

1) How many weeks are you?

2) How big is baby?

3) How are you feeling?

4) Any appointments or tests this week?

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where?

emwj10187

1) How many weeks are you? 13

2) How big is baby? Lemon

3) How are you feeling? Other than feeling tired in the late afternoon, pretty good. Also chubby, i feel very chubby.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? None this week. Had my NT scan on Wednesday. Everything looks good.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Any idea when this chubby stage ends? I wouldn't mind bypassing this.

6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where? We're going to southern California for a family reunion for 2 weeks in July. We rented a beach house, so I'm counting that as the baby moon. Also, our Anniversary is in August so we'll probably do something local for that.

purplestarz

1) How many weeks are you?  12, finally!

2) How big is baby? Plum

3) How are you feeling? Good, though this week I've been experiencing random acne...thanks for the wrist and knee pimple, body.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? NT scan on Monday with blood work. I have to go to a different location for it, and then I have my normal OB appointment on Tuesday. To say I'm freaking is an understatement, but also excited to reach this milestone if all goes well.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where? Haha, no, I wish. I seem to have a history of making terrible vacation plans while pregnant. Last time we went to Vegas while pregnant, this time we have a Disneyland trip planned in May. So, while it will still be fun and it's more of a trip for DD and other family members that we are going with, it will not be relaxing and I'm bummed I can't go on the good rides. 

ksf13

1) How many weeks are you? 13!

2) How big is baby? Size of a scoop of ice cream lol 

3) How are you feeling? I've had a little more energy, but I still crash after lunch lol.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? NT scan on Monday! 

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? I want to go back to bed! DD decided to wake up at 9:30 last night and be wide awake until midnight (SOOO unlike her, she normally goes to bed at 8 and sleeps until 8, or later, the next morning)! I said "well, maybe she will at least sleep late"...nope. Of course I'm the one that got up and DH is sleeping in. 

6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where? Not really. We are going home to visit family one more time at the end of May/beginning of June. We may do a weekend trip somewhere as a family toward the end of the summer too. I'm thinking Boston or something. Neither would be a babymoon, just summer plans. I'd like to do something fun with DD since it will be her last summer as an only child lol. 

virginiaham

1) How many weeks are you? 12!

2) How big is baby?  Size of a ripe apricot

3) How are you feeling?  Maybe starting to turn a corner but still feeling tired/sick.

4) Any appointments or tests this week?  Next week!

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?  I actually felt my uterus for the first time last night.  So crazy to me that my body has the wisdom to do this.  Baby sounded great on the Doppler this morning and even moved out of the way of it once (ha).  Hitting 12 and that were both especially reassuring today.

6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where?  I am trying to talk MH into Hawaii for a babymoon.  Come onnnnn H, lets goooo!!

ezavasky

1) How many weeks are you? 12...the second trimester is in sight!!

2) How big is baby? Plum

3) How are you feeling? Physically, I am feeling pretty good. My energy level is increasing and my first week back to work went very well. Emotionally...I'll post that in the rant lol.

4) Any appointments or tests this week? Nothing scheduled

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? Honestly, I am seriously annoyed. I was finally feeling like I could start to relax and maybe enjoy the pregnancy now that my SCH is almost gone (or maybe even gone by this point). BUT I was diagnosed with a UTI today and I am now taking antibiotics. UGH!!!

6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where? We are heading to Florida at the end of the month. We're starting off in Tampa for a family wedding, then we'll head to Clearwater, Orlando, and planning on the Kennedy Space Center also. We originally wanted to go to Miami and the Keys but my OB did not want me to go b/c of the risk of Zika in that area.

lola4411

1) How many weeks are you?
11
2) How big is baby?
Lime
3) How are you feeling?
still just tired and irritable. It comes out of nowhere too. One minute I'm fine, the next stay outta my way....
4) Any appointments or tests this week?
i have my check up on Monday and should hear my genetic testing results any day now 
5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Nada
6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where?
nope, we have a lot of summer travel planned but nothing baby moon. 

@virginiaham I vote yes to Hawaii!!!

beautyundefined

1) How many weeks are you?
13 weeks
2) How big is baby?
The size of a lemon 
3) How are you feeling?
great besides headaches 
4) Any appointments or tests this week?
I have an appointment with my modwife on wednesday
5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
no
6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where?
unfortunately we can't take one this time around because I'm in nursing school 

MamanBee

1) How many weeks are you?
11
2) How big is baby?
A lime.
3) How are you feeling?
tired but overall pretty good.
4) Any appointments or tests this week?
nope
5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
none
6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where?
maybe some camping this summer but nothing too extravagant

kmornelas29

1) How many weeks are you?
12 weeks 

2) How big is baby?
Plum 

3) How are you feeling?
Still nausea. Still gagging and throwing up. It's better than it was, but still very present! 

4) Any appointments or tests this week?
friday! NT scan. 

5) Rants/Raves/Questions? We found out we are having another little girl this past Friday! So thrilled! All testing went well on blood test! 

I have a doppler and can't hear baby! I can only get a 125-130 bpm which I think is me. My artery. I can hear it the same on both sides. I'm 12 weeks, I think I should be able to hear it, or at least find it.

6) GTKY: Any baby moons planned in your near future? When & where?

Not yet. Thinking Santa Barbra. We have a 4 year old, and we don't do many solo vacations. We always include her, so a big trip away just is two doesn't sound ideal. Just a small weekend trip would be nice. We never have so far, so this would be perfect! 

emwj10187

@kmornelas29 I can't find mine either. Although i had my NT scan last week at 12+4 and the week before had a regular ultrasound with my OB. Baby is fine. I asked my doc about it, and she said for most women its just too difficult to find before 14-15 weeks, sometimes even 16. 

I wondered about all these women i see flinging it at 8 and 9 weeks, and why i couldn't find it. I figure its because I'm on the taller side and not super thin. 

virginiaham

@kmornelas29 and @emwj10187 "flinging it at 8 or 9 weeks" lol.  I found the HB on doppler at 8+1, no idea if it was just blind luck or having needed to find so so many elusive early babies as an antepartum nurse. @kmornelas29 130 could be your pulse but it seems fast for you as a resting rate (honestly that's more where baby should be, in the 120s-160s), I would just confirm your pulse before you check for baby next time.  Below is my (very little) wisdom from when I worked antepartum just in case any of it is helpful for you ladies!

Check your pulse first (count it for a minute, OR 30s and multiply by 2) so you know about how fast it is since you may find your own pulse first with the Doppler.  It'll be MUCH slower than baby's.  Aloe Vera gel works great if you don't have any US gel.  Start low on your abdomen, around where your pubic hair line is and along the midline (in a line with your belly button).  Start at a 90 deg angle to your abd or maybe tilt the handle toward your head so the beam of the Doppler "flashlight" is pointed closer toward your pelvis.  Try keeping it in the same place and slooowly rocking just the handle up and down, side to side and diagonally until you detect something.  You're basically trying to put a tiny flashlight beam square on the baby's itty bitty heart.  It's tricky.  GL I hope you can find it quickly!!