PGAL check in 5/3

HollyGolightly09

How far along are you?

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise?

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life?

Any Questions? 

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? 

Cats*in*space

How far along are you? 20 weeks today

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise? Feeling baby more frequently now, which has really helped with my anxiety.  Today I have a check-in with Dr to do bp, weight, heartbeat, etc.  Tomorrow we have our a/s!

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? On Monday I turned in my final for the class I was taking.  So now I'm freeeeeeeeeee!  

Any Questions?  

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer?  My friend is getting married in August (very quick engagement).  I'm sure looking for a dress at 8 months pregnant will be fantastic.

jlf1019

How far along are you? 22 weeks, 2 days. 

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise? Feeling good! Feeling lots of movement -- finally strong enough for my husband to feel, too. She was 14oz at our 20 week appointment, which they said is perfect. I'm just praying she decides to flip from breech to head down in the next 8-10 weeks. 

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? Busy! My work just hosted our largest fundraiser of the year last weekend, a Gala with 500 guests. It was exhausting being on my feet for so long, but a lot of fun. 

Any Questions? 

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer?  Not doing an official summer vacation, but my husband and I are going away this weekend together to a cabin in the Smoky Mountains -- Friday is our 5-year wedding anniversary. It will be the first time our 2 year old has spent the night at her grandparents (or anywhere without us...sad, I know). But I'm really looking forward to it! 

mrs_tacos

How far along are you? 21+3

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise? Doing ok. No longer on bedrest or real restrictions, just a general order to "keep things sedentary." I go back in for another cervix check in two weeks, but so far it seems the progesterone is doing it's job, and keeping my cervix at it's current length. On a happier note, little man's kicks are getting stringer every day, and I felt one on the outside for the first time last night!

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? Everything is good, pretty status quo

Any Questions?  

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? If everything stays stable, I'll be making a trip to my hometown for a baby shower in mid-July. And DH and I want to take a weekend baby moon/anniversary trip in late June/early July, but haven't decided where yet. Somewhere beach-y where they'll bring me food and drinks all day while I read with my feet in the sand and/or in a pool would be preferable.  

jena333-2

How far along are you?
21+1, that feels so crazy to me for some reason.
What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise?
had a weird bp spike last night and maybe yesterday at work. It dropped back down to normal, but if happens again I'll call right away, otherwise I'll just talk to the doctor on Monday. 

Baby boy is kicking me pretty regularly, but I can't wait for DH to be able to feel it from the outside. I want to see his face

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life?
just work. The "big dogs" are still here (for our normal, scheduled audit), and everything I've heard says we're doing perfectly. But people are still stressed, and a little cranky.
Any Questions? 

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? 
we have a memorial service back home in July, so rather than driving 5 hours each way for a weekend, we took Fri-Tues. It'll be nice to see family.

HollyGolightly09

How far along are you?  22 weeks today! 

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise?  She's moving around in there all the time, which is awesome. I've been having some pain today around my navel... hoping that's normal. 

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? 16 school days until summer!!!!!!!! 

Any Questions? 

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer?  I SOOO badly want to go to the beach, but DH really needs to save his vacation days for the baby.

ElleKH

How far along are you?  22+4

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise?
I had a wellness visit today, so I got to see our little girl on the ultrasound monitor. She had been active in the waiting room and was still throwing a little party during the exam. 

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life?
My 9-month-old puppy Eliška and I attended our first dog show training session this evening. The show's on Monday! I have no idea how that's going to go...

Any Questions? 
STMs - Have you noticed differences in the activity levels of your babies in utero? I'm curious to hear them! My little man was super chill and didn't do much moving, but this LO already seems to be on the more active side.

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? 
We're planning to visit my family in the States in June, but we haven't bought plane tickets yet. Hubs is hoping for a last minute deal and I'm hoping that we don't miss our chance completely.

ElleKH

@HollyGolightly09 - My bellybutton is killing me! It happened last pregnancy too, but a bit later. Ouch! I feel your pain!

cmar1006

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18+5

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise?

Finally started feeling movement this week! So exciting. Saw them on Monday at my 18 week check up. They look awesome and the doc seemed excited seeing them move around too. I was laying down last night and felt them kicking so I put my hand on my belly and felt kicks on the outside!

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life?

DD has been sick, so we've had some lazy days. Hoping she starts to feel better soon. 

Any Questions? 

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? 

Yes! We are heading to Virginia at the end of the month. In June we are planning a trip to Cape May with DD and also a long weekend in Manhattan without DD. We are limited since I can't travel after June 16 (25 weeks), so trying to work out some stay-cations. 

Hopefulmommy1980

How far along are you? 19w2

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise? Really bad hip pain at night. Tired all the time. But starting to feel some baby pops. Makes me feel some better. As scan next Wednesday!

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? Busy busy. Lots of work stuff. Anxiety *tw* my close friend just experienced a Mc at 14 weeks. I feel terrible for her. *end tw*

Any Questions? Nope. 

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? Nope wish I did

@cats*in*space congrats on turning in your last final. 

@mrs_tacos hooray for not being in bed rest. 

@jena333-2 I hope everything is okay with your bp. 

@hollygolightly09 you are almost done with school. Hooray

mrs_tacos

@Hopefulmommy1980 I am so sorry about your friend.  

ETA: I also meant to include that I've also been having hip pain, and my masseuse gave me a few things that have been helping. One is a prenatal belly dancing move, where you move your hips slowly in a figure 8 motion. It helps keep everything loose down there. The second is an exercise there you put a small playground-sized ball between your knees (i got one at Target for $2), and squeeze in and hold for about 5 seconds, repeat 10 times. Squeeze just enough to feel the pull, and maybe shake a little, it doesn't have to be too hard, but it helps keep your hips in alignment. 

divinemsm620

It's amazing to see all these positive updates!!! I didn't know that I would ever get to this point. It's surreal and wonderful.

So very sorry to hear about your friend, @Hopefulmommy1980 . 

How far along: 19+4

What's going on pregnancy-wise: had the anatomy scan today and found out we ar having a boy!! I'm still processing because I thought he was a girl. Told him I'm sorry that I was wrong and have been assuming he's a girl. I have to go back for the heart, since he wasn't cooperative, but everything they could see looked good.  

I am also having the hip pain. I cannot do one side all night; I have to turn in order to decrease the discomfort. I'm rolling out of bed in the morning now.

What's going on in other areas of life: Work is busy but good. Looking forward to the start of summer vacation toward the end of June!

GTKY: we did our big babymoon a couple of weeks ago but we may do some smaller things throughout the summer. We live an hour from the Cape (Cod) so we could go there pretty easily. Portland, Maine is adorable and just two hours away. And I have friends and mom in NYC so we will get there as well.

BigBadWolf12

How far along are you? 20 weeks

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise? kicks. he's a boy! Mid point. Lots of exciting things this past week +1 on the hip pain. Oh man. I change sides every 1.5-2 hours in the night until 3:30 when I just CANT anymore. Im mostly up, just dozing here and there from then until 5:30 when I cave and prop my torso up as best I can, put one pillow under my left leg and go "on my back" but I'm so propped in not really on my back... Get up at 6. It's to the point I'm not even excited at bedtime anymore and normally I'd be like BEDTIME!!!! Yaaaaas. Lol

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? I'm on 50% leave from work and it's glorious. 

Any Questions? 
Just kicking, I guess...I didn't expect it to come on so quickly..like, as soon as I felt him kicking I felt him many times per day. Pretty much any time I'd think, "oh, it's been a while" he'd give a nice solid kick. Yesterday and this morning though I barely felt anything and if I did it was weaker. I'm asking my midwife tomorrow, but google says it's normal not to feel strong stuff regularly yet. I think I was just spoiled for the first few days....But it's freaky for pgal.

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? flying to Canada the day after school ends. Staying for a month for 2 weddings and cottage time. DHs family (2 parents and 3 siblings) are coming back with us for the other 3 weeks of the summer and we are going on a huge road trip, which I am suuuper nervous for in terms of driving so much and in terms of sleep situations....then we start work again the day after his family leaves, so ya...I have a busy summer. Lol

Hopefulmommy1980

@divinemsm620 congrats on a good scan and having a boy 
@bigbadwolf12 sorry you are also having hip pain it sucks.  Hooray for 50% work

heatherlynn321

How far along are you? 20w,3d

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise? Had our anatomy scan on Monday and everything looked good!

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? We're getting our house painted this week, and I've already posted about this on another thread, but unfortunately the grey looks purple. 

Any Questions? This isn't so much a question, it just freaked me out. My lab was being all sweet and laying on me which she never does, and then she quickly gets up and steps hard and deep into my stomach. It hurt so bad! I know the baby is cushioned in there, but man it freaks me out!

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? We're going to the beach with my family in June, then I'll be getting my maternity leave lesson plans in order for 1st semester. 

HollyGolightly09

@heatherwilson321 My husky did the same thing last week! I cried for about 20 minutes, and then realized little girl was still moving around like crazy. It's scary, though! 

Hopefulmommy1980

@heatherwilson321 hooray for a good ultrasound 

margareth-2

@Hopefulmommy1980 So sorry to hear about your friend.  Can't even imagine.

How far along are you? 22w4d.  I'm starting to lose track!

What's going on with you baby/pregnancy wise? Def feel some movement from time to time but know I would feel more if it weren't for the anterior placenta.  I wonder how that'll progress as baby gets bigger.

What's going on with you in other aspects of your life? Had my first ever experience of jury duty yesterday and I didn't get selected as a juror, which made me very happy (case was an estimated 9-12 days long!).  Starting to think more about my baby shower, which is June 10th, and since June is a busy month I'm disappointed certain people can't make it, but that was inevitable.  Never had a shower before (no bridal shower), so it's a new experience for me.

Any Questions? Because of my anterior placenta and being a FTM I'm curious if/when I'll be able to see kicks on the outside, or just how things will progress in general (as I wrote above).  I'll ask my doctor at the next appointment (May 18), but curious about that...

GTKY:  It's May!! Do you have a trip or anything fun planned for the summer? I'm not doing much traveling this summer!  But I have a few visitors and I love Memorial Day Weekend, which is coming up.  I'm also going to be busy with work, extra tutoring, writing articles for a local newspaper, and prenatal yoga (which I LOVE so far!).

heatherlynn321

I feel like I just had about 10 Braxton hicks contractions in the past hour, which doesn't seem right for this point in the pregnancy. I'm 20w5d, and they're not painful, but it's definitely a tightening contracting feeling in my lower abdomen. I've read the most you're supposed to have at this stage is 2 a day. It's freaking me out, I wish it wasn't the weekend so I could call my doctor. From what I read online it sounds like it could be an indication of preterm labor soon.

HollyGolightly09

@heatherwilson321 Does your Dr. not have an after hours number? If so, I would call... I'm not trying to make you more anxious, but I do think it's worth a call. 

LaceyC1020

@heatherwilson321 Does your OB have an emergency or after hours line? If you're truly concerned it may be best to call them or go somewhere. If anything it'll give you peace of mind. FX everything is fine!! 

heatherlynn321

I'm going to try to drink a lot of water and lay down to see if they go away first, if they don't go away in a few hours, I'm going to call. 

jena333-2

Heather. This is one of the things you are paying your doctor for. Just call.

heatherlynn321

@jena333-2 This is true, I don't know why whenever I call I feel like I'm bothering someone, I need to get that mentality out of my head. I'm about to call now.

heatherlynn321

She said to take a warm, not hot, bath, and to drink even more water, then if they keep getting more frequent to come in. So hopefully they go away.

heatherlynn321

Even if they go away, I think I'm still going to try to get an appointment for Monday. In the anxiety filled Google rabbit hole I fell into, I started to read about infections plus Group B Strep being linked to preterm labor, and after the infection I had last week, plus testing positive for group b strep with DS, I just want to get some stuff checked out.

jena333-2

Good! I'm so glad you called, and since your doctor is pretty relaxed about it, I hope that gives you some stress relief for the weekend. But I also think there's no harm in you going in on Monday. "Worst" case, you just get a nice check in with the babe.

mrs_tacos

@heatherwilson321 Please don't ever feel bad about calling your doctor! I call my doctor's office all the time, and anytime I apologize because I call them so often they always assure me that it's their job, and they'd rather us call in and it be nothing than wait too long and have something be an issue that could possibly have been prevented. Hope your BH calm down, and that you have a productive appointment on Monday!

Hopefulmommy1980

@heatherwilson321 I hope the bath and water help. 

heatherlynn321

None of it got worse, it got better for a little bit, but now it feels the same as yesterday. It's like whenever I do anything halfway active, which concerns me because I still have one more state test to administer on Wednesday. This means I get to actively monitor for 4 hours, which means nonstop walking for 4 hours, last week I logged 12,000 steps doing the state test. I'm still planning on trying to go to the doctor tomorrow. 

Hopefulmommy1980

Hope thyou doctor can give you some answers and you feel better

heatherlynn321

Thanks @Hopefulmommy1980!

BigBadWolf12

Apparently this was yesterday. I've never heard of it!

https://goodmenproject.com/families/the-importance-of-international-bereaved-mothers-day-bbab/

heatherlynn321

Waiting at the doctor's office now. On a side note, my current OBGYN is sooooo much better than my old one. I wouldn't have made it past the nurses line to even get an appointment at my old OBGYN. They pretty much dismissed any and all concerns that you had. This OBGYN takes all concerns seriously and will try to get you in right away. They even scheduled me for extra ultrasounds early on to ease my anxiety due to previous miscarriages. I think I'm just really hormonal right now, and just think it's awesome how much nicer they are to their patients than my old practice, lol, sorry for the random post. 

Even further side note, another best part is that they play HGTV in the waiting room, which is awesome, lol.

heatherlynn321

Cervix closed, baby's heart rate 145, he said those symptoms sounded pretty normal for this stage of pregnancy. So everything is good so far!

Also found out that I was previously exposed to fifths disease sometime prior to this pregnancy, so he said, I'm not immune, but pretty close, because typically people only get it once.

labby18

hi. i've been MIA from this thread, as we had a few weeks back to back with some pretty legit scary stuff on it and my PGAL brain couldn't handle it. I am sorry for my absence. I will try to be more active again...starting tomorrow. 

heatherlynn321

@labby18 Hope everything is going better now!

labby18

@heatherwilson321
i'm glad everything went well at your OB appointment yesterday! it's always nice when everything is going smoothly! 

Sugargirl1019

@heatherwilson321 How did you find out you were exposed to fifths disease?? That's so crazy.

heatherlynn321

My son might have had it a few weeks ago, so they tested me for it.

Hopefulmommy1980

@labby18 I hope your pgal brain gives you a break. I hope that things are going better for you. 

@heatherwilson321 glad you were able to see your dr and things went well