Saturday / Sunday ticker change - August 5

GG620

Calling all those with due dates of 3/3, 3/4, 3/10, 3/11, 3/17, 3/18, 3/24, 3/25 or 3/31 - your "ticker" changes today! Join us.  


1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 

2. How are you feeling? 

3. Any appointments next week? 

4. Rants, raves, questions? 

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?

bookishbaker

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 10 weeks- strawberry

2. How are you feeling? Ok- unisom + b6 has really helped with nausea and I'm not as tired as I was a few weeks ago 

3. Any appointments next week? Nope

4. Rants, raves, questions? Can't really think of anything. Just can't believe it's already August and 2nd tri is right around the corner!

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours? I can't stand know-it-alls. My BIL is a perfect example and feels the need to have the final, authoritative word on any subject, regardless of whether he really knows anything about it or not.

ishmoney

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 
7 weeks. Baby is the size of a die!

2. How are you feeling? 
Im struggling really bad with nausea (and not eating - disinterest in food) and fatigue.

3. Any appointments next week? 
No.

4. Rants, raves, questions? 
My rant is I want people to FEED ME...okay, cater to me cause I feel like crap.

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?
When people stand too close behind me in a line. The personal bubble rule still applies! Back up! Arms length. Soooo, I usually turn to the side so they feel uncomfortable being so close...

Gingermom15

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 9 weeks. Cherry. 

2. How are you feeling? Still fatigued. Only really nauseous if I go too long without a snack. 

3. Any appointments next week? Yes. First OB appointment and ultrasound on 8/10

4. Rants, raves, questions? Not at this time. 

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours? Lazy coworkers. 

sarabeth5678

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 10 weeks, date

2. How are you feeling? ok since taking Diclegis

3. Any appointments next week? No

4. Rants, raves, questions? I just got some lab work back that said I'm a Cystic Fibrosis carrier. My husband will get tested next week. I'm staying calm (unlike me) because it's such a low chance that he will have it, especially since he's Korean and its most common in European descent. That being said, my cousin's son has CF and I've seen how horrific the symptoms are at such a young age. Just holding my breath and trying to get through the next week.

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours? People who squeal over my puppy. It's getting old... The drunker the worse it gets. I live Downtown, so Friday and Saturday night walks are tough. I've had people pick her up and make out with her. I guess it's a good laugh

katester91

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 
I'm 9 weeks and the size of a cherry
2. How are you feeling? 
Exhausted,always. I feel like I could honestly sleep all day and I've been off grid because of it. I don't remember being this tired with my son.
3. Any appointments next week? 
Nope, in two weeks.
4. Rants, raves, questions? 
I can't wait to feel less like a zombie all the time.
5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?
People who complain all the time about everything. Which is kind of ironic because I'm complaining of being tired.

Soashwifey

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 
7 weeks, blueberry!
2. How are you feeling? 
Tired and starting to feel a little nauseous in the mornings. I'm also really emotional right now lol I'm crying super easily!
3. Any appointments next week? 
This Friday...my first appointment! 
4. Rants, raves, questions? 
But really.
5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?
When people ask what did your mommy do to you when my 21 month old daughter is upset in public. I wouldn't let her sit on your coveyor belt, that's why she's upset! Lol

Gingermom15

Soashwifey said:

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 
7 weeks, blueberry!
2. How are you feeling? 
Tired and starting to feel a little nauseous in the mornings. I'm also really emotional right now lol I'm crying super easily!
3. Any appointments next week? 
This Friday...my first appointment! 
4. Rants, raves, questions? 
But really.
5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?
When people ask what did your mommy do to you when my 21 month old daughter is upset in public. I wouldn't let her sit on your coveyor belt, that's why she's upset! Lol

Ugh I hate when people ask "what did mommy do?" When my son is crying. Or asking if I pinched him. No, I didn't let him drink dish soap and that's why he's throwing a tantrum. Stay in your lane lol

raspell

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 

10 weeks, strawberry sized

2. How are you feeling? 

I think the nausea and vomiting are starting to get better as I am having better days. Still pretty tired, and I'm so bloated that I've had to pretty much move into maternity pants full time. Which would be fine, except they "shape" all my fluff into a big round belly and make it super obvious that I'm pregnant, except a lot more pregnant than I actually am lol

3. Any appointments next week? 

Had an appointment Tuesday of last week that went great, next appointment is August 29. Best part of the appointment was the ultrasound,  Thing2 looks like a gummy bear.

4. Rants, raves, questions? 

I'm having issues (again) with friends and family members pushing me to officially announce. My sister even posted a super vague, but still obvious to me, post on her Facebook page which I was super annoyed about but let go because I was worried I was overreacting. I've had two healthy ultrasounds,  so I suppose it's safe to announce now? I was going to wait until my next appointment,  but it's almost a month away and I don't know if I can deal with all the hints and suggestions without losing my cool LOL 

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?

This might come off super bitchy and I don't really mean it that way, but... I'm having a harder time getting into the boards this pregnancy.  I feel like every other post is inundated with "this belongs on another board" or "this should be posted in ____ thread". I definitely understand that organization is important,  but I just don't see how most of these responses are productive, especially if it really isn't a repeat post or something super obvious. TBH it has kept me from posting, because what if I missed the wrong thread, etc. And usually it comes off rather unfriendly as well. It's kind of ruined the community for me, which sucks because I LOVED my boards from my last pregnancy. 

ashleyf911

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 
10 weeks, baby is the size of a strawberry. Or a lego man, according to Ovia. 

2. How are you feeling? 
Always nauseous, unless I'm ravenously hungry... in which case I eat and then go right back to nauseous.   and tired, and my muscles and hips are feeling sore. 

3. Any appointments next week? 
Nope, my 12 week appointment will be next week - so excited to hear this little peanuts heartbeat. 

4. Rants, raves, questions? 
No real rants this week. My rave is that I tried the Sneak Peek DNA gender test where you prick your finger and send them a small blood sample (it's on Amazon)  this week and it came back as a baby girl.   We aren't going to get too excited until it's ultrasound confirmed, but I'm so excited for my 2 year old son to have a little sister. 

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?
Right now, everything. When I'm not pregnant, I get annoyed with people ignore you for their cell phone. 

ishmoney

@raspell, I know what you mean about the board monitoring. I feel connected mostly to some of the threads I'm in, PGAL, AMA, etc. and jump in and out of others. I've never had another BMB so I have no point of reference.

stlbuckeye132

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 

8 weeks, raspberry!

2. How are you feeling? 

I feel super lucky because I haven't had any nausea yet. I'm just constantly hungry and exhausted.

3. Any appointments next week? 

Nope, next one is 8/21

4. Rants, raves, questions? 

Pregnancy brain! I didn't think it was a real thing... I couldn't have been more wrong. I feel like my brain is functioning at half what it normally does!

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?

I'm one of those grammar police... your and you're, to, two, and too, etc. It drives me crazy when people mix those up, especially in work emails.

GG620

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 8 weeks. The size of a raspberry!

2. How are you feeling? okay. The nausea has gotten better, but still around. Still very tired. New are all the gastro issues. So much gas and stomach aches and vascilating between constipation and diarrhea bleehh. And BBs still sore woot ha.

3. Any appointments next week? yes! U/S on Wednesday and then I graduate from the RE

4. Rants, raves, questions?  I'm used to being a very active person, but this pregnancy is kicking my butt. I have zero desire to work out due to the fatigue, nausea and stomach aches. I haven't worked out barely at all. I feel bad about it but just cant. DH keeps trying to make me work out with him. Offering to go bike riding with me, etc. But then yesterday said I really need to exercise more because all this laying around is not healthy for the baby. I got so angry.  I know that he means well, but I wish he could feel just how awful I feel.

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours? I despise when people speak in a condescending tone to me. Positively hate it.

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patti888

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 

7 weeks (: the size of a blueberry 

2. How are you feeling? 
Very nauseated this time around 

3. Any appointments next week? 
Nope I've gotten to see the baby twice and I go back in next week at almost 9wks

4. Rants, raves, questions?

Anyone have success with sea sick bands? I've never tried them but I start teaching in a couple weeks and need to figure out something (:  

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours?

Oh idk when my bubble gets invaded 

TennisLove30

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 
7 weeks 

2. How are you feeling? Pretty nauseated 

3. Any appointments next week? No

4. Rants, raves, questions? I am ready for the first trimester to be over.

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours? when people overpower a conversation to talk about themselves 

 

SoraLk

1. How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 
7 weeks - blueberry

2. How are you feeling? 
Still nauseous and tired.

3. Any appointments next week? Not at the moment.

4. Rants, raves, questions? I visited my mum, and couldn't eat the dinner she made. Instead I asked her for a special soup she likes to make and she was so happy to oblige. I love her so much.

5. GTKY: What is a pet peeve of yours? When chores don't get done around the house

kiki75

1. 9 weeks, as big as a jack

2. Right now, I have a headache and am regretting dinner. 

3. First OB/Gyn appointment is on Thursday. Told H that I'm so excited to show her our baby. Told him it would probably be the weirdest "Hey, want to see my baby?!?" ever.

4. MIL is still pressuring us to tell extended family now. We've only talked about it four times so far in just under two weeks. And she announced in a weird way that four other cousins are trying right now. It was almost like a, "so you're not so special" and then included something about how BIL is all boohooing at the notion of our kid having kids their age at family functions whereas they had their kids when no one else was. Uh, so? And, the capper was when MIL said that one cousin has been trying "for almost a month now". Lololololol. Oh, the struggle of trying for almost a month now. My eyes were rolling so hard. She knows our history. She just has no filter. 

5. Loud chewers. 

@ishmoney I usually do the same with close standees. I'll also leave one foot planted and put my weight on the other to force some space. 

@sarabeth5678 I'm sorry you got that news. FX you get good news when YH's results come.

@raspell Jump in and you'll get the hang of it. As far as the redirects, I look at it less as unfriendly and more like showing people where they'll find more info. In the symptoms thread, there's a ton of discussion about nausea. In the one-off thread that was posted in the last couple days, there's just a couple things. 

@stlbuckeye132 Funny you should post about grammar this weekend. I had just been thinking about when people claim that they're way too busy and important to write coherently and how I really think that translates to, "I have so little respect for your time, I can't be bothered to write clearly."

@GG620 Uh, YH should zip it. Right now you need to rest and take care of yourself. Do not put unfair expectations on yourself. I know a number of people who were knocked flat first tri and then were able to get back in the swing of things. Especially if you're not able to eat enough/keep everything down, you are more than welcome to save the calories for the baby. 

@TennisLove30


@SoraLk Mom's soup FTW!