AMA Check in 9/24

sparkymcgeee

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

2) How are you feeling?

3) Any appointments this week?

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?

sparkymcgeee

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

7 weeks! I don't know. According to the bump it's a blueberry. According to another app, a raspberry. So baby is as big as a delicious berry. 

2) How are you feeling?

Fine. Tired and emotionally done by the end of the day but I'm fine. 

3) Any appointments this week?

Yes!!! Tomorrow is intake. Tuesday is the U/S. I can't wait. 

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Can my kids please please clean up after themselves? 
5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?
For DD I delivered the day before Easter. So they made that a thing. I don't really remember specifically. With DS I asked for Five Guys for lunch the next day. I delivered in the middle of the night so I can't remember breakfast but I asked for Five Guys. This time I will probably ask for Cafe Rio or Costa Vida. Which is kind of like Qdoba/Chipotle/Moes but a million times better. 

sandbar517

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

7 weeks, blueberry I guess.  I saw an article about how subsequent pregnancies are different from your first, and this was one of them.  If it weren't for other people posting and people asking, I would have no idea how big baby is at any given moment.

2) How are you feeling?

Still pretty shitty.  I took Unisom for the first time last night and I feel a little better than yesterday, but definitely not the life changing relief I was hoping for.

3) Any appointments this week?

No, next Monday.

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Rant- I'm so sick of feeling nauseated.  Also, Penn State beat Iowa (my alma mater) in the last 7 seconds of the game last night.  Rave-MH has been simply amazing by picking up all the slack and doing everything around here.
5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?
The thought of food makes me want to puke, so I have no idea what I'll want by then.  Last time, I had a friend bring me a Bloody Mary in a to-go coffee cup to the hospital, but I ended up not drinking it anyway.  And I was so hungry, I just wanted food, I don't think I requested anything specific.

glitzandglitter

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

6w1d - sweet pea

2) How are you feeling?

Yuck exhausted, thirsty and nauseous. I am not hungry most of the time but if I don't eat I feel like I am going to puke for sure.

3) Any appointments this week?

Yes! I have my intake appointment tomorrow (but it is only with the nurse) I think they will schedule another appointment for 2 weeks from now for my dr and US  

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Rave: I am so excited for my appointment! I feel like it will finally make things feel more real. All the waiting around in the beginning of pregnancy is hard. Rant: I could do without the constant nausea...
5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?
I have to have a RCS so for my first meal last time they made me have liquids, jello stuff like that I am not sure what I will want to eat when I can eat something normal. At the hospital last time the 2nd night we had a celebratory dinner. They let you order it for one of your meals after birth. You pick when. It was actually good which was surprising - steak, potatoes, green beans, cake for dessert with sparkling cider. They rolled it in on a table like you were at a hotel ordering room service. 

nanifrog

Just about 7 weeks. I agree that I not teaching the way I did with the first 2.

Feeling exhausted and scared. Starting to be hungry a lot and I'm really trying not to eat too much this time around. I gained a lot in my other pregnancies and was just starting to lose weight and feel like myself again.

Rants: Wishing my older kids were easier. Feeling like there's no eat we can handle this. I'm hoping I start to be less of a downer.

I haven't figured it what I'm eating for lunch. No clue about after birth.

Ceridwen77

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

6wks 2d - pomegranate seed

2) How are you feeling?
nauseous and tired 

3) Any appointments this week?
No, not for another well. 

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
fuck nausea? I guess that's a rant. 

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?
last time I was much more strict about following rules so I had a turkey sub. This time no fucks are given about food so who knows. Just not hospital food. 

Pearlvirus

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 7 weeks is tomorrow! Agreed, as a ttm I have no interest/time for all the little fruit/vegetable comparisons. 

2) How are you feeling? Bleh. I hit a low point maybe 3 days ago. I was ready to give up for dead. Fortunately I have been sick on a much more manageable level lately and I think the super terrible days was a cold on top of the MS.

3) Any appointments this week? Yes! Ultrasound tomorrow!! I don't think that part gets
old no matter how many babies you have.

4) Rants/Raves/Questions? I'm feeling done. Like in a way I never did with #1 or #2. Maybe this baby will make our family complete. I hope so, I just want to sleep and adult again some day.

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time? Has anyone really thought about this already? We're barely pregnant!?! Both my previous I had my mom prepare a homemade meal and freeze it. So with my first I had chicken Marsala with mushrooms and bowtie pasta. And my second a sort of knock-off of the KCF bowl - mashed potatoes, roasted chicken, corn, cheese gravy in a pile. Both were amazing, though I am so hungry immediately following labor I'd guess almost anything would taste great!

justsuzie

@sparkymcgeee "emotionally drained" explains it.
@sandbar517 7 weeks was my worst week for nausea.  I had 1 day off during week 8 and now back to yuck.  Hopefully you'll get some relief soon.
@glitzandglitter Hooray for your first apt.  Hope you have a great US.
@Pearlvirus glad you are feeling a bit "better"

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

8 weeks 4 days based on LMP but was measuring 2 days ahead last US @7 weeks

2) How are you feeling?

I thought nausea was winding down...nope.  Today was all about ginger ale and crying in whole foods.

3) Any appointments this week?

10/2 is my 10 week US nervous but kind of just want to see a dancing bambino on the screen.

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
I cried in Whole Foods today because they didn't have root beer kambucha.  First, hmmmm, first world problems? and second I suck because I drink fancy soda.
5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?
I will probably request french fries.  I love all the french fries.

ChasingTheDog

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 
6.5 weeks. Baby is a pea. i wonder if having your kids kinna far apart (LO will be 6 when this one arrives) helps with caring about this sort of shit lol 

2) How are you feeling? Like a hot sack of shit. I am way more nauseated than the first time. I don’t want to be whiney— i don’t actually yack but I’ve dry heaved a few times and my job is physical so I can’t just sit and stew. I have to be moving around ugh 

3) Any appointments this week? Yes! First appointment! 

4) Rants/Raves/Questions? Rant: pukey mcbarfington

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time? I don’t know! Probably a burrito lol 

Shima42

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?

About seven weeks, which is supposed to be as long as a blueberry, but probably only weighs a quarter of what a blueberry weighs.  All this 'as big as' junk pisses me off because it's invariably misleading.

2) How are you feeling?

I know this is a pretty shocking thing to say because it's one of the rarer symptoms, but trust me, I'm not making things up.  Anyone ever heard of 'morning sickness?'  It really happens!

3) Any appointments this week?

This week, I get to find out whether I'm carrying one baby, five babies, or possibly a fallopian time bomb.

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?

What is the deal with Seinfeld only being on Netflix for one month?  I mean... the guy only wanted to give us a taste?  You wanna binge the whole thing, you gotta buy the DVDs?  Who even buys DVDs anymore?  Why would I buy something that's just gonna get scratched up?

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?

My last hospital had a few really delicious meal choices.  I ended up ordering steak and mashed potatoes with gravy.  I am not too concerned about my meal choice at the moment because most large hospitals these days have decent menus.  I know that I will be taking advantage of ALL the room service, though.  Those three days just being a tiny little family with people checking on you and taking care of you are heaven.

nanifrog

@Shima42 I love that you're calling it room service! The first hospital I used was swanky and had great food and I kept calling it a hotel. The second (and the one I'll use this time) is kinda dumpy.

roomsu

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

7w 1d. Blueberry? Raspberry?  Fruit talk makes me queasy. 

2) How are you feeling?

Queasy at very random points. Symptoms and mood swings are keeping us all on our toes. My poor family!

3) Any appointments this week?

No! First one is still a week and a half away. 

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
My class is being restructured. I'm not happy because some of my favorite babies are leaving to start an eip class. 
5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?
Something I'll ask my family to bring. The food was horrible the last 2 times. And lottts of Diet Coke!

desertdweller21

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

8w4d, raspberry

2) How are you feeling?

Nauseous 

3) Any appointments this week?

Possibly last appointment with RE this Friday (4th ultrasound)

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Nope. 

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?
FTM and haven't thought about it yet. My friend delivered a couple years ago at the hospital I think I'll be using and she gave birth at night. The kitchen was supposedly closed and we brought them fast food which she said sounded gross, but she was starving. I'll have to look into their hours and have a backup plan in place. 

maplemom18

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

7 weeks or so - Just went to the doc today and am measuring 7 weeks, 1 day, which corresponds with when I think I ovulated, but wah! I don't want to go backwards from 7 weeks, 5 days, which is what my LMP tells me. They're not giving me my official due date until next appt, but it's somewhere between May 10th and May 14th.

2) How are you feeling?

Hungry! 

3) Any appointments this week?

Just had my first! New doctor, but it was good.

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
None I can think of, but it was lovely having the doctor remind me that I'm AMA this time so I get extra tests. :-) 

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time? No idea. I think I just requested non-hospital food last time. I was in NYC and not familiar with that particular neighborhood, so my husband just got what was close.

zaclina

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? A raspberry or kidney bean.  8w2d

2) How are you feeling?  Tired, nauseated, boobs sore.  And the nausea is a little less (e.g. Not all day) but more intense when it happens.  

3) Any appointments this week?  We had our first appt and ultrasound!  Baby is perfectly on point and due date is same as we thought!  

4) Rants/Raves/Questions?   We really like the practice we chose.  We are selecting to work w the midwives and I can get an epidural and other medication interventions going that route.  Woohoo!  It's like having a doula for free!  Well, plus the thousands in insurance but I digress

5) What do you plan on requesting for your first meal post delivery? If you haven't thought about it yet and you're a STM what did you request last time?  Man, I was just hungry!  Just lots and lots of food.  All the food. Times two.