TTGP Grad Check In - Week of 10/09

krash_

Hi guys! I just joined but I thought sense there have been a few more TTGPers join recently, we could use a check in! 

How far along are you?

How are you feeling? 

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU?

krash_

How far along are you? 4wks on the nose. EDD 6/18 

How are you feeling? Good! I was the opposite of SS in my TWW. I had no symptoms so I thought for sure I was out. I had breast tenderness and they appeared bigger Thurs and Fri last week but I had a BFN on Fri night. I have been pretty gassy though! 

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU? DH was out of town for a bachelor party so I ordered a card of etsy that said "Hey good looking" on the outside and on the inside said "we've got a baby cooking." When he got home I gave it to him and he read it and said "Yeah?" He wasn't really excited or emotional but I haven't really been either. We were both really involved in the TTC journey so while we are excited it wasn't really a surprise. I think we are both cautiously optimistic as well. 

doxiemoxie212

How far along are you? 6+2

How are you feeling? Fine... which makes me nervous?? Lol. My boobs are sore, and I'm tired and irritable, but honestly, I'm usually tired and irritable. Even pre-pregnancy I preferred sleeping 10+ hours a day. 

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU? I told him via gchat that I thought there was a faint BFP, and he told me I was nuts and I wasn't "supposed to" test until 16 DPO based on FF, and honestly he didn't really believe me until I turned a digital a few days later. 

YAY I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE NEW TTGP GRADS!!!

icecubeinthedesert

How far along are you? 3+5? Depends on the calculator I use.

How are you feeling? Boobs hurt a little, already getting some insomnia mixed with anxiety as of last night. PGAL brain sucks. Calling my OB once they open to schedule my first appointment.

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU? I tested before DH got up on Saturday, so I crawled back in bed. He tried to initiate morning sex, and I said "Nuh-uh". He asked why, and I told him "because I think I'm pregnant". His response? "Dang it!" with a smile on his face. Lol. Then he sat there trying to see the faint line I saw for probably 30 mins. He seriously was like "but that's not a REAL line yet." So I left him a positive digital the next morning on his nightstand.

BurlapandLace

I wasn’t on TTGP long, so I hope it’s ok that I post here  

How far along are you? 4w6d 

How are you feeling? Mostly fine. Boobs are sore and I’m definitely more tired. Hubby says I’m cranky too. DS woke up in at 2am and only wanted me, so as soon as I sat up to help him I was nauseous for the next hour and a half until I could get back to sleep. But that seems to be gone this morning. I should have me beta results back today. 

GTKY: *TW ~ CP Mentioned* With DS and what ended up being our CP, I tested in the morning but kept it hush until he got home from work and I had a whole thing for each one. This time, I tested in the morning on our wedding anniversary and he was still in bed. So when it came back positive, I walked back into our room, turned on the light and said “Happy Anniversary” while I handed him the test. Definitely the least cute way I’ve told him. 

doxiemoxie212

@BurlapandLace more the merrier!

Hollyyyyy

I'm so excited to be here with you all, and so grateful for this thread 

How far along are you? 4+1

How are you feeling? Feeling great! I'm more scatterbrained than normal, but I'm hoping it is because I'm still trying to process everything, and I'll snap it of it soon

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU?
Oh this is super romantic. Yesterday a.m . I woke up to go pee, half asleep I peed on a stick, re-capped it and set it on the floor while I finished. Looked down and saw a dark + and just started calling my husband's name. So he pops in and I'm still sitting on the toilet, pants down, and I just shoved the test in his hand and was like "Uh...I think I'm pregnant!" 

ETA TEST not TEXT

krash_

@Hollyyyyy aren't we DD buddies? So our ticker changes today to 4wks? Or am I doing it wrong because this is all new to me

Hollyyyyy

@krashke Hahaha welp maybe I failed...I just went by the DD Fertility Friend gave me, but I honestly have no idea   

ETA I'm pretty sure you are right. For some reason all day yesterday I was stuck on Sunday being conception date, and just went back and looked on FF, and I O'd on Monday. Pretty sure I got tripped up because of TWW + testing on a Sunday 

lulu1180

*dirty lurker*
@Hollyyyyy Congrats on your BFP girl but I think you may have forgotten to do something before slipping away from TTGP 
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718000/ttgp-grad-thread-week-of-10-9#latest

emjeve

Hi ladies. Even though DH and I were on our 3rd cycle, I only participated in the TTGP board this last cycle so I did not post in the TTGP grad thread since I wasn’t there for very long- but I hope it’s alright that I chime in here!

How far along are you?- 4 weeks tomorrow EDD June 19

How are you feeling?- great so far! With DD2 my MS started at 5 weeks so we’ll see...

GTKY how did you tell DH- nothing special. Just showed him the test when he got home from work. I’m boring 

Hollyyyyy

Thank you so much, friend!!  Ok, I'm gonna do it!

lulu1180

Hollyyyyy said:

Thank you so much, friend!!  Ok, I'm gonna do it!

Yay!!!  You deserve the oncoming celebration, I’m glad you decided to do it!

Hollyyyyy

Done! 

@lulu1180

doxiemoxie212

IM JUST SO EXCITED SO MANY OF US FROM TTGP ARE HERE!!!!!!

Seriously, I don't know, maybe pregnancy makes me more emotional (I'm like generally -4 on the emotional scale...), but I'm just so happy!!

And there still could be more! Anyone who ovulated by last Saturday is potentially fair game. 

TravelingCouple

How far along are you? 3 weeks + 6 days. EDD June 19

How are you feeling? Ok, but nervous! Been having off and on cramping since Friday. Would love that to go away.. Had my beta draw this morning and second one Wed.

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU? 
Not very creative. I burst into the bedroom from our bathroom after testing at 5 am and mumbled through tears and my hands on my mouth from shock "I'm pregnant!"

marcus7676

How far along are you? 6w2d

How are you feeling? Sore boobs, tired. Insomnia has kicked in (up at 3am every night). Nausea too. Mainly first thing in AM and then again before bed. 

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU? I made a card that said "guess what?" on the outside and "I'm going to be a big brother" on the inside and had DS give it to him. 

krash_

I have to share this with y’all because I feel like you will understand my rage. This girl I follow on Instagram posted this ad for a cycle tracking app for TTA (for her) and I am all kinds of rage-y over how she over simplified things.

She’s like “just take your temp in the morning and log it into the app and it will tell you if you need to use protection or not!” 
 
NO! That is not how it works! She’s going to have a bunch of her followers KU. I hope that the app gives you more detailed instructions. 

Screenshot in spoiler

doxiemoxie212

This is what makes people think temping and tracking cm is the same thing as the rhythm method (eye roll)

izza2

@krashke - I feel really bad for any of her followers who just do this blindly without looking in to it themselves. Definitely echo @doxiemoxie212 - that's exactly what makes people think tracking BBT/CM is the same as the rhythm method.

izza2

Guys, I really don't like meeting new people, and although I'm trying to be active aside from you guys, it's hard to bring myself to want to respond to everyone else. I feel like a horrible person, but, social anxiety FTW.


How far along are you? 3+6

How are you feeling? Awesome. Excited. I'm letting myself get excited, but also trying to remind myself that it's still wicked early, and anything can happen. H is more on the realistic side, and last night commented that I talk about being KU a lot. Which, he's the only person offline that I can talk to so far, so duh.
Symptom wise, I'm doing good. Nausea has started, and it's more of an all-day nausea than anything. I've been having cramps since 10 DPO, but they're different from AF cramps, so I'm chocking it up to implantation. I'm finding that I'm more sensitive to certain smells, and pee way too often. Other than that, nothing much has changed.

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU? I gave him a gift bag with saltines, ginger ale, and baby wipes, and told him he had to guess what I was trying to tell him. He thought it was a hangover cure or something. I told him it had absolutely nothing to do with alcohol, and he looked so confused, and then his eyebrows shot up and he just said "oh!". I had a card that spelled it out for him, just in case he couldn't guess, and he read that afterward. He kept going back and forth between how he didn't expect it to happen this early, to how we need to baby-proof the house, to how the outlet needs covers.

doxiemoxie212

@izza2 I have major social anxiety IRL, but not online for whatever reason. That said, I still feel you. My patience has completely disappeared, and I feel like on TTGP I was all like, oh yeah, let's let the new people learn the ropes, you can't just expect people to know forum life, bla bla bla. Now I'm just a rage monster who is like NO YOU ARE DUMB, and I'm being really short with people. The only way I can describe it is literally like I'm back in my teenage body. Like, I could see from the outside that I was being terrible back then, but I couldn't stop. And that's how I feel now. But also I don't feel that invested since I know from previous BMB stalking that most of the people will taper off and become less involved over the coming months. 

icecubeinthedesert

@izza2, I love how YH is already concerned about baby proofing! He knows he has 9 months, right? 

doxiemoxie212

icecubeinthedesert said:

@izza2, I love how YH is already concerned about baby proofing! He knows he has 9 months, right? 

9 months plus like..... at least a few more, lol. It's not like babies come out of the womb mobile beings. 

icecubeinthedesert

@doxiemoxie212, also had that thought too, but giving him the benefit of the doubt that he doesn't want to do a lot of work when baby is here that could be done earlier? I dunno. It's really cute though @Izza2!

krash_

@izza2; @doxiemoxie212 I feel like TTGP was such a close nit group that it was easy to get to know each other and even in my short time being there I felt welcomed and a part of the group. BMB's are so big in the beginning that it is overwhelming to try to get to know everyone personally. The culture on TTGP is just way different than in BMB's. 

@doxiemoxie212 just know that it's ok to feel that way. In general people always blame it on pregnancy hormones but I think it's ok to feel that way sometimes regardless. I hope it's not affecting your IRL relationships as well. If so, maybe do some meditation or breathing exercises. I get really short with MH sometimes and I know I take things out on him just because he is always around.   

izza2

@doxiemoxie212 - Lmao, that's kind of how I'm feeling, which is part of why I don't want to interact, lmao. I don't want to be a B, but it's hard not to be snarky to some of the responses I've seen.
@icecubeinthedesert - Haha, yes! He made that comment, and I was like "you know we've got more than a year, right?" and he was like "that's not that long!". Like, oh, okay, I feel like a year is plenty of time for baby-proofing, but what do I know?

doxiemoxie212

@krashke DH thinks it's hilarious. He thinks anything that is a "pregnancy symptom" is exciting and hilarious because he thinks it indicates everything is progressing properly (whatever). I do yell at him a lot, though, which I apologize for in the moment, lol. I don't really interact with anyone else, sooooo. OH, but we are going to my mom's on Saturday, and she and I fight a LOT even under the best circumstances, so we'll see how that goes. My goal is to not physically throw anything at her. That's the line I'd like to not cross. Setting the bar high! lol sigh. 

izza2

@doxiemoxie212 - Lmao at your line to not cross! I want to throw things at my MIL on the best of days, so I can't imagine how things will be now when I get annoyed at her. Good luck!

krash_

@doxiemoxie212 haha well at least you don't have a problem holding in you emotions! My dad always said "set your expectations low and you'll never be disappointed" so I think you're on the right track with your mom for the weekend! When do you leave? We're you able to get masks from Amazon? 

doxiemoxie212

@krashke Saturday at 7:30am (eye roll). I hate that flight in the best of times, I can't even imagine what it's going to be like pregnant. I'm going to be tired, and grumpy, and impatient, and hungry, and I'm going to need to pee a million times. Wahhhhhh! But yeah, I ordered the face masks on amazon and actually had them sent to my mom. She'll be confused because they're supposed to arrive Friday, but I'm just going to tell her I was worried about her with the smoke. And I am! She has asthma (so does DH), and the winds are supposed to die this weekend, which is great for fire control, but not great for air quality. 

LaceyBee522

Hi guys! I go here now. 

How far along are you? 3 weeks + 5 days

How are you feeling? Pretty much fine. I was super-sick on Monday, but sick all day (not like morning sickness) and I've had a little  sensitivity in my nipples, but otherwise like myself. Mentally, I've been a bit moody, though.

GTKY: How did you tell your SO you were KU? Pretty anticlimactic. I woke up, peed on about 4 sticks, then jumped in bed and woke husband up. He didn't believe me until I showed him. We're both still in a state of shock, I think. I'm really excited to be here with you guys, but still really nervous. 

Edited to get rid of random spoiler. 

krash_

@LaceyBee522 AHH!!! Yay yay yay!!! Welcome!

doxiemoxie212

welcome, @LaceyBee522! 

marcus7676

@izza2 i get you.  I had a lot of trouble at the beginning with my first BMB because there were so many people and I couldn't keep anyone straight.  Plus, I was nervous as hell and didn't want to doing anything to jinx my pregnancy.  It took me a good 7 months of mainly lurky / very little posting to feel comfortable engaging on a daily basis. My first BMB started right as TB imploded in January 2015 and we all ended up on the other site and eventually, FB.  I am so glad I went out of my comfort zone because all of those ladies are amazing.  There are 70 or so of us on FB and it is the best group of girls.

@doxiemoxie212 I also get you.  My patience is gone.  I'm not frustrated with the board, but with everything else in life. I've found that I cannot talk to people (work, my DS, my H) without snapping and I need to figure out how to snap out of this funk.  

P.S. to both, there is nothing wrong with a little snark 

Hollyyyyy

@LaceyBee522 Welcome!

@doxiemoxie212 Hope you enjoy your trip and don't throw anything at your mom

@krashke That also pisses me off, because it seems like so many people are always so concerned about accidentally getting KU, that they forget about other risks, like STI's. What an idiot.

I am so ready for the weekend. This week has been draaaaaaaaagging.

catlady1215

I'm totally having similar thoughts on the whole new board thing . I've really taken a step back cause I still don't feel good about things. but I'm still trying to lurk so I'm not behind if all things are good after our scan next week.... and I'm just struggling with that. on so many levels.

krash_

@catlady1215 I saw your posts on the PGAL thread. FX for good news at your scan next week. Hang in there and feel free to share as much as you need/want to on this thread as well. We're here for you. 

doxiemoxie212

@Hollyyyyy right? I keep thinking it must be time for a new weekly ______ thread, but no, it hasn't been a week. 

Hollyyyyy

@catlady1215 I'm 100% on the same page as you.

krash_

I feel like TTGP is crickets and it makes my heart hurt.