FTM check-in 10/24

Amphibious22

How far along are you?

What are your symptoms?

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go?

Rants/raves? 

Questions for FTM, or STM+? 

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall?

Amphibious22

How far along are you? 7w5d

What are your symptoms? Nausea has taken over my life. I started taking diclegis last night, so hopefully I'll get some relief soon. 

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go? Had my first appointment yesterday. It went really well. I got a lot of my questions answered and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Next appointment scheduled for 11/20. 

Rants/raves? Bump app finally works again! It's been days of only lurking because I was too sick to get up and go to my desktop, so I'm glad to finally be posting again! 

Questions for FTM, or STM+? How early is too early to start shopping for baby stuff? I told my sister last night and she already started talking about a shower and how I need to start registering. 

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall? I used to say the chill in the air and the changing leaves back when I lived in Maryland, but in San Diego we get none of that. I do love any excuse to drink apple cider though! 

krash_

How far along are you? 6+1

What are your symptoms? not much. Sore boobs but I can only really tell when I sleep on my stomach or go down the stairs too fast. 

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go? not until 11/9. Counting down the days!

Rants/raves? It's getting cold. They're calling for snow on Friday morning 

Questions for FTM, or STM+? Did you do much saving prior to the LO being born? I think MH had a bit of a freak out regarding money and now he keeps asking what I can make and sell to make some extra cash. We do alright for ourselves. Like my parents always said, we're comfortable. But we do spend more than we should and we don't have a huge nest egg. 

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall? I love opening the windows on a breezy 65 and sunny day and lighting a fall candle. BBW candles are my jam and the fall ones are my fav by far. 

@Amphibious22 I keep wanting to shop for baby stuff too! I started a shopping list on Amazon for baby stuff and we will probably do a registry on there too. It helps to just be able to save the item but not buy it yet. I did buy a pumpkin for the chocolate chip. 

galactickates

@Amphibious22 - I am wondering the same thing. I want to buy EVERYTHING right now but I am making myself chill out. I decided I am not going to buy anything until I find out if its a girl or boy, mostly because I am scared of something happening before then and I wont be able to look at any of the stuff I bought.

How far along are you? 5+0

What are your symptoms? I was dizzy but that has sort of faded out, just tired now. 

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go? I am going to schedule my first appointment today. They wont see me until 9 weeks, so I have awhile to go.

Rants/raves? Still waiting for our house to sell, some things never change apparently. also I had beets last night, forgot this morning and scared the shit out of myself. Note to self... No matter how much you love beets maybe just take a break right now... My Rave is that I got a new car! I told my DH Friday about our BFP and he immediately jumped online and found the car he had been eyeing and we picked it up Saturday. Its been really fun driving it to work. Its a CMax which is a hybrid, so I am pumped about the gas milage. I kind of feel like I am dreaming.   

Questions for FTM, or STM+? I need to read through the other FTM checks ins. I might post it later. 

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall? Getting to wear cute boots!

Edited - because i have no idea why everything was bolded. whoops!

Amphibious22

@krashke we don't have a huge savings either. And we're most likely going to dip into savings if DH doesn't find another job soon. The only thing I'm truly worried about affording is daycare. It's pretty expensive where we live, but I don't want to quit my job after the baby is born. FX DH gets an awesome job with a good salary soon! 

krash_

@Amphibious22 Day care can be pretty expensive here too. I was talking with a friend and she said that she only pays about $175 a week for her infant at an in home center. At some fancy daycare centers it can be $500+ a week. So I think we will go that route. She suggested going to the state licensing site, finding the in home providers in the area (closer to work for us) and call all of them to see if they will have an infant opening for the time when you will be going back to work. Then when you find ones with openings you do interviews and check references and lastly do an unscheduled drop in during daycare hours. FX YH finds a good job soon! That is always tough! 

@galactickates congrats on the new car! I want one too but my car will be paid off in March and it will be nice to go for a year or so with only one car payment. I was a little BSC after reading the product spotlight about carseats/carriers yesterday and when I got home checked both of our cars for the Latch systems. 

doxiemoxie212

How far along are you? 8+3

What are your symptoms? Sore boobs, bloody noses, hungry all the time  

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go?  first ultrasound tomorrow! 

Rants/raves?  I need to clean the apt today but I don’t want to 

Questions for FTM, or STM+?  not yet

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall? nothing, I take issue with this question. Fall is just pre-winter. And winter kills my soul. I don’t need to spend three months all, winter is coming. I KNOW IT IS! ugh. Like ok sure apple cider is yummy but is it worth pre winter? No. 

doxiemoxie212

@krashke @Amphibious22 where do you guys live? Lol. Daycare here in Manhattan is like fully the cost of private school. Like minimum $2500/month but more realistically more than $3k? But that’s for fewer hours than would be reasonable if one works full time, they charge $8/minute you’re late, and the waitlists are so long one would need to join them before getting pregnant lol. Legit no idea how people survive long here. 

krash_

@doxiemoxie212 I live in the Twin Cities so definitely not expensive compared to NYC! But hopefully it's all relative compared to the wages in the area. I can definitely see why one parent ends up staying home because the cost of child care can be more than someone's wages. 

Amphibious22

@doxiemoxie212 haha I died laughing reading that!! I actually love winter so fall being pre-winter is another reason to love it! But I completely agree with your sentiment if I apply it to spring. I hate summer and spring is just pre-summer! 

ETA: I live in San Diego so prices are really high here too. I haven't fully started looking into it but I would guess something close to prices in NYC, but hopefully a little cheaper..

doxiemoxie212

@krashke lol I doubt it. My first job in nyc paid $30k/year working 60 hours a week doing PR for one of the largest beauty brands in the world (2010). My salary went up, but I really don’t think much more than what would be elsewhere. DH works in big law now so he makes $$$ but it’s standard across geographies (he’d make exactly the same amount in Texas or Delaware, etc), and if he keeps working in big law I think he’ll actually jump off a building. But we want to move back to the Bay Area and it’s MORE expensive there lol. If only our parents had chosen less expensive places to build their/our lives. 

doxiemoxie212

@Amphibious22 SUMMER IS ALL THINGS DONT YOU TALK ABOUT SUMMER LIKE THAT

  

Amphibious22

@doxiemoxie212 haha our difference of opinion could be explained by you living in NYC and me living in southern california.. except that I grew up in Maryland and winter was still my favorite season back then. The cold is just so much better than the heat! 

doxiemoxie212

@Amphibious22 ugh switch places with me 

zamoraspin

How far along are you? 4w6d

What are your symptoms? Until today pretty much nothing but did have a little nausea mid morning.

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go? Have had betas and everything is tracking well. Have our first u/s next Friday.

Rants/raves? Feeling thankful that this LO is letting me know everything is ok. 

Questions for FTM, or STM+? Hmm, not atm.

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall?  I love the leaves and also Halloween. DH and I bought a big inflatable dragon for our driveway.

40momma

How far along are you? 6w 

What are your symptoms? still not a lot of symptoms. waking in the middle of the night, very vivid dreams, my boobs are only slightly sore and only when I really squeeze them, poor girls. And I do have very light spotting which scares me to death. OB said it can be normal so it's just a wait and see game right now

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go? just had betas done but won;t get results for a few days. u/s on Friday

Rants/raves? hating the pregnancy roller coaster. time is dragging on

Questions for FTM, or STM+? not at the moment

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall?  the colours of the leaves are just incredible right now. I love summer but warm fall days are pretty amazing

RatParade

@amphibious22 I guess everyone is different but this seems way too early to be registering for a baby shower.  I'd think mid 2nd trimester at the earliest.  However, I think any time is a good time to start planning/getting baby stuff yourself   I haven't gotten anything, but MH is already making the playlist for the baby shower music haha

@krashke I'm jealous of your snow.  It's still in the mid 80's here.  Regarding savings, we do have a good nest egg, but we've been married 12 years with no kids.  Not having a nest egg wouldn't stop me from trying to have a child though - people make it work.

@40momma I had spotting too for a few days that went away, but I agree- the pregnancy roller coaster sucks

How far along are you?  7+3

What are your symptoms? The fatigue seems to be going away, but between having to pee and the nausea I wake up a lot at night.  The nausea is mild but all day.  I just ordered some ginger lozenges and a seaband so I'm hoping those will help.

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go? I have my ultrasound tomorrow morning.  I'm full of emotion about it.

Rants/raves? I ate all the candy at my desk and now it's gone

Questions for FTM, or STM+? I just asked it in the questions thread

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall? Sweaters

bearmoons

How far along are you?
6 weeks 4 days
What are your symptoms?
Afternoon nausea, trouble sleeping but it’s getting better, boobs keep growing....and I was pretty constipated about 2 weeks ago and my b-hole is STILL mad. That’s really what is bothering me the most. Trying to combat any future constipation with fiber and fluids. Never been constipated before. 
What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go?
Had my first appointment yesterday. First US on 11/6. MD said everything is on track. And that my b-hole is going to be mad until I have the baby, haha
Rants/raves? 
It’s supposed to sleet Thursday. And flurries Friday, which is my bday. Just this last Saturday (10/21) it was 78. Yay, Chicago! But- I love the trees in fall
Questions for FTM, or STM+? 
Any bhole remedies would be greatly appreciated. Lol
GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall?
hot tea/cider. Roasted veggies. Soup. 

Amphibious22

@RatParade I completely agree with you. I mean I get starting a private list, but registering definitely feels like a second trimester activity. 

galactickates

@Amphibious22 - I started a private list too, I've seen a lot of items that are posted about and then save in a future amazon shopping list. I figure later on I can either buy or move to a registry.  That way I don't have to double my researching or forget what the product was that I wanted. But I'm all about lists and spreadsheets 

Holls214

How far along are you?
6 weeks 6 days 
What are your symptoms?
Nausea like crazy. Screw morning sickness, it is all day sickness. Argh. Also tired but not as bad as last week. Boobs hurt of course. 
What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go?
Had my first Ultrasound today. Baby boy is a great size and the heartbeat was 137. It was pretty neat. Next appointment is not for like a month. 
Rants/raves? 
Rant- The wait times between appts. So long! I actually got another beta done last week even though I didn’t need to because the wait for the ultrasound was so long. I’m crazy I know. Raving about the hubs stepping up his game to take care of me. 
Questions for FTM, or STM+? 
None currently. 
GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall?
I love fires at home. Soup. Hot cider. Holidays. 

Holls214

@galactickates I love spreadsheets too.  

izza2

@Amphibious22 - Definitely too early for a baby shower. Usually they're done after 30+ weeks. Not too early to make a baby registry online, though. I know a lot of people who start one while TTGP but just keep it private (unsearch-able), and then once they're farther along make it public.


How far along are you? 5+5

What are your symptoms? Nausea, fatigue, irritability, vivid dreams, MOTN waking/restless sleep, sore boobs...

What appointments have you had/do you have coming up? How'd it go? First appt is 11/8. Exactly 2 weeks from today!

Rants/raves? Ginger ale wasn't cutting it for the nausea, so I ordered some ginger candies off Amazon that should be here tomorrow. I also bought mints at the recommendation of others here and elsewhere, and so far they've been helping.

Questions for FTM, or STM+? 

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about fall? Leaves, Thanksgiving, sweater weather

Amphibious22

@izza2 yeah I don't think she was talking about throwing my shower anytime soon, it would be crazy early. The problem is my family is all back east and I live in California, so I do already need to start planning when I'm gonna fly out there. I'll probably only go out once while I'm pregnant.