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Weekend Ticker Change (January 27/28)
cford08
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HEY HEY it's the weekend!! No gif today, but still gonna party!
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) GTKY: What do you love most about being a mom? What do you find the most challenging? For my FTM, just gimme your opinions!
Re: Weekend Ticker Change (January 27/28)
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
32 weeks today - squash (whatever TB...)
2) How are you feeling?
Still having back pain and started swelling in my feet...gotta drink that water!!
3) Any appointments this week?
Just a dentist appt!!
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Trying to keep things chill but work threw a curveball at me and I've had to take on some additional responsibilities. I just keep chugging along and doing my best, but am annoyed bc I had planned to coast to mat leave!! Oh well.
5) GTKY: What do you love most about being a mom? What do you find the most challenging? For my FTM, just gimme your opinions!
Love all the cuddles - it's amazing to hold your LO in your arms and think, "I made that!!! WOW!!!"
The challenging thing is to not get frustrated, and there will be plenty of times when you will bc you feel like your best isn't good enough. But trust me, it always is!
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
35 weeks! Baby is the size of a pineapple. 4 weeks to go!
2) How are you feeling?
I have another stupid cold and sore throat. I swear, my immune system has never been this terrible in my life.
3) Any appointments this week?
I'll have my 36 week appointment on Friday with a growth scan. So excited to see this little babe's face!
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
My work girls are throwing me a shower on Thursday! I originally told them no because this is my second kiddo and we don't really need much, but I'm excited to have lunch with them and super grateful that they wanted to do this for me.
5) GTKY: What do you love most about being a mom? What do you find the most challenging? For my FTM, just gimme your opinions!
What I love most is just the unconditional love that kids give. No matter how bad of a job I think I'm doing, or how angry I get, or how sad I feel... my son loves the crap out of me and DH, and we're really all he needs in the world right now. The little snuggles and kisses and squeezes and "love you mama"s make everything worth it.
The most challenging for me has always just been trying to remember that he's just a baby, or now just a toddler. Reasoning and logic just don't exist with kids this little. I struggled when he was tiny and just screamed all the time (FTMs, look up the period of Purple crying. Seriously.) and there was no reason why he'd cry and it seemed like nothing worked to console him. Or now when he wants to throw his 300 matchbox cars all over the living room and doesn't understand why that annoys mama. Learning to just let go and not stress so much over stuff like that has been difficult for me.
Also re: the purple crying, I highly recommend the Wonder Weeks app to everyone. It tracks their mental development and was extremely accurate for us in predicting stormy periods (i.e. lots of fussing or cluster feeding or sleep regressions) and sunny periods (happy baby) and new skills they were learning. Definitely saved my sanity a few times when DS was particularly cranky and I popped open the app and sure enough, he was going through a mental leap.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
33 weeks - celery. Baby was estimated to be 4lb 6oz at my US last Wednesday!
2) How are you feeling?
I just spent 4+ hours assembling an IKEA desk by myself (proving a point to MH... ha) and now my back hates me. Other than that, pretty good.
3) Any appointments this week?
No appointments, but we start childbirth classes on Wednesday!!
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Nothing that I can think of right now.
5) GTKY: What do you love most about being a mom? What do you find the most challenging? For my FTM, just gimme your opinions!
I'm excited to see a little human with traits from both MH and I! I think most challenging will be me not being able to control everything and having to learn to be more laid back.
Sorry I meant to post to this thread earlier! Glad to hear everyone is doing pretty well!
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
32 weeks. squash, but wasn't acorn squash a few weeks ago?
2) How are you feeling?
Finally feeling pretty good. crabby for no reason some times.
3) Any appointments this week?
Child birth class tonight, chiropractor tomorrow. Don't see midwife until next week.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
DH has taken on a lot more chores around the house, which is awesome, but I often don't understand his priorities...He's trying.
5) GTKY: What do you love most about being a mom? What do you find the most challenging? For my FTM, just gimme your opinions!
I'm excited to see DH being an awesome dad - he's great with babies. And I'm really excited to teach LO what a beautiful gift is to be alive! I think a big challenge for us will be to avoid accidentally landing in typical gender roles, when that's not what we want to teach our kids. (probably talked about that before)
Hopefully yall's DH's priorities aren't that far out of whack!!!!!
in this case, it's the stuff that came out of the nursery closet. It was fine being ignored for the three years we've lived in this house. Now all the sudden it needs to be organized and the entire guest room is covered in the stuff that's been pulled out of the boxes...While I'm like how bout car seat installation, setting up pack n play downstairs, folding and putting away baby clothes, baby proofing living room...
But you're right, I'm not gonna criticize. He did clean the bathroom this weekend!
That also reminds me of one time when I asked MH to clean the bathroom. He came out and said, "Ok it's done. Want to take a look?" Thinking a look was not necessary I asked, "Well did you clean the toilet?" "No." "Did you clean the sink?" "No." "What did you clean?" "The mirror and shower." That's only half the bathroom!! haha I promise MH is not as clueless as these stories make him sound. He helps a lot in different areas, but cleaning is definitely not his strong suit!
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
We're 32 weeks as of Saturday and baby is supposedly size of a squash (but still measuring 2 weeks ahead).
2) How are you feeling?
Mostly pretty good. My nausea is finallllly abating so long as I don't overeat/overdrink. Work is stressful at the moment, but I think I'm handling it pretty well.
3) Any appointments this week?
Had our 32 week OB appointment on Monday and it went well. Have the 3d ultrasound re-scan on Saturday (couldn't get a profile because DD was dabbing in all the shots) and also a cleaning appointment (yay?)
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
How in the world does everybody get down so many fluids? Will a milkshake count? I'm sooo tired of water and gatorade and tea and my Dr says I still need more fluids.
5) GTKY: What do you love most about being a mom? What do you find the most challenging? For my FTM, just gimme your opinions!
There's so many things I love about being a mom- my DD is constantly learning new things and it just melts my heart when she climbs into my lap and says "I love you mommy." I love that she is a little person that I can mold into (hopefully) an incredible adult and that she's an absorbent little sponge for information (bear in mind this is a double edged sword). She's becoming spacially aware so if we pass near grandma's, she'll say she wants to visit. Just watching her grow has been amazing.
Honestly, I feel like there are so many challenges with being a parent- constantly wondering if you're making the right decision (where to send her to preschool is one weighing heavily on my mind right now). Also, being a FTM (well, now STM) and not having my own mom around to help guide me has been really hard. We're seriously considering getting her a harness because we simply can't take her to the store anymore without her running off (and I do mean running and I don't waddle that fast). She's such a diva sometimes and will cry for no reason. Or will tell us one second she wants juice then less than 10 seconds after we get her juice, will want milk. But it's all worth it. The good definitely outweighs the bad. She was having a hissy fit at the mall and didn't want to walk out with us so daddy had to carry her (she cried the whole way out) but once we got outside, she held her arms out to me and said, "I want mommy." One single moment can more than outweigh 1,000 moments of hardship and that's what I love about being a mommy.
maelily15 I've seen those hissy fits in stores and then I look at the mom's face and just smile at her. I know it'll be my turn soon enough and I guess I want the mom's to know at least there's someone sympathetic instead of judgy...
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
32+4. Baby A measured 2lb13oz on last Thursday and B measured 2lb12oz.
2) How are you feeling?
Big, and my back is hurting from the shift in my center of gravity. I'm also tired all the time, but that's apparently to be expected.
3) Any appointments this week?
I had my OB appointment yesterday. My OB has officially decided that I'm only going to see him any more instead of seeing the midwives who work at the practice because the twins are considered growth restricted now and I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The girls are measuring about 2 weeks behind but their blood flow looks great and they look healthy other than just being small.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
I love my husband, I just wish sometimes he would understand the same urgency I have regarding getting the house cleaned up and the nursery ready for the girls to arrive.
5) GTKY: What do you love most about being a mom? What do you find the most challenging? For my FTM, just gimme your opinions!
I think what I'm going to love the most is getting to see the girls experience the world for the first time. What I think will be the most challenging will probably be trying to keep up with 2 littles as a FTM.
Diagnosed with PCOS, later changed to unexplained anovulation due to high prolactin and normal testosterone levels
Him: 31
High sperm count (yay!) but also super high fluid volume (boo!)
First IUI, Clomid and Follistim: 11/29-BFN
Second IUI, Femara and Follistim: 12/29-BFN
Third IUI, Femara and Gonal-F (and Follistim): 1/28 BFN
Fourth IUI, Femara and Gonal-F: 7/23 BFN
IVF 1: Femara and Gonal-F: 1/23/2017
Beta Study:
Beta #1: 1/28/2017 4.1
Beta #2: 1/30/2017 34
Beta #3: 2/1/2017 131
Beta #4: 2/3/2017 476
Ultrasound: 2/14/17-Twin Etopic Pregnancy, surgery to remove right fallopian tube on 2/17/2017
FET 2: Femara, Gonal-F, and Clomid: Cycle Canceled due to low progesterone
FET 3: July 7, Femara, Gonal-F, Clomid-BFP!!!!!! Due March 2018