PGAL Check in Week of 2/14-2/20

treeofcheem

***Do we want to have a list on here of usernames + EDDs? And possibly team when it comes to that?***

This is a check in for those of us who are experiencing pregnancy after a loss (miscarriage, chemical pregnancy, stillbirth, child loss, to name a few). Hopefully we can all lend support to each other through the hormone filled craziness that is pregnancy!

Just a reminder: there is a general loss trigger warning on this entire thread. 

1. How far along are you? Any milestones?

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)?

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)?

4. Any appointment updates? When is your next appointment?

5. What's been happening in your life this week? Rants/raves/whatever (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here):

6. GTKY: What's the last show you binge-watched? Or, if you don't binge-watch, which show would make you want to?

treeofcheem

1. How far along are you? Any milestones?

11+3

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)?

Better and better. Had a very queasy evening a few days ago, but most of the aversions, dry heaving, and the all-day nausea has passed. Still super exhausted.

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)?

Pretty good. Our NT scan is next week which is causing a tiny bit of anxiety but I feel like we're over the biggest hump. Things can go wrong at *any* point, including after birth, and now doesn't feel more scary to me than any other future time, which I'm very thankful for.

4. Any appointment updates? When is your next appointment?

NT scan and regular OB appointment next week. Other blood work came back fine.

5. What's been happening in your life this week? Rants/raves/whatever (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here):

I think we're going to be able to pay off my car, which will be really nice. We have some credit card debt that we haven't been able to make much of a dent in, but I think that we'll be able to really make some progress on that with not having a car payment.

My husband has been sick for over a week, and he's been pretty easy-going about it - not as whiny as he often is - but I'm ready for him to be better. I'm still super wiped out and I miss having him doing extra chores. Which makes me the whiny baby but oh well. 

6. GTKY: What's the last show you binge-watched? Or, if you don't binge-watch, show would make you want to?

Doctor Who. I'm not caught up yet, but I started watching the new DW a few months ago and have been making my way through it. I usually have a show that I'm working my way through either on Netflix or Amazon Prime, and I watch on my phone while I'm doing dishes or watch while I'm folding laundry. It tends to be the only thing I watch until I finish it, except for the shows I watch with MH. I never really do single-sitting binge watching, but the closest to doing that was Stranger Things season 2. We watched that almost every night until we finished the season.

jhjocelyn

1. How far along are you? Any milestones? 

8w 3d.

Today was my appt/ultrasound milestone! The ob & nurses were super nice and extra efficient to just get to the ultrasound and see the heartbeat. They were totally understanding. 

2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)?

All day sensitive stomach, reflux is starting to kick up, and off and on super tired. 

3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)?

Not too bad, we’ll tell the rest of the family now, but I’ll feel better one more appt out. 

4. Any appointment updates? When is your next appointment?

Next prenatal in 4 weeks, meeting genetic counselor March 5 to figure out cvs/amnio/other options to determine if this lil one has cf or not. If not, we want to bank cord blood, if it does we’ll be more prepared and have a super smell-proof diaper pail! 

5. What's been happening in your life this week? Rants/raves/whatever (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here):

Dh’s patience w my evening crashes is starting to wane, he works hard and dd is a night owl so I dont blame him. 

MIL babysitting went okay, dd puked, she does that, she’s fine. I just found pen marks on my couch though, must be from when they were making valentines... I’m not sure why this wasnt done at either of the tables... and I’m not convinced dd actually napped, but she’s been fighting that w me too. 

We told mil after, she got all teary and excited, that felt good. It’s gbaby #4 on that side, and no one expected us to go again. 

6. GTKY: What's the last show you binge-watched? Or, if you don't binge-watch, show would make you want to?

Cable Girls on netflix, not even sure why, its made in spanish and dubbed over in english, but I was caught up on everything else. And tv is my outlet...I watch during naps and after bedtimes to relax.