July 2018 Moms
zombiehoohaa
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FTM Check-in 2/20-2/26
zombiehoohaa
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How far along are you?
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
Rants/raves?
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
Rants/raves?
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
Re: FTM Check-in 2/20-2/26
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in? RLP is my main symptom at the moment.
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go? Not until next Thursday
Rants/raves? I finally felt the baby! It was incredible! Such a weird yet exciting feeling. Definitely something I look forward to at night when lying down now.
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum? DH will take 2 weeks off then go back to work and save the rest of his paternity leave for when I go back to work. He is very hands when it comes to helping me around the house since being pregnant, so I know he is going to be even more hands on when baby comes.
20 weeks 5 days
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
Constipation is a nightmare. Finally got a squatty potty which does help. And also broke down and took colace this weekend because I was actually in pain.
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
Had our anatomy scan last week, went well, and apparently I'm growing a giant. That should make delivery fun.
Rants/raves?
I'm supposed to have an OB appointment tomorrow morning but the clinic closed at 1 today because of weather and they said to call an hour before my appointment tomorrow to see if they were open or opening late. Think my appointment will get cancelled and I really want to get in and hear that heart beat tomorrow
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in? I finally have an appetite, on occasion at least. I’ll take any progress I can get, the nausea and food aversions were really hard for me most of this pregnancy!
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go? I had our anatomy scan yesterday! Very exciting to see her moving around.
Rants/raves? I can’t stop looking at the pictures from the anatomy scan. I swear she has the cutest nose I’ve ever seen.
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum? Very similar to my fellow FTMs my DH will take 2 weeks off then go back to work. When I go back to work at the end of 12 weeks he will take his remaining 10 weeks off. We may overlap a week before I go back to work, but we will see.
He has been doing most of the housework/meals since I got pregnant and we usually were pretty evenly split before then. I think he will continue to try and do most of the household stuff and help with baby in anyway he can since I really want to breastfeed and he won’t be able to help with those first few nightly feedings while I figure it all out.
20+6 today
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
So painful to walk, thanks SPD. Heartburn continues to be terrible
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
No but I have our second anatomy scan tomorrow (they do an early one for twins at 17w) and a fetal echo on Tuesday. We are pretty spoiled getting to see the babies every 1-2 weeks!
Rants/raves?
I’ve been feeling the babies for almost 3 weeks now but the movement has been getting stronger and more frequent and my husband was finally able to catch a kick yesterday. It was super exciting for him
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
Nothing comes to mind
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
He will be a huge help (though we also hired a full time baby nurse to live with us for the first month because we want to sleep and also have no idea what we’re doing). My husband will have at least a month of paid leave off but probably more if he wants it (his dad is his boss so...) I am sure he will want to leave and go to work at some point but his schedule will be super flexible in the 5 months I’m on leave and beyond. We are pretty lucky with our job situations for this pregnancy
19+6
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
I’ve been feeling the baby! Not everyday- but like once or twice! Usually at night when I sit down and relax and focus on it lol
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
No
Rants/raves?
Nothing today!
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
i’m Thinking my DH will be super helpful. He has off July and August because he works for the DOE. So depending on when babies born- will depend how much time we all have together. TBH I’m hoping for later in July (due 12th) so I don’t have to go back to work until late October.
@catftm2018 I'm with you on hoping to go back to work as late as possible in October although I love my baby's due date, 7/7!
I'm 20+3 today
Had my first experience with heartburn and so far it's a one off. Other than that I'm still feeling really good!
Anatomy scan was last week and it was amazing. We have a million pictures and the baby was so cooperative. Despite my anterior placenta I've been feeling him a lot, and DH caught a tiny kick the other day too! I need to go back in 4 weeks for another Ultrasound because of a minor issue with the cord insertion. It's ok because I get to see him again!
My rave is that we are booked for all the birth and newborn classes and today we also booked the babymoon! We decided to spoil ourselves one more time before the baby comes. We'll be in Maui for a week.
No questions right now!
DH has 8 weeks off of paid leave. He will take 2 weeks right off the bat, then the last week before I go back to work. And the rest probably staggered while I adjust to working again...boo. he's been pretty amazing this whole time and I'm sure he is going to be very hands on when our LO is here! My mom will also be here for 5/6 weeks so we are truly lucky with a good setup. Mind you, wen planned it and worked hard for it, but still, I am grateful for it.
17w + 5d
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
Not too much. Def the heart burn which is starting to decrease my appetite again. I guess it’s not too bad a thing since I gained a bunch of weight since my last appointment. Meh
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
Yesterday. Went well. Baby going strong with heart rate of 145. Anxiously awaiting the anatomy scan in a couple weeks.
Rants/raves?
Only two more days of boss working remote so the relaxation at work is about to end. Oh well. I ordered my breast pump after an extensive conversation with my sister who has tried every one apparently.
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
Nothing yet.
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
MH only gets 1 week of official paternity leave, but his work is pretty flexible. His boss took several weeks when he had a kid without using PTO so we’ll see.
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in? I MIGHT be feeling the baby move. It's below my belly button and feels like air/gas, but maybe I can actually start convincing myself it's baby and not gas. I might have felt it before, but I was probably in denial (I don't like to get my hopes up too much).
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go? I saw my endo on Tuesday and my numbers are great! I have my anatomy scan on Monday.
Rants/raves? The downstairs remodel should finally be done by next week! I can't wait to start moving back into those rooms and actually start nesting.
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum? He was talking about taking 2 weeks, I think. He has to find out if he has any paternity leave. He's awesome, though, and has always been hands on around the house. I know he'll continue with that and will help divide the house and baby labor in any way he could.
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in? I was having REALLY terrible heartburn every night last week, but I think it is tied to peppers, specifically! SO, I haven't had any peppers this week and so far so good. Hopefully I can keep it from coming back for a while, it was SO uncomfortable.
Also, my pre-pregnancy pants are officially on their way out. I've been holding them together with a hair tie around the button, but in the next week I'm going to have to transition out completely! I ordered some maternity jeans from Motherhood, so hopefully they fit well.
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go? I had my post-anatomy scan appointment this week, and everything looked good! They gave me some preliminary information on iron supplementation. I think, for now, I'm just going to up my intake through food before trying any supplements. They're checking my levels again at 28 weeks, so I figure if I'm low then we can discuss. The good news is that means MORE CHEESEBURGERS, YES!
When the nurse was checking baby boy's HB, she was down there for a WHILE and wasn't finding anything and I started panicking. Turns out he was just flipping around every time she got close, which was cute
Rants/raves? Not really a rant... I kind of just want everyone to leave me alone with the questions lol I'm not the type of person why likes being the center of attention (which is ironic because I do PR & social media for a living) and I feel like I'm answering questions 10x a day about how I'm feeling, if baby is kicking, how my clothes are fitting, what am I craving. Just let me fly under the radar pleasssseee.
Questions for FTM, or STM+? Does the pregnancy still feel slightly unreal to anyone else? Maybe it's because I'm barely showing and barely feeling baby kick... but idk, I just don't feel as like "glowing with motherly maternal love" as I thought I would?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum? He actually hasn't talked to his company about what he gets for paternity... but he has two weeks of saved vacation he'll use after baby comes. We're both going to be navigating this new world together, so I'm really hoping he'll help keep the house in order while I'm keeping the newborn alive haha
@nimmle did you get the free one from insurance? And which one did she recommend?
@samjjorgensen I have been craving burgers lately too, lol so that’s a good thing! Have them all! The more time that passes the more real it feels to me- I can’t believe I’m halfway there- I don’t feel prepared at all- but I’m trying to take things week by week.
Two of 3 pre-pregnancy jeans fit perfectly. Oddly enough, it's the skinny jeans that fit, probably because they are low rise. I've been wearing a Bella band with the pair that doesn't fit, which has been fine, but I may need to invest in maternity jeans. I've been trying to avoid it, but maybe it's just inevitable.
@catftm2018 I've been so lazy with the registry. I think I will register on Amazon and buy buy baby, maybe target. But I'm using Babylist and adding them all there so it's an easy one link deal. Anyone has found useful lists of HOW MUCH you actually need? Like, all these cloths and blankets and baisc onesies for the first weeks...I don't want to go overboard but I have no idea where to start!
@kissableviv I've heard that it's good to have extras of cloths and onesies because babies are messy and you don't want to have to do laundry every day. I haven't found a list, though.
@catftm2018 We just started our registries last week. We registered at Buy Buy Baby and Amazon. I am also another one who created a Babylist registry just to get the box. I have become obsessed with getting all the free stuff!!
@kissableviv I have been looking for a list like that!! I feel like anything that I have found has just been trying to sell me stuff.
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in? I have been fairly symptom free this whole time. I feel like I may be starting to feel some movement, but then I worry that it may just be wishful thinking.
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go? I'm not even sure when my last check in may have been, but I haven't had anything else major anytime lately. Nothing else until out anatomy scan next week.
Rants/raves? I have just been really nervous leading up to our anatomy scan. Earlier on we had been hoping that our NT scan would be our chance to see that things were fine and start to relax a little bit more, but then we ended up having some issues. That has all been cleared up, but now I am just nervous that they will find something else during the anatomy scan too.
Questions for FTM, or STM+? The only breastfeeding class I see available at our hospital is next month, which seems like it would be waaaaay to early for me. Should I wait it out and see if another one ends up becoming available, or are there other places I could try looking?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum? DH doesn't get any type of paternity leave, but he does have a ton of leave saved up so he was talkign about taking a month off after the baby is born, and possibly another week or two once I go back to work. I know he is nervous, but I think he will definitely do whatever he can to help out, whether it is with the baby or taking care of the house.
Married 9/2015
TTC #1 6/2016
Dx Unexplained IF 6/2017
Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI 7/2017 - Cancelled (overstimulated)
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #1 - BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #2 -BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI#3 - BFP! EDD July 15 2018
Baby Girl H - July 22 2018
@catftm2018 We are registering with Amazon and Buy Buy Baby. We also made one at babylist, target and BRU to get the free stuff, not sure if any of those will make it to public yet.
How far along are you?
19+4
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
heartburn has slowed down thankfully. peeing ALL THE TIME. feeling the baby more but not a ton
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
Anatomy scan was this morning. Everything went well except baby is measuring chubby at 13 oz (supposed to be around 9oz)
Rants/raves?
Just got back from vacation (Disney) and it was fun but super expensive.
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
Has anyone had a baby measure big this early and they turned out to be a normal size? or am I growing a giant? I lost about 6 lbs in the first tri and I am not even back up to my pre-pregnancy weight so how is this baby so big?!
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
DH doesn't get any paid leave which totally sucks. I'm assuming he will take a week of vacation. He has been super helpful around the house which is nice, so I'm not worried about him not helping.
Twenty weeks three days.
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in?
Current symptoms: Vision has gone from 20/20 to nearsighted in the past couple weeks. Having some heart palpitations in the evenings. Also, when I stand for long periods, my right thigh goes a bit numb (baby pressing on sciatic nerve, I think.) on a good note: Feeling the baby constantly now (ever since 16wks) and can even feel him from the outside in the past week!
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go?
Nope. I have one coming up this Friday.
Rants/raves?
Loving feeling the baby so often!
A bit concerned I'm gaining weight too quickly, as mentioned on another thread. (have gained 17lbs already since beginning of pregnancy!) feeling huge.
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
a lot! He is generally quite helpful, cooks a lot etc. He has six weeks of paternity leave from his job, and we haven't discussed whether he will take it all at the beginning, or split it up and save some for when I go back to work.
Also, if anyone wants to join me in my "I think I've gained more than I should have and feel like a manatee, but really I'm probably just being too hard on myself" club, I'm accepting members!
I'm on the high side of weigh gain for my height and pre-pregnancy weight. Up 19lbs, and seems most of it has happily settled to my boobs and butt. I gained way too much in first tri but I credit that to no morning sickness and hunger that rivaled a teenage boy. Thankfully my appetite seems to be a little more normal now, and I've been trying to focus on making more consistently nutritious food choices, and am back at my workouts which has helped to slow the weight gain. I don't love that I've gained more than I should, but overall am not too concerned about it because my care providers aren't worried about it and I'm trying to stay fit.
For now, let's go back to the healthy food train! And hoping it's all in the boobs!
When I finally popped, I had a bit of a freak out too because I kept getting asked if I was really pregnant! Now I'm evading would-be belly touchers.
Sorry about the bathroom issues, that was me for the last two weeks. I get enough fiber and drink plenty of water but figured out I needed to up my water intake from a gallon a day to about a gallon and a half, and I'm back to tossing kale + other things into my nutribullet pro also at snack time and had to eliminate bread for the time being. Other wheat/grain based things seem to be fine, but there is something about bread specifically that is gumming up my system.
You gals are making me so curious to find out the size of my own babe... I read somewhere that around now the 'rapid fetal growth phase' is ending, so perhaps that quells some fears? Sorry, not super helpful on the source of that information.
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in? I haven`t been checking in but having some foot, knee and hip pain, especially when walking longer distances.
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go? No - have our anatomy scan on Friday!!
Rants/raves?
Questions for FTM, or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum?
I am lucky that my DH is able to take 4 weeks off when baby is born, and my mum will be around for the first week or so to help out as well.
How far along are you? 20 weeks and 2 days
Any new symptoms or changes since last check in? Like @canucklehead123, I haven’t checked in. But I’ve noticed I’m much more emotional lately, road rage is outta control right now
Any appointments since last check in? How did it go? I had my anatomy scan last Monday. Thankfully everything went great and Doctor is saying all is on track and there was nothing to note.
Rants/raves? Why aren’t the large fries from fast food places larger? I’m really going to need them to come through for me during my time of need.
Questions for FTM or STM+?
GTKY: How much help do you expect your SO to give you in the first days/weeks postpartum? If how my husband has been so far throughout my pregnancy is any indication (aka a damn blessing) I’m expecting him to be a super star. He will be able to take vacation time to help settle as much as possible.