Friday Ticker Change - For Due Dates 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28

maureenmce

Happy Friday, Friday Ticker Change buddies! We made it through another week! How are you?

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?

4. Rants/raves/questions?

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?

kadeephd

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?

6 weeks today!  Baby is .25 inches, the size of a sweet pea.

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?

My next appointment isn't until 5/1, which is when I'll have my ultrasound.

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?

I've been continuing to feel somewhat nauseous, but it's not too bad.  I'm very tired.  Today I also think noticed some slightly tinged discharge, which I'm a bit worried about.  I'll call my dr Monday if it continues.  

4. Rants/raves/questions?

I volunteer at a cooking school and the woman who runs it guessed I was pregnant yesterday.  I wasn't drinking wine and I asked if the goat cheese we were using was pasteurized... so I guess it was obvious.  She knows before most of my close friends, which feels a bit weird.  Oh well.

Also I feel like my brain is not working correctly right now.  I am trying to get some work done for a paper my advisor and I are working on, and I just can't hold thoughts in my head and make connections like I normally can.  I keep getting stuck and I feel like an idiot!

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be the president or an astronaut.  There was also a fashion designer phase.  I don't know what happened to that one because I am not very stylish.

ccccaaatt

1. 6 weeks! A small blueberry or a chocolate chip or a ladybug
2. First appt is 4/25 with an US
3. I feel pretty ok. I’ve mostly been dealing with GI issues for the last week...fun! Mood swings in full affect! Things have been so quiet, I took another pregnancy test today just to be sure. Lol
4. I am an avid researcher so all of my questions so far have been answered.
5. Normal stuff—a vet, a scientist, a pediatrician, an artist, etc

maureenmce

@kadeephd One of my best friends is a fashion designer (she designs swimsuits specifically) and I am in such awe of her - it just sounds like such a cool career! I think lots of kids go through a phase of wanting to be one, even if they're not particularly stylish (I did and I have never been stylish, haha.)

@ccccaaatt Sorry about the GI issues and the mood swings. I don't know if my moods have been swinging so much as they're permanently set on bitch, haha. My poor husband. I am kind of unpleasant during the first trimester, though I've been trying harder to be nice this time around. It's just tough when you feel like crap and are dealing with hormones.

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?
6 weeks! WOO! Baby is the size of a sweet pea, or a rainbow sprinkle, or a pomegranate seed. (I love looking these up, haha.)

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?
Nothing this week, but first appointment is 4.24, so in a week and a half! Cannot wait.

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?
Worst nausea I've had so far this morning, though it seems to be dying down now after I finally could eat something. I did have a brief moment when I thought I might throw up in the shower. Other than that the biggest symptom has been FATIGUE. Oh my god I'm so tired. I do not remember being this tired with any other pregnancy.

4. Rants/raves/questions?
Rant - I usually love my hot showers in the morning, a moment of peace and calm, but lately they've been making me nauseous. Rave - it's Friday and I am going to treat myself to a dinner I've been craving to celebrate making it to 6 weeks. Also, I am going to NAP this weekend.

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
As a very little kid, I wanted to be a doctor, but I learned very quickly I don't do well at the sight of blood. (Fun fact, I found out when I was pregnant with my daughter that I have something called vasovagal syncope, which means you faint and your blood pressure/heart rate crash when certain things happen, like dehydration, standing too long and the sight of blood! So good thing that doctor dream didn't go much farther than like, 5 years old, haha.) In high school, I really wanted to be a criminal profiler for the FBI and go after serial killers. I am very glad I did not take that path, it would be incredibly difficult and emotionally draining work! I can't imagine!

mckcak23

@maureenmce try taking a cold glass of water into the shower with you. My last pregnancy I had trouble because of the heat in the shower but a cold glass of water was enough to cool me down and drive off the nausea. (and yes I am totally lurking wanting to see how everyone is) 

maureenmce

@mckcak23 Oh that's a good idea! Yeah, I feel like the nausea comes on because I'm overheated, but I can't take a cold shower or then I'm shivering. Cold glass of water seems like a great compromise, thanks!

amfasse

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?
6 weeks! Baby is the size of a blueberry 

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?
Nothing scheduled yet. Finally got all my insurance in order, just need to call and set something up!

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?
So in addition to the sore boobs, extreme exhaustion, and on/off round ligament pain, I am having numbness/weakness/aching in my left arm and hand. Super fun. I've had it before but never this early. Probably because this is the heaviest I've been at the start of a pregnancy!

4. Rants/raves/questions?
I'm dealing with some crazy allergies.. anyone know what kind of allergy meds that are safe to take?

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
a pediatrician... unfortunately I'm not good with other kids blood, puke, etc.. just my own! I also considered law school but way too much stress for me!

nerdeebird

@amfasse I literally just asked my GP about allergies because I get horrible seasonal allergies. She said the off brand Claritin I take is fine, just make sure it’s not the Claritin D kind. 

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?
5 weeks- size of an apple seed

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?
nothing this week. First appointment will be May 1st. Longest 2.5 week’s of my life!

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?
I feel pretty fine, which I’m trying to not freak out about. I have very mild cramping.  I’m also exhausted but I started waking up at 4:45 everyday for work the day after I got a BFP so it’s hard to say if it’s related. 

4. Rants/raves/questions?

*TW loss* last month I had an early loss at 4w6d so today marks an official record for me which is very exciting! *TW end* 

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
I really wanted to be an artist. I love being creative. I actually started college in a major related to art but ultimately switched to the sciences. 

AshleyGemini24

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?
6wk today. Nugget is the size of a popper firecracker. 

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?
No appointments this week. 1st US is Apr 23. 

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?
Nausea nausea and oh yeah more nausea. Did i mention I'm feeling nauseous? 

4. Rants/raves/questions?
Can't wait til apr 23. So excited to see our Nugget, hear heartbeat, and find out for sure how far along we are. 

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? 
I always wanted to be a nurse. Except for my young naive age where i wanted to go to college to be a cashier. Lol. Silly kid. 

coco2787

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?
5 weeks, appleseed

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?
Nothing this week.  First ultrasound is 4/25

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?
No real symptoms yet besides sore boobs.

4. Rants/raves/questions?
I officially have 4 weeks left until I graduate!  I have a lot of work to do between now and then but I can't wait to just veg out for a few weeks.  

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
A writer, I wanted to write novels.  And then I learned how hard it is to get published so I gave up on that dream pretty quickly.  

GoyaBean913

1. How far along are you? How big is baby? 6 weeks and the size of a sweet pea. 

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound? None this week. First ultrasound is scheduled for 4/20.

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling? Last night and today I had some sharper rlp. My pants felt so tight today at work I had to wear a blousier shirt and leave them unbuttoned. It's just so strange. My first pregnancy I found out at 6 weeks and felt nothing at all different in my uterus. Right now at 6 weeks I feel like there's a 20 lb weight in there. Still feeling very cold and very tired. 

4. Rants/raves/questions?
My boss ( she knows) said I was glowing yesterday!

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? A doctor. I am nothing of the sort lol. 

cgemom

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?
 6 weeks! Our sweet baby is the size of a sweet pea.
2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?
nothing schedule yet. I will probably go around 9 or 10 weeks. 
3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?
I am so nauseous. I never had morning sickness with my DD and just a little with my DS so this is new and miserable but oh so worth it. 
4. Rants/raves/questions?
None 
5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher

flamingomomma

1. How far along are you? How big is baby?
5W2d (dec 14, I’m late checking in)

2. Any appointments this week? When is your first ultrasound?
No appts this week. Ultrasound the 23

3.Any symptoms today? How are you feeling?
morning sickness is raging. Sore boobs, crying over EVERYTHING.

4. Rants/raves/questions?

5. GTKY - as a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
a marine biologist