January 2019 Moms
galactickates
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FTM check in W/O 5/22
galactickates
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How far along are you? How big is baby?
Any appointments this week?
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
Rants? Raves? Questions?
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
Any appointments this week?
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
Rants? Raves? Questions?
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
Re: FTM check in W/O 5/22
I'm 5+3. The baby is the size of a lentil.
Any appointments this week?
Nope, not until next week.
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
I'm feeling pretty good. Having some food aversions but nothing too bad. Mentally I'm struggling to feel "connected" to the baby. It just doesn't seem real and I'm trying not to get overly excited.
Rants? Raves? Questions?
I know that there are allergy meds you can take while pregnant, but I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to that. My allergies are killing me. Does anyone have any natural remedy ideas?
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
I'm going with a midwife. I think that I'm most nervous about the pain level and also **TW Abuse in spoiler **
Any appointments this week? My first appt isn’t until June 15th, and I’m kinda losing my mind with how slow time seems to be going
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms? Physically, I’ve been feeling good, which I’m super grateful about. Mentally, I’ve had a really hard time with motivation and focus at work. I had to stop taking my ADD medicine, so that’s whole mind game in itself. Today I woke up feeling super unfocused and moody. I cried a little at my desk at work because of those feelings.
Rants? Raves? Questions? I’m feeling like I’m going to give myself an eating disorder if I’m not careful. I was trying to lose weight prior to getting pregnant but we got pregnant a lot faster than I was expecting so I’m essentially starting from my personal max weight (my BMI puts me on the edge of Obese). I am currently tracking my nutrition and caloric intake so I can try and maintain things for a while, but I feel out of control. Mentally, it’s a new challenge. Anyone else having similar feelings or any fears about the impending weight gain?
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery? I’m wonderfully naive about the delivery process, so I’m not nervous... yet.
Any appointments this week? Nope, not till 6/11.
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms? So exhausted and nothing at all sounds good. Eating sweet stuff and greasy stuff makes me feel sick, and almost nothing else tastes good. I'm preparing to live on baked potatoes and turkey tacos with almost no spice to get food in me.
Rants? Raves? Questions? I gagged on Fritos at lunch today.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery? I think tearing. I know the pain will be bad and I will definitely be researching epidurals, but that doesn't scare me as much as tearing. I'm really concerned that I'll have a giant tear and need tons of stitches down there.
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
Edited because I'm an idiot and did the wrong handle. Woops.
I read that honey is safe for pregnant women, so you could give some local honey a try. I’m assuming it can’t be raw though. I personally will be choosing to use Flonase since it’s a very localized treatment.
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
How far along are you? How big is baby?
7w5d
Any appointments this week?
Nope. My first appointment is the 31st at 8am- the morning after I get back from a Europe trip. Hopefully jetlag isn't killing me!
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
It's been a rough work at week and I'm definitely not able to shake it off as easily as I normally would. I've been crying about everything which is completely unlike me. My newest symptom is that I've been waking up every night with my hands asleep, they feel like pins and needles. Is this a thing? I don't even know if I can blame that on pregnancy but it's completely new to me.
Rants? Raves? Questions?
I think I ranted enough above haha.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
Probably the pain. I'm kind of a baby about being uncomfortable, so we'll see how this goes.
Any appointments this week? First appointment with the OB is Friday morning.
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms? Feeling mostly good. Some light nausea but I've been lucky enough to not have actually thrown up at all. I have found that sticking to fresh fruits and vegetables as much as possible helps. It's good that it's forcing me to eat healthy but I also could go for some mac and cheese lol. Boobs are tender.
Rants? Raves? Questions? I'm debating when I want to tell work. I'm a teacher with two different subject certification so it might will difficult for them to find someone to cover my maternity leave. (Another teacher who teaches just one of the subjects I teach was out last year and they didn't find someone to fill her position until about two weeks before her leave started.) Ideally I would have waited until after the first ultrasound, but our school year ends a few days before that. I have the first appointment Friday so maybe I'll tell them next week. If not, then I'll let them know over the summer I guess.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery? The pain and having a healthy delivery. I'm trying to learn what I can about natural birth vs. epidural and deciding what I want to do.
Any appointments this week? Not until my first U/S on June 6
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms? Exhausted and irritable. Can't stop eating and my boobs are slowly KILLING ME. The nausea just started today too.
Rants? Raves? Questions? I'm really struggling with trying to concentrate at work. I just want to sleep and eat all the time, it's hard to stay focused on tasks.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery? Tearing. I am terrified of tearing during delivery!!
Married: 9/16
TTC: 1/17
Dx: PCOS | AO
Round 1: 50mg Clomid - 4/18
BFP - 5/13/18
7+6 although as of yet that is unconfirmed by a dr. Baby is the size of a blueberry. I wish I had a more creative answer to that but I just don’t haha.
Any appointments this week?
No, not until June 6. The wait is killing me!
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
Physically pretty awful - continue to have bad nausea with lots of gagging and vomiting. Also have some cramping, and new this week lots of fatigue. At least I’m back to sleeping pretty normally other than waking up to pee, so glad that’s happening.
Rants? Raves? Questions?
we really don’t want to tell our families about the baby until the end of the first trimester but I’m worried that seeing family the next few weekends it’s going to be hard to hide. We may end up needing to just straight up lie, which I feel sorta bad about except not. I’m also slightly worried that our families won’t be as excited as us. This will be the first grandkid on either side, and first of both our generations of cousins and stuff to have kids too. However both our moms have not been shy about saying they think we can wait longer to have kids. Before our wedding a couple years ago they bonded over not wanting to be grandmothers right away. Granted it’s been a couple years, but they are in no way asking about grandkids or seem that excited when the topic has come up. Hopefully when it’s for real they will feel differently but I’m very nervous to share the news and not get excited reactions. I think I’d be pretty devastated since we are so excited.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
Needles, and then therefore pain. I hate needles and just the idea of an epidural makes me feel so freaked out. My plan right now is to not have one if I can avoid (obv a csection or something I don’t think I’d have a choice). However that means everything will be much more painful. I’m hoping I deal with that well and can endure it with at least a little dignity.
6 +4, size of a chocolate chip!
Any appointments this week?
Not until my first ultrasound on June 6.
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
I have felt utterly exhausted as soon as I got my positive result. After about 2pm each day I almost fall asleep at my computer at work, and I've been sleeping through most of the weekends. It's such a struggle. I am also physically very fatigued and have been unable to get myself to do almost any exercise at all. Iron supplementation helped initially but now I feel back to square one.
I've also had some morning/night queasiness that started a few days ago, so that's been fun. Sore, heavy boobs and cramping as well. Peeing a lot.
Positive symptoms: totally vivid/interesting dreams, and sort of having a slight personality change~ like feeling a little more 'chill'/relaxed in regards to everyday social situations, if that makes sense? I kinda haven't been caring about random people's opinions as much.
Rants? Raves? Questions?
I'm really struggling with my extreme fatigue and my weight- both of these issues kinda go deep into my psyche as a 'type A' person and I feel ashamed to admit how bad it makes me feel. I am usually a 'can-do', go getter type at work (I'm also a little competitive) but I've just been so exhausted and just trying to get by without my boss noticing. With my weight, I stepped on the scale and had gained 8 pounds in just few weeks- it turned out to partially be water weight, but I was so upset, even to the point of depression until some of it went away.
I had also been pretty physically active prior to this month and have been hardly able to exercise at all over the last few weeks. I ran 6 miles each weekend in April and could barely run a single mile last weekend. Basically, I think I just need to let go and try my best, but recognize my body needs to slow down. Easier said than done though. Do you guys have any gentle routines that you recommend with first trimester fatigue? Or do you just rest and wait for the energy to (hopefully) return in the 2nd trimester?
@mononoke_rose, I completely feel you and thank you for sharing your experience. I've struggled with disordered eating/ consistent dieting for most of my life, and gaining weight is already so hard for me. What you're doing with tracking sounds like a great way to make sure you get the nutrients you need though and that the calories aren't too little/too much. I'm so sorry you're feeling out of control though- you're doing great.
Lastly, I am also just extremely scared about having a miscarriage. I am very guilty of 'over Googling' everything and have scared myself silly in the process, although things seem fine at least at the moment. Anyone else struggling with miscarriage anxiety?
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
This might seem silly, but I'm afraid about having to get a C-section. I would really like to do a vaginal delivery and am so scared about labor taking too long or having a problem and having to go into surgery. I am also afraid of the pain of delivery, and the overall intensity of the experience and just freaking out.
7+1
No, my next U/S is live 7th
No new symptoms at the moment. I'm feeling little anxious but trying to keep it under control. I'm feeling so bloated and gross. I've cried to my H a couple times. He's been doing a great job comforting me, but I want this bloat to go away. It's nice to see i'm not alone in my struggles.
See above, I hate all my clothes right now. Luckily I can live in sun dresses and skirts this summer!
If i'm being 100% honest, i'm scared of dying. Scared to not see this baby grow up, leaving my husband alone. I just want a healthy baby, and to make it through delivery.
6 weeks
Any appointments this week?
Nothing until June 4th!
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
TIRED! Hubby is out of the country for work this week so I am muddling thru on my own. Trying to eat healthy when it is just me is such a challenge! Usually when he is out of town for work, I'll just have cereal or something simple for dinner. I keep having to remind myself to make sure that I am getting balanced meals.
Symptom-wise, I have noticed that my sense of smell seems to be in overdrive. Definitely more sensitive to trash smells, etc at work. Trying not to act differently! I told one co-worker who I am super close to and she is helping to cover for me.
Rants? Raves? Questions?
I am plus size and I am super nervous about being able to find maternity clothes. From what I have seen, plus size maternity clothes go 2 ways: beaucoup bucks or shapeless circus tent. And of course since I am due in January I can't just wear dresses for the 3rd trimester. There must be some place I can get some decent clothes without having to shell out a weeks salary.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
Hmmm... I am most nervous about picking the wrong location for my DR! I live in one state and work in another. So I am trying to decide if I should pick an OB near work - which will make it easier to get to and from appointments during pregnancy, or if I should pick one near home - much easier for after delivery appointments, but it means an hour drive each way for pregnancy appointments. Not to mention if I go into labor at work vs at home I might end up at one location vs another. Hopefully I will have enough advance notice to drive wherever I need to go! Any thoughts or recommendations? Dr near work vs Dr near home?
I do think I'll wear dresses in the winter though, as I tend to wear dresses to work year round anyway. I HATE dress pants. In winter, I either wear a pair of ski base layer pants as leggings under a dress (super warm) or suck up my legs being cold for the few short minutes I'm outside.
That said, I spend maybe a grand total of 5-10 minutes outside at most on winter weekdays. I also live in the Mid - Atlantic, so it rarely gets REALLY frigid here. YMMV.
7 + 1 The Baby is the size of a blueberry.
Any appointments this week?
on Tuesday 5/29. Second to last U/S with the RE (hopefully)
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
My symptoms have stayed pretty consistent since week 5. Extreme nauseous, with occasional vomiting. Sore boobs, and exhaustion. I talking bed by 630 and the couch all day exhausted. It’s rough and it feels like it’s getting worse.
Mentally ive been ok but then the past 2 days I had some very light brown discharge a few times while wiping and that sets me over the edge, like it’s all over and I’m instantly depressed.
Rants? Raves? Questions?
Overall im THRILLED to be pregnant. I’ve done so much to get here, but then I think of how I feel and I feel so stupid. I never gave a thought I’d be this sick while pregnant. Normally I’m a health freak and working out continuously. On the go type and everything it together and organized. Now I feel like everything is falling apart and I’m questioning how I’m going to survive the next 9 months. It’s hard to believe this willl subside in a few weeks but I certainly hope it does.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
I think this is the hardest question. Part of me is terrified of not being able to deliver a baby. Or worse dying while trying to do so because I want to be a mother so dam bad and I can’t imagine not being here to do just that. I also haven’t picked a OBGYN yet because I really want to make sure I’m picking correctly for the type of birthing experience I want, and although I would probably be better off with a midwife...it scares me to not have a medical professional if something goes wrong.
Endo Stage IV
Lap 9/11/2009
IUI 1st Cycle Canceled
IUI 2nd Cycle Failed
New RE: RMACT
BCP 2/6/2018
Hysteroscopy to remove polyps 2/16/2018
IVF #1 3/5/2018- Menopur + Follistim + Ganirelix, HCG + Lupron Trigger
ER- 3/18/2018- 11 retrieved, 9 mature, 4 made it to blast.
PGS- 3 normal
FET #1- 4/25/2018
WE ARE PREGNANT!! Due 1/11/2019
Any appointments this week? Nopre, we have our first official mtg with the OBGYN/midwife oh 6/5....counting the days!
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms? Nausea is becoming more persistent. And I've been getting super exhausted after physical exertion. Today as I made my way through a giant international airport (from gate 1 to 47 because obviously that's where my flight would be leaving from) and I was dragging by the end of it. Luckily I got an upgrade to a seat with slightly more legroom. Prego lady win!
Rants? Raves? Questions? I've been feeling so rundown and taking an internet break the last week or so because the internet is a crazy place! So I'm sorry that I haven't been up on the latest J19 bump board happenings. I'll be better about participating in the future! Especially this week since I'm in a strange city alone, and seem to lose steam by about 6:30pm these days!
- Question: I was in the team green thread and said that we might end up finding out McBaby's sex but trying to keep it to ourselves...and since comenting that I read about the Gender Sex predictor DNA tests. Anyone considering those? I'm curious. I'm going to post this same topic to the Ask a STM thread, but figured I'd mention here.
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery? Honestly, tearing and/or needing an episiotomy. Or getting so exhausted from the laboring process that I might need a c-section. We want to hire a doula so I hope to find one who can help me manage labor and figure it all out.My wife and I have conceived a babe with my body and frozen donor sperm through IUI, with medication support (clomid, ovidrel, and injections of progesterone)
IUI #1, #2, and #3: Dec 2017, Jan 2018, and Feb 2018 - all BFN
HSG Test: April 2018 - all clear!
IUI #4: April 15/16, 2018 - BFP!! EDD: Jan 7, 2019
7w5d
Any appointments this week?
Nope
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms?
Headache that won’t go away... I think it’s a sinus headache, leftover sinus congestion from a cold, nausea!!!, food aversions and food cravings though nothing seems to really help my nausea... trying sea bands now. Tired. And cranky. Sometimes kinda mad at being pregnant because it’s a lot harder than I thought it was going to be LOL. Peeing at least once or twice in the middle of the night, every night. Oh yeah and certain smells really make me wanna barf
Rants? Raves? Questions?
Anyone share what helped with your nausea?
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery?
Ugh, the pain! And possible tearing!
My wife and I have conceived a babe with my body and frozen donor sperm through IUI, with medication support (clomid, ovidrel, and injections of progesterone)
IUI #1, #2, and #3: Dec 2017, Jan 2018, and Feb 2018 - all BFN
HSG Test: April 2018 - all clear!
IUI #4: April 15/16, 2018 - BFP!! EDD: Jan 7, 2019
Nothing really helped much with my nausea. But I’m a week ahead of you and woke up this morning feeling a little better! I hope you will too soon
Any appointments this week? Just had my first ultrasound this morning, everything went well and we saw the heartbeat and the little bean squirming around...pretty incredible you can even see the little hands and feet kicking and waving
How are you feeling (mentally/physically)? Any new symptoms? feeling very relieved. I have had a hard go of it with nausea, vomiting and food aversions for three weeks now so finally being able to see my baby on the ultrasound was a huge morale boost that I really really needed.
Rants? Raves? Questions? I'm just gonna rant about how I will most certainly hit my deductible this year with all my prenatal care then have to hit it again next year when I deliver since my due date is literally two days after the end of the year..ugh this system sucks (yes I am grateful I have healthy insurance, still hate how it works though). ALSO there are literally no in-network birth centers within a 45 mile radius and I live in like the 4th largest city in the US...how is that even possible?
GTKY: What are you most nervous about regarding delivery? Needing an emergency c section. I had my tonsils removed two years ago and had an irresponsible dr that kept me on constant prescription pain medication for too long so my body started becoming addicted. When I realized what was happening I went off them cold turkey and it was hell. Now I am terrified of having surgery again and taking any kind of pain medication.
BRB...off to go buy that lemon ginger tea @rooonilwaazlib