@kissableviv I went to the movies last night on those amazing recliner seats too, although I saw Incredibles 2. Jurassic park was in the next theater and you can hear the sounds from outside and they were LOUD. Those ninja kicks are understandable.
Goodluck today @lindsayleigh1989. Can’t wait to read about the announcement and birth stories!
@kissableviv last movie I saw back in March the babe was going crazy. I figured it was the noise and decided to not see any more movies in theaters.
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@zande2016 I really enjoyed it! I also love Chris Pratt:)
@nimmle we're gonna try and squeeze in Incredibles 2 as well! We got movie pass in March so we are basically not paying for movies at this point - it was $80 upfront and we've already seen 14 movies lol
Got my labs back today and my blood panels look good. They were looking for any indicators of pre eclampsia which all show good. But apparently my blood sugars showed low and so they are saying I'm hypoglycemic, which isnt putting a risk on the baby but they said I can feel pretty awful with it. The weird thing is I have felt completely fine, with the low sugar and high BP readings I've been getting. So they have me continuing to monitor my BP and log all readings and bring them in to my Thursday appointment.
We are planning on a movie date next Tuesday since AT&T offers some free ticket special. Hopefully baby will stay put but i honestly don’t know what to see yet.
@zande2016 My fluid has been around 21-22 also. And I'm sorry your fasting numbers are being so stubborn! What are you eating for your bedtime snack? I hope they can get it under control and/or you go into labor on your own before an induction since I know you really want to avoid one.
Married 9/19/09 Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
TTC#1 starting Nov. 2009 3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12 TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts. TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
Married 9/19/09 Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
TTC#1 starting Nov. 2009 3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12 TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts. TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
@Sarafuss I've been switching it up lately with no luck. I've tried several things that have worked for me in the past, including 1/2 cup of full fat ice cream w/ a string cheese; greek yogurt; cup of full fat chocolate milk; nothing (just to see if that made a difference); popcorn and a string cheese. Tonight I am going to try drinking a protein shake.
@zande2016 it's so frustrating when nothing works. Hopefully you have luck with the protein shake tonight!
Married 9/19/09 Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
TTC#1 starting Nov. 2009 3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12 TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts. TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
I’m on the (anxiety induced) insomnia wagon too, so have been working since 5am and decided to work from my sofa today as a consolidation prize. (Like a few of you, my daily NYC commute is >1 hour each way, on the subway no less - so this is very exciting).
Feeling like I NEED an almond croissant after reading @kissableviv post. But too lazy to track one down.
@pretzellover if you can't track one down, maybe you can find a reasonable substitution that's still yummy, haha! @lindsayleigh1989 congrats! She is precious!!!
@pretzellover Ugh! I hear you on the NYC commute. The subway is the worst! Luckily I don't have too far to go once I get into the city so I've just been doing Uber Pool lately.
@kissableviv I have a whole watermelon in the fridge + some skinny cow chocolate ice creams... both could work!
@nimmle I almost caved and took an Uber yesterday but it was $65 direct and $40 for Pool, and on principle I couldn’t... instead I stood for 2 stops as literally 7 men sitting against one wall played chicken until one of them finally stood for my giant protruding belly!
@pretzellover I am so ragey for you that no one offered you a seat right away! I work in one of the outer boroughs so I drive in rather than take the train, but the times when I need to go somewhere by subway for meetings, hearings etc, I dread it so bad. Especially in the summer heat and pregnant, the subway is like cruel to torture. I’m working from home now but going in tomorrow to drop off/pick up some files and I’m dreading it already.
@pretzellover that’s the exact attitude that had me avoiding the subway. I only have to go 3 stops so my Uber Pools have been $1.50-$3.00 (with the 50% promos I’ve been getting each week) so it’s less than the subway anyway. People are just rude and I have no desire to deal with it.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes, ladies! Starbucks totally got my entire order wrong and the contractors have the power out in the good pooping bathroom so alas my birthday wish is not to come true... The coffee is actually right - it's just also on my pants and the straw cracked after 1 sip lol the berry scone isn't bad but it's not lemon cake ;-) I'll just stop for a panera lemonade on the way to cardio this afternoon to get my lemon fix. Happy to have a bad luck birthday if it means so many good outcomes and squishy newborn photos today!
ok need a slight AW moment to ask for input - ran into issue with the lighting for the kitchen - dumbasses built my house with 2x3's instead of 2x4's so no pendant on earth is going to fit straight down from partition like we planned....we can't build out a faux beam or box without construction and cost delays... options are 90 deg off the front of the wall as pictured in spoilers, or from the ceiling just in front of that partial wall in the dinning room side. DH says both options suck and he doesn't care I decide....soooo helpful babe. I guess we could also move them to kitchen side over the counter (it's going to be a bi-level breakfast bar) and have it be task lighting for prep instead of dinning since there's 4 recessed cams and a box for a chandelier in the room where the seating is.
@gingerbride26 I’d BY FAR rather have task lighting than eating lighting.
Congrats @lindsayleigh1989!!! Isabella is so squishy and wonderful!! (Thanks for the picture too btw )
@zande2016 I hope your little man calms down! My OB said today that sometimes baby moving around can make contractions come on and sometimes a contraction coming on can make baby upset and push more. But she also said that just because the contraction doesn’t hurt doesn’t mean it’s not moving things along.
so my younger SIL is visiting with MIL and I feel bad that I think she kind of hates visiting us...she is 20 years old with Down's Syndrome and has some trouble fully understanding that my kids are a toddler and a preschooler. She's used to essentially being the only child at home now that her older siblings are grown up and out of the house, and so she's used to getting all the attention and activities she wants but also all the downtime she needs. When she's here, she gets overwhelmed and frustrated with my kids when they are just acting their age. I think I annoy her sometimes, too, because I gently correct her behaviors when I feel it's needed. Right now she's super pissed at DS for not sharing DH with her. I guess she wanted a hug from her big brother and DS wouldn't let him go. Earlier today she accused DD of stealing something from her (wasn't remotely true) and it made DD confused and cry and so we had a whole thing trying to get SIL to apologize to DD. I just feel bad that SIL isn't enjoying herself here anymore and there isn't much we can do to help except intervene and try to talk it through. They don't leave until Friday, so hopefully things don't escalate much more before then. I think MIL is planning to give DD some children's books about Down's Syndrome to help explain SIL's behaviors to her in a way she'll understand.
@gingerbride26 I don't really like the 90 degree option in the spoiler, hanging over the breakfast bar sounds like it makes more sense if you don't need the lighting really for dining? But hard to say without seeing!
@zande2016 glad babe's heart rate calmed down and you got to leave, and I hope the protein shake works to fix your numbers!
@kbernal2021 glad there are no indicators of pre-eclampsia, I hope that continues so that you can make it to the date YH gets into town!
I just asked DH which movie he'd rather see, Incredibles 2 or Jurassic World 2 and he said Incredibles 2. I love mindless action films and I love Chris Pratt so really I don't know which I would pick! But the end of Jurassic World was incredibly dumb. We just decided if we had a date night we'd ask for it to be after LO was here and we would go eat in a nearby city and drink beer and walk around, lol.
I had my interview today! I thought it was kind of a cool semi teaching job but as I went through the interview its more of a leadership position, which is really cool. They basically have no idea what they would want from this position, so I think they are looking at someone who is self directed and can jump in and is comfortable make suggestions, and I hope I did a good job conveying that I am that person. They did ask how flexible my schedule is though, and I had to say that once I got my childcare days set, it wouldn't be flexible at all. We'll see!
@flockofmoosen3 your post in symptoms makes me think...maybe it was @zombiehoohaa or @acunamatada that had a kiddie pool filled in their living room for soaking? Now I wonder if its still there and if not, how you emptied it? #random
@flockofmoosen3 that sounds frustrating. I’m sure it is difficult for SIL to understand why your kids are irritating (even if they are just being kids) and I’m sure it’s hard for you to want her to be comfortable and not be able to fix it. It’ll be nice for your kids to have some books to help understand the situation a little bit.
@gingerbride26 my 2 cents is if you can suffer the delay or pay extra, get what you actually want. We did a full gut Reno in 2011, and the few things I very reluctantly compromised on (which drove me nuts then), still drive me nuts now! And it’s so hard to go back and fix them later! Big regret. @zande2016 The subway is my daily trigger. And being pregnant has made it worse! Men NEVER stand for me. One day I was hot and dizzy and nicely asked a man for his seat (he looked like a typical professional), and no BS he called me the ‘c word’ and refused to get up! I was so shocked, I almost slappped him. (Never been called that to my face! Lol). Total scene ensued to put it mildly. One of the other men finally got up.
Ladies I’m so far behind! I was training at work all last week and we had our shower this weekend. So all I’ve been doing when I get home is organizing things. I’m going to just pick a place and jump in this evening! I miss interacting with you all
Anyone creating a playlist for their delivery? I didn’t know I could do this with DS for my c section but my new hospital offered the opportunity. I’m kinda stuck on what I’d like listen to. Any recommendations? I was thinking the Rock-A-Bye Baby pandora station would be a good one.
@pretzellover I can't even. It's not just men though, I see it with women too. If I'm sitting on the subway as a non-pregnant able bodied human and I see a pregnant woman without a seat, you better believe I will offer her mine. My work garage is valet and it can get super busy during rush times, and the guys that work there always run to get me my car as soon as they see me even if others have been waiting. One time this guy threw a FIT because they got my car before his, and the attendant was like dude, she's 8 months pregnant and it's 90 degrees, deal with it. And I won't forget that when holiday tipping time comes around.
@smashjam yay on a good interview! Fingers crossed!
@flockofmoosen3 how old is your DD? Kids are so intuitive, depending on how old she is, she may "know" or be able to sense on some level that her aunt is special needs - I mean she won't cognitively know about Down's, but she might be able to pick up on the fact that even though she looks like an adult, on the inside she is not an adult the same way mommy and daddy are. But I think a book would be a great idea to show/teach her.
@hillbillywife sometimes I think my contractions are really just caused by the baby being super active, but if those contractions are actually making progress, then he can be as active as he wants!
Is anyone else stressed about trying to figure out plans for pets/little ones during labor/hospital stay? I mean I know I should have figured this out by now, but I am a procrastinator so I totally haven't. And now that I know I'm already 80% effaced - which I know could mean nothing - I am feeling like I need to finally figure this out.
@zande2016 no i was totally freaking about pet/LO plans until we changed to a scheduled CC - which I scheduled for during daycare hours so that we don't even have to deal with in-laws. Dog was going to go to my parent's for a couple weeks as we drew closer, but since DH is not sleeping over at hospital we decided to keep him home to minimize routine changes for DD - last time we came home from vacation and he wasn't here she was really upset and kept asking/looking for him.
@gingerbride26 that's the only positive in my mind for if I need a scheduled induction is being able to plan. Last time with my son, my brother promised they'd take our dog (they run a dog sitting company out of their house), and then when I found out my induction date, they were like nope sorry we're going out of town. So this time I don't even feel like asking them. My mom keeps saying she will just stay at my house with my son and dog, and she takes care of my son anyway so she knows all his routines, but my problem with that is 1) I kind of want my mommy with us at the hospital lol and 2) I will LOSE MY SHIT if my in laws stake out the waiting room at the hospital again and sit there waiting for me to give birth, so my plan to try to prevent that was to have them watch my son, but I am worried she doesn't know his routines as well, and she's not really a dog person, and the thought of her staying at my house kind of makes my skin crawl. Guess I will have to weigh the options.
Re: Weekday Randoms 6/25
Congrats @MrsMiller8588!!!
Goodluck today @lindsayleigh1989. Can’t wait to read about the announcement and birth stories!
@kissableviv last movie I saw back in March the babe was going crazy. I figured it was the noise and decided to not see any more movies in theaters.
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@nimmle we're gonna try and squeeze in Incredibles 2 as well! We got movie pass in March so we are basically not paying for movies at this point - it was $80 upfront and we've already seen 14 movies lol
Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues
TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui
TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12
TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks
Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts.
TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues
TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui
TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12
TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks
Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts.
TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
congratulations @lindsayleigh1989! Isabella is such a sweet little chunk!
glad baby boy settled down for you @zande2016 and I hope you can get your fasting number back under control.
Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues
TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui
TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12
TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks
Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts.
TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
congrats to @MrsMiller8588, @lindsayleigh1989 (she is adorable!), and @catftm2018! So many ‘July’ babies coming in June!
Happy bday to @gingerbride26!
I’m on the (anxiety induced) insomnia wagon too, so have been working since 5am and decided to work from my sofa today as a consolidation prize. (Like a few of you, my daily NYC commute is >1 hour each way, on the subway no less - so this is very exciting).
Feeling like I NEED an almond croissant after reading @kissableviv post. But too lazy to track one down.
@lindsayleigh1989 congrats! She is precious!!!
@nimmle I almost caved and took an Uber yesterday but it was $65 direct and $40 for Pool, and on principle I couldn’t... instead I stood for 2 stops as literally 7 men sitting against one wall played chicken until one of them finally stood for my giant protruding belly!
ok need a slight AW moment to ask for input - ran into issue with the lighting for the kitchen - dumbasses built my house with 2x3's instead of 2x4's so no pendant on earth is going to fit straight down from partition like we planned....we can't build out a faux beam or box without construction and cost delays... options are 90 deg off the front of the wall as pictured in spoilers, or from the ceiling just in front of that partial wall in the dinning room side. DH says both options suck and he doesn't care I decide....soooo helpful babe. I guess we could also move them to kitchen side over the counter (it's going to be a bi-level breakfast bar) and have it be task lighting for prep instead of dinning since there's 4 recessed cams and a box for a chandelier in the room where the seating is.
And congrats @coco305!! I hope you both get to go home Thursday!!
Congrats @lindsayleigh1989!!! Isabella is so squishy and wonderful!! (Thanks for the picture too btw
@zande2016 I hope your little man calms down! My OB said today that sometimes baby moving around can make contractions come on and sometimes a contraction coming on can make baby upset and push more. But she also said that just because the contraction doesn’t hurt doesn’t mean it’s not moving things along.
Im sorry for all of you with commuting woes.
ETA congrats to @coco305
@lindsayleigh1989 and @coco305 congrats on your births! Glad everyone is recovering well!
@zande2016 glad babe's heart rate calmed down and you got to leave, and I hope the protein shake works to fix your numbers!
@kbernal2021 glad there are no indicators of pre-eclampsia, I hope that continues so that you can make it to the date YH gets into town!
I just asked DH which movie he'd rather see, Incredibles 2 or Jurassic World 2 and he said Incredibles 2. I love mindless action films and I love Chris Pratt so really I don't know which I would pick! But the end of Jurassic World was incredibly dumb. We just decided if we had a date night we'd ask for it to be after LO was here and we would go eat in a nearby city and drink beer and walk around, lol.
I had my interview today! I thought it was kind of a cool semi teaching job but as I went through the interview its more of a leadership position, which is really cool. They basically have no idea what they would want from this position, so I think they are looking at someone who is self directed and can jump in and is comfortable make suggestions, and I hope I did a good job conveying that I am that person. They did ask how flexible my schedule is though, and I had to say that once I got my childcare days set, it wouldn't be flexible at all. We'll see!
Cute baby @lindsayleigh1989! So glad things went well for you this morning.
Thanks for sharing your story @coco305! Here's hoping the NICU stay resolves soon!
Happy birthday, @gingerbride26! Sorry about the lemon cake and bathroom, but hoping the Panera lemonade works out!
@zande2016 The subway is my daily trigger. And being pregnant has made it worse! Men NEVER stand for me. One day I was hot and dizzy and nicely asked a man for his seat (he looked like a typical professional), and no BS he called me the ‘c word’ and refused to get up! I was so shocked, I almost slappped him. (Never been called that to my face! Lol). Total scene ensued to put it mildly. One of the other men finally got up.
Ladies I’m so far behind! I was training at work all last week and we had our shower this weekend. So all I’ve been doing when I get home is organizing things. I’m going to just pick a place and jump in this evening! I miss interacting with you all
@smashjam yay on a good interview! Fingers crossed!
@flockofmoosen3 how old is your DD? Kids are so intuitive, depending on how old she is, she may "know" or be able to sense on some level that her aunt is special needs - I mean she won't cognitively know about Down's, but she might be able to pick up on the fact that even though she looks like an adult, on the inside she is not an adult the same way mommy and daddy are. But I think a book would be a great idea to show/teach her.
@coco305 congrats momma!
@hillbillywife sometimes I think my contractions are really just caused by the baby being super active, but if those contractions are actually making progress, then he can be as active as he wants!
Is anyone else stressed about trying to figure out plans for pets/little ones during labor/hospital stay? I mean I know I should have figured this out by now, but I am a procrastinator so I totally haven't. And now that I know I'm already 80% effaced - which I know could mean nothing - I am feeling like I need to finally figure this out.