Weekly Ticker Change: EDD January 1-7 (W/O 8/6)

emmaaa

EDD?

Symptoms?

Upcoming appointments?

R/R/Q:

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day... )

gorgeousariel

EDD? Jan.7

Symptoms? kicks are getting stronger and more frequent. DH felt him again last night. Not much else going in ( thankfully) 

Upcoming appointments?
A/S and consult about SCH with MFM on 8/23. Is it the 23rd yet????

R/R/Q: DD started swim lessons this morning. I go in with her and it's really teaching me how to teach her. She did so good and only defiant for a minute. She wouldn't kick her legs for 5 seconds.

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  )
I was totally going to say my wedding but... So I will say Mother's Day at Disney. We had an amazing time and got to do almost every ride. It rained a little in the afternoon but that helped us get onto the rides. No meltdowns so It was a great day! 

galactickates

EDD? January 5th

Symptoms? Not much! 

Upcoming appointments? August 20 A/S

R/R/Q: had a really fun weekend with my H, drove to the painted hills,  cascade lakes,  tumalo falls, and captured photos of the milkyway,  but I'm soooo tired today

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day... )

Our house warming party.  We danced and laughed all night.  It was incredible.  I wish I could relive that night forever. 

KLS123

EDD?
01/02/19 (though my last ultrasound dated me at 01/03/19 so who knows...)

Symptoms?
A bit of RLP; starting to feel my insides get a bit squished which in turn leads to various symptoms like heartburn, making it hard to eat a regular sized meal, generally my torso feeling smooshed when I sit down, etc.

Upcoming appointments?
Not until August 29th

R/R/Q:
I am feeling consistent movement now! Ever since my anatomy scan last week I have been feeling movement everyday. Maybe all it took was see the baby on the ultrasound and it really sinking in that 1. It's really in there 2. It's moving ALOT and 3. It's getting so big! My DH put his hand on my stomach where it was happening this morning and could even feel two little kicks

Also, I toured a birth center this weekend that I really loved and am considering changing care providers. It's kind of a paperwork nightmare to deal with the insurance (the birth center is out of network but I can apply for a gap exception since there are no birth centers in network in my city) and to transfer care but I really think it's the right choice for me. I just need to bite the bullet and start the process.

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  )
The first night of our trip to Italy, DH and I had the most amazing truffle pasta and decided over several glasses of wine that we were ready to try and start a family   

jandd2014

EDD? 1/4 or 1/8

Symptoms? lots going on actually. Burping like crazy which is grossing me out. So emotional about everything. Increased libido but I’m on pelvic rest so that sucks. My anxiety is increasing about all sorts of things.

Upcoming appointments? another quick ultrasound on Thursday to check my cervix and the location of the placenta. Hoping my cervix is still a good length and the placenta has moved over. 

R/R/Q: attempted to potty train over this long weekend and it’s looking like a bust. DD is great at staying dry and going potty in the toilet if I take her frequently but she absolutely will not tell us if she needs to go or has gone. She’s still young (20 months) so I’ll probably take a break from being on her all the time for a few months for my own sanity.

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day... ) DD’s first birthday party was a pretty magical day last November. We had a big party at our house with both sides of the family and everyone got along and had a great time. DH got to smoke a ton of meat so he was happy. Lol. It was a day filled with love and support for DD and us. We were celebrating her but also the fact that we had made it though that first year.

And I don’t think I would want to relive my wedding day tbh. I was a ball of stress until I got really drunk. And then I only remember the highlights of or beautiful reception. So I’ll pass on repeating that day. 

kaf1788

EDD?
1/5/19
Symptoms?
Feeling pretty good lately. Still some RLP going on but it always passes really quickly. 
Upcoming appointments?
Anatomy scan on the 23rd. I'm SO excited and am constantly googling pictures of other people's ultrasounds (is that weird?)
R/R/Q:
I live in a 3 family home and the couple above us just had a baby boy yesterday. I've only seen pictures so far but it's giving me alllll the baby fever and I think I might steal him. I just want my little guy to be out here with us too! (but be fully cooked and healthy obv).  But I'm also terrified because she went a full two weeks overdue, was induced early Friday morning, and didn't have him until Sunday afternoon. How do I put in my request for my babe to come right on time or a few days early?
GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  )
Our first full day in Banff when we went in June. I've never been somewhere so beautiful and it was so nice having time to just do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted with my husband. We kept our schedule really loose and just did a lot of wandering/eating/gazing at the beautiful scenery.

KLS123

kaf1788 said:

Upcoming appointments?
Anatomy scan on the 23rd. I'm SO excited and am constantly googling pictures of other people's ultrasounds (is that weird?)

Nope, unless I am also a weirdo 

alexandraseattle

EDD? 1/3

Symptoms? Still having dry heaves most mornings. Felt like I had a cold all weekend, super congested, achy and slept a TON. Also headaches. Damnit, where is this second trimester glow!?

Upcoming appointments? A/S 8/16!

R/R/Q: Is anyone else totally turned off to sex? I have had almost zero interest all pregnancy. I feel bad for the husband, but I just feel gross and exhausted all of the time.

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  ) My wedding day was actually in the last year! 8/26 will be our 1st anniversary. 8/24 will mark 5 years together. But I wouldn't pick that day, too stressful. Instead, I'd pick one of the days we drove 90 minutes north to go cross country skiing. That was peaceful and lovely!

@kaf1788 I totally creep on Instagram different weeks pregnant hashtags so I can compare bumps with other ladies. That's normal too, right?

@KLS123 The start of any good plan is Step1: Get the person drunk. 

leighbrek

EDD?
Jan 4th

Symptoms?
Some hefty cramps, which it seems like a lot of ladies are reporting. Not sure what it's all about... But the cramps are all around the outside of things, so not the uterus, per se. Nothing to indicate that there's a problem, so maybe it's related to RLP?

Upcoming appointments?
Ultrasound on Wednesday!!!

R/R/Q:
I'm all super excited that baby is moving around lots in a very perceptible manner. It makes me think that things are probably going just dandy. I can see and feel movements on the outside, which is crazy weird!
A bit of a rant on that same note, though. I tried to share one of baby's soccer practices with DH, but he claims he couldn't feel anything... Then he said it was all in my head, and that my brain was tricking me into thinking I could feel it on the outside because I can feel the kicks on the inside. Omg, cue the instant rage! I've been carrying this baby for nearly five months now - I know EXACTLY what I am or am not feeling! I called him a di** cus I was so mad.


GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  )
None, really. It's not that I don't appreciate good days or anything, but the past year has been mostly meh. I work a lot, so not much to do on the reliving side.

KLS123

@alexandraseattle too bad the person who needs to get drunk to deal with insurance reps over the phone is me...and obvi that's not an option right now. Maybe I will just pour a glass of wine to smell and when they put me on hold for 13579465 minutes.
Also, DH and I have been enjoying some afternoon delight because I am too nausea/hungry in the morning and feeling bloated/tired in the evenings/night. That after-breakfast-has-digested-but-before-I-eat-lunch-and-the-afternoon-exhaustion-hits has been my magical sexy time sweet spot. Kind of limiting to weekends only but better than nothing, maybe give that a try?

@leighbrek it's not in your head. I can definitely feel movement from the outside now.

sfgiantsgamerbabe

EDD?
12/28/18 (moved from 1/5/19)

Symptoms?
I’ve been feeling a lot more movement! Nausea has subsided but I’ve been feeling a little short of breath lately. I’ve also been constipated lately angetting harder to turn over in bed. 

Upcoming appointments?
I see my OB for a regular appointment next Friday.

R/R/Q:
Rant: My insurance will end on August 31st and I applied for MediCal Pregnancy at the beginning of June. The county is taking FOREVER to approve me. DH and DS are good to go but I’m still in limbo. 

Rave: it’s finally under 100 degrees! 

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...

I had good days but I don’t know about reliving any. We bought our house last year but we had already been living in it for 7 years. We live in my grandparents’ former house and we were renting it from my parents.

Maybe the day the Dodgers lost the World Series. That was pretty awesome . 

DLpanda08

EDD? 12/29

Symptoms? super emotional and tired, but who knows if that’s due to pregnancy or back to school stress.

Upcoming appointments? anatomy scan on Friday morning!

R/R/Q: I finally felt baby girl move! 

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day... ) Easter. DD completed RCIC classes and received her sacraments of initiation in the church at the Easter vigil, so Easter was just a big celebration with family. 

Kabazaba

Love hearing about everyone’s days over the past year, and the kinds of things we’re all valuing (good time with family). @leighbrek I hope you get a better work/life balance in the next year, or at least that you enjoy your job!

EDD? Jan 6

Symptoms? Heart burn, insomnia, starting to show (is that a symptom?)

Upcoming appointments? Anatomy scan next Monday!

R/R/Q: Rave - quick weekend trip to Chicago with a friend, which was a lot of fun. Rant - PGAL brain has been messing with me a LOT lately. I usually get stressed before appointments, but this a/s has me freaking out to the nth degree.

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year. Saturday spent in NYC with DH in February this year. We were excited I was pregnant, had lots of good food, went to a museum, saw a show, and had a ton of fun together.

BitterBetty12

EDD? 1/06 but baby measured for 1/03 at my NT.

Symptoms? Some morning nausea still if I don't eat enough. RLP.

Upcoming appointments? Two weeks from today we have our anatomy scan! Trying not to let the PGAL anxiety kill me. I had one bad day where I googled 'false negative NIPT results'. And also worried about the fact that baby's NT measurement was on the high side of 'normal' at 2.3. Though baby was measuring 13 weeks and I know that the NT measurement increases with each week until 14. I also freaked out worrying that the first tri screen maybe came back high risk since the NT was higher and my OB just didn't tell me since the NIPT came back low risk. Though I did ask her if everything was fine and she said it was all perfect. Soooo. Yeah. Anxiety at its finest.

R/R/Q: DD took a 20 minute car nap on the way back from the mall and now is refusing an actual nap and it's going to mess up the plans for the whole day.

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  )
Definitely DD's first birthday. We had all of our family and friends over and it was the first time most people had seen our new house! It was a great day.

skilouise

EDD?

1/5

Symptoms?

Mostly peeing 57000 times a day. Still some random feelings that may be movement, but they're too faint and inconsistent for me to be sure. I wish they would be more definitive so I could be sure!

Also, I've been feeling a mild pain/ discomfort that feels like it's coming from my right ovary. Not positive since everything is shifting around, but it feels similar to how my ovaries felt during IVF stims.  It seems weird to be feeling that now.

Upcoming appointments?

AS on 8/15, OB appointment on 8/23

R/R/Q:

DH gave me his plague, so I'm home sick today. Being sick while pregnant suuucckkkksssss.  All the good meds are off limits! 

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  )

Probably one of the days from our ski trip to Banff last winter. It was absolutely gorgeous up there, and we had a ton of fun. 

BitterBetty12

@AshVA Since it's on the right side I wonder if it could be RLP? Though that's usually sharp and pretty short lasting and happens mostly when you move a certain way.

skilouise

 @BitterBetty12 Maybe. It definitely comes and goes. Abdominal pain is so weird, too... It could just be my brain associating RLP with the closest equivalent pain that it is used to. 

BitterBetty12

@AshVA Yeah that could definitely be it. Mine will last a little longer if I stay in the position that triggered it, but then fade away when I move. Abdominal pain is really weird though. I've been having a lot of really low digestive cramping that freaks me out but everytime it ends up being gas or a BM.

baileym9126

EDD?
1/5. I was 1/9, but baby was measuring ahead at my NS, so due date was changed.

Symptoms?
I’m still nauseous every day, but it’s only for a few hours, so it’s better than before. My body is unbelievably sore. My back hurts, my abdomen hurts, my groin area hurts. Ugh.

Upcoming appointments?
AS is Aug. 24th and we’re doing a gender reveal on the 25th. Getting really excited, but also really anxious.

R/R/Q:

GTKY:  Describe the one day you would want to re-live (without changing anything!) from the past year (otherwise everyone will say their wedding day...  )
Probably my birthday. We went to my favourite restaurant then to a board game cafe. I love board games and my birthday is the perfect excuse to make everyone play them with me! It was also the day I got my first BFP.