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May 2019 Moms
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PGAL Check In Week Of 9/12
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I know there are a lot of us PGAL mamas out there, so let's get to know each other!
(I stole this format from the April bmb, so we can definitely add different questions if we want).
1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby?
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically?
3. Any appointment updates?
4. Rants/Raves/Questions?
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity?
(I stole this format from the April bmb, so we can definitely add different questions if we want).
1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby?
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically?
3. Any appointment updates?
4. Rants/Raves/Questions?
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity?
Re: PGAL Check In Week Of 9/12
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Physically, nausea is definitely present, especially in the afternoon. But totally manageable so far! Also my boobs are pretty sore and my about 3pm I am exhausted. Emotionally, I'm doing ok. I had mighty loss at 6weeks last time, so I've definitely been dealing with some anxiety. But the nausea definitely helps some my mind that everything is going ok.
3. Any appointment updates? Ultrasound tomorrow! Hoping to hear a heartbeat!
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? Not right now
5. Favorite fall activity? Probably going to the pumpkin patch with my husband! It's such a fun tradition, picking out just the right pumpkins in the crisp air. And I can't help but imagine how cute it'll be to take our sweet little one next year❤
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically?
feeling okay- super tired- some bouts of nausea but it’s still early. I had a CP in March of 2017 and a loss at 9weeks in February so not sure when I will not be anxious about this pregnancy.
3. Any appointment updates? My 3 betas came back good so there is some relief there- have ultrasound on Friday to make sure it implanted in the right location.
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? Not right now
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? Love going to the pumpkin patch.
1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby? 5w3d
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Physically I'm just exhausted.
3. Any appointment updates? nothing until next month
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? is it ok to ask questions that involve LC?
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? I love fall! watching football, and cooking, fairs and Halloween. My dd was 10/31 this year might be a little rough.
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Mentally okay, just taking it day by day not letting myself get too excited
3. Any appointment updates? Ultrasound on Friday, I will be 7 weeks
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? Nothing yet
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? Everything! Apple cider, apple cider donuts, pumpkin patch, pumpkin everything, and football tailgating!
3. Any appointment updates? First appointment is early next month.
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? Having this happy little secret is hard for me to keep! I am a natural "self-discloser" so I'm wanting to tell EVERYONE! But we are waiting until the end of the first trimester (assuming I'm not obviously showing by then... This will be baby #3)
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? Apple picking with the kids! That, and baking apple pie. My DS#1 loves to help in the kitchen, so it's one of his favorite parts of fall (and winter too!)
@troystory17 What is LC? Couldn't find it in the big bump glossary.
1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby? 6w6
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Physically, I'm still feeling pretty tired with major food aversion and sore boobs. But, I feel like symptoms lightened up a bit over the weekend and that is freaking me out... Mentally, I've been finding it really hard to find a balance between staying optimistic and acknowledging the very real possibility of disappointment. TBH I'm feeling pretty down most of the time and just very nervous about the upcoming ultrasound because that is when I found out about my MMC last time.
3. Any appointment updates? Dating ultrasound next week on Tuesday
4. Rants/Raves/Questions?
I saw that comment in the intro post about TWing loss and it made me feel really sad and angry. Like FUCK women who silence and shame other women about their trauma. That will never be okay. I wanted to respond but had a busy few days and couldn't check back into the bump until today. So, I was comforted to see the community's response to that post, even if the OP remains totally oblivious. Thanks y'all!
One question I've seen on other PGAL threads is: Any milestones coming up? I think it's normally part of the first question. Would you guys be open to adding that? I think it would help us keep track of each other's important dates and history without having to explain it every time.
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? I love going on long walks (fall weather is the best) and watching the trees change color!
also I'm still so annoyed by that whole intro BS shes rude and clueless.
1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby? 4w6d
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically?
Physically, I’m pretty exhausted. But in all fairness, that might be do to chasing a toddler and trying to keep up with the same level of workout I have been. Mentally, just a lot of anxiety.
3. Any appointment updates? I had betas pulled last week and all was good with that. My progesterone also came back good, but my OB gave me a prescription for it just to ease my mind.
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? My big rant is that my progesterone suppositories are red. Who in the word come up with this stuff??? Literally any color would be better.
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? Apple picking and going to the pumpkin patch! Unfortunately, we’ve been hit with a ton of rain so the mosquitoes are ruining both. We went apple picking and poor DS’s face is covered in bites.
I’m new to the Bump so I dont know all the acronyms yet. This is my 2nd pregnancy. Had a miscarriage in July around 8 weeks. Didn’t plan to get pregnant again this soon but God has a plan and I’ll trust it. I’m about 5 weeks now. Things are looking up. Having some morning sickness this go around i didnt have last time. And mentally not really accepting this pregnancy until the ultrasound. Hoping for a heart beat. My HCG >26,000 today but progesterone is low. Trying vagina supplements?? I’ll take any advice. Recheck levels on Friday. Pumpkin spice anything is my fav in the fall.
@troystory17 I don't see why it wouldn't be okay to ask questions about living children.
@LuckyInIreland I'm finding myself wanting to tell people early, too. I am telling people I'll want support from if I need it (like my mom and planning to tell BFF this weekend dependent on second beta), but I haven't decided when we'll tell DH's family yet.
@thismustbethemom I'm with you on that TW comment in the intro post. I'm not happy with that poster. I do appreciate TWs for discussions of trauma or very graphic details, but that person had no business saying what she said. Also, I'd be fine with adding milestones to the check-in template.
@DressageDarling red progesterone suppositories sound like the worst. I'm sorry!
@brianchelle welcome! I understand mentally distancing yourself from the pregnancy. I don't have any experience with progesterone supplements, but I would talk to your doctor about them if you're interested in using them.
1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby? 5w, appleseed
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Normal, but bloated. Normal always scares me. No consistent nausea, no sore boobs, not particularly tired. Mentally I'm still kind of a mess. *TW* I had one very early loss about 4+3 two cycles before I got KU with DD, so this is my third pregnancy. I am past my loss date, but I'm still terrified of loss as it's still so early. With DD I basically spotted from BFP to 12 weeks, so I lived the entirety of first tri in fear. I haven't had any spotting yet *knock on wood*, but every time I use the bathroom I check for it. I can't wait to get out of first tri. The next 8 weeks are going to drag by.
3. Any appointment updates? I did get my first beta back this morning, which was great, and I had the second blood draw this morning. Hoping to get results of today's test before the weekend. I'll have a scan on the 18th to confirm uterine pregnancy and check on growth.
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? Eh, not much.
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? I'm not a huge fan of Fall, so I'll say Halloween and Thanksgiving.
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically?
physically ok, just exhausted in the afternoon. Mentally... very up and down. Everyday I am a little more attached to the idea but at the same time telling myself not to be. This is the first pregnancy that I’ve had no real desire to shout from the rooftop.
3. Any appointment updates? Waiting on my 2nd blood draw results from today. 4 weeks was at 196, really hoping for some great numbers and that viability scan at 7w comes quickly.
4. Rants/Raves/Questions?
probably an over emotional rant... but I hate the “odds you won’t miscarry” spreadsheet. It gave me so much confidence my last pregnancy that this time around it’s really painful to see for some reason.
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity?
Football!!! Football parties, fantasy football, weekly picks. All of it, lol!
Mine aren't red... but I am prescribed the oral ones and my doc just said to insert vaginally. I read it’s for insurance reasons but idk really... red is a silly color to make them!!
for those of you with older children when do you think you will tell them? My loss was at 20 weeks so both my children already knew although my 2 yo didn't really understand I'm worried about telling them and cant imagine trying to hide it until 24 weeks which is really the soonest I want to tell anyone. I worry people will think i'm selfish for trying again even though they really gave me no reason as to why my water broke.
I won't tell my 11 year old until I get my first ultrasound at 9 weeks.
We told her almost as soon as we found out with the pregnancy before my son. Then the next week we lost it.
It was terrible because she was 7 and excited to have her first sibling sl she told everyone. I had to go back and untell all the people she told and she just wouldn't understand when I tried to tell her things had changed and I wouldn't be having one.
With our rainbow baby I told her the same amount of time I plan to with this one after the first ultrasound.
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Physically I’m feeling really good. I have some bloating and gas as the day goes on, but other than that I’m feeling really good. Mentally I’m just taking it day by day. This is my 3rd pregnancy this year, I’m trying to remember that this is a different pregnancy with a different outcome. I feel like I’m on an emotional rollercoaster lately. I’m on progesterone as a precaution, so that gives me some peace of mind.
3. Any appointment updates? My first appointment with be the 21st, but that’s just a confirmation appointment. Hopefully I can schedule an ultrasound towards be beginning of October
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? None as of right now. I’m just happy to have this community of ladies to chat with who are going through similar journies.
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? I just like being outside. We went apple picking last year, I’d like to do that again this year. I look forward to making apple crisp (yum!). I also am looking foreword to taking our 3 year old trick or treating.
1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby? 6+1, sweet pea
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? I'm doing alright. Feeling generally optimistic, but the first u/s is now looming on the horizon, and my nerves are starting to come up. Things were wrong in the first u/s last time. I'm pretty exhausted. No real notable sickness yet. I have a hard time resting easy at all though bc, with my loss, I was more sympomatic than with my DD and than I am now. All of my levels were exactly as they should be, we just presume there was something wrong with the embryo. And my body just held on the pregnancy, which led to a D&C. It's like my body couldn't register what had happened. So I really won't be completely calm until they check.
3. Any appointment updates? Just waiting for u/s on the 26th. Less than two weeks away now.
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? I can't really think of any right now.
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? Pumpkin Patches! Trick or Treating with DD and her best friend (whose mom is my BFF) is a really fun tradition too.
EDD to add
I am 7w today, baby is a blueberry or a valentines sweethearts candy
Feeling okay, but this has been super hard. I’ve had three losses, we don’t have any babies yet so it just feels like such a long journey with no end in sight. I’m working with an RE so we’ve already had a couple ultrasounds which is so reassuring, everything has been “textbook” this time around, which is a definite improvement from my other pregnancies (everything was always lagging...betas were low, ultrasounds measuring behind, etc.) so I know we have reason to be optimistic but it’s just so hard. Every time I feel better about it, I realize how much worse it will be if we lose this one too. I feel like this is a big week for us, we’ve never made it past 7 weeks (had a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks but they said the baby hadn’t made it to 8) so if we get a good scan next week (thursday) I may start to believe this is really happening!
I am in Florida so I just enjoy cool weather...unfortunately that doesn’t really happen for us for another month or so, were still in the 90’s here!
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
Yes. These were my exact thoughts when I saw it
@troystory17 Our plan is to tell our 5 year old about a week after our first u/s as long as everything is good. We are going to NYC the next week and were going to bring her back an I
NY onesie for her new brother or sister. She's been praying for a sibling for so long. We never told her about the one we lost. One day.
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Physically: Nausea has increased, super bloated, sore boobs, gassy, mild headaches. I had some brown discharge on Tuesday (which I wasn't too worried about) so I got my first beta done yesterday and it was 26741. That number seems good, so that eased my anxiety a little, fingers crossed that it doubles when I get it redrawn tomorrow. Mentally: Just trying to take it day by day and stay hopeful and positive.
3. Any appointment updates? Intake appointment tomorrow and u/s next Friday
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? None at this time
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? Football, apple cider, and everything Halloween
Married: 8/10/13
BFP- 12/18/15, D&E- 4/8/16 @ 21w5d- confirmed Thanatophoric Dysplasia
BFP- 11/7/17, M/C- 11/18/17 @ 4w6d
BFP- 8/25/18 ~ EDD- 5/9/19 ~ DD born 5/2/20 *Lillian Hazel*
BFP- 10/9/20 ~ EDD- 6/21/21
@BWhitta So glad to hear that everything looks good so far! FX for another great scan next week. It's so understandable that you're finding it hard to be optimistic. I find it incredibly hard to find a balance between being positive and protecting myself from pain. In the end, we can only feel what we feel and try to accept our feelings whatever they are. P.S. I think we are EDD buddies!
@troystory17 I don't have any insight as my DD is only 3 right now, but I wanted to say that sounds like a really tough situation and I'm sending hugs. And I'm sorry you're worried about people thinking you are selfish for trying again. I don't think it is selfish at all!! I also think that anyone who thinks that is a huge asshole who needs to mind their own business.
ETA: +1 on hating the odds thread. Can't even bring myself to look at it this pregnancy.
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically? Not great mentally. After a few years, failed fertility treatments, no diagnosis and 2 losses..... I’m starting to not be able to sleep again. Ultrasound is 9/21 and i feel so powerless. My progesterone dropped between betas but hcg more than doubled. I’m in a funk.
3. Any appointment updates? Nothing until 9/21
4. Rants/Raves/Questions? For moms of 1+ Anyone have progesterone go down and have a successful pregnancy?
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity? Driving around our area and looking at the trees and views
I'm other news, I had an amazing ultrasound (I'll post pics in ultrasound thread) baby was measuring right at 7 weeks 1 day as it should and we heard the most beautiful heartbeat of 150! We graduated from our fertility clinic and will be seeing my ob in about 2 weeks. I guess the blessing of an early loss is that I've already passed my milestone, so I do feel much better now. The happy mom tears have started to flow
@journey721 I was actually just going through my labs on my patient portal and saw my progesterone went down with my daughter, but my hcg went up I never even knew until now and shes 2.5
5 weeks / size of an Appleseed
2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically?
Physically I feel fine. Mentally, trying to stay cautiously optimistic and not quite succeeding. I feel like I’ve been disappointed to many times to get excited yet.
3. Any appointment updates?
No appointment till 8 weeks. Torture.
4. Rants/Raves/Questions?
My husband and I are in the process of buying a house which is both super exciting and stressful.
5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity?
I’m a sucker for Halloween - also apple picking, apple cider, pie! I love pie!