1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby? - 18, artichoke!
2) How are you feeling? - Really good! Still a little queasy occasionally, but that second tri energy seems to be kicking in, finally! It’s so nice to feel human again.
3) Any appointments this week? - Nope, had one last week, and I got my AS scheduled for Oct 5th. Can’t wait!
4) Rants, raves or questions? - I feel baby move around every day now! Also I really popped yesterday. It was practically overnight, so weird.
5) What is your current favorite snack? - I’ve been trying to stay healthy, so trailmix (the unsalted nuts and dried fruit/berries variety) and carrots with hummus is my go-to during the day. Salt and vinegar potato chips is my current unhealthy favorite.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
This is for those due Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 18 weeks!!
2) How are you feeling? Much better than a few weeks ago, but morning sickness is still bad despite being on diclegis. I am worried when it runs out in a few days. I got two mins from my house this morning and had to pull over and puke out of the car door. Turned around and worked from home for the morning!
3) Any appointments this week? No- nothing until anatomy scan on 10/5
4) Rants, raves or questions? I am anxiously waiting to feel the baby move or show more. I know its normal for a FTM to not show or feel anything at 18 weeks, but it doesn't help my anxiety about the baby developing properly.
5) What is your current favorite snack? Unfortunately its ice cream right now! Hopefully that will change with the cooler fall weather!
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
This is for those due Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 18 weeks, artichoke
2) How are you feeling? hungry 3) Any appointments this week? none 4) Rants, raves or questions? Rant: my work had a vegetarian lunch at staff meeting today. Really wanted something heavier. 5) What is your current favorite snack? Ritz crackers with peanut butter on top.
1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 20 weeks! Banana!
2) How are you feeling? Pretty awesome! Feeling the baby move alot and my lower back is feeling better now that my uterus has moved up and is letting up on the pressure on my back!
3) Any appointments this week? YES! We had our AS today, and our baby boy is healthy and looks good!! DH is so thrilled that it's a boy! I have a regular OB appointment tomorrow.
4) Rants, raves or questions? So happy to finally know the gender so we can finally stop calling the baby an "it" and get cracking on our registry!! This is so fun!
5) What is your current favorite snack? Hmm I made some oatmeal apple mini muffins that are pretty delicious, but all I can think about is how I want the chocolate my husband bought me when he was in Iceland, it's soo good!
1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 19 weeks, mango
2) How are you feeling? I've been sleeping terribly the past week with crazier than normal dreams (last nights dream someone was trying to kill my husband and I had to stop them. Woke up with my heart racing and crying at 1:30)
3) Any appointments this week? Yep, monthly OB on Friday, hopefully scheduling AS from there
4) Rants, raves or questions? I work as a PT in a nursing home and was helping a resident toilet today, had to step out because I almost threw up (never a problem pre pregnancy or any point up until today) and then had a coworker finish up for me. I know it's silly but I was upset that I couldn't do my job.
5) What is your current favorite snack? Anything and everything. Trying to keep it healthy but really glad I got ice cream this week
This is for those due Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 1) How many weeks are you? 18 How big is baby? Artichoke
2) How are you feeling? More pukes. Lovely.
3) Any appointments this week? Next is AS 9/25!
4) Rants, raves or questions? I'm over all the pregnancy symptoms. So many symptoms 24/7. I need a break. Give me something good to work with, LO! Lol
5) What is your current favorite snack? Regular goldfish crackers is my go-to, I can't always keep much else down. Sometimes I can manage some fruit snacks. And only bland bland bland things. So basically I have my 4yo's diet
1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 20 weeks! Can't believe I made it lol. Banana baby.
2) How are you feeling? Tired of everyone asking me how I'm feeling lol. Still needing to pee all the time, achy hips and back, Braxton Hicks. Those are getting less noticeable as time goes on however. Maybe I'm just better hydrated.
3) Any appointments this week? Anatomy scan this coming Tuesday
4) Rants, raves or questions? Mostly I'm just so tired of constantly being anxious over whether baby's ok, whether I'm hydrated or ate well enough or slept well enough etc., I love this baby but I will be glad for my body to be inhabited by just me again lol.
5) What is your current favorite snack? CAKE. CAAAKE. It's hard to say no sometimes.
@glitterbug6 hard NO on that drive. One of my daily articles actually mentioned that you should try to limit it to less than 6 hours per day. (I take those articles with a massive grain of salt though.) Can't your mother come visit you and go shopping?
@notthecheat@becks_726@disneybaby84 Definitely thinking about all kinds of alternatives to avoid it. At the very least we would make it a fun 3 day road trip but I almost bought a carseat yesterday because Target has a sale! 😂 Thanks for the support, ladies! ❤❤❤
Re: Wednesday Ticker check in
2) How are you feeling? - Really good! Still a little queasy occasionally, but that second tri energy seems to be kicking in, finally! It’s so nice to feel human again.
3) Any appointments this week? - Nope, had one last week, and I got my AS scheduled for Oct 5th. Can’t wait!
4) Rants, raves or questions? - I feel baby move around every day now! Also I really popped yesterday. It was practically overnight, so weird.
5) What is your current favorite snack? - I’ve been trying to stay healthy, so trailmix (the unsalted nuts and dried fruit/berries variety) and carrots with hummus is my go-to during the day. Salt and vinegar potato chips is my current unhealthy favorite.
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
Eta: formatting
1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby? 18 weeks!!
2) How are you feeling? Much better than a few weeks ago, but morning sickness is still bad despite being on diclegis. I am worried when it runs out in a few days. I got two mins from my house this morning and had to pull over and puke out of the car door. Turned around and worked from home for the morning!
3) Any appointments this week? No- nothing until anatomy scan on 10/5
4) Rants, raves or questions? I am anxiously waiting to feel the baby move or show more. I know its normal for a FTM to not show or feel anything at 18 weeks, but it doesn't help my anxiety about the baby developing properly.
5) What is your current favorite snack? Unfortunately its ice cream right now! Hopefully that will change with the cooler fall weather!
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
1) How many weeks are you? How big is baby?
18 weeks, artichoke
2) How are you feeling?
hungry
3) Any appointments this week?
none
4) Rants, raves or questions?
Rant: my work had a vegetarian lunch at staff meeting today. Really wanted something heavier.
5) What is your current favorite snack?
Ritz crackers with peanut butter on top.
20 weeks! Banana!
2) How are you feeling?
Pretty awesome! Feeling the baby move alot and my lower back is feeling better now that my uterus has moved up and is letting up on the pressure on my back!
3) Any appointments this week?
YES! We had our AS today, and our baby boy is healthy and looks good!! DH is so thrilled that it's a boy! I have a regular OB appointment tomorrow.
4) Rants, raves or questions?
So happy to finally know the gender so we can finally stop calling the baby an "it" and get cracking on our registry!! This is so fun!
5) What is your current favorite snack?
Hmm I made some oatmeal apple mini muffins that are pretty delicious, but all I can think about is how I want the chocolate my husband bought me when he was in Iceland, it's soo good!
2) How are you feeling? I've been sleeping terribly the past week with crazier than normal dreams (last nights dream someone was trying to kill my husband and I had to stop them. Woke up with my heart racing and crying at 1:30)
3) Any appointments this week? Yep, monthly OB on Friday, hopefully scheduling AS from there
4) Rants, raves or questions?
I work as a PT in a nursing home and was helping a resident toilet today, had to step out because I almost threw up (never a problem pre pregnancy or any point up until today) and then had a coworker finish up for me. I know it's silly but I was upset that I couldn't do my job.
5) What is your current favorite snack?
Anything and everything. Trying to keep it healthy but really glad I got ice cream this week
20 weeks! Yahoo! A banana?
2) How are you feeling?
Good. Sleeping on my side usually means i wake up with shoulder pain, but meh whatcha gonna do.
3) Any appointments this week?
Nope!
4) Rants, raves or questions?
None currently!
5) What is your current favorite snack?
My fave snack right now is skinny pop popcorn cakes with sea salt. Healthy and filling- will hold me over.
1) How many weeks are you? 18 How big is baby? Artichoke
2) How are you feeling? More pukes. Lovely.
3) Any appointments this week? Next is AS 9/25!
4) Rants, raves or questions? I'm over all the pregnancy symptoms. So many symptoms 24/7. I need a break. Give me something good to work with, LO! Lol
5) What is your current favorite snack? Regular goldfish crackers is my go-to, I can't always keep much else down. Sometimes I can manage some fruit snacks. And only bland bland bland things. So basically I have my 4yo's diet
19 weeks a mango!
2) How are you feeling?
Better. Abs sore and it's hot so I am ready for cooler weather.
3) Any appointments this week?
Tomorrow! Can't wait to see her again
4) Rants, raves or questions?
My mom is making me drive 21 hrs to her for Thanksgiving so I can drive back baby stuff she wants to buy. My husband and I are dreading the drive.
5) What is your current favorite snack?
Veggie chips from Trader Joe's! Although I can't eat the orange colored ones (crazy food aversions still here).
20 weeks! Can't believe I made it lol. Banana baby.
2) How are you feeling?
Tired of everyone asking me how I'm feeling lol. Still needing to pee all the time, achy hips and back, Braxton Hicks. Those are getting less noticeable as time goes on however. Maybe I'm just better hydrated.
3) Any appointments this week?
Anatomy scan this coming Tuesday
4) Rants, raves or questions?
Mostly I'm just so tired of constantly being anxious over whether baby's ok, whether I'm hydrated or ate well enough or slept well enough etc., I love this baby but I will be glad for my body to be inhabited by just me again lol.
5) What is your current favorite snack?
CAKE. CAAAKE. It's hard to say no sometimes.
Can't your mother come visit you and go shopping?