April 2019 Moms
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Week 2 Check-in w/o 2/18
gollygeeitsamy
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Due date:
Any appointments? Questions?
Rants/Raves?
How are you feeling?
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week?
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago?
Re: Week 2 Check-in w/o 2/18
4/9
Any appointments? Questions?
Next Tuesday 34 week check
Anyone have experience with mucus plugs? Last night I went pee yesterday and there little black flakes in my urine. And it when I wiped I had some thick white discharge. It only happened once so I’m not overly concerned. I just never lost it (or noticed it) with my previous two pregnancies
Rants/Raves?
DD has been up the past two nights with a fever. And then is fine during the day. She’s pretty irrational when she’s sick and half asleep and DH doesn’t deal with it well. So I feel like I’m dealing with two 5 year olds at 1am. The worse part is my insomnia doesn’t let me fall asleep till 12:30/1 anyways
How are you feeling?
Tired. I had a weird tunnel vision episode yesterday. I bent over to pick some trash and my left eye tunneled out until i couldnt see. Then I felt uneasy the rest of the day. I wasn’t doing anything strenuous and I was well hydrated.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week?
Moved 1/2 the toys from nursery into the kids rooms and put the changing table in the nursery. Just waiting for DSs new bed to get her so we can turn his current bed back into the crib.
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago?
I was is great shape because I was eating super healthy and going to bootcamp 5x a week. Both of which I can’t do now because of this pregnancy. Other than that not much
Due date: 4/10
Any appointments? Questions? Hospital tour next Tuesday and 34 week checkup next Wednesday.
Rants/Raves? Rant: passive aggressive coworkers suck, and children were absolutely awful for me tonight at work. Raves: DH had off today and tomorrow so we've got to spend some quality family time together.
How are you feeling? Extremely pregnant and worried about how I'm gonna make it through another 7 weeks of work feeling this awful. Sciatica is acting up, and just doing things at work is getting difficult.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? We cleaned our bedroom a bit (where the baby will sleep in a pack and play for the first few months). And hopefully tomorrow and Thursday when DH has off we will finish sanding the nursery so I can start painting.
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? I was planning our wedding and stressing about the idea of a second child and if it would be the right fit for our family. With 7 weeks to go before babe is here, I'm still mildly freaked out about how we'll transition from a family of three to four!
Due date: 11-Apr-2019
Any appointments? Questions? Had a regular check-up last week, everything looks good. Doc approved my birth plan and put it in my chart and we had the chat about pp birth control. Question for you STMs: In regards to the strep b test, I distinctly remember my doc saying they swab "inside the vagina and around the bum." I feel like in order to emotionally prepare, is this butt swab purely... um external, or do I need to prepare myself for something a little more invasive...?
Rants/Raves? I'm considering becoming a hermit. Done with humanity. Done with dumb pregnancy questions. Went to a diner with my sister yesterday, and before the lady sat me, she actually asked, "will you fit in a booth?" I'm like, excuse me, you serve 400lbs truckers everyday, do you ask them if they can fit in a booth??? Yes I can fit in a f*ckin booth!
How are you feeling? A little anxious. We have the baby shower this weekend and although I obviously appreciate it, I get the sense it might be a little overwhelming. Plus it seems like there is so much to get done for work and school before this baby comes.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? No...
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? SO different. I had just left a super toxic work environment, was halfway through my Masters, and was going to hot yoga everyday, and man did I look great! Babies were just a topic of "we'll start trying soonish."
Thanks @kangstadt. I do know they regenerate so I’m not super concerned
Due date: April 12
Any appointments? Questions? Have my 2 week apt tomorrow with my midwife. I am really curious to see if baby is still breech, so we will see.
Rants/Raves? Rave: I did a lot with the nursery this weekend and I set up a rocker that we got as a shower gift so I'm feeling accomplished. Rants: See the next question.
How are you feeling? Like shit! I'm so over this. Reflux is so bad I threw up all over my bed the other night (I think I posted it in randoms from last week) and I tweaked my back cleaning the house yesterday. Also, two of my fingers on my left hand are constantly tingling, almost to the point of being numb. I know these symptoms are terrible and a lot of women have it worse, but I'm a baby and I'm grumpy and sick of it lol.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? Yup, see my rave.
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? Quite a bit different. We had just started our IVF journey and I was also flying home a lot to be with my sister who was in hospice. It was a rough time.
@kangstadt Glad you got some good quality family time in!!
@kate_e_nb I didn't make it that far last time so when my doc so casually mentioned the swab I was so confused! Sounds like it shouldn't be too...."invasive"....
@rennie1108 hooray for a new rocker! How fun. I feel the same about feeling bad for complaining because others do have it worse - but that doesn't mean you can't complain too!
Due date: April 8
Any appointments? Questions? Just saw my OB today. Everything is looking good. She encouraged me to set an end date or come in to her or L&D if the pain gets to be too bad between now and my next appointment and I need to be off work.
Rants/Raves? I'm so happy the nursery is coming together and I don't feel like I'm so behind in the prep. A double rant/rave is setting an end date for work. I don't know why I'm feeling so guilty and yet I can't fathom working anymore than 4 more weeks. I just need to bite the bullet and do it.
How are you feeling? Sore for sure. I ended up a sobbing, weeping mess after trying to get up out of bed on Sunday. I definitely think I over did it this weekend with all the painting and refinishing so after I took a little rest getting up was so painful. H rushed up ready to call 911 because all he could hear was me crying. I still have this darn cold and all the coughing is making my back hurt. I try to stifle the coughs a bit which is painful too.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? Yes! The nursery is painted, the dresser got refinished, crib and changing table just needs to be put together by that loving, yet super procrastinating husband of mine. I think next will be to pack my hospital bag.
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? Not that different to be honest. I had just finished all the preliminary stuff before my final exams to become a personal trainer and I was working at a job I hated. Now, I'm a fully certified personal trainer but still working as a legal assistant full time - at least it's at a company I like.
ETA: typos
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
Any appointments? Questions? Next 2 week appointment is on Monday.
Rants/Raves? Rave: We had our first baby shower this weekend with my mom's side and DH's side and I am still just feeling so blessed. People really went above and beyond - my MIL bought our crib, my SIL bought us a huge stash of diapers, my mom got us our video monitor and these beautiful handmade burp cloths and swaddles. I was so moved by everyone's generosity that I feel so bad that I was grumpy with my mom about the shower in the first place.
Rant: One of the things that I'm finding that I most hate is how far from "home" I live. DH moved about 5 hours away from our families about 3 1/2 years ago so I could go to grad school and we fell in love with the city and area that we moved to that we decided to stay. There's not really any great prospects for us where we're from so I know we made the right decision, but traveling has been so hard for me this pregnancy. And I worry that once LO is here, it won't be easy to have guests because it's not like they can just drop in like they could if we lived at home. It's going to take a lot more planning and logistics for everyone to meet him and it's just a little overwhelming now that we're getting to the end.
How are you feeling? Actually not too bad. I still have a lingering cough, but I've slept the last couple of nights pretty well and I'm just adjusting to my life with near constant heartburn no matter what I eat.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? Yes! We finally were able to do baby prep outside of just talking about it since we had our shower this weekend. DH built LO's crib, assembled the stroller and got the car seat ready, and hung up a bunch of decor next to LO's crib. I organized all of LO's books that we received at our shower in place of cards onto his bookshelf and washed, folded, and sorted all of LO's clothes, blankets, burp cloths, etc. We're still waiting on a dresser, but we made a plan for that. I also called my insurance company to find out what I need to do for my breast pump, made some changes to our registeries, finalized the time for our maternity photos on Saturday, and talked about coverage for my maternity leave with work. I feel so much better getting some of this off of our to-do list and just felt really productive this week.
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? Well a year ago I was going to the gym and weight training multiple times a week. It's actually been hard to see on Facebook memories the difference between when I was weightlifting and now, but I'm planning on getting back to it once I'm cleared after LO's arrival. We also felt we were nowhere near ready to start our family at that point, we just had so many reasons for why it wouldn't work. But here we are a year later, not just making it work, but really looking forward to this new adventure.
@kangstadt I was feeling that way about work, too. When I finally decided to take leave a couple of weeks early, I think my boss was secretly excited! I can barely do half of my job duties these days.
@kate_e_nb I’m a hermit these days and honestly, I love it. I’m enjoying the last of my unlimited “me” time! Also, I have a baby shower this weekend too. My in laws are throwing it and I’m not emotionally prepared. Im right there with you!
@rennie1108 I’m sorry to hear you had a rough time last year, too. Hospice is so difficult to handle.
@mermaidca just do it! I totally get the feeling of guilt, but I know I felt so much better after I did. It makes each shift easier to get through, and I’m havin a little bit of fun with the countdown.
@jlklec19 your shower sounds awesome and like it was a lot of fun! Don’t feel bad about feeling grumpy, this stuff can be overwhelming.
Due date: 4/10
Any appointments? Questions? 34 week appointment 2/28. I have endless questions, mostly about what happens next!
Rants/Raves? It’s been a decent week so far, even with work. Knowing that I’m almost done is such a huge weight off my shoulders.
How are you feeling? Right now, really uncomfortable and barely able to go to the bathroom. Fiber gummies and Metamucil haven’t helped much. SOS.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? We finally bought our car seat, I ordered my breast pump which was thankfully free with insurance, and DH bought my diaper bag! Couldn’t resist the skiphop sale. First baby shower on Sunday, we’ll see how that goes.
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? Oh, I can’t even begin to explain how different my life was. My brother was dying, but I didn’t realize he had less than two weeks left on earth. My dad was also dying. My marriage was basically over, I was working 50+ hours a week in an environment that was totally toxic for me, with people who only ever took advantage of my fragile grieving state.
Now my sweet brother is gone, but at least he isn’t suffering. My dad is healthy. I love my (fairly) new job, and my coworkers are awesome. My marriage is better than ever and we have a baby on the way. Even though I still have bad days, those days are NOTHING compared to the hell that was last year.
@kangstadt I cant remember if it was you and what thread we were discussing this but weren't you worried about baby being breech still? Then I thought I read somewhere that you think baby has flipped. I could also be losing my mind. But today my midwife told me baby is head down now! I'm so excited! And now that I know that I can def tell where the feet are, kicking me up above my belly button.
@lilpotatomama, I'm so so sorry, I can't even imagine watching a family member go through that. I'm sure you have his courage and strength too
@lilpotatomama I am so, so sorry. That sounds horrible. I don't know how to do a spoiler, otherwise I'd tell you a brief version of my sister's struggle. Anyway, it totally sucks and I'm definitely struggling with it moreso these days.
Any appointments? Questions? Had my 32 week check up Monday. I also had my first BPP. I will do these weekly now but still just meet with the doc every 2 weeks. They are estimating babies weight to be 5lbs 3 ounces. It is freaking me out how big he is! He is now head down though so that is a relief.
Rants/Raves? Doctor stressed how important kick counts were for me. This is causing me a great deal of anxiety because my baby goes through long periods of being quiet. He will then go through a period of a lot of strong kicks so I know he is doing well. But the in between time is scary for me! I feel like it is making me a crazy person!
How are you feeling? Anxiety is really picking up! Physically I am feeling pretty good.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? I don't feel like we have done enough but we are on hold until carpets are cleaned. Hopefully next weekend I can really get a lot done!!
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? There was no thought of a baby this time last year. So my whole world has shifted!
@blueberrymomma Im glad you brought this up, I didn't see it with my other two pregnancies either but 2 weekends ago I went to the bathroom and a glob about the size of a nickel came out. it was clearish and looked like jello. it was disgusting.
@kate_e_nb with my previous pregnancies, I've never noticed when they swab for the strep B test. I know my OB does it so he must do it extremely quickly. I wouldn't be worried at all. I get it done around 35 weeks.
Any appointments? Questions? Appointment next Friday.
Rants/Raves? Raves: Pregnancy is almost over! Rants: Sickness from hell.
How are you feeling? Last week was the week from hell, starting last Monday I came down with a horrible head cold/ sinus infection. I couldn't even make it into work. I barely slept because my sinuses were so clogged. It was by far the worst cold I've ever experienced. The only thing that helped was a neti pot, humidifier, vicks vapor rub, and hot tea with honey. On top of all that I also got pink eye for a few days. Now my DS has strep and I am praying the rest of us don't get it.
I'm starting to feel better but I still can't sleep through the night, not only because of the pregnancy but because I wake up so stuffed up, not even my humidifier is helping. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? Nothing. I laid around and attempted to breathe.
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? I was healthy and still had a savings account
Any appointments? Questions? Weekly appointments starting next Thursday!
Rants/Raves? Rave.. despite my sciatica acting up, I took DS out for muffins and the library today, we had a lot of fun! It's the small things right now. And my bday is Sunday! Big 30 lol hard to remember my bday with just thinking about being super pregnant! Haha
How are you feeling? Okay.. the sun shining actually helps! I'm from Michigan and in the past 3 months I remember seeing the sun maybe 3 times lol it gets me in a funk. Also better knowing I'm nearing the end! This pregnancy has been rough..hand foot mouth, fall down stairs, sprained ankle, 3 colds, 1 flu, pelvic rest and sciatica. I'd like to be done lol
Did you do anything to prep for baby this week? Just packing hospital bag! Got a second glider from DH as my early bday present!
GTKY: How different was your life one year ago? Last year DS was 4 months old.. we were just adjusting to life with a new little one!