All trimester check in week of December 23!

PoeMasque

Happy Monday! As always let me know if your info needs to be updated or if I’ve missed you all together. 

• How far along/EDD?
• How are you feeling this week?
• Rants/Raves? Questions?
• Any upcoming appointments?
• GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting?

Also! Feel free to post pics of nurseries and bumps.

Calling!!

@PoeMasque EDD 2/8 (boy)

@emmasemm EDD 3/7 (girl)

@Tulips29 welcome Briella! (12/11)

@cigaline EDD 2/10 (boy)

@celticknotfire EDD 2/27

@ivfsurvivor EDD 3/3

@love112314 EDD 3/9

@sincethelastday EDD 3/9 (boy)

@bluguitarhannah EDD 7/1

@caitiemae EDD 1/30 (boy)

@akak23 EDD 3/27 (boy)

@wifeinraleigh28 EDD 4/4 (boy)

@sanpelligrino EDD 4/12

@laurajon2015 EDD 3/25

@jolo1241 EDD 2/2 (girl)

@hanshotfirst77 EDD 6/21 (girl)

@knockupthestock EDD 7/23

@cirrra EDD 8/4

@wildrainbow EDD 8/16

@angelina1919 EDD 7/29

@cashewchicken EDD 8/8

@businesswife EDD 8/21

hanshotfirst77

• How far along/EDD? 14+1, 6/21
• How are you feeling this week? Mostly good. I’ve officially entered second tri so yay for that! Hoping to get some energy back soon. 
• Rants/Raves? Questions? My DS and I will be finding out the sex of this baby on Christmas Morning. I did PGS testing and my RE has known the whole time. So we open the envelope on Christmas. I’m so excited! 
• Any upcoming appointments? OB on 1/3
• GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting? I love sharing all the stuff I loved as a kid with him. The holidays can be especially fun. Sharing traditions. Passing things on. I can’t wait to be able to continue with this next LO. 

sincethelastday

@hanshotfirst77 - what a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas Day by finding out the sex of your baby!! Very cool! Congrats also for hitting the second trimester! 

• How far along/EDD? 29w 3/9
• How are you feeling this week? Been feeling pretty good. I think I strained a muscle during a round ligament pain and I had a moment yesterday where my heart was pounding like mad and I thought I was going to faint, but it passed. Besides these weird one-offs, I’ve been doing pretty well. So far the third trimester has been treating me well (*knocks on wood*)
• Rants/Raves? Questions? Raves - got the rest of my Christmas baking and wrapping done which took up pretty much the whole weekend, but it’s done! Now just tons of family events and gatherings this next week. I may not be around much this week just to the craziness of it all! 
• Any upcoming appointments? OB appointment on Dec 30th 
• GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting? I think @hanshotfirst77’s response is pretty spot on for me too, with sharing traditions and re-experiencing childhood through his eyes. Just the idea of being able to hold him and know that this baby I’m holding is my own. That thought alone after infertility still makes me pretty emotional.

hanshotfirst77

@sincethelastday I think that thought especially after a long infertility journey is so emotional. With my DS it wasn't a very long journey although at the time it felt like it was. But after my TFAS journey has been especially long and painful it hits me even more now. I'm glad to hear 3rd tri is treating you well! Have fun with all the family stuff this week!

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What a fun morning you have in store, @hanshotfirst77 ❤️❤️❤️

<ul><li>How far along/EDD? 5+3 Aug 21</li><li>How are you feeling this week? Okay, not a whole lot of symptoms besides being out of breath, and moody AF</li><li>Rants/Raves? Questions? Looking forward to quietly telling SIL and MIL this holiday (with prop onesie and us pic frame ornament...), and a bigger family reveal in late January.  We'll send out a family photo announcement to extended family around Valentine's :)</li><li>Any upcoming appointments?  First scan went well today!  Next one is Thursday 1/2 to hear the hb.</li><li>GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting? This will be our second, so I'm looking forward to seeing DD get to be the big sister.  She's going to be so great! ❤️</li></ul>

emmasemm

@hanshotfirst77  congrats on second tri - and what a super thing for you and YS to do on Xmas morning! So exciting! 

@sincethelastday wow sounds like a really busy weekend prepping and that you’ve got a lot coming up! 

How far along/EDD? 29+2 7th March 
How are you feeling this week? Overall good but definitely feeling more aches in my hips and joints and some pretty uncomfortable Braxton Hicks contractions. Reflux is definitely back from early evening onwards and it’s it nausea so I’m eating from breakfast to around 5pm each day. But overall I really can’t complain as it’s just normal pregnancy stuff.
Rants/Raves? Questions? Rants - well this evening we were notified that they have found a bacteria in the local water supply and you need to drink bottled water or boil it - and even used boiled water for hand washing so I’m guessing it’s a nasty bacteria! Luckily DH rushed out and bought us several crates of bottles as shops will be closed until 27th! It’s made me pretty nervous though. And two raves - one you might not think is, but we had friends over on Saturday and as it went on too long I went up to bed, that was until a few hours later I heard what I assumed was a herd of elephants in our living room... DH had after a few bottles of whiskey decided to get out his fencing gear! I quickly removed all sharp object and got our drunk guests safely on their way home! Second rave is knowing I don’t have to go to work any more. This is such a relief to be honest as I’m now napping every day.
Any upcoming appointments? We have our booking in appointment at the hospital on Friday. Hoping we get on ok and they’re on board with the plan from our OB.
GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting? @hanshotfirst77 and @sincethelastday nailed it - first I will not believe it’s real until I have a healthy baby in my arms and get to walk through the front door of our home with her. But I cannot wait to sing the songs I had sung to me as a child, read the books to her that I loved to hear over and over, see DH do the same  and watch her discover the world around her. 

emmasemm

@businesswife so great you had a good scan! 

hanshotfirst77

@BusinessWife So happy about your scan today! And I agree seeing our firsts as big brother/sister is going to be so special and amazing. 

@emmasemm It must feel so good to be on leave. And naps every day sounds glorious! 

wildrainbow

• How far along/EDD? 6+1/Aug 16
• How are you feeling this week? I'm feeling pretty good. No pregnancy symptoms to speak of except some nipple tenderness. That is both great and disconcerting. 
• Rants/Raves? Questions? I had my appt today and we found a hb! I was honestly shocked since it was super early. It was 101 and doc said it prolly started beating yesterday. I am dehydrated from having the flu and my bp was up today. I expect if it's still up at my next appt he will put me on meds. 
• Any upcoming appointments? Go back again on the 9th for another u/s to make sure things are progressing. 
• GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting? I'm excited to watch ds1 be a big brother again and it will be fun to see how ds2 handles not being the baby. He is a total mama's boy, so I can't wait to see how he shares the limelight. 

cashewchicken

• How far along/EDD? 7+2/ Aug 8
• How are you feeling this week? Good! Still zero pregnancy symptoms, but I guess that’s just how it is with me (my first pregnancy was also zero symptoms). 
• Rants/Raves? Questions? Flying out to Hawaii this week! So looking forward to relaxing and enjoying a nice warm weather!
• Any upcoming appointments? Last RE appointment on 1/2, first appointment with OB on 1/7. 
• GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting? I guess I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of older brother my DS will be. He’s such a baby and he gets all the attention right now. Wondering if he is going display more maturity or we are going to end up with two babies vying for my attention

@wildrainbow Congrats!!

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Congrats on hearing the hb @wildrainbow. That is such an awesome milestone ❤️

PoeMasque

@hanshotfirst77 congrats on being in the second tri!! Woot! And how exciting for the reveal! 

@sincethelastday glad you’re still feeling well into the third trimester! Hopefully that continues and kudos for all the baking and holiday prep, I didn’t even try this year haha. 

@businesswife glad your first scan went well! 

@emmasemm sooooo jealous you are done working! Not going back after the holidays sounds glorious! 

@wildrainbow yay for a HB so early!! Hopefully everything with your BP was just dehydration and resolved by your next appointment.

@cashewchicken I also have fairly symptom-free pregnancies, at least in the beginning before I’m a whale haha. Have fun in Hawaii! 

• How far along/EDD? 33+3, 2/8
• How are you feeling this week? Like there’s not enough room for both of us in this body! Haha. Otherwise pretty good actually, considering I’m carrying around an extra 35lbs!
• Rants/Raves? Questions? Rave!!! We had our scan to check placenta on Thursday and my placenta has finally moved off my cervix!! It’s still too close for vaginal delivery, but we will have another scan at 37 weeks and if it’s moved more by then no cesarean! Baby also looked great and was doing lots of breathing practice, so fingers crossed he stays put till we are cleared for vagina delivery. I have also decided I will ask for a note from my OB to stop working at 37 weeks, so now just counting down the days to leave!
• Any upcoming appointments? OB on Friday. 
• GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting? By far my favorite part is watching my son discover the world. I had no idea how fulfilling that would be, even just watching him figure out mundane things that no one else cares about. Haha. 

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@PoeMasque. Glad to hear your placenta has started to shift!  Fx it may be enough to get your vbac afterall (((hugs)))

hanshotfirst77

@wildrainbow congrats on seeing the HB! I was shocked as well this PG when I saw it so early after a bleeding scare at 5+6

@cashewchicken have fun in Hawaii!!! I’m curious of what my DS will be like as a big brother too. He’s been so used to being my only for so long I wonder how he will handle sharing my attention. 

@PoeMasque that’s great your placenta moved. I hope it moves enough by next appt!

AFM my DS and I found out the sex of the baby Christmas morning and it’s a girl!!! So excited for her and to see my son with his little sister! 

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So cute! @hanshotfirst77 Team pink is just wonderful. YS is going to have so much fun taking care of his little sister! 💖💖💖

emmasemm

@hanshotfirst77 congrats on joining team girl! 

wildrainbow

@hanshotfirst77 Congrats!!

Tulips29

Hi everyone! I wanted to come back and check in while I have a few minutes. I hope everyone is doing well, feeling well and had a great Xmas (those of you that celebrate). I completely forgot to respond to all the other messages, but thank you all for all your well wishes. Luckily, our NICU stay was short and we were out of the hospital after 5 days. Baby Briella is doing well and we're slowly adjusting to life with a toddler and a newborn. Things are pretty hectic around here and we're all still trying to figure out our routines...and I've come to terms that my house may just be in a constant state of chaos and mess. But DS loves his little sister and has become very protective of her, which is really cute to see. DH and I are running on very little sleep each day and the rare naps (even short ones) are very valued. But then I look at my 2 little ones and remember what I went through to get here, so I keep reminding myself to stop complaining. If you don't mind, I will be reading your updates whenever I have a few moments and following along with you all. I love to see this group grow and big congrats to all the new ladies who have recently joined! 

angelina1919

• How far along/EDD? 9+1 / 7/29

• How are you feeling this week? Mostly good, no major symptoms, other than constipation which I think is under control with plums (3 per day…used to have only 1 but it was not working).

• Rants/Raves? Questions? My RE did not send my IVF records to the OB on time and they cancelled today’s appointment.  During the treatment they were super responsive, but since I graduated they have taken a lot of time to send my prescriptions to the pharmacy and now this.  Talked to DH because I was furious and mostly I think I was so disappointed/sad and he definitely felt that because when I kind of brought up the idea of going to a private ultrasound service (3D type) he was completely on board….so I called this morning and booked an appointment and I was able to see the baby, moving and with a strong heartbeat of 171.

• Any upcoming appointments? God knows! I really hope my RE sends my records tomorrow or Monday and I can set up a new time soon.

• GTKY: what are you most looking forward to as a parent? Or if you already have kiddos, what’s your favorite part of being a parent/parenting?  This is our first, so just welcoming our baby and holding him/her.

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Glad to see you're home and adjusting to life as a family of four! ❤️ @Tulips29

@angelina1919 oh no! That is such a pain your clinic is not being as responsive as they should be.  Fx everything gets straightened out ASAP

bluguitarhannah

Far along/EDD 14 weeks, 7/1, some debate between Ob and US tech but I’ll see in Feb when OB does US
How are you feeling? Had a bad night in car Christmas night was close to puking but survived.  Bad neck crick (I have three discs fused in neck) no pregnancy connection.
overall good 
rant - I agreed to do too much in too short a time not getting pregnancy fatigue but I’m surviving 
Upcoming appt 1/13 next OB
got our NIPT back all good and we’re having a girl.

@angelina1919 the exact same thing happened to me I was super frustrated.  I have done two elective us now and it’s kept me saner.

@PoeMasque yeah on a cooperative body for once!

PoeMasque

@Tulips29 so glad to hear everything went well and you’re all finally home! 

@bluguitarhannah congrats on good results! 

@BusinessWife thanks! I would not be having a vbac since I had vaginal delivery with my son. 

So I saw a different OB this week and she was irritated that my regular OB had not scheduled NST monitoring. I completely forgot that I should be doing them at this point! But now I’m irritated too and will be calling on Monday to schedule the extra monitoring. Just another example of my OB not taking my care seriously! I’ve decided that if I need a cesarean I will be scheduling with a different OB because I’m just not comfortable with her now.