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Weekly Check In (All Groups) Week of 1/6/20
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@mercury94 - hope I'm not stepping on toes posting this!
Team finding out/pink/blue/green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
EDD/W+D:
Team finding out/pink/blue/green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
Re: Weekly Check In (All Groups) Week of 1/6/20
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Team Pink
Baby is the size of a(n): mango, grapefruit, eggplant, Barbie doll
Upcoming Appointments: This Friday 1/10 - glucose test and regular OB appointment
How are you feeling? Feeling pretty good this morning all things considered - a huge part having to do with the fact that I managed to not suffer from insomnia last night. That and back pain have been pretty constant companions these days. I'm very hungry almost all the time, and the having to pee all the time hasn't really let up like I was told. :P lol. I've been dealing with some headaches lately - but only one of them scared me into thinking I was dealing with preeclampsia, but a quick visit to the OB and two blood pressure checks convinced them that it was okay. Little girl continues to get more active and stronger, which is about 95% fun and 5% please stop kicking my bladder or insert other organ here.
Raves/Rants: My rant would probably be people making me feel bad for wanting to keep my baby's name to myself, touching my now finally showing belly without permission, and people telling me "how big" or "how small" I am. I'm trying to figure out how to be firm but kind with people about my boundaries. I think my latest rave would be the sales I've found on Motherhood Maternity now that just about 95% of my previous wardrobe no longer fits me.
Questions: None that I can think of at the moment.
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? I'm trying to walk more, work on writing several days a week, and to try to add an extra serving or two of veggies to my diet.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Pink
Baby is the size of a(n): Lettuce
Upcoming Appointments: 1/15 growth u/s and ob appt
How are you feeling? Insomnia and back pain are vying for my most hated symptom...this week insomnia is winning. I hate not being able to sleep. And when I can't sleep, I overthink, so now I have a zillion questions and basically just want someone who has had a baby to walk me through every single thing. Good news is that my skin has been the best it's ever been and my boobs, while huge and dark nippled, are looking pretty good in my maternity shirts.
Raves/Rants: Rant: back to work after a beautiful staycation. Rave: I was lucky enough to get a long staycation and I'm eating a divine piece of bread pudding. Rant: Why do people think they can just come up to me and touch my stomach? Honestly, I don't even like it when my friends and family do it. It's not public property. Rave: Ordered nursery furniture!!
Questions: Way too many to list here. Someone please just write me a novel on late pregnancy, birth, and being a mom. Please and thank you.
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? My only goal/resolution/intention is to really continue to make self care a priority. Keeping up with my therapy, anxiety medication, meditation, and all my other self care habits, is going to be key for me.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: pink and blue twins 💖💙
Baby is the size of a(n): bowling pin
Upcoming Appointments: 1/16 growth ultrasound, gestational diabetes test and prenatal apt
How are you feeling? Getting to the tail end of a cold and just want it gone... had my first lightning pain of a round ligament pain the other day after pushing myself too much.
Raves/Rants: Now that I’m getting closer to the third tri I am getting nervous about preterm birth (our friends with twins had theirs at 28 weeks) so I keep telling these two to stay and grow and be safe until dr wants them out.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
I don’t remember the last time I did a resolution- only because I found myself in say November going “I’ll do that in January” and that didn’t seem healthy for me personally because I’d use that as the excuse to go overboard. I want to continue taking the best care of myself so I can take the best care of the babies. Eating right, light exercise and continuing to see my therapist that I started with after we lost DD are my continued goals.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: pink
Baby is the size of a(n): bowling pin
Upcoming Appointments: 1/15 repeat glucose 3-hour. 1/21 Fetal echo
How are you feeling? Still mostly tired. Occasional headaches. Hips are killing me.
Raves/Rants: I just realized how soon we will be having babies. So much to do. So little time. Man, I feel behind and unprepared.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
I don’t usually do resolutions. I do want to focus more on being healthy, and particularly on losing the baby weight after she is born. It took 18 months to lose the weight with DS, because I wasn’t really focused on it. I want to do better this time.
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: pink!
Baby is the size of a(n): I have no idea...
Upcoming Appointments: I had my glucose test this morning and am just waiting on the results
How are you feeling? Pretty good. Back pain is a bit worse since my chiropractor has been off for the holidays
Raves/Rants: My old boss has a box of 0-6 m baby girl clothes for me! Also, I just gave in and got maternity nylons and they are a game changer! I was skeptical, but am a convert after just half a day
Questions:
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
@sbalding88 @mandarenee898 and @mercury94 Good luck with the glucose tests!
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: pink
Baby is the size of a(n): kale
Upcoming Appointments: not till 1/24
How are you feeling? Ok, but it's hard to do a lot of activity
Raves/Rants: semester starts next week. I think it'll be good to get back to teaching/tutoring and have more to do. Also, DS has had real improvement with potty training and I'm super excited about that!
Questions: anyone getting their tdap soon? I think I can get it anytime between 27-36 weeks. Also, anyone preregister at the hospital already?
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
I want to try to be better about not letting little things bother me too much, especially my parents. Also, want to be good about getting rid of baby weight. I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding in September, so I'll have a dress I need to fit into.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: blue
Baby is the size of a(n): a bunch of bananas
Upcoming Appointments: Wednesday 1/8- ultrasound to check placenta placement
How are you feeling?
Still having the indigestion when I eat big meals. My belly is definitely getting in the way and it is getting more difficult to reach my feet. I haven’t really had a lot of pains or other discomforts.
Raves/Rants:
Raves: We got our major nursery furniture in, assembled and and the spare room cleaned out!
Rants: I was feeling stressed this weekend about baby shower details. My mom and MIL plan to throw it, but want to hear from me about all the details and invites to send. After talking with my husband, creating a guest list and figuring out what part of the state we will have it, I’m feeling better about it all.
Questions:
My insurance company won’t allow the breast pump to be sent until after the baby is born. For those who have breast fed or pumped before, has anyone else experienced this with insurance? How soon did you actually use a breast pump upon coming home from the hospital?
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
I want to focus on staying healthy and prioritizing self care for the remainder of my pregnancy. After baby is born, I hope to establish some balance in life between taking care of baby, myself and eventually returning to work.
@Kathryn0903 No TDAP yet, though I'll probably be one of the last people in this group to get it as I'm a 4/30 due date. I'm gonna ask my doctor about when they do it. I haven't pre-registered with the hospital yet, though we do have a tour scheduled at 30 weeks. Another thing I'm going to need to look into. :P
@Sailing_Mama Thanks! It's my second one. I had a 1 hour glucose test at 18 weeks because of the PCOS and my weight, and I passed it with a 79. Hoping that I pass this one as well.
@literatureandink I work at a library, and I keep trying to find a book that will tell me what to do. lol. If I find anything good, I'll pass it along. I definitely cried thinking about how much I don't know yesterday.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Green!
Baby is the size of a(n): Cantaloupe, "as tall as a box of Chips Ahoy!", French press
Upcoming Appointments: January 29th for 28 week midwife check-in and my glucose test
How are you feeling? Great! Mostly over my cold and we had our baby shower on Friday, which kicked me into major nesting mode. I took down the Christmas decor today (I always wait at least until the last day of Christmas) and organized a few of bean's things into nice cloth woven baskets from Winners. Feeling very proactive!
Raves/Rants: Rave: We get our nursing glider/recliner tomorrow!!! There's a possibility I will cry when I sit in it thinking about nursing our little baby in it just a few months from now. Rant: I'm already done with winter, and it hasn't even been that bad here yet, but it's supposed to get much worse and be a long one this year.
Questions: Is spending the extra on a really good breast pump worth it? I know we'll use one, but I don't know how the cost and feature variations will translate to day-to-day life since this is our first baby.
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? I didn't make any official ones, but the biggest intention is decluttering, as well as self-care in the forms of taking care of my body (chiropractor, keeping healthy easy-to-eat foods on hand, continuing with prenatal yoga)
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: blue
Baby is the size of a(n): butternut squash
Upcoming Appointments: 2 weeks for Rhogam shot
How are you feeling? good overall but feeling the belly! It gets so heavy!! Laying down is really only solution. Trying to keep up with daily walks and weekly spin class but those are getting harder for sure.
Raves/Rants: Rant- Making a baby registry is daunting!! I picked amazon and there are so many choices for every product. We also live in small space (1 bedroom apt),so trying to keep to essentials! Rave-he kicks so much in the evening! I get worried everyday from like 10am-3pm bc it’s sporadic and then he goes to town. A few times they’ve been strong enough to wake me up!
Questions: Any tips for heavy belly? Stretches that help or is it really just a signal to take a load off for a bit.
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? Get super organized and ready for baby. Finish my semester as much as a can before his arrival (he’s due 2 weeks before end of semester).
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n): Papaya
Upcoming Appointments: Glucose test on Friday. 1/10
How are you feeling? I'm doing okay. Starting to feel big. Definitely getting more tired again.
Raves/Rants: I'm back at work today after 2.5 weeks off and I only 5/6 weeks left until I go on Mat leave (bed rest). I feel like I have so much to do, but also can't wait to be done with work for a year +
Questions: None
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? Self-care, especially after baby arrives. We also have some goals with buying a new house and selling our house in the US, just a lot of adulting.
@korthouse I would invest in a good pump if you can afford it. I bought a single side Medela pump with DD and within a month had to buy something else. It will definitely depend on your circumstances, but DD came home from the NICU on bottles (of breastmilk) and it took me a few weeks to get her to exclusively breastfeed (I was exclusively pumping at that time). Then I pumped to maintain a freezer stash, having a good double pump made a difference in keeping up my supply. I have already purchased a Spectra this time around (you can get through Amazon US and import fees weren't bad), last time I used the Medela Pump in Style Advanced.
@babyrummom I am in Canada so my pump is not covered by insurance (used HSA), so I can't speak to that part. But whether you need a pump or not will really depend on when baby arrives and how they are feeding. You can always rent a pump from your hospital if you need one short term. I plan to pump very early on, but that may not be everyone's choice or necessarily recommended by an LC it's just my preference based on my past experiences.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Green
Baby is the size of a(n): a Walkman
Upcoming Appointments: Repeat anatomy scan and regular prenatal tomorrow!
How are you feeling? Ugh. Exhausted, swollen, nausea has returned, sore back...
Raves/Rants: back to school this week. Makes it harder to keep up with Bump, but I did miss my kiddos and my coworkers. They of course tell me how cute I am pregnant now, and how much I have grown since before break...
Questions: none
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Green
Baby is the size of a(n): Cauliflower
Upcoming Appointments: need to do my glucose test sometime in the next couple of weeks.
How are you feeling? Not too bad aside from dealing with the less glamorous side of pregnancy (I’m talking to you constipation and hemorrhoids!)
Raves/Rants: Excited that we have our official CS date booked! Less than 100 days away from meeting our squishy baby🤭!
Questions: STM+, are you taking any classes again? We’re 10 years out of the game, but not sure if we should take the breastfeeding class or do the hospital tour again, particularly because of having a repeat CS. I am signing DS up for the big brother class our hospital offers though.
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? No resolutions for me, just keep doing what I’m doing😁
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n): Melon- which seems not right
Upcoming Appointments: Friday- US to check placenta placement and overall fluid levels and the ever fun glucose test
How are you feeling? Why am I still so tired! Even going to bed early I wake up still so tired.
Raves/Rants: Potty training is going ok- only like 1 accident a day, and we are on day 4ish? Still in diapers for nap/night but if we can get daytime down before this babe comes I will appreciate it!
Questions: C-section moms, this is my 3rd c-section but between NICU and all the health issues for the babies the last 2x, I just didn't pay attention to my own healing, at all. So anything you recommend to help afterwards/ at home with the scar, pressure, etc?
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? Try to get more cooking/recipes done so i can figure out a bunch of stuff to make and freeze before this babe comes, and working on incorporating more veggies into our lives- we are not good at it. Overall trying to make the transition as easy on us in the ways I can control, as possible.
1 infant loss
8/17: Our daughter was born
8/18: Our daughter kicked open heart surgery ass
2/19: We lost our son to Prader-Willi/Paradoxical Vocal Cord/ Noonans at 6wks old
4/26/2020: EDD for baby #3!!!
Nervous about the toddler being needier this time around too with all the lifting limitations. I was so mentally preoccupied with DS I just didn't even realize what I shouldn't have been doing.
1 infant loss
8/17: Our daughter was born
8/18: Our daughter kicked open heart surgery ass
2/19: We lost our son to Prader-Willi/Paradoxical Vocal Cord/ Noonans at 6wks old
4/26/2020: EDD for baby #3!!!
Rant/how am I feeling:
I failed the 1 hour glucose test today and now everything is a big pile of garbage. I mentally understand that this isn’t the end of the world but emotionally I’m wondering why I’m giving myself diabetes and acne and backaches and a stretched out ugly body just to bring an extra person to this messed up world. So it’s been a good day - eye roll.
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n): Lettuce
Upcoming Appointments: Next Wednesday for 28 weeks and the glucose test.
How are you feeling? Third trimester is hitting hard! I was so sick this weekend, but it subsided before I felt the need to call the doctor. Then I had major gas and digestive issues a few days later. I think my body is just upset from indulging over the holidays and/or from baby pushing my organs out of the way!
Raves/Rants: I unplugged over the holidays (hence being MIA for a while), and it was very relaxing. Also, the hubby and I had a fantastic trip to the east coast for New Years! I’m so glad we were able to get away together. Now I’m really stressed about work though so...yay!
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? I usually pick words that I think will define my year. This year I am going with birth and becoming. Like others have said though, I definitely have good intentions of finding balance and practicing self-care before and after the baby comes!
@kathryn0903 I scheduled my hospital tour for the first week of February. I am supposed to pre-register before the tour.
@gingers19 No tips really, but I am also feeling the heaviness. Just trying to slow down when I can, and I have been doing some yoga poses as well.
@independentgeorge Sorry you failed the one hour test, but here is to hoping you will pass the next one! I was feeling overwhelmed earlier this week after not feeling well for a few days, and I spiraled into some of the same thoughts about bringing a child into a messed up world and then worrying about all the upcoming life changes. I felt better after a big ugly cry in my car in the parking lot!
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Pink
Baby is the size of a(n): Package of Oreos, Philly cheese steak, or a melon
Upcoming Appointments: Next week
How are you feeling? Still mostly good. I've been a big time slacker in the exercise department and I'm feeling it in my hips and back.
Raves/Rants: I'm scared to see how much weight I've gained. I've felt out of control with the eating. At least I seem to be going from one extreme to the other so I figure it will even it's self out? I'll have a super great day filled with whole grains, fruits and veggies, and yogurt, then finish it off with Wendy's spicy nugs and fries.....
Questions:
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? To be more positive, make sure I'm talking more to DH about how I feel.
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: pink
Baby is the size of a(n): kale
Upcoming Appointments: January 23rd is my glucose test and I think I'll be getting my tdap shot that week too.
How are you feeling? Feeling pretty good except for the pain still after I eat on my right side. They did an ultrasound of the gallbladder and didn't see anything so it doesn't seem to be that. Maybe just rib and muscle pain in general?
Raves/Rants: We have found a house and our offer was accepted. Now we're in the process of inspections and lenders and all that fun stuff. And now we have to get our house ready to sell so I've been having contractors come by for quotes on repairs etc. Kind of feel like my head is spinning but once we're moved I think it'll be really positive and the neighborhood we picked is SO amazing for raising a family.
Questions: No questions at the moment.
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? I think my biggest focus is going to be self care. I have a tendency to put others before my own needs and I want to make sure to keep healthy boundaries in place and make self care a priority. I think this is so important too once the baby gets here to make sure my needs are being met too.
@independentgeorge I know a bunch of people who failed the 1 hour, but the 3 hour was fine, so hopefully that’s your case too! 🤞🏻
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
EDD/W+D: April 14, 26W 1D
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n): butternut squash
Upcoming Appointments: Tomorrow, have my glucose test.
How are you feeling? Tired and sore body wise and the indigestion/heartburn is now daily. Been managing with tums but not always enough.
Raves/Rants: this boy is kicking up a storm! And almost done with the nursery and going through all the baby boxes from my first two. We have pretty much all we need plus some so I’m donating/selling a lot.
Questions:
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions?
To survive and figure out how to juggle three kids 😂. I plan to give myself grace and time with my postpartum body as well.
Natural BFP Feb 2017. DD born Oct. 2017
Natural BFP Aug. 2019, EDD April 2020
Team finding out/pink/blue/green: Pink
Baby is the size of a(n): lettuce
Upcoming Appointments: Today! And I need to do my glucose testing.
How are you feeling? Exhausted. My legs are achy from driving over the holidays. 2 days up, 1 day over and 3 days back. I made sure to get out of the car every couple of hours.
Raves/Rants: I know I haven't gained as much weight as many but I don't want to get much heavier and I'm not eating as much because nausea is back. After my last DS weaned himself my body and hormones went crazy and I gained 20lbs out of nowhere. So just trying to stay positive.
Questions: What are you all doing for achy bodies? I already go to a chiropractor and I'm getting massages.
GTKY: What is/are your New Year Resolution(s)/Intentions? To declutter and organize, also purge but it's hard because I'm a pack rat.
Also, am dealing with aches too! I find warm epsom baths help the most, as well as trying to sneak more bananas into my diet to reduce muscle cramps. Prenatal yoga classes have helped too and I do some of the restorative postures at home now to help, especially for my lower back. I need to get to a chiropractor and massage therapist too though.