June 2020 Moms
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April 6th Group Ticker Change
ErikandAfton
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GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby?
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Re: April 6th Group Ticker Change
Upcoming appointments: 32 week appointment tomorrow and growth ultrasound on Saturday.
How are you feeling? Pretty good overall. My hips are out and I'd love to go see my chiropractor but don't want to risk it. Heartburn has been rough the last few days. But overall good, happy to be home to be able to rest.
Raves/Rants: MIL bought us a new pack n play since I had gotten rid of our old one and our crib is at their house and we can't go get it right now. So I'm excited about that.
Rant is mainly I'm sad that I won't be able to set up a room just for him yet. We have furniture to move from the office and rearrange our room for Dh's desk but it's all so heavy, Dh can't do it alone and I can't help lift it.
Questions: none
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? A salami sandwich and a big salad with lots and lots of blue cheese!
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Team blue - 3rd time!
Upcoming appointments: Thursday for 32 weeks
How are you feeling? Fine - the benefit to being home is I'm not on my feet nearly as much as I would be if I was at work and I'm able to get more sleep.
Raves/Rants: Despite being home, I feel like my list of things to do is still super long.
Questions:
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? Cider - I miss a good, fruity cider!
Upcoming appointments: I'm trying to schedule a telehealth visit with my midwife for maybe next week sometime. I'm not planning on seeing my OB again unless a risk factor shows up. I'm in a hot spot and OB has office at the hospital. Small ish local hospital with plenty of covid patients and only 4 elevators. Have a doppler, urine test sticks, and bp cuff on their way.
How are you feeling? My pelvis pain is increasing much too fast considering I was already unable to walk.
Raves/Rants: Rave - Yeah I don't think I have much here. Weather was warm ish this weekend, that was nice. But this week back to raining and lower 40s. Rants - my mom finally got thru her quarantine to she's moved in with us this weekend but so far hasn't helped with kids until after lunch...but I really need help from 10-3 to keep from being in tears just trying to get too and from bathroom.
Questions: There's no answers to my questions. But like, is anyone else figuring baby just might not meet any relatives for months? I actually like playing "please come visit me, bring us food, and here hold my baby for two hours" with close friends and family because my kids literally don't let me put them down, even to sleep, for a couple months.
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? Well - we have no alcohol in the house and no way to get any here. All the food I would insist on spending money on I generally won't have access to...so...probably just boxed mac and cheese. Because that's the option. This has all really got me down.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
EDD/weeks+days: 29+1, 6/21
Upcoming appointments: Glucose test and rhogam shot 4/16
How are you feeling? I'm exhausted. I am just so freaking tired all the time.
Raves/Rants: My DS birthday is in about 2 weeks and I had to cancel his first real party with friends but I bought him one of those nice wooden swing sets and we started building it yesterday. He is going to be so excited to play on it. I was hoping it would be up by his bday but I think it might actually be up by Easter.
Questions:
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? A cold deli sandwich and runny eggs
TTC#1 - March 2013
BFP 8/9/13 - EDD 4/14/14 - DS born 4/23/14
TTC#2 November 2015
Dx: Secondary IF June 2016
Medicated IUI cycle#1- Clomid+IUI -1/15/17 -BFN
Break Mid 2017 - Resumed TTC December 2018
"She believed she could so she did..."
Medicated IUI cycle#2- Femara 5mg+IUI 12/22/18 - BFP 1/4/19 - MMC 2/1/19
Saline Sono 3/15/19 - All Clear!
Medicated IUI cycle#3- Femara 7.5mg+IUI 3/28/19-BFN
Medicated IUI cycle#4- Femara 5mg+Gonal F 50iu+IUI 4/27/19- BFP 5/11/19 - MMC 6/12/19 - D&C 6/14/19-
Incomplete M/C Repeat D&C - 7/3/19 -Testing concluded baby was genetically normal
Dx: Unexplained RPL July 2019 - Tested + as carrier for Usher Syndrome & Familial Mediterranean Fever
Saline Sono 8/7/19 - Mostly Clear! All systems go for IVF#1
But will need a repeat Saline Sono between ER and FET
IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol - 8/17/19
ER#1 8/27/19 - 12R, 6F, 4 biopsied+frozen! (3d5blasts + 1d6blast)- 2 PGS normal embabies!
Saline Sono 9/13/19 - All Clear! Onto FET Prep#1
FET#1 - 4AA -10/4/19 - BFP 10/14/19 - EDD - 6/21/20 -Beta#1-10dp5dt- 379 Beta#2-12dp5dt- 1007 Beta#3-14dp5dt- 2844
DD born 6/15/20
Upcoming appointments: I’m supposed to go in April 13 for routine checkup, but considering requesting a virtual visit instead. BP has looked great all along and I am feeling consistent movement so not overly concerned about hearing the heartbeat on the Doppler. Their office doesn’t administer TDAP so I’ll have to go elsewhere for that anyway. Can’t think of anything else I’d be missing out on.
How are you feeling? Pretty good despite some pelvic pain after any significant physical exertion. Working from home has allowed me to get more sleep, which has been amazing!
Raves/Rants: Not sure if it’s due to quarantining or nesting, but I’m getting so many organizing/cleaning jobs done around the house and it’s giving me such a feeling of accomplishment!
Questions: None today.
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? A cold Shiner beer!
Upcoming appointments: Supposed to go in end of next week for an in-person appointment and TDAP shot. And then another video conference toward the end of the month.
How are you feeling? Physically OK. Some aches and pains at night or when walking. The weather finally warmed up last week and I went for a couple walks a day. But we woke up to a foot of snow.
Raves/Rants: I'm having the occasional rough day with being stuck at home. My grandpa died a couple weeks ago and his burial was last week. It was heartbreaking not to be able to be there for any of it. We were planning to name this baby after him anyway, so that adds a more emotional aspect to that. And now he won't know.
Questions:
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? A huge cold cut sandwich, a real cobb salad with blue cheese and a cold glass of white wine. Or a margarita. Though that will come a bit later due to BFing.
Upcoming appointments: No more till the end of the month at 32 weeks, then depending on my preference 34 of 36 wks. I would just wait till 36 from now (and OB agreed this would be OK) but my Pre-Eclampsia reared its ugly head around 34 weeks last time and I delivered at 35w6d which makes me a little nervous to wait to 36wks to see her again.
How are you feeling? Really good!! This is the part of pregnancy I really like, I joke that I would be 28-34 weeks pregnant forever if I could although this time is a little harder than last time, probably because I have a 4 year old to chase around.
Raves/Rants: Rant: Why must people lie about their symptoms...we have had multiple people come to L&D recently and not share with the 15 screening stations they have to go through on the way up that they have Shortness of breath or cough. I'm like y'all I am not trying to catch the COVID from you...just tell the freaking truth, we will put a mask on you and evaluate you appropriately but don't expose me or anyone else unnecessarily even if you do think it is nothing.
Rave: I have purchased all the baby things I need and they are slowly but surely arriving at my house from Amazon...also I am loving the spring weather we are having currently.
Questions: What activities are all of you STM+ doing with your other children while stuck at home ALL THE TIME!!!
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? MARGARITA or a White Peach Sangria...I don't limit very many things while pregnant but man there have been some days where I have really, really, really wanted a Frozen Strawberry Margarita.
Upcoming appointments: April 23 is a growth ultrasound, and I’ll decide what to do from there.
How are you feeling? Tired, stressed, grateful, scared, emotional...pick your adjective.
Raves/Rants: I have the majority of baby clothes washed, sorted and put in bins. Now I just need to get going on the other stuff and stock up on diapers. I realized today many of our stores are completely out of size 1.
Questions: STM, assuming we’re still in quarantine when we give birth what are you planning to do with your older kids? Obviously someone has to watch them while I deliver. Thoughts?
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? Wine. All of the wine.
Upcoming appointments: Supposedly April 21st for a growth scan but things change on a daily basis so who knows
How are you feeling? Super uncomfortable, especially at night. Which makes sleeping a challenge.
Raves/Rants: Rave:Got baby some diapers and ordered new nipples for the bottles cause we had changed them to fast flow and didn’t keep the old ones. My very sweet coworkers sent me Amazon gift cards because they had planned a surprise shower for a coworker and myself but obviously that isn’t happening any time soon. I will order any remaining items with that. Rant: I would love to be able to sleep comfortably. Sigh. Also still can’t land on a name...
Questions: Not any that anyone would be able to answer. For instance, will my mom have to cancel her flight? She was going to come so we would have someone to watch our older boys while we go to the hospital.
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby?
@hanshotfirst77 We have one of those wooden play sets and both boys adore it. It was quite a handful to assemble though!
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Team: pink
Baby is the size of: a cantaloupe
Upcoming appointment: tomorrow. Hoping to find out if my placenta is still low or not
How are you feeling?: my back hurts so dang bad any time I try to do any activity
Rants/raves: ugh, I’m in a bad place. I’m hoping at the very least that we can close on this house and get moved in before baby gets here, because right now I’m still living by myself bc my significant other didn’t want to move in with me and then move again to the new house. I own my townhouse, he has a 17 year old son, we thought we would be in this house much sooner, it’s a whole thing. But literally everything in my life is stressing me out right now. I want my mom lol. But seriously.
Questions: none that I can think of
GTKY: oh my gosh so many things. Gestational diabetes has really taken an emotional toll on me. I have a low placenta so I’m on pelvic rest, I’m a nurse so stressed out, sweets were the last thing I had keeping me sane lol. I can’t wait for a donut, a Cadbury cream egg, and a frosty blue moon.
Upcoming appointments: My schedule just got scrambled so... tomorrow: OB I've never met and follow up Growth Scan, each 30+ min from home in opposite directions. Wed: Diabetes followup, telehealth call (phew)
How are you feeling? Physically: Okay. Hips ache, but a bit less now that DH is around more to be a toddler couch some times too. Mentally: Stressed the eff out. Emotionally: Basketcase. But, hey, my numbers are still controlled so... yay?
Raves/Rants: Big fat angry rant at my medical group today. I vented about it in the appointments thread, but every time I think about it I get upset again. Trying to manage GD, the full time toddler, food/logistics for our household, and eek out any WFH hours is killing me. Rant to my parents who cannot figure out that stay at home means stay the **** at home for them too, and who also ping me mid-day while the toddler is climbing a bookcase and shouting "zap" to ask me to teach them how to use Zoom. Rave to DH, who isn't perfect but who sits down with me at the end of every single day of this madness and reaffirms that we will figure this nonsense out as it comes and we will be okay. Rave (is this what covid-life is coming to?) that I found two boxes of wipes and a box of NB diapers on Amazon and they should be here by May. We're screwed if this little guy is a preemie-sized butt again, but at least we have 120 newborn diapers on the way.
Questions: Is anyone finding any helpful mental health tools? I work really hard on gratitude and I'm trying to at least start days off in a positive place (as much as possible) ... but that survives maybe until my toddler gets into full swing and at the end of every day I'm just so effing done with everything again. A friend linked me to an Oprah and Deepak Chopra meditation series, but frankly... I can't listen to Oprah's voice for 20 min a day.
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? I'm making myself a big fat gooey cinnamon roll since I can't get the ones I really want (they closed the sister location to the place I told you guys about before... and they baker/owner has also moved states. GONE FOREVER) And probably drinking. I have a few special things squirreled away for post-baby.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Upcoming appointments: April 27th for 32 week check in
How are you feeling? So many things - I'm starting to get down trapped in my house. I decided to commit to doing a prenatal Pilates session everyday. My back is starting to hurt up high just from lack of movement I think, or maybe he's on a nerve.
Raves/Rants: Rave: I love how many people are stepping up to make sure others are cared for in this time. Rant: Why are their so many selfish people?
Questions: Anyone with cats - when did you introduce baby items to your house? I'm wondering if we should set up the bassinet early so I can block them off and teach them not to go into it.
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? A giant glass of white wine! Yes, I'm breastfeeding and yes I'll probably have to pump and dump but it will be so refreshing and I'll sleep.
Married 10/2016
TTC since 04/2019
BFP 10/12/2019, estimated 6 weeks
EDD 06/07/2020
PS - All, I have started to set up the Facebook group for anyone who has not been on that thread. We need two more administrators and a solid set of rules still, but it will take time to get everyone in there so if you want to start PMing me I will start working on it since I'm working from home with no kiddos. (Dueling laptops between work and personal)
Married 10/2016
TTC since 04/2019
BFP 10/12/2019, estimated 6 weeks
EDD 06/07/2020
This! Unfortunately my last cluster fed all evening, so I'm mentally planning on that happening again. If not, I can enjoy my wine sooner.
Upcoming appointments: who knows lol. My appointment on Monday was cancelled. Supposed to have my next one in 2 weeks.
How are you feeling? Okay. I feel pretty trapped but I guess everyone does. Pregnancy wise I feel huge and can’t even begin to bend ha.
Raves/Rants: we’re having our first grocery delivery for 2 weeks today. Cannot wait!
Questions:
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? CHAMPAGNE
Upcoming appointments: None!
How are you feeling? Ugh, just tired and uncomfortable all. of. the. time. And I don't even have other kids!
(I REALLY don't know how you ladies do it, but big kudos to you.)
Raves/Rants: Rant: just the above, blaaaaaaaaaaaah. Rave: Hubby has been super supportive.
Questions: None
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? Forget alcohol, I will have ALL OF THE TURKEY SANDWICHES. Deli turkey was my lunch, every day in some fashion, for years and years. I miss it oh so much.
Upcoming appointments: growth ultrasound and 32 week checkup next week
How are you feeling? Fat, tired, uncomfortable, and sick of peeing nonstop! But trying to make the best of this quarantine to rest as much as possible.
Raves/Rants: Rave: we have been in quarantine since 3/13, and my two kids have been so amazing throughout it all. I genuinely have enjoyed the days with them. Rant:Not exaggerating when I say I'm peeing at least 20x a day. It was the same with DD's pregnancy... I slept better after she was born that I did when pregnant!
Questions: I don't think any?
GYKY: oops, I deleted the question.... I can't wait to indulge in White Claw, a huge Italian hoagie from Wawa, sushi.... And more white claw 😂
I eat sandwiches, but I'm just not a sandwich lover.
I can barely handle eating a cold sandwich anymore. The texture has never appealed to me. But we have a toaster oven so I make deli sandwiches and toast them open face and put them back together. I toast them just so the cheese melts and the meat grease hits the bread. I actually don't like cold cheese or cold bread...
Either way, FFSC - sandwiches (especially cold deli ones) are in my category of sometimes necessary but never fun or exciting food.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Upcoming appointments: The 20th, we'll see if they cancel
How are you feeling? Pretty good
Raves/Rants: I'm ready for life to get back to normal from the quarantine
Questions: None
GYKY: What are you planning on indulging in after you have this baby? I'm getting a new horse and can't wait to ride again!
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
lwhrmomma where are you based? The wawa reference piqued my interest. I live in California now, but am originally from Philly.