Week 4+ (12/22-12/31) Check-In 5/3/2020

sierra2020

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/STM+:

Team Green/Pink/Blue:

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:

Upcoming appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to?

sierra2020

 Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/31 - 5w3d

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue: We will find out!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a fly caught in chopsticks in The Karate Kid

Upcoming appointments: 5/21 will be my initial appointment and hopefully ultrasound

How are you feeling?: Exhausted, bloated, hungry

Rants/Raves: Rave: DH has been spoiling me this week with cooking dinners and then letting me go take a bath while he cleans the kitchen. I’m so grateful.

Questions: STM+ moms: When did you start showing during your second pregnancy? Just wondering when I’ll need to pull out the maternity clothes but I’m sure it will be earlier this time!

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? I would love to visit the 1700’s in France and try out the fashions! 

karmba

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/29, 5 weeks 5 days

FTM/STM/STM+:  STM with a 3.5 yo DS

Team Green/Pink/Blue: green, but we’ll find out

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: bb pellet

Upcoming appointments: I have my first appointment including ultrasound on 5/21

How are you feeling?: mostly tired

Rants/Raves: yesterday the weather was so nice - it was great to be outside for most of the day.  Today thunderstorms are supposed to roll in.

Questions:  n/a

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to?  Hmm, probably regency-era London, so 1815ish?  I read a bunch of romance including historical so I’d like to check out the ton for a bit.

conni0205

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 6 + 1

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue: We are finding out

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: pea

Upcoming appointments: 5/19 

How are you feeling?: mostly good until night time then I get pretty sick. 

Rants/Raves: my son is being so cuddly lately and it’s the best!

Questions: none

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? Hmmmm not sure. I’d have to think on this one!

WinnieD

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Due 12/26 - 6 weeks 2 days ish?

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM 

Team Green/Pink/Blue: will definitely find out

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a sweet pea!

Upcoming appointments: U/S next Monday, regular ob-gyn appt 5/18

How are you feeling?: exhausted, especially at this time of day and bloated 

Rants/Raves: Rave - Club crackers have been helpful with the occasional nausea 

Questions: n/a

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? I wouldn't? Being a woman any time before now sucked more, so I'm good. Also, I enjoy indoor plumbing so that knocks out a lot of history lol. 

feed4

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/31, 5w4d

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM with 12yo stepson

Team Green/Pink/Blue: Team Pink since I already have a boy 🥰

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: #2 pencil eraser

Upcoming appointments: 2 weeks from today! So excited for my first US

How are you feeling?: tired (insomnia is killing me)

Rants/Raves: bless DH for waiting to judge my irrational crying until after I've collected myself 😂

Questions: Anyone have any tried & true tricks for sleeping? I've never had insomnia this bad

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? Ancient Greece, solely because I love its mythology

akoros

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 5 weeks, 6 days

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM

Team Green/Pink/Blue: Either, though we'll find out

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an appleseed

Upcoming appointments: May 22

How are you feeling?: Mostly fine, I've been lucky on the symptoms front

Rants/Raves: Rave - Gorgeous day out today, finally wore my new sundress. Rant - tired

Questions: None right now

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? Honestly not sure. It'd be interesting to check out a lot of time periods, even some more recent ones. Maybe check out my parents or grandparents as their younger selves, or meet relatives who I've heard about but passed away before I was born.

mrspants0809

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/22 7 weeks

FTM/STM/STM+: STM 

Team Green/Pink/Blue: find our 

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: blueberry 

Upcoming appointments: May 27th

How are you feeling?: Meh. Some days are better than others but overall I haven’t felt great. 

Rants/Raves: I really hope the dizziness goes away with the first trimester stuff. It would be a real bummer to have all 9 months. 

Questions: Nope

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to?

I’d like to visit/experience so many different places and time periods. Number 1 place would be ancient Egypt. 

hadassah2020

@RookieAlert I used to dress up in that time period clothing and earlier - loved it! Granted I usually dressed as a higher class lady because the clothes are just awesome! I miss it actually. 

lk_1980

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/26 6w 3 days

FTM/STM/STM+: STM+

Team Green/Pink/Blue: green

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: pea

Upcoming appointments: tomorrow (may 6) for my dating ultrasound

How are you feeling?: physically, fine. Emotionally not great at all.

Rants/Raves: Tired of being in isolation, miss friends and family, feeling pretty down.

Questions: No

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? Tough question, I'm not sure

mindyb2019

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 12/23, 7w1d

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM but have a step daughter through my husband. 

Team Green/Pink/Blue: Teaming finding out. Hoping for a girl. 

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A raspberry 

Upcoming appointments: Patiently waiting for my first ultrasound on June 1st. I’ll be almost 11 weeks then. I wish it would hurry up. I hope it will be ok by then. I’m excited but anxious. 

How are you feeling?: I feel great actually 😁 No issues for me over here. I just basically only have mild sore boobs, some bloat after eating and diarrhea here and there.  I’ve been lucky. 

Rants/Raves: Excited because our country(I’m in BC, Canada) has announced yesterday that in Mid-May there releasing some of the restrictions for covid and some things are allowed to reopen back up. We’re taking things slowly which makes me happy and doing this in phases over the next few months. I think that’s best for everyone’s safety. We’re allowed to have small group gatherings of family and friends coming up too so yay maybe I can see my family again. 

Questions: Not right now. 

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? Hmmm, tough question.  I really would like to go back in time to the Victorian era (1837-1900) I just love there big puffy dresses, crinolines, bustles and corsets. I think it’s a neat era and would be fascinating to check it out. The dresses would prob be heavy and uncomfortable but hey lol 

bartonolivia

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7w 2d?? 

FTM/STM/STM+: 4th time momma 

Team Green/Pink/Blue: green all the way through! 

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Blueberry 

Upcoming appointments: May 27th 

How are you feeling?: Tired. Sick. Exhausted. I need a nap. Nauseated. Did I mention I was tired? 

Rants/Raves: I got all of my school work done for the week so I have a break until Monday! 

I also transitioned my 10 month old to one nap a day at the same time as my boys so I can get a nap in. 🤣

Questions: 

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? Honestly, I’m okay where I’m at. I think it would be cool to travel into the future though! I just don’t care to go back into time. History was never my thing 😂

charmedlifex3

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 6 w 1d

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue: Mom gut says girl this time, but I guess we'll see in a few weeks. I am totally ambivalent. I love being a boy mom, and a brother would be awesome, but if I get to buy bows - I am on board with that too.  

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: sweet pea! 

Upcoming appointments: Ultrasound on the 19th, and assuming it all goes well, I'll "graduate" from the RE - then another US with my ob on June 1

How are you feeling?: Hungover, basically. Lol. Mildly queasy, tired. I had HG with my son from basically immediately to birth so I am hoping this continues. I think some of it might be I am able to take better care of myself right now being home all the time. 

Rants/Raves: 

Questions: Any other prior C section moms getting incision line pain?

GTKY: If you could go back in time, what period would you travel to? 

karmba

@the_road_to_oz Yes to the incision line pain - I posted about it in the April Symptoms thread (I think) and there were a few others who have had it before.  It's a weird sensation!  It was bad last week, but I haven't noticed it so far this week.

charmedlifex3

@karmba thanks that’s reassuring. It’s not really like cramps, more like a tearing feeling, and seems more muscle than uterine... but I know I have adhesions- glad it’s “normalish” lol!

hadassah2020

@karmba yes, the scar / incision line pain is real. I find especially if I'm laying on my side or sneeze/cough. Which is great as allergies start ramping up lol.