PGAL Check In 6/23

moguippy

This thread is for anyone who has experienced loss at any point in pregnancy or experienced the loss of a child.  

How far along are you? 

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? 

Any upcoming appointments? 

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine?

Feel free to share your loss history if you'd like and haven't done so elsewhere. (TWs if appropriate, but I imagine that's somewhat implied with this topic).

Copied from last week. Changed the GTKY

moguippy

How far along are you? 7+3

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? Physically, less nausea than the past few weeks which of course is making me anxious, even though I just had an ultrasound yesterday. I’m just overall tired, need to sit down a lot and feel drained all the time. 

Any upcoming appointments? Tomorrow at the OB. I will probably ask if she can recheck my labs just to see if my HCG is doing anything weird. 

GTKY: What is your favorite food or type of cuisine?  Right now, toast and pretzels. But non-pregnant me would have to say Mexican or Italian, or ice cream lol

KLS123

How far along are you? ~ 6+3 I think

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? tired, nausea but the daily vomit that I had with my DS hasn't started back up yet. so. much. fatigue. 

Any upcoming appointments? First OB apt next Monday. I did get my bloodwork back and my HCG and Progesterone levels look really good so far

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine? Right now, nothing . Maybe a plain carb, I could get onboard with @moguippy 's pretzels or toast. Pre-pregnant I have been on a raw fish kick with sushi/poke and I would always be down for Mexican food. Bonus points for Tex-Mex.

mdfarmchick

How far along are you? 8 + 1

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? Like warm garbage? Afternoons and evenings I have nausea, acid reflux, lightheadedness, and new this week is day two of a migraine. Mentally, I am grateful to still be pregnant. Emotionally, I think it’s hard to be excited for this pregnancy when it still feels so uncertain. 

Any upcoming appointments? Ultrasound on Thursday. I’m stupidly nervous because they didn’t say what the heart rate was at the ultrasound two weeks ago and I’ve had a heartbeat with my previous two losses so “seeing” the heartbeat isn’t very reassuring to me. 

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine? I love sushi and Italian. Right now I’m feeling like sandwiches are pretty safe. 😂

@moguippy Hope tomorrow is reassuring for you. 

@kls123 Glad all your numbers look good. Hopefully Monday is a good appointment. 

birdiejo

How far along are you? 6+1 

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? Like trash. I can smell everything, nauseous half the day, exhausted  and crampy. Also uncomfortable because I’m still waiting on a diagnosis for my infection. 

Any upcoming appointments? I went in yesterday for possible infection, had an ultrasound and saw a heartbeat which was great. I go back in two Mondays for my actual first appointment. 

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine? Sushi! Asian and Indian food yum. 

babymamadimo

How far along are you? 7+6 typing that out makes me really excited..I forgot that I’m 8 weeks tomorrow

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? Nauseous, tired, nervous, anxious. Pregnancy after loss is such a mind game. I had a mmc in November and it was at 11 weeks. They had no idea when baby stopped growing so it makes me more anxious.

Any upcoming appointments? First OB appt is 2 weeks from today...ugh so far away!

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine? Pizza...I love pizza. Right now I hate everything though...

roadspeckle

How far along are you? I think I will be six weeks on Thursday?

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? Shocked because this was an unplanned, unexpected pregnancy but PGAL brain still looks at the TP expecting to see bleeding. I’m mostly exhausted. Some cramping. Some waves of nausea in the PM and I’m just waiting for it to hit me like a ton of bricks. I haven’t been able to escape that with any of my previous pregnancies. 

Any upcoming appointments? I think 7/17. 

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine? Mmmm hands down pizza! Always.

Feel free to share your loss history if you'd like and haven't done so elsewhere. (TWs if appropriate, but I imagine that's somewhat implied with this topic).

Loss: I had a MC at about 5 weeks before my daughter... pregnancy at first is always nerve wrecking a bit for me.

hannahbananas11

How far along are you? 5+5

How are you feeling? I get waves of mild nausea every day, and twice now I’ve felt really lightheaded, which never happens when I’m not pregnant (the only time I’ve ever passed out in my life was when I was pregnant with DS). I get anxious about having less nausea that I had with DS, but I’m staying busy with a toddler and that’s helped keep my mind on track.

Upcoming appointments? My first appointment is on 7/7. I can’t wait! I hope that helps me feel more confident in this pregnancy working out.

GTKY: favorite cuisine? Usually it’s Mexican, but I just had fresh king salmon with an excellent local greens salad, so at the moment it’s Alaskan. 😊

ginger8912

How far along are you? 7+1

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? For the most part good just tired. Which I had with my son. Still playing the mental game. Sometimes I have to remind myself I am even pregnant. 

Any upcoming appointments? 1 week from today. Excited yet nervous. 

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine? Mexican and Chinese. 

Feel free to share your loss history if you'd like and haven't done so elsewhere. (TWs if appropriate, but I imagine that's somewhat implied with this topic).
Loss: had an early miscarriage in early February after a surprise positive (I had infertility with my other two pregnancies). Started spotting the afternoon I got my positive test. It stopped the next day and by Monday picked up, my ob ordered bloodwork and a rhogam shot that the hospital’s lab refused to give me because they didn’t know my blood type (I have had this shot 5 times already and the ob has my blood type on file obviously). Went to the ER after because the bleeding continued to pick up, where it took them 3 hours to do scans and a lot of fighting on their end to get my shot from the lab. Two weeks later my ob confirmed a miscarriage. 

nbcarlson

How far along are you? 6+1

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)?  Hardly any symptoms aside from being emotional and tired lol. 

Any upcoming appointments? I had my second HCG draw this morning I should hear back tomorrow. And I have an appointment on the 30th, no US just normal first appointment fun. 

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine? I just love to eat lol. But I think seafood is probably my fave! My mom is Alaskan Native so she makes some amazing unique seafood! 

adorebel

How far along are you? 
8+4. That feels like a big milestone, because my last loss started right before 8w. We also saw a heartbeat last week, which was nice, but as others have said, that didn't guarantee anything last time. 

How are you feeling (symptoms, mentally/emotionally)? 
I feel nauseated all day every day, but (fingers crossed) I haven't actually puked yet, so that's better than it's been in the past! Of course, that also makes me nervous, because PGAL brain is annoying. 

Any upcoming appointments? 
Not sure. May go in for an ultrasound this week, may wait a few weeks for the nuchal scan appointment.

GTKY: what’s your favorite food or type of cuisine?
Indian and Mexican. I've been on a big Vietnamese summer roll kick so far this pregnancy. Something about the tofu, fresh herbs, and salty-spicy sauce is really speaking to me. I've also been putting peanut butter on literally everything...