I figured better late than never for the first check-in of the new year!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: FTM/STM/STM+: Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Upcoming appointments: How are you feeling?: Rants/Raves: Questions: GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
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Me: 36, DH: 38, Together since: 2006, Married: 9/2011 **TW Living Child**
Oh good. I was looking for an excuse to put off my walk a little longer. It's freezing here!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Due Date is June 23 for RCS/ 15+5 FTM/STM/STM+: STM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Pink! Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: I think TB said she was the size of light bulb. Upcoming appointments: 16 week OB appt next Tuesday - always a relief to hear a strong HB! How are you feeling?: Not bad. Still very tired but have more energy during the day. Anxiety seems to be getting a little better every time I go in for check up. Rants/Raves: I love the holidays but I'm really happy to be back into a routine with regular childcare again. I'm having such a productive week. Rant: H moved his WFH office up from the basement to the kitchen and he's so effing loud. I can't wait for him to go back to the office. Questions: not today GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Absolutely will not share until she arrives. I told one person DS name when we were expecting and she responded just a little snarky and it really made me mad. If anyone asks I tell them that H and I are miles away on names and hopefully we will figure something out when she gets here.
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2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Last week we found out it’s a boy
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: pear
Upcoming appointments: Monday 1/11
How are you feeling?: I was getting better, but ran out of my anti nausea meds and today’s been rough. I’m hoping it will continue to improve but if not I’ll ask my doc for more meds on Monday.
Rants/Raves: All of my rants are centered around nausea. I was really hoping for a second trimester reprieve but so far not so lucky
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We’re keeping it a secret. Luckily, we don’t have a name picked out anyway!
@laurad75 I had the same issue when my husband was working in the kitchen! Thankfully he’s moved upstairs so I can work in peace.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 29th, so 15+2 FTM/STM/STM+: FTM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: It's a girl Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a Ring pop, orange, or board book? Those sound really different Upcoming appointments: Jan 13th for an early anatomy scan How are you feeling?: Fine, mostly. Have some random "growing pains", but that's about it Rants/Raves: Rants -- just, yesterday. Raves -- Everyone I know was safe at home, and things seemed fairly quiet at night. Also finally got the paint-by-number kits I ordered back in October, so have an activity to take my mind off things Questions: None right now GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Secret. We haven't started yet, but my guess is that we'll have a handful of top contenders in mind and see what works at the time. It's no one's business, yet people can't help but make comments, so just not going to play that game.
@laurad75 I feel you on getting back to a routine. Hope YH isn’t too loud today.
@gabs90 aw man! I’m so sorry you’re on the nausea train. It is such a buzzkill. Hope it gets better soon.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 15+3
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: it’s another boy!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: i think he’s an avocado? I’ve been so lax about following lol
Upcoming appointments: 1/11 for a 16 week
How are you feeling?: overall not bad! Nausea has lessened and only vomiting once a day. I have more energy. Or spurts of energy.
Rants/Raves: I’m really excited about having had an appetite 😂 Last pregnancy I wanted nothing to do with food and was constantly vomiting. It was bad.
Questions: natm
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
Last time we kept it secret and it was such a pain with everyone trying to guess. I told my family very early what the name would be. I don’t think they liked it very much at first but this time I don’t care.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 18+3, EDD June 7 FTM/STM/STM+: FTM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue! Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An ice cream cone Upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan on 1/22. I just can't wait to see him again! How are you feeling?: Progressively better. The nausea is still fairly consistent, but low grade. I still often throw up in the mornings, but feel way better after I do, so I guess that's a good thing...? I'm exhausted though. I'm not getting the second tri energy bump that I've been hearing about. Rants/Raves: Rant: I have turned my alarm off in my sleep the last two mornings. I'm lucky because I don't have a set time that I have to be at work, but I like to start early so I can finish early. DH woke me up this morning at the time I'm normally getting to work. Rave: We bought new living room furniture on NYD and it started getting delivered yesterday. I can't wait until our new living room is complete!!!! Questions: NATM GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We are sharing. I 100% understand why so many people don't share, but I can't keep my big mouth shut!
Me: 32 years old
DH: 33 years old
Married in May 16, 2015
TTC #1 (on and off) since September 2015 DS1 Due 6.7.2021
Looks like we’re at the point where most people who want to know the sex do or will do soon!!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 19+1 FTM/STM/STM+: STM+ (this is number 3!) Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: team green! Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: zucchini Upcoming appointments: next week with my PCP How are you feeling?: Feeling good but I’ll be refilling my diclectin next apt. Rants/Raves: I had my anatomy scan earlier this week!! We stuck to team green. I’m super excited and seeing babe was awesome. Questions: none GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Secret for sure. We kept both our others secret until birth (except for telling our best friends who own a sign company who have made name signs for our nursery). We will do the same now. And I think we have first names picked for both a boy and a girl! Middle names are another story. With DD I was in a gown minutes from going in for a section before we finally decided.
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: team PINK! My first girl after three boys
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: disposable camera. Lol
Upcoming appointments: just had my anatomy scan and a checkup yesterday. All is looking good! I’m over 40, so the anatomy scan was making me a nervous wreck. I’m relieved she looked so great.
How are you feeling?: great! Daytime energy is coming back - except for today, I was up every hour last night for various reasons including our cat, my husband and him having a coughing fit, and my kids. Ha!
Rants/Raves: pelvic bone pressure/pain is starting already - this is one of the parts of pregnancy that really hurt me! But I can’t complain.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We have absolutely kept every name a secret. While we choose real and classic names, we do choose unpopular names - so a lot of people love them, but just as many don’t. So, I don’t see any point in someone making me second guess myself. We have baby girls name picked out and I’m certain enough that I have ordered a couple personalized items, so I don’t see us changing it!
Me: 41 DH: 42 💙 DS1- 12/2011 CP - March 2014 MMC - Sept 2014 💙DS2 - 10/2015 💙DS3 - 5/2017 💖DD due June 6, 2021
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 25/15+6 FTM/STM/STM+: STM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A jar of nutella (why is TB so weird?) Upcoming appointments: 16 week check up/ultrasound tomorrow morning! How are you feeling?: I am feeling really good this week, I had a bit of a headache yesterday but that might have just been because yesterday was effing insane, the nausea and fatigue have pretty much gone away and I am feeling little dude all the time which I love. Rants/Raves: Rant: I am still reeling from all the events of yesterday. Also the vaccine rollout in my state has been a disaster and I am spending way too much time and energy trying to track the availability and schedules for my mom and myself. Rave: I have a slower work day today so I got to go on a morning walk with DD and it was really nice to get to do that during the workweek. Questions: NATM GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We will probably share the name if we ever settle on one, lol. We shared DD's name pretty early and there was some major drama about it with my MIL ( ), but I also like that it makes the baby feel that much more real to me, my aunt who hosted my shower got me some cute stuff with DD's name on it and I have that stuff in her keepsake box now.
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Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 17 weeks FTM/STM/STM+: STM+ (this is #3) Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: I don’t know Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an apple Upcoming appointments: I had one today! How are you feeling?: Tired Rants: DH needs to go to the store. We are really scrapping the bottom of the fridge and I really need some more protein options.
Rave: We’ve seen some really interesting birds in our backyard this week. GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Definitely keep it a secret. Being team green the last two times has made this really easy because people get hung up on predicting the gender versus figuring out the name. Our kids’ names are traditional but not common so I definitely think people could have opinions about them and I’m completely uninterested in hearing them.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Size of a dollar bill
Upcoming appointments: 1/13 A/S and 20 week appt
How are you feeling?: feeling pretty good during the day. Tired at night. Starting to feel big. I've only gained 7 lbs, but it feel like it's more. The belly is starting to fell big when I sit up rom lying down, and my feeling is, it's too soon!
Rants/Raves: I've been feeling lazy, and I am disappointed in myself because I was so good about getting workouts in up until the holidays. I have done some pre-natal yoga videos and those have been amazing for stretching things out. The little guy is starting to move more, or move so I can feel him more, so that has been really fun!
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We keep the name a secret and usually fib a little and tell people we have a short list rather than tell people we have decided but we aren't telling. People bug you less.
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Me: 36, DH: 38, Together since: 2006, Married: 9/2011 **TW Living Child**
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 18+4 FTM/STM/STM+: FTM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out on Monday!! Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an artichoke? Upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan on Monday and then my first OB appointment on 22nd How are you feeling?: Just tired from not being able to sleep comfortably. some growing pains here and there. Rants/Raves: Rave - I went for a long walk today during lunch time. It was nice to get some fresh air. I always tell myself to go out after work but it gets dark so early that I don't feel motivated.
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? we haven't fully decided on a name (partially because we don't know the gender) but I think we will tell as few people as we can. After hearing everyone's stories, I'm terrified of someone making a snarky comment or saying something that rubs me the wrong way!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 17+6 FTM/STM/STM+: STM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Pomegranate I think? Upcoming appointments: 1/26 Anatomy scan How are you feeling?: It has been a crazy stressful week, in which I told my company I was pregnant and they responded by laying me off. So dealing with all that craziness on top of family with Covid. Trying to stay chill, but it has been a hard week. Rants/Raves: Rant: I am annoyed by my former company and freaking out about baby costs and insurance. Rave: I have some free time now? Questions: does anyone have a belly support wrap they love? I didn’t use one with DD and I am wondering if I should this time? GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We have already shared his first name, still working on the middle. People have opinions, I don’t care, not their kid. They can raise a kid of their own if they want naming rights.
@ramzlau so sorry to hear about your job, that's terrible that you got laid off! I hope your stress goes down soon.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 18+4 FTM/STM/STM+: FTM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Green Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an artichoke Upcoming appointments: 1/18 for anatomy scan w/MFM and OB on 1/20 How are you feeling?: good. I'm finding myself feeling more emotional lately, I guess that's the hormones? apparently I'm going to be one of those super crazy crying pregnant ladies! Rants/Raves: rant: my mom has started offering me a lot of opinions about things I should do with the baby. not that I don't want her help but I don't necessarily agree with all of her opinions. she's already informed me I shouldn't use a pacifier, any type of playpen/pack and play, or swaddle and that I should use cloth diapers. oh, and she does not agree with her grandchild being in daycare. um, so what are we supposed to do with the baby when I go back to work? its not like we could afford a nanny, that's crazy expensive! ugh. rave: I'm enjoying finally being able to feel the baby move around and I'm getting excited to feel the first real kick! should be soon I think. Questions: natm GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? we're not sharing, not that we're having any luck picking something! dh is convinced baby is a girl and doesn't even want to think about boy names. so at this point we have a front runner for the girl but nothing for the boy. so far no one has asked which is nice
@ramzlau oh my gosh! That's horrible they laid you off. I'm so sorry.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 18+4 FTM/STM/STM+: STM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding Out, eventually Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: the size it should be 🤷♀️ Upcoming appointments: 1/21 for anatomy and 20 week appointment How are you feeling?: Overall, I am okay. Insomnia is still really bad. Rants/Raves: yesterday.... Raves: well, we signed a contract to build our new house this week Should be ready end of September/ early October. So excited to design the inside of the house. Questions: natm GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Meh, I don't like people's opinions so I don't say much. We were team green last time, so people took bets on sex and time/date of when we would deliver. I don't plan on telling people of this pregnancy until birth so I won't need to answer to anyone. Ha!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 14th, 17+3 FTM/STM/STM+: FTM- 3rd pregnancy Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: the size of a chipmunk 🐿 Upcoming appointments: Jan 18th for anatomy scan at 19 weeks.I’m soo nervous about this appt as I have never made it this far before so I hope all is well with the baby. I’ll feel more relaxed once this milestone is behind me. How are you feeling?: Overall, I feel pretty good most days. I just struggle with having a lot of dizziness when eating meals and some headaches here and there with some mild nausea Randomly for a bit. Rants/Raves: Raves - lately I have been able to go on my treadmill and workout with weights etc for 30-45 mins each time. I’ve done this everyday for almost this whole week. So proud of myself lol Questions: NATM GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Nope nope and nope lol No sharing of names until baby is born. Sorry family and friends. I like to keep the name a secret. We haven’t even picked a name yet but have a list going of boy names me and DH have agreed on. (Not many) 😆 My dad is not happy at me that I won’t tell him a name until the baby is here. I don’t want to hear anyone’s thoughts on names or weither they like it or hate it. Don’t care! Not your child and none of your business.
@ramzlau Oh geez! That’s horrible. I’m so sorry your work did that to you. Legally I don’t think they can do that to you. It’s actually discrimination. I’d look into that if I were you. I’d be pissed!! That’s BS.
@tilournextadventure that’s so exciting to build your new house. The design would be fun! Congratulations.
@ramzlau I echo the others... is that even legal?! Regardless, I’m really sorry
@ellieemc26 yikes, your mom sounds very ‘challenging’. Sorry she is putting so much pressure on you.
I have a question. When I stand up I’m getting a dull crampy feeling in my abdomen. Is that round ligament pain? I don’t remember this feeling when I was pregnant with DS.
*edited because I meant dull crampy not full crappy. lol
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2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 20 FTM/STM/STM+: 3rd Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: blue Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado Upcoming appointments: next week my 16 week appt (at 17 weeks) How are you feeling?: better most days Rants/Raves: hubs had to have a surgical procedure today. Questions: GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We share, but haven’t shared with everyone yet
@kristah2 I have absolutely blocked out so much of my first pregnancy but I would remember this. I do remember back pain starting at week 20 and if that comes back I'm done for. It was so uncomfortable and got worse and worse with a grand finale of back labor. FX this baby is better positioned and it doesn't come back.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
How are you feeling?: pretty good for now. Headaches are still there, soreness in my lower belly and belly button, tired, nipples are super sensitive!
Rants/Raves: I finally got my hair cut and colored yesterday!! It feels so much better and lighter! I love it!! I bought a belly support band so I’m hoping that helps with the lower belly pain.
Questions: none for now
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
Last time I only told my sister when we decided. I kept it a secret from people I couldn’t trust to keep their opinion to themselves. This time I can’t even think of a name. So I’ll probably just have a list of names at the hospital lol
@ramzlau holy crap!! I can’t believe that’s even legal?! Were they already downsizing?? I’m sorry your insurance is an added worry 😕
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado
Upcoming appointments: next Thursday, "16 week" appointment + intake ultrasound
How are you feeling?: Loving this 2nd tri! I've been able to workout four days in a row this week and have had minimal nausea only in the evenings. Usually I don't feel this good until 20 weeks, so I'm taking it!
Rants/Raves: Over Christmas, my MIL started showing symptoms of a bipolar manic episode. We are still waiting to hear back from doctors, but bipolar runs in her family. However, it is rare for it to show up so late in life (she's 60). I'm really struggling because I love her like my own mom, and it's so sad to see her completely different.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We tell people. Haven't really gotten any bad comments with my first two, so we will probably continue to do that. The "worst" one I got was someone asking if I made up the name, when it's a pretty traditional name, just uncommon.
@ramzlau - Would love to hear their excuse for that one! That's insane.
@mindyb2019 - Doesn't it feel amazing to be able to workout again!
@Maggie1202 - New furniture is so exciting! Mind showing us a picture when it comes in?
@ramzlau echoing everyone here that they cannot legally terminate you based on the fact you are pregnant. I am sorry you have this added stress right now.
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@ramzlau I am so sorry! This happened to me when I was 35 weeks pregnant the first time. It was a complete and total shock, especially since my husband had already turned in a notice at his work and was planning to stay home with the baby. Please feel free to PM if you need to talk. Because you are pregnant you might be able to negotiate a little on benefits. Unfortunately, it is hard to fight when they are “downsizing”.
@marebear15 sorry about your MILs changes. I hope she gets some answers quickly and can start on meds.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 2/ 19+2
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: we know, not sharing yet
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
upcoming appointments: had anatomy scan this week
How are you feeling?: Actually decent, was super nauseated yesterday, but never got sick. Since I started taking Prilosec that seems to have helped reduce stomach acid which helps too. Insomnia is killing me...I don’t want to be awake at 4am every day.
Rants/Raves: exhausted with work and wearing many many hats. My VP came and checked on me today though and was really nice to make sure I was okay. I could say no to things, but I am a hard worker and don’t like saying no unless it is just something I cannot possibly take one.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We keep it a secret until baby is born. We also don’t really start having conversations about a name until we are into third trimester. No reason for that, just seems to be what we do.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 4/ 19 weeks today
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: mango today
upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan on Monday! I’m nervous and excited. Then virtual checkup on Thursday.
How are you feeling?: Not bad. Pulled a muscle in my left glute so sleeping on my left gets painful. Foam rolling is helping. Too chicken to try out the at home Doppler from the midwives even though I can feel some movement now throughout the day. I know if I can’t get it to work it’ll just stress me out. I assume they’ll train me at the Thursday appointment.
Rants/Raves: ridiculous childcare juggling earlier this week (at one point I was in a staff meeting while reading a book to 3 kids in my lap, lol) resulted in some bonus me time this morning! Debating curling up on the couch with tea or getting some projects done 🤷♀️
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Secret/undecided. We’ve had a couple girl names picked out for years, had some top contenders for DS last time, but he was nameless for a day once. The ups and downs of team green. Have a couple contenders for boy names this time around, but not set on anything yet like we are with girl names.
@ramzlau I'm so sorry!! That is terrible. Ugh that sucks so much, what a terrible way to start the year. I had a support belt with ds2 and it was super helpful as I was on my feet all day, every day. I don't remember the brand but it was like a right band. Just bought a velcro one on Amazon last week but haven't tried it yet. @ellieemc26 good luck with your mom. My MIL (whom I am very close to and love dearly) is like this and I just kinda tune out lol. DH often reminds her that the situation she raised babies in is very different from the current one. GL! @laurad75 that's what my RLP feels like too. @marebear15 I'm sorry about your MIL. FX its nothing major. @mindyb2019 um I LOVE the chipmunk comparison 😆
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 15+3? Idk I suck at that part. Due 6/29
FTM/STM/STM+: STM+ #3
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: blue!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado
Upcoming appointments: had 15 will appt today, everything good. Saw hematologist yesterday and no more visits there until March!
How are you feeling?: Eh ok. Still feeling pretty down from not seeing anyone over the holidays. Also a lot of anxiety right now bc of national events and my job. Starting to think about telling more people and my kids and I think that's making me anxious too.
Rants/Raves: it's Friday!! Insomnia has set in majorly through (probably bc anxiety) so I've been up since 230 this morning and feel crappy today. Rave: I've been feeling better overall and was able to go for a few short runs this week!
Questions: natm
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? we usually give a list of names we like. We don't pick a name until we see baby, so people usually don't bug us too much beyond the list.
When ds1 was born, I LOVED NameA and DH liked NameB. I was like I get to pick bc I did all this. Well, to our surprise, ds1 was born with a full head of red hair. The only NameA I knew in real life was a complete a$$hole- with red hair. So ds1 is NameB lol. NameA is DS2's middle name.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 30th/15+2 FTM/STM/STM+: Baby #3! Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An orange Upcoming appointments: January 13th How are you feeling?: Tired and I feel like I’m getting huge Rants/Raves: So my husband tested positive for Covid on New Year’s Eve, so the past week has been yuck. He’s been quarantined in the extra bedroom and the kids and I have had to quarantine as well because we were exposed to him. The kids and I all got tested and were negative, thank goodness. We are thankful that he’s doing much better and it wasn’t worse. Questions: Have any other mamas here had cholestasis before?I had it with my last pregnancy (was diagnosed at 35 weeks & DS was born at 37+1) and I’m expecting it again this time, but I’ve found that most people are unfamiliar with it. GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We share whenever we decide on the name.
TTC #1 Since April 2014
Me: 27 | DH: 31
08/2006 - Laparoscopy/Stage 1 Endo
10/2014 - Bloodwork normal, HSG all clear
10/2014 - DH's SA 15mil/mL, 35% motility, 6% morphology
@hollyk224 I had never heard of it, but just googled that. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. Hopefully, since you have a history your doctor will be monitoring you closely and have some strategies for how to handle it if it does arise again.
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Me: 36, DH: 38, Together since: 2006, Married: 9/2011 **TW Living Child**
@hollyk224 my cousin had it with her first and developed it again with her 2nd. She just had her 2nd in November at 36 or 37 weeks (can't remember). He spent a day in the nicu bc he was so early but was discharged with her. I'm sorry you had that experience and fx for no reoccurrence!
@hollyk224k I had it in 2015, diagnosed around 36weeks and was induced at 38w2d. At the time, my midwife and OB didn't have a whole lot of knowledge about it and I struggled to source reliable research. I had a second baby in 2017 and fully expected to get it again, but didn't! So at least in my experience you aren't guaranteed to repeat the experience.
Now onto baby no. 3 and who knows if I will have it again but fingers crossed not as it was really awful!
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 25 FTM/STM/STM+: stm++ Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: green Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado I think? Upcoming appointments: January 12 How are you feeling?: I don’t want to jinx myself but better..... Rants/Raves: my pelvis and hips are absolutely killing me 😭 Questions: GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We usually just keep it a secret. After multiple babies, people around us seem to lose the excitement. We haven’t even really made an announcement about this one yet.
@ramzlau I’m sorry about the job situation. I’m pretty sure that is a legal issue with discrimination.
-Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 21, 16+5 -FTM/STM/STM+: STM -Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Pink -Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Avocado 🥑
-Upcoming appointments: I had my 16 week anatomy scan on Wednesday and an OB appointment on Thursday. My next anatomy scan is 2/3 -How are you feeling?: Still feeling like crap- nausea/gagging/vomiting, headaches, fatigue, back pain, hip pain -Rants/Raves: Raves- 16 week AS looked great, MFM doc thinks the 20 week AS will also look great. And I got t the 1st dose of the covid vaccine yesterday. Rant- These annoying 2nd trimester headaches can go away any time. -Questions: NATM -GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We might share our list of potential names but will not share the name we actually pick until after the baby is born.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 11, 18+2 FTM/STM/STM+: STM! Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue 💙
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: artichoke
Upcoming appointments: anatomy scan on the 20th
How are you feeling?: nauseous as ever. Super moody. Just a real ball of fun over here
Rants/Raves: idk lol. I'll come back to this Questions: none right now!
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? I can't keep a secret to save my life man
@ramzlau I’m so sorry. That is absolutely illegal and I hope you can fight it (if you choose as I can imagine it’s a lot of extra stress you don’t need).
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: July 3 (repeat c/s on June 24 or 25)/ 15w 1d FTM/STM/STM+: STM Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Green Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: 🥑 Upcoming appointments: Jan 18 for GD test and Feb 9 for anatomy scan How are you feeling?: so much more energy and that’s amazing. Still off and on nauseous though. 🙄 Rants/Raves: My son has a new food allergy and it’s a big one. Sigh. Tired of the allergy crap right now. But he’s a bundle of sunshine and we seem to have overcome his regression. Slept in to 7:45 by accident today haha. Questions: NATM GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
With my son, we told our families. They all loved the name so we had no negative reactions. With this one, we will keep it a secret but we’re also not decided yet. But since we’re also not finding out, it’ll be a double surprise for them.
Ah! Sorry I dropped the news and then the week became horrible, so I didn’t check in here. They are downsizing, actually the opposite, hiring 25% more staff currently. They are just outsourcing my job. It is a grey area whether it is legal, depending on timing of a lot of things. It sucks but life goes on, just trying to figure out what next steps should be career wise. Thank you for all the well wishes!
Re: All Due Date Check-In 1/5/21
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Due Date is June 23 for RCS/ 15+5
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Pink!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: I think TB said she was the size of light bulb.
Upcoming appointments: 16 week OB appt next Tuesday - always a relief to hear a strong HB!
How are you feeling?: Not bad. Still very tired but have more energy during the day. Anxiety seems to be getting a little better every time I go in for check up.
Rants/Raves: I love the holidays but I'm really happy to be back into a routine with regular childcare again. I'm having such a productive week. Rant: H moved his WFH office up from the basement to the kitchen and he's so effing loud. I can't wait for him to go back to the office.
Questions: not today
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Absolutely will not share until she arrives. I told one person DS name when we were expecting and she responded just a little snarky and it really made me mad. If anyone asks I tell them that H and I are miles away on names and hopefully we will figure something out when she gets here.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
FTM/STM/STM+: FTM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Last week we found out it’s a boy
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: pear
Upcoming appointments: Monday 1/11
How are you feeling?: I was getting better, but ran out of my anti nausea meds and today’s been rough. I’m hoping it will continue to improve but if not I’ll ask my doc for more meds on Monday.
Rants/Raves: All of my rants are centered around nausea. I was really hoping for a second trimester reprieve but so far not so lucky
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We’re keeping it a secret. Luckily, we don’t have a name picked out anyway!
FTM/STM/STM+: FTM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: It's a girl
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a Ring pop, orange, or board book? Those sound really different
Upcoming appointments: Jan 13th for an early anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: Fine, mostly. Have some random "growing pains", but that's about it
Rants/Raves: Rants -- just, yesterday. Raves -- Everyone I know was safe at home, and things seemed fairly quiet at night. Also finally got the paint-by-number kits I ordered back in October, so have an activity to take my mind off things
Questions: None right now
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Secret. We haven't started yet, but my guess is that we'll have a handful of top contenders in mind and see what works at the time. It's no one's business, yet people can't help but make comments, so just not going to play that game.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: it’s another boy!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: i think he’s an avocado? I’ve been so lax about following lol
Upcoming appointments: 1/11 for a 16 week
How are you feeling?: overall not bad! Nausea has lessened and only vomiting once a day. I have more energy. Or spurts of energy.
Rants/Raves: I’m really excited about having had an appetite 😂 Last pregnancy I wanted nothing to do with food and was constantly vomiting. It was bad.
Questions: natm
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
Last time we kept it secret and it was such a pain with everyone trying to guess. I told my family very early what the name would be. I don’t think they liked it very much at first but this time I don’t care.
FTM/STM/STM+: FTM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An ice cream cone
Upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan on 1/22. I just can't wait to see him again!
How are you feeling?: Progressively better. The nausea is still fairly consistent, but low grade. I still often throw up in the mornings, but feel way better after I do, so I guess that's a good thing...? I'm exhausted though. I'm not getting the second tri energy bump that I've been hearing about.
Rants/Raves: Rant: I have turned my alarm off in my sleep the last two mornings. I'm lucky because I don't have a set time that I have to be at work, but I like to start early so I can finish early. DH woke me up this morning at the time I'm normally getting to work. Rave: We bought new living room furniture on NYD and it started getting delivered yesterday. I can't wait until our new living room is complete!!!!
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We are sharing. I 100% understand why so many people don't share, but I can't keep my big mouth shut!
Me: 32 years old
DS1 Due 6.7.2021
FTM/STM/STM+: STM+ (this is number 3!)
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: team green!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: zucchini
Upcoming appointments: next week with my PCP
How are you feeling?: Feeling good but I’ll be refilling my diclectin next apt.
Rants/Raves: I had my anatomy scan earlier this week!! We stuck to team green. I’m super excited and seeing babe was awesome.
Questions: none
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Secret for sure. We kept both our others secret until birth (except for telling our best friends who own a sign company who have made name signs for our nursery). We will do the same now. And I think we have first names picked for both a boy and a girl! Middle names are another story. With DD I was in a gown minutes from going in for a section before we finally decided.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM+ - baby 4!
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: team PINK! My first girl after three boys
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: disposable camera. Lol
Upcoming appointments: just had my anatomy scan and a checkup yesterday. All is looking good! I’m over 40, so the anatomy scan was making me a nervous wreck. I’m relieved she looked so great.
How are you feeling?: great! Daytime energy is coming back - except for today, I was up every hour last night for various reasons including our cat, my husband and him having a coughing fit, and my kids. Ha!
Rants/Raves: pelvic bone pressure/pain is starting already - this is one of the parts of pregnancy that really hurt me! But I can’t complain.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
We have absolutely kept every name a secret. While we choose real and classic names, we do choose unpopular names - so a lot of people love them, but just as many don’t. So, I don’t see any point in someone making me second guess myself. We have baby girls name picked out and I’m certain enough that I have ordered a couple personalized items, so I don’t see us changing it!
💙 DS1- 12/2011
CP - March 2014
MMC - Sept 2014
💙DS2 - 10/2015
💙DS3 - 5/2017
💖DD due June 6, 2021
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A jar of nutella (why is TB so weird?)
Upcoming appointments: 16 week check up/ultrasound tomorrow morning!
How are you feeling?: I am feeling really good this week, I had a bit of a headache yesterday but that might have just been because yesterday was effing insane, the nausea and fatigue have pretty much gone away and I am feeling little dude all the time which I love.
Rants/Raves: Rant: I am still reeling from all the events of yesterday. Also the vaccine rollout in my state has been a disaster and I am spending way too much time and energy trying to track the availability and schedules for my mom and myself. Rave: I have a slower work day today so I got to go on a morning walk with DD and it was really nice to get to do that during the workweek.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We will probably share the name if we ever settle on one, lol. We shared DD's name pretty early and there was some major drama about it with my MIL (
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
FTM/STM/STM+: STM+ (this is #3)
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: I don’t know
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an apple
Upcoming appointments: I had one today!
How are you feeling?: Tired
Rants: DH needs to go to the store. We are really scrapping the bottom of the fridge and I really need some more protein options.
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
Definitely keep it a secret. Being team green the last two times has made this really easy because people get hung up on predicting the gender versus figuring out the name. Our kids’ names are traditional but not common so I definitely think people could have opinions about them and I’m completely uninterested in hearing them.
We keep the name a secret and usually fib a little and tell people we have a short list rather than tell people we have decided but we aren't telling. People bug you less.
**TW Living Child**
BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
FTM/STM/STM+: FTM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out on Monday!!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an artichoke?
Upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan on Monday and then my first OB appointment on 22nd
How are you feeling?: Just tired from not being able to sleep comfortably. some growing pains here and there.
Rants/Raves: Rave - I went for a long walk today during lunch time. It was nice to get some fresh air. I always tell myself to go out after work but it gets dark so early that I don't feel motivated.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Pomegranate I think?
Upcoming appointments: 1/26 Anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: It has been a crazy stressful week, in which I told my company I was pregnant and they responded by laying me off. So dealing with all that craziness on top of family with Covid. Trying to stay chill, but it has been a hard week.
Rants/Raves: Rant: I am annoyed by my former company and freaking out about baby costs and insurance. Rave: I have some free time now?
Questions: does anyone have a belly support wrap they love? I didn’t use one with DD and I am wondering if I should this time?
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We have already shared his first name, still working on the middle. People have opinions, I don’t care, not their kid. They can raise a kid of their own if they want naming rights.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 18+4
FTM/STM/STM+: FTM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an artichoke
Upcoming appointments: 1/18 for anatomy scan w/MFM and OB on 1/20
How are you feeling?: good. I'm finding myself feeling more emotional lately, I guess that's the hormones? apparently I'm going to be one of those super crazy crying pregnant ladies!
Rants/Raves: rant: my mom has started offering me a lot of opinions about things I should do with the baby. not that I don't want her help but I don't necessarily agree with all of her opinions. she's already informed me I shouldn't use a pacifier, any type of playpen/pack and play, or swaddle and that I should use cloth diapers. oh, and she does not agree with her grandchild being in daycare. um, so what are we supposed to do with the baby when I go back to work? its not like we could afford a nanny, that's crazy expensive! ugh. rave: I'm enjoying finally being able to feel the baby move around and I'm getting excited to feel the first real kick! should be soon I think.
Questions: natm
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? we're not sharing, not that we're having any luck picking something! dh is convinced baby is a girl and doesn't even want to think about boy names. so at this point we have a front runner for the girl but nothing for the boy. so far no one has asked which is nice
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 18+4
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding Out, eventually
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: the size it should be 🤷♀️
Upcoming appointments: 1/21 for anatomy and 20 week appointment
How are you feeling?: Overall, I am okay. Insomnia is still really bad.
Rants/Raves: yesterday.... Raves: well, we signed a contract to build our new house this week Should be ready end of September/ early October. So excited to design the inside of the house.
Questions: natm
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
Meh, I don't like people's opinions so I don't say much. We were team green last time, so people took bets on sex and time/date of when we would deliver. I don't plan on telling people of this pregnancy until birth so I won't need to answer to anyone. Ha!
FTM/STM/STM+: FTM- 3rd pregnancy
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: the size of a chipmunk 🐿
Upcoming appointments: Jan 18th for anatomy scan at 19 weeks.I’m soo nervous about this appt as I have never made it this far before so I hope all is well with the baby. I’ll feel more relaxed once this milestone is behind me.
How are you feeling?: Overall, I feel pretty good most days. I just struggle with having a lot of dizziness when eating meals and some headaches here and there with some mild nausea Randomly for a bit.
Rants/Raves: Raves - lately I have been able to go on my treadmill and workout with weights etc for 30-45 mins each time. I’ve done this everyday for almost this whole week. So proud of myself lol
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Nope nope and nope lol No sharing of names until baby is born. Sorry family and friends. I like to keep the name a secret. We haven’t even picked a name yet but have a list going of boy names me and DH have agreed on. (Not many) 😆 My dad is not happy at me that I won’t tell him a name until the baby is here. I don’t want to hear anyone’s thoughts on names or weither they like it or hate it. Don’t care! Not your child and none of your business.
@ellieemc26 yikes, your mom sounds very ‘challenging’. Sorry she is putting so much pressure on you.
*edited because I meant dull crampy not full crappy. lol
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
FTM/STM/STM+: 3rd
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado
Upcoming appointments: next week my 16 week appt (at 17 weeks)
How are you feeling?: better most days
Rants/Raves: hubs had to have a surgical procedure today.
Questions:
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We share, but haven’t shared with everyone yet
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Mango
Upcoming appointments: Jan 12th for A/S and appt
How are you feeling?: pretty good for now. Headaches are still there, soreness in my lower belly and belly button, tired, nipples
are super sensitive!
Rants/Raves: I finally got my hair cut and colored yesterday!! It feels so much better and lighter! I love it!! I bought a belly support band so I’m hoping that helps with the lower belly pain.
Questions: none for now
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
@ramzlau holy crap!! I can’t believe that’s even legal?! Were they already downsizing?? I’m sorry your insurance is an added worry 😕
FTM/STM/STM+: STM+
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado
Upcoming appointments: next Thursday, "16 week" appointment + intake ultrasound
How are you feeling?: Loving this 2nd tri! I've been able to workout four days in a row this week and have had minimal nausea only in the evenings. Usually I don't feel this good until 20 weeks, so I'm taking it!
Rants/Raves: Over Christmas, my MIL started showing symptoms of a bipolar manic episode. We are still waiting to hear back from doctors, but bipolar runs in her family. However, it is rare for it to show up so late in life (she's 60). I'm really struggling because I love her like my own mom, and it's so sad to see her completely different.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We tell people. Haven't really gotten any bad comments with my first two, so we will probably continue to do that. The "worst" one I got was someone asking if I made up the name, when it's a pretty traditional name, just uncommon.
@ramzlau - Would love to hear their excuse for that one! That's insane.
@mindyb2019 - Doesn't it feel amazing to be able to workout again!
@Maggie1202 - New furniture is so exciting! Mind showing us a picture when it comes in?
**TW Living Child**
BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: we know, not sharing yet
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
upcoming appointments: had anatomy scan this week
How are you feeling?: Actually decent, was super nauseated yesterday, but never got sick. Since I started taking Prilosec that seems to have helped reduce stomach acid which helps too. Insomnia is killing me...I don’t want to be awake at 4am every day.
Rants/Raves: exhausted with work and wearing many many hats. My VP came and checked on me today though and was really nice to make sure I was okay. I could say no to things, but I am a hard worker and don’t like saying no unless it is just something I cannot possibly take one.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We keep it a secret until baby is born. We also don’t really start having conversations about a name until we are into third trimester. No reason for that, just seems to be what we do.
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: mango today
upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan on Monday! I’m nervous and excited. Then virtual checkup on Thursday.
How are you feeling?: Not bad. Pulled a muscle in my left glute so sleeping on my left gets painful. Foam rolling is helping. Too chicken to try out the at home Doppler from the midwives even though I can feel some movement now throughout the day. I know if I can’t get it to work it’ll just stress me out. I assume they’ll train me at the Thursday appointment.
Rants/Raves: ridiculous childcare juggling earlier this week (at one point I was in a staff meeting while reading a book to 3 kids in my lap, lol) resulted in some bonus me time this morning! Debating curling up on the couch with tea or getting some projects done 🤷♀️
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? Secret/undecided. We’ve had a couple girl names picked out for years, had some top contenders for DS last time, but he was nameless for a day once. The ups and downs of team green. Have a couple contenders for boy names this time around, but not set on anything yet like we are with girl names.
@ellieemc26 good luck with your mom. My MIL (whom I am very close to and love dearly) is like this and I just kinda tune out lol. DH often reminds her that the situation she raised babies in is very different from the current one. GL!
@laurad75 that's what my RLP feels like too.
@marebear15 I'm sorry about your MIL. FX its nothing major.
@mindyb2019 um I LOVE the chipmunk comparison 😆
When ds1 was born, I LOVED NameA and DH liked NameB. I was like I get to pick bc I did all this. Well, to our surprise, ds1 was born with a full head of red hair. The only NameA I knew in real life was a complete a$$hole- with red hair. So ds1 is NameB lol. NameA is DS2's middle name.
FTM/STM/STM+: Baby #3!
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: An orange
Upcoming appointments: January 13th
How are you feeling?: Tired and I feel like I’m getting huge
Rants/Raves: So my husband tested positive for Covid on New Year’s Eve, so the past week has been yuck. He’s been quarantined in the extra bedroom and the kids and I have had to quarantine as well because we were exposed to him. The kids and I all got tested and were negative, thank goodness. We are thankful that he’s doing much better and it wasn’t worse.
Questions: Have any other mamas here had cholestasis before? I had it with my last pregnancy (was diagnosed at 35 weeks & DS was born at 37+1) and I’m expecting it again this time, but I’ve found that most people are unfamiliar with it.
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We share whenever we decide on the name.
**TW Living Child**
BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
Now onto baby no. 3 and who knows if I will have it again but fingers crossed not as it was really awful!
FTM/STM/STM+: stm++
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado I think?
Upcoming appointments: January 12
How are you feeling?: I don’t want to jinx myself but better.....
Rants/Raves: my pelvis and hips are absolutely killing me 😭
Questions:
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We usually just keep it a secret. After multiple babies, people around us seem to lose the excitement. We haven’t even really made an announcement about this one yet.
-FTM/STM/STM+: STM
-Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Pink
-Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Avocado 🥑
-How are you feeling?: Still feeling like crap- nausea/gagging/vomiting, headaches, fatigue, back pain, hip pain
-Rants/Raves: Raves- 16 week AS looked great, MFM doc thinks the 20 week AS will also look great. And I got t the 1st dose of the covid vaccine yesterday. Rant- These annoying 2nd trimester headaches can go away any time.
-Questions: NATM
-GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born? We might share our list of potential names but will not share the name we actually pick until after the baby is born.
@ramzlau I am so sorry that you got laid off.
Married: 8/10/13
BFP- 12/18/15, D&E- 4/8/16 @ 21w5d- confirmed Thanatophoric Dysplasia
BFP- 11/7/17, M/C- 11/18/17 @ 4w6d
BFP- 8/25/18 ~ EDD- 5/9/19 ~ DD born 5/2/20 *Lillian Hazel*
BFP- 10/9/20 ~ EDD- 6/21/21
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: June 11, 18+2
FTM/STM/STM+: STM!
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Blue 💙
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: artichoke
Upcoming appointments: anatomy scan on the 20th
How are you feeling?: nauseous as ever. Super moody. Just a real ball of fun over here
Rants/Raves: idk lol. I'll come back to this
Questions: none right now!
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
I can't keep a secret to save my life man
FTM/STM/STM+: STM
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: 🥑
Upcoming appointments: Jan 18 for GD test and Feb 9 for anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: so much more energy and that’s amazing. Still off and on nauseous though. 🙄
Rants/Raves: My son has a new food allergy and it’s a big one. Sigh. Tired of the allergy crap right now. But he’s a bundle of sunshine and we seem to have overcome his regression. Slept in to 7:45 by accident today haha.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: Playing off of discussions this week, do you share your name choice/ideas with people, or do you keep it a secret or undecided until baby is born?
With my son, we told our families. They all loved the name so we had no negative reactions. With this one, we will keep it a secret but we’re also not decided yet. But since we’re also not finding out, it’ll be a double surprise for them.
*Live, Love, Laugh, Learn*