TTGP Grad Check-in January 2021

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We've held firm on the two names now for well over a month, and I actually ordered two of the wooden name signs for the hospital birth pictures! One of my friends got really excited that I did that, but I did remind her I spent like $20 on it, so it's cheap enough to order a new one if I change my mind again

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I'm still in a little bit of disbelief that we've made it to the third trimester, time has flown by and at the same time I feel like I've been pregnant forever. I also never thought we would still be in a pandemic at this point, so that's made the whole pregnancy even weirder to be honest. I'm having a virtual baby shower in 2 weeks, and we're starting to discuss our personal comfort level of who can even meet and hold our babies, both of which I never imagined. At the end of the day, we're most excited about bringing our girls home and starting our lives as a new family. I can't believe I only have 3 more check-ins to go!!!!

As always, I miss TTGP so much, it's been such a source of support and strength for me, and I'm hoping the new year brings a lot of good news!!!

gingermama29 · January 2021

How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? June 2019-December 2020

*How far along are you? 7 weeks tomorrow

*Which birth month board/due date? August BMB, 8/28

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Finding out

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Haven't started discussing seriously yet

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Things are going really well. I'm currently getting weekly shots of progesterone at least through week 16 and I'll be getting my first ultrasound next week! Missing you all so much (seriously, I always click on this board first) and hoping to see a mass exodus of grads soon!!

legallykate · January 2021

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? 9-10 months (Jan 2020-October 2020)

*How far along are you? 16 weeks today

*Which birth month board/due date? June 25th

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Team Blue

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Still undecided, so far the only first names we both like are Jacob and Jonah.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Nope, just that I still lurk a ton and am rooting for all of you to graduate, and I hope 2021 is a better year for everyone

asf0613 · January 2021

hi friends!

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Jan-Sept 2020

*How far along are you? 20W5D

*Which birth month board/due date? May BMB / May 23rd

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Blue!

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. HA. still no progress on that.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? just came home from a successful anatomy scan. still dealing with PGAL brain every once in a while even though i'm past old milestones, but definitely having a good day today! loving the recent grad announcements...may i request that you all keep them coming?! rooting for you all and hoping 2021 is a better year for all xo

_orchid_ · January 2021

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? March - October 2020

*How far along are you? 15+4

*Which birth month board/due date? June 2021

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Blue!

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Not yet but starting to throw around a few right now- mostly joking, not serious.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share?
Testing/diagnosis is in since the last time I posted. In addition to the defecient antithrombin III (causing blood clots), I have APS (which can cause recurrent losses) and an autoimmune syndrome (Sjorgens). Sjorgens won't cause problems for me but can majorly affect baby's heart, so I'll have biweekly appts with the high risk ob and a pediatric cardiologist to check baby's heart starting in two weeks. My drs put me on hydroxychloroquine, which took about 3 weeks to obtain but I got that this week. I'm thankful I got bloodwork done this summer - if you don't remember, we were on the fence about it- so that these issues came to light before another loss.

We also started telling friends/family. DH surprised me and told his family everything going back to the beginning of 2019 (he hasn't wanted to share anything with them). My July 2019 loss happened while we were on vacation with his family- all 16 of us in one house, sharing bathrooms- and there were some tensions that came up over that trip bc I wasnt engaging with everyone as much as I usually do. Now that they know the context, mil and a sil apologized for things they said to me about it, which has been good.

Thinking of you all often and hoping for more grads soon. ♥️ Hoping 2021 is a better year

mindyb2019 · January 2021

Hi Friends

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? August 2019 - Oct 2020 with 2 losses in between.

*How far along are you? 18 weeks today.

*Which birth month board/due date? June BMB, June 14th

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Team Blue

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Still undecided. Me and DH have discussed names and have a small list going that we both agree upon lol. We said we are going to take our time and won’t make a final decision on a name till closer to the due date.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I still can’t believe I’ve made it this far. This is the farthest I’ve ever made it yet in any pregnancy and I’m just amazed how well it’s going so far despite all that was against me. I have my anatomy scan a week from today and I’m nervous as hell for that. I just hope and pray all looks ok. I can’t wait to be over this milestone so I can relax a bit. Oh some good news I got on my cervix. They did another biopsy on it back in Nov and all came back benign so no cancer and all is good and looks normal. Yay! What a relief. Also, I had an U/S done at 15 weeks to check my cervical length as my OB was thinking I would have a short cervix and need a cerclage. My super cervix is a Rockstar and it was 4cm long and normal and sealed/closed. Yesss!! Take that OB 😆 no stitch for this girl lol We also told family and friends and people I work with for Christmas and it was such a happy joyous time. First time I ever got to tell anyone about any of my pregnancies. Felt nice to finally share! All in all, everything is going tickety boo and I just hope this continues for this whole pregnancy.

I'm always thinking about you ladies and miss you all 😘 im hoping to see another mass exodus soon. Hoping 2021 is a great year for all of you ❤️

ramzlau · January 2021

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Oct 2019-2020

*How far along are you? 18 weeks

*Which birth month board/due date? June 2021

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Blue!

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We have a first name, still working on a middle name.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Anatomy scan in a few weeks, other than that getting the second trimester energy, so trying to make the most of it and get the house ready. Excited that a vaccine is out and hoping for some normalcy in the months following baby boys birth. It is fun watching DD experience this process and her excitement grow for baby brother.

@gingermama29 Love having you here now!

I hope everyone made it through the holidays with lots of grace and tlc! Hope the new year brings new hope and each of you are surrounded by people to cheer you on through the TTC journey!

acleverusername · January 2021

It's so nice to hear everyone's positive updates! I keep crossing my fingers and praying for those of you who've experienced troubles in the past. 🤞🏻🙏🏻

charmedlifex3 · January 2021

How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Sept 2018- April 2020

*How far along are you? She’s here!!! She came by repeat csection at 38 weeks exactly due to cholestasis and hypermesis. I am so glad to have her safely in my arms.

*Which birth month board/due date? She was born on dec 17- we had to drive through 31 inches of snow to get there. It was crazy. She’s my blizzard baby!

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Pink! I kept having nightmares she was a boy after all 🤣 she’s not

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Claire-Ellen Hilda she’s official! I was so paranoid filling out the forms she would be denied because of her hyphen or something (Claire-Ellen is her first name) - cue a lifetime of correcting people about her name (sorry baby!)

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? The shift from one to two has been easier then I thought it would be. Our little family feels complete now 🥰😍

mindyb2019 · January 2021

@the_road_to_oz congratulations my friend ❤ so happy for you and your complete family. enjoy your blizzard baby.

asf0613 · January 2021

congrats @the_road_to_oz !!!!

ashaislurking · January 2021

Hello friends!

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? November 2019-October 2020

*How far along are you? 16w3d
*Which birth month board/due date? June BMB, 6/26
*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Officially team PINK!!!
*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We're still kicking around a few name ideas. Nothing solid yet.
*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I miss you all and I'm so excited to see a few more grads popping up! My NIPT testing all came back low risk and I start seeing my MFM next week! Things have thankfully been going well so far and I'm really grateful my medical team is monitoring my pregnancy closely. I'll likely deliver around 36 weeks so I have my fingers crossed we'll avoid NICU time this time around.

@the_road_to_oz Congratulations on your little family! I'm so happy for you!

dobiemom11 · January 2021

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Dec 2019- April 2020

*How far along are you? 3 weeks postpartum

*Which birth month board/due date? He arrived on 12/19.

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Boy

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. John Donato. We knew he was going to be named John as soon as we found out he was a boy. But we thought we would call him by his middle name. We were undecided on that until the trip to the hospital. He goes by John now though.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? John ended up in the NICU for almost a week, but came home in time for the holidays. This whole pregnancy didn't go quite as planned, so not sure why I thought delivery would be smooth. But we can't believe he is here now and healthy. Since all the nurses called him John in the NICU, the name kinda stuck!

Miss you guys and wishing you all the best! Happy New Year!

optimisticoctopus · January 2021

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Dec 2019-Dec 2020

*How far along are you? 5 + 5

*Which birth month board/due date? September 2021

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? I think we will be team green

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We honestly haven’t started talking about it seriously yet. I think we will wait until closer to the second tri.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I had my first u/s this morning and everything looks good! I go back next week to hopefully see a heartbeat, and then my RE will likely release me to my OB. I’ve been lurking here constantly - I miss you all!!

shoogapoff · January 2021

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? April 2019-November 2020

*How far along are you? 11 weeks 4 days

*Which birth month board/due date? August 1st, 2021

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Green

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We have a name decided on, whether it's a boy or a girl. MH's mother's maiden name works as a first name, so we are planning to use that for either sex. It's significant because MH's parents are divorced, and there are no males on MH's mother's side of the family to carry on the name. We told his grandfather last week, and he was really touched.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I officially graduated from the RE on Monday, which is really strange. Just living day-to-day with pregnancy after IF. I still miss everyone here and lurk a lot to see how everyone is doing.

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