Due: 6 Nov 2021
November 2021 Moms
jackie_dunny
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Weekly Check-in 3/28
jackie_dunny
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Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: Are you usually early or late?
Me: 29 | DH: 28
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Re: Weekly Check-in 3/28
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a gummy bear
Upcoming appointments: 6 April
How are you feeling?: very nauseous, very tired. Trying to do my best to walk and/or workout everyday and get my nutrients in but some days are just hard and I’m trying to be kind to myself on those days
Rants/Raves: hopefully telling the in-laws tonight and a short work week this week 🙌🏻
Questions: not at the moment
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? I’m usually early. I hate being late. My in-laws are ALWAYS late and it drives me bonkers lol
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: the baby's developing little facial buds that will be eyes later
Upcoming appointments: first appt April 5th, I had a dream that it all went well 🤞🏽
How are you feeling?: Great, just a little tired
Rants/Raves: I found a wonderful new and modern park just 5 minutes from our house that even has a toddler portion 😁
Questions:
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? It's in my caribbean blood to be late but my American upbringing makes me a nervous mess for every minute that I'm late lol. It's a lose-lose situation
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: raspberry
Upcoming appointments: April 22nd
How are you feeling?: super nauseous if I’m not eating. Not craving meat at all, but more leafy greens. And just plain exhausted. I’ve been more nauseous this pregnancy than any other, and not sure why. Maybe it’s just the more times I get pregnant, the more my body recognizes it and wants to give me symptoms. 😆
Rants/Raves: my mom and MIL both have stated to me “well maybe it’s twins”. I told BOTH of them that if it’s twins they are moving in to help, because 4 kids and one mom is gonna be a little overwhelming for me.
Questions: Nothing at the moment.
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? I’m usually early or right on time. I’m not a fan of being late. But I’m also a fan of leaving early due to kids bedtimes.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a pea
Upcoming appointments: 4/14
How are you feeling?: all I can eat are instant mashed potatoes. It’s gross.
Rants/Raves:
Questions: GTKY: Are you usually early or late? I used to always be right on time and then I had kids. 🙃
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: lemonhead candy
Upcoming appointments: Thursday
How are you feeling?: 🤢
Rants/Raves:
Questions: When is it socially acceptable to use the expectant mother parking?? Super tempted at my son’s drop off for preschool, but all the other moms have big bumps.
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? I’m always right on time. I try to be an early person, but something always gets in my way. I hate being late.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: well it depends on the app...a pea, a jelly bean, a blueberry, a lentil
Upcoming appointments: ultrasound on the 7th (I’ll be 7w3d)
How are you feeling?: tired and hungry (until I eat 2 bites and then I’m full, rinse and repeat all day)
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? I’m on time unless it involves my fiancé then for some reason we are always 5 minutes late no matter how early I get him moving.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: blueberry
Upcoming appointments: I won't have an appointment until I will be 10 weeks and 5 days. It sounds like such a long time still.
How are you feeling?: Pretty good
Rants/Raves: Does anyone else get extra accident prone when they're pregnant? I definitely have noticed this in past pregnancies and it seems to be already happening this time.
Questions:
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? Neither, I'm usually pretty much exactly on time.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: raspberry I think?
Upcoming appointments: Just had my dating u/s on Friday. Next one is Maternity 21 scan on April 15 eek
How are you feeling?: Nauseated and tired, although the B6+unisom combo really does seem to help
Rants/Raves: I just want to nap all the time lol
Questions:
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? A few minutes early or right on time. I've tried to make myself late when meeting up with other mom friends though because otherwise I end up having to kill like 20 minutes, which is not ideal when entertaining a toddler
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: wild strawberry
Upcoming appointments: April 30th. Had US 3/24 and first midwife appt
How are you feeling?: 🤮🤢🤮 24/7
Rants/Raves: Hyperemesis SUCKS. Hope it ends sooner with this baby.
Questions: not at the moment
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? Usually a little early. Hard with a 2 yr old. Also don’t go anywhere anymore so...haha
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a peppercorn or appleseed
Upcoming appointments: 4/8
How are you feeling?: Feel pretty good. Symptoms come in waves. I've been getting migraines like every 3-5 days which isn't cool and I'm terrified to take anything as this is our only embryo we had to transfer I'm not risking anything! boobs are killing me today, but I don't feel like a mack truck hit me, so got to look at the positives.
Rants/Raves: ALL these IVF meds SUCK! I've heard prednisone can mask some early pregnancy symptoms, which when you already have 2 losses under your belt, makes you questions every time a symptom goes away.
Questions: none right now
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? early! i was taught if you are on time you are late, so I notoriously get everywhere 20-30 mins early.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: raspberry
Upcoming appointments: first U/S this coming Thursday 😬
How are you feeling?: Exhausted, nauseous (morning sickness is happening more often in the evenings 🤢), and suuuuuper sore boobs.
Rants/Raves: I want to sleep all the time BUT can’t fall asleep 🙃
Questions: First time “momma to be” here, any recommendations on good pregnancy/baby books? TIA!
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? Im typically perfectly on time, not early or late!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a cherry
Upcoming appointments: none this week!
How are you feeling?: MUCH better 🙌🏼
Rants/Raves: Got some exciting news about a potential job today that I don’t wanna say anything more about, but 🤞🏼
Questions:
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? Early, or at the very least on time. My friends are always late people and it’s forever an annoyance 🙄
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: according to TB a sweet pea
Upcoming appointments: none yet.
How are you feeling?: nausea started to set in a few days ago. I’m 100% over it. I block this part out during each pregnancy
Rants/Raves: not really. Just complaining about my nausea like most of people here
Questions: I read that with each baby the nausea gets worse, has anyone else found this to be true?
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? Early. I can’t stand being late to anything. I’ll have a full on panic attack (definitely not healthy).
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 8w+1d
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Raspberry
Upcoming appointments: Tomorrow! But it's just a virtual screening with a nurse so I won't learn anything yet.
How are you feeling?: Been feeling pretty good for the most part except for what I think is some RLP when I sneeze or move funny. Crazy how much more quickly those things start in the second pregnancy vs the first.
Rants/Raves: I'm excited to finally have a prenatal appointment even if I won't learn anything about how things are going. In the absence of many symptoms, having an appointment makes it all feel more real.
Questions:
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? I'm usually late and I feel bad about it. But at least if it looks like I'm going to be late, I'll try to communicate that ASAP to whoever may be waiting for me.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a raspberry
Upcoming appointments: April 6th to be seen in person
How are you feeling?: absolutely fine. No symptoms except maybe tiredness and a short temper
Rants/Raves: I am getting more excited about this, and am hoping I will feel safe enough to tell my brother and his family this weekend
Questions: none for now
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? Always late, it’s awful. And then I like to get “mad” at people who are even later than me, because come on, I was already late and now you’re VERY late 😉
I'm in the camp that every pregnancy is just different. Symptom strength doesn't really mean anything, and it doesn't necessarily get worse the more pregnancies you have.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: The phone icon on your iPhone
Upcoming appointments: First official OB appointment on 4/7
How are you feeling?: Now that I have some Phenergan I am able to get some sleep and get ahead of the vomiting. I feel almost human again!
Rants/Raves: I graduated from my RE today!! So excited to get to move on to normal OB appointments
Questions: None at this time
GTKY: Are you usually early or late? Always early - sometimes awkwardly early. I'll sit in the parking lot until it seems like an acceptable time to go inside, like 15 minutes before an appointment or gathering
Our Journey for #1
2017 -- Discovered MFI but didn't move forward with treatment due to expense and grad school
Spring 2019 -- Started with RE and confirmed MFI
Fall 2019 -- 3 cycles of Clomid and TI, 3 BFNs, discovered hostile cervical mucus was also contributing
Spring/Summer 2020 -- 3 cycle of IUI, 3 BFNs
Nov 2020 - First IVF with 3 little frosties, had to change to freeze all due to OHSS
Feb 16, 2021 - FET #1 - BFP! Beta #1 100 Beta # 2 541 EDD 11/4/2021
Interesting fact: Cariad (pre-birth nickname) is the size of the dried lavender blossom. My favorite herb!
Upcoming appointments: 4/19 with OB. Hopefully a dating ultrasound too.
How are you feeling: my nipples are on fire! Beyond that, not much. So far this is my easiest pregnancy.
Rants/Raves: I switched antidepressants a few weeks ago and I'm finally feeling more like myself
Questions: it's already being talked about. I'm nervous because this pregnancy is the easiest yet. This is the only time I haven't felt like death warmed over on the day of my missed period.
GTKY: I'm mostly on time for work. Everything else I'm late.