Due: 6 Nov 2021
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Weekly Check-in 5/23
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: what city would you most like to live in?
Me: 29 | DH: 28
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Re: Weekly Check-in 5/23
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a can of coke
Upcoming appointments: Thursday
How are you feeling?: pretty good!
Rants/Raves: we told our friends this weekend and it was so lush! We were finally able to all be together since last year and it was so nice to be able to tell them all in person. We also told my sisters and my step-mom who I have a strained relationship with but it went really really well. Definitely a lot better than I expected and they’re really happy for us so I feel a huge sense of relief and excitement
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? I love the city I live in but if I had to choose another I think I’d go with Amsterdam. It’s a city with a good mix of culture, nice aesthetic, and a good nightlife.
Due: 6 Nov 2021
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado!
Upcoming appointments: getting a cardio next Wednesday to address my swinging blood pressure. But I feel like the situation is now stable and this appointment is unnecessary!
How are you feeling?: energy was up all week. I made three meals everyday, which is something I couldn’t do last pregnancy or even in this one, until now! I even sorted through some of my baby stuff. This kid is reusing it’s sister’s socks and winter gear (finally some value to all the money spent!)
Rants/Raves: I’m going down in working hours. Honestly not the best thing economy-wise but I don’t have to leave home at 6:30 anymore. Yay!! Hoping this will work out!
Questions: anyone had a discussion about vaccinating for covid while pregnant ? If this was discussed, please just point me to the thread.
Also, I found my boobs leaking today. Ain’t it too early? The pain is killing me.
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? I loved living in central stockholm. Friends dropping any time, eating out at short notice etc. We are just realizing that we do not at all enjoy suburb living!
@sthlm_21 hand me downs are life
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a baby chick
Upcoming appointments: 3 weeks
How are you feeling?: terrible
Rants/Raves: i am having the worst allergies (I hope)
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? Buena Vista. I’m all about that Mickey Mouse life.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: beet or troll doll
Upcoming appointments: not for a few weeks
How are you feeling?: oh this is a fun question. I had some funky symptoms since I started taking the Z Pack for my sinus infection, so my OB asked I go get a Covid test. Guess who turned out to be positive?! So I’m off work for 10 days now, still feeling like shit, but at least I know what it’s from. Here’s the real kicker: hubby got tested the day after me: he’s negative. Even though we sleep in the same bed and I kiss him goodnight every night... *headsmack*
Rants/Raves: I have Covid. End of story. It sucks. I can’t smell or taste. And I’m shitting up a storm.
On the bright side, we found out the baby’s gender when I called to talk to my OB office about being diagnosed with Covid and what the next steps are. Looks like we’re having a GIRL! So DD and DS will get a little sister!
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? I’d love to live somewhere closer to water or a beach, but there’s always pros and cons to each place. I’m actually pretty happy where I’m at.
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: lemon, clownfish
Upcoming appointments: June 3rd, hopefully we will be discussing setting up our anatamy scan
How are you feeling?: Headaches are back this week. I've had 2 already, i think from dehydration. I've had a hard time getting my water in recently. I usually love just plain water, but I haven't been able to stomach it, I've tried flavorings and they are all too sweet for me. I've tried diet soda, too sweet. I'll figure it out.
Rants/Raves: I've slowly been working up on my workouts since surgery. I feel so defeated though because I gained 10 lbs in the first trimester. The problem is all I've been craving is food thats bad for me, pizza, burgers, pasta, cheese. I've tried to reign it in during the week, but on the weekends it can get out of control, and DH is no help, he'll eat out any chance he gets.
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in?
I would move back to east tennessee in a heartbeat if I could. My absolute dream would be anywhere in Italy though.
@jenniferjoy37 I'm sorry about covid
silver lining (if there is any) you'll be passing on all those antibodies to baby girl! Also I lived about a mile away from the beach in Texas for 4 years and I would never do it again. Harvey hit the first year we moved into our house and it was a terrible experience, would not recommend. Plus when you live so close to the beach I think you take it for granted. We didn't go as often as I thought we would when we moved there.
@chartput I'm with you on water. I can even smell it where I live and it makes me want to vomit.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 14+5
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: House Mouse 🐭
Upcoming appointments: June 7 for a general check in.
How are you feeling?: Today I woke up with very few symptoms for the first time since being pregnant. It's a Christmas miracle (if it was Christmas lol). To celebrate I made my partner take me to my fav brunch spot to eat good food!
Rants/Raves: feeling good for once in a blue moon so riding that wave for now!
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? Missing New York, love the buzz and energy there but I think I'd prefer the climate in Sydney! I love love love London too and I'd go back there in a heartbeat. Paris is always fun but wouldn't live there.
@sthlm_21 I don't recall a designated thread here for covid vaccination while pregnant. I ended up getting my second dose when I was just a couple weeks pregnant and I'm grateful I don't have to think about it again. My midwife made it known right away that if I weren't already vaccinated, she'd be recommending I get it (though probably waiting until late second tri / early third tri because that's when it's thought that baby gets some immunity from it too).
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 15+6
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an avocado
Upcoming appointments: In June
How are you feeling?: Only real complaint is my hips have been absolutely killing me at night. I'll start off ok but by about 4am, I have to constantly switch sides. This morning, it was so bad I went back to back sleeping, but I know that's not an option I should keep returning to so I've got to figure something else out. Tonight, I'm going to try using a thicker pillow between my knees which seemed to work better for me this morning, but I don't know if that's because I had switched to my back for a period.
Rants/Raves: I finally got my prenatal massage today! YESSSSS! I needed it so badly!
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? Hmm... that's tough. I feel like I haven't been to nearly enough cities! I do sometimes like to daydream of living in a modest home in a city / large town in France/Italy/Spain with that characteristic European charm and within walking distance of some amazing cafe/bistros. I've visited some cities in each of those countries but still think a lot of my daydreams may based more on the movies than on reality.
@mayoduck thank you! Can I ask which vaccine you took?
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: avocado
Upcoming appointments: Nothing
How are you feeling?: good, it has been pretty uneventful.
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? I don't like big cities so maybe like Galway, Ireland? Or Berlin if it has to be a big city. But I haven't been everywhere so there's probably places I might like more.
@sthlm_21 I don't remember it being discussed much either but Mayo Clinic sent me a bunch of informational stuff that might be on their website somewhere. It seems pretty recommended for pregnant people from what I saw and I got the pfizer one a few weeks ago. I did feel sick for a day after the second shot and I'm sure it made me throw up, but still worth it in my opinion.
thanks guys. Do we know anything about the protection passing on to the baby? And would the mother’s protection be covered after pregnancy, or will we be required to get new shots right after delivery?
@jenniferjoy37 I'm sorry, I hope that you recover soon!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a peach? I think
Upcoming appointments: end of June
How are you feeling?: great! Finally lol
Rants/Raves: announcing a fourth baby has been so different for us. It’s blaring obvious that we are being judged by many family members for wanting a bigger family 🙄. I try not to care but it’s hard.
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? I’m not sure honestly, but I’m loving @doodleoodle ‘s idea about Disney 😆. Can I live in a grand villa at the riviera resort?
You know what really gets people going is talking about having another baby after this. I don’t plan on having anymore, but boy is it fun to talk about 😂
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 17 weeks
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a pomegranate
Upcoming appointments: AS in two weeks!
How are you feeling?: Feeling pretty good, enjoying this time before I get too big and also am no longer nauseated. I'm definitely tired and haven't been able to nap as much as I would like since we moved on Monday
Rants/Raves: So happy to be on the other side of our move, but wish unpacking were a faster process!
Questions:
GTKY: what city would you most like to live in? This is so hard! If in the US, maybe in Philly again, I love Philly. If I had limitless funds, Seattle, which I love and where my whole family lives. Abroad, definitely Taipei, Taiwan
thanks @marbellie I think it’s great, too! Do you think you’ll have a large family?