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Weekly check in 6.28.21
photographerwife
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I noticed we don’t have a regular check in thread like some of the other monthly boards do. I was thinking since we don’t have as many members just a general weekly check in would be okay, rather than a feb 1-8 due date check in etc… leave your thoughts here! I borrowed this from December’s board. Should we add it to Monday?
How far along are you?:
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old?
Re: Weekly check in 6.28.21
How far along are you?: 7+1
Upcoming appointments: had one yesterday, need to make a follow up. High risk so get to have appts every 2 weeks
How are you feeling?: nauseated, tired
Rants/Raves: insomnia last night and I just want to sleep all day today. Last day of vacation today, but I have a lot I have to do (therapy, derm for my daughter, put away this from vacation) and I just want to take a bath and sleep
Questions: natm
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? As a 10yo, I played softball, but I loved chatting on AIM chats with my friends 🤣 a/s/l? Lololol
How far along are you?: 8+4
Upcoming appointments: I’ll have my next prenatal appt on July 21st. Just had my first with by ob last Thursday and everything went really well.
How are you feeling?: good. Just nauseous all the time, and very fatigued. I’ve really been feeling unmotivated to do a lot around the house lately, so im really ready for the next few weeks to pass so I can get some energy back and be out of the first trimester!
Rants/Raves: im so sick of everything stinking! I could barely eat yesterday because smells were triggering me so bad. Im so grateful for dh for stepping up and helping cook and picking up the slack. He even cleaned the fridge for me yesterday because it’s become a danger zone. And honestly it wasn’t even that bad. It just had some leftovers that needed to be thrown out! And a rave because I got a HUGE seedless watermelon for $3! Yesterday. Watermelon has been a go to with both pregnancies. And then my fil dropped another one on the porch for us too! So I better get to eating. Haha
Questions: I know it’s probably all bloat. But I really feel like I’m starting to show. Am I crazy? This is my second pregnancy. 3rd with one ectopic loss.
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old?
When I think of being 10, all I think about are the shenanigans that Timmy turner got into on the fairly odd parents. Idk why. I really wanted that to be my life. 😂
@angelz429 what do you think about keeping the high risk thread? Or would you rather discuss that here? I think there were only a couple of posters. But we can totally use it if y’all want. Just trying to keep up with the daily boards. Girl I feel you on the chores and wanting to nap. I really need to vacuum and mop, and I just want to sit around and watch manifest instead.
How far along are you?: 5w5d
Upcoming appointments: July 8th is my first appt where I have to just pee on their stick instead of my own to confirm the pregnancy. Hoping to schedule the first ultrasound shortly after that.
How are you feeling?: Honestly, pretty sucky. Nausea and the constant hangover feeling is weighing on me. I really need to be focusing at work but I just can't seem to get my sh*t together. I am also SO TIRED.
Rants/Raves: I am so bloated and none of my pants/shorts are fitting. I feel like it's wayyy to early to break out the maternity clothes but I also might this coming weekend. I hate the "is it bloat or is it bump" stage.
Questions: This is related to the bloat stuff above, but it's acceptable to break out the pregnancy pillow now right? I have been finding it less and less comfy to sleep on my belly/side belly so I think I might need to grab that out as well.
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? I loved dance. I danced on a competitive team 4 days a week, and went to dance camps in the summer. I also student taught at my studio. I thought I would be some famous dancer when I grew up. HA!
Married 10/28/17
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TTC #2 January '21
BFP June '21
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C July '21
Jan '22 - started IF testing
BFP Jan '22
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C Feb '22
BFP May '22
How far along are you?: 8w5d
Upcoming appointments: first appointment tomorrow
How are you feeling?: anxious. Other than fatigue and some occasional insomnia I don’t have a ton of pregnancy symptoms which isn’t abnormal for me but it makes it hard to be secure in this pregnancy. I’m hoping hearing the heartbeat tomorrow will help.
Rants/Raves: like everyone else in the PNW this heat is killing me. We thankfully have AC but I have a 2 floor home and the upstairs is all windows so hot even with the AC. I’m having trouble beating the fatigue and heat to get things done around the house. I’ve got at least 3 piles of laundry to fold and I just don’t want to😂
Questions: I can’t think of anything at the moment.
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? Oh boy idk. Crafting? Spending time with my cousins, sports? General shenanigans in the neighborhood😂
@angelz429 a/s/l had me cracking up. The good ol days 😂
@photographerwife yay for hubby cleaning out the fridge and watermelons!!! I definitely remember showing super early with my second pregnancy but this time I think I’ve actually lost a little weight (maybe the stress since my 3rd pregnancy was a loss?) and am not showing at all yet for this 4th pregnancy. They do say you show earlier and earlier with each pregnancy so It’s totally possible you are.
How far along are you?: 5+6
Upcoming appointments: July 14th intake appointment
How are you feeling?: completely normal
Rants/Raves: I had supper with my mom on Sunday night and she said, "if you hadn't told me you were pregnant I would know anyway because your face looks red/rashy like it gets when you are pregnant." I said, "Ok, thanks, but this is just my face without makeup." Then last night she made a comment about how my husband must be a glutton for punishment because I'm kind of a b%$&@ when pregnant. Uh, no, I just don't put up with her shit anytime. Has nothing to do with me being pregnant. Giant middle finger to her. Rave: (also related to my mother) when we were having supper with her my 1 year old was trying to feed himself some cottage cheese with a spoon and flipped the spoon and it ended up in his lap. She called him a ding dong and said if you would let someone help you then you would get more in your mouth. A few seconds later he grabbed a handful of it and shoved it in his mouth, and my 8 year old looked at my mom and said, "who's the ding doing now?" 😂😂 the timing was perfection and I was proud of him, and it gave me great pleasure to see the anger flash across her face and her have to hold it in.
Questions: Has anyone done a home sneak peek test at 8 weeks?
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old?: climbing trees and riding bikes in my neighborhood. Fishing and camping with extended family. Spending all summer at my grandparents house.
@fuscok88 goodluck at your appt tomorrow! I hope it gets here quickly so your anxiousness will go away. I still feel anxious after mine, but not as bad. I’ll feel better after hearing the heartbeat again on Doppler at our 12 week. I’m sorry about the heat! I’m in Arkansas so it’s hot here a lot of the year, but we have ac. I totally forget that states like yours don’t. It’s almost like us being unprepared for big snow storms. I hope the weather calms down soon! You should get a window unit for your top floor. It will help a lot. They’re usually only a couple hundred bucks. Ditto with the laundry. We’ve been living out of baskets for the last two weeks. 🙃
How far along are you?: 6+6
Upcoming appointments: not until 9 weeks I think? It would be next week but I’m on vacation.
How are you feeling?: a little nauseated but thankfully only thrown up once so far. Usually the n/v kicks in at week 7 for me, so bracing for that lol.
Rants/Raves: trying to make a list of all the baby stuff and maternity stuff I loved and gave away. Probably I should wait until I’m announcing to worry about that, but so annoyed about spending more money on things I sold or gave away a year ago.
Questions: no real questions, just waiting on first appt ultrasound and then NIPT to take a deep breath and roll with things. I’ll probably announce to family a little earlier than I did before. Not sure about work. Last time I didn’t announce until around 24 weeks, I think?
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old?
@Katzalia that’s frustrating having to buy everything all over again! But also maybe experience will help you narrow it down? I know with my first I had so much more stuff than I really needed or even used.
@tessiesmom26 if the pregnancy pillow will help you sleep, do it! I bought mine at around 6 weeks and it has helped so much with my back pain.
@fuscok88 I'm glad you get to hear the heartbeat soon! I hope that helps you feel more secure
@modoodles I'm sorry about the mom stuff, that's really insensitive and unfair to you!
How far along are you?: 8w5d
Upcoming appointments: I scheduled my 12 week for mid/late July. I also have to decide on some noninvasive testing/screening options that would add appointments in the next few weeks.
How are you feeling?: +1 for the tired AF crew. I am so nauseated. I wish I could just sleep all the time. But after my u/s, I'm feeling a lot more excited and invested in being PG
Rants/Raves: I'm having a hard time showing up at work. I just want to be at home feeling uncomfortable in peace.
Questions: how is everyone sleeping? my sore boobs are prohibiting a lot of my side-sleeping positions so if anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? I loved to read and play Pokemon Sapphire on my gameboy xD
How far along are you?: 6+6
Upcoming appointments: July 7th I have my first appointment
How are you feeling?: Okay for the most part. Still waking up in the night a lot but so far having an easier time going back to sleep. The nausea seems to be easily fixed by eating food still so it's survivable. I honestly keep forgetting that I'm pregnant for the most part. Still hasn't completely sunk in yet.
Rants/Raves: rant-So I live in a super small town (village actually) and we don't have a ton of healthcare options. I went to an OBGYN here before DS and had an awful experience so I ended up going back to my OBGYN office that I went to as a teenager which is an hour away. They have three different offices and my OB is only in the office closest to me on Fridays. Between 4th of July and him being on vacation there were absolutely no appointments in the next coming weeks in that office so I now get to drive 1.5 hours there and back so that I can be seen in the first trimester. I know it's really not that big of a deal but since we haven't told anyone yet, DH will have to watch DS while I'm gone in the middle of his work day so the extra time is not ideal. rave-One of my very good friends had a baby a few weeks back and I finally got to catch up with her. She's in the thick of it right now with the WTF did we just do?? vibes but it was nice to check in with and reassure her and set up a time to visit in the future.
Questions: Nope
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old?: Riding my bike and playing in the woods behind our house? We had a swimming pool so definitely that during the summer.
@tessiesmom26 @photographerwife @Katzalia same here with all the bloat. I'm already trying to think strategically about what shirts I'm wearing when I'm around other people. a lot of lose and flowy clothes for now.
How far along are you?: 8 weeks
Upcoming appointments: Next week for my RE graduation
How are you feeling?: Nauseated, bloated, tired, food aversions
Rants/Raves: I used my snoogle last night, and it was amazing. Other than getting up with DS2 a couple times, hands down best sleep I've had in a couple weeks. I went to put my jeans on yesterday and realized they don't fit at all. So that was fun. I have another size up, but I have them in my maternity box, and I'm too lazy to go dig them out. So I've been wearing joggers I ordered from Amazon.
Questions:
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? Swimming, riding my bike, and dancing. I was a competitive dancer until I was 16, so I spent the majority of my time at the dance studio growing up.
@tessiesmom26 I second breaking out the pregnancy pillow. I did last night, and I have zero regrets. It's out to stay lol.
@photographerwife Watermelon sounds delicious. I started showing around 9-10 weeks with my 2nd, so it's possible.
@angelz429 Oh the days of AIM. a/s/l made me laugh.
@fuscok88 Good luck at your appointment tomorrow!
@chgilmore I feel you on having a hard time working. I WFH right now, and I think I've taken a nap every day that I haven't traveled.
@Katzalia Fingers crossed you skip the n/v this time!
@gardenvariety88 I'm sorry you have to finagle your schedules so you can go see your old OB. It's hard when the local OB isn't good.
Hopefully my tags work. It stopped offering suggestions halfway through them, so I'm not sure what that means?
@photographerwife it is so weird how the pregnancy bloat show up earlier and earlier!
@tessiesmom26 what pregnancy pillow do you have? I'd break it out as soon as you think it would help you get comfortable!
@fuscok88 sending good vibes for your appointment tomorrow!
@Katzalia I totally understand the frustration of giving away things and wishing you hadn't! New stuff is fun too though! !
How far along are you?: 6w
Upcoming appointments: Finally called the midwives today, first appointment on Aug 3rd
How are you feeling?: Emotional today, I was all over the place. Slight cramping the last two nights and of course having to pee constantly. I also feel like I always need a snack, I have to have some type of food within arms reach all day lol.
Rants/Raves: Rave - DH making an extra effort around the house to eliminate as much stress as possible. He's the one who stays home with the kiddos but the house chores tend to lack (I get it, being at home with two littles is HARD), but clutter stresses me out so it's an added weight to the end of my day. Since we found out I come home to dinner/dishes done/less clutter, it's amazing. Rant - work, it's the bane of my existence right now.
Questions: None
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? Going to my friend's houses out in the country and just running wild outside all day
How far along are you?: 7 weeks
Upcoming appointments: Unscheduled yet (see rant below)
How are you feeling?: Occasional nausea, super tired all.the.time. Random bouts of bitchiness.
Rants/Raves:
Rant - I'm getting the runaround from my insurance (Tricare - I'm military). My last pregnancy, I got referred to the major military hospital in this area since I'm over 35 and considered high-risk. It was pretty easy since it's not far from where I work. The branch of service I'm in, we don't have OB/GYN services on my base, so we are always referred out. Well, I went to the same military hospital where I received OB/GYN services when I was pregnant with my daughter last year, and they told me that I had been "deferred to the network" and had to call Humana to get the list of local civilian providers. I called them yesterday and they told me that my referral isn't in their system. Ugggghhhh...my doc put in it in the system TWO WEEKS AGO. This is so flippin' frustrating. I just want to get the ball rolling. I have a history of early pregnancy loss, and this is not helping my anxiety.
Rave - We're going out of town to visit my ILs this weekend, and I am so excited for the break. I'm feeling really burnt out and underappreciated at work. I take pride in how hard I work, but I feel like that has set a standard of work that isn't expected of anyone else, and now that I'm pregnant and exhausted all the time I feel like I'm failing. It's really a hell of my own creation. But, anyway, yeah, this is a welcome summer break. I'm hoping my MIL & FIL will watch the baby one of the nights we're there so we can have a semi-date night.
Questions: Nah
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? Roller skating, riding my bike, or going swimming with my cousin in our grandma's pool.
Due with baby #2: Feb 2022
How far along are you?: 7w5d
Upcoming appointments: I had my first appointment last week and still need to make my next one.
How are you feeling?: Besides the nausea that happens if I don't eat every hour, I'm feeling good. I'm less anxious then I was the first few weeks, but still a little nervous.
Rants/Raves: We're in the process of moving into a new house, and it's so stressful! Partially because I don't have the energy to help with everything that needs to get done, so I'm worried we're not going to be ready for the movers next week. My rave is that I am glad I don't have much else to deal with right now since I'm off work during the summers.
Questions: Not really
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? I loved spending the summer at the pool.
How far along are you?: 8w4d
Upcoming appointments: Have an appointment Wednesday to check on the babies and hopefully get a better idea of what is going on with them/whether they are sharing a sac.
How are you feeling?: Dealing with a ton of nausea and some vomiting. I'm so tired, but at the same time battling insomnia. Mostly I feel like I'm perpetually behind and can't get anything done. I swear one of these days I'm going to get caught up on here and start responding more than just reading.
Rants/Raves: Rant- the bloat is ridiculous, I swear none of my "real" pants fit. Thankful that I can get by with very casual clothes for the most part. Rave-my older boys have stepped up big time in the last week. They have been spending more time here (vs at their mom's) than usual and have been a huge help with the youngest, the animals, fixing meals when I am not feeling up to it. MH has been extra busy with work so it has been very much appreciated.
Questions: no
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? Riding bikes and running around the neighborhood with friends. I've always been a big reader so I also spent a lot of time with my nose buried in a book.
How far along are you?: 5 weeks 3 days
Upcoming appointments: 07/07 for another scan and check (I did IVF so I visit my doctor at least weekly right now)
How are you feeling?:
Physically - ALL the symptoms! This heat wave has me feeling horrendous the past couple of days.
Emotionally - It's hard for me to feel like I can't give 100% to everything I do, but due to the fatigue and physical symptoms I have had to allow myself to rest. I am moving in August and doing a renovation right now in the space and working and I feel like I'm behind on it all! Learning to be more forgiving of myself is HARD...
Rants/Raves:
Rants - I am so lucky to be moving, but I forgot how stressful moving is! Add in the reno work we're doing pre-move and I'm just looking forward to being done with it and getting settled.
Raves - The temperature is dropping here in NYC soon and the holiday weekend should be rainy and cool (never did I think I would be wishing that). It's been hard to get out of hot/outdoor activities while we're still keeping the pregnancy a secret and this avoids all of that. Anyone else feel like they're doing a lot of lying to everyone??
Questions: Not right now
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? Dancing and gymnastics
How far along are you?: 9 weeks 1 day
Upcoming appointments: Thursday 7/8, second ultrasound with IVF clinic before going to OB
How are you feeling?: FATIGUED but feeling better. Last week I was very naseaus but that has subsided.
Rants/Raves: I just want to rant about being tired! This is my first post in a long time and it really is because when I'm free I'm sleeping 😴
Questions: No
GTKY: What was your favorite activity as a 10-year-old? I was a a little bit of a tomboy and I actually liked being outside and chasing lizards/riding bikes.
Edit: this is axl0060, I had changed my username forever ago from axl to bloomer but it just now changed 🤷♀️
@smithaus I definitely felt like I was lying to everyone for a little while. it's hard when you're trying to keep things to yourself but also not do anything potentially dangerous for the wee beans.