Weekly check-in 9/6

rgn12

How far along are you?: 

Upcoming appointments: 

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves: 

Questions: 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? 

rgn12

How far along are you?: 27 weeks today!

Upcoming appointments: Next week for glucose test… ughh! Absolutely dreading this because I nearly passed out last time and had to be wheeled into the back for observation for over an hour, and they would not allow me to leave until DH picked me up. Needless to say he’s coming with this time. 

How are you feeling?: Physically rough as usual. I feel huge, and lots of hip pain and occasional pelvic bone pain. I think I’ve found some good strategies for reducing my the latter though. My shortness of breath decreased for a couple of weeks but is back again (along with low BP). Idk if baby changed position or what. 

Rants/Raves: I am so excited and nervous to get my second covid vaccine on Saturday. I pray I can stay covid-free before then, and I am totally staying away from everyone as long as possible. I wish I would have done this sooner, but at least I feel more confident in my decision now. I also hope I don’t have a bad reaction, I’ve heard the second one is way worse! FX 🤞🏻

Questions: Does anyone else experience a lot of dizziness and low BP? This is not a new thing for me, but seems like the pregnancy stresses it out even more. My BP was 86/59 this morning, ugh! I’ve mentioned it to my OB a few times and they haven’t seemed concerned, but I’m certainly going to bring it up again next week. 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? Covid has totally changed the way I view makeup! I’ve always been a full foundation, blush, eyeliner, mascara gal, but have since covid I have only been using tinted moisturizer and could take or leave the other stuff. I would say my skincare that I can’t live without would be a weekly physical exfoliant! 

rpreston17

How far along are you?: 26w 6d

Upcoming appointments: Glucose test on Friday

How are you feeling?: Good besides the SPD is an every day occurrence and it suuucks. 

Rants/Raves: My husband finally leaves for his hunting trip Friday for a week so it'll be just me and my youngest. Not looking forward to having zero help for a week. 😔

Questions: 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? When I wear make up,  which is really only a day or 2 a week, it's usually nothing crazy, so I would go with concealer and mascara. I could probably live with out the rest need be!

RDFree32

How far along are you?: 27 weeks

Upcoming appointments: 1 week from today

How are you feeling?: Large

Rants/Raves: none

Questions: none

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? I always have to have makeup on when I leave the house, even if it's to go in the backyard or go for a walk around the block...foundation and mascara for sure.

kaitcrystalline

@rgn12 good luck with the glucose test. I had mine last week and haven't heard anything so I assume all is good? 

@rpreston17 solo parenting is soo tough!! Sending you calm vibes. 

How far along are you?: 28 weeks today. Third trimester

Upcoming appointments: tomorrow midwife appointment

How are you feeling?: Okay. I want to talk to them tomorrow about my anxiety and weight again. 

Rants/Raves: My heatpumps and bathroom renos have started!!! Yay! 

Questions: 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? I have facial rosacea so I cleanse with a special cleanser and Distilled water only. Then for makeup - normally nothing but if I'm going to meet someone then foundation and mascara 

prpl11butterfly

@rgn12 ugh yea, the glucose test....I have to do mine by next Monday 🤢 GL on Sat! My second one definitely hit harder (right around 24hr was the worst of it) but I definitely could have worked. 

@rpreston17 ooohhhh you mean you'll finally get to stop listening to podcasts?! Lmao. It's tough not having that extra set of hands. Hopefully it goes quickly for you!

@kaitcrystalline yey for 3rd tri and renos!! Hopefully the appt goes well and you can get some guidance!


Last week flew by and I didn't have time to get back. The accounting world is crazy at end/beginning of month!

How far along are you?: 27+2

Upcoming appointments: Glucose test by Monday, OB next Wed

How are you feeling?: Mostly good. I definitely know when I've over done it (like yesterday.....). Might be starting to see some foot swelling and found some new varicose veins yesterday. Much to DDs disliking, I cannot sit on the floor anymore.

Rants/Raves: Rave-it's been over 24hrs since DD had a pacifier!! If we can get her through daycare pickup today, I think we will be basically done with it! We also finally fully transitioned her to a twin bed over the weekend. Didn't help her sleeping habits a lick but she was sure excited! Rant- DHs trip next week (that I was joining him on) got canceled. I'm going to save the vacation days and work instead. He thinks we should try to get Christmas shopping done early so it's less stress once this baby arrives.

Questions: 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? Hmmm. Probably most of it I could survive without. But I would definitely miss tinted moisturizer the most. I get pretty blotchy in pregnancy.

rgn12

@prpl11butterfly thanks!! I am hoping it’s not too terrible for too long! Congrats on the paci!! That is awesome! We’re going on a few weeks now in our house. Woohoo!

@kaitcrystalline Thanks! I always say no news is good news!! Haha!

@rpreston17 I have been wondering if I have SPD too? Did your doctor confirm it, or just based on symptoms? I seem to have triggers/flare-ups randomly. Weirdest thing. 

kats0727

@rgn12 good luck on the GTT. Hopefully it goes better this time

How far along are you?: 24 w

Upcoming appointments: Thur with OB, 9/24 with MFM for a growth scan and follow up

How are you feeling?: Tired. Lots of heartburn and foot cramps.

Rants/Raves: Our DD is doing so good with potty training! No accidents in 48 hours and she’s staying dry overnight! Also lots of baby kicks which is nice but not. I bottomed out (woke up to blood sugars in the 50s) three days last week and subsequently felt awful all day. MFM lowered my overnight insulin today

Questions: 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? Probably just moisturizer since I rarely wear it. 

rpreston17

@rgn12 I'll bring it up with the nurse on Friday to confirm but everything I'm seeing for symptoms hits the nail on the head. Turning over in bed and trying to get dressed is when I find it the worst. 

JamieH2000

@rgn12- yay for second covid vaccine!! good for you for being extra careful for now. No time to get covid! in less than 3 weeks, you will be fully protected well as much as any of us can be!

@rpreston17- ugh, solo parenting is So much work any other support around?!

@kaitcrystalline- how did the midwife appt go?

@prpl11butterfly- I also have started thinking about getting Christmas shopping done early! its hard tho!

@kats0727- yay for good potty training! its such a relief when they pick it up!

How far along are you?: 27 weeks today!!

Upcoming appointments: Next appt is next Thursday (fetal echo, growth scan, midwife)

How are you feeling?: I feel big, but happy baby is still inside and growing. So far blood pressure has stayed under control, so that is great news. I got a cold (from my toddler and daycare), but we both got covid tests yesterday since he had a slight fever. We were negative!! I'm terrified of him (and us) getting covid as my appointments because weekly in a month and i need to be able to go to them!

Rants/Raves: My biggest rant is why is there no safe meds for colds when pregnant?! they last two weeks when i can't take decongestant!!

Questions:  none

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? my main make up product is mascara. i look so tired without it! 

rgn12

@rpreston17 those are mine too… ughhh. Do you know if that gets better after birth, or is that something you have to work on for a while?

@JamieH2000 thanks, I’m pretty excited… three more days… 🤞🏻

@kats0727 I’m not feeling too optimistic, honestly! I’ve been so dizzy this week already, low BP and everything. Ugh. I might just ask if I can stay in the exam room, then at least I won’t have to walk anywhere and risk falling out. 

melbel0824

@JamieH2000 I picked up a cold from DD last week too and it was awful because I couldn’t take anything (also Covid negative, thank goodness)

How far along are you: 24 weeks

Upcoming appointments: next Tuesday 

How are you feeling?: okay, but we’re at the beach and I’ve been carrying DD up the stairs or on the sand and my back has been killing me. Plus I keep getting leg cramps at night which sucks. 

Rants/Raves: happy to be on vacation! 

Questions: none right now 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without? I always put on moisturizer and then a facial sunscreen. I couldn’t survive without either. 

scaredunprepared

@rgn12 good luck with your GTT.  I have to do mine within the next week but have no clue when the heck I can go to get it done since DH is away for work.  Should be interesting. 

@rpreston17 I totally get how much solo parenting sucks.  I am in the same boat unti mid October

@kats0727 congrats on potty success.  We have regressed before we even made any real progress over here.  Oh well.



How far along are you: 27 weeks

Upcoming appointments: next Tuesday and Friday.  Plus i need to go in for my GTT at some point before next Wed and I can't seem to get anyone to watch DD, so 🤷‍♀️

How are you feeling?: pretty ok.  Heartburn is constantly so I'm drinking antacid liquid like water these days.   Biggest discomfort lately is my rib pain.  By 4pm I can't do anything but lay down.  It hurts so much to sit or stand. 

Rants/Raves:  Costco changed their diapers and I am LIVID.  The new ones SUCK so bad and I bought 12 boxes because they were on sale and I had no idea they changed them!  I have had 3 toddler blowouts in the week since we started using them and I am ready to fight whatever genius changed the design.  What a friggin waste of money!  

Questions:  why does my toddler love me so much that I literally cannot leave her side for 3 seconds without her breaking into tears?  I am not that nice to her lol  But seriously, it would be great if I didn't have to go to preschool with her every day.  Kind of defeats the point of sending her to school...

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without?  Aveeno moisturizing lotion and eye liner.  I am a 90s eyeliner girl and do the bottom lash line up!

JamieH2000

@scaredunprepared- I think you can return the Costco diapers!! Besides electronics, no time limit on returns!

kaitcrystalline

@scaredunprepared omg the rib pain over here is unbearable. I actually had my first Braxton hicks contraction the other day during my midwife appointment too. That was crazy! Felt so weird, my whole belly got tight. 

Also you can return diapers to Costco (at least you can in Canada). I would bring those babies back! 

armsakimbo

JamieH2000 -- You got your first Covid jab at 7 weeks. Pulmonary valve stenosis is an abnormality that happens in the first 8 weeks. You should report it to VAERS so it can be investigated. 

Good luck to you and your precious baby girl.

j-to-the-amie

How far along are you?: 25 weeks today

Upcoming appointments:  Monday have my Glucose Test.... it had to be moved from Tuesday due to being sick.. hopefully better by Monday... it sounds terrible by the sounds of it... plus when I was at doctors for this cold, wearing a mask for 20 minutes while waiting already made me feel almost faint -nevermind if fasting and drinking something that does not sound good. 

How are you feeling?: Slowly feelin more of the pregnancy -  if I dont sleep with a pillow between hips I feel like a 70 year old woman when I stand up... plus get up 3 or more times to go pee at night... but these things are nothing... I just want to be over my cold - battling a cough still (see rant...) and at point where I am "promising" myself that when I am healthy, I will never take my health for granted again...  (unfort. That usually only lasts 2 days before I forget the glory of breathing normal...). 

Rants/Raves: 

Rave: Sorry, haven't been on much lately - I was lucky enough to be able to go back to Canada this Summer and tell majority of my friends and family in person (I had already told my parents but I waited for everyone else back home.  In Germany, everyone basically knew the second I rejected a beer or wine.... ).  It was so nice to be able to go back home and usually I am fully ready to come back and get back on schedule etc but this time I could have stayed another week or two. 

Rant:  As some of you have experienced... I am also sick!  It sucks so bad... I miss my really strong immune system where a cold may last 2 max. 3 days... and now I am over a week in - basically since flight back.  Got a covid test and blood tests to see if viral infection or bacteria etc and waiting on results.  Dr. thinks wearing a mask for 13+ hours (in airport and in airplane) probably  didnt help cause I may have already been fighting something and kept breathing my own bacteria into my lungs...  which is the only symptom I seem to be battling the last 5 days -  a cough that will not go away.  I hope I find out today if results show anything in case I need antibiotics... and ya it sucks cause obv certain things cant be taken while pregnant. 

Questions: 

Anyone else have baby keeping them up in middle of night? Hehe, my baby likes moving around at 4am... and I stroke my belly... try to ignore it.. but it is a mixture of enjoying it and being like "ok let's sleep".  At moment it isnt so bad cause not working but when I am back (after this cold),  I need to be able to sleep after 4 as I wont have opportunity to have two naps throughout day like I have been doing.  Perhaps baby is also experiencing jetlag hehe. 

GTKY: What kind of skincare/makeup product can you not live without?  
Hm... I love my facewash... I feel I break out if I dont use it once... but with that I still like my Doir Cover up (only expensive makeup item I will buy)  as my skin is still never perfect and I am self conscious without it...though this pregnancy has been nice to my skin -  prob with all the water drinking and no alchohol. 

rgn12

armsakimbo said:

JamieH2000 -- You got your first Covid jab at 7 weeks. Pulmonary valve stenosis is an abnormality that happens in the first 8 weeks. You should report it to VAERS so it can be investigated. 

Good luck to you and your precious baby girl.

First off, I am generally not a confrontational person at all. Second, this is super inappropriate. I don’t see anywhere where @JamieH2000 asked for any opinions about her covid vaccine or medical concerns. Also, who are you? You haven’t been an active participant of our group, so coming in and giving out unwanted advice on something that is not your concern is totally inappropriate.

For our regulars, perhaps it is time to consider a private bmb or FB group? Just a thought! 

RDFree32

@scaredunprepared Thanks for sharing about the diapers. Good to know...although that sucks.

prpl11butterfly

@rgn12 I'm ready to switch it up whenever everyone else is! 

prpl11butterfly

Also @rgn12..... commenter just joined on Aug 22 and has only replied to this ONE single post.....

 

scaredunprepared

@JamieH2000 and @kaitcrystalline thanks for letting me know I can probably return them.  My sister said she didn't think so, but it is worth a shot!

@kaitcrystalline so sorry you are having rib pain, too.  My OB acted like I was nuts when I complained about it so I thought I was the only one!  I don't think I have had BH yet, but I randomly think maybe that's what this rib pain is from?  But if it was different for you then probably not?

j-to-the-amie

@rgn12 way to go!  Totally agree... not the purpose of the Bump group at all... 

Also up for a facebook group!  I feel I can follow much easier on that than this crappy mobile app  

JamieH2000

@rgn12- aww just saw this! What the heck?! Does creep me out because I doubt you guys even know what weeks I got vaccinated!!

im really for a private group or Facebook group whenever!!

rgn12

@JamieH2000 it was giving me stalker vibes for sure 🤔

@j-to-the-amie sameeee. I feel like the app has been worse lately or something. It logs me out half the time haha. My glucose test is Monday too! I’m dreading it ughh

@kaitcrystalline I’ve been having Braxton Hicks quite a bit since like 23 weeks. And recently like multiple times a day…. At most, twice an hour. I’m definitely going to mention to them on Monday when I have my appt. It doesn’t hurt at all though, so I assume it’s fine?? 

JamieH2000

You have no idea if I have spoken to my doctors about it or made a VAERS report already.  The point is that it’s none of your business to come here and barge in when you aren’t a member. I will not have our devastating news used by anti vaxxers, like you probably, as propaganda to scare others into not getting vaccinated. 

My story, along with when I was vaccinated, was not posted elsewhere, so now I’m feeling completely creeped out.

@rgn and everyone else - let me know what the plan is for a Facebook group as I probably won’t be posting here anymore…

prpl11butterfly

@JamieH2000 yikes..... Definitely creeped out for you! I checked comments history again and nothing has changed.... still just the 1 reply to you...... 🤔😬

JamieH2000

@prpl11butterfly- she commented again before my last comment but deleted it! I should have quoted it. So weird 

kaitcrystalline

@rgn12 thank you for calling that person out, totally creeped me out too. 

I'm ready to move to a private or Facebook group also.

armsakimbo

Well, it's an odd situation we're in. I am pleased to hear you (and most pregnant women) have had no serious issues to report.