TTGP Grad Check-In January 2022

TTGP is a family and the community doesn’t end when you graduate from the board or have your take home baby. It doesn’t feel right to post this thread without acknowledging that one of our own grads, @mvt2003, lost her amazing husband early this morning. She was such an integral part of this community during her time here and continues to be a wonderful friend to me and so many others that I wanted to make sure that all past and present TTGPers know that she and her beautiful twin girls need our love and prayers directed their way. We love you MVT and your TB friends are always here for you❤️❤️

optimistgardener · January 2022

thanks @bows22 for letting us know. i'm so sorry to hear this. @mvt2003 even though we've only crossed paths a couple of times on this board, know i'm thinking of you and your family.

mindyb2019 · January 2022

@mvt2003 ohh my heart. Im so sorry to hear this 😢 I want you to know im thinking of you and your family and your sweet girls right now during this hard time. Sending you lots of love and prayers ❤ So sorry for your loss and my condolences to you.

legallykate · January 2022

@mvt2003 I am so so so devastated to hear this news. My thoughts are with you and your girls and your family. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. ❤️

whitealbum29 · January 2022

@mvt2003 I am so so sorry to hear this devastating news! I'm thinking of you and your girls.

bumblebee0210 · January 2022

@mvt2003 Oh no-- I am so sorry to hear that. What terrible news. I hope you are getting the support you need to take care of yourself and the girls.

It feels weird to post here normally after this news, but I will start the ball rolling.

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Roughly Fall 2020-Nov 2021

*How far along are you? 11w2d

*Which birth month board/due date? July 24, 2022

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Green.

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We have some ideas. (Jews have a lot of superstitions around naming and babies, but one is that babies don't actually get named until 8 days after birth. I mean, we don't actually adhere to this, but sharing this early feels jinx-y)

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I miss you guys! Particularly the IF crowd. It's weird over there on the BMB, and I don't think I am making too many friends? I feel like my strong opinions are less, uh, appreciated over there, so I haven't been posting much. On the plus side, I had my 11 week appointment and got to see baby with a heartbeat dancing around in there, so that was reassuring. I'm slowly accepting that this is probably actually going to happen. Just told people at work because it's getting pretty obvious (4th pregnancy! hoo boy).

optimistgardener · January 2022

@bumblebee0210 we miss you too (albeit don't come back until this one's in diapers, at least)! i lurked yr BMB situ and, for whatever it's worth, i'm team bumblebee.

inthewoods23 · January 2022

@bumblebee0210 same I feel so bad having happy news while MVT deals with so much heartbreak

@mvt2003 sending all the love and hugs in the world

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? just over 3 years

*How far along are you? we are 12+5 today!!

*Which birth month board/due date? July 14 but LO is measuring a little ahead now

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? NIPT confirms Team BLUE!!! I bawled my freaking eyes out knowing natural conception was our only chance at a boy and now here we are Having the first grandson for both sides is nice too.

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Well we have the always weird and unique but kind of fitting oddball name, but we might have a few other contenders as we look more into it. DH's family has taken it upon themselves to periodically spam the family group chat with name after name. None of which I have liked.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I feel so weird not being over here and miss you guys just like @bumblebee0210. Our BMB is kind of lame because there's like, 3 of us creating the threads and participation is along the lines of posting their weekly check in but not commenting on anyone that posted before them so there's not a lot of activity at times. Eh, whatever. Could be from the holidays so everyone is busy. Could be covid times too I suppose. Is this BMB dirt I'm not supposed to be sharing? lol. AFM... all my ultrasound scans went well last month. DH finally went with me since we took time off on the days we had the last 2 scans so I think he's really into it now (especially knowing it's a boy and gets to carry on the name *slight eye roll*). I started measuring a day ahead and then last week I'm all of a sudden 4 days ahead. I also graduated from the RI's care so I get to start weaning off some meds and no more weekly ultrasounds. I can't believe this is the real deal. It was so hard going through TTC for so long and this is just the most rewarding feeling I've ever had. I'm so glad I kept looking forward and kept looking for answers. I wish for nothing but for all of you to feel that sense of triumph and getting the ultimate reward. I want all of you to succeed

I got DH to agree to tell our immediate families at Christmas and good lord you would have thought we won the Super Bowl with the screaming that occurred when I announced to my family. Tears all around. It was exactly how I thought it would go. DH's family went pretty much how I expected as well with their slight gasp and then my MIL's big smile on her face when we told her we were going to need her to quilt us a baby blanket. No crying... no "omg I'm so excited/I can't wait to be an aunt". I plan on telling work this week since a bump is definitely starting to develop and then we'll announce on social media once I'm officially in 2nd tri next week.

photographerwife · January 2022

@mvt2003 I am so sorry for your loss. Sending all of my love for you and your girls.

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? June 2019-may 2021

*How far along are you? 35+4 I have a planned csection for the 28th so only 23 more days!

*Which birth month board/due date? February 2022, though our active members have recently moved to Facebook. We never really had a ton of super active members either. I think there are only 15 of us on fb, but it’s a wonderful group of ladies:)

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Blue

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We are naming him Silas.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share?

I’m with you @inthewoods23 we feel so blessed to finally be here after so long, and coming towards the end, and beginning of this journey has had me emotional. I just can’t wait to meet our sweet boy. It’s unfortunate that covid had spiked so much since the holidays, and even though we’re fully vaccinated, it’s a little scary right now. We’re being extremely careful this next few weeks and hoping to stay healthy.

And as always, continually hoping and praying (and lurking) for my IF ladies to get their thb. 💕

paytonpedro · January 2022

@mvt2003 I don’t think we really crossed paths but my heart goes out to you and your girls. Sending so many hugs. ❤️

Hi! 👋🏼👋🏼

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? May2021-November 2021

*How far along are you? 8+5

*Which birth month board/due date? August22/ 8/11

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Haven’t found out yet but hoping to in a month.

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We’ve only had a couple convos where mh basically just vetoes my choices and doesn’t give any valuable input. We told mil and she’s been giving me the WORST suggestions…

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? As everyone else has already said, I miss you guys!!! I’m the board police over in Aug and it’s getting exhausting. Otherwise everything is going very well! I’ve had my dating scan which was good minus the small SCH and cyst on my right ovary. Yesterday I had an appt and I convinced my dr to use the Doppler and she found the hb which was a huge relief and kind of incredible given I’m still so early!

I still lurk here often and I hope @fantasyflyte is feeling better!! I am cheering for all of you so hard!! Sending all my love and positive vibes to each and every one of you!

acleverusername · January 2022

@inthewoods23 I'm so excited that your family was so excited! And that you made it to 2nd tri! Just super happy!
@bumblebee0210 you give them hell over there! Lol. At least you've got quite a few TTGP grads for company. FFIW, I'm also on team Bumble.

pinkkillersheep · January 2022

@mvt2003 I’m so sorry for your loss. Our paths didn’t cross either but feel so strongly about this community and everyone who has found solace in it.

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? July ‘21 - Oct ‘21

*How far along are you? 15w3d

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

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Green

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Finally started creating a list, but to be honest one name in particular came to mind and I can’t picture it being anything else. Unless it’s a boy then we have no choice lol.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? I’m a little glad to know I’m not the only one who feels like their BMB just isn’t the same. Don’t get me wrong, there are a handful of us in June who are dedicated and I’m glad to have them! But TTGP is truly something special.

Other than that, we got to hear the heartbeat finally last week so that was good. I’ve been having some severe bouts of fatigue, but hopefully that’ll pass soon. I found a breast lump and had an US on it today. It looks benign but they want to biopsy it anyway so that’s what’s on my mind currently.

Still lurking and crossing my fingers for everyone here!

Lisa3379 · January 2022

@mvt2003 I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I just have no words.

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? January - April 2021

*How far along are you? I have a 10 day old baby girl! Born at 38+2

*Which birth month board/due date? January 2022 but born 12/25/21

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Pink

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We ended up naming her Molly, which was the front-runner name all along. Our 5 year old picked that name out during 2020, which was our year of losses. He started naming his toys Molly, not sure why, but he had been hoping for a baby sister for a long time so when he found out that we weren't having a baby back in 2020, he started the Molly thing. Maybe a coincidence. Anyway, we liked the name so it worked out.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? The birth was amazing. I went in to the hospital at 7pm or so on Christmas Eve, and got my epidural around 11:45 - AND IT FINALLY WORKED. I was feeling really good for a couple hours, pushed for 8 minutes, and there she was. So much easier than my previous two kids. We've been enjoying lots of cuddle time. I know I eventually have to get her used to her crib but since she's most likely our last, I'm enjoying the newborn stage as much as I can. Nursing has been hard - she hates my right nip - but we'll figure it out hopefully soon.

I'm wishing you all the best, like always.

pajamstagrams · January 2022

@mvt2003 I don't believe we crossed paths either, but I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Feb'21-Aug'21

*How far along are you? 21+2

*Which birth month board/due date? May 16

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Blue 💙

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. Still pretty solid on our choice and we won't share until birth, although my family likes to joke and suggest some truly heinous options 😂

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Still haven't had my anatomy scan (it's next week) so I'm nervous about that, and I'm also crossing all my fingers and toes that I manage to stay covid free until then, and that it doesn't rip through daycare before then.

Apparently I'm in the minority as I don't have any complaints about my bmb as of now 😂😂 (other than that participation in general is down from years past)

Also, on team @bumblebee0210 🐝, FWIW

Always lurking and crossing my fingers for you guys ❤️ you truly are the most supportive (and informative!) corner in the internet.

bumblebee0210 · January 2022

I appreciate all of the support over here!

fameonmain2 · January 2022

@mvt2003 our paths only crossed briefly on TTGP, and words seem like little comfort, but I am so sorry for your loss. You and your sweet babies are in my thoughts this week ♥️

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Nov. 20 - Aug. 2021

*How far along are you? 26+1

*Which birth month board/due date? April 2022

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Green 💚

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We haven’t talked about this in a while but have contenders.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share?

Can’t believe I’m so close to the 3rd trimester! Everything is feeling much more real and I’m getting really excited to meet this little babe soon!

Not going to repeat what everyone else has already said about BMBs, but it think it just goes to show how much of a community TTGP is. It’s hard to find that same sense of community and true investment in each other anywhere else. I’m so happy to have found this board when I did and am rooting for each and every one of you every day ♥️♥️

fifilala516 · January 2022

I’m so sorry, @mvt2003. I don’t think we crossed paths but my heart goes out to you and your family.

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? December ‘20-May ‘21

*How far along are you? 38w6d

*Which birth month board/due date? Next Saturday, 1/15! Doctor won’t let me go past 1/21, though.

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Pink!

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. We are all set.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Just the general anxiety about impending labor and birth…I’m ready for her to be here!!

Wishing you ladies an amazing upcoming year and to get off this board xoxo

anniemarie887 · January 2022

@mvt2003 we didn’t cross paths, but sending lots of love your way during this difficult time.

*How long were you active on TTGP and when (minimum of 3 months)? Feb 2021-Dec 2021

*How far along are you? 7w5d

*Which birth month board/due date? Aug 24 by my calculation

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? we haven’t revisited this convo, but we were green with our daughter born Dec 2019 and previously discussed doing the same

*How are you doing picking out a name? Feel free to share it. also, haven’t visited this topic, we didn’t use our boy name in 2019 which I still love, Harrison. We had a much harder time with boy names, for a girl we have a few options so we will have to hash that out at some point. We have a Charlotte who is nicknamed Charlie, and our #2 was Georgina and nicknamed Georgie. I like very traditional names that have clear nicknames - our last name is spelled weirdly, so I want to make life easy on the first name.

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? it all feels a bit surreal, I had labs done initially that were good, but won’t have my first appointment and ultrasound until 1.20. Covid hit our house a few days before Christmas, my daughter and I were both positive - thankfully mild for both of us - my OB had me do monoclonal antibodies even tho I was boosted, so who knows if that or vaccines kept it mild for me, but I’m thankful. This was my 2nd run with covid, was vaxed back in July, too. It was mentally defeating tbh. Somehow MH has stayed negative both times, clearly he has a better immune system.

I’ve been lurking the TTGP board and hoping for each of your swift departures to BMBs ❤️

misshelen86 · January 2022

@mvt2003 So much love your way

I’m keeping you in my thoughts & prayers

I’ve been meaning to update here for a while now.. better late than never!

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

*How far along are you? 8 weeks pp

*Which birth month board/due date? Dec 4 2021

*Team Pink/Blue/Green? Team green turned team PINK!

*How are you doing picking out a name? Her name is Emma

*Questions, concerns or other? Anything else exciting to share? Our little girl arrived after a very long labour on Dec 4. I cried a LOT of happy tears. We are so in love and enjoying every minute with her. She loves to snuggle and is giving us lots of smiles lately. I can’t believe how fast time is going!

I think of you ladies often and will keep lurking when I have a free minute until I no longer recognize any names. Especially sending out lots of love to the ladies on the IF thread. I saw this quote recently that really spoke to me: “Going through things you never thought you’d go through will only take you to places you never thought you’d get to.” I remember going through some of my darkest days and my counsellor telling me that if I really wanted to be a mother, I would be… even if it’s not in the way I planned. We may have gone a different path than we imagined, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

acleverusername · January 2022

@misshelen86 so happy to see you update! Also totally saving that quote. Enjoy all the snuggles with Emma!

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