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April 2022 Moms
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Weekly Check-in w/o 1/3
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Happy New Year! Cheers to 2022!
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Re: Weekly Check-in w/o 1/3
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Team blue/pink/green: green
Upcoming appointments: end of the month
How are you feeling? see rant
Rants/raves: Ugh, still cannot shake this cold. I've now taken 3 rapids and they're all negative, but wowee did this cold kick my butt. I seem to be getting close to the end of it, I can breathe somewhat through my nose again and my throat is less sore but now I'm dealing with a lot of post-nasal drip. Hope everyone is settling into the new year well.
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Appointment tomorrow. Last 6 months have been the hardest of my life, but I'm feeling better than most of the other weeks. Still waiting for that glorious "burst" of energy they talk about in the second trimester. 😄 Rant: Um, 37 and pregnant for the first time is no joke! Rave: Feeling baby girl kick is the most reassuring/comforting thing at the moment. Honestly can't believe we've made it this far. God is good!
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM- DS4
Team blue/pink/green: Pink!
Upcoming appointments: Currently in the lab for my glucose screening, normal prenatal appt Wednesday
How are you feeling? Good! Lots of baby movements, and they’re getting bigger than just tiny taps now. She had a full on dance party in the MOTN last night lol.
Rants/raves: So freaking happy that DS’s preschool is back open. It was super hard to get any work done with him at home last week! Plus I had no “me time” because all breaks had to be spent entertaining him.
Questions: natm
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: Apr 7 / 26+5
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Team blue/pink/green: Blue
Upcoming appointments: Jan 20th for Glucose test and growth check. Excited to see baby and hopefully he's doing well in there. I've just got so much anxiety and hoping he's growing ok!
How are you feeling? Overall feeling pretty good. I've discovered I'm not very good at drinking water like I should and I can definitely tell when I'm dehydrated. My whole body and especially lower abdomen will get really sore. I've started getting pretty tired again and going to bed earlier but that could also just be post holiday exhaustion.
Rants/raves: Excited that we're finally getting started on putting together the nursery. I think its going to turn out so cute! My dad is also really good with woodworking and has a fancy laser machine so I'm having him make me one of those wooden birth announcement circles. I also booked newborn pictures which I am super excited to do! I did a more expensive package that will allow us to get some updated family pictures, which are long overdue. I feel bad because DS5 never got anything really fancy. We had his nursery put together, but it was pretty basic. We didn't do any newborn photos or anything because he came home with an NG feeding tube (in his nose) and at that point we were just trying to survive. I try not to beat myself up over it, but it's hard sometimes.
Questions: I realized the other day that even with planning for a csection this time around, I should still have some sort of hospital bag packed and ready now. You'd think I would have had this thought a while ago given that DS5 was an unplanned csection at 29 weeks. *facepalm* I was begging for someone to bring me deodorant the day after because the hospital stuff was garbage. Have we started a hospital bag thread yet? It's been so long I don't remember what should go in there! I just remember deodorant and a phone charger were my 2 most needed items!
Happy New Year to everyone— the year all our babies will be born!! 🥰
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: April 9 / 26 weeks + 2 days
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Team blue/pink/green: 💙💙💙
Upcoming appointments: This afternoon for both the glucose screening and a regular OB appointment. I’m finally on my husband’s insurance, which covers so much more now so I’m soooo relieved to not have to pay hundreds of dollars each time I’m there!
How are you feeling? Overall pretty good! Apart from the shortness of breath when doing just about any activity, and my growing bump occasionally bumping into things, 😅 I’ve been feeling pretty good now!
Rants/raves: I sent out baby shower invitations yesterday! I’m excited to start getting more baby items so we’ll start to feel like we’re more prepared with our supplies we need for his arrival!
I’m also beginning to feel more differentiated movements besides the full force kicks I usually get! I can tell when he’s rolling over, changing positions, hiccuping, and just this morning he was full body stretching— I was feeling it on both sides of my abdomen at the same time! 🥰 I imagine it’ll be pretty soon that he’ll run out of room and can’t stretch like that anymore!
Questions: Has anyone worked on or written out birth plans yet? For STM+ that have written one previously, did you provide the plan for your doctor ahead of time to keep on file for the OB on call for your birth?
@Blondesweety444 I had an unplanned csection last time too. I remember that we brought too much stuff in my bag. But you NEED the super long phone charge cord and if you plan to shower there then bring in your own stuff because you won't feel as good after if you use the hospital stuff.
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 4/18 - 25 weeks
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: April 10, 26+1
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Team blue/pink/green: Pink
Upcoming appointments: Wednesday
How are you feeling? Pretty good other than constant nausea that is maybe heartburn.
Rants/raves: Rant: I'm taking care of my mom's dogs for a week and my husband is sick. Between one of the dogs whining all night and my husband, I think I am prepared for the exhaustion of a baby waking me up constantly throughout the night. haha. Rave: the baby isn't big enough to wake me up in the night yet, but it's nice to wake up and feel good morning kicks from her. I love how active she is.
Questions: I don't understand the pregnancy pillow. I got one for Christmas and it is one of the U shaped kind and it mostly just seems to be in my way. I don't know if maybe I will just need to wait a few weeks and it will be more comfortable (or normal sleeping will be more uncomfortable) but I don't really get how I am supposed to use it.
(eta: I have part my pillow between my knees to prevent low back pain, the big long part either at my back or belly. Sometimes it’s more comfortable either way for supporting you on your side without really being on your back or belly. Sometimes towards the end it can be nice to wedge something under the belly too to help support that weight. With my nest of pillows I was doing these things and also trying take some of the weight off my one hip bone from side lying)
FTM/STM/TTM+: not my first rodeo
Team blue/pink/green: pink and blue!
Upcoming appointments: January 18. Then I think it goes to every 2 weeks? Can’t remember.
How are you feeling? Irritable and uncomfortable. I’ve gotten really light-headed a lot lately which is no fun. I have low blood sugar and low blood pressure that are probably the culprits. Doing my best to eat to hunger, drink to thirst, and salt my food. But here we are anyway.
Rants/raves: Just getting anxious about getting everything ready and together! As some of you mentioned, this is the year our babies will be born! So exciting. Also SO many decision to make! My baby shower is later this month so hopefully I still feel decent enough after that to get everything in place.
Questions: Anyone having success lining up help once your babies come? I’d like to hire a mother’s helper to come over a few days a week but that’s still on my to-do list.
@minnie_yoga_mama yes, I would go ahead and write out your birth plan, go over it with your OB, and have it put on file. But definitely print out copies like @aloha_mama suggested because the nurses on staff will be rotating, etc, and you want to make sure they actually see it. Also make sure you have a support partner during birth (husband, mom, etc) who is familiar with the plan and can advocate for you in case staff start to deviate.
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Team blue/pink/green: blue
Upcoming appointments: midwife Wednesday, I think? I should check.
How are you feeling? Ohhhhh I'm barely holding on lol but in good spirits
Rants/raves: We went to Glowfari at the Oakland Zoo last night, and it was really fun, but I am paaaaying for it today. I am in so so so so so much pain. It was also freezing (I mean, not actually, but it's California, and it was 45 degrees out and dark, so DD3 had her first experience of being really cold for an extended period of time. Like she didn't know before how to try to keep her hands warm - she doesn't have gloves or anything), and completely outdoors, but so so pretty. They put up all these lantern animals, and we were there for 2 hours, walking almost the entire time, and I don't think we saw everything. We also got to ride the gondola up the hill which has really great views of the whole bay, and DD3 thought it was basically a roller coaster. DD3 was like deliriously hungry and tired by the end. She slammed a PBJ and an apple in the backseat with my mom on the 45 min car ride home, and then she was still hungry but it was bedtime (and she hadn't napped) so I gave her some Cheerios with oat milk lolol. She finally just got so tired nothing she was saying was making sense ("I'm missing my favorite things like pooping and light walks and thats why we need to eat crackers and brush our teeth!") so she agreed to just go to bed lol. I'm really glad we did it, but I am just in so so so much pain from it, and sleeping was nearly impossible last night. Just really uncomfortable. Alas.
On the covid front - man, it's just everywhere. So many people I know are testing on rapids for 5 days of symptoms only to finally turn a positive after that point. It's chaos. And tests are so hard to come by! Thankfully DH can mostly just work from home, and we don't really do anything that exposes us, but I'm just sick of being cautious, sick of thinking about covid, sick of feeling like everything is on hold. Cancelling Hawaii sucked, but I felt like at least DH will be off work and maybe we can do some fun things. Now I'm like meh, we can do outdoor things, but that's getting harder and harder for me to do. I'd love to take DD3 on this hike to this waterfall, but it involves wading through some streams over rocks, etc, and I don't know that I can physically do that. Oh well.
Questions: nope
@Blondesweety444 last time I like 50% packed my hospital bag, and then went overdue and felt like packing it would jinx me from going into labor, but then I had to be induced really quickly for low amniotic fluid, so it ended up having to be DH to throw everything else together with no plan, so we had like 5 bags -_- for a 2 day stay -_- which was 2 blocks from our apt -_- lolol hoping to improve that this time, or at least look less crazy and be able to leave some shit in the car unless we need it.
@minnie_yoga_mama definitely write it and go over it with your OB (though I'd recommend calling it something more like.... a wish list?) because a lot of hospitals just don't care about them lol. My hospital in NYC surely did not. I could write whatever I wanted, but they were going to fight me on it. And they did. And I fought back. And some things were what I wanted and some were not. It can be kind of luck of the draw for which OB you get on call, etc. The OB on call that night was really chill and let me do a lot of things I know the others wouldn't have. My hospital this time loooooves birth plans, wants everyone to write them, etc., so it's very different.
@dinomeetsjedi if you're not uncomfortable, you don't need it. I am 27 weeks right now, but I'm about as "pregnant" (like, have as much belly sticking out) as I was at like 38 weeks with DD3. I could pretty much sleep comfortably at 27 weeks with DD3. But for me now and what I need pillows for (I don't use a U-shaped one), is I need my knees and ankles to be in line with my hips, I need my belly supported, and I need my boobs supported. So I use a small pillow under my belly, I use a pillow behind my back to support me staying up on my side, I use a big thick pillow between my knees and ankles that's long enough that it comes up to my boobs and I can wedge it in between them. Without that, my boobs pull down and torque my ribs out (belly does the same with my lower back and pelvis).
@hoosiermamajayden have you tried searching postpartum doulas near you?
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM- I have DS3 and DD1 (almost 2!)
Team blue/pink/green: pink!
Upcoming appointments: tomorrow I have more antibody BW for my blood disorder. Next midwife appt in 2 weeks. Pelvic floor PT in 2 weeks. Chiro in 2 weeks. I am doctored up!
How are you feeling? Good! Covid symptoms gone and baby is moving around like crazy. Can’t believe I hit third tri this week!
Rants/raves: I think pregnant women should get maternity leave starting halfway through third tri. I’m already waddling a bit.
Questions: nope!
@minnie_yoga_mama agree with PP- start now but more important than writing it out is going over it with your support person who will also advocate for you. Many nurses and OBs will kind of deviate from your wishes on their own so it’s important your support person be aware of what’s going on and your wishes so if that happens, they can intervene.
@Blondesweety444 I have a super sore abdomen and some cramps the last couple days-maybe I'm having some water drinking issues too! I'll have to pay more attention.
@minnie_yoga_mama glad the insurance is less of a headache now! Also with a birth plan-the hospital where I delivered my first two asked and had it in their paperwork-and did a great job sticking to it! I didn't have anything specific though, just don't ask me about the epidural and I want to avoid a c-section, lol. However, the larger hospital I delivered DS3 did not ask and probably wouldn't have been as good at following if I had one-so I suggest if you have things very important to you in it and not just a general want, then have your H or doula super familiar with it to advocate. I can't remember where you're giving birth but that might be pretty important. Did anyone else find they required some advocating?
@robbenson glad you're less miserable!
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 23+4
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Team blue/pink/green : blue!!
Upcoming appointments: January 11 via telehealth. Then at some point in the next few weeks glucose.
How are you feeling? Achey and sore around the ute. A little crampy. Constipated occasionally which leaves me feeling like I don't want food and is probably related to the crampiness, lol.
Rants/raves: Rave: Babies movements are so consistently felt from the outside now. It's great! And they are higher by my belly button. Rant: Someone in DS6's class tested positive for Covid yesterday and DS6 was ID'd as not quite a close contact but a "low risk exposure." Up until now all classes have closed for a positive case within the class while everyone is tested-but this time his class wasn't. I'm grateful for that-I don't need to take a week off to teach my first grader remotely-but the rant is the changing rules. I'm sure something went out that I didn't read carefully but I wonder why his class didn't close if his exposure was yesterday during the day and he was with that kiddo all day, or most of it? I have an email out to the nurse asking what I missed. His testing window is also 7-9 days from yesterday, not 5. Convenient because he'll get two rounds of surveillance testing through the school with that window and PCRs are impossible to schedule, but again a new rule. Hopefully I get answers today just so I'm clear.
Questions: Breast feeding resources-whatcha got? I've had to start pumping straight out the gate at the hospital due to crappy latch and getting some serious bleeding and cracking on the nips that made nursing painful-and I feel like it immediately tanked my supply. I want to be confident about what I'm supposed to do with the baby as far as breast feeding right after birth-I feel like I never know and it sets me up poorly and I end up with nurses shoving baby faces into my boobs in a weird way and I'd like to avoid that, lol. I feel like the hospital start is the last thing I can think of to "fix" in hopes of having a successful journey this time.
Also-I skimmed the Breast feeding accessories page but didn't see much in the way of information/reading/resources-but feel free to redirect me if I missed it!
@hoosiermamajayden “Not my first rodeo” made me laugh lol
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 4/28, 23+5
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM, DD6
Team blue/pink/green: Green
Upcoming appointments: Thursday with a new MFM to discuss my short cervix
How are you feeling? Pretty good physically but oh man, the anxiety. Started incorporating some meditation and breathing exercises into my days because I was just getting so overwhelmed with feeling panicked over my f’ing cervix. Every little thing is a sign of doom: Baby kicking my cervix? They’re breaking out. Feel like I have to pee? Probably my water broke. Braxton Hicks? Most likely preterm labor. Like, chill out, mama.
Rants/raves: Finally got “Expecting Better” by Emily Oster from my library and I’m loving it. I’m sure my mom and DH are tired of me talking about all the research articles in this book but it’s right up my alley. I need concrete numbers for stuff and being told “maybe” and “probably” by my OBs in regards to my diagnoses is driving me up the wall.
Questions: Natm
Edit to add tags
1. Connect— or at least write down a list— with a few local IBCLCs or CLCs in your area that you would be able to see after delivery, virtually or in person. Doing it now will help you have the confidence to contact them later if you need help.
FTM/STM/TTM+: 4TM
Team blue/pink/green: 💚
Upcoming appointments: glucose next week woooo
How are you feeling? So many Braxton hicks.
Rants/raves: The bigger I get the more I just want to get rid of everything in the house. This is probably the thing they call nesting - but I feel like a defeated little bird.
On a more positive note, DS4 felt and saw the baby move and now that’s all he wants to do everyday
Questions:
Thanks so much, all this info gives me many places to look into for info!
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 25 + 1
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Team blue/pink/green: pink!
Upcoming appointments: I just had my 24 week checkup today!
How are you feeling? I am feeling worried
Rants/raves: I just failed my glucose test today, I have to go back for the 2 hour one and I am pretty worried about it. I didn’t have GDM with my first, but have pretty extensive family history of diabetes. I am hoping I pass the second one. I am also battling a pretty bad cold and feeling achy.
Questions: experiences with the glucose test???
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Team blue/pink/green: Pink
Upcoming appointments: Glucose test next week I think. Oh and I started PT for my leg issue- jury’s out on if it’s actually working or not.
How are you feeling? Feeling okay, feeling huge already and I waddle when I’ve been on my feet all day (so everyday), I officially have cankles, but I can’t complain too much.
Rants/raves: Just excited to have the ball rolling on the bedrooms. I am going to feel so much better when it’s all done, but I’m pretty sure my husband and I almost murdered each other when we were moving the beds from one room to the other. 😂
Questions: none
@minnie_yoga_mama, it's so fun noticing different types of movement. For a long time, I would only feel kicks very low and usually on the left side, but just over the last week I started feeling more movement higher up (around bellybutton level) and on both sides. As for birth plans, I sort of started writing mine out, but I'm not sure what all to include. I mentioned to my doctor that I was working on one, and he said barring any complications, he and the hospital will let me do pretty much whatever I want. I plan on bringing a couple copies to the hospital for whoever is there and needs to see one.
@dinomeetsjedi, @robbenson, @bluecampanula, I'm using a normal body pillow between my knees as well as supporting the belly and boobs. The idea of the U-shaped kind appeals to me because I wouldn't have to move the pillow when I roll over, but I get so HOT overnight as it is, I think being completely surrounded by a pillow would make it worse.
@bluecampanula, I keep wanting to declutter and get rid of things too, but I kept telling myself "not until the new year." I think we're going to start with decluttering our Christmas ornaments and other decorations as we put things away.
April 19/25+2
FTM
Team blue! 💙
Upcoming appointments: Had a regular appointment plus glucose screening this week. Next appointment in February.
How are you feeling? Mostly good! Some lower back/hip pain, occasional heartburn, occasional Braxton Hicks. I start feeling crabby later in the day when I'm getting tired but thankfully have avoided taking it out on my husband (so far).
ETA: Can’t believe I forgot! I got weirdly excited last night because one of my boobs leaked for the first time. 😆
Rants: Not a huge rant, but a bit of a concern. My baby shower(s) is not planned yet.
Raves: So much movement and kicking! I love it! I also had a dream about the baby lying in his crib in adorable blue footie pajamas. He had lots of dark hair like his dad.
I don't think I posted much over the holidays, so to go back a bit, we got to see both sides of the family as well as travel, which was all wonderful, but we are glad to be home and getting back to a normal schedule. Planning on taking down the Christmas decorations this weekend and then really getting started on the nursery.
Married May 2019
Baby #1 due April 19, 2022
@fameonmain2, hang in there girl, these omicron symptoms are such a mind f*ck, it's generally like all the cold or mild flu-like symptoms, but with the inherent fear that you will inadvertently pass it on someone more susceptible. Half of the people I talk to on a regular basis have gotten sick with COVID in the past 2 weeks. Glad you are feeling better and able to breath.
@Blondesweety444, this will be my third C-section (second scheduled), both times I made the bags around 32 weeks and it felt super early and I packed way too much. I think I will hold off on making the bag until later. If it makes you feel more prepared, just start making a check-list of what needs to be packed, so even if you need to rush to the hospital, you will know exactly what to pack and not forget anything. There are some already-made lists on pintrest! I can share a link if you would like.
@minnie_yoga_mama, some hospitals have standard forms around this time to ask for preferences or wishes for the birth. I just filled out mine. Ask your Ob if they have one and you can start from there, otherwise if you have specific wishes you can mentioned to your Ob at the next appt. Like others have said, there are some things under your control so not everything will go exactly as imagined/anticipated. Be open about some things and be clear about things that you fell strongly about (if any).
@aloha_mama, thanks for the breastfeeding resources! I BFs both my girls through 1 year, but every baby is different so I want to be ready in case we struggle this time around.
@tallamak000, I (barely) failed both 1 hr tests with my first 2. Be ready to eat something as soon as you are out of the 2-3hr one, or else you will feel sick. With my first I went out to lunch with DH and between the wait to order/ordering and getting the food, I was so nauseous. With my second I went prepared with a PB&J, fruit to eat in the car as soon as I was done with the test. Bring things to entertain yourself, I watched a few episodes of something on netflix/HBO last time. I am really hoping I don't fail the 1hr, but it is very likely I do since I did 2 times before...
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: April 10ish (scheduled CS) / 25w4d
FTM/STM/TTM+: TTM
Team blue/pink/green: BLUE
Upcoming appointments: 28 week appt, growth scan and glucose screen on the 25th.
How are you feeling? I have been extremely active during the break so my Pelvic pain has been significantly less. I am now back to work remotely and trying my best to stand up regularly so that I don't suffer at the end of the day. Low back pain has started as well, I need to work on my posture while sitting.
Rants/raves: Love feeling the baby move, it kind of tickles, enjoying every moment of my (potentially) last pregnancy.
Questions: natm, sorry I was so MIA...
BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks;
BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016
@bluecampanula I can so relate to that "get rid of everything" mentality. I told DH he should take advantage of this bc I'm usually a hmmm....lets keep that jic kind of person.
@Blondesweety444 the hospital bag essentials is actually on the schedule this week for the product spotlight I'll get that posted soon. And don't let that mom guilt get you. You're getting family portraits done now, like you said you were trying to survive and that is what matter back then.
@dinomeetsjedi I've never used a big pregnancy pillow, just a little wedge. I hope you find a way to use it that works for you and brings you some comfort.
@doxiemoxie212 are you feeling any better a few days later?
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 4/3, 27+4
FTM/STM/TTM+: STM
Team blue/pink/green: GREEN
Upcoming appointments: saw MFM this week, glucose test and OB in 2 weeks
How are you feeling? tired, but whatever that's my life now I guess.
Rants/raves: MFM d/c me to just my regular OB, so that is a relief. It was nice to get to see baby, but MFM usually means complications and I'm glad to be out of that category.
Questions: natm
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"