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2/14 Weekly Check-in August 16-31

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GTKY- What would you sing at Karaoke night?

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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @meagan822 it feels so much better when the first trimester woes begin to fade. I’m so glad you got to enjoy dinner last night. I am so excited for you to get your results. You have to have a final guess… do you think it’s a boy or a girl??
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  • bridgiebee82bridgiebee82 member
    @meagan822 so excited for you to find out your baby's gender!!! What a special day! 💗💙
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  • paytonpedropaytonpedro member
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    @mdfarmchick are we the same person? Forever rapping Lose Yourself when I’m drunk. I was thrilled beyond belief that that’s the song he performed at the super bowl 🤣😁
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  • bridgiebee82bridgiebee82 member
    @rikiteacup hooray for nausea being on its way out!! 
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @mdfarmchick @bridgiebee82 Thank you!! It doesn’t seem real that we’ll officially know!!

    I don’t have a strong feeling of what it is. I suppose I will guess a girl!😊 But I simultaneously don’t want to guess girl, because then it’ll probably be a boy.😅 More things make sense to me as it being a girl, but also nothing that could scientifically indicate. Which makes me ask myself “why would it be a girl over a boy?” So then I assume it must be a boy and how cute he will be.. and then it’s back to me thinking of it as a girl, but knowing intuition is often wrong with baby genders-not that I have a gut feeling per se. This is the vicious cycle that’s been going through my head.🤣 I know we will be through the roof with excitement either way!💕💙
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @bridgiebee82 I hope the Thyroid medication helps and you feel more rested than you have been! I’m thankful that there’s an answer to the exhaustion, so a solution can be found!!❤️ I also find it funny that the babies are the size of a post it note. I’m definitely looking at measurements every week, because the random objects are fun but throw me off!🤣

    @rikiteacup I’m so happy to hear you’re getting through the nausea! It feels so different!🥰
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  • wigglyicecreamwigglyicecream member
    @cas060 are you team green? Or did I miss your update in the sex thread 
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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @bridgiebee82 I feel you on the rude people. It has been a lot the past 24 hours. ((Also I wrote a whole response to this earlier and it disappeared and never posted.))

    @rikiteacup glad you are starting to feel better and ease into the second trimester. 

    @meagan822 my friend suggested with my first to go to the baby clothes and see which ones I wanted to buy. So far my intuition has been right every time; even though I second guess. So fingers crossed for you 💝

    There. I think I mostly rewrote all the stuff that TB erased somehow. 
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  • wine_mama_03wine_mama_03 member
    @bridgiebee82 glad I'm not the only serial karaoke singer, although I'm not a good singer. I just like performing when drunk.
    @mangoandguava my song choices are also all over the place. Fat Bottom Girls by Queen, Closing Time by Semisonic, I think I've even done Gettin Jiggy Wit It and Red Solo Cup (all with friends and not solo, definitely don't recommend trying the last two...)
    @meagan822 my one friend and I almost always do a T-Swift song, usually Mean. This friend also once did We Are Never Getting Back Together after a breakup, and now she's married to that same guy.

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  • cas060cas060 member
    @wigglyicecream, were team green again 😊
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  • mangoandguavamangoandguava member
    @ambelance OH GOOD I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I am okay with most everything else, nausea, random tears, random “I hate everything and everyone”, that’s all fine, but the pebble poop has got to go. 

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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @ambelance and @mangoandguava do you take colace? 😬
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  • coco2787coco2787 member
    Colace works pretty well but I often need something stronger in pregnancy, my doc recommended magnesium glycinate (there’s different types of magnesium so make sure to get the right one) I take 425 mg but there are other dose options, typically you want between 250-500 to help with constipation. And a bonus, magnesium helps with sleep too! 
    Me: 35  H: 35
    Married: 4/5/13

    "You know that place between sleep and awake, 
    that place where you can still remember dreaming?
    That's where I will always love you.  
    That's where I'll be waiting."
    ~Peter Pan 

    *TW*
    BFP #1: 11/12/12  EDD 7/25/13 Baby boy: 7/27/13
    BFP #2: 10/29/17   MMC dx @ 9 weeks
    BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18
    BFP #4: 3/2/18  MC 3/9/18
    RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal
    BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl  :'(
    Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28
    BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19  <3  Rainbow baby girl born 7/23/19 
    BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022 
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  • ambelanceambelance member
    I've been taking one colace a day and just started a magnesium supplement, maybe need to up to 2 a day
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  • kbtt2022kbtt2022 member
    @ambelance. At my 8 week appt, my babies measured 3 days ahead. At my 12 week they  measured 9 days ahead. They didn't change my due date but there's hope for increased growth for you so that they do!
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  • buffythevampireslayerbuffythevampireslayer member
    @mdfarmchick I’m so sorry about your in-laws. There’s nothing worse, truly. We have a rule that we each deal with our own families because I refuse to deal with another, my own is hard enough. I know that’s not realistic for everyone though. It’s awesome to hear about the ultrasound and I can imagine the boys are so excited!

    @meagan822 I can’t wait to hear if it is a boy or girl, and what a fun thing to do on Valentine’s day! Glad to hear you went to a restaurant too. I really need to get out.

    @bridgiebee82 I love your songs so much!

    @mangoandguava it must be so nice to have everyone know, and so lovely about your dad! Aw!
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  • bridgiebee82bridgiebee82 member
    @buffythevampireslayer your songs are fire 🔥 I'm also wondering about a doula. 
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  • buffythevampireslayerbuffythevampireslayer member
    @pastabilities stopping shots is the best! Man those butt shots are the worst. I was in a condo with my first and we got a storage unit in the basement, some condos have them I think. Some things you get that take up a lot if space aren’t used for a long time so we also stored with my in-laws for the baby number two that is coming muchhh later (aka now). 
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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @buffythevampireslayer I think a doula is very worth it! MH says that the doula is more for him than me—they are very good at knowing what I need and directing MH to help me. It also lets him feel like he can grab food, check on our kids and dogs, and go to the bathroom and he’s not leaving me alone. Highly recommend one. Postpartum doulas are amazing too. 
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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @malloryfrommn Your son is so cute!! I love the age of two where they get that there’s a baby coming. Also yes to Hilary Duff!!

    @pastabilities yay for no more progesterone shots or pills! That’s a milestone to celebrate for sure. I would look into a mini crib instead of a regular crib or a pack and play. It’s the size of a pack and play’s footprint but can be used until age 3 or so and has a real mattress. Also, babies don’t need as much stuff as you think. Are you planning on staying home or going back to work?
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    edited February 2022
    @mangoandguava Exactly! I had feelings that it would be a boy sometimes and a girl others. So it made it hard to even have a guess!! I’ll share the gender here by the end of the month!😊 I also celebrate when I brush my teeth without gagging. I barely touched toothpaste in the first trimester. To be fair, it was a struggle before pregnancy.🥲 My Dad is the first we’re telling, so you sharing your Dad’s reaction has me so excited! My Dad’s birthday is next week and we’re giving him an 8.5x11 birthday card that says “Happy Birthday Grandpa” and inside, I added ultrasound photos and that it’s his year to become a grandpa. He also gets a Grandpa mug and a “Grandpa and Me” board book to read to our baby as a birthday gift. I even added tabs so he can turn the pages easy!

    @mdfarmchick The baby clothes are an interesting trick! We have a small gift box of each and I love girly little clothes, but admired the boy and girl clothes at the store pretty equally. My guess definitely wasn’t intuition based, as I felt like I had no intuition on the gender, but I definitely felt moments of either. I look forward to sharing the gender soon!!🥰

    @fromfurmomtobabymom8-2 The bit about the TS songs and your friend marrying the guy has me cracking up! Sometimes growing a little more as individuals makes the difference!😅

    @ambelance Congrats on the baby girl! @mangoandguava Struggling a bit there too. Even taking 2-3 colace a day is minimal help. I got a bag of chia seeds, so I can add them to things, such as my DF yogurt. They would also be good in smoothies. Mirilax feels like it thickens water? But I will probably try more in a larger quantity of water with ice and lemons. I should try to be more conscious of fiber intake too.🥲

    @buffythevampireslayer Thank you! I can’t wait to share here! I will in about a week and a half! & @bridgiebee82 First birth for me here, but something to ask your doctor (if you’re giving birth in a hospital) is how many support people are allowed in the room. In current times, only one is allowed in my hospital, which excludes a doula, because my husband gets that role. Anyone that’s not working with/through the hospital with you at birth is considered a support person. Thankfully my husband and I have both gotten to know and really like my OBGYN, who will be there. We DO plan to get a Postpartum Doula. The pricing is something I looked up, and there are different packages and prices. One Doula is twice a week for 6 weeks for 2 hours and another is once a week 6 weeks for 4 hours. Both come out to about $900-1000, which I don’t think our insurance will cover. If she would be there for birth, the cost would be about twice as much. So worth it for us. Your location may not be as expensive. We could add more hours as well, upgrade packages, or do overnights, but I think either of those schedules will be a huge help. I really wanted someone who could help in a professional capacity and would know to answer my husbands and my questions. It’ll help us have less stress in the first 6 weeks. I can know I’m healing right or if I may have PPD, without waiting for my 6 week OB checkup. We can nap or shower while she is here, or I can just hold the baby while she does some cooking and cleaning. We will have friends and family coming over, but having a specific time will be so nice. I don’t think most people regret having a Doula. 

    @pastabilities We don’t know if we’ll be in our small apartment or buy a house before baby. If we don’t have a house, we will have a half office/half nursery. In your whole apartment, notice if you make use of vertical space. We use Walmart’s cheap bookshelves to put things on, and it helps us fit more things in. You can put labeled bins on the shelves. Here’s some things I factor in about needs for baby: You can get cribs with drawers underneath. If you get one without drawers, you can put organizers under. You may not even use a changing table, so it’s better to just have a foldable changing mat. You’ll probably change diapers all over the house, and it’ll be handy with outings too! A bookshelf may be more handy than a dresser, because it uses more vertical space, and you can put cube bins on it (I’m getting ones with a spot for labels, so I know what is in all of them.) Something else to keep in mind is thinking “does this item have a similar multipurpose/collapsible/smaller option?” For example, there’s a petal bathing thing that you can use in sinks and wash/fold as opposed to a bulky tub insert. I also ask myself “what age range is this needed?” I want a doorway bouncer, but have no reason to buy it until the baby is about 6 months old. By then I may have more room. If not, that could be kept at Grandparents (or a best friends I see a lot or even in the car) to add fun to a visit! And I don’t need a high chair until the baby can sit up. Unless you have your heart set on something (still often wants) or a baby needs it to survive, don’t feel the need to purchase! I don’t plan to get a walker, a playpen, or any bulky toys at this time. Kids love real things-like your water bottle and will find lots of entertainment with it!😂 Additionally, you can make a corner somewhere look like a cute nursery, but your baby would rather have snuggles than an aesthetic space so don’t feel pressure to make it just so!🥰

    YAY! I caught up!🤣🤣🤣
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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    edited February 2022
    @pastabilities everyone and their brother will try to sell you on Mamaroos and swings and exersaucers… but the truth is, none of my boys loved any of those. I get the most use out of the exersaucer because it converts into a table that they can stand and play at eventually. A safe place to sleep, baby gates and some baby proofing and a blanket are all you really need. I don’t even use the changing table/pad. I just throw a blanket down and change them on the couch. Or the bed. Or the floor. 
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  • vvvvvfeevvvvvfee member

    hi everyone. i'm just coming out of lurkdom here. i have 3 boys (9, 6, 3) and we're expecting an (oops) 4th.

    EDD / Weeks + Days: 13 weeks, 6 days

    Baby is the size of a(n): peapod

    Team: green

    Upcoming Appointments: nothing till next month at 16 weeks

    How are you feeling?: not too bad. mostly bloated and a little crampy. having some mild round ligament pain.

    Rants/Raves: my H keeps pressuring me that it's past time to tell the kids we're having another baby, but i'm sooo dreading it. and although our NIPT came back normal, i was thrown by the genetic testing that my OB is now doing for everyone... i'm a carrier for something and we still haven't gotten my H's results back yet. i would really like to know that that is not an issue before we tell them. my oldest has been having a hard time the past year or so (covid stuff and my FIL died suddenly last summer) and i'm expecting him to be really resentful about the news.

    Questions: if you have an older kid or kids, when did you/will you tell them you're pregnant?

    GTKY- What would you sing at Karaoke night? ho boy, i'd have to be fairly intoxicated, so in that state i would probably bust out with some 80's cheese to embarrass my H.


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  • buffythevampireslayerbuffythevampireslayer member
    @vvvvvfee welcome! I have an almost 6 year old and I told her once I knew I was in the clear with first tri testing, but I know it’s a super personal decision for people with regard to timing. While I know that anything can happen at any point in pregnancy, I wanted to have as much info as I possibly could before I told her, because at her age it’s still a lot to absorb. 
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  • paytonpedropaytonpedro member
    @vvvvvfee hello and welcome!! I have an almost 6yo and a 3.5 yo. We told them on Christmas because I couldn’t keep it a secret at that point any longer. I was 7 or 8 weeks and had already had a good u/s and felt ok about it. 
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  • mdfarmchickmdfarmchick member
    @vvvvvfee we went ahead and told my 6.5 year old, and 4 year old when I was about 8 weeks. I have horrible all day sickness and the 6 year old would guess from that eventually. I felt fine telling him because we have already lost a baby at 11 weeks previously and he was at the appointment with me when we found out. DS1 and 2 couldn’t be happier to have another sibling ((DS3 is 1 and has no clue)) and are rooting for a girl this time. 
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