Group 2 (Sept. 16-30) check-in week of 3/7

wiseh

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: 

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?

wiseh

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 22 Sept / 11+4

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: poker chip

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: NIPT blood draw tomorrow & then NT ultrasound on Friday

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Nervous, stressed, all the negative emotions. I don't feel pregnant so I am very nervously waiting for my ultrasound on Friday. I have been so busy with work and going back to uni I haven't had much time to do anything other than work, eat & sleep. I feel awful because I haven't been checking in on here much, and when I do there is so much to catch up on I feel absolutely overwhelmed and log straight back out. I will go into more below about why work has been so hectic, coupled with me being away for 2 weeks for training and then when I was home over the weekend my daughter was sooooooooo sick - vomiting everywhere & then today I had to take her to hospital with bloody puss oozing from her ear & a temp of 39C (102.2). So I hope everyone is doing OK ❤

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: My boss keeps making me hire undergrads who are still at uni & have them working part time (24hrs a week) and they cannot hack it. I have just had my 3rd in 6 months resign. I have absolutely no empathy or sympathy for their situation because I worked 36hr weeks on a rotating shift pattern while attending uni full time, and I am currently at uni studying my masters part time while working a 48hr week, maintain some kind of relationship with my husband and parenting my toddler. It's hard but it's what I need to do to get ahead in life. But all the undergrads I've had reporting to me can't handle part time work & full time uni because it "impacts their social life" or they "can't keep manage the workload of uni & work." They knew what the job entailed when they took it on & they've all given up after a couple of months and I am getting SO frustrated. My team has such a large backlog & to make it all worse the only full time person I have in my team also resigned (to take on an absolutely amazing opportunity so I am so stoked for him) so my whole team is now just me for the next 5 weeks 😩
Rave: I have lived in Western Australia for the last 2 years & we have had some of the strictest border controls in the world. You haven't been able to come to the state from another Australian state, even if you are originally from here, since July last year. They have police checks at the only 3 roads in/out & at every airport. Anyway, our border FINALLY opened so I have booked a one way ticket to my parents' house. We are working from home so I've told my boss I will be working from home in a different state. The best part of this all is that I haven't told my parents that I'm coming. I am SO excited!!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: I have none. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
When I was in Japan I once ate raw horse meat. It's probably up there with the weirdest things I've eaten. I've also eaten snails (which I don't think is that weird) and something unusual is traditional damper which is dough wrapped in leaves & buried in the hot ground around a fire for a few hours to cook it.

dsmith211

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/24, 11+2

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: brussel sprout 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: The 10th to have a general exam with the midwife and then the 18th for all the fun blood work. 😩

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: on and off ok. Had a pretty good day Saturday and managed to get a lot done around the house. Sunday still was ok, not as good but manageable. Today I purposely brought a container in the car for school drop off this morning in the event I couldn’t make it home without vomiting… So I’m hopeful that goes away soon. 😬

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: there is pollen everywhere and on top of feeling sick, everything itches, I can’t stop sneezing, and I can’t take my normal allergy medicine. So sucking it up with Claritin and hoping that at least makes things slightly manageable.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: pregnancy pillows. Does anyone have one they love or is anyone using one yet? I walk a lot during the day and by the end of the day my hips have just had it lately and I think it would help to have one, but the reviews on Amazon are hit or miss.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
honestly I tend to eat fairly adventurously but I really can’t think of anything that unusual. I’m sure it’s probably something sushi/seafood related since the restaurant we go to loves to have us try their new stuff sometimes since we would go so often but I can’t think of anything in particular.

kboydbowman

@dsmith211 I have one I've had since the last pregnancy that's one of the giant U-shaped ones.  I like it pretty well.

jhysmath

@dsmith211 I had one of the C shaped ones and loved it when it was just me and my husband in bed. My husband was not a fan. When I had my second I had to kick MH out of bed and use it but struggled because I cosleep with my daughter and couldn't flip the pillow the way I wanted back and forth all night because she needed to sleep in my arm. I got rid of the pillow when we moved and I have no idea what I'm going to do now unless I can convince my husband to cosleep with our older daughter in her room all night and I cosleep with the younger one in our bed with the pillow, but I still won't be comfortable. I'm thinking of some how getting the younger one to cosleep with my husband too, she throws a fit if she wakes up and isn't in my arms so I don't know how I can do that. Adding to this questions....has anyone used the pillows that just wedge under bump and the other that sticks between your legs and felt that was enough? 

lilienne

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept 25 / 11w1d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: I have no clue! Yesterday theBump said "the size of a lime, or 7g." That makes zero sense to me, given the weight of most limes. My overly-literal brain is getting annoyed with all the weird size comparisons.

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out (soon, I hope? Our NIPT sample went in the mail on 2/28)

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Private U/S 3/19, next Kaiser appt 4/11. I'm 99% sure they told me that would be our anatomy scan, but we'll be at week 16, which seems early?

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Honestly? Kind of miserable. I keep worrying there won't be a heartbeat at the next appointment, or that we'll get bad news on the NIPT. I wouldn't mind feeling sick and being exhausted if I felt like I could reliably look forward to something, but I'm having a hard time feeling optimistic. I think it's just because it feels like this is a one-time shot - we were told we couldn't have kids without IVF, and I don't know what our realistic chances are of a second chance. Kaiser's helpful advice? "Stress is bad for the baby." So encouraging.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I have totally lucked out on maternity clothes so far. (I know I'm not all that far along, but I'm starting to show and my jeans won't zip or button anymore.) I have bras that fit, pants that are comfortable, and a few shirts and dresses that I really like. I'm not really one to dress up or try to look fancy, but I want to look like my clothes fit and I want to feel comfortable, and I'm really relieved to already have clothes that will work well for me.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None just now. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Nothing springs to mind...I'm a pretty picky eater, to be honest. I used to love really rare steak, so I've tried steak tartar a few times. Weirdly, as happy as I am with barely-seared blue filet mignon, I don't like it completely rare.

@dsmith211 I bought this one and I really like it! 

ashley35209

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept. 16/12w3d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: sugar packet

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Thursday is MFM and regular OB.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Much better. Spotting is finally calming down so I'm becoming a little more hopeful each day that I'll actually get to bring this little one home. I still use my doppler way more than I probably should but it calms my nerves to know that he is okay. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Already tired of poking myself 4x a day for GDM but willing to do whatever it takes for this little one. Can't believe I've got 6 more months of finger pricking. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: I'm trying to think of a fun way to tell my kiddos we are expecting again. They are 10 and 6. We already know we are having a boy so I figure I'll tell them that at the same time. I don't plan on announcing to anyone else so this will be our one and only reveal. I'm nervous to tell them since last time I told them we had a mc a few weeks later and I then had to explain that. I'll probably wait until 20 weeks...

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Maybe squid? I'm not a very adventurous eater. 

dsmith211

@jhysmath this is my concern with my husband. We have a king bed but he does like to take up a bit of space so I know there will be complaining. But he already is annoyed now with me constantly readjusting myself all night so I guess it will just have to be a trade off and he’ll have to deal. 😬

jhysmath

@dsmith211 I feel like a king will have plenty of room. Our queen did not. We're not small people either so that does at to it. We have plenty of room in our king at our other house for us and the two kids. 

kboydbowman

@jhysmath We have a king and with two of us and two jumbo dogs there's still not enough room lol

ashking0922

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: September 20th/ 11+6

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: a chicken nugget!

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: first time!

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: I'm having a girl!

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: my next appointment is my first one at a normal ob/gyn after graduating from the fertility clinic- it'll be next Monday at 12+6 weeks

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I feel okay. I am still taking b6 and unisom at night so I usually wake up feeling okay- at night, I start feeling  "off". I think I'm also starting to get round ligament pain- just sharp little pains when I get up a little too quickly after sitting for a while. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I am wanting to apply for new jobs to get out of teaching but I'm so scared of interviewing and having to let people know I'm having a baby in the fall- I feel like that makes me a less desirable candidate. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? I'm not super adventurous but maybe lengua? Cow tongue. It's pretty common here but when I tell some people they say "ew"

bigworldlittleg

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/22, 11w4d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Brussels Sprout

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team Finding Out! As soon as results are posted on Natera's site, we will know!

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 12 week NT scan/OB appt this Thursday 3/10

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I got a call from my OB office saying they received the NIPT results, and all came back Low Risk. So I am feeling relieved! Today is my birthday, and that news is definitely the best gift I could receive! Like others, I remain nervous that something will go wrong. But I am slowly learning to trust my body to do the work of growing baby, and anything else is beyond my/my body's control.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I ordered Panera for lunch today, and they accidentally delivered someone else's order. I called the store offering to bring back the incorrect order and pick up my own, but they told me they couldn't take it back and I should just keep it. They then re-delivered my actual order. The incorrect order had two sandwiches, two soups, and mac and cheese, so I popped it all in the fridge and I'll have yummy (free!!) Panera for lunch for the next couple days!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Many years ago, before I met my husband, a date took me to an Ethiopian restaurant. You order several small dishes, which come out on a big round platter on top of soft, spongy bread called Injera. You eat solely with your hands, by ripping off a small piece of bread, and picking up bites of each dish with it. So delicious! I even tried the spicy minced raw beef and loved it.

kboydbowman

I am jealous of your Panera!

mokay19

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/22 — 11+5

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: macaron which seems quite different than a ping pong ball like my other app says

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: next midwife appt is 3/22 but I have pelvic floor PT tomorrow!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: so bloated. I keep having intestinal pains that Tums or Gas-X only minimally help. I think it’s just from the drainage of my stuffy nose going into my gut. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: My DD is such a good big sister to DS already and it’s so cute how excited she is for this next baby. She kisses my belly goodnight each night and it melts my heart!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: how do I put my outtie belly button away? 😂 I’m trying not to tell work yet and my belly button is betraying me!

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Honestly, not sure. I like trying new foods and I’ll try just about anything but I can’t think of anything downright “unusual” 

whitta1015

@bigworldlittleg - If your doctor has your NIPT (Natera) results, they didn't give you the gender results? 

mokay19

@wiseh is your daughter feeling better this week? Sick kids are always so sad because they’re so helpless!

wiseh

@mokay19 thank you for asking. We thought she was better but last night she was vomiting & she was sent home from daycare today because her ear was still dripping, she had a fever & a bad cough. She is seemingly happy, despite the symptoms, so I'm hoping she's at the end of it. It's so hard because I'm away for training this week so can't comfort her, but when I've been sent videos or tried to face time her she was her normal busy bee self.

Hope that nausea eases up soon @dsmith211. I have a pregnancy pillow like this one at the moment that I really like, but I do miss my pillow. 
https://pregnancypillowsaustralia.com.au/product/original-full-body-pregnancy-pillow/
During my last pregnancy I had one like this which I also liked, and I just put a pillow behind my back to stop me rolling onto my back towards the end of the pregnancy. It might be suitable for you @jhysmathhttps://www.babybunting.com.au/product/bambi-baby-body-pillow-with-pillow-case-67154

@ashley35209 could you do a treasure hunt & at the end it's a box/present with a photo of your ultrasound or something else inside it to represent pregnancy, then you could use coloured paper that represents the gender?

@ashking0922 what's the law/company policy around disclosing pregnancy? I have applied for a job & I am not telling them because I don't want it to impact on my chance of getting the job (even though legally they cannot discriminate against me for this, they can always use a different excuse) and my company policy says I don't need to let them know until 10 weeks before I intend to start maternity leave.

mnmomma84

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept. 16 / 12w3d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Lime

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out, hopefully soon! Just had our NIPT yesterday!

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: A re-do of the NT scan Friday and my first OB appointment 3/14

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Still so, so constipated. It got up to 5 days last week without a movement so I had a wild Friday night taking a full dose of miralax and a prepH suppository. At our "failed" NT scan yesterday, the tech told me I have a retroverted uterus and that is likely causing all the backup. It made me feel better that it's nothing I'm doing or not doing causing all the discomfort. Nausea randomly comes and goes and it's totally manageable at this point. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: We just hit 12 weeks this weekend and are starting to share the news with more friends and family. At least the ones my mother in law hasn't already informed. a couple of weeks ago I got random text messages from two different family members hoping I'm feeling well and sending congrats. So MIL is out there sharing the news without the OK from us. Fun times. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:  Not at the moment.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
I'm not too adventurous with my food, so maybe squid or turtle? I am not a fan of the texture of either. 

dsmith211

@bigworldlittleg I love injera! I haven’t been to the Ethiopian restaurant where I had it in years bc the only ones we have are about 45 mins away almost downtown near where I went to college but I remember it being so good! Now I kinda want to go again. 😂

bigworldlittleg

@whitta1015 The nurse left me a voicemail with the results that all came back low risk, but didn't say the gender. By the time I heard it yesterday, it was after hours, so I couldn't call to ask. Looks like the results were posted this morning on Natera's site though! So I will check the gender results later on with my husband 

roxyurban6

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 24SEP22 / 11+4

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: 

Baby is as tall as a bobby pin ↕️

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team Finding Out - waiting for gender reveal, took a blood test via SneakPeek 💉

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 14MAR22, NT Scan 📅 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I have zero symptoms- haven't had any since about 9 wks. So a little anxious.. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I don't have any at the moment 🙃

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Those who found out gender via SneakPeek- was it accurate? I want to make sure before I celebrate the wrong gender 😅

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: The most unusual thing that I've ever eaten was maybe frog legs 🐸 

wiseh

I'm the same regarding symptoms @roxyurban6. Wishing you the best of luck for Monday's appointment.

I noticed you haven't stopped by the introduction thread. Are you able to pop a little intro in there about who you are so we can get to know @roxyurban6

Edit because I tagged the wrong person

roxyurban6

Thank you! Intro is done!

whitta1015

@roxyurban6 Frog Legs are so good!!

chelsraec

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/29 10+6

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: 

Strawberry or something

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: team finding out. Will be so happy either way 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 

3/15– need to go in for bloodwork

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: 

Bleh. Exhausted. Nauseated at nighttime.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 

DD is turning 2 this weekend. So excited. Took her to build a bear yesterday and she got a birthday bear for $2. So much fun!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: best maternity leggings? Looking for something dry fit for exercise  too

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
Dirt. Cousin said it was chocolate. She ate some too. 

mokay19

@chelsraec omg dirt 😂 if we’re counting that stuff from childhood, then probably dandelions for me! They’re so bitter haha

counselormama

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/18, 12w3d 

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: plum lol

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: umm idk what ttm is, but I'm working PT, I'm a PT unpaid intern 😡, & a FT grad student 

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: green 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: omg my first one is finally gonna be next Tuesday! 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: better, tired, randomly nauseous

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I'm so overwhelmed with my mental load and feel like my husband doesn't care

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: na

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Cactus fruit or guniea pig I think

counselormama

@ashking0922 I don't know of any actual law around disclosing it. I feel it's your choice and you're probably smart to not tell right away bc I've heard of too many discrimination stories. Protect yourself momma! 

kboydbowman

@counselormama
it's first time mom, second time mom, and third time or more mom

__heatherc

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: September 17, 12 + 6.

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Scoop of ice cream!

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out... TOMORROW 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 28th for my 16 week appt.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Pretty good. Not having to pee ALL the time, but still getting up once a night to pee. My anxiety is lessening *thanks at home doppler*, but I'm still slightly anxious at random points. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I guess a little bit of a rant. My OBGYN doesn't think the NT scan is necessary, which okay fine. I just wanted another opportunity to see the little peanut before the 20-week appointment. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: My son is 4, but we kept his infant car seat. Okay to use or should we get a new one? I feel like I read somewhere that car seats...."expire"?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Crocodile. Really did taste like chicken haha.

wiseh

@__heatherc it’s recommended to not use a seat that is more than 10yo so your seat should be fine. 

jhysmath

@__Heather the expiration date should be on the side of the carseat. (it might be the born on date and you add 10 years). My infant carseat will be almost 5 years old when baby gets here. We used for both of my daughters.

pangolindrome

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: September 27th, 11 weeks 4 days.

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: As tall as a bobby pin, which matches the US measurement yesterday at 5.1cm (a smidgen over 2 inches).

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM, first ever pregnancy.

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team gnomes, moose, dinosaurs. 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: March 18th to go over the first trimester US results from yesterday.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: So fatigued I’ve wanted to quit my job. I don’t actually want to quit, but I feel so good when I can be in bed or on the couch. Basically no nausea unless I eat too much/rich food or am exhausted, especially as of the last two weeks.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: RAVE!!! My husband is a champion. I could not survive without him, and he is making a huge life change to improve our financial stability and to have the possibility of working from home. He is my best friend and I love going through life with him. 💕 
Also, tomorrow (Sunday) we are telling some family friends and having a barbecue, I just told my siblings and my mormor (maternal grandma), and I will be sharing with my coworkers in two weeks, after spring break. They’re all worried about me because I was out at least weekly 😂 until these last two weeks. If I didn’t sleep well, I couldn’t make it through work… or being upright.
Finally, I can finally relate to this pregnancy. Especially seeing our little bugger jumping several times. That felt really good.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Not right now. Nothing that isn’t in another thread, like maternity clothes.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? By American standards it seems to be horse. I’m a green card holder from Sweden, been here permanently for almost eight years, and it’s not that unusual there. I don’t recommend it though, it’s pretty terrible.
Otherwise… blood pudding, smoked cod’s roe in a tube, cream cheese with shrimp/crab/crawfish in a tube.
Because my mother eats it every year, I had the dubious pleasure of smelling FERMENTED HERRING (surströmming) up close once. If you can handle other people retching, definitely watch “Americans try fermented herring”on YouTube. Also the time Tosh.0 opened a can on set.

JRae2015

@__heatherc check your specific brand of car seat - the website will say how long until they “expire”. It is usually around 10 years. There will be a date of manufacture on the actual car seat. I think my britax infant seat was 7 years before expiring. I’ll have to get a new one for this baby 🙄 .  You should be good if yours is only 4/5 years old. 

__heatherc

@wiseh @jhysmath @JRae2015 thank you! I don’t know why I thought it was a shorter window. Looks like we’ll be getting the car seat down to check! 

dsmith211

I need to check my seats now too. For some reason I also thought it was shorter. But I’ll be really happy if it’s not bc less I have to buy again 😂

kboydbowman

@pangolindrome
just the thought of the fermented herring makes me want to hurl.

wiseh

Hahahahaha @pangolindrome when I lived in Sweden we had a trip up to Björkliden where the boys got surströmming and we all literally vomited from the smell 😂😂

Where in Sweden are you living? I lived in Lappis (Norra Djurgården, near Stockholms Universitetet) when I lived there - 10 years ago this year! 

pangolindrome

wiseh said:

Hahahahaha @pangolindrome when I lived in Sweden we had a trip up to Björkliden where the boys got surströmming and we all literally vomited from the smell 😂😂

Where in Sweden are you living? I lived in Lappis (Norra Djurgården, near Stockholms Universitetet) when I lived there - 10 years ago this year! 

🤣 literally THE WORST SMELL in the world. Officially one of the world’s stinkiest foods.

I am from Sweden (born, raised, all that), but I no longer live there. I moved to Oregon, USA permanently in May 2014.
I grew up in Hallsberg and moved to Örebro when I was 12. My sister, her sons, and my parents live in Åtvidaberg, my brother lives in Sevilla, Spain. I have family in Lidingö (Stockholm), Gothenburg, Ockelbo, Torsby, and a few places I’m definitely forgetting about. All places I miss dearly but I am very happy in Oregon. 

I fit in much better here than I ever did before I came here, but I miss my family. FaceTime has been absolutely indispensable, especially since the pandemic when we haven’t been able to travel.
I was going to go back this summer, but I’ll be way too pregnant for us to be comfortable with me going. Ugh. Maybe we’ll go for the winter holidays this time.

wiseh

Ahh @pangolindrome I misread that as you were living in Sweden. Oh I miss it so much! Some of the best times of my life living there. 

Being separated from family is so hard. Especially during pregnancy after not seeing them for years due to COVID. We’re going to Europe in the winter to see my husband’s family (he’s from Ireland) so I think that’s a good idea 🥰