Group 1 (sept. 1-15) 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?

laj0217

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/5/22, 14 weeks even, officially 2nd trimester!

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: as tall as the long side of a credit card

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 3/17 for OB, 4/15 for anatomy scan at the hospital

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Much better actually. Although, I did cry last night. Not sure if it was pregnancy hormones (probably contributed) or genuine frustration as we try to buy a new house. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rave: My husband keeps deferring to me on meals, even if he really doesn’t want what I want. I feel a little bad, but it’s super sweet. Rants: the housing market currently sucks. Trying to rent your home and find a new one while pregnant (or probably anytime lol) sucks. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: How early should I book a childbirth class? The doctor made it sound like they need to be booked pretty early because they fill up. I was told to schedule it for 7 or 8 months pregnant. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? I’ve had ostrich, snake, goat and alligator. The one that freaked me out the most, though, was a chicken soup in Belize that had the heads and feet in it. It was delicious, but I couldn’t look at it while I ate it. 

wiseh

@laj0217 that soup sounds delicious but also awful 🤣🤣 I wouldn't have been able to look at it either.

Boo on the house hunt. We've also been looking to buy an investment property (that we will one day move into when we're finished living up north) and I just cannot fathom the prices. They've more than doubled in the last 2 years and it's beyond ridiculous. I really hope you find something suitable soon.

Regarding birthing classes - I would have a look around & see if there's one run by an independent midwife or doula that tailors to a more "the female body is amazing" type class than the hospital classes that are typically "these are all the interventions we can use". I did allll the classes when I was pregnant and that was my general assessment of them anyway. Typically they don't book out as fast - I think I booked my classes for early 30 weeks when I was around 20ish weeks.

kboydbowman

@wiseh - You may need to edit the post title - it says "2/28" instead of "3/7"

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 12+5 (9/14)

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Plum/as tall as a tennis ball

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM but it's complicated

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out.  Should get my NIPT results this week

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Ultrasounds on 3/17 and 3/31, OB visit on 3/31, nutritionist visit on 3/31

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Still exhausted.  My boobs hurt.  Still waiting for the other shoe to drop.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I get to work from home every day this week except for today!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None right now.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Lord, I have no idea.  I ate a bunch of unusual things when I lived in India but a lot of them I don't know what they were.

wiseh

Oops @kboydbowman! It's midnight here & we didn't sleep last night due to toddler sickness, but I needed to feel like I was contributing again because I've been so absent the last few weeks. Missed that change in my copy paste 🤦‍♀️

Living in India sounds amazing! I can only imagine what you ate!

lalarose22

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/2 | 14 + 2

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Routine prenatal visit on 3/25

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Pretty good! Nausea has subsided and I have more energy. I've had a headache the last couple days that won't seem to go away.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I'm so happy to be feeling better, but I hate these weeks when I'm feeling normal and can't feel any movements yet. Constantly wondering if I'm still pregnant

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Honestly, I haven't really eaten anything unusual! I play it safe when it comes to food

whitta1015

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept. 7 - 13+5 Almost to that second trimester!

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Not until March 23rd (I think) but I booked an ultrasound at one of those boutiques next weekend since I won't have another ultrasound until end of April and we are gonna take my 4 year old.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling good. But I randomly feel like my bump has gone down and I don't look pregnant anymore so that makes me nervous. But my husband quickly reminded me this morning that in a couple of months I'll be complaining about how big and out of breath I am.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rave. I have always had trouble making homemade macaroni and cheese but I finally found/cooked the best recipe last night and could not stop eating it. So if anyone else is craving unhealthy mac n cheese, and doesn't mind spending freaking $30 for one side dish right now, I have a recipe for you.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?  - Hmm, probably squirrel or alligator. But neither are that weird here in SC. haha

lalarose22

@whitta1015 I feel like my bump disappeared too! I'm thinking/hoping it's because I don't feel the need to be constantly eating anymore?

jhysmath

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/9 and 13+3 

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Routine 4/4 with AFP blood test because I'm old I guess, also having to go to the big hospital for my anatomy scan some time at the end of April because again, I'm old. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?:  Pretty good. Which like above, @lalarose22 sucks when  you can't feel anything yet. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: So we got our quote for our big reno on our NY house but now dealing with financing and the fact that it's not our "primary" residence is really going to screw things up. We don't own any other homes and haven't owned a home before so I feel like we shouldn't have to consider this a "vacation home" because it's not, and as soon as construction is over next June we will be moving there so it will be our primary residence. Any one know any work arounds on that? 

Raves, all of my windows are open it's 40 degrees and beautiful out. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? I always say I'll try something once, but I guess never had the opportunity to try the strange things listed above. I've had snail, conch, and raw oysters. I feel raw oysters people only eat and say they like to be pretentious though, it's swallowing cold salty snot. 

@laj2017 My hospital had a birth doula doing the classes, so maybe go to your hospital one too. Most of the time they are free to go to and you get a tour of your birthing area and can see what that will look like and ask questions. Also because of Covid many online resources offer online classes and sessions with the person virtually if you are looking for something like that, check out IG mommylabornurse has a pretty extensive looking one, and I love her content. Personally for me, they didn't teach me anything new at the courses and the big benefit was doing the tour. It was great for my husband though as he had lots of questions and really I signed up for it to make sure he knew his stuff, he is the type of person who needs to have a real class and have someone tell him explicitly something if I were to say it he would not take it seriously. Our birth educator did like having him there to ask questions because none of the other males were asking questions and I feel like what he was asking helped out some of the other males. He also told some of the males about the birth hour podcast that I was making him listen to when we were driving and that's how he knew some answers when questions were asked. I did mine around 30 weeks pregnant, our hospital had a two Saturday crash course or the option of 1 hour for 6 Wednesdays I believe. 

ajrozell

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/1 14+4


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


𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM


𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue


𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 3/16 for a 16wk check in


𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Rested & well


𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: We got to have an elective 3/4d ultrasound this weekend to determine the sex. My first doctors messed up my Nipt (too early) and at my new ones I can’t take it for a while as there are no openings, but we went and got to see a lot of neat imaging!!


𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none


𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
Nothing real unusual… I’m pretty plain Jane. Lol, the weirdest thing someone ever made me try (I thought) was deer & Buffalo. 😂

mk2022x

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept 12 / 13+0

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: team finding out! 7 more weeks 😅

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 16w appointment on 3/31

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: good! I have a headache today which is boo, but other than that I feel like I’m starting to get my energy back. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: DH was super sweet over the weekend. I got him a “pregnancy for dads” type book and he insisted on grabbing ANYTHING for me that was down low (like my purse out of the car) because his book said to help me avoid bending down as much as possible 🥺 just hit me in the pregnancy feels this weeks lol. The app through my hospital also told me that today marks the start of second tri (although The Bump disagrees). Either way, I’m happy about that! AND, my mom has been in Switzerland for 6 months and she comes home this week and I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE HER! We already told her but we have a couple grandma gifts to give her. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Escargot are absolutely delicious. I’ve also had bone marrow. And beef tartar!

mamamoomoo12

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/13 12w+6d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Baby is as big as a scoop of ice cream 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Team Blue! His name is Wyoming, we're calling him Wyo
My husband wrote me this song for our wedding so the name has a lot of special meaning to us

https://open.spotify.com/track/4xkyl6hUCjKGCzWIoMnGj5?si=754df8f749524bd8

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: We have our 12 week appointment tomorrow morning and scheduled a private ultrasound next week.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Overall feeling better and more energetic. My prenatals have been making me gag a lot over the last week, they smell super irony and its hard to choke them down. I have been able to reintroduce some fish oil back into my life with minimal nausea! Yay! Still have tension headaches but they are getting easier to manage

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I found a chiropractor who specializes in pregnant ladies and she is working some magic! I also love that my Kaiser office has these classes every month with moms due around the same time as you where we can talk about how we are feeling and give each other advice and they whole thing is lead by a midwife. Its basically the bump over zoom. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None right now 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? I am a picky eater... it took a lot for me to try bison and elk last year when we visited Jackson Hole.

kboydbowman

@jhysmath I feel EXACTLY the same way about raw oysters - salty cold snotty nastiness

whitta1015

@jhysmath Agreed on the oysters. We are going to an Oyster roast this Friday night (people have them a lot around here in the Winter for social events) and I always just eat before we go or find something else there. They are steamed but it's still like swallowing a big ball of warm snot. Idk how people do it. Oh & there are also oyster shots, which is literally a raw (I think) oyster in a shot of vodka and hot sauce.

jhysmath

@whitta1015 steamed or fried I'm sure would be delicious. I love most forms of clams. Though I love them dipped in butter or broth. 

bumptink

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 09/13-- 12w6d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: plum/a scoop of ice cream (probably not one I would make right now Ha!)

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Finding out! Elective gender scheduled for April 1st

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Re-check on the 16th.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Tiredness is subsiding thankfully! Sciatic nerve is trying to act up some & my boobs are just now starting to feel sore.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant-- stomach virus has visited our house allll weekend. Got my 1-year-old Thursday night & hit my 6-year-old yesterday. It. Has. Been. Awful. Rave-- Husband has been so fabulous with the kiddos. I'm trying to save my sick days for maternity leave so he was able to be off today & also did night duty last night.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Anyone have a home doppler? How often do you use it?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? I am the most boring eater. Probably fried alligator bites.

lucyg00cy

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: September 4, 2022; 14 + 1 

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: March 22 for 16 week check up, then April 18 for 20 week anatomy scan.  

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Good, very relieved to have let everyone m close with officially know about the baby. I’ve been craving a ton of salty things (ramen noodles in particular) so I really l need to focus on eating healthily or I’ll eat ramen noodles for the next 6 months. 

No rants so far this week…yet lol Raving about getting to see my friends from my last job tomorrow for dinner, we haven’t seen each other in YEARS and I’m just so excited to see them again. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Seaweed. love some seaweed salad. I don’t eat a ton of meat in general so I’ve never had like cow testicles or tongue or anything like that. No liver or anything else gross like that either 🤮 

crabbycakes01

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/2 now so 14w 3d 

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM but it’s complicated 

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: routine OB on 3/31

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: like a bag of poo that was set on fire 😭 I have HG so I’m in for a long and bumpy ride

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: we started telling some of our close friends and family so it’s nice to not feel like I’m lying to everyone but with my history I’m still very hesitant to shout it from the rooftops

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Not right now

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Nope, can’t even think about that without feeling sick lol

pfirestarter

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 

Sept. 5/ 14 weeks + about 2 days

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

Baby chick

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: 

FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 

Team surprise

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 

Next appt. is a Zoom call with doctors and other expectant mothers that have a similar due date. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: 

Gaining more energy, and started to exercise again. Yay!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 

No rants. Loving that I get to embrace napping and sleeping in. Loving that I have more every and less food aversions. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: No questions atm

mokay19

@laj0217 for the birth classes, they may have drastically reduced the sizes of them due to COVID so maybe that’s why they’d book up faster than they ever used to. 

aly_yates

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: sept 1! So I’ll be 15 weeks on March 10! 

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: according to this app baby is the size of a maple leaf! Lol

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: uhhhhh, not sure what these mean? I think it’s asking first/ second/ third time mom- if so, first time mom!

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: pink!! My husband wanted to wait, there’s no way I was waiting 😂

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: next one is March 16!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: mostly pretty good! FINALLY having more energy which I am really appreciating 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: does anyone else feel like it’s still not quite “real” yet?! Like I know it is, but sometimes I think my brain just hasn’t grasped it all the way yet 🤦🏼‍♀️ 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: sometimes I just feel bloated, other times I’m like okay maybe this is baby bump… does anyone else feel weird about how their bump is developing??

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Uhmmmm, I’m a pretty safe eater/ don’t like to try too many crazy things, but I know some people think Mac n cheese with hot dogs is weird, which I do thoroughly enjoy! Lol 

mokay19

@aly_yates I never think they fully feel real until I feel movements! Also, I think it’s more of a “blump” because it’s such a weird shape on my body until baby gets bigger 😅

melyrae

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 14+5

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: peach - getting bigger!

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM with my 🌈

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: finding out mid April 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: mid March- 16 week prenatal 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Off and On! Still exhausted… a just had a 5 day headache because I’m VERY sensitive to hormonal changes… I’m patiently waiting for that “honeymoon phase” but maybe I’m just not one of those women who will feel good in pregnancy. Sigh 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 
Rave - I was SO NERVOUS to rock the baby bump at work (I’m a high school teacher and because of past loss, I don’t want any extra attention about baby… it makes me feel weird)… BUT today I wore a snug dress and let baby bump show! No one said a word (which was maybe more awkward?) but it’s so relieving not to stress about hiding it anymore !!! Yay !!!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: No, just wanna say you all are doing a great job at growing tiny humans. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
turtle, yak, chicken heart, pig ear … Travel the world, y’all. You’ll be surprised! 

jhysmath

@melyrae I'm a high school teacher as well. My last school, was pretty good about not asking. My current school, they've been asking if I'm pregnant since September.... No guys I'm just fat because I had a 10 lb baby and my stomach will never be the same again. I shamed them pretty well and made things awkward back in November, so I don't think they would say anything now until I say something. 

wendy-g

@bumptink I have the Sonoline B baby Doppler and love it! I use it a few times a week. 

@aly_yates same! It just doesn’t feel real a lot of the time. I can’t wait to start feeling the baby. 

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept 4th. 14 weeks + 3 Days

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 

We had our gender reveal party this past weekend and my gut instinct was right all along. We are having a boy! 💙

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: March 15th. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling really good and definitely starting to get my energy and sex drive back. A new symptom has started this past week, headaches, but I do wonder if it’s more to do with the stormy weather. I’ve always gotten tension/pressure headaches during storms. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Raves - so glad we are finally letting more and more people know about our baby. It was becoming extremely hard and stressful to hide my baby bump. Extremely happy we have made it to the second trimester!! 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none 

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

lalarose22

@aly_yates @mokay19 I am rocking the blump over here! It's a lot smaller in the mornings but by the evenings it's in full force.

x_tina729

@aly_yates I can completely relate to it not feeling real yet. I go through moments of holy crap am I really going to have a baby in 6 short months ?!

and same for my bump. I’m SO bloated and my pants are tighter but I’m in denial that it’a a bump. It’s not cute and I just feel fat lol I’m struggling with clothes because I feel like maternity stuff is too much right now but my regular clothes are def too tight (except for leggings)

cjbmama

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Due Sept 2 / 14 wks + 5 days

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: Second time mom. Baby has a big brother who will be 5 in June

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: March 22 for a quick 16 week checkup

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: TIRED! I've never been this tired before. I guess having an active little guy makes this pregnancy a little more draining. Otherwise, excited and anxious!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Hubby hasn't complained about my tiredness at all and has been helping more with housework. Little man is super excited to have a little brother and keeps asking questions and talking about how he's going to help.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Are any other second (or more) time mom's doing classes or re-reading books to refresh on all the childbirth and infant info? It's been 5 years since my last pregnancy.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? I wouldn't say I'm a picky eater, but definitely not adventurous either. Maybe the most unusual or weird to me was eating at a restaurant in Mexico where various meats and side dishes were brought around to the table and you picked what you wanted. I have no idea what some of it was but I tried it if it looked good lol.

whitta1015

@cjbmama I'm not doing any classes but I've been watching a lot of birth vlogs on Youtube to remind myself. haha

millygolitely

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: Sept 1 / 15 weeks today

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: ftm

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: it’s a girl

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: next one is 10 days from now, check in with midwives. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: way more energy and so excited about the little glimpses of spring weather. We still have snow on the ground but it’s melting and so sunny! But back to symptoms, had my first two nights were it was hard to find a comfortable position due to my belly, so getting a sleeping pillow tonight. And headaches have been on and off and annoying as Tylenol barely helps! Have told pretty much everyone about the pregnancy now which has been fun! 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: raving about ice cream. I never used to want ice cream when it was cold out but I could eat it nightly now. Rant is the headaches above haha. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none right now 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? On travels I’ve had kangaroo (tastes like steak or venison), snake (fish/fatty chicken), alligator (chicken), congealed pigs blood in soup (??soft Tofu?), deep fried bee larvae (chips). I’ll try most things though I used to be a very picky eater when I was younger. Didn’t like blood sausage very much, a Scottish thing. 

melyrae

@millygolitely
we’re due date twins !!!
I’ve been having the same symptoms, and the pregnancy pillow has been my BEST FRIEND for sleeping. Acupuncture was helpful for the headaches !!!

bumptink

@jhysmath This is so funny because we are the SAME person. Also had an 11lb baby in 2015, a 9lb babe in 2020, so I 100% look semi-pregnant all the time. I have started to show big time this week (13 weeks now) and my high schoolers still have not asked yet! It took them a long while with my daughter in 2020, but it is so awkward making that announcement to high schoolers because you know all they are thinking is that "OMG she had sex!!!" Ha. I am friends with a ton of their parents on social media (small town) so I am sure most of them know.

jhysmath

@bumptink the guidance counselor here made people stop questioning by coming in with a tshirt on the belly that says tacos for two so they would just ask and get it out there. When the kids told me about the shirt I said you use she just doesn't like tacos a lot? But it was clearly a maternity shirt with the wording on the belly when I saw her later.

We're in a small town too, but this is only our second year here, so we don't really know anyone. In our last small district we were friends with all of the parents. 

melyrae

@bumptink I did not say a word to my high schoolers. And it is HILARIOUS to just wear a tighter shirt or dress that shows the bump, and watch them kinda panic and not know what to say.
 

After three days of visible bump, I had ONE student on his way out say “miss are you pregnant?”. I said “yes”. He said “ok” then walked out 😂😂😂

jamieandalicia

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/11 - 13w6d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: 4" long at ultrasound on 3/4

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 4/4 OB visit 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Uhhh....I feel nauseous or tired. So ready to dive into the 2nd trimester when things tend to settle down. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: Just don't feel good. Rave: my kids are very excited for the new addition...especially my husband. So I've got a lot of support at home.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Who is exercising in the first trimester? I was on a routine before I was pregnant, now I have zero motivation or stamina because I never know when I'm going to feel sick. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Alligator. It tasted pretty good.

kboydbowman

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