Check-in, Week of 3/20

kboydbowman

Given that it worked well last week, let's just revert to a single check-in thread.

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: Who's your favorite family member, and why?

kboydbowman

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/14, 14+4.  I should note that my doctors will likely try to force me into a scheduled C-section ~8/15.

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Peach.  "Fits inside a mug" today, which is a dumb one, because...they've always fit in a mug, and what size mug?  I like the jumbo ones!

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM but it's complicated (see spoiler)

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Will be coming equipped with a penis.

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Tomorrow, for a cervical ultrasound.  Also probably so they can tell me what antibiotic they want me on now, since surprise, surprise, the UA they had me do on Thursday came up positive again (this is this fun little game we play - I have a chronic condition where I literally have a UTI anytime I am not on antibiotics or am within a day or two of finishing a round of antibiotics.  I am asymptomatic.  They freak out over me having UTIs.  I do not.  The antibiotics always give me yeast infections, plus they of course all have side effects and often carry some potential risk to the baby [I am resistant to most of the "typical" antibiotics.].  Honestly, I'd rather just deal with the UTI. Let's see what they want me to do this time.)

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Fairly decent.  I feel like I've had some flutters a few times when I've been sitting quietly and have recently had some caffeine or sugar.  The miscarriage app says I'm down 1.3% chance of miscarriage, but until I feel movement reliably on a daily basis, my brain is not certain I'll "make it."  Likewise, I continue to be concerned about the possibility of incompetent cervix again, so I almost hope my cervical ultrasounds start indicating the need for a cerclage, so then at least I would *know* I won't dilate early again.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀:  Rave: Just ate a very delicious homemade loaded baked potato. Rant: Boy person is super messy by nature and today is one of the days it is DRIVING ME INSANE.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None right now.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why?  My mother.  She's seriously a goddamned saint.  Every one of my partners ever has loved her.  She's both one of the nicest people I've ever met and snarky when the need arises.  She's super smart but had two children who are smarter than her and finds that wonderful.  Also, great and apocryphal family story:  When I was maybe 13 and my brother was 12, the family was at our annual beach trip.  We decided to go to a batting cage.  Now, none of us are super athletic (my brother was moderately so at the time though), but my mother is by far the least athletic of the bunch.  And we were all TERRIBLE at the batting cage.  Except for my mother - every ball was hit, hit, hit.  We were impressed.  On the drive back, my father (thinking he was funny, and he sort of was) said to my mother, "How come you don't handle MY bat that well?"  My mother, my never-curses-(at the time)-saint-former-Catholic-of-a-mother, looked him dead in the eye and said, without pause, "Because your balls don't come that fast."  I don't think any of us could breathe fo the next ten minutes because we were DYING of laughter.

laj0217

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 16 weeks even, 9/5

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: chipmunk (not including the tail)

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 4/12 with OB; 4/15 for anatomy scan at the hospital

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Pretty good. Nausea seems to have gone away. Level of tired is manageable. I’m definitely having a harder time getting comfortable at night, but once I’m asleep it’s fine. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rants: people who touch bellies suck. Raves: my husband went out and bought me salt and vinegar chips and Reese’s pieces last night. Terrible dinner, but there was zero judgement. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: so the NIPT test billed insurance instead of the self pay rate. Has anyone else had this happen and how did you fix it?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? Probably my mom. She’s hilarious and supportive and helps me keep my anxiety and expectations in check. 

whitta1015

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/7  - 15+5

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Have my 16-week appointment Wednesday morning. So ready to hear that little heartbeat. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling great. Overdid it this weekend cleaning my entire house, but I was fine. Just exhausted. Have to take advantage of that energy when I have it. I was able to clean my whole house, declutter mine and DD's clothes, and clean out toys in the playroom!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: No rants. Raves: DH is incredible and let me take a nap yesterday while he was cleaning up something outside that I needed to be helping with. I just couldn't hold my eyes open, though. He also took me to get a chocolate milkshake yesterday!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? Hmm other than DH or DD, probably my sister-in-law. She is amazing. She does anything and everything to help everyone, she is just a model mom and wife, and is the best listening ear who can be trusted 100%! I don't know how she does everything she does, but I strive to be like her.

mokay19

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/22 // 13+4 

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: mini cactus…? And lemon on TB

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: green 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: tomorrow for my midwife appt!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: pretty good… I’m definitely getting a “heavier” feeling in my lower abdomen which makes me nervous for the possible repeat pain that I experienced with my son. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I’m so happy to be back in pelvic floor PT and working on my diastasis recti during pregnancy. I’m reallllly hoping it helps with the future growing pain and recovery afterward!

I forgot that DH had a work trip this week and he never reminded me or discussed plans with me. So yesterday I was stressed a bit trying to figure out the plans. It’ll just end up being a lot of driving for me on Tuesday night but I’ll survive!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why?
Probably my dad. He’s a great provider, support system, cheerleader, grandpa, etc. He has such an even temper that I wish I had and he deals with my mom very well. I am unfortunately more like my mom haha so thankfully my husband is more like my dad!

mokay19

@kboydbowman good luck with the cervical check tomorrow. Is there a time in pregnancy that they “have” to decide yes or no for a cerclage? 

@laj0217 you make me want salt and vinegar chips now at 8am…

@whitta1015 I overdid it this weekend, too, cooking for a brunch that I hosted. The food was delicious but I was out of energy at clean up time so DH had to take over (begrudgingly lol)

laj0217

@mokay19 they go surprisingly well with a Starbucks frappuccino (sp?) mocha if you need to dress it up a little as morning food lol

mokay19

@laj0217 it’s called BALANCE 😂

ashley35209

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/16, 14w 3d

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: blue

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Wednesday for ultrasound and cervical length 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: scared. My last pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 14w5d so I'm getting more and more anxious as I approach this date.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: natm

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? Probably my grandad. He's always kind, caring, hard working. Pretty much the greatest man I've ever known. 

wendy-g

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  sep 4th / 16+1

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: the daily fact says, on this day my baby is the size of a CD. 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Boy

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: April 19th for the anatomy scan. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I feel pretty good. Some days I’m still really tired compared to others and the other days I feel great. Ive started to experience lower back pains and it takes me forever to get comfortable at night, my legs feel so restless sometimes. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: rant - I second @laj0217 with people touching bellies. I’m not a touchy person and most people know that.  I’m not a fan of hugs and only want to touch at certain times. My mother in law knows this, but touches my belly every single time I see her. It’s very irritating and I feel disrespected.
raves - my appetite is definitely picking up and I surprisingly was able to eat quite a bit this weekend without my stomach condition interfering. (I have gastroparesis and eosinophilic esophagitis) 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? My grandmother. She basically raised me and made me who I am today. She’s one hell of a woman and basically my hero. No matter what she went through, she always came back on top and never let it get her down.  Unfortunately she has late stage dementia now and I would give anything to have one of our talks or girl trips again. It kills she want get a chance to get to know my future kids and that my baby won’t get the chance to get to know her and have a relationship with her.  

ashley35209

@kboydbowman Please update after your appointment tomorrow. I have the same thing on Wednesday and I'm a little nervous but also kind of hoping for a cerclage for security. 

kboydbowman

@mokay19 Not really it's more of just a just a relative thing. In general 3 cm is the magic number that you want your cervix to be longer than. I suspect that if mine starts shortening, they'll look at going ahead and doing it even if we aren't down to 3 yet.  Let's hope that it's a mood point, but honestly I hope that if it's going to get weird it gets weird sooner rather than later. Then put the cerclage in and I know it will be fine until the end of the pregnancy.

dsmith211

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/24, 13+2

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: April 26 for my next midwife appointment, May 16 for anatomy scan

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: better. More aches and pains. Still dealing with heartburn. Nausea is mostly gone now though. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: nothing I can think of for now 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none at the moment 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? If not my husband or son I’d have to say my mom. She doesn’t feed into drama like literally every other person in my family. I swear they literally thrive off of it and I just don’t have the time for it… and that definitely distances me from them.

kboydbowman

@ashley35209 We can start a vaudeville act! The Crappy Cervix Sisters!

babywiik

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/11  15+2 

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: weighs the same as a deck of cards

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: I have them written down but don't remember exact dates off the top of my head. Early April with the midwife and after Easter for the anatomy scan.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: better than before. Gaggy in the mornings but once I eat I'm fine. I still don't like thinking about food but it's getting easier to think up meals for dinner. I've been really tired out but I'm guessing that's due to my having covid 2 weeks ago. A friend of mine had cov8d recently as well and she said it took about 3 weeks before her energy levels were back to normal.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: rave: the snow has pretty much melted and we've had more sunshine. There's a good chance we'll get more snow between now and may but I'm holding out hope that it stays away for good this year. Also, starting today, the north pole will have sunshine until it drops below the horizon in the fall so that means it's not so long until we also will get the midnight sun. In another month it'll be too light at night to see the stars.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none now

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I mean, I'm really fond of all my family but I think I'm going to have to go with my mom. I hope I can be as awesome of a mom and grandma as she is.

csardaszz

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  8/14 / 19 weeks

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: according to TB, a hot dog

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM+TTM I guess

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: midwife appointment 4/9

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: tired and sore! Yesterday I dug a trench to plant potatoes and I know I overdid it. Trying to lie low today but I’m sure DD will have other plans this afternoon. 😝

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: The weather is getting really nice, and there’s so much to do in the garden, I’m loving being able to get out every day!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Is it possible to fit three car seats in a backseat?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? My niece is awesome. She’s smart, opinionated, and spunky and I love her spirit so much!

jhysmath

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/9 15+3 

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Not until April 4th

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?:  Pretty good no nausea lately but haven't really found things I want to eat. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I fell asleep and took a nap with the 1 year old yesterday which was great until MH woke me up to tell me I have 5 minutes to get ready for a birthday party I had to take the 3 year old too. I wish I could have just kept sleeping, but MH would not have been able to handle the birthday party, he hates crowded spaces and chaos and that's what the birthday party was. 
Raves, finally told my family this weekend and all were pretty excited. My mom and sister are already trying to figure out the logistics of 3 kids and worrying about things I've already figured out like how am I going to get 3 seats in our truck. They've got their eyes looking out for deals for a convertible seat once this one needs one, but I think I'll wait until black Friday, no need to purchase one now so it can sit around for a year or more while we use the infant seat. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I'm going to say my cousin's wife. I think I was 9ish when they got married. It was an unplanned teen pregnancy but they've been together for 25ish years now. They have 3 daughters and even under unfavorable circumstances they have made their family work. Baby at 19 and then 21 both unplanned because she lacked education on getting pregnant and shared that information as I got older so I knew not to be an idiot, like don't think birth control will protect you if you're on antibiotics. Also another funny story she likes to tell, was making her best friend put her hands under her while she went pee in labor because she was afraid her baby would fall out into the toilet while she was peeing....again she was very educated in the reproductive area. She had a pretty hard life before becoming part of our family and I think her growth there makes me love her that much more. She was 6 years old babysitting her 4 year old and 2 year old sibling when her 2 year old sibling fell out a window and she called 911 because he broke his arm and their mom wasn't around because she was having the 4th sibling and was at the hospital for the weekend, they were taken from her custody and bounced around family members for quite a few years with her being the "mom" of the siblings. I can't imagine what that was like as a kid and it just makes me grateful for all that I have. She's an "old soul" much like me and enjoys old lady activities like crocheting, gardening, and watching documentaries and IG homesteaders for fun. I don't know I've always looked up to her since I was a little kid, and now that we're adults I prefer her company to most of my family, my husband is about the same age as them so I feel like I am their age more often than not. Another funny thing is she became a Granny the same year my husband became a father, even though she is slightly younger than him so we like to joke about that from time to time. 

mamamoomoo12

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  September 13 14w+6days

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 16 week appt April 7th and anatomy scan the end of April

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Overall fairly good. Getting a little more achy but nothing too crazy. My headaches seem to have settled down with chiropractor and massage. I still find myself being a bit food averse at times. The start of this weekend was hard to get into eating. Mentally I have been really good but this weekend I was very anxious and emotional. I love this little guy so much and was just so worried about everything that could go wrong. These mom nerves are already kicking in for sure and I am starting to over think every little pain. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: As always my husband is amazing. He has been going through his own mental health journey since before we knew I was pregnant and he still shows up for me everyday, no matter what I need. We have such a close relationship and friendship, I don't know what I would do without him.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I would say my cousin. We call each other the bestfriend cousins and he was my maid of honor . He is someone I can totally be myself around and we are just goofy and don't take anything too seriously. 

pangolindrome

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  12w6d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Ice cream scoop. Assuming a big one since yesterday the size was that of a tennis ball.

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM.

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: NT/genetic screening (is that the same thing?) on Wednesday.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: My rest/active intervals are the same but I’ve had more energy. I am actually, legitimately, enjoying the two-mile forest walks with our doggo and I bet she’s excited we’re back up to four miles a day. I have definitely been feeling more emotional. My stomach is recovering from taking my last antibiotics (augmentin) on Saturday so had some upset there.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: As of today, I started using our little fridge whiteboard to write down expiration dates we usually forget about and I’m so pleased with myself. Salad mix, you’ll get eaten before you expire this time!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: From above - is NT the same as genetic screening?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I miss them all entirely too much to answer this. I haven’t seen my family since 2019, and that was my parents who visited us in Oregon. I was hoping to go back this summer but, honestly, I’ll be too pregnant to be that brave. Even if they drive me nuts sometimes, I miss my parents, my sister, and my brother. I miss my grandma (mom’s mom).
Ah, here we go with the crying again. 

mnmomma84

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  September 17 / 14w 2d

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: April 4 OB appointment

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: So much better! Still get tired by the end of the day, but nothing unbearable. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: My insurance denied coverage for my NIPT. It should be covered and now I'm nervous that the quad screening my OB recommended also won't be covered. I've started an inquiry into why the testing wasn't covered with my insurance company and hope that maybe it was just a mistake?  

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? Besides my growing family of husband and sons, my grandpa. The weekends I was at my dad's I spent a lot of time at my grandparent's house while my dad was working. My grandparents owned a grocery store in a small town and it was my favorite to go with him to the store and follow him around. My grandpa and I had one of those crazy connections. When I was 11, he suffered a severe stroke and was put into home hospice care over the summer. The day he passed away I was at my mom's house and had this nagging urge that I just HAD to see him. I packed a backpack and decided the fastest way to go see him would be to walk (from northeastern Minnesota to western Wisconsin!). So, I hoofed it and made it nearly 6 miles before a local sheriff picked me up and returned me to my mom (who likely had a heart attack). I explained to her the need to see him and was somewhat dismissed, but she promised we'd try to arrange for me to visit my dad to see my grandpa soon. Unfortunately the next morning my dad called with the terrible news that my grandpa had passed away. That was my first experience of real loss and to this day it's hard to think about. 

maple1422

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  Sept. 13/14+6

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Pear (4 in. supposedly)

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 16 weeks appt on 3/28 and 20 week anatomy scan 4/25

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: SO much better. Lots of feeling good in between the nausea, thank goodness. More energy midday. Having a good handle on this new, tiny (yet constant) appetite has made things better.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: Sleep has become more elusive. I'm usually a very hard sleeper, but I've been waking up constantly throughout the night - not a fan. SOOO picky with the food right now.

𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: DH is the best! He's ok waiting until the end of April to find out if we're having a boy or girl. Our doctor said not all insurance covers that portion for the cell free DNA testing we're doing next week and that it might be another $70 or so if we want to find out from my blood draw. When I called our insurance the guidance was they won't cover what's not medically necessary. I fought all my urges and made the choice to save the money for something useful (house reno/baby stuff), but he knows how excited I am and "talked me into" getting that portion of the results! Now we can find out a couple weeks earlier than the anatomy scan. I had already told my sisters that we'll be waiting until the end of April to find out. Now we'll get to surprise them too! I'm so happy inside right now even though it's only a couple weeks earlier!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Is it worth getting a bassinet?

With DS we had a swing, a crib, and 2 pack'n'plays. I felt like that was enough. Now we're in a two story home and my mom is pushing have a crib upstairs with a bassinet downstairs... I'm not one to do something because somebody else pushes for it, but I do question whether I declined the bassinet she offered me without being open-minded. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? As a no brainer: DH - but since I married him, I'll go with.... A tie between my dad and my little sister. They are so patient, real cool cucumbers. Very caring, authentic, and fun to be around. I'd go anywhere with them.

Next winter we're taking DS and baby to Disney World before DS gets too old for the magic (we planned this trip before we got the good news), and we're bringing my little sister with us. She's in her senior year of college and just killing it! She makes me so proud!

Now I'm thinking maybe I should invite my dad too. Then it would be the best trip ever.
*unnecessary disclaimer* I still love my other siblings and my mama.

mokay19

@pangolindrome no, a NT scan is an ultrasound that measures the neutral tube size. The NIPT is the genetic testing done from
a blood draw. 

pangolindrome

mokay19 said:

@pangolindrome no, a NT scan is an ultrasound that measures the neutral tube size. The NIPT is the genetic testing done from
a blood draw. 

I think it’s not the NIPT because we’re not doing one that can find out the gender, but I’m having both an US and blood draw on Wednesday. Ugh, I feel like I need to be a nurse to understand half of all this.

kboydbowman

Your blood draw may be something other than the NIPT then - maybe a quad screen?

pangolindrome

I don’t remember. Ugh. In the app, it just says “lab.” I think it checks for… trisomy? And some other stuff? Probably also Down’s. It probably is a quad screen.

mk2022x

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  Sept 12 / 15+1

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 3/31 16w OB, 4/25 20w OB + anatomy scan!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: great! Feels like there’s growth happening - some minor aches and twinges coming from my pelvic region but not as bad as round ligament pain. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: we’re in AZ this week on an early babymoon/anniversary trip. Tomorrow is our 3 year wedding anniversary but since we’re also pregnant and this is our longest trip planned before he arrives, we’re also considering it an early babymoon. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? Besides DH, I’ll have to say my mom or my sister. I’ve always been close to my mom and since my parents divorced like 6 years ago, we’ve gotten more so that way. My sister and I are 3 years apart and didn’t use to be as close as we are now but we’ve grown this way in adulthood.

newbabymama27

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  September 28 / 12w6d 

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: a plum I think? We’ll see what it changes to tomorrow… 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: next OB appointment is April 20 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: pregnancy related = still exhausted. Otherwise, I’ve had a nasty cold for about week and am finally feeling a bit better. Nose is still stuffy but at least no fever or body aches. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: the snow is starting to melt and I was able to put away my winter parka for the season 🥳 (I’m in central Canada so this is huge for us lol) 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none right now. Just happy to finally join the group today. Honestly the pregnancy didn’t feel real until I heard the heartbeat last week, and I tend to be pretty private online so I like to be careful with what I share since this is a public forum. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I’ll have to jump on the bandwagon and say my mom. I’m an only child and my parents had me when they were 24 so I feel like I’ve always had a close friend-like bond with my mom. 

millygolitely

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  sept 1 / 16+5

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: a can of soda, but only half as heavy. Or a short jar of salsa 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: ftm

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: pink

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: just had midwife appointment today so now it’s 4 weeks till my 20ish week anatomy ultrasound 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: really good energy wise, and eating wise. Midwife said I can eat even more to gain more weight as I lost weight since a month ago. Which is nice to know! Snacking land here I come.  Bad side, still dealing with headaches every few days and migraines every few weeks. Pulled my neck out almost two weeks ago and it’s taking forever to heal with sleeping being odd due to belly. Can’t feel kicking yet but they said the placenta is at the front so it may be taking the kicking and I can’t feel that yet till it’s a bit bigger. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: rant - nothing this week! Rave - on hang at home vacation this week and trying to chill and do fun things for me (buy some maternity clothes, first prenatal massage, starting prenatal yoga, picking out baby room ideas). I get bored easily so keep taking on too many things though haha  

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none today! 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I honestly don’t think I can pick one, my family is all so awesome. Besides my mom and my partner, I’ll say newest favourite is my sis in law who is a great fit in our family and helps me feel young! 

pangolindrome

@newbabymama27 as being literally a day ahead of you, it’s a lemon 🍋 lol

bigworldlittleg

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/22, 13w5d

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 4/28 anatomy scan and OB appt

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I've been getting headaches more frequently, but I think that's a result of not drinking enough water throughout the day. I also wake up nearly every night to pee and often have trouble falling back to sleep. All in all, though, I can't complain!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: While it's loooong overdue, I am happy to see a Black woman being nominated to the Supreme Court. Representation within all bodies of power is so important! While this has been getting well-deserved media attention, not enough attention is being paid to the fact that professional athlete Brittany Griner, a Black, openly gay woman, has been detained in Russia for months.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why?  I would have to say my sister. We've been through thick and thin!

lilienne

@mokay19 and @pangolindrome the NT scan is a "nuchal translucency" scan, it primarily tests for prenatal attributes that could indicate a baby with Down syndrome. Not the same as the NIPT/NIPS, which is a blood test. That said, Kaiser keeps booking me back-to-back appointments so I see my OBGYN, then go down to the lab. If your system is similar you may be doing both in the same day.

@ashley35209 I'm so sorry to hear you've been feeling scared. Totally understandable, under the circumstances! I hope you're able to be kind to yourself for the next few days and that all goes smoothly for you.

I may be joining you and @kboydbowman on the cervical cerclage concerns, sigh...we'll find out in April.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  September 25 / 13w3d

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: I stopped keeping track or checking apps. I think part of me is trying to pretend I'm not pregnant, given concerns about what the amnio might show and how long it will be before we know. (See spoilers in signature.)
 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM 

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Pink

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: April 11th with my OBGYN, April 13th (my anniversary, ha) for amnio

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Still feeling sick, though Zofran seems to be helping and I think I've been a little better the last two days? Unhappy and anxious and alternating between distracting myself and trying to research every possible thing I can find to research.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I want to be the sensible person who trusts doctors and believes in medicine, but I keep doing 30 minutes of research and coming up with questions that my doctors should have thought of. Should I be seen more often due to a risk of idiopathic intrauterine growth restriction? Probably so according to research, but no one has expressed an interest in seeing me more often. Should we do a karyotype or a microarray for the amniocentesis? They said microarray initially, but when I asked about which test was better at detecting mosaicism they did some research and realized karyotype would be better. Why am I doing this stuff? Shouldn't it be their job?

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I don't really have a favorite family member...maybe it's from growing up with 4 parents (2 from birth and 2 step-parents who have been around for most of my life), but I hate the idea of "favorites" in general.

jhysmath

@lilienne
That's exactly how I felt when I was doing all the research and the OB I had didn't know the information. Why bother seeing them. I'm glad I had the option to go to a larger "teaching hospital" and they were able to confirm what I had already researched. I'm sorry you're going through this now. I had a really hard time connected with that pregnancy and I stopped tracking and doing what I should be doing because I had no faith in the fact that I would get to take home the baby. Really all of that to say it sucks and we're here for you. 

maple1422

@mk2022x I love your size reference to the Eggo waffle! 

puppiesandbabies

Hi everyone! This is my first update. Due to all of the hiccups I had earlier on in the pregnancy, I didn't feel confident to provide updates. After today's fetal assessment, I feel a bit more assured.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/24, 13+4

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

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

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: In ~3 weeks to see the doctor. The next ultrasound is at 20 weeks.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Extremely exhausted but also very relieved after today's fetal assessment.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: No rants. I feel so grateful today that the sun looks a bit brighter and my lunch tasted a little less yucky.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: For those who are feeling a bit less drained, at which week did the exhaustion ease up for you?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? My husband is the most amazing person at the moment. He has so much confidence and optimism for the both of us!

mamamoomoo12

@puppiesandbabies I would say I saw the energy coming back around week 13 and haven't had to have daily power naps since week 14 although i still am going to bed slightly earlier than is typical for me. 

puppiesandbabies

@mamamoomoo12 I'm hoping that I have your trajectory. I am close to 14 weeks. Fingers crossed!

lilienne

@jhysmath thank you...it really does help to hear about others who have gone through pregnancies with major stress and less-than-stellar probabilities and/or outcomes. 

@puppiesandbabies and @mamamoomoo12 I still feel like I can't really count on it, but at 13w 3d I think I really am feeling a little better. I'm less out of breath when I bend down, and while I'm still going to bed early I have more energy throughout the day. I even skipped this morning's dose of Zofran and have yet to regret it! Maybe things are trending slightly upwards?

puppiesandbabies

@lilienne I'm glad that you are feeling better. That's so great that you didn't need to rely on Zofran this morning! We have similar due dates so I am optimistic that I will feel better any day now! 

lilienne

@puppiesandbabies I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I did a lot more physical work at the barn this morning, and then still had enough energy to come home, research genetics (sigh), and start a crochet project. I may still take my evening Zofran dose, we'll see how I feel, but I'm hopeful that I'm turning that mythical first trimester corner. I hope you aren't far behind!

wiseh

@kboydbowman why will your doctors likely try to force you into a scheduled c section? Also how did your cervical ultrasound go?

Biggest creepy internet hugs @ashley35209 – how did your ultrasound yesterday/today (I’m not sure what timezone you’re in) go?

I keep forgetting you’re in Norway @babywiik! I lived in Stockholm for a year and even that south it didn’t get dark at night but I spent time up further north both in the winter and the summer at my friend’s parents’ house & it was so cool. Where in Norway do you live?

@csardaszz yes it is. Depending on what car you have you might need to get slimline seats, but it is definitely possible!

@leannechristina I had a bassinet on wheels for my DD and it was amazing! I will definitely be using it for this babe too. The wheels meant I didn’t have to wake her if I put her to sleep in one room then wanted to go to another, and it also meant I could rock the bassinet to put her to sleep if she needed it.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  22 September - 14+0

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Green

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Nothing until my anatomy scan on the 13th of May, which seems so far away. Nearly 2 months between appointments. I had a phone consult with my GP yesterday to get NIPT results & then he sent off the letter to the hospital to admit me into the midwifery program. I believe I'll have an appointment with them after my anatomy scan. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Pretty good, just a bit tired. I recently got a whoop fitness tracker & apparently my body battery is never about 30% 😬

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: none. Rave: got my DD into a daycare for 1 day a week while I'm visiting my parents. I was starting to lose hope that there'd be no availability but managed to find somewhere & she'll start next week. I have been feeling very neglectful as I'm not able to stimulate her as much myself as she would at daycare, and I spend hours at a time in meetings to she's been having to entertain herself. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: Who's your favorite family member, and why? I don't really have a favourite family member. I'm not a very people person and haven't really ever built any close relationships with any of my family, other than my husband and my DD.

babywiik

@wiseh I live in Lofoten, a chain of islands off the western coast of Northern Norway. It's close enough to the mainland that they've built underwater tunnels and bridges so we can drive to the mainland. Makes it not feel as much like I'm on an island which sounds sort of claustrophobic 😅