Weekly check in 5/23

jhysmath

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: 

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 

Baby's Name (if chosen):

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?

jhysmath

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/9 24+3

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: cantaloupe for real this week....I messed up last week lol

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: ttm

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: green

Baby's Name (if chosen):

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: waxing and chiropractor today, 24 week appointment on Thursday, likely the last one with my group here.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Sore from moving boxes yesterday. Definitely lifted things heavier than I have in the last few months. Also still so backed up. Bought fiber supplements to see if that will help even though salad fiber hasn't.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: we had a great time celebrating my daughter turning 4 this weekend, though for some reason my birks decided to give me blisters she wearing them hurts so bad now, I don't want to wear real shoes it's summer now.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's your biggest fear? 
Many of my smaller fears like of the dark resort back to my fear of dying alone.

Tw mentions child death

 I've realized as an adult, that most of my fears of dying alone, especially at night, stem back to my cousin dying as a child and the only thing being explained to me was "he died peacefully in his sleep" why the hell do you tell a 6 year old that? He died because his appendix bursted and the doctors didn't catch it and sent him home and his parents didn't bring him back to the ER when he still wasn't feeling well because they didn't have insurance and couldn't afford to go again. 

laj0217

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/5/22, 25 weeks even

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen): Ephraim “Remy” Lee

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 5/31 for OB and glucose test

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Mostly okay. I’m having to sit/stand straighter and/or lean back. My usual terrible posture causes the right side of my ribs to hurt. I guess baby is tucked in there at the moment. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Raves: we had our first baby shower yesterday with my husband’s family and it was so sweet. My sister in law also sent us home with a bunch of bigger items her 1 y/o has outgrown like a pack n play and bouncer. 

Rants: I still can’t get the smell of cat pee out of the nursery carpets. So pissed at the cats right now! I borrowed a carpet cleaner, so I’m going to try that with some natures miracle in it. Y’all keep your fingers crossed. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: For a low-risk pregnancy, are there are more ultrasounds before baby is born?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? I am terrified of needles. My current plan is no epidural mostly because of my needle phobia. Current fear outweighs anticipated pain. We’ll see if that continues once labor starts 😆

dsmith211

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/24, 22+2

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen):

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 6/10 for just regular appointment. But I’ll probably be scheduled for my glucose screening soon and also need to schedule a day for my rhogam shot (I’m rh negative, my husband and son are rh positive so I have the joy of this fun shot in my behind 😩)

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Good. Baby is chilling on my right side and it’s kind of been a pain finding a comfortable position most of the time, but there’s been tons of movement so I can deal with it. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: still no resolution on the UTI front. They would like me to see a urologist but I have to pay cash and it’s $175 just to get a consult… not counting anything they may decide to do outside of that since insurance isn’t covering it. So I’m basically telling my doctor they can figure out something to do in their office that isn’t going to cost me an obnoxious amount and that won’t require a referral bc it isn’t happening.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?
I hate spiders, like probably to the point it’s irrational. If I see one at home I’m probably going to be locking myself in another room hoping it won’t follow. 😬

kboydbowman

@jhysmath Usually for low risk there aren't any ultrasounds after the anatomy scan. Your miles may vary depending on your particular provider and insurance, but current medical guidelines recommend against unnecessary ultrasounds, and  generally there are no medical indications for further ultrasounds 

puzzlehead11

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  09/17 / 23 weeks + 2 days

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Pink

Baby's Name (if chosen): Pepper

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: I have a regular OB appointment this afternoon and then 2nd anatomy scan on Friday

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling large and wondering how she has 3.5 more months of growing?? But overall very good, besides the normal tired and a little achy 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: My husband and I have been loving the cookbook “Cook This Book” by Molly Baz and “Nothing Fancy” by Alison Roman. I’ve been working late and come home to delicious, healthy meals almost every night which I’m so grateful for. Most recently he made these roasted sweet potatoes with chili, lime and peanuts and omg they were so good I can’t stop thinking about them. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Do we have a thread on here about where to register? I’m starting mine now (a little late whoops) but was looking for recommendations on where to register and I figured this topic probably came up on the bump ages ago! Just couldn’t find it

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? My closest family members suddenly passing away - I’ll make myself cry if I imagine it. Also snakes! I just can’t stand the thought of them 

laj0217

@puzzlehead11 I don’t think there’s a specific thread for it, but was discussed a little all over? I chose Amazon because we’re prime members, so there’s a 15% completion discount and amazon returns (if needed) are super easy where I am with drop offs at several local stores. I’ve also had several friends recommend having 2 registries due to the freebies, but that was too overwhelming for me and Amazon pretty much has everything I wanted/needed. 

mnmomma84

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  September 16 / 23w 2 d

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen): TBD

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: OB next Tuesday, and am calling an emergency chiropractor appointment for today or tomorrow if she can fit me in. Too much dancing Saturday night at my friend's wedding made for super sore hips the next day. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Other than sciatica, feeling really great! Definitely hit that second trimester honeymoon phase where I'm not too big yet and left the woes of the first trimester behind (for the most part). Still get a little constipated but nothing compared to what it was. I find I am ravenous from breakfast until mid-afternoon and then have a little or no appetite in the evenings. I get out of breath easily and tend to have hot flashes in the mornings.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rave: Wedding stuff is DONE! One of my besties got married this weekend and it was a total blast! We ordered our dresses back in August so I was really nervous about all the alterations to accommodate my bump, but it worked out great and it was such a fun day! Bonus that husband finally felt a kick!! I think it was all the dancing and loud music that kept the little guy wiggling around all night.
Rant: The hotel charged us for a ridiculous amount of things that we didn't realize were separate charges (parking, early check-in, early departure and the shuttle to/from the venue). I was a little peeved that the room came to almost double what my confirmation said it would be. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?
Pregnancy related? Probably that my body forgot how to do things and I need to do an emergency C-section. I know it probably shouldn't be that scary - women have them every day and are just fine. And the end goal is to have a healthy baby and momma. Will take things as they come the rest of this pregnancy and will be grateful if there are no major bumps in the road. 
Non-pregnancy related? Spiders. Big ones. The kind that make themselves at home in corners and then skidder out to scare the bejeezuz out of you. 

kboydbowman

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/13 (23+6)

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Grapefruit/eggplant.  "Nearly the size of a waffle iron" says today's fun fact.

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

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen):  C(?).J(?).

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Today, actually, for my 24 week check and last cervical ultrasound.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling better and better about viability now that I'm hitting the 24 week mark.  Still not away from the fear that something will go wrong, but so far, so good.  Physically, feeling huge.  Can't bend well at all (I really, really try to avoid droppings things, because I may not be able to pick them up!).  Back pain, frequent peeing, trouble rolling over at night.  Feel very huge.  Also, it's now hard to shave the girl-y bits, because I can't reach very well!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rants:  Boy person.  He still hasn't finalized a name and the house is getting progressively dirtier.  Raves: Excited about my beach trip.  I leave on Saturday and I'll get to see both my parents, my brother (and his wife) and my niece), and my best friend.  Since we live on opposite coasts, I usually only get to see people once or twice a year.  None of them has ever seen me pregnant.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Anybody got any solutions for the shaving dilemma?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?  Pregnancy-wise, still that something will go wrong and I'll have another micro premie who ends up dying.  Other-wise?  Fires.  I lived through a fire in high school and it caused some trauma (fire at high school may not sound scary to some folk, but I went to a residential high school, so it was the equivalent of a house burning down).

laj0217

@kboydbowman don’t know that I can help with the girly bits as I gave up, but sitting on the toilet and throwing my leg up on the tub edge let me shave my legs which hadn’t been done in a couple of weeks. 

wiseh

Boo to blisters and constipation, @jhysmath! Earlier in this pregnancy I ended up resorting to glycerol suppositories which worked AMAZINGLY! After a couple of them I no longer needed to use them. Might be worth a try?

@laj0217 - try a carpet cleaner with enzymes in it and only use cold water. Hot water can make the smell permanently fuse to the fibres. I learned the hard way with my favourite doona cover several years ago 😬 You should be able to get a spray or powder to put on the carpet to neutralise the smell. 

@kboydbowman can you get boy person to do it? 🤣🤣 In all seriousness, I haven't been able to bend and see my girly bits since I was pregnant with my DD, so I just kind of wing it down there. Feel around, shave where I can. If I miss a spot, oh well! 😂


𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  16 Sept / 23+4

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 💚

Baby's Name (if chosen):

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Finally have my first midwife appointment on Friday!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Fine, I often forget that I am pregnant until the babe starts kicking up a storm! 🤣 The only other thing that's reminding me I'm quite pregnant is the swelling in my legs. I had it with my daughter and it is back with this one. Towards the end of the day it really hurts, but I am sleeping with my legs elevated (also annoying) which seems to be helping in the mornings. The rest of my body has no swelling at all. It's very weirs. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: RAVE: I FINALLY FINISHED MY UNI ASSIGNMENT! I am sure that I will have to re-do the entire subject, but at least I submitted something! 😂😂 Now to start the next subject 😫

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? I didn't know I had this fear until today - climbing ladders at odd angles while pregnant. Today I had to climb to the mast of an iron ore stacker - the mast is the very, very top part. It involved climbing a series of ladders, which I normally would have been ok with - you can see the ladders are yellow in the picture in the spoiler going right the way to the top. However, this machine was angled all the way down (imagine the machine in the picture with the bit the ore is coming off touching the ground, which is ~3m below the rail there, similar to the second photo), so the ladders were also at a -20 degree angle. I am not a fan of ladders at the beset of times, but I couldn't get further up than the second ladder (the level where it sticks out the back) and promptly told the rest of the guys that I wasn't prepared to go further. I'm glad that I work in an industry where it is OK to stop yourself because this was awful. The ladders facing up the incline were almost backwards, and the ladders across the incline it was such an awkward feeling to try and climb tilted to one side. No. Thank-you!

Stacker with yellow ladders going up to the mast

Different type of machine showing a similar angle the machine I climbed today was at

ashley35209

E𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/16; 23w3d

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: TTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen): 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Thursday for PRI

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: good. Happy to still be pregnant 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I'm so excited that he is finally big enough that I can feel frequent movement despite my anterior placenta. DH and DS have both been able to feel him and I can even see my belly move when he kicks. It's so reassuring to feel his sweet little kicks. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? 
Fear, idk. I have reoccurring nightmares about my teeth falling out. It's pretty terrible. 

ashley35209

@kboydbowman shaving has been getting very difficult. I have to sit on the side of the tub and pull my belly up just to see down there. Pretty sure I'm going to have to just move to a trimmer soon. 

@puzzlehead11 I don't think we have a specific thread but I registered at Target and Amazon just for me to keep track of my needs/wants. I will say that the registry gift from Amazon was very nice. It came with a onesie, blanket, bottle, wipes, etc. Highly recommend an Amazon registry. 

@laj0217 you *might* get one if your providers needs to determine presentation around 36 weeks. It really stinks that they don't do one more in the third trimester. 

mk2022x

@puzzlehead11 we’re also registered at Amazon and it’s where our friends and family are primarily purchasing things from. We are also registered at Buy, Buy, Baby (5 things on there) and Pottery Barn Kids (primarily for stroller accessories that aren’t sold anywhere else). 

@dsmith211 I’m also RH negative and hubs is positive so I have that shot as well to look forward to. 😅

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  Sept 12 / 24w0

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: cauliflower / large tub of popcorn 

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: 💙

Baby's Name (if chosen): William John

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 5/26 for 24w OB, 6/16 for glucose test

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: footrubs and back rubs continue to feel better and better haha. Pregnancy symptoms continue to be pretty mild. Out of breath when talking or working out faster than before. Fun to be able to feel him in there more and more! Literally just felt him drumming on my stomach haha. Still trying to keep my weight gain in the “healthy” range but man I’m just barely staying in it, and trying not to let that get to me. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: rave - had a great weekend on the OR coast with hubs and our pup. Beautiful weather and just a great trip overall! Can’t wait to bring another boy back here next year. Rant - came home and noticed a watermark on our living room ceiling yesterday night. We let our in-laws stay at our place while we were gone and I guess they had a clogged toilet issue that seeped through the floor to the ceiling. So now I get to deal with maintenance and all that potentially entails with that…

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? That something totally uncontrollable will happen and we’ll lose income/home/health/etc. 😅

chelsraec

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: 9/29  21 weeks 4 days

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: blue 

Baby's Name (if chosen):

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 5/31 anatomy scan! Cannot wait. 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: pretty exhausted. I’m having difficulty with heavy breathing/breathlessness lately. I feel like my energy levels are down. I’m eating very healthy and exercising, so I’m perplexed. Maybe it’s the baby pressure on my lungs. Who knows? I hate all of this huffing and puffing though. I feel like a pregnant lard when it happens. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: 
why is there like no maternity swimsuit brand for large chested women? We need underwire. I’m so confused as to why regular swimsuits have to options, but maternity don’t! I could be crazy, but I like the way having my stomach and breast supported feels. Going with a normal underwire top and a rash guard. Rave: just ordered a maternity rash guard from target. $24-not bad!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?
dying in a car wreck. It always intensified during pregnancy. 

mnmomma84

@kboydbowman
Would this work? You might still need a mirror, but might be less risky than a razor? I use husband's beard trimmer (SSSHHHHHHHH!) for a nice trim and it is very similar to this little kit. 
https://www.target.com/p/remington-smooth-and-silky-women-s-body-and-bikini-grooming-kit-wpg4020a/-/A-14391191#lnk=sametab

Have fun on the vacay!!

lalarose22

@laj0217 my midwives only do one more at 36 weeks to check if baby is head down. It's just a bedside ultrasound and you literally can't see anything besides the baby's head. This time I'm getting an extra one at 32 weeks (growth ultrasound) because I had covid in the first tri and they just want to make sure everything looks okay. Perks of having covid I guess!

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/2 | 25 + 3

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮(𝗻) / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: Weighs as much as an iPad

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

Baby's Name (if chosen): 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 6/10 for 28 week appt + Tdap + glucose test

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Pregnancy wise, great! But Idk if I've developed allergies or have a cold or what but I'm feeling miserable.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: I hate being sick.
𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Booked a mini session for next week for family pictures/pregnancy announcement. Hope my 18 month old cooperates for at least one picture

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: None

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: What's your biggest fear? Someone close to me dying unexpectedly. 

laj0217

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I may look into one of those boutique ultrasound places. Kinda stinks that you get so many in the first half, and none in the second. Also, my stepdaughter and mother would like to go, and I don’t think my doctor will let anyone but your partner in. 

pangolindrome

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  Sept 27th / 21+6

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM.

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

Baby's Name (if chosen): June Elizabeth

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Virtual 24-week check on June 6th

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Fine. Kind of like I have a cute little BB-gun aimed at my bladder which will go off for absolutely no reason. I feel her elsewhere too but she definitely likes to bounce.

𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲: Almost done clearing out the toy hauler. Then, we just need to do some touch-ups and I can post it for sale. I also ordered two workout tank tops, another pair of leggings, another pair of workout shorts, and a nursing sports bra from Old Navy for $55. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁: FREAKING SUBWAY DISCONTINUING GLUTEN FREE BREAD. I'm going to be stuck on this for a while. I confirmed with the other reasonably-local locations that they're not going to continue carrying it. [insert a lot of censored Swedish and English swearing here] What in the hell am I supposed to do now for options? Firehouse Subs don't open early enough, neither of us are fans of Jersey Mikes, Jimmy John's doesn't heat up their meat at all... 
Now I'm also a little upset there won't be another US. We were hoping my MIL could go with me and see how amazing it all is, the resolution and all that.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Any thoughts on other filling, on-the-go, gluten free breakfast options that are easy-to-access and not Subway? I'm really upset. My husband is upset too. I'm trying to think about options that aren't hamburgers with no buns. It would be nice to have something that doesn't require food prep at home. We are in Oregon, USA.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? My husband dying. 

whitta1015

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/7 ... 24+5

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

Baby's Name (if chosen): Still have no idea 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: I have my 24 wk checkup in an hour!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Great, just starting to hit the waddle stage.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rants: My coworker, who sits in the same office as me, came to work today, went home after her husband tested positive for covid, took a test and she's also positive. Rave: Get to spend the whole weekend out of town with my husband. So excited!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: natm.

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? Hmm I'm terrified of waterbugs...also known as Palmetto bugs. They're basically huge roaches that don't fly. They're everywhere in SC.

whitta1015

@laj0217 I'm not too far from you, and at my doctor, we only get the initial dating scan and then the anatomy scan. I'll probably do the boutique thing around 32 weeks to see his little face in 3D!

@kboydbowman Are you going to MB? I'll be there this weekend. Luckily, you just missed bike week! Have fun!

laj0217

@whitta1015 yeah, I think my doctor was feeling generous? We got 3, one at 6 wks, 7 wks, and 12 wks. Then the anatomy scan. I got used to seeing this baby every month lol

millygolitely

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  sept 1 / 25+4

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: ftm

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: pink 

Baby's Name (if chosen): fairly settled 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Wednesday for glucose screen, midwife in 3.5 weeks 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?:  still feeling pretty good! Wake up with headaches sometimes - I might be forgetting to drink as much water in afternoon/evenings. Starting to feel like things are going to happen fast... have about 2.5 more months of work till my pre-baby vacation starts… aiming to get our reno completed in basement in the next 4-5 weeks so we can our our house back together and get started on baby room and then hopefully be able to chill for the month of august before she is due. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: rave are smoothies that I started having every afternoon - helps to get some fruit and veggies in and I love them so much! Also prenatal yoga classes - I love my instructor and it’s such good prep for muscles to support your belly and things to get exercised or stretchy before labour. And not hard at all - way easier than my regular easy yoga that I have put on hold for now. 

Rant is nothing at the moment.. but why can’t long weekends be longer (it’s a Canadian holiday today) 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? I have a irrational fear of spiders and having to go into outer space for any reason. Or wide open ocean.. like if I was adrift on the ocean on a raft with no land in sight I would be having major meltdowns. 

lilienne

@laj0217 I can't sit straight! I'm stuck leaning back, or else I feel like I can't breathe. Good luck with the Nature's Miracle! I also like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J9MYM5O if you're looking for other odor eliminators.

@puzzlehead11 I keep asking my husband how the hell I'm supposed to keep getting bigger, when I already feel gigantic! I don't think I've seen a thread about registries, but there has been some conversation about it. I went for Babylist becuase I like being able to list items from any website,  but I think a lot of folks have opted for Target, Buy Buy Baby, or one of the other sites that offers a completion discount.

@wiseh congrats on finishing your assignment, nicely done!

@pangolindrome I still love the name, it flows beautifully.

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  Sept 25 / 22 weeks 1 day

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Pink

Baby's Name (if chosen): Ivy

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: cervical check today (everything looked good), glucose test June 6, specialist appt June 22, OB appt July 11

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Gigantic! I know I have a long way to go, but I already feel really big. OB says I'm doing just fine as far as weight gain, yay. I'm feeling weirdly superstitious about setting up the nursery. I need to start clearing things out of the room (it's currently my office), but I keep putting it off. It just feels like the moment I turn it into a nursery, something will go wrong. Silly of me, I know. In general, aside from that one superstitious oddity I'm feeling a lot more positive than I was a few weeks ago.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I am feeling really grateful for my OBGYN, who is lovely. She listens carefully, answers questions thoughtfully, didn't say a word about the fact that I'm on track to gain 36 lbs (one too many, per current recommendations), and she's extremely patient.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? Biggest fear is a big question! I don't know. I will say, I'm afraid of a lot more things as an adult than I was as a child. I used to love heights and now I get vertigo if I'm not careful, and despite years of owning a ball python as a kid I'm jumpy around snakes.

lucyg00cy

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  Sept 4. 25 weeks + 1 day

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen): 99% sure we’re going with Oliver Henry Boucher

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 28 week check up & glucose test in June

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Feeling good, definitely getting bigger. It’s getting harder to bend over without my belly stopping me which is a weird feeling. Finally feeling the baby move around as of 24 weeks has made everything feel that much more real too. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant- somehow we have ants everywhere, no idea where they’re coming from.

Rave- Crib and dresser have been delivered and we’ve agreed in a paint color. Super excited to paint the nursery and put the furniture together.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: When do you find out about your RH factor?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?

Spiders and snakes. I don’t do creepy crawlers and I certainly don’t enjoy snakes. Happy to see I’m not the only one who can’t stand them no matter how big or small they are 😂

newbabymama27

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  October 6 (changed due to US results recently), 20w4d

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: STM

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

Baby's Name (if chosen):

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: June 22 OB appointment 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: the Braxton hicks are coming in strong again! And I’m starting to pee way too often. Good thing I still work from home and can go to the bathroom as much as I need. Other than that I’m feeling pretty good and find my headaches aren’t as common anymore. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: no rants right now… rave: weather is looking good so I’m starting to prep my garden boxes for planting. The weather overnight is still pretty low though so I probably have another 1-2 weeks until I can plant. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: none right now 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? Snakes and spiders have been long standing fears of mine but I recently found a new one… crashing my car into a body of water. We currently have a lot of overland flooding due to extreme amounts of snow and rain all winter and spring and I’ve driven on a few highways where the water is only a few feet away from the road and the ditches are full. Every time I’ve driven there I found myself holding my breath and my heart rate going up like crazy. My husband had to reassure me we’ll be fine but all I could picture was swerving into there if a deer ran in front of us and then it’s game over. 

blanket_girl

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/6 24+6

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen): Jackson Robert 💕 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Thursday! 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Fat!! My hemorrhoid issue has made exercising SO uncomfortable the past few weeks and I feel guilty for not moving like I should. I’m reminding myself that I am doing the best I can and hopefully my doctor will have some suggestions for me when I see her this week. 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: work pressured me to go to a pointless meeting halfway across the country while I’m 24 weeks pregnant, and it kinda sucked. THEN they proceeded to ask me to skip my beach vacation next week because another coworker messed up scheduling a research participant when he was unavailable and they want me to cover. I’ll pass. 

Rave: BEACH VACATION NEXT WEEKEND YAYYY! 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: is it common for a baby’s weight and height percentile to change pretty dramatically in a span of 4 weeks? On our anatomy scan he was measuring in the 80th percentile, and at the echo he was measuring in the 27th… they didn’t comment on that but it’s made me a little nervous that something is wrong. 

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?
At the risk of getting too real, me or my husband dying suddenly and not getting the chance to say goodbye. It happened to my friend when she was 39 and her husband was 41, and they had a 10 month old. They had been together since she was 19. She is such a strong and kind person and she is a source of inspiration to me, but my heart still breaks for her. I think about the possibility of the same thing happening to us way more than is healthy. Every time we leave each other I make a point to kiss him and tell him that I love him just in case

pangolindrome

@lucyg00cy I found out at the very first blood test. If you have MyChart it should be there, it’s something they establish early. I found out I am O+, and my husband is B+ (which is funny because both sets of parents, mine and his, have the same combination between them) which he already knew but I did not.

@blanket_girl It’s oddly comforting to know I’m not alone in this fear. More than half of my intrusive thoughts focus on something going wrong and him passing away suddenly. He’s my best friend and I want to live with him and experience the world by his side (and with him by my side) until we are very old. I use those fears to motivate me to love on him as much as I can and be the best person I can be. I do the same thing with giving him a hug and a kiss and telling him I love him. Thankfully in his family, they are very open with saying “I love you.” He actually had to train me to be comfortable with saying it 🥰

dsmith211

@lucyg00cy your first blood test results should note your RH factor. If not and you’d like to know it’s really simple for them to find out, usually just takes a finger prick at most. 🙂

Honestly if they haven’t said anything about yet you’re probably good, but obviously it never hurts to ask. 

babywiik

@pangolindrome would subway allow you to bring your own bread and use new knives for you?

ashking0922

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  09-20 // 23+0

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Pink

Baby's Name (if chosen): unsure

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: June 7th for glucose test and growth scan

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: I feel pretty good! 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: I have felt her every day recently and I SAW her from the outside finally! I have an anterior placenta so this was an extra big deal for me lol. We are hoping my husband can catch her at some point but she's still decently unpredictable. 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: The doctor didn't say anything adverse about her size (she was measuring in the 69th percentile) but after reading that a lot of you don't have any ultrasounds after anatomy scan, I'm a little worried that they scheduled me for a growth scan? Do you suppose that's normal or am I overthinking?

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? I'm so scared of losing her at any point. It's gotten better now that I can feel her, but it always feels too good to be true.

newbabymama27

@ashking0922 a huge part of the anatomy scan is to check the size of various bits and organs of baby so I’m sure they scheduled you correctly. If there were any concerns, your OB would’ve sent you for another scan I also got percentages as part of my anatomy scan. 

bigworldlittleg

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  9/22, 22+5

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

𝗙𝗧𝗠/𝗦𝗧𝗠/𝗧𝗧𝗠+/𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: FTM

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen): 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: This Friday 5/27 for OB check-in

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: Not too bad this week! I think the most annoying thing has been restless legs at night. I ordered magnesium lotion from a company called 8 Sheep Organics (they sell specifically pregnancy-safe, organic products). Rubbing it on my legs before bed should help with the RLS and will hopefully help with my sleep overall. I'll report back!

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: My company gives us a bonus "mental health day" each quarter, and the one for this quarter is this Friday. So between that and Memorial Day on Monday, I'll have a 4 day weekend! The weather is supposed to be beautiful too, so I can wait to just relax outside and do nothing 

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: NATM

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear? Given my issues with anxiety, a lot of (mostly irrational) things! But let's see, at the moment, probably a family member, my husband, or Zoey the Cat passing away before the baby is born. Of course I never want them to pass away, but having it happen before the baby is born would be especially awful.

pangolindrome

@babywiik Some of them might. I’m guessing the ones where they recognize us might, but I think they’re technically not supposed to. It’s certainly an idea I’m entertaining.

dsmith211

@pangolindrome probably slightly inconvenient since you would have to put it together but you could possibly have them package it as a salad and then put it on bread that you have before you eat it? I don’t usually go to subway but the deli at our grocery store and I don’t like their bread so I usually have them do something like that so I can make my own at home and it’s usually a little cheaper bc you’re leaving off bread.

newbabymama27

@kboydbowman forgot to add this yesterday re: shaving the lady bits but when my belly got too big to see what I was doing from above with my first baby, I would stand in front of the bathroom vanity mirror with a towel under my feet to catch any shavings/cream and that helped me somewhat see what I was shaving down there. It wasn’t perfect but better than nothing and I didn’t have to bend much. This time around my husband offered up his manscaped trimmer so I’ll try that out too once I get to that point.  

pangolindrome

@dsmith211 I’ve done that with burgers, like McDonalds and Burger King. I do wonder if they’d give me a discount for not having bread. It’s not too awkward, and I would get my choice of bread

@kboydbowman @newbabymama27 Yooooo that’s so much effort. When I can’t manage my Brazilians on my own I’m going to have it done for me 😝 

newbabymama27

@pangolindrome I’ve never had a Brazilian 😅 and everyone tells me you’re even more sensitive when pregnant so I can’t start now haha! 

whitta1015

@ashking0922 Our glucose tests are on the same day! Already dreading it. haha

ashking0922

@whitta1015 omg yay glucose test buddies 
I am also dreading it, I'm happy mine is first thing in the morning so I can get it over with

melyrae

𝗘𝗗𝗗 / 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 + 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:  Sept 1/ 25+5

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

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

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁/𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲/𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸/𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻: Blue

Baby's Name (if chosen): - 

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Glucose test May 31!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?: My body feels full and stretched and large. My ribs are starting to hurt. My muscles on my sides are just sore at all times. I can't do a full day of "things" anymore... work, gardening, socializing, etc. I can get a few things done then my body just loses all steam! Which is frustrating... 

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀: Rant: I'm exhausted. Work is hard. My students have "spring fever" and are starting to lose all focus/sense of hummanness... And I just don't have it in me to deal with them. 
Rave: I can feel baby's specific movements now! Instead of just a "bop" somewhere in my belly, i can distinctly feel movements on one side or the other, and feel which movements might be more of a roll and more of a kick. Not sure what's what, but I am feeling differences!

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Anyone else have a mild freak out when starting to read those chapters on labour and birth? I am sorry but my body is supposed to do THAT?!?!?!

𝗚𝗧𝗞𝗬: what's your biggest fear?
Losing my loved ones. Hubby. Baby. Close family and friends.