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February 2023 Moms
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Weekly check-ins August 22
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EDD / Weeks + Days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
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Questions:
GTKY what do you find the hardest thing about pregnancy so far? What do you like best about it?
Re: Weekly check-ins August 22
Due on February 7, 2023
Jar of Nutella
Team blue
16-week check-in
Anxious
Rant—I thought I had done my due diligence knowing that I'm a cystic fibrosis carrier. 3+ years ago, I had asked my former doctor about getting a test for my husband before we even knew whether or not we planned to have a child. She had told me that it is easier, cheaper, and just as good to do the 23andMe test rather than an official lab test. We did that, and he tested negative for 28 common variants. Well, they tested me weeks ago, and I knew I was a carrier. I got the call last week about having my husband tested, and they sounded way more concerned than I thought they should since he had been tested previously. Apparently, there is a more comprehensive test, and I'm now concerned about the chance that he could still be a carrier. We won't know for 5-6 weeks, which would put an amniocentesis past the 20-week mark if needed as well as any decisions that would need to be made if that went poorly. I wish we would have tested him at the same time as me knowing that I was a carrier. Now, I'm just trying to take it day-by-day and remember that he probably only has a 0.4% chance of being a carrier if the 23andMe results were accurate, which is a very small chance.
No questions this week.
What I like best, or what makes me excited is thinking about baby names, researching baby gear, picking out clothes, and more. This makes it all feel a little more real to me.
The hardest thing for me is trying to keep a positive mindset, especially with labor. I'm really trying to prepare ahead of time mentally and spiritually. What I like best is everything that has to do with the baby...naming her, picking out her clothes, knowing there with be such euphoria after birthing her, wondering what she'll look like.
EDD / Weeks + Days: Feb 4/16w 2d
Baby is the size of a(n): avocado
Team blue/pink/green: blue
Upcoming Appointments: Sept 7 anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: Pretty good now that nausea and overwhelming fatigue are gone, but I’m starting to feel my back getting kind of tight and out of wack from my (still pretty small) bump
Rants/Raves: I’m at work at 8:45 pm waiting for my last task of the day to finish up, which is a bit of a rant, but my colleague just left and she left me snacks on my desk ❤️. It feels good to be surrounded by supportive people, even at work.
Questions: Any good online prenatal yoga recommendations? I looked for local classes, but there’s nothing that I can find. I can feel my back and hips getting tight and just weird with my shifting weight, and I’ve done yoga semi-regularly for years but know some poses will be uncomfortable or potentially unsafe right now. I’ve sent a message to my midwives just to be sure I don’t have any restrictions, but aside from random YouTubers, I’m not sure where to look and am open to suggestions.
GTKY what do you find the hardest thing about pregnancy so far? What do you like best about it? The hardest thing has been balancing work with symptoms and trying to make sure I understand my maternity leave and other benefits. The best has been planning the fun stuff - nursery furniture, stroller, car seat, baby carrier, and in the process, all of the thinking about all of the things we plan to do and experience with the baby as he gets older. Fair weather football games at our alma mater, exploring the garden and the woods behind our house, family holidays, traveling to visit family and friends... I know it won’t all go according to plan 😂 but I’m excited for the experiences, and as we get further into a healthy pregnancy, I’m able to embrace the excitement more 🥰.
The best is just being pregnant. It's been such a hard road and I'm happy to finally be here.
EDD / Weeks + Days: 20.02 - 14+1
Baby is the size of a(n): Apple
Rave - I went and saw a cranio sacral therapist on the advice of the lovely ladies on here
Another rave - I'm back just above my pre-pregnancy weight!
I like, however, the fact that I am expecting an actual baby that I will hopefully hold in my arms 6 months from now. That's huge! And also the way my friends and family have reacted, some seem as invested in my pregnancy as I am. My best friend said last night that she was so excited for my scan on monday so she would be able to say "my future god daughter" or "my future god son" rather than "my future god child", and that's super sweet.
We have a name already...we did before we knew the gender! It'll come to you and if Charlotte is what stays on your mind, that's a gorgeous name!!
Well, I found out that I’m having a boy! Lol. We have a middle name picked out because it’s both of our fathers’ names. For the first name, we have a handful of shared names that we both like and a few favorites each from that list. I’ve stopped stressing about it, and I think we plan to go to the hospital with a few favorites and pick one after he’s born.
I did catch a couple of end-of-season clothing sales and started purchasing clothes here and there that have 90-day return policies. I’m still a little fearful that something could go wrong, but I figured clothing is easy to return if needed.
Right now, the hardest thing is finding clothes that fit! My pre-pregnancy clothes are too small, but my pregnancy clothes from my first just swallow me. I’m in the weird in-between and it’s messing with my self-confidence 😞 Best is how excited my 3yo is about being a big sister 😍 She tells me she has a baby brother in my belly, we’ll find out in about a month if she’s right!
@fertile-turtle I've mentioned this page before, but try Glo.com! It's a great library of yoga online, and I've found this pregnancy a new series by Ivory Jenkins (sp?) all about prenatal that's really great! The cost is about $21 a month, which is still way cheaper than attending a class or two a month in person (at least in my area).
EDD / Weeks + Days: 15W today
Questions: not at the moment
And I hope you start to feel better soon, I’m getting headaches now from hormones and I can only imagine how much worse dehydration would make them!