Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: June 10, 2023 / 12 weeks 12+2
FTM/STM/STM+: First time mom after miscarriage in the spring
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: Team girl
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: Baby is the size of a Swedish fish
Upcoming appointments: Dec. 6, happily in the second trimester
How are you feeling: Finally on the upswing after a rough-ish first trimester. Sleeping through the night, chocolate no longer tastes like soap, I'm hungry like I used to be
Rants / Raves: I'm still losing hair from my head like crazy, which is concerning apparently only to me lol. My doctor says it's fine. I'm also kind of loving having a secret from my work colleagues - I'm a teacher and just over Thanksgiving break I started showing a tiny amount but can still hide it under my clothes. With 3 weeks to go until Christmas break, it's like a game of "is she or isn't she?"
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? Probably all of the lights people put up to celebrate whatever holidays they celebrate! It's so dark in New England, so any light is wonderful!
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: We don't know the sex yet, but will find out at anatomy scan in January. I *still* have no intuition on what I think baby will be which is not the usual for me! Hoping to have a dream to hang my hat on soon haha.
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: macaron!
Upcoming appointments: was originally going to have an appointment this Thurs 12/1, but we canceled this morning since the whole house is still sick. We will probably reschedule for next Thursday!
How are you feeling: still getting over our nasty colds, and my nausea has been pretty bad today after seemingly taking a break while I was sick! Delicate balance of worry and gratitude any time my symptoms let up.
Rants / Raves: n/a
Questions: n/a
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? definitely making salt dough ornaments and taking the boys to pick out a new ornament every year!
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: June 13th, I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow
FTM/STM/STM+:
(First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.)
Second time mom!
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise:
Another boy!!!
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: Can fit on a reeses cup
Upcoming appointments: December 16th.
How are you feeling: Terrible 😂 like one long horrible hangover. I get headaches, Terrible nausea, vomiting. The works. And the acne. What is up with this acne!? Extra dry skin. I'm just a mess.
Rants / Raves: I made Baklava for the first time on Sunday and cried because my syrup mixture boiled over. It was my first real emotional breakdown so far lol. Not much of a rant or a rave. Just funny now to look back at
Questions: why is this darling baby making me so sick? *not a real question* lol
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? I love picking out a Christmas tree every year and decorating our house. My first born loves Christmas, cookie baking, etc. We also do elf on the shelf and I'm totally dreading it this year! It takes so much effort and I'm barely hanging on lol
@monkey_mcfee oh man me too, I always lose so much hair in the first trimester and I'm so sick of all the annoying regrowth hairs sticking out of my head. It's so annoying and terrible and nobody can tell me why it happens which annoys me even more. Solidarity
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days:
13 weeks/June 4th
FTM/STM/STM+:
(First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.) third time mom/second THB hopefully 🤞🏻
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise:
team green 🍏
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of:
lemon! I feel like last pregnancy I had all the cool facts memorized and paid such close attention but this time I'm a lot busier and it's going by faster, I feel so bad.
Upcoming appointments:
Sometime this week for repeat NIPT bloodwork
How are you feeling:
probably the worse I've felt yet this pregnancy. I'm so sick and tired and I randomly lost my entire appetite so now I get sicker if I eat than if I starve so there's no winning lol.
Rants / Raves:
baby kicks are getting so much stronger and I've started to notice more of a rhythm to when they happen throughout the day, it's so nice to lay down at night to sleep and feel the party starting like Hello I am hereeeee 🥺 Also I am waiting on a few small things to arrive and then I'm going to take an announcement photo for my Instagram and I'm so excited. My first little footies arrived today 😍 Rant is that I wanted to get some new Blanqi leggings since I haven't bought winter maternity clothes in years but they just baaarely went on sale for bf and I'm really bummed. $62 as opposed to their normal $74 just wasn't a steal.
Questions:
Does anyone else feel like this is the fastest pregnancy ever for you? It started out slow and then 9 weeks I hit my stride and now I can't believe I'm already in the second trimester and baby is so big 🥺
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
We don't have that many traditions but I really like picking out our tree and the ensuing haggle between my partner for a larger or smaller tree 🎄 a large chunk of my childhood we didn't celebrate because witchcraft 🤣 so as an adult I'm not sure what traditions to even try to start. Maybe next year we'll start an advent calendar? Or something with cookies? Or homemade ornaments? I don't even know. It's a little overwhelming trying to figure out holidays as a grown up.
@kalesix3 It definitely seems to have sped up the last couple weeks but it still feels like forever until I get to meet this baby (which as an unplanned pregnancy is welcome/comforting sometimes and annoying depending on the day haha) @thescarletmom We've always been Team Green and I've always been completely clueless as to what I'm having until baby is born ha. But this time everyone else keeps referring to baby as she/her/sister for the most part, I've had a dream about having a baby girl and just have a feeling it's a girl so -- we'll find out if I'm right in 6 months! 😆
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: A peach 🍑
Upcoming appointments: This afternoon! Excited to see my midwife again (DS was born 8 years ago, DD was born 5 years ago) and hear baby's heartbeat 💓
How are you feeling: Better every week the last few weeks, looking forward to second trimester!
Rants / Raves: Not really, tired of not feeling great but grateful it's slowly but steadily improving
Questions: Nope..
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? Watching the kids open their presents and spending time with family. I usually get pj's for the kids too and take pictures in front of the tree but this year they just have soooo many clothes and pj's from hand-me-downs I couldn't justify it so pics in front of the tree will just be in their fav pj's -- but I bought matching ones for next year for all 3 kids and I can't believe I'll really have a sweet, squishy little 6 month old in the tiniest ones?! 🥺
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: June 12. 12w 1d
FTM/STM/STM+
(First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.): third-time mama
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise?: okay I know it doesn’t matter. I’ll be happy either way honestly. But when my dad passed I always thought I’d have a boy to name after him. I have two girls. We’ll seeee ❤️
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: passion fruit
Upcoming appointments: I had a check-in yesterday. Ran prenatal labs (so much blood) I have history of High BP/pre eclampsia so my doctor wanted a baseline. He also had a hand-held little ultrasound that he let me hold and see baby. So wild. Actually looked like a little baby moving around in there. This clearly still isn’t real to me 😂
How are you feeling: I just got over the flu A and finally feeling like ME again. Nausea is here. Gagging at it all. Off and on breast soreness. And then I’m just uselessly exhausted by the end of the day.
Rants / Raves: I CANNOT POOP! I didn’t take my colace while battling flu, and took Zofran without knowing it causes constipation. Oh this is roughhh
Questions: n/a
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? When I was growing up, Christmas Eve was a big deal. A big party with friends and family, homemade Maryland crab soup by my uncle, a special drink passed on through generations from Lithuania ❤️🥹 I’ve since moved away and don’t get that anymore. Now my favorite would be decorating the tree right after thanksgiving with my kids and watching Christmas movies. Christmas cookies with the kids is also great, but also exhausting and I’m kinda not looking forward to all the work this year haha
@maddmama I also can't poop! OMG. But I found that metamucil is like the little miracle drug that could! Works wonders for me, but I hope for you this is just a side effect of your cold drugs.
@monkey_mcfee ooo okay so I have fiber powder from previous issues. I’ll add that in today. I already had issues this whole first trimester and the Zofran just made it IMPOSSIBLE haha
@maddmama I hope it happens soon for you, it's such an amazing feeling and so reassuring to finally feel 😅 I think I just feel flutters early because baby is all the way up on the very top of my uterus so it's way more easy to feel as opposed to some of the other positions like having an anterior placenta that can cushion and block movement sometimes 🤞🏻 Also crab soup sounds absolutely amazing right now haha 😂
@potato3000 I feel that! I know next summer seems so far away and then I remember it's almost December 😱
@thescarletmom no dreams for me either, it kind of feels strange, where are they?!?
@hitcj4687 I used to make maple syrup when I lived up north and a boil over is worth crying over even not pregnant! It's the worst!
@monkey_mcfee Due date twins! Also, love the game of is she or isn't she haha! I told my boss and a few girls I am close with at work this week but about half the office still doesn't know. I will tell them soon.
@hitcj4687 Ohh I love baklava. I worked at a family run Greek restaurant for years so I consider myself somewhat of a honorary Greek haha! *kidding*. I have never tried baklava but I have made moussaka often.
@kalesix3 that is so cool that you are feeling baby move so much!!!! I can not wait for that! Also, I agree on it going faster and not paying as much attention. I took weekly bump photos last time starting at six weeks and while I didn't do it this time because of my prior losses mostly, I still haven't started them. I should. Although I totally already have a bump haha.
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: 12w3d, June 10th according to LMP but I have been 2/3 days ahead at my scans.
FTM/STM/STM+: (First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.) Second time mom.
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: We will find out at the anatomy scan.
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: Plum! I had to look at the app.
Upcoming appointments: December 22nd. Although I am supposed to hear from MFM but have not yet.
How are you feeling: pretty good. Still just so tired. I don't know if it is because I am older this time around but I was not this tired last time.
Rants / Raves: It feels good that I am over the 12 week mark and a lot of people know now. It was fun sharing the news over the holiday.
Questions: Nope.
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? Oh gosh, so many. making gingerbread houses with my kiddo, going to see lights, Santa train ride. I love it all.
TTC History:
Started dating DH 2006 . Married 2015
TTC July 2015-November 2015
BFP November 2015 Baby boy born August 2016
Oops BFP February 2021 MMC March 2021
Back on BC for a year to decide what we want to do.
@ReadyForaB@kalesix3 the Baklava still turned out really good. I was proud of it. But the mess and burning smell was less than desirable. I can't believe I let the syrup boil over!!!! I just made some pancake syrup from scratch the other day and it was soo rich and yummy! I did not let that boil over 😂
@maddmama Still waiting for this to truly feel like real life over here too haha. A friend of mine was in a similar situation except she found out at 7 months pregnant?! And baby came early so she only knew she was pregnant for about for six weeks before baby was here 🤯 I just realized today I've known for about six weeks and I genuinely think I'll need at least another six (probably by my anatomy scan when I've been feeling kicks for a bit and can actually see a fully formed little baby in there) for it to fully sink in that this is really happening!
@potato3000 omg I cannot imagine! Yeah I have no idea when this will feel real 😂 I keep thinking when we know the sex and can put a name to the baby. But maybe not even then.
It’s cool that growing life never becomes less magical ❤️
FTM/STM/STM+: (First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.) Second time mom
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: we have 3 boys in our blended family so we are really hoping for a girl but we’ll be happy either way 👶
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: Lemon Upcoming appointments: The appointments have been short and to the point this time around it seems but our next is December 19th and baby impressions to find out the gender on December 9th! How are you feeling: The nausea seems to maybe be lifting up some, the fatigue hits hard some days still. Hoping to feel like myself again soon. 🫣 Rants / Raves: Eh my husband would say I rant about everything these days lol.. Questions: Why am I already showing so soon this time around?? GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? watching movies and making cookies for Santa with my kiddos ❤️❤️
FTM/STM/STM+: (First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.) fourth time mom
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: surprise- we’re going to find out but I haven’t gotten the blood draw yet
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: a chicken nugget
Upcoming appointments: ultrasound and blood draw on the 8th
How are you feeling: it varies wildly by day. Some days I am feeling great and some days the nausea and fatigue come barreling back
Rants / Raves: my body is so broken from 3 previous c-sections that everything about this hurts. I’m desperate to get to full term and have this be in the past
Questions: none right now
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Ok, so this is silly, but my parents would always go downstairs before us kids on Christmas morning and turn on the lights and stuff. My dad would always yell “there’s nothing but reindeer poop in here!” Now I’ve stolen that line and I use it every Christmas morning!
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: We’re a split household. DH wants a boy and I want a girl.
Baby is as tall as a tennis ball!
Upcoming appointments: 12/6
How are you feeling: Feeling so much less nauseous this week. A little headachy still but started some magnesium to hopefully help with that.
Rants / Raves: TW: talk of trauma and mental health This is kind of sad but I do substance use prevention and mental health promotion as my career and this week I’ve been teaching a three day course about mental health to a group of high schoolers at an alternative school. My lands they’re being so awful to me! Like I know it’s a hard subject and there are quite possibly traumatic experiences that they have/ are overcoming, but they are all out just not listening and talking over their peers and me about random stuff that has nothing to do with the content. Everyone is on their phones. One girl was actually just watching tik tok with the speaker on loud while I was talking. The teacher can’t control them and has terrible classroom management, which is not my job while I’m there. It has truly been a nightmare.
The funny part- this is my last morning going and I am REALLY showing off my bump in the hopes that they will be like, oh she’s pregnant and hopefully be better behaved because it’s been so stressful!
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Every year, my husband and I go to an amusement park near us that really goes all out for the holidays and we’re going this weekend!
@mindfulmomma2022 we're split too! DH and DS1 want a girl, but I don't care and am very content with the idea of another sweet little boy (DS2 gets co-opted to my side since he doesn't understand haha).
As for your presentation this week, that sounds so unfun. I definitely think it's hard for teens to connect when they feel like they're being "lectured", especially if in their normal lives they don't feel listened to or like they have any choices. They just turn off their brains and can't see past that. I definitely remember any drug abuse prevention assemblies or presentations in high school being met with a huge sigh across the room. And I'm sure the prevalence and ease of access has completely desensitized a lot of kids to the real harm that can come from drug use. I can't imagine being 16 years old listening to a presentation and knowing I have a vape pen in my backpack, convinced that there's nothing wrong with that and adults just want to be hard on you. I really feel for our teens these days because its not getting easier to be a kid. But I promise you that even if it doesn't look like it, you're reaching somebody and they're going to make a different choice someday because of you and that's enough!!
@thescarletmom I 1000% agree. This training is really how to identify mental health challenges in peers as we know that teens will often reach out to their friends before telling an adult what they are going through. So it’s important to support those teens that might be hearing about their friends mental health struggles.
And also yes. When I was in school presentations around substance use were horrible. We got the scared straight messages, DARE, etc. I am happy that as a field we are doing all we can to involve teens more and provide more positive messages.
I told them today, did you all notice I wore my maternity shirt to show off my bump, and they were like no not at all LOL but they were so good today! Much better.
@mindfulmomma2022 I'm so happy it was a better day! Truly sounds like life changing work you do, and just from my experience with having an elementary schooler, the emphasis on emotions and emotional wellbeing is so much bigger than when we were in school. All these changes with the way we're talking to kids and teens are so important 🩶
I have an appointment with my family doctor this week and then my first appointment with my midwife next week!
How are you feeling:
Not too bad actually, I had bad nausea weeks 5-10 but it has gotten so much better. Just tired and headaches now.
Rants / Raves:
We had a horrible experience at our first ultrasound. The technician was mean, abrupt and didn't seem to want to answer any questions and didnt let us hear the heartbeat. We tried not to let it bother us during the appointment because we were just so excited to be seeing our baby. But I called and complained afterwards. I booked my next ultrasound somewhere else and hopefully they goes better.
Re: Weekly Check-In 11/28: EDD 6/1 - 6/15
June 10, 2023 / 12 weeks 12+2
FTM/STM/STM+:
First time mom after miscarriage in the spring
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise:
Team girl
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of:
Baby is the size of a Swedish fish
Upcoming appointments:
Dec. 6, happily in the second trimester
How are you feeling:
Finally on the upswing after a rough-ish first trimester. Sleeping through the night, chocolate no longer tastes like soap, I'm hungry like I used to be
Rants / Raves:
I'm still losing hair from my head like crazy, which is concerning apparently only to me lol. My doctor says it's fine. I'm also kind of loving having a secret from my work colleagues - I'm a teacher and just over Thanksgiving break I started showing a tiny amount but can still hide it under my clothes. With 3 weeks to go until Christmas break, it's like a game of "is she or isn't she?"
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Probably all of the lights people put up to celebrate whatever holidays they celebrate! It's so dark in New England, so any light is wonderful!
June 13th, I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise:
Can fit on a reeses cup
December 16th.
Terrible 😂 like one long horrible hangover. I get headaches, Terrible nausea, vomiting. The works. And the acne. What is up with this acne!? Extra dry skin. I'm just a mess.
I love picking out a Christmas tree every year and decorating our house. My first born loves Christmas, cookie baking, etc. We also do elf on the shelf and I'm totally dreading it this year! It takes so much effort and I'm barely hanging on lol
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days:
FTM/STM/STM+:
third time mom/second THB hopefully 🤞🏻
Upcoming appointments:
Also I am waiting on a few small things to arrive and then I'm going to take an announcement photo for my Instagram and I'm so excited. My first little footies arrived today 😍
Rant is that I wanted to get some new Blanqi leggings since I haven't bought winter maternity clothes in years but they just baaarely went on sale for bf and I'm really bummed. $62 as opposed to their normal $74 just wasn't a steal.
Questions:
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
@thescarletmom We've always been Team Green and I've always been completely clueless as to what I'm having until baby is born ha. But this time everyone else keeps referring to baby as she/her/sister for the most part, I've had a dream about having a baby girl and just have a feeling it's a girl so -- we'll find out if I'm right in 6 months! 😆
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days:
June 3/13w3d
FTM/STM/STM+:
(First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.)
Third-time Mom
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise:
Team Green
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of:
A peach 🍑
Upcoming appointments:
This afternoon! Excited to see my midwife again (DS was born 8 years ago, DD was born 5 years ago) and hear baby's heartbeat 💓
How are you feeling:
Better every week the last few weeks, looking forward to second trimester!
Rants / Raves:
Not really, tired of not feeling great but grateful it's slowly but steadily improving
Questions:
Nope..
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Watching the kids open their presents and spending time with family. I usually get pj's for the kids too and take pictures in front of the tree but this year they just have soooo many clothes and pj's from hand-me-downs I couldn't justify it so pics in front of the tree will just be in their fav pj's -- but I bought matching ones for next year for all 3 kids and I can't believe I'll really have a sweet, squishy little 6 month old in the tiniest ones?! 🥺
Also crab soup sounds absolutely amazing right now haha 😂
@potato3000 I feel that! I know next summer seems so far away and then I remember it's almost December 😱
@thescarletmom no dreams for me either, it kind of feels strange, where are they?!?
@hitcj4687 I used to make maple syrup when I lived up north and a boil over is worth crying over even not pregnant! It's the worst!
@hitcj4687 Ohh I love baklava. I worked at a family run Greek restaurant for years so I consider myself somewhat of a honorary Greek haha! *kidding*. I have never tried baklava but I have made moussaka often.
@kalesix3 that is so cool that you are feeling baby move so much!!!! I can not wait for that! Also, I agree on it going faster and not paying as much attention. I took weekly bump photos last time starting at six weeks and while I didn't do it this time because of my prior losses mostly, I still haven't started them. I should. Although I totally already have a bump haha.
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: 12w3d, June 10th according to LMP but I have been 2/3 days ahead at my scans.
FTM/STM/STM+:
(First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.) Second time mom.
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: We will find out at the anatomy scan.
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: Plum! I had to look at the app.
Upcoming appointments: December 22nd. Although I am supposed to hear from MFM but have not yet.
How are you feeling: pretty good. Still just so tired. I don't know if it is because I am older this time around but I was not this tired last time.
Rants / Raves: It feels good that I am over the 12 week mark and a lot of people know now. It was fun sharing the news over the holiday.
Questions: Nope.
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition? Oh gosh, so many. making gingerbread houses with my kiddo, going to see lights, Santa train ride. I love it all.
TTC July 2015-November 2015
Baby boy born August 2016
Oops BFP February 2021
MMC March 2021
Back on BC for a year to decide what we want to do.
TTC Since March 2022
MMC June 2022
BFP September 2022 - Due June 2023!
June 3rd, 13 weeks and 3 days ❤️
FTM/STM/STM+:
(First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.)
Second time mom
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: we have 3 boys in our blended family so we are really hoping for a girl but we’ll be happy either way 👶
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of:
Lemon
Upcoming appointments:
The appointments have been short and to the point this time around it seems but our next is December 19th and baby impressions to find out the gender on December 9th!
How are you feeling:
The nausea seems to maybe be lifting up some, the fatigue hits hard some days still. Hoping to feel like myself again soon. 🫣
Rants / Raves:
Eh my husband would say I rant about everything these days lol..
Questions:
Why am I already showing so soon this time around??
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
watching movies and making cookies for Santa with my kiddos ❤️❤️
FTM/STM/STM+:
(First-time mom, second-time mom, etc.) fourth time mom
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: surprise- we’re going to find out but I haven’t gotten the blood draw yet
Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: a chicken nugget
Upcoming appointments: ultrasound and blood draw on the 8th
How are you feeling: it varies wildly by day. Some days I am feeling great and some days the nausea and fatigue come barreling back
Rants / Raves: my body is so broken from 3 previous c-sections that everything about this hurts. I’m desperate to get to full term and have this be in the past
Questions: none right now
GTKY: What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days
EDD: 6/11
FTM/STM/STM+:
First time mom
Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: We’re a split household. DH wants a boy and I want a girl.
Baby is as tall as a tennis ball!
Upcoming appointments:
12/6
How are you feeling: Feeling so much less nauseous this week. A little headachy still but started some magnesium to hopefully help with that.
Rants / Raves: TW: talk of trauma and mental health
This is kind of sad but I do substance use prevention and mental health promotion as my career and this week I’ve been teaching a three day course about mental health to a group of high schoolers at an alternative school. My lands they’re being so awful to me! Like I know it’s a hard subject and there are quite possibly traumatic experiences that they have/ are overcoming, but they are all out just not listening and talking over their peers and me about random stuff that has nothing to do with the content. Everyone is on their phones. One girl was actually just watching tik tok with the speaker on loud while I was talking. The teacher can’t control them and has terrible classroom management, which is not my job while I’m there. It has truly been a nightmare.
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
I 1000% agree. This training is really how to identify mental health challenges in peers as we know that teens will often reach out to their friends before telling an adult what they are going through. So it’s important to support those teens that might be hearing about their friends mental health struggles.