August 2023 Moms
gingermama29
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Weekly Check-in 4/10
gingermama29
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EDD/Weeks + days:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Upcoming appointments:
How are you feeling?
Raves/Rants:
Questions:
GTKY: What book(s) are you reading?
Re: Weekly Check-in 4/10
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Girl
Baby is the size of a(n): Banana
Upcoming appointments: Anatomy u/s on Thursday
How are you feeling? Same old stuff - tired, low BP, sciatica
Raves/Rants: my daughter (2 next month) has a URI, so she was pretty miserable over the weekend and very clingy (unusual for her). It's exhausting to have a sick kiddo - not sure how everyone does it when multiple kids are sick simultaneously.
Questions: None
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Blue
Baby is the size of a(n): cantaloupe
Upcoming appointments: midwife this Thursday. I hope I don’t see the nurse midwife. She is the only one I dislike. She couldn’t find the heartbeat the last time I was there and when she did finally find it she said it was ridiculously low. I was very upset when I left and I checked it myself when I got home and it was 140 like usual. 🙄
How are you feeling? I feel like crap. I have been sick again this week. I think we may have covid. I have had extreme fatigue, diarrhea, dizziness, congestion, and headaches. My husband was exposed from a patient and he was only wearing a regular mask and not an N95. A regular mask isn’t protective so…. The fatigue has been really bad. I have felt almost nonfunctional.
Raves/Rants: The baby has definitely grown some because movement is much more frequent and much stronger. I’m feeling lots of outside movement too. It’s been amazing. I have been laying around more so that likely why I have been more aware of it.
Questions:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: finding out… very soon 😬
Baby is the size of a(n): banana
Upcoming appointments: sitting the in waiting room for my MFM consult and anatomy scan now slightly panicking I don’t really have a reason to be but whatever they say determines the rest of this pregnancy midwife on Friday hopefully depending on how this goes
How are you feeling? Overall good little to no symptoms currently very nervous for above mentioned reasons
Raves/Rants: Raves I love that me and DH were able to use todays appointment as an excuse to get out just the two of us and have a little date day
Questions: not right now
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: blue
Baby is the size of a(n): app says grapefruit… must be a huge one
Upcoming appointments: next month
How are you feeling? Just so done being tired. I have almost no downtime from kids because I work with them. I’m up with DS each morning and pretty much exhausted by the time I put him to bed.
Raves/Rants: I guess how I’m feeling is my rant. All of our family lives 2 hours or more away from us. We’re going to have to get serious about finding a back up sitter when we have baby 2.
Questions:
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: successfully stayed team green through the anatomy scan! Almost caved haha
Baby is the size of a(n): Endive
Upcoming appointments: first week of May - glucose screen that week too. I’m worried about failing it since I technically failed before pregnancy due to my PCOS.
How are you feeling? Finally a little better. Only nauseous once or twice a day and finally getting some energy back. Started on famotidine for heartburn which has helped a lot too, it was keeping me up at night.
Raves/Rants: Rant/Rave, I’m honestly not sure. I think I’ve decided to drop working in the ICU. I absolutely love it. But it’s a 75 minute drive and was not fun this winter. I only work once a week but I don’t want to get stuck there when I have a baby, and I had to stay in that city a few times this winter. My other nursing job is 5 minutes away from me and it just makes more sense. Ugh… I’m struggling so much with this decision as ICU is truly my passion and that ICU is the closest one to my house. Anybody else have to choose something like this? Hard to choose between my dream job and my baby. Everyone says it’ll all make sense when the baby is here, but I want to make this decision before staring at my child and being even more hormonal than I am now.
Questions: See above I guess haha.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Blue 💙
Baby is the size of a(n): well it seems baby is a bit larger than whatever 21 weeks is, so I have no idea
Upcoming appointments: just had follow up OB today. Next visit is in May
How are you feeling? Not bad. Feeling large lately, which was just reinforced today when I was told I’m measuring 23 weeks 🤦🏻♀️ She couldn’t have just said everything is normal…
Raves/Rants: Just a rant about taxes. My accountant is behind on my business taxes. So stress of the week is taxes are due Friday, we don’t know what I owe or what I owe for this quarter. It’s ok…it’s all ok.
Questions: nope just trying to live my best life with this being my last pregnancy.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: blue💙
Baby is the size of a(n): endive or gogurt
Upcoming appointments: none this week
How are you feeling? I’ve been feeling more like myself…a huge version of myself lol but myself. I get wiped by 3pm pretty much everyday, I have to eat constantly too or I get lightheaded and weird feeling.I do have some pubic bone pain so I gotta get into the chiropractor for that.
Raves/Rants: rave, I feel pretty good for the first time this pregnancy!
Questions:
@justyouraveragemama I have that book on my shelf. I haven’t gotten to it yet but I plan to. I really love the Charlotte Mason lifestyle/philosophy. Our school time is more lively with all the good books. Plus, a lot of the books on our school list are books I never had the opportunity to read in high school so I will be reading alongside them and learning when we get to those. We use Ambleside and I love it. Such a great feast for them to read through the years.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: blue but still pretending I don’t know
Baby is the size of a(n): banana??
Upcoming appointments: anatomy scan today!
How are you feeling? Tired, the 3pm wall hits hard these days. But also good it’s been so nice out we have gotten outside for family walks on a trail by the water every night which has felt great
Raves/Rants: we have a horrible issue of staying up watching our shows after our daughter goes to bed and next thing we know it’s 12 and 5 am comes way to quick
Questions: not at the moment
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: blue 💙
Baby is the size of a(n): bowl of cereal
Upcoming appointments: the 24th, one of my regular 2 week check ups.
How are you feeling? Feeling great! Very tired still but really can’t complain too much. Belly feels very heavy and the RLP is intense sometimes. But baby boy is moving and grooving and I can’t get enough of it!
Raves/Rants: We had the tree company out yesterday to give a quote on removing our massive tree next to the house. I wish it wasn’t so much money but we’re moving fears with it since it’s right next to both bedrooms the kids will be in and I already have terrible anxiety about it falling every time it’s windy. Otherwise we need to get started on clearing out the bedroom DD will be moving into so we can paint it and rip up the carpet. So much on my to do list!
Questions: nah
from what I read I think charlotte mason matches us really well!
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: blue
Baby is the size of a(n): coconut
Upcoming appointments: We have our next fetal echocardiogram on Tuesday the 18th, which also is our 5 year wedding anniversary. No clue when my next OB appt is though
How are you feeling? Honestly today was a good day, my first since the anatomy scan last Monday. I’m back into the swing of work, and baby is kicking up a storm. I still can’t believe my reality, but you adjust, you know? Pregnancy wise, my ankles…no longer exist 😂 The swelling is bad. Have to put my feet up more!
Raves/Rants: Lol this is so random but we tried the Wegmans ice cream brand this week and I’m loving their coconut chocolate almond. It’s super high quality and way cheaper than the good stuff. Also want to rave about my family and my in laws. We did a joint Easter brunch which I imagine is kind of rare. But DS was over the moon and it was amazing to just have everyone in one room.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: Team green
Baby is the size of a(n): A puffin
Upcoming appointments: 5/4, my 3rd anatomy scan lol. Glucose test the following week on 5/9.
How are you feeling? Pretty good! Mainly just winded, but still able to be active and sleeping pretty well for right now.
Raves/Rants: @ccmrc143 I'll join you on your rave! We do a lot of holidays with my family and the ILs (they live like 5 min away from each other) and it's so nice not to have to juggle time and holidays. My family always hosts and I don't really think the ILs enjoyed hosting, so it all works out. I also really just enjoyed doing Easter w/ my daughter. She's such a fun age right now. I love hanging out with her and simultaneously get a little sad knowing I'm going to have to split my time before too long. I know I'll figure it out and everyone does, but I'm just in my feels a little bit right now about it.
Questions:
@cherrystorming I'm worried about my glucose test for those very same reasons. I was borderline with my first and even my OB saw that I was in the afternoon this time and was like, okay, let's make sure you're eating just protein that day and try not to eat anything to spike it. My genetic counselor told me to stay on my metformin because it can possibly help with it. We'll see.
I grew up outside DC and out county has a law against big box stores. My mom would literally write to the governor and explain that Wegmans is not the same as wal mart and they should make an exception!
@ccmrc143 imagining that letter writing campaign for Wegmans made me laugh 😂 I’ve never heard of this but sounds like I need to add it to the list of things to do some day.
EDD/Weeks + days: 8/10, so 22+6 I think?
as for masks at the doctor, I’m totally dreading my son’s first appointment once he turns two in May. I think that 2 is the age they require them. My son won’t even wear gloves or a hat when it’s below freezing…I just don’t think it’s going to work for him. Fingers crossed they lift the mandate at our pediatrician sometime soon so I don’t have to worry about this.
Team Finding Out/Pink/Blue/Green: blue
Baby is the size of a(n): grapefruit/Barbie doll?
Upcoming appointments: OB today
How are you feeling? Actually not bad (knock on wood)! I’m hoping my blood pressure has settled out, I guess we will see today. It’s been low so I’ve been consuming a irresponsible amount of salt and vinegar chips because it’s been helping keep the headaches and blurred vision away.
Raves/Rants: I have the best husband. Whenever I feel like I just can’t do this, he always steps up. No prompting, never complains. I’ve been an emotional mess for months it seems and his response is to shower me with as much love as possible, it’s made the world of difference. And he’s so so excited to be a dad. I’m worried if I’ll be a good mom, but I know he’ll be the best dad. Poor guy learned this week how much blood women lose in childbirth, he panicked and I tried to reassure him it was normal.
Questions:
@ccmrc143 you guys still have a mandate there too? I swore this office (well, system, they're part of an academic network here) was the last to require it. I think the CDC recommended 2 and up, but I also think the CDC has never seen a toddler. I could go on a whole rant here but I'll save you that and instead say that the turbinado dark chocolate almonds from TJ are life. But I love love love grocery shopping so even though I'm fairly Aldi-loyal, I do get sort of picky about my stores. When we go visit DH's family in Virginia/NC, I hate when we stop at Food Lion, but the Harris Teeter or Publix by their beach house is a damn DESTINATION for me.
@emeraldcity603 I actually just sent a message tonight to see if my daughter's allergist has any ped recommendations. We love love love him (he used to be a practicing pediatrician before going back to specialize as a pediatric allergist) as well as his whole office, and his opinion is practically a mandate for us. And I'm done with our current doc for sure now. Since the response to set up an appointment didn't come in until yesterday afternoon, I tried last night to set up a telehealth appointment online, which apparently isn't possible to do in their portal like an in-office visit would be, so I called in this morning and her first available time FOR A 20-MINUTE TELEHEALTH CALL isn't until Monday afternoon. So a full week after I asked what I think is a simple question (here's what's going on, here's what we've tried, here's what I suspect, do you recommend a referral to a sleep specialist or is there anything else I should try first) I get to hop on my laptop and read the exact message I sent in. This is also the practice who wouldn't prescribe a controller med for my daughter to BREATHE LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN after the ER doc we saw (for her 4th ER visit in six weeks) tried to do it but insurance blocked it and said it would need to come from a primary care physician -- instead they would only refer us to an allergist, who magically had an appointment open THE NEXT DAY and gave us a prescription for the exact same thing. (That worked in our favor, at least, since he gave us a "sample" to carry us through an entire year.) That was my red flag. A week for this, especially if it'll likely wind up with a referral to someone else who we will likely have to wait to see? I'm done. WHY IS MEDICINE SUCH A JOKE ANYMORE?!?! Do I have 1960s expectations here?
https://www.kidstowncenters.com/
https://web.adventurekidsplaycare.com/
There are different ones like this all over the country that might help.