Weekly Check-In w/o 6/26

AmMcc12

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/STM+:

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise:

Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of:

Upcoming appointments:

How are you feeling:

Rants / Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What is your favorite part of summer?

sawasap

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: October 1 / 26+2

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: Girl

Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: a spaghetti squash

Upcoming appointments: Midwife tomorrow

How are you feeling: very tired and uncomfortable. My eldest is in a period where he refuses dad at night and so I've been spending a lot of time lying on the floor in his room.

Rants / Raves: I had a pretty scary incident last week. I've been getting Braxton Hicks lately, way worse than I ever did with my first, but they were always one-offs and so not a concern. Last Wednesday, they kicked in and started happening every 10 minutes. After an hour of this, I called my midwife and she assessed me over the phone and recommended that I put my feet up and drink some electrolytes to see if it stopped. It took nearly 2 hours, but they finally slowed down and stopped. And so now I'm drinking tons of water (I already drink more water than pretty much anyone I know, but now it's more) and making sure to get electrolytes too. I don't want that happening again!

Questions:

GTKY: What is your favorite part of summer? Just being able to get outside comfortably! Winters are long and cold here, so being able to walk outside without getting bundled up and comfortably spend time out there is so great.

fitfarmchick

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: 10/19 / 23 + 6

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: boy!

Upcoming appointments: tomorrow 6/27

How are you feeling: disappointed in the promises of the 2nd trimester. I’m tired and my motivation to exercise, cook, or do anything that requires standing for more than 15 minutes is almost non existent. My back and shoulders hurt and I’m trying so hard to remain grateful for this sweet boy and the miracle my body is performing. It’s hard going from running half marathons and back squatting 215 lbs to struggling to walk and eat a salad :P practicing surrender

Rants / Raves: hate how huge and full I already feel/ love feeling my boy kick and how sweet and attentive my husband is being

Questions: is there any hope for improved energy after 24 weeks? Lol.

GTKY: What is your favorite part of summer? I love feeling weightless in the ocean! So grateful I live so close to it.

alpacamama2

@sawasap wow! Those Braxton hicks sound stressful. Thanks for the reminder to chug water all the time (especially during summer!!)

@knottie I remember being so mad at the lack of relief during my 2nd trimester for my first pregnancy. What a joke! This time I wasn't expecting much so I'm less disappointed lol

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: Oct 24 // 23 +1

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: Girl

Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: grapefruit

Upcoming appointments: July 6

How are you feeling: this baby is kicking me more and more, and just putting extra pressure on my bladder so I feel like I need to pee ALL the time!! 

Rants / Raves: I was MIA last week because life was full of chaos. We had to stay at an air bnb while some water damage and mold from a leak got repaired at our house. Being pregnant and entertaining a 1.5yo in a new place for a week unexpectedly? Yeah no fun.

Cravings that seem to help with lingering nausea ... Pickles and potato chips. I eat them for breakfast 😂

Questions: Natm

GTKY: What is your favorite part of summer? Going to the pool! (And the beach but that takes more planning).

linh18

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: September 30, 26 +6

FTM/STM/STM+: STM 

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: unknown, hopefully will have the opportunity soon!

Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: kale, not very informative 😂

Upcoming appointments: in 3 weeks

How are you feeling: stressed a bit, my fasting levels for my glucose challenge test were elevated so my midwife is treating me for GD. It's a little disappointing, especially since my reasons have been normal since I got the monitor. Maybe the test was a fluke? But better safe than sorry. 

Rants / Raves: just the GD diagnosis. It's just another thing I don't want to have to worry about these next few months. On the plus side, my toddler is finally sleeping better after what felt like an eternity of sleepless nights. So hold in there @sawasap

Questions: 

GTKY: What is your favorite part of summer? Being outside, long evenings, campfires. 

AmMcc12

Well o thought I commented 🤦🏻‍♀️

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: 10/16;  24+5

FTM/STM/STM+: STM 

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: 💙

Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: today his hand is as long as a Lego figure 

Upcoming appointments: 7/11 for GD test 

How are you feeling: my feet have been swelling so bad the last two days. Going to try and take it easy today  

Rants / Raves: Last week was horrible and after one huge emotional night we decided we need to put a pause on finding a home, we will have to make our 2 bedroom rental work for now  

Questions: none 

GTKY: What is your favorite part of summer? BBQs with family and getting up in the mountains 

knottie3cac0424800fcfdb

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: October 5th

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: Boy

Interesting baby fact / Baby is the size of: Kale

Upcoming appointments: birthing center on 7/6

How are you feeling: Tired. Large. Grateful

Rants / Raves: Working full-time in the male-dominated field of science while getting my graduate degree at the same time and parenting my other little has made for a…. Challenging pregnancy. Can’t wait for that maternity leave in a couple months! Just parenting and a Master’s program this fall?! Easy peasy.

Questions: 

GTKY: What is your favorite part of summer?

Summers in Santa Fe are always just the right temperature. Coming from the southeast, I’m thankful for the dry heat and cool nights/mornings.

fitfarmchick

Girl if you have any tips on getting things done with grad school I’m all ears. The fatigue and brain fog are no joke I’ve barely made any progress on my dissertation!