Weekly Check-In 7/17

dmcg17

EDD/Weeks + days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink:

Upcoming appointments:

How are you feeling? 

Raves/Rants: 

Questions: 

clt2pwm11

Weeks: 18 today!

Baby is the size of a sweet potato

Team unknown

Upcoming appointments: had a cervical length check today and all was well. The baby was waving at me!!! It was so cute. Next appointment is two weeks and will be anatomy scan.

How are you feeling: morning sickness is gone but it feels like the fatigue has amped up. I keep waiting for that second trimester energy burst.

Raves: I ordered a home from hospital outfit and it arrived today!!!! It's so cute! It's a day little gown and hat that says deliver by Christmas or something like that. ❤️❤️❤️

Questions: anyone having Braxton Hicks contractions yet? Just curious. 

jordieburd

@clt2pwm11 I've had some braxton hicks! They came a few weeks ago and come and go, generally when I'm sitting down. 

jordieburd

@clt2pwm11 I've noticed my drowsiness/fatigue from 1st trimester is gone and I have more energy than before, but I still get tired and worn out by a certain point of the day. 

jordieburd

EDD/Weeks + days: 16 wks + 3 days

Baby is the size of a(n): dvd

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: unknown yet!

Upcoming appointments: August 1st-anatomy scan

How are you feeling? Pretty good! I've been a little more emotional lately but not irrationally so.  Also super horny, which my husband appreciates lol. My last pregnancy, my cervix was too sensitive for much sexy time at this point so I'm glad this one has been different.

Raves/Rants: feeling lots of quickening lately so that's fun! Can't wait until kicks are able to be felt from my son and husband.

Questions: what hospital nursing gown do you have? Are there any with long sleeves? I never got one with my first son and regret it. I ordered one from Amazon that's a tank and it's scratchy on the empire band.

chelleylin

EDD/Weeks + days: 20 + 2

Baby is the size of a(n): tall as a toothbrush

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: green

Upcoming appointments: fetal echo of heart in two days! I just had the anatomy scan today, where everything looked ok but Dr said baby is on the margin of being too small. I tried to ask what that meant, but she kept saying it was ok, but wants to add two more growth scans. Can't help but feel a bit worried... What am I doing wrong? Is it because I'm not eating enough? Need more iron?

How are you feeling? Still feeling nauseous, but mostly not vomiting anymore. Still on meds for that, and super super tired, but I feel more productive. Also, my stomach is starting to show with some outfits, and just yesterday I felt the little flutter kicks of baby! My husband is impatient to feel the kicks externally, but he was content to see little baby doing karate chops and punches on the ultrasound today. We are now convinced it's a boy (much to my husband's disappointment) but want to keep it a surprise!

Raves/Rants: none really, but pregnancy brain is making me feel stupid. Just locked myself out of my house without a phone or anything 

Questions: doula/ hypnobirthing: influenced by my mom, I didn't even consider getting any help before or during birth until now. But speaking to friends and family has made me realize that more information and preparation is more important than "toughing it out like our grandmothers did"
Has anyone here done hypnobirthing? And would recommend it? Has anyone had a doula in the room and found it annoying or necessary?

chelleylin

@clt2pwm11 No Braxton Hicks yet! I am feeling some ligament pain though. 

dogmom512

EDD/Weeks + days: 19+6

Baby is the size of a(n): mango

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: BLUE💙🩵💙🩵

Upcoming appointments: anatomy scan Monday!

How are you feeling? Little nervous for my scan Monday. My husbands grandma passed and he now has to fly out of state bc the services start the same day as my US 😢 so bummed he won’t be there but luckily my mom is coming with for emotional support as needed!

Raves/Raves: I have been feeling baby boy move for about two weeks now I’m just dying for it to get more consistent. I know I’ll be in a better headspace after my appt on Monday but those days leading up are always the hardest mentally for me!

dmcg17

EDD/Weeks + days: 19w5d - 12/9

Baby is the size of a(n): Mango

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: Pink!

Upcoming appointments: Next appointment is 8/16 and then glucose test 9/18

How are you feeling? Physically I feel good and emotionally feeling a little less anxious after the anatomy scan we had on Monday.  I definitely feel like I've been more emotional this week, but I also feel like I haven't been sleeping well which probably doesn't help anything...

Raves/Rants: I'm starting to feel very behind.  My mom accidentally sent me the number of invitations she ordered vs. guests she thinks are coming to the shower and I started panicking about getting a registry together.  All mine is right now is pretty much clothes that Facebook advertises to me that I just quick throw on Babylist, haha.  I know we have until December, but we're taking a babymoon in August, we have a business trip in September, our anniversary in October, and then next thing you know it'll be baby time!

Questions: I feel like I have so many, but can't think of any right now...

booksandicecream

@clt2pwm11Ooh, I love the deliver by Christmas outfit idea. I impulsively bought a sweet little reindeer outfit, but am still waiting on clothes from a friend to see if I need more - though I may "need" at least one more!  

EDD/Weeks + days: Dec 21 / 18 weeks today 

Baby is the size of a(n): sweet potato 

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: pink 

Upcoming appointments: anatomy scan one week from today - getting excited and anxious! 

How are you feeling? The pregnancy is honestly boring. I feel a flutter every once in a while and get tired in the heat - aside from that almost nothing. My mental health is struggling, though. I have PTSD from my first birth and tried to schedule an appointment to discuss avoiding that this time. I have been turned down by 5 hospitals so far because it's "not relevant" AND my therapist had to cancel my appointment. The stress triggered all of the old symptoms I haven't given up, though! 

Raves/Rants: Related to above - why is mental health not considered a valid factor in gynecology?!? Ugh. 

On a positive note, we have a name! No middle name yet, but a first name is major progress (my husband is horrible at choosing baby names ). 

Questions: None

madimom95

EDD/Weeks + days: 20 weeks! 0 days 

Baby is the size of a(n): banana 

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: Blue! 

Upcoming appointments: I’ve got another one on August 16th but I’m supposed to get a call for another ultrasound soon! 

How are you feeling? I’m feeling good! 

Raves/Rants: everything looks good for our sweet boy! I was so nervous for the anatomy scan for some reason it was not that way with our first boy. they did find something called “ intracardiac ectogenic focus”  the doc said there wasn’t anything to worry about safety or health wise. There was like a 1% chance of DS so they have to do another ultrasound to check everything out and maybe some genetic testing. I was super worried it at first but I’m not now. All good 

Questions: none currently 

nerakh246

EDD/Weeks + days: Dec 16, 18w +6d

Baby is the size of a(n): Cheese string 

Team Green/Team Blue/Team Pink: pink

Upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan July 26th

How are you feeling? Tired and grumpy lol waiting for that pregnancy "glow" to kick in any day now. 

Baby seems to be doing well so I am grateful for that and try to focus on the positive.

Raves/Rants: we run our own business and right now I feel like the complaints department. I wish everyone would just leave me alone 😅 just slightly overwhelmed. I think it's just been a tough week!

Questions: Anyone else feeling like a grump at this stage?