Weekly Check-in w/o 8/14

alpacamama2

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 the strangest food combination you enjoy? (pregnant or otherwise!)

alpacamama2

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: Oct 24 / 30+1

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: Girl

Interesting baby fact/Baby is the size of: a zucchini 

Upcoming appointments: tmrw for a simple, quick OB check-in appt. You know, the ones that feel pointless 😒

How are you feeling: soo much less pelvic pain after I saw a craniosacral therapist. Thank goodness! I am hungry all the time and craving peanut butter and yogurt 🤷🏼‍♀️

Rants / Raves: my rant for the next month is that packing to move while pregnant and with a toddler is INSANE!

Questions: what are you all doing to keep cool during this summer heat?

GTKY: What is the strangest food combination you enjoy? (pregnant or otherwise!) Cold leftover pizza and orange juice

AmMcc12

Thank you for posting @alpacamama2! 

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: 10/16; 31+2

FTM/STM/STM+: STM 

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: 💙

Interesting baby fact/Baby is the size of: bunch is asparagus 

Upcoming appointments: 8/28

How are you feeling: huge and sore.

Rants / Raves: My hips and lower bump have started to ache so I got a belly band. I am also looking at a larger support belt thanks to my hubby who works at a medical supply store. 

Questions:

GTKY: What is the strangest food combination you enjoy? (pregnant or otherwise!) Pickles and Reese PB Cup Blizard

lindz42

Estimated Due Date / Weeks + Days: Oct 28 / 30 weeks today

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Boy/Girl/Surprise: girl

Interesting baby fact/Baby is the size of: zucchini 

Upcoming appointments: in 2 weeks on Monday (sorry didn't feel like checking the exact date)-- we scheduled ALL of my ob appointments up to the due date lady appt! Ahhh. 

How are you feeling: overall okay. My midwife suggested drinking more water and it's actually helped a LOT with my mood and energy I think! Other than that, pelvic pain sucks. And carpal tunnel. Sorry I haven't posted in a while, life has been busy!

Rants / Raves: happy that my mom and brother have been coming over to help out with toddler and with helping me organize as we move all my "storage" out of the baby's room. Toddler is helping me clean at the end of the day, which has been amazing. Rant-- one of our backyard fence sides has been down all summer. I would love to go outside more, but my toddler likes to run and I can't keep up anymore 😫 

Questions: 

GTKY: What is the strangest food combination you enjoy? (pregnant or otherwise!) LOL so this was the toddler's idea and I ended up liking it, though not sure if I'd like it not pregnant-- clementine dipped in barbecue sauce! It's not as weird as it sounds haha. 

lindz42

@alpacamama2 Yogurt and peanut butter sounds so good right now... I have been staying inside a lot this summer tbh. When I do go out, though, I try to stay in the shade. I also wear a upf long sleeve button down shirt (open, and the fabric is thin and breathable) with a sun hat that covers my neck. Maybe I've just convinced myself, but I don't feel as hot when the sun isn't directly on me. 

@AmMcc12 have you found the belly band helpful? When you say you're looking for a larger support band, do you mean that the belly band isn't supportive enough? I'm starting to realize that I feel more comfortable in my maternity jeans compared to my leggings and dresses-- makes me kinda sad bc I only have one pair of maternity jeans and I can't go to work in them... maybe a belly band is what I need? I also got a compression/support camisole from Target which I am finding helpful too!