Weekly Check-In 10/23

virtaur

EDD / Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/TTM+:

Baby is the size of a (an): 

(Only If you know already!) Team blue/pink/green:

Upcoming Appointments: 

How are you feeling?: 

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: Are you planning a babymoon/family trip before baby comes?

virtaur

EDD / Weeks + Days: 5/2 12w4d

FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

Baby is the size of a (an): plum!

Team blue/pink/green: pink!

Upcoming Appointments: 11/22

How are you feeling?: much better now that I’ve seen baby girl! I was an anxious ball of nerves the past few days.

Rants/Raves: my appt went well today! She’s measuring 13w1d but they’re keeping my EDD. So I guess we’ll see when she decides to show up! Could be April! I’m also starting baby aspirin to help lower risk of high BP again. And I’m not going to do the NIPT so we’ll just do the normal genetic screening.
i had a rough go with getting my blood drawn though which has never happened before. I think it was a combo of not having enough water/food. They had to stick me twice so on the second try I started feeling nauseous and sweating and I probably looked pale because they were worried. Thankfully once it was over I had some water/crackers and felt better. That was unpleasant though! 

Questions: how do y’all think we can make this board more engaging? 
GTKY: Are you planning a babymoon/family trip before baby comes?
nothing planned right now. I would like to do something but we’ll see about money etc after the new year 

mar11btf

EDD / Weeks + Days: May 8th, 12 weeks

FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM

Baby is the size of a (an): Plum

(Only If you know already!) Team blue/pink/green: Green

Upcoming Appointments: Friday 10/27
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How are you feeling?: Nausea/fatigue seem to come and go each day, but overall good. Excited for the appt this Friday 😊

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: Are you planning a babymoon/family trip before baby comes? Yes, we are going to the Dominican Republic in January! Enjoying a few weekend trips around home as well while it is just the 2 of us 😊

cs8318

EDD / Weeks + Days: may 19th / 10w3d

FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

Baby is the size of a (an): Prune

(Only If you know already!) Team blue/pink/green: don’t know yet

Upcoming Appointments: 11/03 for NIPT and OB checkup

How are you feeling?: funky. I feel icky on and off, but no intense nausea/vomiting as of yesterday. My nausea hit an extreme last week and I couldn’t keep anything down (including water) so I had to start medicine, but as of yesterday I don’t have hardly any nausea when I decided to skip a medicine dose (but I know Sunday I was still throwing up if I was a few min late on the dose). I hope everything is ok with baby, but I don’t really have a way to check on him/her. I still feel very fatigued, hormonal, acid reflux and other pregnancy symptoms. Hoping I’m just getting nausea relief earlier than I expected (with my first it wasn’t until 12w). I think I have a cold so also maybe that’s causing my nausea to be calmed down?

Rants/Raves:

Questions: when did your nausea start to subside? 

GTKY: Are you planning a babymoon/family trip before baby comes? Unlikely. We went on a lot of trips this year (and still have 2 more planned, but not a specific babymoon), extended family will be with us on the two trips before the year end. I’m thinking it’s unlikely one will happen for us in the new year before baby arrives. 

virtaur

knottiecd605803a6e89165
my nausea chilled out around 12 weeks but I think 9ish weeks was the peak for me too. That’s great that it’s getting better for you! But I totally understand feeling nervous too. I went through the same! 

HGRich

@knottiecd605803a6e89165 mine lasted until around 13-14 weeks with my first two. 

HGRich

EDD 5/9 so 11+6

TTM

Baby is the size of a lime. 

Team ? Should know in a week! I’m hoping less than a week. One week down since NIPT, one week to go. 

Upcoming appt 11/16

Feeling bleh. I’m so thankful aversions are fading. But gagging over everything is not a good time. I will say my reflux isn’t as bad at this point as it was with my other two.

Rants: I just really want this stress fracture to heal asap so I can be back to exercising in second tri. Rave: found some super comfy maternity underwear on Amazon. 

GTKY: hard to say. If I get diabeetus in the third tri it’s such a hassle to do the glucose readings and pack all the supplies and count carbs on a trip. Second tri will be in the dead of winter. So probably not. The other problem is I would want to leave the other kids with my mom but she’s only off over Christmas break and that’s when we’re hosting Christmas for my family. 

bserena

EDD / Weeks + Days: 11+3, 5/13

FTM/STM/TTM+: STM

Baby is the size of a (an): Lime

(Only If you know already!) Team blue/pink/green: blue! But will confirm with NIPT

Upcoming Appointments: Today! They said last appt I wouldn't get another US but when I just looked in the portal they have me down for one today - so I'm hoping that's true lol! With my son I had an SCH so had already had 5 ultrasounds by 11 w 😂 will do NIPT and all the bloodwork and stuff today as well.

How are you feeling?: feeling good! Exhaustion has gotten a bit better though I'm definitely still more tired than usual. 

Rants/Raves: rave, was told yesterday by my boss that they'd like to make me director of account management (currently an account manager) in Q1 so I'm super excited (more money too just in time for another daycare payment lol). They also are super excited for me and my pregnancy so that feels really great!

Questions: none

GTKY: Are you planning a babymoon/family trip before baby comes? Doubtful! We took a big vacation over the summer but don't typically, they're so expensive. 

louloumama

Due May 12; 11 weeks and 5 days

FTM

baby is the size of a….fig 

team… having a boy (but trying to resist the all-blue branding ha)

Upcoming appts: we just had our ultrasound, NT, and got NIPT results and all looks good so that is a huge relief. We go back in 2 weeks just for another look-see

feeling… ok. I was very stressed and anxious heading into the most recent appointment, and just really tired and drained from dealing with all of this secretly while trying to still deal with work etc. but I’m hoping that things will lighten up a bit now that we have passed some milestones and we know the sex, which makes it a bit more real and fun. 

Rants/raves: I’m not loving this phase where my belly is sticking out a bit but I don’t look pregnant, so I just feel bloated and uncomfortable in my clothing. Also my skin isn’t exactly glowing so much as oily and pimply so that’s not cute…