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January 2025 Babies
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Weekly Check-In w/o May 27
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EDD / Weeks + Days:
FTM/STM/TTM+:
Baby is the size of a (an):
Team blue/pink/green:
Baby is the size of a (an):
Team blue/pink/green:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant?
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant?
Re: Weekly Check-In w/o May 27
Fur babies: Yeti (cat)
#1 Boy E 9/30/17
#2 Girl A 7/27/2020
#3 ?? ? est. 1/5/2025
Baby is the size of a (an): sweet pea
Team blue/pink/green: turquoise? Haha
How are you feeling?: BLOATED, moody, slightly nauseous, a little anxious, very hopeful
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Husband/dad, sister, 1 friend, therapist
@fk18 It took us a long time (and a lot of ART) to conceive, and during that period I learned I couldn’t put the rest of my life on hold just because I might be pregnant soon. Obviously it’s a little different now with a BFP, but I’ve still been telling myself that I don’t need to make big plans or decisions or changes for the next few months, I just have to make sure I’m doing what’s best for my maybe baby day by day, and what will be will be. Then again, none of this really feels real to me yet, maybe that first US will be what does it?
EDD / Weeks + Days: January 26 / 5w1d
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Baby is the size of a (an): sesame seed
Team blue/pink/green: 💚
Upcoming Appointments: June 7 (6w5d) US with RE to look for gestational sac/heartbeat; July 15 for 12wk US with OB
How are you feeling?: Pretty good, can’t complain! Definitely more tired and easily fatigued, but other than that and heavy boobs it’s been business as usual.
Rants/Raves: My husband is going out of town for two full weeks in June at a time when I’m also dogsitting for my brother. I agreed to all of these plans in the spring, so I don’t really have the right to rant about it, when I was in the depths of infertility treatments. But now I’m starting to get worried bad 1st tri symptoms or other issues could arise and I’ll be all on my own. (That said, assuming I’m still feeling ok, VERY excited for some me time chock full of trash TV and girl dinner!!)
Questions: For the past week I’ve been waking up like clockwork at 3am and taking 60-90 minutes to get back to sleep. Any strategies for battling middle of the night insomnia?
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? My parents, my siblings, and all the friends who were aware we were doing IVF. At this point the only people I don’t want finding out is my coworkers. But my husband isn’t ready to tell his family yet, so FX I can act normal when they visit next week 🤞
Baby is the size of a (an): sesame seed
Team blue/pink/green: green
How are you feeling?: nervous, anxious, excited
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Husband and one co-worker
Re - sleep issues, I had that exact issue from 4 to 5 weeks. I’m actually a psychologist and can geek out on sleep interventions any time you want. What works for most is to get out of bed after 15 minutes of tossing in bed, go somewhere comfortable and do something boring/low key for a bit (I do slowed breathing exercises or listen to guided meditations on my couch; other things - read something mellow, listen to calming music) and then return to bed and try again. You want to avoid conditioning yourself to restlessness in the bed! Hope that helps. I think a little insomnia is very natural right now, yet sleep is so important
Baby is the size of a (an): raspberry
Team blue/pink/green: blue 💙
How are you feeling?: Queasy all day every day
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Only close family and very select friends who knew about our IVF and FET.
Baby is the size of a (an): blueberry, baby is measuring ahead at 7w2d but I did IVF and we know they are only 7 weeks
Team blue/pink/green: 💚
How are you feeling?: pretty great. No nausea but a bit constipated and very large sore breasts. Pretty tired all the time.
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? 17 close friends and family. Waiting to tell anyone else until after 12 weeks.
Baby is the size of a (an): raspberry
Team blue/pink/green: we are doing the sneak peek test next week so we’ll know soon!
How are you feeling?: So nauseous. All day long. And the few moments that I am not nauseous, I’m starving.
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Immediate family.
Baby is the size of a (an): sweet pea
Team blue/pink/green: healthy baby first, but leaning team pink
How are you feeling?: exhausted. I made it 2.5 hrs into a bbq yesterday before I could barely keep my eyes open and DH drove us home. I immediately crawled on the couch and napped for 2 hrs straight. I also have major food aversions this time around and they are completely random; one day something is fine, the next, I barely have it in my mouth before I’m gagging.
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Most of my immediate family know, and the Majority of my work family (elementary school) are also aware because of the nature of my job and having to step back from certain roles.
Baby is the size of a (an): chocolate chip!
Team blue/pink/green: 💚
First appointment next Wednesday!
How are you feeling?: I’ve been more tired lately than usual, but expected haha. otherwise so far so good!
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant?
Just my husband and a friend so far!
Baby is the size of a (an): ladybug
Team blue/pink/green: green 💚
How are you feeling?: anxious as all get out. Had a MMC almost 2 years ago, followed by 2 years of IVF. This is my last embryo. Other than that, high fatigue and some light nausea.
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? All the friends that supported me through my IVF and my mom.
Baby is the size of a (an): sweet pea
Team blue/pink/green: 💚
How are you feeling?: very excited! Minimal symptoms so far.
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Husband, our immediate families, and our closest friends.
Baby is the size of a (an): raspberry
Team blue/pink/green: I’ll find out around week 11 when my 10 week NIPT results come in
How are you feeling?: extremely nauseous and tired to the point where working is a struggle. Also very anxious due to my previous pregnancy loss last October
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? My parents and in laws and two very close friends. Basically the people I would want to check in on me if I lose the baby again because I will be in a very dark place and will need support if that happens
EDD / Weeks + Days: 31 Dec, 9W 1 D
Baby is the size of a (an): pecan
Team blue/pink/green: green for now
How are you feeling?: nausea hit me like a ton of bricks this week but I seem to be managing now. I'm also so tired all the time, going to bed way earlier than normal.
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? 5 currently. Probably waiting until 12 weeks to tell more, and no formal annoucement til maybe the halfway point.
FTM/STM/TTM+: FTM
Baby is the size of a (an): pea!
Team blue/pink/green: Green
Upcoming Appointments: Tomorrow
How are you feeling?: So so nervous or the appointment tomorrow. We had IVF like @midwestmaven and am just terrified its ectopic or no embryo or something. Symptom wise I have painful nipples, tired and twinging in the womb. No nausea yet though! Oh and getting up to use the loo constantly at night!
Rants/Raves: Think it's easier for the husband to zone out of the pregnancy as I have no real symptoms and don't need helping and he just pops to work.
Questions: Was anyone else terrified for their scan?
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? 3: husband, mum and best friend! We may tell the in-laws once the scan is OK. @joyy-02 I don't think there is a right or wrong for telling people - I do know that miscarriage is a really low % after week 8 and hearing a heartbeat so you could wait until after week 8? It is a hard one I'm in the same boat especially as I'm a lover of alcohol so will be really obvious to my friends next time we meet!
Baby is the size of a (an): sweet pea!
Team blue/pink/green: green so far lol
How are you feeling?: TIRED, bloated, and my boobs are killing me. Thankfully, those have been my only symptoms really. I’m panicking a little because I definitely remember being sick by this time with my first. But I’m trying to stay positive and think of it as a good thing.
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Just my husband and my benefits manager at work because I had insurance questions for her! 😂 We are planning to tell family after our first appointment/US!
Outside of my day job I'm an astrologer so feel free to ask any questions if anyone eventually has those or you get to schedule your birth-- I do get asked for help planning at times. I wouldn't have guessed I'm expecting an Aqua Sun currently!
I personally have had really dry skin on my nose the past few weeks and have been trying to remember to moisturizer more often--going to attempt to get in the pool this weekend so hoping my sunscreen does a good job!
Baby is the size of a (an): cherry
Team blue/pink/green: will find out at anatomy scan
How are you feeling?: unisom + b6 has been helping immensely! I feel queasy if i go too long between meals and im really tired but otherwise this has been my best pregnancy!
GTKY: How many people in your life know you’re pregnant? Pretty much everyone. By 6 weeks i was sick and needed help. No way i can hide it very long.
The last couple nights have been better, so FX the insomnia is just a fluke weeks 4-5 thing and we can move on to something else now!