Weekly Check-In w/o October 20

virginiaham

EDD / Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated:

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green:

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to:
This week I’m NOT looking forward to:

brookejay06

EDD / Weeks + Days: 34, Dec 1 

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: third 

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: boy 

Upcoming Appointments: tomorrow for some labs (thyroid and iron I think), and standard midwife appt 

How are you feeling? Honestly was so energetic last week and feeling ready to conquer the world. This week I just feel defeated. Physically and emotionally. 

Rants/Raves: I have had a couple moments of wondering if I’m leaking amniotic fluid. Called triage and we’re just gonna monitor from home for now. I’m a little stressed. 

Questions:

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to: I am a birth doula and I’m on call for 2 births this week. So excited. Also- nervous. Because I’m so pregnant and large and tired. Also because I actually missed a birth today 🥺 My client’s labor progressed so so fast and I couldn’t be there in time. I’m bummed and emotionally exhausted. I’ve been waiting for this baby for a while and then I missed it. 

This week I’m NOT looking forward to: being on call haha. Since I just missed a birth now I’m STRESSED about the others. Planning childcare for my other kids, trying to work, managing my own energy, keeping my phone volume on LOUD, potentially losing sleep… the on call part is really stressing me out. 

thatbaintforbetty

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12-26 / 30 & 3

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 3rd

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: blue! 

Upcoming Appointments: diabetic check-in phone call tomorrow, 32 week appt on Halloween. Got growth ultrasounds scheduled out to the end too. 

How are you feeling? Back to being so very very tired! Sore, my left hip in particular hurts because of how I tend to sit. Not remotely prepared enough. Lolz.  

Rants/Raves: last year I was really bad about checking the email I have listed with the school(they have an app they use for all their communication) and missed so many bday party invites since it’s the email listed for contact by other parents but this year I have been checking and it feels very overwhelming. We did have a nice time at DD1s bffs bday party yesterday but it was only 4 kids including my 2 and honestly very low key (and I still had to nap later on). DD2 is invited to two the first weekend of Nov and one has 65 people attending. 😱 

I would really love if my damn nesting would kick in cause I have things that need to be done and no desire(or energy) to do them. Realizing I have around 8 weeks left is really stressing me out. 

Questions: nope! Freak outs? Plenty. 

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to: Oddly enough not having really any doctor’s appointments. Scheduling is getting to be a nightmare. 

This week I’m NOT looking forward to: finalizing the Halloween plans. Usually we do brinner with spooky skull waffles and I don’t want to change that but I also can’t/don't want to eat it so it’s bumming me out. Still have tons of other stuff to finish too, and I feel bad because I didn’t really do any decorating this year. 

bridgiebee82

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12/6 33w3d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: IC

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: PINK 

Upcoming Appointments: OB today at 1:30, weekly MFM starts Monday

How are you feeling? Tired, overwhelmed with having to work pretty much full time and run a household

Rants/Raves: I'm tired of people telling me I'm satanic for celebrating Halloween, when I'm Catholic and it's a holy day for me. 

Questions:

GTKY:

This week I’m looking forward to: shampooing my carpets with my new shampooer! Wow, I'm old lol

This week I’m NOT looking forward to: going to work. I'm ready to be done working outside of my home. 

bridgiebee82

@thatbaintforbetty I have some Halloween decorations up, but they're mostly fall themed. I want to get my advent and Christmas stuff up before baby gets here. I like the idea of doing fun waffles for dinner. That may be our Halloween dinner this year. I'm sorry you can't eat that. That's disappointing. I also have the desire to nest, but have no motivation or energy to do so. I have, however, done 3 loads of laundry in the last 24 hours so I'm proud of that lol

caffeinatedandtired

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12/18, 31w6d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: Pink!

Upcoming Appointments: Early Nov for growth scan 

How are you feeling? Big and itchy. Had a meltdown over clothes not fitting yesterday and want to just be at home in sweats all day.

Rants/Raves: Realized 2 nights ago I can recline back and press on my belly and feel little body parts. No idea what they are because I haven't had a scan in several weeks and don't know exact position of baby, but I just think it's really sweet and got emotional over it haha. Rant: My BIL and SIL are in town for our state fair today and asked (with less than 24 hrs notice) if they could stay with us. I feel bad because we stay with them often when visiting my in laws, but our guest room is an absolute war zone (dump spot for everything we had to move around to make room for baby). I told my husband I wasn't making the final call but was also not getting my very pregnant booty up to clean at 8 PM last night. They also asked if their son could sleep in the crib, which I am weirdly protective over?

Questions: None

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to: Weekend at home after being out last weekend, mom is coming over to help me organize nursery / kitchen, just check things off the to do list and relax a bit
This week I’m NOT looking forward to: Agreed with @bridgiebee82, I have had enough of work for this pregnancy

virginiaham

EDD / Weeks + Days:  Nov 13 / 36+5

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 3rd

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 🩷

Upcoming Appointments: Thursday for GBS and cervix check

How are you feeling?  Big and slow, Braxton Hicks all day every day.

Rants/Raves:  I’m over doing school and my kids are coming down off of a birthday/grandparents weekend and driving me crazy with bickering and carrying out new and objectively terrible ideas.  But my bags are packed so just relieved I’m not trying to find pockets of time to do that this week. 

Questions:

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to:  I get the morning solo tomorrow including a PT appointment that I don’t have to drag them to.

This week I’m NOT looking forward to: Setting up my kid/puppy care call tree for the time in between when we have to go to the hospital and when my in laws arrive.  It’s stressing me out so much to ask if people can help when a lot of our friends have multiple kids, school schedules and limited car space.  Also anticipating the puppy will be barking all night after I leave (he’s a mess when mama hen leaves) and feeling awful about that ahead of time.

iwantcookies

EDD / Weeks + Days: 33w 2d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: BLUE

Upcoming Appointments: Thursday for BPP but at the hospital instead of my local clinic because the physicians there want to see me in person now. Which is cool but also a 45 min commute minimum. Thankfully baby boy has been passing marks although he’s now considered ‘Large for gestational age’ 😅

How are you feeling? TIRED. So very tired. I’m sleeping more and needing breaks more often with work.

Rants/Raves: nesting is real and DH takes 2-3 weeks to process my nesting requests. I got so fed up I started doing them myself. The best thing so far was him telling me this morning ‘we need to pack our hospital go bags!!’ 😂 honey I’ve been telling you that since I almost was sent to the hospital a few weeks back. 


Also work is a pain in the A. Especially having to go negative for pto/sick because of all my appointments. 

Questions: N/A

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to: sleeping and the weekend to relax if nesting will allow me. 

This week I’m NOT looking forward to: finishing my workload. 

rebecksah

EDD / Weeks + Days: 33+6

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 3rd

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💚 

Upcoming Appointments: had 2 today! c-section consult and ultrasound

How are you feeling? my acid reflux is kicking into high gear and I would prefer for it to not

Rants/Raves: I just feel like I can't stay on top of any chores. despite my efforts lol it's exhausting! also feeling like theyr egonna book my section closer to 39 weeks which is making me anxious. 

Questions: did anyone ever have a crazy amount of discharge? the discharge itself is normal, nothing weird about it, it's just the AMOUNT that I find crazy lol. I didn't have this with my boys so it's making me lean more towards girl (more estrogen in my body therefore more discharge)

GTKY:

This week I’m looking forward to: my husband and I have a date night planned for Friday for our basketball teams home opener. so that should be fun!!

This week I’m NOT looking forward to: catching up on chores 😂😭 I slacked a little last week cuz of holidays, my sister being in town with her family, and my son's bday. but it has to get done!

thatbaintforbetty

@rebecksah I feel like I’ve might have had less the time? Not none by any means, but just less.  But also I definitely am not drinking enough water so idk? lol. I literally am asking myself all day “how much water have I had? I probably need more…”

brookejay06

@rebecksah so much discharge. I did an amni-sure test today to make sure it wasn’t amniotic fluid. The discharge gets more watery as you progress so I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s just so much. 

Edit- also I’m having a boy so who knows what causes the increase in each person 

rebecksah

@thatbaintforbetty @bridgiebee82 I'm sooooo lost with all this discharge LMAO all my pregnancies have been very healthy. this one is just different with the nausea and now... the discharge. it's insane. it feels out of control but I feel a bit of comfort knowing I'm not alone 😂

dogmom5

EDD / Weeks + Days: 32 weeks

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 6TM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💚

Upcoming Appointments: next week! 

How are you feeling? Pretty good, tired and sore at times but overall well

Rants/Raves: too much to do and not enough time to do it! 

Questions: NATM 

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to: Halloween festivities with the kids
This week I’m NOT looking forward to: work and all the bs there. Too much favoritism at my job and it’s annoying 

bridgiebee82

@dogmom5 the work favoritism is wild to me. No matter how well you do your job, it seems someone else gets preferential treatment, even though they suck. Speaking from my own experience lol I'd rather just be a SAHM and call it a day. 

aisleofviewtwo

EDD / Weeks + Days: Dec 24, 31w2d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💚

Upcoming Appointments: 32 week check-up with OB on 10/30

How are you feeling? Generally ok in terms of pregnancy aches and pains. A little overwhelmed by everything that needs to get done in the next two months.

Rants/Raves: Rave: Had our growth scan with MFM on Wednesday and everything is looking good! Measuring about 2 weeks ahead with a giant head, which I don’t necessarily love for labor 😅 but also may not matter because Rant: Baby is complete breech at the moment. They referred me to the Spinning Babies website, where I learned that pelvic asymmetry is a common cause of breech positioning. And of course one of my legs is about an inch longer than the other (it’s genetic on my dad’s side) so my pelvis is basically constantly in an asymmetrical position 🫠 I’ll try my best to get baby flipped, but just feeling a bit defeated and like I don’t really stand a chance at making it happen.

Questions: Anybody had to flip their baby from breech? What, if anything, worked for you?

GTKY:
This week I’m looking forward to: A visit from my parents! 
This week I’m NOT looking forward to: A visit from my MIL. 

(Yes, they managed to stack their out-of-state visits on the same weekend. Again. Even though I told each the other would be here, I guess nobody felt like adapting their plans for my sake.)

iwantcookies

@aisleofviewtwo oof! He’s been primarily head down butt up for weeks but literally 2 weeks ago decided to breech. When did it. Exactly happen I have no idea he was a Ninja when he did it and a ninja going back to head down. Honestly I incorporated more stretches in I.e Childs poses/ modified down dog, cat/cow and at some point a week or 2 later he moved around. Those also help me with minor pelvic pain I’ve been feeling. 

But big ooof on the mother in law and mom not listening about scheduling visits. Especially if the don’t get along. Hopefully they’re courteous at the very least to each other? If not (and they cause issues with each other)  I’d totally kick them both out for being disrespectful of your wishes and say this bs is stressing me and baby out yall need to remove yourselves. 

In all honesty I do hope the weekend goes well for you and sending out all the positive vibes!  

brookejay06

@aisleofviewtwo sorry about the breech baby. Mine tend to be breech till about 34-36 weeks, idk why. You still definitely have time for baby to flip though so don’t stress tooooo much. I will say Spinning Babies works so if you want to put your nerves into action, do those stretches and movements! Also, chiropractic! I’d schedule at least once a week (or more) till baby has flipped 

jta41

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12/20- 32 +3

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 🟢

Upcoming Appointments: growth scan in Nov

How are you feeling? Tired, back is achy and my coccyx is starting to hurt. 

Rants/Raves: 

Rants: I can’t sit right! And sleep is getting more challenging plus somehow I’m getting more to do at work even though I should be handing off things to prep for baby and mat leave!

Raves: the end is near though I’m going to miss being pregnant despite my previous rant. Only recently have I started to get uncomfortable with this pregnancy thus far.

Questions: silly Q, any issues with the baby flipping into the right position with an anterior placenta? Are they more at risk of getting the umbilical cord around their neck like this?? Can you tell I’m new at this and freaking myself out?

GTKY:

This week I’m looking forward to: baby shower!

This week I’m NOT looking forward to: baby shower 🫠 I’m not one that seeks out attention so being the center of attention is going to be interesting on top of not liking overly complicated get togethers on my behalf. I’m all for it if it’s for someone else though! Ha! Send help!