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better late than never....PG and TTC Check in!
We have 35 Pregnant Nesties!
4 are having girls
4 are having boys
2 are having twins ( 2 girl/girl sets)
25 are unknown just yet
We have 24 gals TTC
New Babies!!!
BIG congratulations to ALL our new mommies!
Savara welcomed Donovan James on Jan 20th
Ms*Girl welcomed her boys, Justin and Ethan, on Jan 22.
FutureMrsLynch welcomed Holden Shaun on Jan 22
AND
Zulan78 welcomed Evelyn Kylie on Jan 9th!
BFPs!!!!
Welcome newbie, Howebrook who is 13 weeks now.
Welcome to New TTCers!
Welcome MrsAmyB, TTC?ing #2!
Please PG mommies, if you could perhaps answer any questions you have insight to on the TTC part that would be super helpful! To you TTC'ers, PLEASE post any questions on the board at ANY time. It doesn't all have to be about babies! 
Don't feel like you have to wait til the check in!
Other News!!
Pearly1 had her big u/s this week and It?s a BOY! Congratulations!
Anita69 checked in this week and she is having a BOY too!
Keri1013: How was your baby shower #2? Are you all ready now?
Appointments for TTCers and Preggers
MissBlush; NT scan today.
Kglan: How?d the 1st appt with your midwife go?
BBlindy had her egg transfer last week! Good luck!
Jeffrae, How did your 1st appt go?
Baby Watch!
February
14 ? BravelAngel2 - GIRL!
March
18 ? Keri1013- BOY!
28 ? Mrs.Allman
April
1 ? Frecklegirl
10 ? bozeme1
May
3 ? jeannarheinberger
3 ? Mrs.Greg
15 ? Em7.31.04- BOY!
15- kelisaw
21- Itskacie- GIRL!
?? ? Skyabove
31- MandiG ? GIRL!
June
2 ? MrsJazzSinger- GIRL!
17 ? Pearly1- BOY!
?? ? SeattleStef ? TWIN GIRLS!
?? ? Neudorfer
?? ? Anita_69- BOY!
24- MrsMezzy ? IDENTICAL TWIN GIRLS!
July
5 ? Blueeyes77
7 ? mwhite5283
9 ? April302005
11 ? BadaBing 327
12- Wait_Patiently
12- IHeartHimMore
16- MelodyFreg
19 ? Mrs.Kittle
?? ? Muesfamily
?? ? BigIslandHi
27- Bri&Shane_3/8/08
August
7 ? Zapswife
12 ? MissBlush ? SURPRISE!
27 ? Kglan
30 - Nancy_Drew
September
7- Jeffrae
?- SunFan30
Trying to Concieve
Omangie - February 07
MrsZemler - April 07
AliceNP- August 07
Alli923- May 09
avann- October 07 (charting)
MeganLinnea- October 07
Babyin08- December 07
CDMay2006 - April 08
VallartaTiffany ? April 08
Readytoride - May 08
SpacyStaci - June 08
MrsRooks07
Bloom2be*
BBLindy- 10/06
IrishSapphire - August 08
LMichelleG
JDCSKF
Kthoren
2-Step
MrsH_08
McJen715
KRoseToes- Dec ?08
MrsAmyB- Jan ?09
* Add your info when you post if you would like to be added to the lists!
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains?
2. What are you looking forward to this next week?
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment?
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions?
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting.
6. Questions for next week?
TTC
1. What cycle are you on? Waiting to O or 2WW?
2. What are you looking forward to this next week?
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch?
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.?
5. Questions for next week?
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Re: better late than never....PG and TTC Check in!
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains?? 16w/3d.? Some traumatizing digestive pain last week and now I have a bad head/throat cold.? But otherwise, feeling good.? Really starting to show.?
2. What are you looking forward to this next week?? Uh, not much, actually.? Just working every day.? Meh.
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment?? Next Tuesday.? Not totally sure what will happen.? Hoping for another u/s.
4.?? I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments.? Did your doc lay it all out for you?? Or am I just not asking the right questions?? This was my question.
5.? ?Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting.? I always forget.? I'll remember at random times and do them for about 2 minutes and then forget again.
6.? Questions for next week?? Since there are so many meds we can't take, what did/do you do for bad colds during pregnancy?
TTC
3.?? Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch?? I didn't find my OB until after we were PG.? Before then I always just went to Planned Parenthood for my annuals.
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4.? If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC?- stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.?? Our schedules aren't really opposite but..... around a week before I thought I would O, I informed him to mentally prepare himself for a whole lot of sex that week.? If our schedules were really a big issue we would of stayed up late / gotten up early to make it happen.? It's only for a few days, right?
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2. What are you looking forward to this next week? Other than hoping for a bfp, planning Megans 2nd birthday.
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? No, but if/when I get pregnant, we will use the midwives at Evergreen again. Love them.
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? We have totally conflicting schedules. I just tell him "hey, its about that time" and we make it work.
5. Questions for next week?
Steal my kids picture or pretend they are yours, I will find where you live and ship all of their dirty diapers to your doorstep. Promise.
Lauri-
If you ever have a week were you can't get this up or just plain can't do it anymore I'd be willing to.
(Even though I'm not PG or TTC)
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains??Week 20, nothing new, except the kicks are getting much stronger!
2. What are you looking forward to this next week??prenatal yoga, prenatal massage
3.?When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment??2/04, not sure what will happen
4.???I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments.? Did your doc lay it all out for you?? Or am I just not asking the right questions??I don't feel super-informed myself. I just make sure to write my questions down before I come in to make sure everything gets talked about.
5.???Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting.
?My question.?6.??Questions for next week? Is anyone thinking about using a Doula??TTC
3.???Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? ?I saw a gyn who was also an ob for my annuals, but started seeing midwives one I got pg.?
My updates!
I have been diagnosed with a mild case of cholestasis (too many liver enzymes), and have to have non-stress tests twice a week.
Baby is doing fine and has dropped
My new due date is February 6th
I had my baby shower, and made out like a bandit
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains? 39w I sat on the floor and hurt my back (doh!), so I'm stuck in my recliner for 90% of my day. I'm hoping to heal up enough for labor. Oh, and I had my first Braxton Hicks
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? Superbowl!!! And being told that I don't have to be induced. I want her to show up when she's good and ready
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment? Tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get blood test results showing that my liver enzymes are doing okay. I also get my cervix checked to see if it's doing anything special. There's a good chance they'll throw out the word 'induction' at some point, but we'll see
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions? It kind of depended on the nurse-midwife we got. I was more informed using the weekly emails from the American Pregnancy Association. I also used the classic WTEWYE book. The important thing was to ask questions...even if that question is 'what can I expect at the next appointment?'
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting. I keep forgetting. I think a note on my bathroom cabinet would do the trick.
6. Questions for next week?
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Preggers
1. What week are you in?Week 17/18 Any new aches or pains? No just ridiculous swollen feet, ankles and calves from flying and being on my feet in Florida for work.
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? The weekend being at home!
3. When is your next appointment? Feb 4, regular OB/GYN appt (AFM blood work), Feb. 18, BIG ultrasound Will anything special happen at that appointment?
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions? We asked them to lay it out for us at each appt and prep for the next one.
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting. Yes - when driving to work
6. Questions for next week?
**Please add TTC since 10/07**
TTC
1. What cycle are you on? Waiting to O or 2WW? My 'cycles' are so abnormal I have no idea..but we've been ttc since 10/07...
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? work banquet,
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? I have an obgyn and an RE...I wish that RE's could deliver babies..he's been great since we started having trouble (ok..pretty much from the start)
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? well, it's hard for us to "try" since I never O ...but we work very opposite shifts and just try to fit it in when we see eachother..odd times...one of our days off etc..
5. Questions for next week?
Anyone else on the Seattle boards have trouble ttc? If so..who did you see, if you are open/willing what was ur dx?
Have you changed anything lifestyle wise while ttc?
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains? ??Week 11, now that my due date was pushed back. ?I had a horrible migraine for two days, but I think it's gone now. ?I hope so, anyway.
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? ??I have tickets to the ballet Saturday with my BFF.
3.?When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment? ??Not scheduled yet...I better call and make an appt.
4.???I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments.? Did your doc lay it all out for you?? Or am I just not asking the right questions??Actually, Pixelvixen told me what to expect the first time I was PG:).?
5.???Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting. ??No, but I really should get started on those.
6.??Questions for next week??How do you make sure you're drinking enough each day??TTC
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3.???Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? ??I switched to an OB/GYN when I started to TTC, but I ended up really disliking the office. ?I switched to another OB when I got PG.?4.??If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC?- stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? ??DH works 24 hrs. ?The first time I got PG we were on vacation, which I think is why we got PG the first month. ?This time, it took 3 months, but we didn't really try to plan. ?We already knew we could get PG, so we figured it would just happen when it happened.??
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains?
Week 14, Nothing new to report
2. What are you looking forward to this next week?
Hosting my friends baby shower at my house on Saturday
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment? March 6th - the BIG ultrasound
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions?
My doc lays it all out for me, we always leave thinking, "should we have asked a question?" But he covers everything every time.
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting. I never remember, maybe I'll do them while I'm cleaning today......
6. Questions for next week? When did you buy your first maternity pants?
Just realized my due date is still listed as a ??? - it's June 10th. Thanks!
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains? Week 21
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? Our 2nd ?Expecting Multiples? class tonight at UW,
a friend?s bridal shower this weekend, and next week I finally am going to see a physical therapist who specializes in pregnant women. I?ve had a lot of back and hip pain since about week 14 and have been putting it off for no good reason.
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment? We get another u/s at the MFM on 2/12. Nothing ?special? except for it is always exciting to see our babies again and also after reading all the horror stories of pre term labor on the multiples board I?m always interested in seeing how long my cervix is.
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions? I think I just kind of knew by reading the bump boards and asking a lot of questions.
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting. No, and I really should be. I?m afraid I?m going to pee my pants when I sneeze one of these days.
6. Questions for next week?
TTC
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? I am seeing the same OBGYN that I?ve gone to for my annual appts for the last 9 years.
TTC
1. What cycle are you on? Waiting to O or 2WW? 2WW
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? Relaxing
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? I have an OBGYN.
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? I honestly let my husband take the lead and hope it correlates to good days to TTC.
5. Questions for next week?
Hi will you please add me? My due date is Sept 8, 09 ~ it was pointed out to me that I could deliver on 09/09/09 - I asked if I would win a prize. So far nothing...
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains? - Eight Weeks, normal aches I suppose
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? - If I find the energy I'm planning on taking my little girl to see her Aunt in Portland
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment? - February 12th, no luck hearing the hb yesterday so we're trying after 10 weeks.
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions?
For my last pregnancy and this one too, I'm using the midwifery group at UW, they are really good about explaining everything. I've always been told to make a list of questions before going but am never good about following through with said list!
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting.
I need to be better about it. I do them when I see them mentioned!
6. Questions for next week?
I'm wanting to keep the preganacy secret from work as long as possbile just because of this scary economy. Anyone else in the same boat?
TTC
1. What cycle are you on? Waiting to O or 2WW? waiting to O/but still n/a.
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? spending some time with my hubby this weekend
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? I actually don't have either. I'm thinking I'll go straight to the OBGYN.
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? We work a fairly similar schedule, but lately I've been working so many hours I'm just too exhausted for anything except sleep.
5. Questions for next week?
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains?
I started Week 16 today. Really I am feeling better and not worse...although I do have a head cold right now that I wish would go away.
2. What are you looking forward to this next week?
Caden and I are going to Disney Live...woo hoo! (just a slight sense of sarcasm...although I do love anything that makes him happy) and yesterday a colleague of mine had a baby shower...I love any excuse to eat cake.
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment?
Our next appointment is March 5th and that will be our big US. I so hope that the baby cooperates so we can find out if it will be another boy or a girl.
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions?
I didn't either. Noe of my friends had children (and they still don't) and I was never someone who was a "baby person." I subscribed to the babycenter.com emails that come once a week and I read the books that were loaned to me from family friends. But my doctor was really relaxed about everything and I was too...she told me once her best piece of advice was "If it hurts stop, if it doesn't it is probably okay. Everything in moderation and really I suggest you don't read those books to closely" She was great. So hopefully you trust your doc.
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting.So Do I...maybe I will do some now while answering email
6. Questions for next week?
My 1st appointment w/ the midwife @ Evergreen went great. I'm going to really love going there. We got to hear the HB for the very first time (at the fertility clinic they measured it with the US). :-)
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains? 10w6days, lots of nausea now, but mostly when I haven't eaten in a while and I'm getting it after riding the bus now. I never used to get motion sick! ARG!
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? I made it to the gym this morning and feel fantastic. I'm looking forward to getting back into working out more, i know I'll feel better when I do.
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment? I need to schedule the combined screen for Downs & CF for the next week or 2. Then my next midwife appt is at week 12.
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions? The midwifes gave me a hand-out chart that has all the times they want to see you (example 12, 16, 20 weeks); right next to each date it shows what will happen at that appointment; then it leaves a space for you to write ? for next time; then a space for when you schedule the next appointment (date and time); and other notes like if you need to schedule more than one appointment at that time. This will be really helpful.
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting. I forget all the time.
6. Questions for next week?
TTC
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? I was seeing a Internal Medicine Doc for my annuals and everything else. So I didn't get an OB (or midwife) until I was pregnant and 'graduated' from the fertility clinic.
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? N/A We tried to commute in together most of the time, so we are on the same schedule.
TTC
1. What cycle are you on? Waiting to O or 2WW? cycle 11, waiting to O
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? Staying in w/ DH tomorrow night.
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? I've got an OBGYN, but am thinking about seeing a new one.
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? Dh and I work the same schedule so we have no issues with this.
5. Questions for next week? During TTC do/did you have some "off" months that you know the timing just wasn't right? Did you continue charting those months?
TTC
1. What cycle are you on? Waiting to O or 2WW? Waiting to O
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? We're going to the ballet this weekend. I'm very excited, it's been a a couple years since my last ballet viewing.
3. Do you currently have an OBGYN or just a GYN? If the latter, will you wait until you are PG to switch? I don't have anyone regular right now. I'm thinking about going through a midwife when I get pregnant.
4. If you and DH have opposite work schedules, how did you fit in TTC - stay up late, wake up at odd times, only try on days off, etc.? My question. I get up early, DH works late. I have a hard time staying awake at night until he gets home at 11. I suppose if this TTC thing takes a few months, I'll make more of an effort to stay up late.
5. Questions for next week?
I am way late to the party here but decided to still respond. Thanks for doing this, NancyDrew! My shower was great, thanks for asking. I think we have most of the essentials now but there are still things we will need to get, like onesies.
Preggers
1. What week are you in? Any new aches or pains? Week 33, still achy back but otherwise feeling good.
2. What are you looking forward to this next week? My cousin and his family are bringing their crib to us tomorrow! DH's brother is also coming to town (from Eastern WA) and will work on painting our changing table. So the room is coming together.
3. When is your next appointment? Will anything special happen at that appointment? Had one yesterday, next one is in two weeks. Pretty soon is my GBS test, but I can't remember if that's the next appointment or not.
4. I don't feel super informed about what will happen when at appointments. Did your doc lay it all out for you? Or am I just not asking the right questions? I feel like they usually tell me if something unusual will be happening at the next one, otherwise I assume it will be the standard routine each time.
5. Are you doing your Kegel exercises? If so, how do you remember to do them - I keep forgetting. I do them when I remember, which is definitely not every day.
6. Questions for next week?