~*Weekly PG Check-in*~

AustinPG

Check-ins are Wednesdays 

To join or update this list, please post here with your Nestie name, EDD, and prediction of baby's sex, actual sex if you know, or if it's a surprise!

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Congrats to TxAggieBride06 on the birth of her daughter Grace!!!

Congrats to sejabernathy on the birth of her twins Mackayla and Braylon!

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Question of the week:

How are your friends/family treating you now that you're pg? Any different than before?

 

And as always, how are you feeling today?

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JJ&BB1146 - 3/21/10 (girl)

Moreno2008-3/21/10 (boy)

aras3k ? 3/23/10 (boy)

Jennifer*L*923 ? 3/28/10 (girl)

AmethystBride ? 4/7/10 (boy)

mrs.wildman ? 4/10/10 (girl)

Chandley ? 4/11/10 (girl)

Ophelia_fair ? 4/19/10 (guess is boy)

tiffandmart09-4/19/10 (boy)

2H2L ? 5/8/10 (girl)

Faon ? 5/8/10 (boy)

JezcaM ? 5/14/10 (boy)

Jessicaskyy ? 5/20/10 (boy)

Mainer-in-Texas ? 5/20/10 (girl)

2bmrslove ? 5/26/10 (boy)

Spanishbeauty ? 5/26/10 (girl)

LonghornNAggie -- 6/14/10 (girl)

Maribel922--6/14/2010, (surprise; guess is boy)

PMBridetobe ? 6/17/10 (surprise; guess is boy/girl twins)

hollyshea1107-6/28/10 (guess is a boy)

Sundot---7/4/2010 (boy)

Abrooks?7/17/10

Angie&Doc--7/29/2010 (girl)

KateAggie?8/4/2010  (surprise)

Nikison?8/10/10 (girl)

Genniemg?8/19/2010

Jgirl2005?9/3/10

Clarec?9/11/10 (guess is boy)

Aggieoj?9/14/2010

Smatthe?9/16/10

Thethomps?9/17/10 (guess is boy)

Labbielover07?9/27/10 (guess is girl)

christym0606 --9/28/10

Kristen&Doyle -- 9/30/10

Torri?10/13/2010 (guess is girl)

MrsHoyt?11/3/2010

Jen1007?11/8/2010 (guess is girl)

 

 

Here are the current standings: Team Blue: 9 Team Pink: 10 Team Green: 3

 

 

Chandley

family and friends are treating me the same - i don't think i warrant any extra niceness - dh has been super amazing though - if i have a really bad day he will surprise me with flowers or something. he's awesome. 

just came back from my first cervical exam. everything looking ok and we are head down! i've been noticing a lot of pressure in the pelvic region - lots of lightning and soreness (like i have been riding a horse).

Nikison

QOTW: I have noticed my family isn't letting me pick up heavy things, and they don't really want me to 'bend over' for things. DH is excited/stressed and it just depends on the day as to which side he'll show me. Stressed husband sometimes says hurtful things without meaning to. I honestly haven't seen many of my friends...they stopped inviting me to group outings and such...sort of like I'm contagious.

I feel fine. I still have cramping, but my OB says it's normal and I'll feel it during the whole pregnancy. I've noticed for the first time how tall our bed is, as it is becoming more and more of a challenge to get into every night..pregnant belly flop not recommended. 

aras3k

I don't think friends and family are treating me any different than before/with the last pregnancy. They keep telling me how fast it's flown by and I agree! Having to keep up with DD this time around has definitely kept me busy and made the pregnancy feel like it's gone by really fast (except here at the end)!

I have my weekly appointment this afternoon and I'm crossing my fingers really hard for some progress. I've had some mild cramping here and there since last night but that's about it. I'm trying to enjoy these last days with just DD but I'm also sore and tired and ready for baby to be out!

clarec

My friends/family are treating me like I'm going to break! They don't want me to do anything.  My DH has been absolutely fabulous - treating me like an absolute Queen and has become very protective of me.  It's really sweet.

I seem to be over the nausea, however heartburn kicked in on Sunday.  Fun times!

 

Abrooks

QOTW:  Not really any different - but this is our second.  It's definitely not as exciting to everyone (inlcuding us).  We are excited - but since we've been here before, it's just more low key this time around.  I think everyone kind of expected it at some point since most people assume you'll have a second.

Update: Overall - most is well.  My lower back locked up yesterday morning (it's been acting up) and my chiro is working on it and my round ligament (which is crazy tight and causing my pelvis to rotate.)  I also figured out yesterday that I thought the exercise max BPM was 150, not 140 so I've been letting my heart rate get too high.  I read that the 140 is a bit outdated and since I barely break a sweat - I'm hoping I've not hurt the baby.  I'm going to ask at my next appt. 

LonghornNAggie

Nikison:

 I've noticed for the first time how tall our bed is, as it is becoming more and more of a challenge to get into every night..pregnant belly flop not recommended. 

 This! Totally!!!

thethomps

DH has been super sweet and caring - not that he wasn't before, but he is always making sure I'm not doing too much and that I'm feeling OK.  And he wouldn't let me carry anything while we were staging our house.  Score!  (I mean, I still cleaned, but didn't have to lug boxes which was a bonus.)  My mom calls frequently to check on me since she had zero m/s during pg, no acne, great hair, etc. while I'm having the total opposite.  Of course, I hate hearing how she felt great when I'm not feeling so hot...but at least she's being nice and checking in.

I actually went to the gym today for the second time since getting pg.  The first time I almost puked on the treadmill, but today I made it for 25 minutes with no sickness!  Woohoo!  It's nice to be able to work out again.  My hips have been hurting at night when I try to sleep.  Does that mean I need a body pillow? 

jessicaskyy

We have this huge king-sized bed, and DH has been sleeping right in my face!  He has been overly protective and is always sleeping with his hand on my stomach.  Fortunately I'm able to sleep comfortably, or else I'd have to kick some butt:P.  My preceptor at the hospital, and all of the staff have been doing all of the heavy lifting and ambulating for me.  I can do certain things, but I don't think anyone wants to risk anything.

I'm officially on spring break....and loving doing absolutely nothing!  Well OK, we have finally started cleaning out the nursery, but the main work is being done by a painter.  We decided to have the entire upstairs painted as well.  I graduate in 6 weeks, and can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

 Congrats to sejabernathy and TxAggieBride06!!

shawnandnickie

I'd like to join the list!  

SN is shawnandnickie, EDD is 5/15/10, and we're having a girl!

As far as how family is treating me since pregnancy, it varies...  My parents call me every day but my two sisters seem that they couldn't care less.  I hear from one maybe once every 10 days and the other maybe twice a month.  They're both older than me, no children, nor are they married, so maybe they don't like hearing about my "boring" life.  

My friends?  They've been great - really excited and love asking me how I'm feeling.  I am blessed!   

And last but not least, we're getting our 4d ultrasound today, so I'm really excited to see our little girl again! 

genniemg

You can change mine to a boy!

I'm kind of annoyed at some of my friends. None are doing the white glove thing with me (thank goodness) but I have a few that when I say my allergies are bothering me or I'm tired they say it's the baby. I'm annoyed. I have allergies and thats why I get headaches and sneeze. Yes, I realize that pregnancy headaches are common but those occur in a different spot and don't you think I know the difference by now?

I'm doing fine other than that. The time change messed me up all kinds of ways though. 

 

 

labbielover07

DH has rocked.  February was the roughest month for me, and he would go to the grocery store to buy my crackers or whatever else I needed since I felt to sick to go out or do anything.  He always checks on me to see how I am feeling.  He also helped with lots of house work that I usually take care of.  He commented on how he never realized how much I do to keep the house in order since he has had to do it.  My parents and inlaws always ask how I am feeling and always had an ear, esp. my mom when I was crying on the phone and not feeling well. 

I'd like to knock on wood while saying this, but I have felt pretty good for the past week or so, except for this past Sunday and early Monday morning.  Other than that I have felt ok.  I'm hoping the sickness gets better from here on out.  I'm still really tired all the time, but I can deal with that over dry heaving!  I started sleeping with a pillow against my belly and in between my knees to get more comfy, but I want to get a body pillow this weekend when I go shopping.  I'm also getting to the point to start needing some more roomy clothes.  I have the Bella Band for my pants, but it rides up really bad and I am always messing with it. 

Faon

Big congrats to TXAggieBride and sejabernathy? (sorry, can't remember how to spell it!)

QOTW: I haven't noticed significant changes in how people treat me, except for perhaps more massages from my DH.  It means a lot to me when my mom makes a big deal over things, because this will be her 3rd grandchild, but she appreciates that it's our first baby. 

Overall, things are going very well. It dawned on me today that the frequent (post-spinning-class-feeling) soreness I was experiencing has been gone for days! I also loved my shower last weekend, and we have been buying some of the big stuff. Got nice free umbrella stroller at the USABaby sale when we bought our glider and high chair. I've been eating way too much. That's about it!

JenniferL923

Congrats to the mommies that had their babies this past week. 

 

Question of the week:

How are your friends/family treating you now that you're pg? Any different than before?

 

It wasn't really that different until I became HUGE.  Then I started getting a lot more sympathy.  DH has usually been pretty good, but he has his moments where he doesn't seem to care that I could really use some help.

 

And as always, how are you feeling today?  I got a good night's sleep last night, so great!  But--the day isn't over.  I was completely miserable yesterday.

mrs.wildman

I've had a really hard time adjusting to slowing down and letting people do things for so long and in recent weeks have been forced to. Per Dr. orders, as soon as I get home from work I'm supposed to be elevating my feet and relax for an hour - husband is now doing a good job of enforcing this, however I have a hard time gaining motivation to do anything else once I park on the couch. Fortunately DH is also picking up the extra load in terms of that, too. He's learned to cook and starting doing more laundry too, so that I can use these last few weeks to just relax and enjoy the quiet while I can.

Besides that and the usual complaints - swelling/back pain, etc. things are going pretty well! I had both of my showers and almost done shopping for the things I have left to buy. I go in for my second weekly exam tomorrow - as of last week I was almost fully effaced but not dilating yet. Everyone seems to think that baby will be here sooner rather than later, and at this point I won't complain as long as she's ready and healthy!

AmethystBride

QOTW:  No one really treats me any different, I don't think.  Well, DH looks out for me more, which is sweet.  He's constantly asking how I'm feeling, offering to help me get up, etc.  He's awesome :-).

I had my first internal done yesterday, and apparently I am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced.  My doc started talking about how he wouldn't be surprised if I didn't make it to my due date.  Of course that got me excited, but I also have been keeping in perspective that he was positive I would have a July 4th baby and DS was born a full week later (via induction).  Nonetheless, I have begun knocking out all the last minute things I've been meaning to get done but have been putting off.

:-)

LonghornNAggie

People are being pretty sweet. Others are asking if I'm having twins... which always makes me feel good. Since I'm not.

Compared to the rest of the pregnancy so far, I'm feeling pretty good. I'm starting to get really tired and uncomfortable sleeping though... dropped too much money at Brookstone out of shear desperation yesterday.

PMBridetobe

My parents are fawning all over me when they see me and they check on me about twice a week. DH has been great as well. This is the first baby that DH has been able to be involved in. He attends 95% of the doctor appts, has been doing laundry, helping to dry tears when the hormonal issues start. I have been more hormonal lately but there are just so many stressors in my life right now. I am not sleeping well but that is to be expected. I am 27w tomorrow and measuring 33w.

 The kiddos are a moving and grooving in there. I think that I have started to feel baby hiccups. I feel rhythmic movements like 4-5 in a row and then they stop.    I think that I am feeling BH but I am not sure.  There is a tightening sensation.

I had two great showers this weekend and got a lot of much needed stuff and DH has started to clean out the portion of our office that will be the nursery.

All in all, things are going good,I just wish I could sleep at night.